2011–12 FC Zenit Saint Petersburg season

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Aleksandr Dyukov
ManagerLuciano Spalletti
StadiumPetrovsky Stadium
Russian Premier League1st
Russian CupQuarter finals
UEFA Champions LeagueRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague: Aleksandr Kerzhakov (23)
All: –
Highest home attendance21,400 vs Spartak Moscow, RPL
30 May 2012
Lowest home attendance18,000 vs Anzhi Makhachkala, RPL
20 March 2012
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The 2011–12 FC Zenit Saint Petersburg season was the 16th straight season that the club will play in the Russian Premier League, the highest tier of football in Russia. The club were the defending champions of both the Russian Premier League and the Russian Cup.

Internationally, the club participated in the 2011–12 UEFA Champions League, entering the competition in the group stage as a result of qualifying for the competition as the first place team from Russia.

Squad

As of 21 October 2011. FC Zenit Saint Petersburg 2011–12
No. Name Nationality Position (s) Date of Birth (Age) Height (m) Weight (kg) Signed From
Goalkeepers
16 Vyacheslav Malafeev Russia GK (1979-03-04) March 4, 1979 (age 45) 1.85 76 Youth System
22 Dmitri Borodin Russia GK (1977-10-08) October 8, 1977 (age 46) 1.88 82 Youth System
30 Yuri Zhevnov Belarus GK (1981-04-17) April 17, 1981 (age 43) 1.80 85 FC Moscow
Defenders
2 Aleksandr Anyukov (C) Russia
RB
 (1982-09-28) September 28, 1982 (age 41) 1.78 67
Krylia Sovetov
3 Bruno Alves Portugal
CB
 (1981-11-27) November 27, 1981 (age 42) 1.89 83 Portugal Porto
4 Domenico Criscito Italy
LB
 (1986-12-30) December 30, 1986 (age 37) 1.83 75
Genoa
6 Nicolas Lombaerts Belgium
LB
 (1985-03-20) March 20, 1985 (age 39) 1.88 83 Belgium Gent
14 Tomáš Hubočan Slovakia
CB
 (1985-09-17) September 17, 1985 (age 38) 1.83 74 Slovakia Žilina
24 Aleksandar Luković Serbia
CB
 (1982-10-23) October 23, 1982 (age 41) 1.85 83 Italy Udinese
28 Michael Lumb Denmark
LB
 (1988-01-09) January 9, 1988 (age 36) 1.77 70 Denmark AGF Aarhus
50 Igor Cheminava Russia
CB
 (1991-03-23) March 23, 1991 (age 33) 1.86 76 Youth System
Midfielders
10 Danny Portugal
AM
 (1983-08-07) August 7, 1983 (age 40) 1.78 70 Dynamo Moscow
15 Roman Shirokov Russia
DM
 (1981-07-06) July 6, 1981 (age 42) 1.87 83 Khimki
17 Alessandro Rosina Italy
AM
 (1984-01-31) January 31, 1984 (age 40) 1.68 65
Torino
18 Konstantin Zyryanov Russia
CM
 (1977-10-05) October 5, 1977 (age 46) 1.76 72 Torpedo Moscow
20 Viktor Fayzulin Russia
CM
 (1986-04-22) April 22, 1986 (age 38) 1.76 72 Spartak Nalchik
23 Szabolcs Huszti Hungary
LM
 (1983-04-18) April 18, 1983 (age 41) 1.73 73 Germany Hannover 96
25 Sergei Semak Russia
CM
 (1976-02-27) February 27, 1976 (age 48) 1.78 73 Rubin Kazan
27 Igor Denisov Russia
DM
 (1984-05-17) May 17, 1984 (age 39) 1.76 70 Youth System
34 Vladimir Bystrov Russia
RM
 (1984-01-31) January 31, 1984 (age 40) 1.77 73 Youth System
57 Aleksei Ionov Russia
CM
 (1989-02-18) February 18, 1989 (age 35) 1.77 68 Youth System
Forwards
8 Danko Lazović Serbia
LW
 (1983-05-17) May 17, 1983 (age 40) 1.84 80 Netherlands PSV
9 Aleksandr Bukharov Russia
ST
 (1985-03-12) March 12, 1985 (age 39) 1.93 92 Rubin Kazan
11 Aleksandr Kerzhakov Russia
ST
 (1982-11-27) November 27, 1982 (age 41) 1.76 76 Dynamo Moscow

Season Events

Pre-season

Following the club's double in manager

Yevgeni Starikov's loan to Tom Tomsk was renewed.[1][2] Second, after a very successful 14-goal season with Tom Tomsk and Rubin Kazan, striker Sergei Kornilenko made his return to the club. On 14 January, Croatian defender Ivica Križanac, who had been with the club for the past six seasons and appeared in 100 Russian Premier League matches, was released by the club prior to his contract expiring in the summer of 2011.[3]

On 15 January, the club departed for

Inter Baku
in the semifinal.

