2020–21 FC Zenit Saint Petersburg season

The 2020–21 FC Zenit Saint Petersburg season was the club's 96th season in existence and the 25th consecutive season in the top flight of Russian football. In addition to the domestic league, Zenit Saint Petersburg participated in this season's editions of the Russian Cup and UEFA Champions League. The season covers the period from August 2020 to 30 June 2021. Zenit ended the season as Premier League and Super Cup champions, reached the Round of 16 in the Russian Cup and finished 4th in their UEFA Champions League Group.

Zenit Saint Petersburg
2020–21 season
FC Zenit players and fans celebrating their Russian Premier League title win
ChairmanAleksander Medvedev
ManagerSergei Semak
StadiumGazprom Arena
Premier LeagueChampions
Russian CupRound of 16
Super CupWinners
UEFA Champions LeagueGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague:
Artem Dzyuba (20)

All:
Artem Dzyuba (22)
Highest home attendance39,793 vs Lokomotiv Moscow
(2 May 2021)
Lowest home attendance1,184 vs Ural Yekaterinburg
(5 December 2020)
Average home league attendance18,912 (2 May 2021)

Season Events edit

On 27 July, Zenit announced the signing of Dejan Lovren from Liverpool on a three-year contract.[1]

On 29 July, Oleg Shatov, Igor Smolnikov and Branislav Ivanović all left Zenit after their contracts expired.[2][3][4]

On 30 July, Artem Dzyuba signed a new two-year contract with Zenit, with the option of a third.[5]

On 31 July, Zenit announced that Yuri Zhirkov had signed a new contract until the end of the season, whilst Mikhail Kerzhakov had signed a new one-year contract with the option of an additional year.[6][7]

On 7 August, Emanuel Mammana moved to Sochi on a season-long loan deal.[8]

On 6 October, Zenit announced the signing of Wendel from Sporting CP, on a contract until the end of the 2024/25 season,[9] the departure of Emiliano Rigoni to Elche on a permanent deal, [10] and the re-signing of Daler Kuzyayev on a contract until the summer of 2023 after his contract had expired at the end of the previous season.[11]

On 15 October, Zenit signed Dmitri Chistyakov on loan from Rostov for the remainder of the season, with an option to make the move permanent,[12] whilst Denis Terentyev left the club to return to Rostov on a permanent deal. [13]

On 19 October, the Moscow Oblast governor, Andrey Vorobyov, announced that all sporting events in the area must take place behind closed doors from 21 October until 7 November, meaning Zenits trip to Khimki on 1 November will be played without fans.[14]

