ZFK Zenit Saint Petersburg (russian: ЖФК Зенит СПб) is the
women's team
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of
Russia
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football
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club
FC 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 association football, football club based in Saint Petersburg. Founded in ...
. The club participates in the
Russian Women's Football Championship
The Russian Women's Football Championship (russian: Чемпионат России по футболу среди женщин), also known as the Top Division and the Women's Football League, is the highest professional women's football league i ...
, the top division of Russian women football.
History
The original Zenit's women team has been founded on 21 January 2020, by support of
Gazprom
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as women's department of
FC Zenit
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 ...
, to take part in the Russian championship starting from
2020 season.
League and cup history
Players
Current squad
.
Former players
Notable players
;Russia
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Yulia Grichenko
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Ekaterina Morozova
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Yulia Zapotichnaya
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Ekaterina Sochneva
Club officials
Management
Presidents
Head coaches
Kit suppliers
See also
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WFC Rossiyanka
WFC Rossiyanka was a Russian women's soccer, women's football club from Khimki.
History
The team was founded in 1990 as Nadezhda Krasnoarmeysk, being initially a futsal club. Futsal was played until 1998, when the club left it to concentrate in ...
*
ZFK CSKA Moscow
WFC CSKA Moscow (russian: ЖФК ЦСКА Москва) is the women's team of Russian football club PFC CSKA Moscow, itself a branch of sports society CSKA Moscow. The club participates in the Russian Women's Football Championship, the top div ...
References
External links
{{DEFAULTSORT:Zenit Siant Petersburg, ZFK
Zenit Saint Petersburg
Women's football clubs in Russia
Association football clubs established in 2020
2020 establishments in Russia