On 29 January, Italian

Cesena until July 2011.[5] On the final day of the English transfer window, striker Sergei Kornilenko was once again sent on loan, this time to Blackpool for the remainder of the 2010–11 Premier League season.[6]

Match World Cup

In Dubai, the club participated in the 2011 Match World Cup, a

Gambrunus liga champions Sparta Prague and defending Hazfi Cup winners, Persepolis of Iran. In the opening match against Sparta Prague, Zenit was fueled by a first-minute strike by Aleksandr Kerzhakov as the blue-whites cruised to a 3–0 victory.[7]

Two days later, Kerzhakov had Zenit off and running against Persepolis with a seventh-minute goal, and 34-year-old

Al-Hilal
in the championship.

After a first half stalemate at the

Al-Maktoum Stadium, Szabolcs Huszti finally broke the match open with a 63rd-minute strike. But Al-Hilal would not go quietly. Zenit substitute Danko Lazović was sent off in extra time and Romanian Mirel Rădoi scored in the 93rd minute for Al-Hilal to send the match to penalties. From the spot kicks, the Arabian side were perfect from all four shooters, while both Roman Shirokov and Fernando Meira were off the mark for Zenit, eventually falling 4–1 on penalties.[9]

March

Only days before the start of the new season, Zenit signed 19-year-old Chilean left-back Nicolás Peñailillo on a loan deal from Everton de Viña del Mar.[10]

Zenit opened their

Real Madrid left-back Roberto Carlos. Zenit midfielder Roman Shirokov
opened the scoring just four minutes in and then just seconds before half-time, Lazović scored his second of the season to put the sine-byelo-goluboy up 2–0, a scoreline that would hold up for Luciano Spalletti's second victory of the year.

Roberto Carlos incident

Following the match on 20 March, Brazilian media reported that Anzhi captain Roberto Carlos was racially abused by a Zenit fan as the two teams took the field. A picture surfaced that revealed the fan offering a banana to the 37-year-old as he entered the pitch, however Russian journalist Boris Bogdanov argued against the allegations of racism, citing that the picture was taken at an "unfavorable angle" and it could not be known for sure if his intention was to offend. Even though there had been incidents of banana-throwing in Saint Petersburg before, there were none during the Anzhi match or any other sort of incident.[12] Roberto Carlos, who initially stated, "In my 37 years I have seen everything, I'm not going to be upset after seeing a banana", and that it didn't make him feel uncomfortable, later demanded action from the Russian Football Union (RFU).[13]

On 7 April, the RFU fined Zenit €7,400 and the club claimed it had banned the offending fan for life.[14]

April

After a perfect start to the new season, the club travelled to

Sergei Tashuev's squad proved to be worthy competition. Despite an early strike from Aleksandr Kerzhakov, Spartak leveled the score on 60 minutes. Danko Lazović then scored his third goal in three matches in the 80th minute, which appeared to be the winner before 25-year-old Roman Kontsedalov
brought the home side back on even terms again. For the sixth time in seven league matches, Spartak had scored multiple goals against Zenit and Spalletti's side left with a 2–2 draw.

On 10 April, Zenit hoste

Sergei Fursenko said that Zenit would likely be awarded a defeat for breaking the regulations.[15] Zenit manager Luciano Spalletti said after the game that they did this intentionally, as they were told it is punishable by a fine only, and the team was ready to pay the fine. They have done the same thing in the 2010 season and fine was the only punishment.[16] However, the regulations were updated in December 2010, and the current exact language of Article 109 of the Disciplinary Regulations of the RFU states it is punishable by "a defeat awarded and a fine", not "a defeat awarded or a fine".[17] Zenit was awarded a defeat by the RFU on 13 April.[18] Zenit removed Vladislav Radimov
, who as team director was responsible for filing the game roster with the league, from his position to the reserve team's assistant coach position, with a reduction in salary. Zenit's lawyer was punished by the club by having his bonus cancelled.

Following the RFU decision, the Premier League further decided that the goals scored by Mark González and Konstantin Zyryanov would not count for their scoring totals, but the yellow cards received in the game would count for disciplinary purposes.[19]

Following the events of 10 April, Zenit closed out the month strong with resounding victories over Amkar Perm (3–1) and Krylia Sovetov (3–0). After a double against Krylia, Danko Lazović had run his scoring total to five goals in six matches.

