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
Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...
. Founded in 1925 (or in 1914, according to some Russian sources), the club plays in the
Russian Premier League
The Russian Premier League (RPL; russian: Российская премьер-лига; РПЛ), also written as Russian Premier Liga, is the top division professional association football league in Russia. It was established at the end of 2001 ...
. Zenit are
the reigning champions of the Russian Premier League. Previously they won the
2007,
2010,
2011–12,
2014–15,
2018–19,
2019–20 and the
2020–21 seasons of the Russian Premier League, as well as the
2007–08 UEFA Cup
The 2007–08 UEFA Cup was the 37th edition of the UEFA Cup, UEFA's second-tier club football tournament. The final was played at the City of Manchester Stadium, Manchester, England on 14 May 2008 between Rangers of Scotland and Zenit Saint ...
and the
2008 UEFA Super Cup
The 2008 UEFA Super Cup was the 33rd UEFA Super Cup, a football match played between the winners of the previous season's UEFA Champions League and UEFA Cup competitions. The 2008 competition was contested by Manchester United of England, who won ...
. The club is owned and sponsored by the Russian state-owned energy giant
Gazprom. The team play its home matches at the
Gazprom Arena
Krestovsky Stadium, known as Gazprom Arena for sponsorship reasons (russian: «Газпром Арена»), is a retractable roof stadium with a retractable pitch in the western portion of Krestovsky Island in Saint Petersburg, Russia, which s ...
. In March 2022, the club was expelled from all European and international club competitions by
FIFA and the
UEFA
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due to the
2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
On 24 February 2022, in a major escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian War, which began in 2014. The invasion has resulted in tens of thousands of deaths on both sides. It has caused Europe's largest refugee crisis since World War II. ...
.
In addition, the
European Club Association
The European Club Association (ECA) is a body representing the interests of professional association football clubs in UEFA. It is the sole such body recognised by the confederation, and has member clubs in each UEFA member association. It was fo ...
suspended the team.
History
Before Zenit
Zenit's history is tightly connected with the political history of
Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...
, Russia (also called "Petrograd" and "Leningrad" at times in its history). In 1897, the first officially-recorded football match in Russia was held in Saint Petersburg on
Vasilievsky Island
Vasilyevsky Island (russian: Васи́льевский о́стров, Vasilyevsky Ostrov, V.O.) is an island in St. Petersburg, Russia, bordered by the Bolshaya Neva and Malaya Neva Rivers (in the delta of the Neva River) in the south ...
, an unofficial game between the local English team "Ostrov" and the local Russian team "Petrograd," which the English team won, 6–0. The players of those local teams were amateurs and loosely associated with each other.
Formation of Zenit
The original Zenit team stemmed from several football teams, which changed names and owners many times during the
Soviet
The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, it was nominally a federal union of fifteen nation ...
era after the
Revolution of 1917
The Russian Revolution was a period of political and social revolution that took place in the former Russian Empire which began during the First World War. This period saw Russia abolish its monarchy and adopt a socialist form of government ...
, as powerful political forces manipulated the careers of individual players as well as the fate of the whole team. The club was renamed several times and its owners and leaders were under political pressure for many decades. The origins of Zenit date back to the beginning of the 20th century to several predecessor teams in
Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...
that were playing locally. The oldest documented predecessor of Zenit was the team "Murzinka," founded in 1914, which played in the ''Obukhovsky'' stadium from 1914 until 1924, when the team came to be known as "Bolshevik" (the new name for ''Obukhovsky'' industry and its stadium). The team and stadium survived the drama of
World War I, the
Bolshevik
The Bolsheviks (russian: Большевики́, from большинство́ ''bol'shinstvó'', 'majority'),; derived from ''bol'shinstvó'' (большинство́), "majority", literally meaning "one of the majority". also known in English ...
revolution of 1917, and the
Russian Civil War
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of 1918 to 1922.
In 1925, another predecessor team of Zenit was formed, of workers from the ''
Leningradsky Metallichesky Zavod
Leningradsky Metallichesky Zavod (russian: Ленинградский Металлический Завод), also known as LMZ, is the largest Russian manufacturer of power machines and turbines for electric power stations.
History
The company ...
'' (Leningrad Metal Plant); they were called the "Stalinets" in the 1930s. (''Stalinets'' translates literally to English as "Stalinist"; however, in Russian, the name is a play on words as ''stal'' means "steel" in that language.) Historians documented that both predecessor teams of Zenit were playing independently until their official merger at the end of 1939. The Stalinets were not the same team named Zenit that took part in the 1938 USSR championship. The current name of FC Zenit was registered in 1936 (as Bolshevik became part of the
Zenit sports society and was renamed), three years before the Stalinets merged with it. The name ''Zenit'' means "
Zenith
The zenith (, ) is an imaginary point directly "above" a particular location, on the celestial sphere. "Above" means in the vertical direction ( plumb line) opposite to the gravity direction at that location ( nadir). The zenith is the "high ...
".
In 1939, during the rule of
Joseph Stalin
Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin (born Ioseb Besarionis dze Jughashvili; – 5 March 1953) was a Georgian revolutionary and Soviet political leader who led the Soviet Union from 1924 until his death in 1953. He held power as General Secretar ...
, Leningradsky Metallichesky Zavod became part of the military industry and its sports teams, players, and managers were transferred to the Zenit sports society. FC Zenit was ordered to take in members of the "Stalinets" metallurgical workers' team after the end of the 1939 season.
Zenit in the Soviet League
Zenit won their first honours in 1944, claiming the war-time USSR Cup after defeating
CSKA Moscow
CSKA Moscow (russian: ЦСКА Москва) is a Russian sports club based in Moscow. It was created in 1911 in the Russian Empire on base of OLLS (Skiing Society, founded 1901). Later, during the Soviet era, it was a central piece of the big So ...
in the well-attended final. The club was always adored in Leningrad, but was not able to make much of a significant impact in the Soviet League. In 1967, Zenit finished last but were saved from relegation because the Soviet leadership decided it would not be prudent to relegate a Leningrad team during the 50th anniversary of the
October Revolution
The October Revolution,. officially known as the Great October Socialist Revolution. in the Soviet Union, also known as the Bolshevik Revolution, was a revolution in Russia led by the Bolshevik Party of Vladimir Lenin that was a key mome ...
