2019–20 FC Zenit Saint Petersburg season

FC Zenit Saint Petersburg
2019–20 season
ChairmanAleksander Medvedev
ManagerSergei Semak
StadiumGazprom Arena
Premier League1st
Russian CupChampions
Super CupRunners-up
Champions LeagueGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague: Sardar Azmoun & Artem Dzyuba (17)
All: Sardar Azmoun & Artem Dzyuba (21)
Highest home attendance54,078
(vs. Krasnodar, 3 August 2019, Russian Premier League)
Lowest home attendance42,431
(vs. Arsenal Tula, 13 September 2019, Russian Premier League)

The 2019–20 Zenit Saint Petersburg season was the 95th season in the club's history and its 24th consecutive season in the Russian Premier League. Zenit are the defending Premier League champions and as such participate in the UEFA Champions League group stage as well as the Super Cup and the Russian Cup.

Season Events

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20 June, goalkeeper Igor Obukhov joined SKA-Khabarovsk on a season-long loan.[1]

On 25 June, Zenit announced that Aleksandr Anyukov had retired from playing, and had taken up a coaching role with the club.[2] On 10 June, Zenit announced that Claudio Marchisio had left the club after his contract was terminated by mutual consent.[3]

On 4 July, Zenit announced the signing of Douglas Santos from Hamburger SV on a five-year contract,[4] the departure of Dmitry Poloz to Sochi for an undisclosed fee,[5] and the loan move of Daniil Lesovoy to Arsenal Tula until the end of the season.[6]

On 5 July, Zenit announced that Mikhail Kerzhakov and Yuri Zhirkov had both signed new one-year contract with the club, keeping them at Zenit until the end of the 2019/20 season.[7]

On 8 July, Zenit announced the signing of Aleksei Sutormin on a 3-year contract, with the option of a 1-year extension, from Rubin Kazan,[8] and the departure of Elmir Nabiullin to Sochi.[9]

On 12 July, Hernani joined Parma on a season-long loan deal,[10] and Yegor Baburin moved permanently to Rostov.[11]

On 13 July, Aleksandr Anyukov came out of retirement to join Krylia Sovetov Samara on loan for the 2019–20 season.[12]

On 18 July, Aleksandr Yerokhin extended his contract with Zenit for another three-years.[13] The following day, 19 July, Andrei Mostovoy moved to Sochi on a season-long loan deal.[14]

On 23 July, Zenit announced the return of Aleksandr Vasyutin on a four-year contract from Sarpsborg 08[15]

On 2 August, Zenit announced the signing of Malcom on a five-year contract from Barcelona.[16]

On 5 August, Zenit announced that Christian Noboa had left the club to sign for Sochi on a permanent transfer,[17] with Anton Zabolotny making the same move three days later.[18]

On 12 August, Luka Đorđević left Zenit to sign for Lokomotiv Moscow on a permanent transfer.[19]

On 21 August, Zenit announced the signing of Danil Krugovoy on a five-year contract from FC Ufa, with the defender staying in Ufa on loan for the remainder of the season.[20]

On 29 August, Zenit announced the signing of Vladimir Khubulov on a season-long loan from Akhmat Grozny.[21]

On 31 August, Zenit announced the arrival of Yordan Osorio on a season-long loan deal from Porto, with the option to make the move permanent at the end of the season.[22]

On 2 September, Vyacheslav Karavayev signed for Zenit on a four-year contract from Vitesse,[23] and Emiliano Rigoni moved to Sampdoria on loan until the end of season, with an option to make the move permanent at the end of the season,[24] and Miha Mevlja moved to Sochi on a permanent transfer.[25]

Also on September, Denis Terentyev extended his contract with Zenit for an additional year, and joined Ufa on loan for the remainder of the season.[26]

On 21 January, Kokorin scored a hat-trick for Zenit in their 10–0 victory over Qatar club Al Uwaynah, before PFC Sochi announced they had signed Kokorin on loan until the end of the season.[27]

On 24 January, Matías Kranevitter left Zenit by mutual consent.[28]

On 1 February, Zenit announced the return of Emiliano Rigoni from his loan deal with Sampdoria.[29]

On 12 February, Maksim Rudakov left Zenit to sign for Rostov.[30]

