2015–16_FC_Zenit_Saint_Petersburg_season

2015–16 FC Zenit Saint Petersburg season

2015–16 FC Zenit Saint Petersburg season

Zenit Saint Petersburg 2015–16 football season


The 2015–16 Zenit Saint Petersburg season was the 91st season in the club's history and its 20th consecutive season in the Russian Premier League. The club also participated in the Russian Cup and the UEFA Champions League.

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Squad

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Out on loan

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Reserve squad

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Transfers

Summer

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Winter

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Competitions

Russian Premier League

Results by round

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Updated to match(es) played on 21 May 2016. Source: Russian Premier League
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

19 July 2015 1 Zenit St. Petersburg 2 1 Dynamo Moscow Saint Petersburg
12:30 MSK (UTC+3) Neto Yellow card 20'
Shatov Yellow card 38', 67'
Hulk 44' (pen.)
Summary Hubočan Yellow card 15' Yellow-red card 42'
Kokorin 28'
Obolsky Yellow card 89'
Stadium: Petrovsky Stadium
Attendance: 16,577
Referee: V. Meshkov
26 July 2015 2 Ural 1 4 Zenit St. Petersburg Yekaterinburg
13:30 MSK (UTC+3) Erokhin Yellow card 33', 67'
Fontanello Yellow card 50'
Yemelyanov Yellow card 90'
Summary Dzyuba 20'
Yusupov Yellow card 40'
Hulk 50' (pen.), 70'
Danny 90+1'
Stadium: SKB-Bank Arena
Attendance: 9,900
Referee: A. Eskov
1 August 2015 3 Zenit St. Petersburg 3 0 Terek Grozny Saint Petersburg
17:00 MSK (UTC+3) Neto Yellow card 4'
Smolnikov 7'
Shatov 11'
Danny 90'
Summary Rodolfo Yellow card 37' Stadium: Petrovsky Stadium
Attendance: 17,835
Referee: S. Ivanov
9 August 2015 4 Ufa 0 1 Zenit St. Petersburg Ufa
16:00 MSK (UTC+3) Frimpong Yellow card 64'
Marcinho Yellow card 73'
Summary Danny 86' Stadium: Neftyanik Stadium
Attendance: 14,200
Referee: I. Fedotov
15 August 2015 5 Zenit St. Petersburg 0 2 Krasnodar Saint Petersburg
16:30 MSK (UTC+3) Hulk Yellow card 90+5' Summary Sigurðsson 26', Yellow card 39'
Laborde 50'
Mamayev Yellow card 62'
Bystrov Yellow card 75'
Dikan Yellow card 87'
Stadium: Petrovsky Stadium
Attendance: 18,593
Referee: V. Moskalev
24 August 2015 6 Rubin Kazan 1 3 Zenit St. Petersburg Kazan
19:00 MSK (UTC+3) Ozdoev Yellow card 53'
Kanunnikov Yellow card 63'
Bilyanetdinov 72'
Kuzmin Yellow card 81'
Summary Shatov 16', 84'