, which occurred in the city. Composer
Dmitry Shostakovich
Dmitri Dmitriyevich Shostakovich, , group=n (9 August 1975) was a Soviet-era Russian composer and pianist who became internationally known after the premiere of his First Symphony in 1926 and was regarded throughout his life as a major compo ...
and film star
Kirill Lavrov
Kirill Yuryevich Lavrov (russian: link=no, Кирилл Юрьевич Лавров; 15 September 1925 – 27 April 2007) was a Soviet and Russian film and theater actor and director.
Biography
Childhood
Kirill Yuryevich Lavrov was born on 15 ...
were well known as ardent supporters of Zenit, a passion that is reflected in their attendance of many games. Zenit won the bronze medal in 1980, also reaching the Soviet Cup Final and winning the Soviet League title in 1984. In 1985, Zenit beat the Soviet Cup holder in the Soviet Super Cup (also called the Season Cup).
Zenit in the Russian League
The
LOMO
LOMO (russian: Ленинградское Oптико-Mеханическое Oбъединение, Leningradskoye Optiko-Mekhanicheskoye Obyedinenie, Leningrad Optical Mechanical Association) is a manufacturer of medical and motion-picture lens ...
optical plant took up the ownership of the team after the war. In 1990, FC Zenit were re-registered as an independent city-owned professional club. After being relegated in the first year of the Russian League (1992), Zenit returned to the top flight in 1996 and has been decent since. They claimed the 1999
Russian Cup, finished third in the League in 2001, made the Cup final in 2002, became the runners-up in the
Premier League
The Premier League (legal name: The Football Association Premier League Limited) is the highest level of the men's English football league system. Contested by 20 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the English Fo ...
and won the
Russian Premier League Cup
The Russian Premier League Cup was a football competition organized by Russian Premier League. This was a knockout competition for 16 teams of the Premier League. All ties, including the final, were two-legged. The winners of the Cup did not get an ...
in 2003.
Gazprom era
In December 2005,
Gazprom took a controlling stake in the club. The deal was announced by
Valentina Matviyenko
Valentina Ivanovna Matviyenko (russian: Валентина Ивановна Матвиенко, p=vəlʲɪnˈtʲinə ɪˈvanəvnə mətvʲɪˈjɛnkə, ukr, Валентина Іванівна Матвієнко; née Tyutina (Тютина; , ...
, the Saint Petersburg governor. Gazprom bought the majority of the club.
Under Advocaat
![Arshavin 2008](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/69/Arshavin_2008.jpg)
Although Zenit reached the quarter-finals of the
UEFA Cup
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in 2006, a mediocre start to the league season led to the summer replacement of coach
Vlastimil Petržela
Vlastimil Petržela (born 20 July 1953 in Prostějov) is a Czech football coach and former player. He worked with Zenit Saint Petersburg from 2003 to 2006, winning the silver medals of Russian Premier League in 2003 and reaching the quarterfina ...
. In July 2006,
Dick Advocaat
Dirk Nicolaas Advocaat (; born 27 September 1947) is a Dutch former football player and coach who is currently the head coach of Eerste Divisie side ADO Den Haag.
Advocaat was successful as a football player and as a coach, including three stint ...
took over as Zenit's manager. Advocaat worked together with his assistant manager, former Netherlands national youth team coach
Cor Pot
Cornelis "Cor" Pot (born 8 June 1951) is a Dutch football manager and former professional footballer.
Playing career
Pot started his career with the academy of Sparta in Rotterdam, and subsequently moved to the Ajax academy.
Coaching career ...
. Zenit won the 2007
Russian Premier League
The Russian Premier League (RPL; russian: Российская премьер-лига; РПЛ), also written as Russian Premier Liga, is the top division professional association football league in Russia. It was established at the end of 2001 ...
—their best league achievement since winning the USSR Championship in 1984—allowing them to compete in the
group stage
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# One or more competitions held at a single venue and concen ...
of the
2008–09 UEFA Champions League
The 2008–09 UEFA Champions League was the 54th edition of Europe's premier club football tournament and the 17th edition under the current UEFA Champions League format. The final was played at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome on 27 May 2009. It w ...
.
In 2008, Zenit won the
Russian Super Cup
The Russian Super Cup () is a one-match football annual competition. Its official sponsored name is ''OLIMPBET Russian Supercup'' (). The two participating clubs are the Russian Premier League champions and the Russian Cup winners. If the Premie ...
and reached the quarter-final of the
UEFA Cup
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for the second time in their history. In the first leg of the quarter-final away game against German side
Bayer Leverkusen
Bayer 04 Leverkusen Fußball GmbH, also known as Bayer 04 Leverkusen (), Bayer Leverkusen, or simply Leverkusen, is a professional football club based in Leverkusen in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia. The club competes in the Bundesliga, t ...
, the team achieved a 4–1 victory. They qualified for the semi-finals of the competition for the first time in their history, despite a 1–0 home loss to Leverkusen in the second leg, and were drawn to play further German opposition in the semi-final,
Bayern Munich, considered the top team remaining. A battling performance in the first leg of the semi-final earned Zenit a 1–1 draw away against Bayern Munich. In the second leg at home, Zenit won 4–0, defeating Bayern 5–1 on aggregate and going through to the UEFA Cup Final for the first time in club history, where they met
Scottish side
Rangers at the
City of Manchester Stadium in
Manchester
Manchester () is a city in Greater Manchester, England. It had a population of 552,000 in 2021. It is bordered by the Cheshire Plain to the south, the Pennines to the north and east, and the neighbouring city of Salford to the west. The t ...
on 14 May. Zenit won 2–0, with goals from
Igor Denisov
Igor Vladimirovich Denisov (russian: Игорь Владимирович Денисов; born 17 May 1984) is a Russian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
Denisov spent most of his career from 2002 to 2013 at his home ...
in the 72nd minute and
Konstantin Zyryanov in stoppage time, to lift the club's first-ever
UEFA Cup
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.