May

Zenit hit a brick wall on their first trip to

Yevgeni Starikov's 37th-minute goal. Another youngster, Aleksei Ionov, leveled the score for Zenit just four minutes later, but it was ultimately 23-year-old Pavel Golyshev
who had the last laugh as he secured a 2–1 victory for Tomsk. The tally was Golyshev's sixth of the season.

To finish off the month before a week of international break, Zenit would have to face arch-rival Spartak Moscow. After a heated first half-hour of play, it was Lazović to the rescue once more, putting Zenit ahead in the 37th minute with a clever penalty. The goal seemed to open the game up considerably and Aleksandr Kerzhakov netted a double in the second half, with the first of the two coming off an artful one-time shot.

June

After the club's most resounding victory of the season on 14 June, a 4–0 win over Rostov, Portuguese midfielder Danny signed a contract extension to remain with Zenit until 2015.[20]

Several days later, following the club's 2–0 victory over Volga Nizhny Novgorod, star striker Danko Lazović was tasered by police for giving his jersey to a fan in the crowd. "I just went to give my jersey to the fans after the match, when a police officer appeared behind me and tasered me in the back with his electric shocker. I don't know why that happened. Maybe he thought that I was one of the fans", explained Lazović on Zenit's official website, while the club itself vented its anger against the actions of the police.[21]

Just after entering the Russian Premier League's one-month summer break, the club signed Italian left-back

Genoa for a sum of €11 million.[22]

Statistics

Field

As of 26 June 2011

No. Pos. Name League Cup Super Cup Europe Total Discipline
App Min
A
 PTS App Min
A
 App Min
A
 App Min
A
 App Min
A
 Yellow card Red card
2 DF Russia Aleksandr Anyukov 25 2224 1 4 5 1 75 0 0 1 90 0 0 3 270 0 0 30 2659 1 4 5 0
3 DF Portugal Bruno Alves 26 2340 0 0 0 2 180 0 0 1 90 0 0 2 166 0 0 31 2776 0 0 9 1
5 DF Portugal Fernando Meira 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 90 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 91 0 0 0 0
6 DF Belgium Nicolas Lombaerts 27 2305 1 1 2 1 90 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 360 1 0 32 2755 2 1 5 0
8 FW Serbia Danko Lazović 26 1580 11 4 15 2 151 0 0 1 55 0 0 3 34 0 0 32 1820 11 4 6 0
9 FW Russia Aleksandr Bukharov 13 446 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 446 2 0 2 0
10 MF Portugal Danny 13 987 2 4 6 0 0 0 0 1 90 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 1077 2 4 3 0
11 FW Russia Aleksandr Kerzhakov 12 964 7 4 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 964 7 4 2 0
14 DF Slovakia Tomáš Hubočan 9 753 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 753 0 0 3 0
15 MF Russia Roman Shirokov 3 270 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 90 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 360 1 0 0 0
18 MF Russia Konstantin Zyryanov 15 1209 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 90 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 1299 1 0 2 0
20 MF Russia Viktor Fayzulin 11 433 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 433 0 0 1 1
23 MF Hungary Szabolcs Huszti 11 351 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 360 1 1 1 0
24 DF Serbia Aleksandar Luković 9 810 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 90 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 900 0 0 4 0
25 MF Russia Sergei Semak 6 433 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 82 0 1 0 0 0 0 7 515 0 2 0 0
27 MF Russia Igor Denisov 13 1170 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 90 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 1260 0 1 2 0
50 DF Russia Igor Cheminava 2 180 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 180 0 0 1 0
57 MF Russia Aleksei Ionov 15 867 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 36 1 0 0 0 0 0 16 903 4 0 1 0
98 MF Russia Sergei Petrov 2 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 19 0 0 0 0

Goalkeeping

As of 26 June 2011

No. Pos. Name League Cup Super Cup Europe Total Discipline
App Min GA AVG SV App Min GA SV App Min GA SV App Min GA SV App Min GA SV Yellow card Red card
16 GK Russia Vyacheslav Malafeev 15 1316 8 0.533 47 0 0 0 0 1 90 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 1406 8 47 1 0
30 GK Belarus Yuri Zhevnov 1 34 1 1.000 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 34 1 1 0 0

Transfers

Ownership

Loan

For recent transfers, see List of Russian football transfers winter 2010–11 and List of Russian football transfers summer 2011