On 17 February, Zenit confirmed that Kokorin had join Sochi on loan for the remainder of the season.[31]

On 16 March, Zenit's away game against CSKA Moscow scheduled for 22 March, was postponed after the Mayor of Moscow banned outdoor sporting events due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[32]

On 17 March, the Russian Premier League postponed all league fixtures until April 10 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[33]

On 1 April, the Russian Football Union extended the suspension of football until 31 May.[34]

On 15 May, the Russian Football Union announced that the Russian Premier League season would resume on 21 June.[35]

Squad

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As of match played 25 July 2020
No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (Age) Signed from Signed in Contract ends Apps. Goals
Goalkeepers
41 Mikhail Kerzhakov Russia GK (1987-01-28)28 January 1987 (aged 33) Anzhi Makhachkala 2015 2020[7] 38 0
71 Daniil Odoyevskiy Russia GK (2003-01-22)22 January 2003 (aged 17) Academy 2019 0 0
78 Aleksandr Vasyutin Russia GK (1995-03-04)4 March 1995 (aged 25) Sarpsborg 08 2019[15] 2023[15] 3 0
99 Andrey Lunyov Russia GK (1991-11-13)13 November 1991 (aged 28) Ufa 2016 2021 104 0
Defenders
3 Douglas Santos Brazil DF (1994-03-22)22 March 1994 (aged 26) Hamburger SV 2019[4] 2024[4] 38 0
4 Yordan Osorio Venezuela DF (1994-05-10)10 May 1994 (aged 26) loan from Porto 2019[22] 2020[22] 16 0
6 Branislav Ivanović Serbia DF (1984-02-22)22 February 1984 (aged 36) Chelsea 2017[36] 2020 124 11
15 Vyacheslav Karavayev Russia DF (1995-05-20)20 May 1995 (aged 25) Vitesse 2019[23] 2023[23] 31 1
19 Igor Smolnikov Russia DF (1988-08-08)8 August 1988 (aged 31) Krasnodar 2013 198 10
24 Emanuel Mammana Argentina DF (1996-02-10)10 February 1996 (aged 24) Lyon 2017 2022 41 0
44 Yaroslav Rakitskyi Ukraine DF (1989-08-03)3 August 1989 (aged 30) Shakhtar Donetsk 2019[37] 2022[37] 53 4
54 Nikita Kakkoyev Russia DF (1999-08-22)22 August 1999 (aged 20) Academy 2016 1 0
80 Ilya Skrobotov Russia DF (2000-07-06)6 July 2000 (aged 20) Academy 2017 4 1
87 Danila Prokhin Russia DF (2001-05-24)24 May 2001 (aged 19) Academy 2019 4 0
88 Dmitri Bogayev Russia DF (1994-01-24)24 January 1994 (aged 26) Palanga 2017 2020 7 0
Midfielders
5 Wílmar Barrios Colombia MF (1993-10-16)16 October 1993 (aged 26) Boca Juniors 2019[38] 2023[38] 49 2
10 Emiliano Rigoni Argentina MF (1993-02-04)4 February 1993 (aged 27) Independiente 2017 2021 54 12
14 Daler Kuzyayev Russia MF (1993-01-15)15 January 1993 (aged 27) Terek Grozny 2017 2020 93 10
17 Oleg Shatov Russia MF (1990-07-29)29 July 1990 (aged 29) Anzhi Makhachkala 2013 191 30
