2020–21_FC_Zenit_Saint_Petersburg_season
2020–21 FC Zenit Saint Petersburg season
Zenit Saint Petersburg 2020–21 football 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.
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FC Zenit players and fans celebrating their Russian Premier League title win | |||
| Chairman | Aleksander Medvedev | ||
| Manager | Sergei Semak | ||
| Stadium | Gazprom Arena | ||
| Premier League | Champions | ||
| Russian Cup | Round of 16 | ||
| Super Cup | Winners | ||
| UEFA Champions League | Group stage | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Artem Dzyuba (20) All: Artem Dzyuba (22) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 39,793 vs Lokomotiv Moscow (2 May 2021) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 1,184 vs Ural Yekaterinburg (5 December 2020) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 18,912 (2 May 2021) | ||
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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]
- As of match played 16 May 2021
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| No. | Name | Nationality | Position | Date of birth (Age) | Signed from | Signed in | Contract ends | Apps. | Goals | |
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| 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 | ||
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Main articles: List of Russian football transfers summer 2020 and List of Russian football transfers winter 2020–21
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| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
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| 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] |
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Loans in
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| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Date to | Ref. |
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| 15 October 2020 | DF | | Dmitri Chistyakov | Rostov | End of season | [12] |
| 12 February 2021 | MF | | Nikita Koldunov | Sochi | End of season | [22] |
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| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
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| 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] |
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Loans out
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| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Date to | Ref. |
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| 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] |
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| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | Joined | Date | Ref. |
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| 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 |
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Riga 
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Zenit St.Petersburg
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| 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) |
Pakhtakor Tashkent 
v Zenit St.Petersburg
v Zenit St.Petersburg
| 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 |
Shakhtyor Soligorsk 
v Zenit St.Petersburg
v Zenit St.Petersburg
| 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) |
Ural Yekaterinburg v Zenit St.Petersburg
| 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) |
Ararat-Armenia 
v Zenit St.Petersburg
v Zenit St.Petersburg
| 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) |
Noah v Zenit St.Petersburg
v Zenit St.Petersburg
| 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 |
Jordan 
v Zenit St.Petersburg
v Zenit St.Petersburg
| 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) |
Uzbekistan v Zenit St.Petersburg
v Zenit St.Petersburg
| 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 |
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| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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| 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 | ||||
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Last updated: 16 May 2021
Source: Competitions
Super Cup
Main article: 2020 Russian Super Cup
Zenit St.Petersburg v Lokomotiv Moscow
| 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
Main article: 2020–21 Russian Premier League
League table
More information Pos, Pld ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 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[lower-alpha 1] |
| 4 | Rubin Kazan | 30 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 42 | 33 | +9 | 53[lower-alpha 2] | Qualification for the Europa Conference League third qualifying round |
| 5 | Sochi | 30 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 49 | 33 | +16 | 53[lower-alpha 2] | Qualification for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round |
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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:
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:
- 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.
Results summary
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| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| 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 |
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Last updated: 16 May 2021.
Source: See Results
Results by round
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| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
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| Ground | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | A |
| Result | W | W | W | W | L | D | W | D | W | D | W | L | W | W | D | D | W | W | W | D | L | W | W | W | W | D | W | W | D | W |
| Position | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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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
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Results
Rotor Volgograd v Zenit St.Petersburg
| 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 |
Rostov v Zenit St.Petersburg
| 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 |
Zenit St.Petersburg v CSKA Moscow
| 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 |
Zenit St.Petersburg v Tambov
| 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 |
Dynamo Moscow v Zenit St.Petersburg
| 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 |
Lokomotiv Moscow v Zenit St.Petersburg
| 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 |
Zenit St.Petersburg v Arsenal Tula
| 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 |
Ural Yekaterinburg v Zenit St.Petersburg
| 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 |
Zenit St.Petersburg v Ufa
| 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 |
Spartak Moscow v Zenit St.Petersburg
| 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 |
Zenit St.Petersburg v Sochi
| 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 |
Zenit St.Petersburg v Rubin Kazan
| 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 |
Khimki v Zenit St.Petersburg
| 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 |
Zenit St.Petersburg v Krasnodar
| 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 |
Akhmat Grozny v Zenit St.Petersburg
| 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 |
Arsenal Tula v Zenit St.Petersburg
| 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 |
Zenit St.Petersburg v Ural Yekaterinburg
| 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 |
Zenit St.Petersburg v Dynamo Moscow
| 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 |
Zenit St.Petersburg v Spartak Moscow
| 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 |
Zenit St.Petersburg v Rostov
| 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 |
Rubin Kazan v Zenit St.Petersburg
| 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 |
Zenit St.Petersburg v Akhmat Grozny
| 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 |
CSKA Moscow v Zenit St.Petersburg
| 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 |
Zenit St.Petersburg v Khimki
| 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 |
Sochi v Zenit St.Petersburg
| 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 |
Krasnodar v Zenit St.Petersburg
| 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 |
Zenit St.Petersburg v Rotor Volgograd
| 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 |
Zenit St.Petersburg v Lokomotiv Moscow
| 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 |
Russian Cup
Main article: 2020–21 Russian Cup
Zenit St.Petersburg v Arsenal Tula
| 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
Main article: 2020–21 UEFA Champions League
Group stage
Main article: 2020–21 UEFA Champions League group stage § Group F
More information Pos, Pld ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 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 |
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Zenit St.Petersburg v 
Club Brugge
v Club Brugge
| 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) |
Borussia Dortmund 
v Zenit St.Petersburg
v Zenit St.Petersburg
| 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) |
Zenit St.Petersburg v 
Lazio
v Lazio
| 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) |
Lazio v Zenit St.Petersburg
v Zenit St.Petersburg
| 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) |
Club Brugge v Zenit St.Petersburg
v Zenit St.Petersburg
| 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) |
Zenit St.Petersburg v Borussia Dortmund
v Borussia Dortmund
| 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) |
- As of match played 16 May 2021
Appearances and goals
More information No., Pos ...
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Premier League | Russian Cup | Super Cup | Champions League | |||||
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| 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 |
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Goal scorers
More information Place, Position ...
| Place | Position | Nation | Number | Name | Premier League | Russian Cup | Super Cup | Champions League | Total |
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| 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 | ||||
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Clean sheets
More information Place, Position ...
| Place | Position | Nation | Number | Name | Premier League | Russian Cup | Super Cup | Champions League | Total |
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| 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 | ||||
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Disciplinary record
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| 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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