Andrey Arshavin was named
man of the match
In team sport, a player of the match or man of the match or woman of the match award is often given to the most outstanding player in a particular match. This can be a player from either team, although the player is generally chosen from the winn ...
.
On 29 August 2008, at the
Stade Louis II
The Stade Louis II () is a stadium located in the Fontvieille district of Monaco. It serves primarily as a venue for football, being the home of AS Monaco and the Monaco national football team. The stadium is most notable for its distinctive ...
in
Monaco
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, Zenit then defeated
Manchester United 2–1 in the
2008 UEFA Super Cup
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, becoming the first Russian side to win the trophy.
Pavel Pogrebnyak
Pavel Viktorovich Pogrebnyak (russian: Па́вел Ви́кторович Погребня́к ; born 8 November 1983) is a Russian former professional footballer who played as a striker.
Born in Moscow, Pogrebnyak began his career at Spart ...
scored the first goal and
Danny
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People
* Danny Altmann, British immunologist
*Danny Antonucci, Canadian animator, director, producer, and writer
*Danny Baker (born 1957), English journal ...
scored the second, the latter being named man of the match in his debut for Zenit.
In the 2008–09 Champions League group stage, Zenit was grouped with
Real Madrid,
Juventus and
BATE Borisov in Group H, which by some was marked as the "
group of death
A group of death in a multi-stage tournament is a group which is unusually competitive, because the number of strong competitors in the group is greater than the number of qualifying places available for the next phase of the tournament. Thus, i ...
." Zenit ultimately finished in third place in the group, behind Juventus and Real Madrid, and was thus unable to progress to the knockout phase of the competition. This position, however, was good enough to earn the club a place in the
2008–09 UEFA Cup
The 2008–09 UEFA Cup was the 38th season of the UEFA Europa League, UEFA Cup association football, football tournament. The 2009 UEFA Cup Final, final was played at the Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium, home ground of Fenerbahçe S.K., Fenerbahçe, i ...
last 32, where the team faced
VfB Stuttgart
Verein für Bewegungsspiele Stuttgart 1893 e. V., commonly known as VfB Stuttgart (), is a German sports club based in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg. The club's football team is currently part of Germany's first division, the Bundesliga. VfB S ...
for a place in the last 16 of the competition. After defeating Stuttgart on away goals, Zenit went on to lose 2–1 over two legs against Italian club
Udinese
Udinese Calcio, commonly referred to as Udinese, is a professional Italian football club based in Udine, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, that currently plays in Serie A. It was founded on 30 November 1896 as a sports club, and on 5 July 1911 as a ...
.
Under Spalletti
Luciano Spalletti signed a contract with Zenit in December 2009, with Italian coaches Daniele Baldini, Marco Domenichini and Alberto Bartali also joining the Russian club. The Board of Zenit mandated him to return the Russian Premier League title to Zenit, win the
Russian Cup and progress from the group stage of the
Champions League in his first year.
Zenit won the Russian Cup on 16 May 2010 after beating
Sibir Novosibirsk in the final (previously beating
Volga Tver in the quarter-finals and
Amkar Perm
FC Amkar Perm (russian: link=no, Футбо́льный клуб "Амка́р" Пермь ) is a professional association football, football club. Originally founded in 1994, it is based in the city of Perm, Russia, Perm. It was a participant in ...
in the semi-finals). After 16 games in the 2010 Premier League, with 12 wins and four draws, Zenit claimed 40 points, setting a new Russian Premier League record for most points won at that stage of the campaign.
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On 25 August 2010, Zenit lost its first game under Spalletti to French side
Auxerre
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and failed to advance to the
Champions League group stage
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# One or more competitions held at a single venue and concen ...
, instead participating in the
Europa League
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. On 3 October, Zenit beat
Spartak Nalchik to set another Russian Premier League record for most consecutive games going undefeated, with 21 games since the start of the league season. On 27 October, however, Zenit suffered its first defeat of the season at the hands of rival club
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* FC Spartak Moscow, an association football club
* HC Spartak Moscow, a professional ice hockey team
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* WB ...
, just seven games short of finishing the championship undefeated. On 14 November, Zenit defeated
Rostov
Rostov ( rus, Росто́в, p=rɐˈstof) is a town in Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia, one of the oldest in the country and a tourist center of the Golden Ring. It is located on the shores of Lake Nero, northeast of Moscow. Population:
While ...
and two games prior to the end of the season won the championship title, the first in Spalletti's managerial career.
Zenit progressed through the knockout stage of the
2010–11 Europa League in first place, then beating Swiss side
Young Boys in the Round of 16. On 6 March 2011, Zenit won against CSKA Moscow in the Russian Super Cup, the third Russian trophy won under Spalletti. On 17 March, however, Zenit were knocked out of the Europa League, losing to Dutch team
Twente
Twente ( nl, Twente , Tweants dialect: ''Tweante'') is a region in the eastern Netherlands. It encompasses the most urbanised and easternmost part of the province of Overijssel. Twente is most likely named after the Tuihanti or Tvihanti, a Ge ...
2–3 on aggregate in the quarter-finals.
In the
2011–12 Champions League, Zenit began the
group stage
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# One or more competitions held at a single venue and concen ...
drawn into Group G alongside Porto,
Shakhtar Donetsk
Football Club Shakhtar Donetsk ( uk, Футбольний клуб «Шахтар» Донецьк , short nickname "miners") is a Ukrainian professional football club from the city of Donetsk. In 2014, due to the War in Donbass, the club was f ...
and
APOEL
APOEL FC ( el, ΑΠΟΕΛ; short for Αθλητικός Ποδοσφαιρικός Όμιλος Ελλήνων Λευκωσίας, ''Athletikos Podosferikos Omilos Ellinon Lefkosias'', literally "Athletic Football Club of Greeks of Nicosia") ...
