FC Zenit Saint Petersburg
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| Full name | Футбольный клуб Зенит | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Sine-Belo-Golubye (The Blue-White-Sky Blues) Zenitchiki (The Zeniters) | ||
| Founded | 25 May 1925 | ||
| Ground | Krestovsky Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 67,800[1] | ||
| Owner | Gazprom | ||
| President | Alexander Medvedev | ||
| Head coach | Sergei Semak | ||
| League | Russian Premier League | ||
| 2022–23 | Russian Premier League, 1st of 16 (champions) | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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Football Club Zenit (Russian: Футбольный клуб «Зенит» [fʊdˈbolʲnɨj ˈkɫup zʲɪˈnʲit]), 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, according to some Russian sources), the club plays in the Russian Premier League. Zenit are the reigning champions of the Russian Premier League. Previously they won the 2007, 2010, 2011–12, 2014–15, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21 and the 2021–22 seasons of the Russian Premier League, as well as the 2007–08 UEFA Cup and the 2008 UEFA Super Cup. The club is owned and sponsored by the Russian state-owned energy giant Gazprom. The team play its home matches at the Gazprom Arena. In March 2022, the club was expelled from all European and international club competitions by FIFA and the UEFA due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[2] In addition, the European Club Association suspended the team.[3] On 24 May 2023, Zenit became the first Russian sports club with 10 million followers on social media.[4]
History
Before Zenit
Zenit's history is tightly connected with the political history of
Formation of Zenit
The original Zenit team stemmed from several football teams, which changed names and owners many times during the
In 1925, another predecessor team of Zenit was formed, of workers from the Leningradsky Metallichesky Zavod (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".) 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".[citation needed]
In 1939, during the rule of Joseph Stalin, 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.[citation needed]
Zenit in the Soviet League
Zenit won their first honours in 1944, claiming the war-time USSR Cup after defeating
Zenit in the Russian League
The LOMO optical plant took up the ownership of the team after the war.[vague] In 1990, FC Zenit were re-registered as an independent city-owned professional club. In 1992, After being relegated in the first year of the Russian League,[5] 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 and won the Russian Premier League Cup in 2003.[citation needed]
Gazprom era
In December 2005, Gazprom took a controlling stake in the club.[6] The deal was announced by Valentina Matviyenko, the Saint Petersburg governor. Gazprom bought the majority of the club.[citation needed]
Under Advocaat
Although Zenit reached the quarter-finals of the UEFA Cup in 2006, a mediocre start to the league season led to the summer replacement of coach Vlastimil Petržela. In July 2006, Dick Advocaat[7] took over as Zenit's manager. Advocaat worked together with his assistant manager, former Netherlands national youth team coach Cor Pot. Zenit won the 2007 Russian Premier League—their best league achievement since winning the USSR Championship in 1984—allowing them to compete in the group stage of the 2008–09 UEFA Champions League.[citation needed]
In 2008, Zenit won the
On 29 August 2008, at the Stade Louis II in Monaco, Zenit then defeated Manchester United 2–1 in the 2008 UEFA Super Cup, becoming the first Russian side to win the trophy. Pavel Pogrebnyak scored the first goal and Danny scored the second, the latter being named man of the match in his debut for Zenit.[10]
In the 2008–09 Champions League group stage, Zenit was grouped with
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.[citation needed]
Zenit won the Russian Cup on 16 May 2010 after beating
On 25 August 2010, Zenit lost its first game under Spalletti to French side
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 2–3 on aggregate in the quarter-finals.[citation needed]
In the 2011–12 Champions League, Zenit began the group stage drawn into Group G alongside Porto, Shakhtar Donetsk and APOEL. 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 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.[11]
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.[12] A week later, the club announced they had negotiated a two-year deal with André Villas-Boas, who himself had been released a few months prior after a disappointing stint as manager of English side Tottenham Hotspur.[13] In the 2014–15 Europa League, Zenit were eliminated in the quarter-finals by eventual champions Sevilla. 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 in the 2015 Russian Super Cup 1–1 (4–2 on penalties).[citation needed]
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. They were drawn in Group H alongside Valencia, Lyon and Gent. 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.[citation needed]
On 24 May 2016 Villas-Boas left the club at the end of the season, with Mircea Lucescu appointed the new manager of Zenit.[14][15]
Under Lucescu and Mancini
In July 2016 Zenit won the Russian Super Cup after a 0–1 victory over CSKA Moscow.[citation needed]
During the
On 1 June 2017 Zenit appointed Roberto Mancini as the new manager of the team.[16] On 13 May 2018, Mancini terminated his contract by mutual consent.[17]
Under Semak
In May 2018, Mancini left to become the head coach of the Italy national football team. Sergey Semak became the new manager of Zenit, receiving a two-year contract.[18]