Squad edit

As of match played 16 May 2021
No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (Age) Signed from Signed in Contract ends Apps. Goals
Goalkeepers
41 Mikhail Kerzhakov   GK (1987-01-28) 28 January 1987 (age 37) Anzhi Makhachkala 2015 2021 (+1)[7] 62 0
71 Daniil Odoyevskiy   GK (2003-01-22) 22 January 2003 (age 21) Academy 2019 1 0
99 Andrey Lunyov   GK (1991-11-13) 13 November 1991 (age 32) Ufa 2016 2021 117 0
Defenders
2 Dmitri Chistyakov   DF (1994-01-13) 13 January 1994 (age 30) loan from Rostov 2020 14 0
3 Douglas Santos   DF (1994-03-22) 22 March 1994 (age 30) Hamburger SV 2019[15] 2024[15] 71 3
4 Danil Krugovoy   DF (1998-05-28) 28 May 1998 (age 25) Ufa 2019[16] 2024[16] 23 0
6 Dejan Lovren   DF (1989-07-05) 5 July 1989 (age 34) Liverpool 2020[1] 2023[1] 28 2
15 Vyacheslav Karavayev   DF (1995-05-20) 20 May 1995 (age 28) Vitesse 2019[17] 2023[17] 61 4
44 Yaroslav Rakitskyi   DF (1989-08-03) 3 August 1989 (age 34) Shakhtar Donetsk 2019[18] 2022[18] 85 5
54 Saba Sazonov   DF (2002-02-01) 1 February 2002 (age 22) Academy 2020 1 0
75 Sergei Chibisov   DF (2000-03-01) 1 March 2000 (age 24) Academy 2020 1 0
80 Ilya Skrobotov   DF (2000-07-06) 6 July 2000 (age 23) Academy 2017 4 1
87 Danila Prokhin   DF (2001-05-24) 24 May 2001 (age 22) Academy 2019 10 0
88 Dmitri Bogayev   DF (1994-01-24) 24 January 1994 (age 30) Palanga 2017 2020 7 0
94 Danila Khotulyov   DF (2002-10-01) 1 October 2002 (age 21) Academy 2020 4 0
Midfielders
5 Wílmar Barrios   MF (1993-10-16) 16 October 1993 (age 30) Boca Juniors 2019[19] 2023[19] 82 2
14 Daler Kuzyayev   MF (1993-01-15) 15 January 1993 (age 31) Zenit St.Petersburg 2020[11] 2023[11] 118 14
17 Andrei Mostovoy   MF (1997-11-05) 5 November 1997 (age 26) Khimki 2019 33 6
18 Yuri Zhirkov   MF (1983-08-20) 20 August 1983 (age 40) Dynamo Moscow 2016 2021[6] 125 5
19 Aleksei Sutormin   MF (1994-01-10) 10 January 1994 (age 30) Rubin Kazan 2019[20] 2022[20] 63 8
20 Wendel   MF (1997-08-28) 28 August 1997 (age 26) Sporting CP 2020[9] 2025[9] 20 2
21 Aleksandr Yerokhin   MF (1989-10-13) 13 October 1989 (age 34) Rostov 2017 2022[21] 125 25
27 Magomed Ozdoyev   MF (1992-11-05) 5 November 1992 (age 31) Rubin Kazan 2018 2022 99 6
64 Kirill Kravtsov   MF (2002-06-14) 14 June 2002 (age 21) Academy 2020 4 0
74 Sergei Ivanov   MF (1997-01-07) 7 January 1997 (age 27) Academy 2015 1 0
84 Ilya Vorobyov   MF (1999-07-11) 11 July 1999 (age 24) Academy 2017 1 0
Nikita Koldunov   MF (2000-04-19) 19 April 2000 (age 24) loan from Sochi 2021[22] 0 0
Forwards
7 Sardar Azmoun   FW (1995-01-01) 1 January 1995 (age 29) Rubin Kazan 2019[23] 2022[23] 82 50
8 Malcom   FW (1997-02-26) 26 February 1997 (age 27) Barcelona 2019[24] 2024[24] 39 7
11 Sebastián Driussi   FW (1996-02-09) 9 February 1996 (age 28) River Plate 2017 2021 137 25
22 Artem Dzyuba   FW (1988-08-22) 22 August 1988 (age 35) Spartak Moscow 2015 2022 (+1)[5] 208 95
36 Stanislav Krapukhin   FW (1998-03-28) 28 March 1998 (age 26) Zvezda St.Petersburg 2020 4 0
82 Ivan Tarasov   FW (2000-01-30) 30 January 2000 (age 24) Academy 2017 0 0
92 Daniil Shamkin   FW (2002-06-22) 22 June 2002 (age 21) Academy 2020 9 0
Pavel Dolgov   FW (1996-08-16) 16 August 1996 (age 27) Tom Tomsk 2021[22] 11 0
Away on loan
24 Emanuel Mammana   DF (1996-02-10) 10 February 1996 (age 28) Lyon 2017 2022 41 0
55 Kirill Kaplenko   MF (1999-06-15) 15 June 1999 (age 24) Krasnodar 2017 3 0
78 Aleksandr Vasyutin   GK (1995-03-04) 4 March 1995 (age 29) Sarpsborg 08 2019[25] 2023[25] 3 0
Left during the season
10 Emiliano Rigoni   MF (1993-02-04) 4 February 1993 (age 31) Independiente 2017 2021 62 12
34 Denis Terentyev   DF (1992-08-13) 13 August 1992 (age 31) Rostov 2017 13 0
38 Leon Musayev   MF (1999-01-25) 25 January 1999 (age 25) Academy 2016 19 0

Out on loan edit

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
24 DF   ARG Emanuel Mammana (at Sochi)
55 MF   RUS Kirill Kaplenko (at Orenburg)
78 GK   RUS Aleksandr Vasyutin (at Djurgårdens IF)
No. Pos. Nation Player
GK   RUS Nikita Goylo (at Akron Tolyatti)
FW   RUS Kirill Makeyev (at BFC Daugavpils)

Transfers edit

In edit

Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
27 July 2020 DF   Dejan Lovren Liverpool Undisclosed [1]
6 October 2020 MF   Wendel Sporting CP Undisclosed [9]
12 February 2021 FW   Pavel Dolgov Tom Tomsk Undisclosed [22]

Loans in edit

Date from Position Nationality Name To Date to Ref.
15 October 2020 DF   Dmitri Chistyakov Rostov End of season [12]
12 February 2021 MF   Nikita Koldunov Sochi End of season [22]