. On 6 December 2011, the team finished the group stage in second place and for the first time in club's history qualified for the spring knockout phase of Champions League. In the Round of 16, Zenit were drawn with Portuguese side
Benfica, winning the first leg 3–2 at home through two goals from
Roman Shirokov
Roman Nikolayevich Shirokov (russian: Роман Николаевич Широ́ков ; born 6 July 1981) is a Russian international football official and a former player.
As a player, he was described as "a deep-lying midfielder with an aptitu ...
and one from Sergei Semak. In the second leg in
Lisbon, however, Zenit lost 2–0 and were thus eliminated from the competition.
In April 2012, Zenit won their second-straight Russian Championship after beating
Dynamo Moscow
MGO VFSO "Dynamo" (russian: МГО ВФСО «Динамо»), commonly known as Dynamo Moscow (russian: Динамо Москва) is a Russian sports club based in Moscow. Founded by Felix Dzerzhinsky on 18 April 1923, Dynamo Moscow was the first ...
.
Under Villas-Boas
After a series of disappointing results in both the Champions League and the Premier League, Spalletti was fired on 11 March 2014. A week later, the club announced they had negotiated a two-year deal with
André Villas-Boas
Luís André de Pina Cabral e Villas-Boas (; born 17 October 1977) is a Portuguese football manager, who most recently was the manager of Ligue 1 club Marseille. He is one of a growing number of top-level managers who have never played football ...
, who himself had been released a few months prior after a disappointing stint as manager of English side
Tottenham Hotspur
Tottenham Hotspur Football Club, commonly referred to as Tottenham () or Spurs, is a professional football club based in Tottenham, London, England. It competes in the Premier League, the top flight of English football. The team has playe ...
. In the
2014–15 Europa League, Zenit were eliminated in the quarter-finals by eventual champions
Sevilla
Seville (; es, Sevilla, ) is the capital and largest city of the Spanish autonomous community of Andalusia and the province of Seville. It is situated on the lower reaches of the River Guadalquivir, in the southwest of the Iberian Peninsula ...
. In May 2015, Zenit won the Russian Championship, the first championship title under Villas-Boas and the team's fifth-ever on the eve of its 90th anniversary celebration. Zenit then defeated
Lokomotiv Moscow
FC Lokomotiv Moscow (''FC Lokomotiv Moskva'', russian: link=no, Футбольный клуб "Локомотив" Москва, ) is a Russian professional football club based in Moscow. Lokomotiv have won the Russian Premier League on three oc ...
in the
2015 Russian Super Cup 1–1 (4–2 on penalties).
Later in the 2015 calendar year, Villas-Boas said that he would be leaving the club after the
2015–16 season. In the
2015–16 Champions League, Zenit began the competition in the
group stage
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# One or more competitions held at a single venue and concen ...
. They were drawn in Group H alongside
Valencia
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,
Lyon
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and
Gent
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* Ghent (Dutch language, Dutch: Gent), a Belgian city
** K.A.A. Gent, a football club from Ghent
** K.R.C. Gent, a football club from Ghent
** Gent RFC, a rugby club in Ghen ...
. They ended the group stage with their best group stage finish ever, winning five out of six matches and emerging as group winners. They were, however, eliminated from the competition in the Round of 16 by Portuguese side
Benfica.
On 24 May 2016 Villas-Boas left the club at the end of the season, with
Mircea Lucescu
Mircea Lucescu (; born 29 July 1945) is a Romanian professional football manager and former player, who is currently head coach of Ukrainian Premier League club Dynamo Kyiv. He is one of the most decorated managers of all time.
Lucescu is also ...
appointed the new manager of Zenit.
Under Lucescu and Mancini
In July 2016 Zenit won the Russian Super Cup after a 0–1 victory over CSKA Moscow.
During the
2016–17 Europa League, Zenit began the
group stage
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# One or more competitions held at a single venue and concen ...
drawn into Group D alongside
Maccabi Tel Aviv
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,
AZ Alkmaar
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and
Dundalk
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. On 8 December 2016, the team finished the group stage in first place and qualified for the spring knockout phase of Europa League. In the round of 32, Zenit faced
R.S.C. Anderlecht
; french: Les Mauves et Blancs)
, short name = R.S.C.A.
, founded =
, ground = Constant Vanden Stock Stadium
, capacity = 22,500
, owntitle = Chairman
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and was eliminated 3–3 on aggregate due to the away goals rule. In the league, Zenit's performances in the spring were disappointing and as such the club finished third and missed out on the Champions League for the second year in a row. Zenit was also eliminated in the round of 16 by
FC Anzhi Makhachkala
Football Club Anzhi Makhachkala (russian: link=no, Футбо́льный клуб «Анжи́» Махачкала́, ), known simply as FC Anji, was a Russian professional football club based in the Dagestani capital of Makhachkala. Founde ...
0–4 on aggregate after an abysmal performance. The first (and last) season of Mircea Lucescu was a complete disappointment despite the expectations.
On 1 June 2017 Zenit appointed
Roberto Mancini
Roberto Mancini (; born 27 November 1964) is an Italian football manager and former player. He is currently the manager of the Italy national team.
As a player, Mancini operated as a deep-lying forward, and was best known for his time at Sa ...
as the new manager of the team. On 13 May 2018, Mancini terminated his contract by mutual consent.
Under Semak
![FC Zenit 95th birthday](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/73/FC_Zenit_95th_birthday.png)
In May 2018, Mancini left to become the head coach of the
Italy national football team
The Italy national football team ( it, Nazionale di calcio dell'Italia) has represented Italy in international football since its first match in 1910. The national team is controlled by the Italian Football Federation (FIGC), the governing bo ...
.
Sergey Semak became the new manager of Zenit, receiving a two-year contract.
In August 2018, during the 1st leg of the 3rd qualification round of the
UEFA Europa League
The UEFA Europa League (abbreviated as UEL, or sometimes, UEFA EL), formerly the UEFA Cup, is an annual football club competition organised since 1971 by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) for eligible European football clubs. ...