18 Yuri Zhirkov Russia MF (1983-08-20)20 August 1983 (aged 36) Dynamo Moscow 2016 2020[7] 106 5
21 Aleksandr Yerokhin Russia MF (1989-10-13)13 October 1989 (aged 30) Rostov 2017 2022[13] 94 17
27 Magomed Ozdoyev Russia MF (1992-11-05)5 November 1992 (aged 27) Rubin Kazan 2018 2022 65 5
38 Leon Musayev Russia MF (1999-01-25)25 January 1999 (aged 21) Academy 2016 13 0
55 Kirill Kaplenko Russia MF (1999-06-15)15 June 1999 (aged 21) Krasnodar 2017 3 0
84 Ilya Vorobyov Russia MF (1999-07-11)11 July 1999 (aged 21) Academy 2017 1 0
91 Aleksei Sutormin Russia MF (1994-01-10)10 January 1994 (aged 26) Rubin Kazan 2019[8] 2022[8] 31 5
Forwards
7 Sardar Azmoun Iran FW (1995-01-01)1 January 1995 (aged 25) Rubin Kazan 2019[39] 2022[39] 54 33
8 Malcom Brazil FW (1997-02-26)26 February 1997 (aged 23) Barcelona 2019[16] 2024[16] 15 4
11 Sebastián Driussi Argentina FW (1996-02-09)9 February 1996 (aged 24) River Plate 2017 2021 115 23
22 Artem Dzyuba Russia FW (1988-08-22)22 August 1988 (aged 31) Spartak Moscow 2015 175 73
92 Daniil Shamkin Russia FW (2002-06-22)22 June 2002 (aged 18) Academy 2020 4 0
Away on loan
74 Sergei Ivanov Russia MF (1997-01-07)7 January 1997 (aged 23) Academy 2015 1 0
Danil Krugovoy Russia DF (1998-05-28)28 May 1998 (aged 22) Ufa 2019[20] 2024[20] 0 0
Denis Terentyev Russia DF (1992-08-13)13 August 1992 (aged 27) Rostov 2017 12 0
Hernani Brazil MF (1994-03-27)27 March 1994 (aged 26) Atlético Paranaense 2016 2021 36 1
Andrei Mostovoy Russia MF (1997-11-05)5 November 1997 (aged 22) Khimki 2019 0 0
Aleksandr Kokorin Russia FW (1991-03-19)19 March 1991 (aged 29) Dynamo Moscow 2016 93 35
Ivan Tarasov Russia FW (2000-01-30)30 January 2000 (aged 20) Academy 2017 0 0
Left during the season
16 Christian Noboa Ecuador MF (1985-04-09)9 April 1985 (aged 35) Rostov 2017 2020 22 1
20 Róbert Mak Slovakia MF (1991-03-08)8 March 1991 (aged 29) PAOK 2016 2020 71 14
23 Miha Mevlja Slovenia DF (1990-06-12)12 June 1990 (aged 30) Rostov 2017 2021 42 1
29 Anton Zabolotny Russia FW (1991-06-13)13 June 1991 (aged 29) Tosno 2018 2021 43 4
32 Matías Kranevitter Argentina MF (1993-05-21)21 May 1993 (aged 27) Atlético Madrid 2017 2021 52 0
34 Sergei Zuykov Russia DF (1993-09-19)19 September 1993 (aged 26) Volgar Astrakhan 2017 0 0
71 Yegor Baburin Russia GK (1993-08-09)9 August 1993 (aged 26) Academy 2010 7 0
77 Luka Đorđević Montenegro FW (1994-07-09)9 July 1994 (aged 26) Mogren 2012 30 3
Igor Obukhov Russia GK (1996-05-29)29 May 1996 (aged 24) Academy 2012 0 0
Maksim Rudakov Russia GK (1996-01-22)22 January 1996 (aged 24) Academy 2012 0 0
Aleksandr Anyukov Russia DF (1982-09-28)28 September 1982 (aged 37) Coaching Staff 2019 417 13
Daniil Lesovoy Russia MF (1998-01-12)12 January 1998 (aged 22) Dynamo Kyiv 2016 0 0