García Yellow card 60'
Hulk 78'
Stadium: Central Stadium
Attendance: 11,012
Referee: M. Vilkov
29 August 2015 7 Zenit St. Petersburg 1 3 Krylia Sovetov Saint Petersburg
17:00 MSK (UTC+3) Nadson 49' (o.g.)
Criscito Yellow card 67'
Summary Gabulov 17'
Taranov Yellow card 27'
Pomerko Yellow card 37'
Kornilenko 52', 56'
Konyukhov Yellow card 70'
Stadium: Petrovsky Stadium
Attendance: 17,974
Referee: I. Fedotov
12 September 2015 8 CSKA Moscow 2 2 Zenit St. Petersburg Khimki
14:00 MSK (UTC+3) Lombaerts 9' (o.g.)
Doumbia 22'
Tošić Yellow card 38'
Wernbloom Yellow card 44'
Summary Hulk 39' (pen.)
Dzyuba Yellow card 41'
García Yellow card 52'
Garay Yellow card 79'
Witsel Yellow card 79'
Smolnikov 88'
Stadium: Arena Khimki
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: V. Meshkov
20 September 2015 9 Zenit St. Petersburg 1 1 Amkar Perm Saint Petersburg
17:00 MSK (UTC+3) Dzyuba 10', Yellow card 52' Summary Belorukov Yellow card 58'
Anene 66'
Shavayev Yellow card 89'
Selikhov Yellow card 90+3'
Stadium: Petrovsky Stadium
Attendance: 16,480
Referee: A. Nikolaev
26 September 2015 10 Spartak Moscow 2 2 Zenit St. Petersburg Moscow
19:00 MSK (UTC+3) Zé Luís 6'
Popov 70'
Summary Hulk 27'
Danny Yellow card 43'
Dzyuba 87'
Stadium: Otkrytie Arena
Attendance: 41,214
Referee: S. Ivanov
3 October 2015 11 Zenit St. Petersburg 3 0 Rostov Saint Petersburg
17:00 MSK (UTC+3) Smolnikov 26'
Dzyuba 34'
Danny 89'
Summary Azmoun Yellow card 42' Stadium: Petrovsky Stadium
Attendance: 16,703
Referee: A. Egorov
17 October 2015 12 Kuban Krasnodar 2 2 Zenit St. Petersburg Krasnodar
19:00 MSK (UTC+3) Xandão 2'
Manolev Yellow card 29'
Khubulov Yellow card 31'
Melgarejo 64'
Summary Neto Yellow card 35'
Dzyuba 44'
Shatov 54'
Hulk Yellow card 67'
Yusupov Yellow card 77'
Stadium: Kuban Stadium
Attendance: 14,427
Referee: A. Eskov
24 October 2015 13 Zenit St. Petersburg 5 1 Anzhi Makhachkala Saint Petersburg
17:00 MSK (UTC+3) Dzyuba 7', 67'
Criscito Yellow card 16'
Yusupov Yellow card 43'
Witsel 55'
Shatov 73'
Hulk 85'
Summary Maksimov 48'
Haruna Yellow card 67'
Stadium: Petrovsky Stadium
Attendance: 16,970
Referee: V. Moskalev
31 October 2015 14 Zenit St. Petersburg 0 0 Mordovia Saransk Saint Petersburg
17:00 MSK (UTC+3) Danny Yellow card 90+6' Summary Tishkin Yellow card 72'
Makhmudov Yellow card 73'
Revishvili Yellow card 90+4'
Stadium: Petrovsky Stadium
Attendance: 15,647
Referee: M. Vilkov
8 November 2015 15 Lokomotiv Moscow 2 0 Zenit St. Petersburg Moscow
19:30 MSK (UTC+3) Lombaerts 48' (o.g.)
Samedov 58'
Maicon Yellow card 62'