In August 2018, during the 1st leg of the 3rd qualification round of the
In March 2020, the league was forced to halt due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Russia.[21] Zenit secured another title on 5 July 2020 after a victory over FC Krasnodar, with 4 games left to play in the tournament.[22]
On 2 May 2021, Zenit secured their third title in a row in a 6–1 victory over second-place
After the
On 30 April 2022, Zenit secured their fourth title in a row and eighth overall.[26] Many of Zenit's foreign players have not been able to leave Russia, unable to secure moves away from Russian clubs, due to international sanctions placed upon the country as a result of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. [27]
On 7 May 2023, Zenit secured their fifth title in a row and ninth overall.[28]
In 2024, Zenit was one of the organizers of the Equality Cup, an international football tournament.[29]
Stadiums
Zenit's home ground is now the 67,800-capacity Krestovsky Stadium, known as Gazprom Arena for sponsorship reasons, in Saint Petersburg.[citation needed] Petrovsky Stadium used to be the home ground of the team before the new Krestovsky Stadium was built.[citation needed] Before moving to the Petrovsky Stadium, Zenit's home ground was the Kirov Stadium. It stood on the site where the Krestovsky Stadium was later erected.[citation needed]
Honours
Domestic competitions
- Soviet Top League / Russian Premier League[30]
- Soviet Cup / Russian Cup[31]
- Soviet Super Cup / Russian Super Cup
- USSR Federation Cup / Russian Premier League Cup
- Russian National Football League
- Runners-up: 1993 (Center)
- The Atlantic Cup
International competitions
- UEFA Cup
- Winners: 2007–08[32]
- Winners:
- UEFA Super Cup
League and cup history
Soviet Union
Season Div. Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Domestic Cup Europe 19362nd 3 6 9 9 13 19362nd 6 7 6 13 12 Round of 16 19372nd 4 12 22 18 25 Round of 128 19381st 14 25 7 10 8 38 57 24 Round of 16 19391st 11 26 7 7 12 30 46 21 Runner-up 19401st 10 24 6 6 12 37 42 18 1944 Winner 19451st 6 8 7 7 35 31 23 Semi-final 19461st 9 22 5 5 12 22 45 15 Round of 16 19471st 6 24 10 2 12 35 49 22 Quarter-final 19481st 13 26 4 9 13 29 48 17 Round of 16 19491st 5 34 17 8 9 48 48 42 Quarter-final 19501st 6 36 19 5 12 70 59 43 Quarter-final 19511st 7 28 10 8 10 36 40 28 Round of 16 19521st 7 13 6 2 5 20 21 14 Quarter-final 19531st 5 20 11 1 8 25 21 23 Round of 16 19541st 7 24 8 7 9 27 26 23 Semi-final 19551st 8 22 5 8 9 23 36 18 Round of 16 19561st 9 22 4 11 7 27 43 19 19571st 10 22 4 7 11 23 41 15 Round of 16 19581st 4 22 9 8 5 41 32 26 Round of 16 19591st 8 22 8 4 10 29 38 20 19601st 15 30 14 5 11 47 37 33 Round of 32 19611st 13 32 12 8 12 50 52 32 Semi-final 19621st 11 32 11 7 14 53 42 29 Round of 32 19631st 6 38 14 17 7 45 32 45 Round of 32 19641st 11 32 9 9 14 30 35 27 Round of 16 19651st 9 32 10 12 10 32 32 32 Round of 32 19661st 16 36 10 8 18 35 54 28 Round of 16 19671st 19 36 6 9 21 28 63 21 Round of 32 19681st 11 38 10 14 14 35 49 34 Round of 32 19691st 9 26 6 9 11 21 34 21 Round of 16 19701st 14 32 10 7 15 30 40 27 Quarter-final 19711st 13 30 8 10 12 29 32 26 Quarter-final 19721st 7 30 11 11 8 44 30 33 Quarter-final 19731st 11 30 9 12 9 33 35 21 Round of 16 19741st 7 30 8 15 7 36 41 31 Round of 16 19751st 14 30 7 10 13 27 42 24 Round of 16 19761st 13 15 4 5 6 14 15 13 19761st 5 15 6 4 5 22 16 16 Round of 16 19771st 10 30 8 12 10 34 33 28 Semi-final 19781st 10 30 9 8 13 31 46 26 Quarter-final 19791st 10 34 11 9 14 41 45 30 Group stage 19801st 3 34 16 10 8 51 42 42 Group stage 19811st 15 34 9 10 15 33 43 28 Round of 16 19821st 7 34 12 9 13 44 41 33 Group stage UCFirst round 19831st 4 34 15 11 8 42 32 40 Semi-final 19841st 1 34 19 9 6 60 32 47 Runner-up 19851st 6 34 14 7 13 48 38 35 Semi-final 19861st 4 30 12 9 9 44 36 33 Semi-final ECCSecond round 19871st 14 30 7 10 13 25 37 24 Round of 16 19881st 6 30 11 9 10 35 34 31 Round of 16 UCFirst round 19891st 16 30 5 9 16 24 48 19 Round of 16 19902nd 18 38 8 14 16 35 41 30 Round of 32 UCSecond round 19912nd 18 42 11 14 17 44 50 36 Round of 32
Russia
| Season | Div. | Pos. | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Cup | Europe | Top scorer (league) |
Head coach | |
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| 1992 | 1st | 16 | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 39 | 45 | 28 | — | — |  Kulik – 13
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Melnikov
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| 1993 | 2nd,
"Centre" |
2 | 38 | 25 | 8 | 5 | 87 | 33 | 58 | Round of 32 | — | Kulik – 36
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Melnikov
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| 1994 | 2nd
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13 | 42 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 44 | 49 | 40 | Round of 64 | — | Kulik – 9
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Melnikov
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| 1995 | 3 | 42 | 24 | 5 | 13 | 68 | 42 | 77 | Round of 32 | — | Kulik – 19
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Sadyrin
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| 1996 | 1st | 10 | 34 | 13 | 4 | 17 | 32 | 37 | 43 | Round of 32 | — | Kulik – 11
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Sadyrin
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| 1997 | 8 | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 28 | 29 | 49 | Semifinal | — | Gorshkov – 5
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Byshovets