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK Russia RUS Igor Obukhov (at SKA-Khabarovsk)
— DF Russia RUS Danil Krugovoy (at Ufa)
— DF Russia RUS Denis Terentyev (at Ufa)
— MF Argentina ARG Emiliano Rigoni (at Sampdoria)
— MF Brazil BRA Hernani (at Parma)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Russia RUS Sergei Ivanov (at Krylia Sovetov)
— MF Russia RUS Andrei Mostovoy (at Sochi)
— FW Russia RUS Aleksandr Kokorin (at Sochi)
— FW Russia RUS Ivan Tarasov (at HJK)

Transfers

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Main articles: List of Russian football transfers summer 2019 and List of Russian football transfers winter 2019–20

In

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Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
4 July 2019 DF Brazil Douglas Santos Hamburger SV Undisclosed [4]
8 July 2019 MF Russia Aleksei Sutormin Rubin Kazan Undisclosed [8]
13 July 2019 DF Russia Aleksandr Anyukov Coaching Staff Free [12]
23 July 2019 GK Russia Aleksandr Vasyutin Sarpsborg 08 Undisclosed [15]
2 August 2019 FW Brazil Malcom Barcelona Undisclosed [16]
21 August 2019 DF Russia Danil Krugovoy Ufa Undisclosed [20]
2 September 2019 DF Russia Vyacheslav Karavayev Vitesse Undisclosed [23]

Loans in

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Date from Position Nationality Name To Date to Ref.
29 August 2019 MF Russia Vladimir Khubulov Akhmat Grozny End of Season [21]
31 August 2019 DF Venezuela Yordan Osorio Porto End of Season [22]

Out

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Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
27 June 2019 FW Russia Andrei Panyukov Ural Yekaterinburg Undisclosed [40]
2 July 2019 DF Russia Ivan Novoseltsev Sochi Undisclosed [41]
2 July 2019 DF Russia Ibragim Tsallagov Sochi Undisclosed [41]
4 July 2019 FW Russia Dmitry Poloz Sochi Undisclosed [5]
4 July 2019 MF Russia Vitali Gorulyov SKA-Khabarovsk Undisclosed [42]
8 July 2019 DF Russia Elmir Nabiullin Sochi Undisclosed [9]
12 July 2019 GK Russia Yegor Baburin Rostov Undisclosed [11]
5 August 2019 MF Ecuador Christian Noboa Sochi Undisclosed [17]
8 August 2019 FW Russia Anton Zabolotny Sochi Undisclosed [18]
12 August 2019 FW Montenegro Luka Đorđević Lokomotiv Moscow Undisclosed [19]
2 September 2019 DF Slovenia Miha Mevlja Sochi Undisclosed [25]
24 January 2020 DF Russia Sergei Bugriyev Tom Tomsk Undisclosed [43]
30 January 2020 MF Slovakia Róbert Mak Konyaspor Undisclosed [44]
7 February 2020 DF Russia Sergei Zuykov Nizhny Novgorod Undisclosed [45]
12 February 2020 GK Russia Maksim Rudakov Rostov Undisclosed [30]
30 June 2020 GK Russia Igor Obukhov SKA-Khabarovsk Undisclosed
3 July 2020 MF Russia Daniil Lesovoy Arsenal Tula Undisclosed [46]

Loans out

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Date from Position Nationality Name To Date to Ref.
9 November 2018 GK Russia Maksim Rudakov HJK 31 December 2019 [47]
25 February 2019 FW Russia Ivan Tarasov HJK 31 December 2019 [48]
20 June 2019 GK Russia Igor Obukhov SKA-Khabarovsk End of Season [1]
4 July 2019 MF Russia Daniil Lesovoy Arsenal Tula 3 July 2020 [6][46]
12 July 2019 MF Brazil Hernani Parma End of Season [10]
13 July 2019 DF Russia Aleksandr Anyukov Krylia Sovetov End of Season [12]
19 July 2019 MF Russia Andrei Mostovoy Sochi End of Season [14]
21 August 2019 DF Russia Danil Krugovoy Ufa End of Season [20]
2 September 2019 MF Argentina Emiliano Rigoni Sampdoria 1 February 2020 [24][29]
2 September 2019 DF Russia Denis Terentyev Ufa End of Season [26]
6 February 2020 MF Russia Sergei Ivanov Krylia Sovetov End of Season [49]
17 February 2020 FW Russia Aleksandr Kokorin Sochi End of Season [31]

Released

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Date Position Nationality Name Joined Date Ref.
Summer 2019 GK Russia Yuri Lodygin Gazişehir Gaziantep 3 August 2019 [50]
Summer 2019 MF Russia Nikita Koldunov Sochi
25 June 2019 DF Russia Aleksandr Anyukov Retired [2]
1 July 2019 MF Italy Claudio Marchisio Retired 3 October 2019 [3][51]
24 January 2020 MF Argentina Matías Kranevitter Monterrey 26 January 2020 [28][52]
28 May 2020 DF Russia Aleksandr Anyukov Retired [53]

