The 2008 Zenit St.Petersburg season was the club's fourteenth season in the

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, the highest tier of

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. Domestically, Zenit finished fifth in the

, reached the Fifth round of the

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and won the

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. In Europe, Zenit won the

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and the

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before finishing third in their Champions League group.

Squad

Out on loan

Transfers

In

Out

Loans out

Released

Friendlies

Competitions

Overall record

Russian Super Cup

UEFA Super Cup

Premier League

Results by round

Results

League table

Russian Cup

UEFA Cup

Final

UEFA Champions League

Group stage

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

, - , colspan="14", ''Players away from the club on loan:'' , - , colspan="14", ''Players who left Zenit St.Petersburg during the season:''

Goal scorers

Clean sheets

Disciplinary record

References

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Zenit Saint Petersburg Football Club Zenit (russian: link=no, Футбольный клуб «Зенит» ), also known as Zenit Saint Petersburg or simply Zenit, is a Russian professional football club based in Saint Petersburg. Founded in 1925 (or in 1914, acco ...

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2007-08 FC Zenit Saint Petersburg season