Matches

Russian Premier League

13 March 2011 1
Terek Grozny
0–1 Zenit Grozny, Chechnya
18:30 MST Rodrigo Tiuí Yellow card 90' Report Lazović 14', Yellow card 74'
Huszti Yellow card 82'
Zyryanov Yellow card 84'		 Stadium: Sultan Bilimkhanov Stadium
Attendance: 9,700
Referee: Aleksey Nikolaev
Zenit v Anzhi Makhachkala
20 March 2011 2 Zenit 2–0 Anzhi Makhachkala Saint Petersburg
16:30 MST Shirokov 6'
Ionov Yellow card 37'
Lazović 45'		 Report Stadium: Petrovsky Stadium
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Aleksey Eskov
3 April 2011 3 Spartak Nalchik 2–2 Zenit Nalchik, Kabardino-Balkaria
11:00 MST Jovanović Yellow card 41' Yellow-red card 67'
Zahirović 60'
Kontsedalov 88'		 Report Kerzhakov 7', Yellow card 34'
Luković Yellow card 26'
Lazović Yellow card 56', 80'
Alves Yellow card 62'
Danny Yellow card 74'
Lombaerts Yellow card 78'		 Stadium: Spartak Stadium
Attendance: 5,800
Referee: Maksim Layushkin
10 April 2011 4 Zenit 0 – 3
Awarded		 CSKA Moscow Saint Petersburg
15:30 Report Stadium: Petrovsky Stadium
Attendance: 21,400
Referee: Igor Egorov
Note: The match originally ended 1–1 but later the FA awarded a 3–0 win to CSKA due to Zenit not including a player born after 1 January 1990 in the squad for the game.
17 April 2011 5 Amkar Perm 1–3 Zenit Perm, Perm Krai
12:15 MST Sirakov Yellow card 4'
Novaković Yellow card 19'
Cherenchikov Yellow card 36'
Mikhalyov 90'		 Report Ionov 20'
Danny 24'
Luković Yellow card 38'
Bukharov 80'		 Stadium: Zvezda Stadium
Attendance: 12,700
Referee: Alexey Nikolaev
24 April 2011 6
Krylia Sovetov
Saint Petersburg
16:45 MST Kerzhakov 11'
Hubočan Yellow card 25'
Zyryanov Yellow card 52'
Lazović 81', 86'		 Report
Priyomov
Yellow card 37'		 Stadium: Petrovsky Stadium
Attendance: 19,650
Referee: Sergey Karasev
1 May 2011 7 Krasnodar 0–0 Zenit Krasnodar, Krasnodar Krai
16:30 MST Gogniyev Yellow card 12'
Tubić Yellow card 34'
Martynovich Yellow card 45'		 Report Anyukov Yellow card 70'
Danny Yellow card 89'
Lazović Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Kuban Stadium
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Aleksey Eskov
8 May 2011 8 Zenit 1–1 Lokomotiv Moscow Saint Petersburg
20:30 MST Lombaerts Yellow card 21'
Lazović Yellow card 51', 65' (pen.)		 Report
Maicon Yellow card 51', 68'
Ivanov Yellow card 51'
Ibričić
Yellow card 57'		 Stadium: Petrovsky Stadium
Attendance: 21,400
Referee: Igor Egorov
14 May 2011 9 Zenit 2–2 Rubin Kazan Saint Petersburg
16:00 MST Danny 9'
Anyukov Yellow card 11'
Bukharov Yellow card 51'
Kerzhakov 71'		 Report
Medvedev
31'		 Stadium: Petrovsky Stadium
Attendance: 19,500
Referee: Yuri Baskakov
21 May 2011 10 Tom Tomsk 2–1 Zenit Tomsk, Tomsk Oblast
11:45 MST
Starikov 37'
Golyshev
52'		 Report Lazović Yellow card 25'
Ionov 41'
Anyukov Yellow card 69'
Alves Yellow card 75'		 Stadium: Trud Stadium
Attendance: 11,000
Referee: Almir Kayumov
30 May 2011 11 Zenit 3–0 Spartak Moscow Saint Petersburg
16:00 MST Kerzhakov Yellow card 11', 67', 88'
Hubočan Yellow card 26'
Lazović 37' (pen.)
Fayzulin Yellow card 81'
Alves Yellow card 84'		 Report Kudryashov Yellow card 36'
Suchý Yellow card 41'		 Stadium: Petrovsky Stadium
Attendance: 21,400
Referee: Igor Egorov
10 June 2011 12 Dynamo Moscow 1–1 Zenit Moscow
20:00 MST Semshov Yellow card 15'
Kokorin Yellow card 40'
Wilkshire Yellow card 56'
Voronin Yellow card 68'
Sapeta Yellow card 76'
Samedov Yellow card 81', 90'		 Report Luković Yellow card 14'
Hubočan Yellow card 59'
Lombaerts Yellow card 70'
Fayzulin Yellow card 73'
Lazović 82'
Malafeev Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Arena Khimki
Attendance: 13,734
Referee: Igor Egorov
14 June 2011 13 Zenit 4–0 Rostov Saint Petersburg
18:45 MST Ionov 1'
Lazović 40'
Huszti 72'
Bukharov 90'		 Report
Khokhlov Yellow card 20'
Adamov Yellow card 65'
Khagush
Yellow card 79'		 Stadium: Petrovsky Stadium
Attendance: 15,081
Referee: Almir Kayumov
18 June 2011 14 Volga 0–2 Zenit Nizhny Novgorod, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast
18:45 MST Bendz Yellow card 13'
Gogua Yellow card 72'
Getigezhev Yellow card 90'		 Report Kerzhakov 9', 19'