Friendlies

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21 June 2019 Wacker Innsbruck Austria 1 – 6 Russia Zenit St.Petersburg Sankt Ulrich am Pillersee, Austria
19:00 MSK (UTC+3) 11' Report Shatov 26', 27'
Rigoni 33'
Yerokhin 59'
Zabolotny 61', 66'		 Stadium: Sankt Ulrich Sports Centre
25 June 2019 Levski Sofia Bulgaria 0 – 1 Russia Zenit St.Petersburg Sankt Ulrich am Pillersee, Austria
19:00 MSK (UTC+3) Report Azmoun 48' (pen.) Stadium: Sankt Ulrich Sports Centre
29 June 2019 Budapest Honvéd Hungary 0 – 3 Russia Zenit St.Petersburg Austria
12:00 MSK (UTC+3) Report Mevlja 21'
Hernani 74'
Đorđević 86' (pen.)
29 June 2019 Red Star Belgrade Serbia 0 – 1 Russia Zenit St.Petersburg Austria
17:30 MSK (UTC+3) Report Azmoun 39'
Ozdoyev Yellow card 79'
8 September 2019 Zenit St.Petersburg 2 – 1 Sochi Saint Petersburg, Russia
14:00 MSK (UTC+3) Sutormin 3'
Bachinsky 22'		 Report Burmistrov 36' Stadium: Stadion SDYuShOR Smena
Attendance: 1,868
21 January 2020 Al Uwaynah Qatar 0 – 10 Russia Zenit St.Petersburg Doha, Qatar
17:00 MSK (UTC+3) Report Kokorin 6', 9', 36'
Dzyuba 34', 36'
Osorio 56'
Azmoun 59', 67', 83'
Driussi 72'		 Stadium: Aspire Academy
Referee: Mohamed Nasser
25 January 2020 Red Bull Salzburg Austria 6 – 3 Russia Zenit St.Petersburg Doha, Qatar
16:00 MSK (UTC+3) Osorio Yellow card 4' 53'
Rakitskiy Yellow card 7'
Kerzhakov Yellow card 29'
Shatov 54'
Mak 76'		 Report Berisha 5'
Ramalho 33'
Hwang 34'
Adeyemi 63'
Pokorný 78'
Koïta 90'		 Stadium: Aspire Academy
Note: Match consisted of 3x40mins.
1 February 2020 Zenit St.Petersburg Russia 4 – 0 Luxembourg F91 Dudelange La Nucia, Spain
17:00 MSK (UTC+3) Osorio 2'
Driussi 20'
Smolnikov 27'
Sutormin 84' (pen.)		 Report Stadium: Camilo Cano Stadium
6 February 2020 Zenit St.Petersburg Russia 4 – 0 Georgia (country) Saburtalo Tbilisi Benidorm, Spain
20:30 MSK (UTC+3) Sutormin 21'
Barrios 38'
Shatov 60'
Shamkin 62'		 Report Referee: Manuel Muñoz
9 February 2020 CSKA Moscow 2 – 3 Zenit St.Petersburg La Nucia, Spain
16:00 MSK (UTC+3) Bistrović 22'
Chalov 43'		 Report Dzyuba 59', 61'
Azmoun 64'		 Stadium: Camilo Cano
9 February 2020 Zenit St.Petersburg 3 – 1 Leningradets Leningrad Oblast Benidorm, Spain
18:00 MSK (UTC+3) Rigoni 31', 43'
Vorobyov 58'		 Report D.Luchin 63'
17 February 2020 Zenit St.Petersburg 4 – 2 Alania Vladikavkaz Belek, Turkey
11:00 MSK (UTC+3) Yerokhin 29', 64'
Musayev Yellow card 31'
Rigoni 45', 54'
Vorobyov Yellow card 50'
Zhirkov Yellow card 59'
Shamkin Yellow card 62'		 Report Mashukov 5'
Da.Kobesov 67' (pen.)
17 February 2020 Zenit St.Petersburg Russia 3 – 1 Kazakhstan Kairat Belek, Turkey
17:00 MSK (UTC+3) Ozdoyev Red card 8'
Malcom 25'
Douglas 67'
Azmoun 68'		 Report Tungyshbayev 34'
22 February 2020 Zenit St.Petersburg Russia 1 – 1 Belarus Isloch Belek, Turkey
11:00 MSK (UTC+3) Driussi 51' Osorio (o.g.)
22 February 2020 Zenit St.Petersburg Russia 1 – 1 Belarus Dinamo Minsk Belek, Turkey
17:00 MSK (UTC+3) Zhirkov 44' Klimovich 33'