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| 1998 | 5 | 30 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 42 | 25 | 47 | Round of 16 | — | Maksimyuk – 8
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| 1999 | 8 | 30 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 36 | 34 | 39 | Winner | — | Popovich – 7
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Davydov
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| 2000 | 7 | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 38 | 26 | 47 | Round of 32 | UC IC |
1st round Runner-up |
Popovich – 10
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Davydov Morozov
| |
| 2001 | 3 | 30 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 52 | 35 | 56 | Round of 32 | — | Popovich – 7
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Morozov
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| 2002 | 10 | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 36 | 42 | 33 | Runner-up | — | Kerzhakov – 14
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| 2003 | 2 | 30 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 48 | 32 | 56 | Round of 16 | UC | 1st round | Kerzhakov – 13
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 Petržela
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| 2004 | 4 | 30 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 55 | 37 | 56 | Round of 16 | — | Kerzhakov – 18
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Petržela
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| 2005 | 6 | 30 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 45 | 26 | 49 | Semifinals | UC | Group stage | Arshavin – 9
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Petržela
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| 2006 | 4 | 30 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 42 | 30 | 50 | Semifinals | UC | Quarterfinals | Arshavin – 7
|
Petržela Borovička  Advocaat
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| 2007 | 1 | 30 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 53 | 32 | 61 | Quarterfinals | — | Pogrebnyak – 11
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Advocaat
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| 2008 | 5 | 30 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 59 | 37 | 48 | Quarterfinals | UC | Winner |  Tekke – 8
|
Advocaat
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| 2009 | 3 | 30 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 48 | 27 | 54 | Round of 32 | UCL UC |
Group stage Round of 16 |
Tekke – 8
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Advocaat Davydov
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| 2010 | 1 | 30 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 61 | 21 | 68 | Winner | EL | Play-off round | Kerzhakov – 13
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 Spalletti
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| 2011–12 | 1 | 44 | 24 | 16 | 4 | 85 | 40 | 88 | Quarterfinals | UCL | Round of 16 | Kerzhakov – 23
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Spalletti
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| 2012–13 | 2 | 30 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 52 | 25 | 62 | Semifinals | UCL EL |
Group stage Round of 16 |
Kerzhakov – 10
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Spalletti
| |
| 2013–14 | 2 | 30 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 63 | 32 | 63 | Fifth round | UCL | Round of 16 |  Hulk – 17
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Spalletti Semak  Villas-Boas
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| 2014–15 | 1 | 30 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 58 | 17 | 67 | Round of 16 | EL
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Group Stage
Quarterfinals |
Hulk – 15
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Villas-Boas
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| 2015–16 | 3 | 30 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 61 | 32 | 59 | Winner | UCL | Round of 16 | Hulk – 17
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Villas-Boas
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| 2016–17 | 3 | 30 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 50 | 19 | 61 | Round of 16 | EL | Round of 32 | Dzyuba – 13
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 Lucescu
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| 2017–18 | 5 | 30 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 46 | 21 | 53 | Round of 32 | EL | Round of 16 | Kokorin – 10
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Mancini
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| 2018–19 | 1 | 30 | 20 | 4 | 6 | 57 | 29 | 64 | Round of 16 | EL | Round of 16 |  Driussi – 11
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Semak
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| 2019–20 | 1 | 30 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 65 | 18 | 72 | Winner | UCL | Group stage |  Azmoun – 17 Dzyuba – 17
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Semak
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| 2020–21 | 1 | 30 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 76 | 26 | 65 | Round of 16 | UCL | Group stage | Dzyuba – 20
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Semak
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| 2021–22 | 1 | 30 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 66 | 28 | 65 | Quarter-finals | UCL EL |
Group stage Knockout round |
Dzyuba – 11
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Semak
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| 2022–23 | 1 | 30 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 74 | 20 | 70 | Quarter-finals | Banned | Malcom – 23