, Zenit suffered a 0–4 loss to
Dynamo Minsk. During the 2nd leg back on home ground, Zenit made a comeback winning 8–1, scoring 3 goals in the second half and 4 goals in the second half of the extra time, with 2 goals scored in the 120th minute. Zenit went on to beat
Molde FK
Molde Fotballklubb () is a professional football club based in Molde, Norway, that competes in Eliteserien, the top flight of Norwegian football. Founded on 19 June 1911, the club was originally known as International and changed its name t ...
4–3 on aggregate in the next round, entering the
group stage
A tournament is a competition involving at least three competitors, all participating in a sport or game. More specifically, the term may be used in either of two overlapping senses:
# One or more competitions held at a single venue and concen ...
of
2018-19 UEFA Europa League.
In March 2020, the league was forced to halt due to the
COVID-19 pandemic in Russia
The COVID-19 pandemic in Russia is part of the ongoing pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 () caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 ().
The virus was confirmed to have spread to Russia on 31 January 2020, when two Ch ...
. Zenit secured another title on 5 July 2020 after a victory over
FC Krasnodar
FC Krasnodar is a Russian professional football club based in Krasnodar that plays in the Russian Premier League. The club was founded in 2008. In 2009, the club was promoted to the Russian First Division, the second highest division of the R ...
, with 4 games left to play in the tournament.
On 2 May 2021, Zenit secured their third title in a row in a 6–1 victory over second-place
FC Lokomotiv Moscow
FC Lokomotiv Moscow (''FC Lokomotiv Moskva'', russian: link=no, Футбольный клуб "Локомотив" Москва, ) is a Russian professional football club based in Moscow. Lokomotiv have won the Russian Premier League on three o ...
. Zenit opened the 2021–22 season with a seventh win in the
Russian Super Cup
The Russian Super Cup () is a one-match football annual competition. Its official sponsored name is ''OLIMPBET Russian Supercup'' (). The two participating clubs are the Russian Premier League champions and the Russian Cup winners. If the Premie ...
after a 3–0 win over Lokomotiv Moscow, but without major key players who left the club like
Yuri Zhirkov
Yuri Valentinovich Zhirkov ( rus, Ю́рий Валенти́нович Жирко́в, p=ˈjʉrʲɪj vəlʲɪnˈtʲinəvʲɪtɕ ʐɨrˈkof; born 20 August 1983) is a Russian footballer.
A left-sided player who can play full-back or winger, Zh ...
,
Andrei Lunev, and
Sebastián Driussi.
After the
2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
On 24 February 2022, in a major escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian War, which began in 2014. The invasion has resulted in tens of thousands of deaths on both sides. It has caused Europe's largest refugee crisis since World War II. ...
, former Ukrainian international
Yaroslav Rakitskiy made a pro-Ukrainian post on Instagram and severed his contract with the team.
FIFA and the
UEFA
Union of European Football Associations (UEFA ; french: Union des associations européennes de football; german: Union der europäischen Fußballverbände) is one of six continental bodies of governance in association football. It governs f ...
indefinitely suspended the team from their competitions.
In addition, the
European Club Association
The European Club Association (ECA) is a body representing the interests of professional association football clubs in UEFA. It is the sole such body recognised by the confederation, and has member clubs in each UEFA member association. It was fo ...
suspended the team.
On 30 April 2022, Zenit secured their fourth title in a row and eighth overall. Many of Zenit's foreign players have not been able to leave Russia, unable to secure moves away from Russian clubs, due to western sanctions placed upon the country as a result of Russia's war with Ukraine.
Stadiums
Zenit's home ground is now the 67,800-capacity
Krestovsky Stadium
Krestovsky Stadium, known as Gazprom Arena for sponsorship reasons (russian: «Газпром Арена»), is a retractable roof stadium with a retractable pitch in the western portion of Krestovsky Island in Saint Petersburg, Russia, which s ...
, known as Gazprom Arena for sponsorship reasons, in Saint Petersburg.
Petrovsky Stadium
The Petrovsky Stadium (russian: стадион «Петровский») is on a sports complex that consists of a number of buildings, the stadium is used mostly for football and also for athletics. The Grand Sport Arena of the Petrovsky Sport Com ...
used to be the home ground of the team before the new Krestovsky Stadium was built. Before moving to the
Petrovsky Stadium
The Petrovsky Stadium (russian: стадион «Петровский») is on a sports complex that consists of a number of buildings, the stadium is used mostly for football and also for athletics. The Grand Sport Arena of the Petrovsky Sport Com ...
, Zenit's home ground was the
Kirov Stadium
Kirov may refer to:
* Sergei Kirov (1886–1934), Soviet Bolshevik leader in Leningrad after whom all other entries are named
* Kirov (surname)
Places Armenia
*Amrakits or Kirov
*Taperakan or Kirov
Azerbaijan
* Kirov, Baku
* Kirov, Lankaran
* Kir ...
. It stood on the site where the Krestovsky Stadium was later erected.
Honours
Domestic competitions
Soviet Top League
The Soviet Top League, known after 1970 as the Higher League (russian: Чемпионат СССР по футболу: Высшая лига), served as the top division of Soviet Union football from 1936 until 1991.
The professional top level ...
/
Russian Premier League
The Russian Premier League (RPL; russian: Российская премьер-лига; РПЛ), also written as Russian Premier Liga, is the top division professional association football league in Russia. It was established at the end of 2001 ...
*Champions (9):
1984
Events
January
* January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888.
* January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeas ...
,
2007,
2010,
2011–12,
2014–15,
2018–19,
2019–20,
2020–21,
2021–22
Soviet Cup
The Soviet Cup, or USSR Cup (russian: Кубок СССР),, be, Кубак СССР, uz, СССР Кубоги, kk, КСРО Кубогы, ka, სსრკ თასი, az, ССРИ кубоку, lt, TSRS taurė, ro, Cupa URSS ( Moldov ...
/
Russian Cup
*Winners (5):
1944
Events
Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix.
January
* January 2 – WWII:
** Free French General Jean de Lattre de Tassigny is appointed to command French Army B, part of the Sixth United States Army Group in Nor ...
,
1998–99,
2009–10,
2015–16,
2019–20
*Runners-up:
1939,
1984
Events
January
* January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888.
* January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeas ...