Out edit

Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
28 July 2020 DF   Nikita Kakkoyev Nizhny Novgorod Undisclosed [26]
28 July 2020 DF   Tomas Rukas Yenisey Krasnoyarsk Undisclosed [26]
28 July 2020 DF   Anton Sinyak Tom Tomsk Undisclosed [26]
31 July 2020 MF   Hernani Parma Undisclosed
6 October 2020 MF   Emiliano Rigoni Elche Undisclosed [10]
15 October 2020 DF   Denis Terentyev Rostov Undisclosed [13]
29 January 2021 MF   Leon Musayev Rubin Kazan Undisclosed [27]

Loans out edit

Date from Position Nationality Name To Date to Ref.
28 July 2020 GK   Nikita Goylo Akron Tolyatti End of season [26]
28 July 2020 FW   Kirill Makeyev BFC Daugavpils End of season [26]
7 August 2020 DF   Emanuel Mammana Sochi End of season [8]
11 February 2021 GK   Aleksandr Vasyutin Djurgårdens End of season [28]
22 February 2021 DF   Danila Prokhin Sochi End of season [29]

Released edit

Date Position Nationality Name Joined Date Ref.
28 July 2020 MF   Dmitry Bogayev Zvezda St.Petersburg [26]
28 July 2020 FW   Aleksei Gasilin Volgar Astrakhan 5 June 2020 [26][30]
28 July 2020 MF   Dmitri Kirillov [26]
28 July 2020 MF   Maksim Levin Zvezda St.Petersburg [26]
29 July 2020 DF   Igor Smolnikov Krasnodar 29 July 2020 [3][31]
29 July 2020 DF   Branislav Ivanović West Bromwich Albion 15 September 2020 [4][32]
29 July 2020 MF   Oleg Shatov Rubin Kazan 29 July 2020 [2][33]
31 July 2020 MF   Daler Kuzyayev Zenit St.Petersburg 6 October 2020 [11]
31 July 2020 FW   Aleksandr Kokorin Spartak Moscow 2 August 2020 [34]
30 June 2021 GK   Andrey Lunyov Bayer Leverkusen 10 July 2021 [35]
30 June 2021 DF   Saba Sazonov Dynamo Moscow 9 July 2021 [36]
30 June 2021 DF   Sergei Chibisov Yenisey Krasnoyarsk 1 July 2021 [37]
30 June 2021 DF   Danila Prokhin Rostov 1 July 2021 [38]
30 June 2021 MF   Yuri Zhirkov Khimki 12 January 2022
30 June 2021 FW   Stanislav Krapukhin Riga 18 August 2021 [39]
30 June 2021 FW   Mikhail Pogorelov Olimp-Dolgoprudny 9 July 2021

Friendlies edit

21 January 2021 Riga   0–4   Zenit St.Petersburg Dubai, United Arab Emirates
16:00 MSK (UTC+3) Report Driussi   35'
Wendel   36'
Mostovoy   84' (pen.)
Krapukhin   90'
Stadium: Nad Al Sheba Stadium
Referee: Ahmed Zayed (United Arab Emirates)
24 January 2021 Pakhtakor Tashkent   0–3   Zenit St.Petersburg Dubai, United Arab Emirates
10:00 MSK (UTC+3) Report Mostovoy   2', 57' (pen.)
Krapukhin   17'
Sazonov   73'
Stadium: Nad Al Sheba Stadium
24 January 2021 Shakhtyor Soligorsk   0–2   Zenit St.Petersburg Dubai, United Arab Emirates
16:00 MSK (UTC+3) Report Kuzyayev   7'
Azmoun   33'
Stadium: Nad Al Sheba Stadium
Referee: Michal Okeanas (Slovakia)
27 January 2021 Ural Yekaterinburg 2–3 Zenit St.Petersburg Dubai, United Arab Emirates
11:00 MSK (UTC+3) Malcom   43'
Azmoun   49'
Wendel   57'
Report Yegorychev   37', 46' Stadium: Nad Al Sheba Stadium
Referee: Ivan Mladenovic (Serbia)
4 February 2021 Ararat-Armenia   0–4   Zenit St.Petersburg Dubai, United Arab Emirates
13:00 MSK (UTC+3) Report Sutormin   30' (pen.)   85'
Malcom   67', 71'
Wendel   81'
Stadium: Nad Al Sheba Stadium
Referee: Dusan Dimitrievich (Serbia)
4 February 2021 Noah   0–3   Zenit St.Petersburg Dubai, United Arab Emirates
16:00 MSK (UTC+3) Report Chistyakov   25'
Krapukhin   38'
M.Pogorelov   86'
Stadium: Nad Al Sheba Stadium
9 February 2021 Jordan   0–1   Zenit St.Petersburg Dubai, United Arab Emirates
MSK (UTC+3) Report Dzyuba   56' Stadium: Nad Al Sheba Stadium
Referee: Dusan Dimitrievich (Serbia)
12 February 2021 Uzbekistan   0–4   Zenit St.Petersburg Dubai, United Arab Emirates
09:30 MSK (UTC+3) Report Stadium: Nad Al Sheba Stadium
Attendance: 0
12 February 2021 Pyunik     Zenit St.Petersburg Dubai, United Arab Emirates
MSK (UTC+3) Stadium: Nad Al Sheba Stadium
Note: Match cancelled on 11 February.[40]