Cheminava Yellow card 82'		 Stadium: Lokomotiv Stadium
Attendance: 17,800
Referee: Aleksei Eskov
22 June 2011 15 Zenit 1–0 Kuban Krasnodar Saint Petersburg
21:00 MST Luković Yellow card 25'
Zyryanov 35'		 Report A. Kozlov Yellow card 20' Stadium: Petrovsky Stadium
Attendance: 20,200
Referee: Mikhail Vilkov
26 June 2011 16
Terek Grozny
Saint Petersburg
18:45 MST Bukharov Yellow card 86' Report
António Ferreira Yellow card 86'
Dzhanaev
Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Petrovsky Stadium
Attendance: 18,500
Referee: Vladimir Kazmenko
24 July 2011 17
Dagestan
21:00 MST Tagirbekov Yellow card 18'
Revishvili Yellow card 81'		 Report Kerzhakov 80' Stadium: Dynamo Stadium
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Maksim Layushkin
31 July 2011 18 Zenit 1–0 Spartak Nalchik Saint Petersburg
16:30 MST Fayzulin 23' Report Džudović Yellow card 7' Stadium: Petrovsky Stadium
Attendance: 20,700
Referee: Yuri Baskakov
6 August 2011 19 CSKA Moscow 0–2 Zenit Moscow
18:45 MST Ignashevich Yellow card 64'
Doumbia Yellow card 71'
Vágner Love Yellow card 79'
Rahimić Yellow card 88'		 Report Zyryanov Yellow card 16'
Kerzhakov 54'
Anyukov 56'
Fayzulin Yellow card 79'		 Stadium: Arena Khimki
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Aleksei Nikolaev
14 August 2011 20 Zenit 1–1 Amkar Perm Saint Petersburg
17:45 MST Kerzhakov Yellow card 16', 52'
Shirokov Yellow card 61'
Bukharov Yellow card 90'
Criscito Yellow card 90'		 Report
Popov Yellow card 45'
Mijailović Yellow card 70'
Narubin Yellow card 90'
Cherenchikov
Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Petrovsky Stadium
Attendance: 21,000
Referee: Vyacheslav Kharlamov
20 August 2011 21
Samara, Samara Oblast
18:15 MST
Yakovlev
31', 51', Yellow card 90'		 Report Danny 22'
Shirokov 29', 78' (pen.)
Lombaerts 32'
Fayzulin 34'		 Stadium: Metallurg Stadium
Attendance: 19,100
Referee: Igor Egorov
Zenit v Krasnodar
28 August 2011 22 Zenit 5–0 Krasnodar Saint Petersburg
16:45 MST Criscito Yellow card 14'
Kerzhakov 24', 30', 79' (pen.)
Shirokov 85'
Danny 90'		 Report
Joãozinho
Yellow card 78'		 Stadium: Petrovsky Stadium
Attendance: 21,200
Referee: Vyacheslav Popov
10 September 2011 23 Lokomotiv Moscow 4–2 Zenit Moscow
16:10 MST Caicedo Yellow card 16', 62'
Yanbaev Yellow card 18'
Shishkin Yellow card 33'
Obinna 46'
Tarasov Yellow card 53'
Da Costa 77', 88'		 Report Lazović 8'
Hubočan Yellow card 14'
Fayzulin Yellow card 20'
Bukharov 31'
Lombaerts Yellow card 55'		 Stadium: Lokomotiv Stadium
Attendance: 19,180
Referee: Aleksey Nikolaev
17 September 2011 24 Rubin Kazan 2–3 Zenit Kazan, Tatarstan
17:00 MST Natcho 7' (pen.)
Kislyak 23'
Navas Yellow card 69'
Noboa Yellow card 82'		 Report Danny Yellow card 7', 50', 68'
Shirokov Yellow card 12', 28'
Malafeev Yellow card 24'
Alves Yellow card 33'
Zyryanov Yellow card 44'
Zhevnov Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Central Stadium
Attendance: 21,450
Referee: Sergei Karasev
24 September 2011 25 Zenit 4–0 Tom Tomsk Saint Petersburg
16:00 MST Fayzulin 4'
Shirokov 23'
Luković Yellow card 34'
Kerzhakov 43', 54'
Anyukov Yellow card 55'
Bukharov Yellow card 90'		 Report Skoblyakov Yellow card 41'
Stroyev Yellow card 45'		 Stadium: Petrovsky Stadium
Attendance: 19,000
Referee: Aleksei Eskov
2 October 2011 26 Spartak Moscow 2–2 Zenit Moscow
16:00 MST Anyukov 22' (o.g.)
Pareja Yellow card 32' Yellow-red card 43'
Welliton Yellow card 68', 80'		 Report Danny 39'
Kerzhakov 47'
Hubočan Yellow card 68'
Lombaerts Yellow card 71'		 Stadium: Luzhniki Stadium
Attendance: 37,075
Referee: Vladimir Kazmenko
15 October 2011 27 Zenit 0–0 Dynamo Moscow Saint Petersburg
18:15 MST Alves Yellow card 52'
Luković Yellow card 71'		 Report
Yusupov Yellow card 40'
Lomić Yellow card 49'
Granat
Yellow card 79'		 Stadium: Petrovsky Stadium
Attendance: 21,000
Referee: Mikhail Vilkov
23 October 2011 28 Rostov 1–3 Zenit Rostov-on-Don, Rostov Oblast
15:00 MST
Kalachev Yellow card 72'
Adamov
Yellow card 85'		 Report Danny 9', Yellow card 87'
Luković 15' (pen.), Yellow card 61'
Bukharov 32', Yellow card 65'
Shirokov Yellow card 69'
Alves Yellow card 80'
Bystrov Yellow card 90'		 Stadium:
Olimp – 2

Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Timur Arsanbekov
28 October 2011 29 Zenit 3–0 Volga Saint Petersburg
19:00 MST Fayzulin 2'
Bukharov 37'
Lazović 69' (pen.)		 Report Arziani Yellow card 39'
Shulenin Yellow card 51'
Abayev Yellow card 69'
Székely Yellow card 89'		 Stadium: Petrovsky Stadium
Attendance: 19,350
Referee: Aleksei Nikolaev
6 November 2011 30 Kuban Krasnodar 1–1 Zenit Krasnodar, Krasnodar Krai
17:15 MST
Bucur Yellow card 8'
Traoré Yellow card 46'
Traoré 66' (pen.
)		 Report Denisov 28'
Luković Yellow card 30'
Alves Yellow card 49'
Hubočan Yellow card 65'		 Stadium: Kuban Stadium
Attendance: 28,650
Referee: Igor Egorov

Table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Zenit St. Petersburg 30 17 10 3 59 25 +34 61 Qualification to Championship group
2 CSKA Moscow 30 16 11 3 58 29 +29 59
3 Dynamo Moscow 30 16 7 7 51 30 +21 55
4 Spartak Moscow 30 15 8 7 48 33 +15 53[a]
5 Lokomotiv Moscow 30 15 8 7 49 30 +19 53[a]
Source: Russian Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) number of wins; 3) head-to-head points; 4) number of head-to-head wins; 5) head-to-head goal difference; 6) number of head-to-head goals scored; 7) number of head-to-head away goals scored; 8) goal difference; 9) number of goals scored; 10) number of away goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Spartak Moscow ahead of Lokomotiv Moscow on head-to-head points; Lokomotiv Moscow–Spartak Moscow 0–2, Spartak Moscow–Lokomotiv Moscow 3–0.

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Zenit St. Petersburg (C) 44 24 16 4 85 40 +45 88 Qualification to Champions League group stage
2 Spartak Moscow 44 21 12 11 69 47 +22 75 Qualification to Champions League play-off round
3 CSKA Moscow 44 19 16 9 72 47 +25 73 Qualification to Europa League play-off round
4 Dynamo Moscow 44 20 12 12 66 50 +16 72 Qualification to Europa League third qualifying round
5 Anzhi Makhachkala 44 19 13 12 54 42 +12 70 Qualification to Europa League second qualifying round
6 Rubin Kazan 44 17 17 10 55 41 +14 68 Qualification to Europa League group stage[a]
7 Lokomotiv Moscow 44 18 12 14 59 48 +11 66
8 Kuban Krasnodar 44 15 16 13 50 45 +5 61
Source: Russian Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) number of wins; 3) head-to-head points; 4) number of head-to-head wins; 5) head-to-head goal difference; 6) number of head-to-head goals scored; 7) number of head-to-head away goals scored; 8) goal difference; 9) number of goals scored; 10) number of away goals scored
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ Rubin have won the 2011–12 Russian Cup and thus have qualified for the group stage of the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League.