,
2001–02
Soviet Super Cup
The USSR Super Cup,, az, Futbol üzrə SSRİ Superkuboku, ka, საბჭოთა კავშირის სუპერთასი, sabch’ota k’avshiris sup’ertasi, lt, TSRS Futbolo Supertaurė, ro, Supercupa URSS, uk, Супер ...
/
Russian Super Cup
The Russian Super Cup () is a one-match football annual competition. Its official sponsored name is ''OLIMPBET Russian Supercup'' (). The two participating clubs are the Russian Premier League champions and the Russian Cup winners. If the Premie ...
*Winners (8):
1984
Events
January
* January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888.
* January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeas ...
,
2008
File:2008 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Lehman Brothers went bankrupt following the Subprime mortgage crisis; Cyclone Nargis killed more than 138,000 in Myanmar; A scene from the opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing; ...
,
2011,
2015,
2016
File:2016 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Bombed-out buildings in Ankara following the 2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt; the Impeachment of Dilma Rousseff, impeachment trial of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff; Damaged houses duri ...
,
2020
2020 was heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to global social and economic disruption, mass cancellations and postponements of events, worldwide lockdowns and the largest economic recession since the Great Depression in t ...
,
2021
File:2021 collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: the James Webb Space Telescope was launched in 2021; Protesters in Yangon, Myanmar following the coup d'état; A civil demonstration against the October 2021 coup in Sudan; Crowd shortly after t ...
,
2022
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*Runners-up:
2012
File:2012 Events Collage V3.png, From left, clockwise: The passenger cruise ship Costa Concordia lies capsized after the Costa Concordia disaster; Damage to Casino Pier in Seaside Heights, New Jersey as a result of Hurricane Sandy; People gat ...
,
2013
File:2013 Events Collage V2.png, From left, clockwise: Edward Snowden becomes internationally famous for leaking classified NSA wiretapping information; Typhoon Haiyan kills over 6,000 in the Philippines and Southeast Asia; The Dhaka garment fa ...
,
2019
File:2019 collage v1.png, From top left, clockwise: Hong Kong protests turn to widespread riots and civil disobedience; House of Representatives votes to adopt articles of impeachment against Donald Trump; CRISPR gene editing first used to experim ...
USSR Federation Cup
The Cup of Football Federation of USSR, az, SSRİ Futbol Federasiyasının Kuboku, kk, КСРО футбол федерациялары кубогы, KSRO fwtbol federacïyaları kwbogı, lt, TSRS Futbolo Lygos Taurė, ro, Cupa Federației de ...
/
Russian Premier League Cup
The Russian Premier League Cup was a football competition organized by Russian Premier League. This was a knockout competition for 16 teams of the Premier League. All ties, including the final, were two-legged. The winners of the Cup did not get an ...
*Winners:
2003
*Runners-up:
1986
The year 1986 was designated as the International Year of Peace by the United Nations.
Events January
* January 1
**Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands by separating from the Netherlands Antilles.
**Spain and Portugal enter ...
Soviet First League
The Soviet First League in football (russian: Первая лига СССР по футболу) was the second highest division of Soviet football,Evgeni Kazakov. The Soviet First Football League (Первая лига СССР по футбо ...
/
Russian National Football League
The Russian First League (russian: Первая лига, Pervaya liga), formerly called Russian First Division (russian: Первый дивизион) and Russian Football National League (FNL) (russian: Первенство Футбольн ...
*Runners-up:
1993 (Center)
The Atlantic Cup
*Winners (2):
2016
File:2016 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Bombed-out buildings in Ankara following the 2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt; the Impeachment of Dilma Rousseff, impeachment trial of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff; Damaged houses duri ...
,
2022
File:2022 collage V1.png, Clockwise, from top left: Road junction at Yamato-Saidaiji Station several hours after the assassination of Shinzo Abe; Anti-government protest in Sri Lanka in front of the Presidential Secretariat; The global monkeypo ...
International competitions
UEFA Cup
A cup is an open-top used to hold hot or cold liquids for pouring or drinking; while mainly used for drinking, it also can be used to store solids for pouring (e.g., sugar, flour, grains, salt). Cups may be made of glass, metal, china, clay ...
*Winners:
2007–08
UEFA Super Cup
The UEFA Super Cup is an annual super cup football match organised by UEFA and contested by the winners of the two main European club competitions; the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League. The competition's official name was original ...
*Winners:
2008
File:2008 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Lehman Brothers went bankrupt following the Subprime mortgage crisis; Cyclone Nargis killed more than 138,000 in Myanmar; A scene from the opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing; ...
League and cup history
Soviet Union
:
Russia
League positions
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from:01/07/2017 till:01/07/2018 shift:(0,-4) text:1
from:01/07/2018 till:01/07/2019 shift:(0,-4) text:1
from:01/07/2019 till:01/07/2020 shift:(0,-4) text:1
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Players
Current squad
Out on loan
Reserve squad
Zenit's reserve squad played professionally as Zenit-2 (
Russian Second League
The Russian Second League (russian: Первенство России II дивизиона ФНЛ), formerly Russian Professional Football League is the third level of Russian professional football.
History
In 1998–2010, it was run by the P ...
in 1993,
Russian Second Division
The Russian Second League (russian: Первенство России II дивизиона ФНЛ), formerly Russian Professional Football League is the third level of Russian professional football.
History
In 1998–2010, it was run by the Pr ...
from 1998 to 2000) and Zenit-d (
Russian Third League
Russian(s) refers to anything related to Russia, including:
*Russians (, ''russkiye''), an ethnic group of the East Slavic peoples, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries
* Rossiyane (), Russian language term for all citizens and pe ...
from 1994 to 1997). Another team that was founded as Lokomotiv-Zenit-2 played as
Zenit-2
The Zenit-2 is a Ukrainian, previously Soviet, expendable carrier rocket. First flown in 1985, it has been launched 37 times, with 6 failures. It is a member of the Zenit family of rockets and was designed by the Yuzhmash.