Competitions edit

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Premier League 11 August 2020 May 2021 Matchday 1 Winners 30 19 8 3 76 26 +50 063.33
Russian Cup 20 February 2021 20 February 2021 Round of 32 Round of 32 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1 000.00
Super Cup 7 August 2020 Final Winners 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 100.00
Champions League 20 October 2020 8 December 2020 Group stage Group stage 6 0 1 5 4 13 −9 000.00
Total 38 20 9 9 83 42 +41 052.63

Last updated: 16 May 2021
Source: Competitions

Super Cup edit

7 August 2020 Zenit St.Petersburg 2–1 Lokomotiv Moscow Moscow
19:00 MSK (UTC+3) Dzyuba   14'
Driussi   59'
Ozdoyev   67'   69'
Zhirkov   84'
Azmoun   90+2'
Report Rybus   19'
Magkeyev   48'
Al.Miranchuk   64'
Ćorluka   72'
Barinov   72'
An.Miranchuk   78'
Stadium: VEB Arena
Attendance: 5,942
Referee: Mikhail Vilkov

Premier League edit

League table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Zenit Saint Petersburg (C) 30 19 8 3 76 26 +50 65 Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2 Spartak Moscow 30 17 6 7 56 37 +19 57 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
3 Lokomotiv Moscow 30 17 5 8 45 35 +10 56 Qualification for the Europa League group stage[a]
4 Rubin Kazan 30 16 5 9 42 33 +9 53[b] Qualification for the Europa Conference League third qualifying round
5 Sochi 30 15 8 7 49 33 +16 53[b] Qualification for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round
Source: Premier Liga
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head matches won; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Head-to-head goals scored; 6) Matches won; 7) Goal difference; 8) Goals scored; 9) Play-off.
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ FC Lokomotiv Moscow qualified for the Europa League group stage by winning the 2020–21 Russian Cup. The Europa Conference League spot awarded to the third-placed team is passed to fourth-placed team, and the spot awarded to the fourth-placed team is passed to fifth-placed team.
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head points: Rubin 3, Sochi 3. Overall matches won: Rubin 16, Sochi 15.

Results summary edit

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
30 19 8 3 76 26  +50 65 13 1 1 53 13  +40 6 7 2 23 13  +10

Last updated: 16 May 2021.
Source: See Results

Results by round edit

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Updated to match(es) played on 16 May 2021. Source: Premier Liga
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results edit