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Semak
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League positions
Players
Current squad
- As of 12 February 2024[34]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Reserve squad
Zenit's reserve squad played professionally as Zenit-2 (
Team captains
| Name | Years |
|---|---|
| Aleksey Naumov
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1992 |
| Oleg Dmitriyev
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1993–94 |
| Vladimir Kulik
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1995–96 |
 Yuriy Vernydub
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1997–2000 |
| Andrey Kobelev
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2000–01 |
| Aleksei Igonin
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2002–03 |
| Vladislav Radimov
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2003–07 |
| Andrey Arshavin
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2007 |
 Erik Hagen
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2007 |
| Anatoliy Tymoshchuk
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2007–09 |
| Aleksandr Anyukov
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2009–12, 2018–19 |
| Vyacheslav Malafeev
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2012 |
| Roman Shirokov
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2013 |
| Konstantin Zyryanov
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2013–14 |
| Danny
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2014–17 |
| Domenico Criscito
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2017–18 |
 Branislav Ivanović
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2019–20 |
| Artem Dzyuba
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2020 |
 Dejan Lovren
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2020–22 |
| Douglas Santos
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2023– |
Club officials
Board of directors
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| General Director | Alexander Medvedev |
| Sporting Director | Vacant |
| Deputy General Directors | Dmitri Mankin |
| Deputy General Directors | Vyacheslav Malafeev |
| Deputy General Directors | Rosteslav Leontyev |
| Deputy General Directors | Zhanna Dembo |
| Deputy General Directors | Yury Andreyevich |
| Director of the "Smena" study-practice complex | Vasily Kostrovsky |
Source: fc-zenit.ru
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In July 2023, by decision of the board of directors, a new executive body, the board, was created at Zenit. The purpose of creating a new structure is to streamline the decision-making process and increase the planning horizon. The board included CEO
Management
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Manager | Sergey Semak
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| Assistant managers | |
| Goalkeeping coach | Mikhail Biryukov  Yuri Zhevnov
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| Fitness coach | Ivan Carminati
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| Doctor | Mikhail Grishin
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Source: http://fc-zenit.ru/zenit/coaches/
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Sponsors
| Period | Brand | Sponsor |
|---|---|---|
| 1977–2000 | Adidas | LOMO, XX Trest and Saint Petersburg City Administration |
| 2001–2002 | Diadora | David Traktovenko |
| 2003–2004 | Umbro | |
| 2005–2007 | Adidas | Gazprom |
| 2008–2009 | Puma
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| 2010–2022 | Nike | |
| 2023–present | Joma (Wildberries) |
Partnership
Other football clubs
Schalke 04[36]
Shakhtar Donetsk[37]- Red Star Belgrade
Sepahan[38]
Corporations
- MegaFon[39]
- Rossiya Airlines[40]
- Nissan[41]
- Obi[42]
- Rostelecom[42]
- Corinthia Saint Petersburg[43]
- St. Peter Line[44]
- Google[45]
Presidents
| Name | Period |
|---|---|
| Vladislav Gusev
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1990–1992 |
| Leonid Tufrin
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1992–1994 |
| Vitaly Mutko
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1995–2003 |
| David Traktovenko
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2003–2005 |
| Sergey Fursenko
|
2006–2008 |
Alexander Dyukov
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2008–2017 |
| Sergey Fursenko
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2017–2019 |
| Alexander Medvedev
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2019– |
Head coaches
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Zenit in European football
| Competition | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win%[nb 1] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champions League / European Cup | 76 | 30 | 15 | 31 | 98 | 96 | +2 | 39.47 |
| Europa League / UEFA Cup / Inter-Cities Fairs Cup | 118 | 60 | 21 | 37 | 208 | 143 | +65 | 50.85 |
| Super Cup | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 100.00 |
| Intertoto Cup | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 7 | +10 | 75.00 |
| Total | 203 | 97 | 37 | 69 | 326 | 246 | +80 | 47.78 |
Notable players
Had international caps for their respective countries. Players whose name is listed in bold represented their countries while playing for Zenit.
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
Notes
- ^ Win% is rounded to two decimal places
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External links
- Official website (in Russian, English, Spanish, German, Hebrew, and Persian)
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