History
With 13– ...
in the
Russian Second Division
The Russian Second League (russian: Первенство России II дивизиона ФНЛ), formerly Russian Professional Football League is the third level of Russian professional football.
History
In 1998–2010, it was run by the Pr ...
from 2001 to 2008. By 2008, there was no relation between that team and FC Zenit. Another farm club called
FC Smena-Zenit debuted in the
Russian Second Division
The Russian Second League (russian: Первенство России II дивизиона ФНЛ), formerly Russian Professional Football League is the third level of Russian professional football.
History
In 1998–2010, it was run by the Pr ...
in 2009, taking the spot of the former FC Zenit-2. FC Smena-Zenit was dissolved after the 2009 season because it did not fulfill Zenit's initial expectations.
Zenit-2
The Zenit-2 is a Ukrainian, previously Soviet, expendable carrier rocket. First flown in 1985, it has been launched 37 times, with 6 failures. It is a member of the Zenit family of rockets and was designed by the Yuzhmash.
History
With 13– ...
reentered professional football in the 2013–14 season in the
Russian Professional Football League.
Team captains
Club officials
Board of directors
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Alexander Medvedev
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, -
, Sporting Director
, Javier Ribalta
, -
, Deputy General Directors
, Dmitri Mankin
, -
, Deputy General Directors
,
Vyacheslav Malafeev
Vyacheslav Aleksandrovich Malafeev ( rus, Вячесла́в Алекса́ндрович Малафе́ев, p=vʲɪtɕɪˈslaf ɐlʲɪkˈsandrəvʲɪtɕ məlɐˈfʲe(j)ɪf; born 4 March 1979) is a Russian football official and a former player ...
, -
, Deputy General Directors
, Rosteslav Leontyev
, -
, Deputy General Directors
, Zhanna Dembo
, -
, Deputy General Directors
, Yury Andreyevich
, -
, Director of the "Smena" study-practice complex
, Vasily Kostrovsky
, -
Management
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, Manager
,
Sergey Semak
, -
, Assistant managers
, Aleksandr Nizelik
William Artur de Oliveira Igor Simutenkov Anatoliy Tymoshchuk
Anatoliy Oleksandrovych Tymoshchuk ( uk, Анатолій Олександрович Тимощук ; born 30 March 1979) is a Ukrainian football coach and a former midfielder, currently an assistant coach of the Russian Premier League club Ze ...
Aleksandr Anyukov
Aleksandr Gennadyevich Anyukov (russian: Александр Геннадьевич Анюков; born 28 September 1982) is a Russian association football coach and a former player, who played as a right-back. He is an assistant coach with FC Z ...
, -
, Goalkeeping coach
,
Mikhail Biryukov Yuri Zhevnov
Yuri Zhevnov ( be, Юры Жаўноў; born 17 April 1981) is a professional football coach and a former player from Belarus. He is the goalkeepers' coach with Zenit St. Petersburg.
Career
Zhevnov started his career at third division. In 2000 ...
, -
, Fitness coach
, Ivan Carminati
Andrea Scanavino
Mariya Burova
, -
, Doctor
, Mikhail Grishin
Ownerships, sponsors, kit suppliers
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, -
! style="color:#fff; background:#348eb9;", Period
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! style="color:#fff; background:#348eb9;", Owner
, -
, 1977–2000 , ,
Adidas , ,
LOMO
LOMO (russian: Ленинградское Oптико-Mеханическое Oбъединение, Leningradskoye Optiko-Mekhanicheskoye Obyedinenie, Leningrad Optical Mechanical Association) is a manufacturer of medical and motion-picture lens ...
, XX Trest and
Saint Petersburg City Administration
Saint Petersburg City Administration (Администрация Санкт-Петербурга) is the superior executive body of Saint Petersburg (formerly Leningrad), Russian Federation. It is located in a historic building, Smolny and known ...
, -
, 2001–2002 , ,
Diadora
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, , rowspan="2",
David Traktovenko
, -
, 2003–2004 , ,
Umbro
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, -
, 2005–2007 , ,
Adidas , , rowspan="3",
Gazprom
, -
, 2008–2009 , ,
Puma
, -
, 2010–2022 , ,
Nike
Nike often refers to:
* Nike (mythology), a Greek goddess who personifies victory
* Nike, Inc., a major American producer of athletic shoes, apparel, and sports equipment
Nike may also refer to:
People
* Nike (name), a surname and feminine give ...
Partnership
Other football clubs
*
Schalke 04
Fußballclub Gelsenkirchen-Schalke 04 e. V., commonly known as FC Schalke 04 (), Schalke 04 (), or abbreviated as S04 (), is a professional German football and multi-sports club originally from the Schalke district of Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine ...
*
Shakhtar Donetsk
Football Club Shakhtar Donetsk ( uk, Футбольний клуб «Шахтар» Донецьк , short nickname "miners") is a Ukrainian professional football club from the city of Donetsk. In 2014, due to the War in Donbass, the club was f ...
*
Red Star Belgrade
Fudbalski klub Crvena zvezda ( sr-Cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Црвена звезда, lit=Red Star Football Club, ), commonly known as Red Star Belgrade in English-language media, is a Serbian professional football club based in Bel ...
*
Sepahan
Foolad Mobarakeh Sepahan Sport Club ( fa, باشگاه فرهنگی ورزشی فولاد مبارکه سپاهان اصفهان, ''Bâšgâh-è Varzeši-ye Fulâd-è Mobârake-ye Sepâhân''), commonly known as Sepahan S.C., are an Iranian spor ...
Corporations
*
MegaFon
MegaFon (russian: МегаФон), previously known as North-West GSM, is the second largest mobile phone operator
*
*
Nissan
*
Obi (store)
OBI GmbH & Co. Deutschland KG is a German multinational home improvement supplies retailing company. It is headquartered in Wermelskirchen and operates 668 stores in Europe, of which 351 are in Germany.
History
Obi was founded in 1970 by ...
*
Rostelecom
Rostelecom is Russia’s largest provider of digital services for a wide variety of consumers, households, private businesses, government and municipal authorities, and other telecom providers.
Rostelecom interconnects all local public operators ...