11 August 2020 1 Rotor Volgograd 0–2 Zenit St.Petersburg Volgograd
18:00 MSK (UTC+3) Stepanov   49' Report Dzyuba   22'
Karavayev   41'
Driussi   79'
Stadium: Volgograd Arena
Attendance: 12,438
Referee: Aleksei Matyunin
15 August 2020 2 Rostov 0–2 Zenit St.Petersburg Rostov-on-Don
20:00 MSK (UTC+3) Normann   3'
Chernov   23'
Report Malcom   1'
Azmoun   24'   24'   70'
Rakitskiy   55'   78'
Lovren   87'
Barrios   90+'
Stadium: Rostov Arena
Attendance: 11,353
Referee: 11,353
19 August 2020 3 Zenit St.Petersburg 2–1 CSKA Moscow Saint Petersburg
20:00 MSK (UTC+3) Azmoun   19', 69'   59' Report Maradishvili   24'
Vlašić   26'   33'
Diveyev   34'
Oblyakov   90+4'
Stadium: Krestovsky Stadium
Attendance: 28,602
Referee: Vitali Meshkov
22 August 2020 4 Zenit St.Petersburg 4–1 Tambov Saint Petersburg
18:00 MSK (UTC+3) Driussi   21'
Douglas   41'
Malcom   47'
Yerokhin   68'
Azmoun   74'
Report Chicherin   5'
Kabakhidze   65'
Panchenko   85'
Stadium: Krestovsky Stadium
Attendance: 20,782
Referee: Igor Panin
26 August 2020 5 Dynamo Moscow 1–0 Zenit St.Petersburg Moscow
20:45 MSK (UTC+3) Šunjić   40'
Szymański   53'
Parshivlyuk   66'
Skopintsev   73'
Moro   79'
Pliyev   85'
Yevgenyev   87'
Kaboré   89'
Shunin   90+'
Report Karavayev   39'
Barrios   49'   83'
Rigoni   90+'
Lovren   FT'
Stadium: VTB Arena
Attendance: 5,885
Referee: Stanislav Vasiliev
30 August 2020 6 Lokomotiv Moscow 0–0 Zenit St.Petersburg Moscow
16:00 MSK (UTC+3) Rybus   26'
Ćorluka   85'
Zhemaletdinov   87'
Report Stadium: RZD Arena
Attendance: 7,739
Referee: Vladimir Moskalyov
14 September 2020 7 Zenit St.Petersburg 3–1 Arsenal Tula Saint Petersburg
18:30 MSK (UTC+3) Mostovoy   25'
Dzyuba   31'
Barrios   37'
Yerokhin   87'
Report Burlak   21'
Khlusevich   45+'
Kavalyow   60'
Tkachyov   79'
Stadium: Krestovsky Stadium
Attendance: 21,559
Referee: Pavel Kukuyan
19 September 2020 8 Ural Yekaterinburg 1–1 Zenit St.Petersburg Yekaterinburg
16:30 MSK (UTC+3) Miškić   19'
Zolotov   40'
Panyukov   69'
Report Dzyuba   4'
Ozdoyev   44'
Stadium: Central Stadium
Attendance: 13,488
Referee: Sergei Karasev
26 September 2020 9 Zenit St.Petersburg 6–0 Ufa Saint Petersburg
16:30 MSK (UTC+3) Azmoun   24', 61'
Dzyuba   32' (pen.), 72', 88'
Yerokhin   63'
Sutormin   90+'
Report Nedelcearu   29' Stadium: Krestovsky Stadium
Attendance: 22,697
Referee: Alexey Sukhoi
3 October 2020 10 Spartak Moscow 1–1 Zenit St.Petersburg Moscow
19:00 MSK (UTC+3) Sobolev   59'
Ponce   86'
Yeshchenko   90'
Report Douglas   37'
Yerokhin   65'
Barrios   88'
Lovren   89'
Stadium: Otkritie Arena
Attendance: 17,150
Referee: Pavel Kukuyan
17 October 2020 11 Zenit St.Petersburg 3–1 Sochi Saint Petersburg
14:00 MSK (UTC+3) Karavayev   16'
Yerokhin   24'
Rakitskiy   33'
Douglas   90+'
Report Mammana   23'
Zaika   57'   73'
Yusupov   90+'
Stadium: Krestovsky Stadium
Attendance: 21,231
Referee: Sergey Ivanov
24 October 2020 12 Zenit St.Petersburg 1–2 Rubin Kazan Saint Petersburg
16:30 MSK (UTC+3) Yerokhin   26'
Kuzyayev   87'
Rakitskiy   90+'
Report Uremović   25'
Despotović   43'
Jevtić   69'
Stadium: Krestovsky Stadium
Attendance: 20,847
Referee: Nikolay Voloshin
1 November 2020 13 Khimki 0–2 Zenit St.Petersburg Khimki
14:00 MSK (UTC+3) Idowu   82' Report Mostovoy   18'
Sutormin   27'
Yerokhin   37'   78'
Zhirkov   61'
Stadium: Arena Khimki
Referee: Aleksei Matyunin
8 November 2020 14 Zenit St.Petersburg 3–1 Krasnodar Saint Petersburg
19:00 MSK (UTC+3) Wendel   13'
Dzyuba   45'   79'
Kuzyayev   65'   88'
Sutormin   90+'
Report Berg   17' (pen.)   30'
Kaio   84'
Stadium: Krestovsky Stadium
Attendance: 24,068
Referee: Vladimir Moskalyov
21 November 2020 15 Akhmat Grozny 1–1 Zenit St.Petersburg Grozny
16:30 MSK (UTC+3) Berisha   26', 53' (pen.) Report Kuzyayev   16'
Lovren   48'
Chistyakov   52'
Rakitskiy   55'   90+'
Stadium: Akhmat-Arena
Attendance: 6,241
Referee: Sergei Karasev
28 November 2020 16 Arsenal Tula 0–0 Zenit St.Petersburg Tula
14:00 MSK (UTC+3) Lomovitsky   37'