Denisov Yellow card 80'
Summary Hulk Yellow card 49'
García Yellow card 61'
Neto Yellow card 74'
Stadium: Lokomotiv Stadium
Attendance: 14,140
Referee: V. Moskalev
21 November 2015 16 Zenit St. Petersburg 3 0 Ural Saint Petersburg
16:30 MSK (UTC+3) Garay 12'
Shatov Yellow card 55'
Dzyuba 76'
Yusupov Yellow card 81'
García 89'
Report Martynovich Yellow card 49' Stadium: Petrovsky Stadium
Attendance: 14,880
Referee: S. Karasev
28 November 2015 17 Terek Grozny 4 1 Zenit St. Petersburg Grozny
17:30 MSK (UTC+3) Mitrishev 32', 55', Yellow card 73'
Gorodov Yellow card 41'
Rybus 42', 87'
Kudryashov Yellow card 69'
Ivanov Yellow card 84'
Maurício Yellow card 90+2'
Summary Hulk 54', Yellow card 90+1'
Yevseyev Red card 72'
García Yellow card 80'
Stadium: Akhmat-Arena
Attendance: 19,780
Referee: S. Ivanov
3 December 2015 18 Zenit St. Petersburg 1 1 Ufa Saint Petersburg
19:00 MSK (UTC+3) Criscito Yellow card 8'
Danny Yellow card 31'
Garay 86' (pen.)
Report Zinchenko 36'
Yurchenko Yellow card 69'
Igboun Yellow card 80'
Nikitin Yellow card 85'
Stadium: Petrovsky Stadium
Attendance: 15,203
Referee: I. Fedotov
5 March 2016 19 Krasnodar 0 0 Zenit St. Petersburg Krasnodar
19:30 MSK (UTC+3) Kaboré Yellow card 61'
Laborde Yellow card 73'
Report García Yellow card 17'
Hulk Yellow card 45'
Stadium: Kuban Stadium
Attendance: 16,650
Referee: S. Karasev
13 March 2016 20 Zenit St. Petersburg 4 2 Rubin Kazan Saint Petersburg
20:30 MSK (UTC+3) Danny 5', 65'
Zhirkov Yellow card 25'
Neto Yellow card 40'
Dzyuba 42'
Hulk 48'
Yusupov Yellow card 90+3'
Report Kambolov Yellow card 58'
Dević 64'
Portnyagin 68'
Stadium: Petrovsky Stadium
Attendance: 16,797
Referee: V. Moskalev
20 March 2016 21 Krylia Sovetov 0 2 Zenit St. Petersburg Saransk
15:30 MSK (UTC+3) Mollo Yellow card 33' Report Dzyuba 20'
Hulk 26' (pen.)
Stadium: Start Stadium
Attendance: 5,320
Referee: A. Nikolayev
3 April 2016 22 Zenit St. Petersburg 2 0 CSKA Moscow Saint Petersburg
MSK (UTC+3) Hulk 54', 79'
Smolnikov Yellow card 58'
Witsel Yellow card 81'
Report Wernbloom Yellow card 42'
Berezutski Yellow card 78'
Stadium: Petrovsky Stadium
Attendance: 17,835
Referee: A. Yegorov
9 April 2016 23 Amkar Perm 0 2 Zenit St. Petersburg Perm
MSK (UTC+3) Gol Yellow card 20'
Zanev Yellow card 26'
Anene Yellow card 27'
Belorukov Yellow card 56'
Selikhov Yellow card 86'
Zaytsev Yellow card 90'
Report Neto Yellow card 8'
Hulk Yellow card 23'
Dzyuba 30'
Smolnikov Yellow card 56'
Lodygin Yellow card 65'
Kokorin 86'
Stadium: Zvezda Stadium
Attendance: 15,350
Referee: V. Meshkov