*
Corinthia Saint Petersburg
*
St. Peter Line
*
Google
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Presidents
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, -
,
Vladislav Gusev
, 1990–1992
, -
,
Leonid Tufrin
, 1992–1994
, -
,
Vitaly Mutko
Vitaly Leontiyevich Mutko (russian: Виталий Леонтьевич Мутко; born Viktor Leontiyevich Mutko; 8 December 1958) is a Russian politician who served as the Deputy Prime Minister of Russia from 2016–2020.
From 2008 to 2016, ...
, 1995–2003
, -
,
David Traktovenko
, 2003–2005
, -
, Sergey Fursenko
, 2006–2008
, -
, Alexander Valeryevich Dyukov, Alexander Dyukov
, 2008–2017
, -
, Sergey Fursenko
, 2017–2019
, -
,
Alexander Medvedev
Alexander Ivanovich Medvedev (russian: Александр Иванович Медведев, ) (born 14 August 1955 in Shakhtyorsk, Sakhalin Oblast) is the current Deputy Chairman of the Management Committee of Russian energy company Gazprom an ...
, 2019–
Head coaches
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, Pyotr Filippov
, 1936–37
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, Mikhail Yudenich
, 1938–39
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, Konstantin Egorov
, 1938–39
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, Pyotr Filippov
, 1940
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, Konstantin Lemeshev
, 1941–45
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, Mikhail Biryukov (footballer, born 1958), Mikhail Butusov
, 1946
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, Ivan Talanov
, 1946–48
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, Konstantin Lemeshev
, 1948–50
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, Georgiy Lasin
, 1950–51
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, Vladimir Lemeshev
, 1952–54
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, Nikolay Lyukshinov
, 1954–55
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, Arkadiy Alov
, 1956–57
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, Georgiy Zharkov
, 1957–60
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, Gennadiy Bondarenko
, 1960
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, Evgeniy Eliseev
, 1961–64
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, Valentin Fyodorov
, 1964–66
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, Arkadiy Alov
, 1967
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, Artem Falyan
, 1968–70
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, Yevgeniy Goryanskiy
, 1970–72
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, German Zonin
, 1973–77
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, Yury Morozov (footballer, born 1934), Yuri Morozov
, 1977–82
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, Pavel Sadyrin
, 1983-87
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, Vladimir Golubev (footballer), Vladimir Golubev
, 1987
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, Stanislav Zavidonov
, 1988–89
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, Vladimir Golubev (footballer), Vladimir Golubev
, 1989
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, Anatoliy Konkov
, 1990
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, Vyacheslav Bulavin
, 1990
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, Yury Morozov (footballer, born 1934), Yuri Morozov
, 1991
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, Vyacheslav Melnikov (footballer, born 1954), Vyacheslav Melnikov
, 1992–94
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, Pavel Sadyrin
, Jan 1, 1995 – Dec 31, 1996
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, Anatoliy Byshovets
, Jan 1, 1997 – Sep 25, 1998
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, Anatoli Davydov
, 1998–00
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, Yury Morozov (footballer, born 1934), Yuri Morozov
, 2000–02
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, Mikhail Biryukov (footballer born 1958), Mikhail Biryukov
, 2002
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, Boris Rappoport
, 2002
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,
Vlastimil Petržela
Vlastimil Petržela (born 20 July 1953 in Prostějov) is a Czech football coach and former player. He worked with Zenit Saint Petersburg from 2003 to 2006, winning the silver medals of Russian Premier League in 2003 and reaching the quarterfina ...
, Nov 19, 2002 – May 3, 2006
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, Vladimír Borovička (caretaker)
, 2006
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,
Dick Advocaat
Dirk Nicolaas Advocaat (; born 27 September 1947) is a Dutch former football player and coach who is currently the head coach of Eerste Divisie side ADO Den Haag.
Advocaat was successful as a football player and as a coach, including three stint ...
, July 13, 2006 – Aug 10, 2009
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, Anatoli Davydov
, Aug 10, 2009 – Dec 9, 2009
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,
Luciano Spalletti
, Dec 10, 2009 – March 11, 2014
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, Sergei Semak (caretaker)
, March 11, 2014 – March 20, 2014
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,
André Villas-Boas
Luís André de Pina Cabral e Villas-Boas (; born 17 October 1977) is a Portuguese football manager, who most recently was the manager of Ligue 1 club Marseille. He is one of a growing number of top-level managers who have never played football ...
, March 20, 2014 – May 24, 2016
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,
Mircea Lucescu
Mircea Lucescu (; born 29 July 1945) is a Romanian professional football manager and former player, who is currently head coach of Ukrainian Premier League club Dynamo Kyiv. He is one of the most decorated managers of all time.
Lucescu is also ...
, May 24, 2016 – May 28, 2017
, -
,
Roberto Mancini
Roberto Mancini (; born 27 November 1964) is an Italian football manager and former player. He is currently the manager of the Italy national team.
As a player, Mancini operated as a deep-lying forward, and was best known for his time at Sa ...
, June 1, 2017 – May 13, 2018
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, Sergei Semak
, May 29, 2018 – present
Zenit in European football
''As of 8 December 2021''
By competition
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Notable players
Had international caps for their respective countries. Players whose name is listed in bold represented their countries while playing for Zenit.
;USSR/Russia
;Other former USSR countries
;Europe
;South and Central America
;Asia
Rivalries
Zenit's traditional rivals are the big Moscow clubs, most notably FC Spartak Moscow, CSKA Moscow, FC Dynamo Moscow and FC Torpedo Moscow. They also shared rivalries with the big Ukrainian clubs FC Dynamo Kyiv and FC Shakhtar Donetsk in the Soviet era.
See also
*ZFK Zenit Saint Petersburg
Notes
References
External links
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Zenit Saint Petersburg
FC Zenit Saint Petersburg,
Association football clubs established in 1925
Football clubs in Saint Petersburg
1925 establishments in Russia
Zenit Saint Petersburg, FC
Soviet Top League clubs
Works association football clubs in Russia
UEFA Cup winning clubs
UEFA Super Cup winning clubs