Competitions

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Super Cup

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Main article: 2019 Russian Super Cup
6 July 2019 Zenit St.Petersburg 2–3 Lokomotiv Moscow Moscow
19:00 MSK (UTC+3) Azmoun 45+2', 52'
Smolnikov Yellow card 51'
Ozdoyev Yellow card 68' Yellow-red card 90+2'		 Report Smolov 6'
Zhivoglyadov Yellow card 19'
Al.Miranchuk 79', 81'		 Stadium: VTB Arena
Attendance: 21,382
Referee: Sergey Lapochkin

Premier League

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Main article: 2019–20 Russian Premier League

Results by round

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Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
GroundHAAHAHAAHHAAHAHAAHHHHHAHAAHAHA
ResultWWWDWDLWWWLWWWDWWWWDDWWWWWWDWW
Position321111522154211111111111111111
Updated to match(es) played on 22 July 2020. Source: See Results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

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14 July 2019 1 Zenit St.Petersburg 2–1 Tambov Saint Petersburg
19:00 MSK (UTC+3) Yerokhin 46'
Dzyuba 48'
Rakitskiy Yellow card 60'
Barrios Yellow card 80'		 Report Benito 71'
Appayev Yellow card 80'
Takazov Yellow card 88'		 Stadium: Krestovsky Stadium
Attendance: 46,231
Referee: Aleksei Eskov
21 July 2019 2 Sochi 0–2 Zenit St.Petersburg Sochi
21:30 MSK (UTC+3) Miladinović Yellow card 29'
Novoseltsev Yellow card 43'		 Report Azmoun 30' (pen.)
Ozdoyev 88'		 Stadium: Fisht Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 35,102
Referee: Aleksei Matyunin
28 July 2019 3 Orenburg 0–2 Zenit St.Petersburg Orenburg
14:00 MSK (UTC+3) Kozlov Yellow card 54'
Dovbnya Yellow card 89'		 Report Azmoun 1'
Dzyuba 55' (pen.) Yellow card 65'
Sutormin Yellow card 77'
Barrios Yellow card 80'		 Stadium: Gazovik Stadium
Attendance: 6,626
Referee: Sergei Karasev
3 August 2019 4 Zenit St.Petersburg 1–1 Krasnodar Saint Petersburg
21:30 MSK (UTC+3) Zhirkov Yellow card 2'
Barrios Yellow card 28'
Dzyuba 90+1'		 Report Vilhena Yellow card 36'
Cabella Yellow card 54'
Ramírez Yellow card 61'
Ari Yellow card 89'		 Stadium: Krestovsky Stadium
Attendance: 54,078
Referee: Aleksei Eskov
10 August 2019 5 Dynamo Moscow 0–2 Zenit St.Petersburg Moscow
19:00 MSK (UTC+3) Joãozinho Yellow card 26'
Panchenko Yellow card 56'
Rykov Yellow card 60'
Yusupov Yellow card 69' Yellow-red card 80'		 Report Dzyuba 10'
Ozdoyev Yellow card 35' 88'
Azmoun Yellow card 39'
Sutormin Yellow card 59'		 Stadium: VTB Arena
Attendance: 19,095
Referee: Evgeny Turbin
17 August 2019 6 Zenit St.Petersburg 0–0 Akhmat Grozny Saint Petersburg
19:00 MSK (UTC+3) Smolnikov Yellow card 24'
Ozdoyev Yellow card 74'
Rakitskiy Yellow card 90+4'		 Report Utsiyev Red card 7'
Berisha Yellow card 14'
Roshi Yellow card 66'
Nižić Yellow card 90+4'		 Stadium: Krestovsky Stadium
Attendance: 48,468
Referee: Aleksei Matyunin
24 August 2019 7 Ufa 1–0 Zenit St.Petersburg Ufa
16:30 MSK (UTC+3) Fomin Yellow card 52' 79'
Carp Yellow card 53'
Belenov Yellow card 76'		 Report Ozdoyev Yellow card 35'