K.Kangwa   39'
Kostadinov   72'
Panchenko   90+'
Report Barrios   90+' Stadium: Arsenal Stadium
Attendance: 1,916
Referee: Evgeny Kukulyak
5 December 2020 17 Zenit St.Petersburg 5–1 Ural Yekaterinburg Saint Petersburg
19:00 MSK (UTC+3) Azmoun   17', 22', 76' (pen.)
Dzyuba   30' (pen.)
Douglas   45'
Report Augustyniak   32'
Magomadov   75'
Shabolin   82'
Stadium: Krestovsky Stadium
Attendance: 1,184
Referee: Igor Panin
12 December 2020 18 Zenit St.Petersburg 3–1 Dynamo Moscow Saint Petersburg
19:00 MSK (UTC+3) Dzyuba   14', 34' (pen.)
Ozdoyev   55'
Azmoun   84'
Chistyakov   90+'
Report Parshivlyuk   34'
Komlichenko   56' (pen.)   81'
Stadium: Krestovsky Stadium
Attendance: 1,909
Referee: Sergey Ivanov
16 December 2020 19 Zenit St.Petersburg 3–1 Spartak Moscow Saint Petersburg
20:00 MSK (UTC+3) Azmoun   8'
Malcom   39'
Rakitskiy   74'
Sutormin   78'
Barrios   83'
Dzyuba   90+'
Report Zobnin   25'
Larsson   36'
Dzhikiya   54'
Lovren   67' (o.g.)
Stadium: Krestovsky Stadium
Attendance: 1,993
Referee: Sergei Karasev
27 February 2021 20 Zenit St.Petersburg 2–2 Rostov Saint Petersburg
16:30 MSK (UTC+3) Lovren   54'
Kuzyayev   61'   78'
Poyarkov   73' (o.g.)
Report Normann   16'
Poyarkov   18'
Sowe   29'   44', 89'
Almqvist   45+'
Osipenko   56'
Bayramyan   77'
Stadium: Krestovsky Stadium
Attendance: 23,165
Referee: Aleksei Matyunin
8 March 2021 21 Rubin Kazan 2–1 Zenit St.Petersburg Kazan
16:30 MSK (UTC+3) Despotović   41' (pen.)
Zuyev   83'
Makarov   90+'
Report Azmoun   75'
Lovren   77'
Dzyuba   90+'
Stadium: Ak Bars Arena
Attendance: 9,211
Referee: Sergei Karasev
13 March 2021 22 Zenit St.Petersburg 4–0 Akhmat Grozny Saint Petersburg
16:30 MSK (UTC+3) Douglas   36'
Karavayev   52'
Azmoun   65' (pen.)
Rakitskiy   67'
Dzyuba   74'
Mostovoy   80'
Report Berisha   62'
Putsko   64'
Semyonov   65'
Stadium: Krestovsky Stadium
Attendance: 22,551
Referee: Vitali Meshkov
17 March 2021 23 CSKA Moscow 2–3 Zenit St.Petersburg Moscow
20:00 MSK (UTC+3) Rondón   28'
Akinfeev   45'
Akhmetov   53'
Vlašić   90+'
Report Dzyuba   33'   45
Wendel   50', 77'
Stadium: VEB Arena
Attendance: 11,275
Referee: Evgeny Kukulyak
5 April 2021 24 Zenit St.Petersburg 2–0 Khimki Saint Petersburg
19:00 MSK (UTC+3) Lovren   10'
Karavayev   45+'
Azmoun   86'
Mostovoy   90+'
Report Idowu   66' Stadium: Krestovsky Stadium
Attendance: 20,708
Referee: Pavel Shadykhanov
11 April 2021 25 Sochi 1–2 Zenit St.Petersburg Sochi
16:30 MSK (UTC+3) Prokhin   38'
Burmistrov   58'
Rudenko   85'
Miladinović   90+'
Report Barrios   42'
Azmoun   63', 80'
Stadium: Fisht Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 9,328
Referee: Vladimir Moskalyov
17 April 2021 26 Krasnodar 2–2 Zenit St.Petersburg Krasnodar
19:00 MSK (UTC+3) Ionov   7', 61'
Olsson   54'
Chernov   71'
Claesson   89'
Report Chistyakov   44'
Azmoun   75'   90+'
Mostovoy   86'
Stadium: Krasnodar Stadium
Attendance: 17,590
Referee: Sergey Ivanov
24 April 2021 27 Zenit St.Petersburg 6–0 Rotor Volgograd Saint Petersburg
16:30 MSK (UTC+3) Kvirkvelia   45+'
Malcom   56'
Mostovoy   65'
Dzyuba   75'
Yerokhin   77'
Sutormin   87'   90'
Report Stadium: Krestovsky Stadium
Attendance: 24,807
Referee: Vitali Meshkov
2 May 2021 28 Zenit St.Petersburg 6 – 1 Lokomotiv Moscow Saint Petersburg
19:00 MSK (UTC+3) Dzyuba   19', 51'
Rakitskiy   36'
Azmoun   39', 45+' (pen.), 46'
Malcom   67'
Kuzyayev   69'
Report Krychowiak   22'
Mukhin   38'
Pablo   45+'
Kamano   56'
Miranchuk   61'
Rybchinsky   87'
Stadium: Krestovsky Stadium
Attendance: 39,793
Referee: Sergei Karasev
8 May 2021 29 Ufa 0 – 0 Zenit St.Petersburg Ufa
14:00 MSK (UTC+3) Pliyev   80'
Belenov   90+'
Report Azmoun   45+'
Barrios   81'
Khotulyov   84'
Stadium: Neftyanik Stadium
Attendance: 9,660
Referee: Vladimir Moskalyov
16 May 2021 30 Tambov 1 – 5 Zenit St.Petersburg Saransk
14:00 MSK (UTC+3) Klimov   45' Report Dzyuba   11', 55', 72', 74'
Ozdoyev   45+'
Vosiyev   90+' (o.g.)
Stadium: Mordovia Arena
Attendance: 7,119
Referee: Anton Frolov

