| Competition: | Kazakhstan Top Division |
| Season: | 1996 |
| Winners: | Taraz |
| Continentalcup1: | Asian Club Championship |
| Continentalcup1 Qualifiers: | Taraz |
| Continentalcup2: | Asian Cup Winners' Cup |
| Continentalcup2 Qualifiers: | Kairat |
| Matches: | 306 |
| Total Goals: | 749 |
| League Topscorer: | Viktor Antonov (21) |
| Prevseason: | 1995 |
| Nextseason: | 1997 |
The 1996 Kazakhstan Top Division was the fifth season of the Top Division, now called the Kazakhstan Premier League, the highest football league competition in Kazakhstan.[1]
There were no teams relegated at the end of the 1995 season, however Gornyak withdrew from the league at the start of the season, whilst Kaisar-Munai, Kokshe and Metallist were promoted to the Top Division. Prior to the start of the season Tsesna Akmola was renamed Tselinnik Akmola, Ansat became Irtysh Pavlodar and Aktyubinets became Aktobemunai.
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Viktor Antonov | Irtysh | 21 |
| 2 | Vladimir Korolev | Aktobemunai | 17 |
| 3 | Pavel Demyan | Tselinnik | 15 |
| 4 | Askar Abildaev | Shakhter | 14 |
| Bolat Esmagambetov | Yelimay | ||