Yerokhin Yellow card 46'
Ivanović Yellow card 87'
Rakitskiy Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Neftyanik Stadium
Attendance: 13,368
Referee: Sergey Ivanov
1 September 2019 8 Spartak Moscow 0–1 Zenit St.Petersburg Moscow
19:00 MSK (UTC+3) Guliyev Yellow card 3'
Ayrton Yellow card 15'		 Report Ozdoyev Yellow card 27'
Zhirkov 41' Yellow card 54'
Rigoni Yellow card 44'
Ivanović Yellow card 61'
Douglas Yellow card 65'		 Stadium: Otkritie Arena
Attendance: 43,482
Referee: Vitali Meshkov
13 September 2019 9 Zenit St.Petersburg 3–1 Arsenal Tula Saint Petersburg
20:00 MSK (UTC+3) Dzyuba 6'
Azmoun soccer ball with red X 22' Yellow card 75'
Driussi 66' (pen.)
Shatov 88'		 Report Denisov Yellow card 39'
Bauer Yellow card 42'
Berkhamov 56'
Lutsenko Yellow card 67'		 Stadium: Krestovsky Stadium
Attendance: 42,431
Referee: Pavel Kukyan
21 September 2019 10 Zenit St.Petersburg 5–0 Rubin Kazan Saint Petersburg
19:00 MSK (UTC+3) Ivanović 58'
Sutormin 65', 75'
Mak 82'
Shatov 87'		 Report Mogilevets Yellow card 90+4' Stadium: Krestovsky Stadium
Attendance: 43,598
Referee: Sergei Karasev
28 September 2019 11 Lokomotiv Moscow 1–0 Zenit St.Petersburg Moscow
19:00 MSK (UTC+3) Krychowiak Yellow card 20' 48' Report Kuzyayev Yellow card 83'
Barrios Yellow card 85'
Rakitskiy Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: RZD Arena
Attendance: 21,598
Referee: Mikhail Vilkov
6 October 2019 12 Ural Yekaterinburg 1–3 Zenit St.Petersburg Yekaterinburg
11:30 MSK (UTC+3) Shatov 58' (o.g.) Report Ivanović 3'
Ozdoyev 27'
Azmoun 63'		 Stadium: Central Stadium
Attendance: 22,432
Referee: Nikolay Voloshin
19 October 2019 13 Zenit St.Petersburg 6–1 Rostov Saint Petersburg
19:00 MSK (UTC+3) Dzyuba 14' (pen.), 20', 80' (pen.)
Ozdoyev Yellow card 17'
Azmoun 44'
Barrios Yellow card 56' 90+2'
Karavayev 61'
Ivanović Yellow card 81'		 Report Hadžikadunić Yellow card 12'
Eremenko Yellow card 19' 83' (pen.)
Chistyakov Yellow card 78'
Chernov Yellow card 79'		 Stadium: Krestovsky Stadium
Attendance: 58,639
Referee: Sergei Karasev
27 October 2019 14 Krylia Sovetov 0–2 Zenit St.Petersburg Samara
14:00 MSK (UTC+3) Mijailović Yellow card 67'
Kombarov Yellow card 88'		 Report Karavayev Yellow card 23'
Zhirkov 28'
Dzyuba 90+3'		 Stadium: Samara Arena
Attendance: 32,560
Referee: Stanislav Vasilyev
2 November 2019 15 Zenit St.Petersburg 1–1 CSKA Moscow Saint Petersburg
19:00 MSK (UTC+3) Yerokhin 73'
Azmoun Yellow card 85'
Douglas Yellow card 90+5'
Barrios Yellow card 90+6'		 Report Vlašić 45+1'
Bijol Yellow card 51' Yellow-red card 54'
Karpov Yellow card 54'
Oblyakov Yellow card 86'
Fernandes Yellow card 90+6'		 Stadium: Krestovsky Stadium
Attendance: 48,141
Referee: Mikhail Vilkov
10 November 2019 16 Arsenal Tula 0–1 Zenit St.Petersburg Tula
14:00 MSK (UTC+3) Álvarez Yellow card 54'
Tkachyov Yellow card 69'		 Report Karavayev Yellow card 23'
Azmoun 63'		 Stadium: Arsenal Stadium
Attendance: 16,095
Referee: Aleksei Eskov
23 November 2019 17 Rubin Kazan 1–2 Zenit St.Petersburg Kazan