Russian Cup edit

20 February 2021 Round of 16 Zenit St.Petersburg 1–2 Arsenal Tula Saint Petersburg
17:00 MSK (UTC+3) Kuzyayev   19'
Rakitskiy   24'
Krapukhin   86'
Ozdoyev   89'
Report Panchenko   25'   71'
Bauer   27'   37' (pen.)
E.Kangwa   76'
Grigalava   89'
Stadium: Krestovsky Stadium
Attendance: 18,463
Referee: Stanislav Vasilyev

UEFA Champions League edit

Group stage edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Borussia Dortmund 6 4 1 1 12 5 +7 13 Advance to knockout phase
2   Lazio 6 2 4 0 11 7 +4 10
3   Club Brugge 6 2 2 2 8 10 −2 8 Transfer to Europa League
4   Zenit Saint Petersburg 6 0 1 5 4 13 −9 1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
20 October 2020 1 Zenit St.Petersburg   1–2   Club Brugge Saint Petersburg, Russia
19:55 MSK (UTC+3) Lovren   53'
Horvath   74' (o.g.)
Report Mata   12'
Dennis   14'   63'
Rits   33'
Vanaken   85'
De Ketelaere   90+3'
Stadium: Krestovsky Stadium
Attendance: 16,682[41]
Referee: Benoît Bastien (France)
28 October 2020 2 Borussia Dortmund   2–0   Zenit St.Petersburg Dortmund, Germany
23:00 MSK (UTC+3) Sancho   78' (pen.)
Haaland   90+1'
Report Kuzyayev   25'
Karavayev   78'
Stadium: Westfalenstadion
Attendance: 0[42]
Referee: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands)
4 November 2020 3 Zenit St.Petersburg   1–1   Lazio Saint Petersburg, Russia
20:55 MSK (UTC+3) Kuzyayev   7'
Yerokhin   32'
Barrios   78'
Lovren   85'
Krugovoy   86'
Report Akpa Akpro   5'
Milinković-Savić   59'
Caicedo   78'   82'
Reina   85'
Stadium: Krestovsky Stadium
Attendance: 17,427[43]
Referee: Artur Soares Dias (Portugal)
24 November 2020 4 Lazio   3–1   Zenit St.Petersburg Rome, Italy
23:00 MSK (UTC+3) Immobile   3', 55' (pen.)
Parolo   22'
Acerbi   89'
Report Dzyuba   25'
Barrios   38'
Lovren   48'
Rakitskiy   76'
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 0[44]
Referee: Michael Oliver (England)
2 December 2020 4 Club Brugge   3–0   Zenit St.Petersburg Bruges, Belgium
23:00 MSK (UTC+3) De Ketelaere   33'
Vanaken   58' (pen.)
Lang   73'
Report Sutormin   67'
Prokhin   90'
Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium
Attendance: 0[45]
Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük (Netherlands)
8 December 2020 6 Zenit St.Petersburg   1–2   Borussia Dortmund Saint Petersburg, Russia
20:55 MSK (UTC+3) Azmoun   10'
Driussi   16'
Report Piszczek   68'
Witsel   79'
Stadium: Krestovsky Stadium
Attendance: 10,860[46]
Referee: István Kovács (Romania)