UEFA Champions League

Main article: 2011–12 UEFA Champions League

Group stage – Group G

13 September 2011
APOEL Cyprus
2–1 Russia Zenit Nicosia, Cyprus
20:45 CET
Aílton 75'
Jahić
Yellow card 79'		 Report Alves Yellow card 29' Yellow-red card 76'
Danny Yellow card 35'
Zyryanov 63'		 Stadium: GSP Stadium
Attendance: 21,269
Referee: Spain Eduardo Iturralde González
Zenit Russia v Portugal Porto
28 September 2011 Matchday 2 Zenit Russia 3–1 Portugal Porto Saint Petersburg
18:00 CET Shirokov 20', 63'
Hubočan Yellow card 61'
Danny 72'		 Report J. Rodríguez 10'
Fucile Yellow card 25' Yellow-red card 45'
Otamendi Yellow card 62'
Belluschi Yellow card 69'		 Stadium: Petrovsky Stadium
Attendance: 21,405
Referee: England Howard Webb
19 October 2011
Shakhtar Ukraine
2–2 Zenit Russia Donetsk
20:45 CET Willian 15'
Luiz Adriano 46'
Chyzhov Yellow card 58'
Srna Yellow card 62'		 Report Alves Yellow card 3'
Shirokov 33'
Fayzulin 60'
Criscito Yellow card 62'		 Stadium:
Donbass Arena
Attendance: 21,405
Referee: Belgium Frank De Bleeckere
Shakhtar Ukraine
1 November 2011
Shakhtar Ukraine
Saint Petersburg
18:00 CET Lombaerts 46'
Denisov Yellow card 74'
Lazović Yellow card 91'		 Report Srna Yellow card 23'
Willian Yellow card 52'
Luiz Adriano Yellow card 65'		 Stadium:
Petrovskiy Stadium
Attendance: 21,405
Referee: France Stéphane Lannoy
APOEL Cyprus
23 November 2011
APOEL Cyprus
Saint Petersburg
18:00 CET Criscito Yellow card 45'
Lombaerts Yellow card 85'
Hubočan Yellow card 93'		 Report
Paulo Jorge
Yellow card 92'		 Stadium:
Petrovskiy Stadium
Attendance: 21,500
Referee: Germany Felix Brych
Portugal Porto v Zenit Russia
6 December 2011 Matchday 6 Portugal Porto 0–0 Zenit Russia Porto
20:45 CET
Helton Yellow card 38'
Otamendi Yellow card 48'
Hulk
Yellow card 71'		 Report Anyukov Yellow card 28'
Fayzulin Yellow card 40'
Malafeev Yellow card 76'		 Stadium: Estádio do Dragão
Attendance: 46,512
Referee: Spain Carlos Velasco Carballo

Pre-season

22 January 2011 Match World Cup Sparta Prague Czech Republic 0–3 Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg Dubai, UAE
18:30 MST Řepka Yellow card 35'
Vacek Yellow card 72'
Kušnír Yellow card 79'		 Report Kerzhakov 1'
Ionov 34'
Rosina Yellow card 38'
Alves 74'
Lazović Yellow card 78'
Fayzulin Yellow card 80'
Zyryanov Yellow card 83'		 Stadium:
Al-Maktoum Stadium
24 January 2011 Match World Cup Zenit Saint Petersburg Russia 2–0 Iran Persepolis Dubai, UAE
18:30 MST Kerzhakov 8'
Alves Yellow card 34'
Denisov Yellow card 72'
Semak 79'
Rosina Yellow card 80'
Gigolayev Yellow card 89'		 Report Zare Yellow card 44' Stadium:
Al-Maktoum Stadium
26 January 2011
Al-Hilal
Dubai, UAE
18:30 MST Denisov Yellow card 21'
Huszti 62'
Kerzhakov Yellow card 78'
Lazović Yellow card 80' Yellow-red card 90'		 Report Rădoi Yellow card 20', 90'
Nami Yellow card 22'
Al-Marshedi Yellow card 68'		 Stadium:
Al-Maktoum Stadium
Penalties
Luković soccer ball with check mark
Shirokov soccer ball with red X
Meira soccer ball with red X		 Rădoi soccer ball with check mark
Al-Shalhoub soccer ball with check mark
Al-Mehyani soccer ball with check mark
Hawsawi soccer ball with check mark
28 January 2011 Metalist Kharkiv Ukraine 1–1 Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg Jebel Ali, UAE
15:00 MST Pshenychnykh 85' Report Lazović 43' (pen.)
3 February 2011 Marbella Cup Zenit Saint Petersburg Russia 2–1 Bulgaria Lokomotiv Plovdiv Marbella, Spain
18:00 MST
Starikov
75'		 Report Vitanov Yellow card 19'
Y. Bengelloun Yellow card 66'
Zlatinski 72'		 Stadium: Estadio Municipal de Marbella
5 February 2011 Marbella Cup
Polonia Warszawa Poland
1–0 Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg Marbella, Spain
16:00 MST Smolarek 9' Report Kerzhakov Yellow card 24'
Denisov Yellow card 67'
Ionov Yellow card 75'		 Stadium: Estadio Municipal de Marbella
Zenit Saint Petersburg Russia v Czech Republic Sparta Prague
8 February 2011 Marbella Cup Zenit Saint Petersburg Russia 1–2 Czech Republic Sparta Prague Marbella, Spain
18:00 MST Fayzulin Yellow card 17'
Lazović 38' (pen.)		 Report Abena 43'
Kušnír Yellow card 48'
Lačný 52'		 Stadium: Estadio Municipal de Marbella
13 February 2011 Marbella Cup Zenit Saint Petersburg Russia 0–0 Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv Marbella, Spain
19:00 MST Report
Silva
Yellow card 63'		 Stadium: Estadio Municipal de Marbella