14 April 2016 24 Zenit St. Petersburg 5 2 Spartak Moscow Saint Petersburg
MSK (UTC+3) Witsel 15'
Hulk Yellow card 35', 46'
Neto Yellow card 41'
Dzyuba 65'
Maurício 73'
García 87'
Lombaerts Yellow card 90+3'
Report Popov 10'
Glushakov 21', Yellow card 32'
Bocchetti Yellow card 35'
Makeyev Yellow card 35' Yellow-red card 78'
Promes Yellow card 87'
Stadium: Petrovsky Stadium
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: M. Vilkov
24 April 2016 25 Rostov 3 0 Zenit St. Petersburg Rostov-on-Don
19:30 MSK (UTC+3) Kanga Yellow card 41', 44'
Azmoun 59'
Yerokhin 76'
Report Witsel Yellow card 70'
Kokorin Yellow card 88'
Stadium: Olimp-2
Attendance: 15,800
Referee: Sergey Karasev
28 April 2016 26 Zenit St. Petersburg 4 1 Kuban Krasnodar Saint Petersburg
MSK (UTC+3) Shatov 22', 72'
García Yellow card 30'
Dzyuba 39'
Hulk 65'
Report Seleznyov 24'
Khubulov Yellow card 37'
Stadium: Petrovsky Stadium
Attendance: 15,301
Referee: Aleksei Nikolayev
7 May 2016 27 Anzhi Makhachkala 0 - 1 Zenit St. Petersburg Kaspiysk
18:00 MSK (UTC+3) Berisha Yellow card 9' Yellow-red card
Gadzhibekov Yellow card 18'
Maksimov Yellow card 45'
Mkrtchyan Yellow card 90+4'
Mayewski Yellow card 90+4'
Summary Dzyuba 26'
Luís Neto Yellow card 36'
Yusupov Yellow card 45+1'
Smolnikov Yellow card 50'
Criscito Yellow card 67'
Zhirkov Yellow card 76'
Stadium: Anzhi Arena
Attendance: 8,500
Referee: Russia Mikhail Vilkov
11 May 2016 28 Mordovia Saransk 0 - 3 Zenit St. Petersburg Saransk
20:30 MSK (UTC+3) Perendija Yellow card 69'
Cebanu Yellow card 69'
Summary Maurício Yellow card 33'
Witsel 45'
Hulk 54' (pen.) 71' (pen.)
Stadium: Start Stadium
Attendance: 9,913
Referee: Russia Aleksei Eskov (referee)
15 May 2016 29 Zenit St. Petersburg 1 - 1 Lokomotiv Moscow Saint Petersburg
20:00 MSK (UTC+3) Hulk 10' (pen.) Yellow card 90+4'
Javi García Yellow card 30'
Smolnikov Yellow card 50'
Witsel Yellow card 90+1'
Lodygin Yellow card 90+7'
Luís Neto Yellow card 90+8'
Summary Marinato Yellow card 9'
Yanbayev Yellow card 26'
Samedov Yellow card 41' 45+3' (pen.)
Henty Yellow card 60'
Miranchuk Yellow card 88' Yellow-red card
Denisov Yellow card 90+4'
Tarasov Yellow card 90+8'
Stadium: Petrovsky Stadium
Attendance: 17,407
Referee: Russia Mikhail Vilkov
21 May 2016 30 Dynamo Moscow 0 - 3 Zenit St. Petersburg Khimki
14:30 MSK (UTC+3) Zhivoglyadov Yellow card 41'
Gabulov Yellow card 83'
Solomatin Yellow card 90+1'
Summary Dzyuba 59'
Kokorin 62' Yellow card 67'
Criscito Yellow card 86' 90+2' (pen.)
Stadium: Arena Khimki
Attendance: 12,407
Referee: Russia Sergei Ivanov

