The 1996 Speedway World Team Cup was the 37th edition of the FIM Speedway World Team Cup to determine the team world champions.
The final took place on 15 September, at the Rhein-Main Arena in Germany. The Poland team won their seventh title but their first for 27 years having last won the 1969 Speedway World Team Cup.
First round 2 June 1996 Mladost Stadum, Prelog 1st2nd3rd 421.Oleg Kurguskin (3,3,3,3,3,-) - 152.Sergey Darkin (3,3,3,3,t/3) - 153.Sergey Jeroshin (3,f/x,3,3,3) - 12 294.Zlatko Kržnarič (2,1,2,3,3,2) - 135.Krunoslav Žganec (0,3,1,3,2,2) - 116.Renato Kušter (2,1,1,1,*,*) - 5 237.Patrick Verbrugge (e,f/x,2,2,1,e) - 5 8.Rob Steman (2,3,3,2,2,2) - 14 9.Jan van Deijk - (1,2,*,1,*) - 4 4th5thtrack reserve 1613.Jerome Georgese (1,1,1,0,0,2) - 5 14.Thierry Bouin (0,0,0,*,1,*) - 115.Christophe Dubernard (2,2,1,2,2,1) - 10 910.Nikolai Manev (1,2,2,1,-,1) - 711.Rudolf Valentinov (1,1,0,f/x,-) - 212.Milen Manev (e,0,t,0,0,e) - 017.Želko Feher (-,-,1,-,-,-) - 118.Tomaš Oletič - ns New Zealand and Finland withdrew
Russia and Croatia to second round
Second round 30 June 1996 Ilirija Sports Park, Ljubljana
Russia and Ukraine to third round
Third round 25 August Stadion Polonii Piła, Piła Australia withdrew and were replaced by Poland B
Poland and Russia to World final
World Final 15 September 1996 Rhein-Main Arena, Diedenbergen
See also 1996 Speedway Grand Prix
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