2011 CIS Cup

Group stage

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Belarus Shakhtyor Soligorsk 3 2 1 0 9 2 +7 7
Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg 3 2 1 0 4 1 +3 7
Flora Tallinn
 3 1 0 2 3 7 −4 3
Balkan
 3 0 0 3 1 7 −6 0
Source: [citation needed]
15 January 2011
Flora Tallinn
Saint Petersburg, Russia
S. Petrov 25'
Murikhin Yellow card 60'
Cheminava Red card 62'		 Report Stadium:
Petersburg SCC

Attendance: 4,500
16 January 2011 Shakhtyor Soligorsk Belarus 1–1 Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg Saint Petersburg, Russia
19:00 MST Kirenkin Yellow card 26'
Grenkov Yellow card 45'
Alumona 78'		 Report
Tsyganov
83'		 Stadium:
Petersburg SCC

Attendance: 5,300
18 January 2011
Nebitçi Balkanabat
Saint Petersburg, Russia
20:00 MST
Tsyganov
84'		 Report Sarkisov Yellow card 24'
Meredov Yellow card 68'
Garakhanov Yellow card 82'		 Stadium:
Petersburg SCC

Attendance: 2,000

Knockout phase

19 January 2011 Quarter-final Zenit Saint Petersburg Russia 2–1 Finland HJK Helsinki Saint Petersburg, Russia
16:00 MST Batov Yellow card 6'
Sirotov Yellow card 43'
Matyash 62', 65'
Mogilevets Yellow card 75'
Zinkov Yellow card 86'		 Report Ring Yellow card 20'
Kastrati Yellow card 63'
Yobe Yellow card 78'
Parikka 84' (pen.)		 Stadium:
Petersburg SCC
Attendance: 500
Referee: Vitali Meshkov
21 January 2011 Semi-final
Inter Baku Azerbaijan
5–0 Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg Saint Petersburg, Russia
17:00 MST
Levin Yellow card 27'
Chertoganov Yellow card 30'
Amiraslanov
70'		 Report Kostin Yellow card 45' Stadium:
Petersburg SCC
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Sergei Karasev

Russian Cup

1 March 2011 Round of 16 Anzhi Makhachkala 2–3 Zenit Saint Petersburg Grozny
18:00
D. Ivanov
90'		 Report Huszti 12' (pen.)
Danny 67'
Lazović 83'		 Stadium: Sultan Bilimkhanov Stadium
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Almir Kayumov
Note: Anzhi's home stadium in Makhachkala was ruled not fit for the game due to weather conditions.
20 April 2011 Quarter-finals Zenit St. Petersburg 0–2 CSKA Moscow Saint Petersburg
20:00 Report Doumbia 41'
Ignashevich 58' (pen.)		 Stadium: Petrovsky Stadium
Attendance: 19,000
Referee: Stanislav Sukhina

Russian Super Cup

6 March 2011 Zenit Saint Petersburg 1–0 CSKA Moscow Krasnodar, Russia
13:00 MST Ionov 57' Report Stadium: Kuban Stadium
Attendance: 22,500
Referee: Aleksei Nikolayev

References

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  2. ^ a b ""Томь" выкупила трансфер Евгения Старикова".
  3. ^ a b "Ivica Križanac is leaving Zenit".
  4. ^ a b "Пополнение в "Томи"". Archived from the original on 2011-01-22.
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