League table

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Source: Russian Premier League, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Matches won; 3) Head-to-head points; 4) Head-to-head matches won; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head goals scored; 7) Head-to-head away goals; 8) Goal difference; 9) Goals scored; 10) Away goals scored.[1]
(C) Champions
Notes:

Russian Super Cup

12 July 2015 Final Zenit St. Petersburg 1 1 (a.e.t.)
(4 2 p)
Lokomotiv Moscow Saint Petersburg
19:00 Smolnikov 83'
Rondón Yellow card 90+3'
Criscito Yellow card 93'
Hulk Yellow card 96'
Neto Yellow card 105'
Summary Niasse 28'
Kasaev Yellow card 43'
Guilherme Yellow card 54'
Tarasov Yellow card 75'
Kolomeytsev Yellow card 120+1'
Stadium: Petrovsky Stadium
Attendance: 17,337
Referee: A. Nikolaev
Penalties
Hulk soccer ball with check mark
Witsel soccer ball with check mark
Ansaldi soccer ball with check mark
Shatov soccer ball with red X
Criscito soccer ball with check mark
Grigoryev soccer ball with red X
Samedov soccer ball with check mark
Pejčinović soccer ball with check mark
Ćorluka soccer ball with red X

Russian Cup

23 September 2015 Round of 32 Volga Tver 0 3 (a.e.t.) Zenit St. Petersburg Tver
15:00 MSK (UTC+3) Nastusenko Yellow card 53'
Sargsyan Yellow card 81'
Roshchin Yellow card 96'
Summary Lombaerts Yellow card 20'
Danny Yellow card 29'
Criscito Yellow card 90'
Tkachuk 95', 105', 112'
Stadium: Khimik Stadium
29 October 2015 Round of 16 Zenit St. Petersburg 5 0 Tosno Saint Petersburg
19:00 MSK (UTC+3) Dzyuba 11', 39'
Witsel 18', 37'
Ryazantsev 44'
Lombaerts Yellow card 67'
Neto Yellow card 85'
Summary Prychynenko Yellow card 78'
Tetrashvili Yellow card 84'
Smirnov Yellow card 85'
Stadium: Petrovsky Stadium
Attendance: 16,156
28 February 2016 Quarter-finals Zenit St. Petersburg 1 0 (a.e.t.) Kuban Krasnodar Saint Petersburg
20:00 MSK (UTC+3) Hulk Yellow card 62'
Maurício 104'
Summary Seleznyov Yellow card 5'
Kontsedalov Yellow card 56'
Santana Yellow card 77'
Rabiu Yellow card 82'
Xandão Yellow card 85'
Stadium: Petrovsky Stadium
Attendance: 17,646
Referee: A. Eskov
20 April 2016 Semi-finals Amkar Perm 1 1 (a.e.t.)
(3–4 p)
Zenit St. Petersburg Perm
19:00 MSK (UTC+3) Idowu 19'
Belorukov Yellow card 62'
Selikhov Yellow card 87'
Zanev Yellow card 101'
Ogude Yellow card 110'
Kokorin Yellow card 32'
García 41'
Yusupov Yellow card 59'
Garay Yellow card 73'
Dzyuba Yellow card 119'
Stadium: Zvezda Stadium
Attendance: 15,660
Referee: Igor Fedotov
Penalties
Peev soccer ball with red X
Shavayev soccer ball with red X
Ogude soccer ball with check mark
Selikhov soccer ball with check mark
Prudnikov soccer ball with check mark
Zaytsev soccer ball with red X
soccer ball with check mark Hulk
soccer ball with red X Garay
soccer ball with red X Dzyuba
soccer ball with check mark Witsel
soccer ball with check mark Criscito
soccer ball with check mark García
2 May 2016 Final CSKA Moscow 1 4 Zenit St. Petersburg Kazan
16:00 MSK (UTC+3) Berezutski Yellow card 18'
Olanare 36'
Eremenko Yellow card 53'
Berezutski Red card 62'
Panchenko Yellow card 68'
Summary Hulk 34' (pen.) 63' (pen.) Yellow card 78'
Kokorin 55'
Yusupov 69'
Shatov Yellow card 75'
Stadium: Kazan Arena
Attendance: 36,562
Referee: Russia Aleksandr Egorov