Squad statistics edit

As of match played 16 May 2021

Appearances and goals edit

No. Pos Nat Player Total Premier League Russian Cup Super Cup Champions League
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
2 DF   RUS Dmitri Chistyakov 14 0 9+5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 DF   BRA Douglas Santos 34 3 28 3 0 0 1 0 5 0
4 DF   RUS Danil Krugovoy 24 0 5+14 0 0+1 0 0 0 1+3 0
5 MF   COL Wílmar Barrios 33 0 26 0 0 0 1 0 6 0
6 DF   CRO Dejan Lovren 28 2 21 2 1 0 1 0 4+1 0
7 FW   IRN Sardar Azmoun 29 19 21+3 19 0 0 1 0 3+1 0
8 FW   BRA Malcom 25 3 20+1 3 0 0 1 0 3 0
11 FW   ARG Sebastián Driussi 22 2 11+5 1 0 0 1 0 4+1 1
14 MF   RUS Daler Kuzyayev 25 4 14+4 3 1 1 0 0 6 0
15 DF   RUS Vyacheslav Karavayev 31 3 25 3 1 0 1 0 3+1 0
17 MF   RUS Andrei Mostovoy 33 6 8+18 6 1 0 0+1 0 1+4 0
18 MF   RUS Yuri Zhirkov 20 0 7+8 0 1 0 0+1 0 2+1 0
19 MF   RUS Aleksei Sutormin 32 3 9+17 3 1 0 0 0 2+3 0
20 MF   BRA Wendel 20 2 13+2 2 1 0 0 0 1+3 0
21 MF   RUS Aleksandr Yerokhin 32 8 9+16 7 0+1 0 0+1 0 4+1 1
22 FW   RUS Artem Dzyuba 34 22 26+1 20 1 0 1 1 4+1 1
27 MF   RUS Magomed Ozdoyev 35 1 21+7 0 1 0 1 1 3+2 0
36 FW   RUS Stanislav Krapukhin 4 0 0+3 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
41 GK   RUS Mikhail Kerzhakov 25 0 18 0 0 0 1 0 6 0
44 DF   UKR Yaroslav Rakitskiy 32 1 24 1 1 0 1 0 6 0
54 DF   RUS Saba Sazonov 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
75 DF   RUS Sergei Chibisov 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
64 MF   RUS Kirill Kravtsov 4 0 0+4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
71 GK   RUS Daniil Odoyevskiy 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
87 DF   RUS Danila Prokhin 7 0 1+4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
92 FW   RUS Daniil Shamkin 5 0 0+3 0 0 0 0 0 0+2 0
94 DF   RUS Danila Khotulyov 4 0 1+3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
99 GK   RUS Andrey Lunyov 13 0 11+1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Players away from the club on loan:
Players who left Zenit during the season:
10 MF   ARG Emiliano Rigoni 8 0 1+6 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
34 DF   RUS Denis Terentyev 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
38 MF   RUS Leon Musayev 6 0 0+3 0 0 0 0+1 0 0+2 0

Goal scorers edit

Place Position Nation Number Name Premier League Russian Cup Super Cup Champions League Total
1 FW   22 Artem Dzyuba 20 0 1 1 22
2 FW   7 Sardar Azmoun 19 0 0 0 19
3 MF   21 Aleksandr Yerokhin 7 0 0 1 8
4 MF   17 Andrei Mostovoy 6 0 0 0 6
5 MF   14 Daler Kuzyayev 3 1 0 0 4
Own goal 3 0 0 1 4
7 DF   3 Douglas Santos 3 0 0 0 3
DF   15 Vyacheslav Karavayev 3 0 0 0 3
FW   8 Malcom 3 0 0 0 3
10 MF   19 Aleksei Sutormin 3 0 0 0 3
DF   6 Dejan Lovren 2 0 0 0 2
MF   20 Wendel 2 0 0 0 2
FW   11 Sebastián Driussi 1 0 0 1 2
14 DF   44 Yaroslav Rakitskiy 1 0 0 0 1
MF   27 Magomed Ozdoyev 0 0 1 0 1
TOTALS 76 1 2 4 83

Clean sheets edit

Place Position Nation Number Name Premier League Russian Cup Super Cup Champions League Total
1 GK   41 Mikhail Kerzhakov 7 0 0 0 7
2 GK   99 Andrey Lunyov 3 0 0 0 3
TOTALS 10 0 0 0 10

Disciplinary record edit

Number Nation Position Name Premier League Russian Cup Super Cup Champions League Total
                   
2   DF Dmitri Chistyakov 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
3   DF Douglas Santos 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
4   DF Danil Krugovoy 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
5   MF Wílmar Barrios 9 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 11 1
6   DF Dejan Lovren 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 8 0
7   FW Sardar Azmoun 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 6 0
8   FW Malcom 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
11   FW Sebastián Driussi 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
14   MF Daler Kuzyayev 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 6 0
15   DF Vyacheslav Karavayev 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0
18   MF Yuri Zhirkov 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
19   MF Aleksei Sutormin 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0
20   MF Wendel 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
21   MF Aleksandr Yerokhin 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
27   MF Magomed Ozdoyev 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 5 0
36   FW Stanislav Krapukhin 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
44   DF Yaroslav Rakitskiy 8 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 10 2
87   DF Danila Prokhin 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
94   DF Danila Khotulyov 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Players away on loan:
Players who left Zenit during the season:
10   MF Emiliano Rigoni 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
TOTALS 52 3 3 0 4 0 13 0 72 3

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