Champions League

Group stage

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Source: UEFA
16 September 2015 1 Valencia Spain 2 3 Russia Zenit St. Petersburg Valencia
23:45 MSK (UTC+3) Alcácer Yellow card 53'
Cancelo 54'
Gomes 73', Yellow card 90+6'
Mustafi Yellow card 90+4'
Summary Hulk 9', 44', Yellow card 90+6'
Smolnikov Yellow card 16'
Witsel Yellow card 61', 76'
Stadium: Mestalla Stadium
Attendance: 28,005
Referee: Craig Thomson (Scotland)
29 September 2015 2 Zenit St. Petersburg Russia 2 1 Belgium Gent Saint Petersburg
21:45 MSK (UTC+3) Dzyuba 35'
García Yellow card 60'
Shatov 67'
Summary Depoitre Yellow card 42'
Matton 56'
Sayef Yellow card 88'
Pedersen Yellow card 90'
Stadium: Petrovsky Stadium
Attendance: 18,095
Referee: Matej Jug (Slovenia)
20 October 2015 3 Zenit St. Petersburg Russia 3 1 France Lyon Saint Petersburg
21:45 MSK (UTC+3) Dzyuba 3'
Hulk Yellow card 5' 56'
García Yellow card 51'
Danny 82'
Report Gonalons Yellow card 39'
Rafael Yellow card 46'
Lacazette 49'
Umtiti Yellow card 51'
Yanga-Mbiwa Yellow card 90+2'
Stadium: Petrovsky Stadium
Attendance: 17,517[2]
Referee: Martin Atkinson (England)
4 November 2015 4 Lyon France 0 2 Russia Zenit St. Petersburg Lyon
21:45 MSK (UTC+3) Gonalons Yellow card 32' Yellow-red card 72' Summary Witsel Yellow card 20'
Dzyuba 25', 57'
Criscito Yellow card 46'
García Yellow card 54'
Anyukov Yellow card 56' Yellow-red card 88'
Danny Yellow card 74'
Shatov Yellow card 90'
Stadium: Stade de Gerland
Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)
24 November 2015 5 Zenit St. Petersburg Russia 2 0 Spain Valencia Saint Petersburg
19:00 MSK (UTC+3) Shatov 15'
Criscito Yellow card 17'
Yusupov Yellow card 71'
Dzyuba 74'
Witsel Yellow card 78'
Summary Mir Yellow card 45'
Vezo Red card 80'
Stadium: Petrovsky Stadium
Attendance: 17,002
Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen (Norway)
9 December 2015 6 Gent Belgium 2 1 Russia Zenit St. Petersburg Ghent
21:45 MSK (UTC+3) Depoitre 18'
Milićević 78', Yellow card 79'
Mitrović Yellow card 90+2'
Report Garay Yellow card 44'
Dzyuba 65'
García Yellow card 75'
Yusupov Yellow card 76'
Lodygin Yellow card 79'
Lombaerts Yellow card 89'
Danny Yellow card 90+2'
Stadium: Ghelamco Arena
Referee: Jorge Sousa (Portugal)

Knockout phase

Round of 16
16 February 2016 1 Benfica Portugal 1 0 Russia Zenit St. Petersburg Lisbon
23:45 MSK (UTC+3) Almeida Yellow card 16'
Jardel Yellow card 35'
Pizzi Yellow card 43'
Jonas 90+1', Yellow card 90+2'
Report Witsel Yellow card 32'
García Yellow card 59'
Criscito Yellow card 67' Yellow-red card 90'
Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 48,615
Referee: Gianluca Rocchi (Italy)
9 March 2016 2 Zenit St. Petersburg Russia 1 2
(1 3 agg.)
Portugal Benfica Saint Petersburg
20:00 MSK (UTC+3) Hulk 69', Yellow card 90+5' Report Mitroglou Yellow card 36'
Pizzi Yellow card 49'
Gaitán 85'
Talisca 90+6'
Stadium: Petrovsky Stadium
Attendance: 17,688
Referee: Viktor Kassai (Hungary)

Squad statistics

As of match played 28 April 2016

Appearances and goals

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Goal Scorers

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Disciplinary record

Number Nation Position Name Russian Premier League Super Cup Russian Cup Champions League Total
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
1RussiaGKYuri Lodygin1000001020
2RussiaDFAleksandr Anyukov0000001111
4ItalyDFDomenico Criscito3010103181
6BelgiumDFNicolas Lombaerts1000201040
7BrazilFWHulk70101030120
9RussiaFWKokorin1000100020
10PortugalMFDanny3000102060
13PortugalDFLuís Neto80101000100
14RussiaMFArtur Yusupov5000102080
17RussiaMFOleg Shatov2000001030
19RussiaDFIgor Smolnikov2000001030
21SpainMFJavi García60000050110
22RussiaFWArtyom Dzyuba2000100030
23VenezuelaFWSalomón Rondón0010000010
24ArgentinaDFEzequiel Garay1000101030
28BelgiumMFAxel Witsel3000004070
81RussiaMFYuri Zhirkov1000000010
94RussiaMFAleksei Yevseyev0100000001
TOTALS 46 1 4 0 10 0 25 2 85 3

References

  1. "Premier League 2015/2016 - Season rules". Scoresway. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
  2. "Full Time Summary Matchday 3 – Tuesday 20 October 2015" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 20 October 2015. Retrieved 20 October 2015.

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