14:00 MSK (UTC+3) Danchenko Yellow card 51'
Sorokin Yellow card 61'
Markov 66'
Ig.Konovalov Yellow card 82'		 Report Azmoun 8'
Driussi Yellow card 53'
Karavayev Yellow card 62'
Dzyuba 79'		 Stadium: Central Stadium
Attendance: 8,351
Referee: Sergey Ivanov
1 December 2019 18 Zenit St.Petersburg 1–0 Spartak Moscow Saint Petersburg
19:00 MSK (UTC+3) Ozdoyev Yellow card 15' Yellow-red card 49'
Kutepov 21' (o.g.)
Shatov Yellow card 28'		 Report Bakayev Yellow card 29'
Kutepov Yellow card 34'
Umyarov Yellow card 44'
Král Yellow card 67'
Gigot Yellow card 75'
Schürrle Yellow card 88'		 Stadium: Krestovsky Stadium
Attendance: 55,119
Referee: Vitali Meshkov
6 December 2019 19 Zenit St.Petersburg 3–0 Dynamo Moscow Saint Petersburg
19:30 MSK (UTC+3) Azmoun 6'
Yerokhin Yellow card 26'
Ivanović 35'
Dzyuba 45+1'		 Report Szymański Yellow card 15'
Philipp Yellow card 22'
Yusupov Yellow card 41'		 Stadium: Krestovsky Stadium
Referee: Nikolay Voloshin
29 February 2020 20 Zenit St.Petersburg 0–0 Lokomotiv Moscow Saint Petersburg
19:00 MSK (UTC+3) Ivanović Yellow card 69'
Rakitskiy Yellow card 71'
Ozdoyev Yellow card 74'		 Report Höwedes Yellow card 14'
Guilherme Yellow card 32'		 Stadium: Krestovsky Stadium
Attendance: 51,463
Referee: Evgeny Turbin
9 March 2020 21 Zenit St.Petersburg 0–0 Ufa Saint Petersburg
19:00 MSK (UTC+3) Rakitskiy Yellow card 50'
Barrios Yellow card 77'		 Report Putsko Yellow card 29'
Bizjak Yellow card 45+1'
Jokić Yellow card 52'		 Stadium: Krestovsky Stadium
Attendance: 42,191
Referee: Aleksey Sukhoy
14 March 2020 22 Zenit St.Petersburg 7–1 Ural Yekaterinburg Saint Petersburg
16:30 MSK (UTC+3) Azmoun 8', 15', 61'
Dzyuba 12', 72' (pen.)
Malcom 27'
Driussi 69'		 Report Kalinin Yellow card 62'
Panyukov 65' (pen.)		 Stadium: Krestovsky Stadium
Attendance: 33,677
Referee: Vladimir Moskalev
20 June 2020 23 CSKA Moscow 0–4 Zenit St.Petersburg Moscow
19:00 MSK (UTC+3) Diveyev Yellow card 5'
Oblyakov Yellow card 10'
Karpov Red card 89'		 Report Ivanović 2'
Malcom 9', 45+2'
Ozdoyev Yellow card 50'
Yerokhin Yellow card 81'
Barrios Yellow card 88'
Driussi 90+4'		 Stadium: VEB Arena
Attendance: 2,904
Referee: Sergey Ivanov
Note: Match originally scheduled for 22 March, before being postponed on 16 March due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[32] with all league games being postponed on 17 March.[33]
26 June 2020 24 Zenit St.Petersburg 2–1 Krylia Sovetov Saint Petersburg
20:30 MSK (UTC+3) Kuzyayev Yellow card 21'
Ivanović Yellow card 47'
Dzyuba 64' (pen.), 67' (pen.)		 Report Chernov Yellow card 30'
Glushenkov 44'
Kombarov Yellow card 52'
Timofeyev Yellow card 62'		 Stadium: Krestovsky Stadium
Referee: Pavel Kukyan
Note: Match originally scheduled for 5 April, but postponed on 17 March due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[33]
1 July 2020 25 Tambov 1–2 Zenit St.Petersburg Nizhny Novgorod
17:30 MSK (UTC+3) Ciupercă Yellow card 12' 88' (pen.)
Filin Yellow card 90+2'		 Report Azmoun 43'
Rigoni 90+1'		 Stadium: Nizhny Novgorod Stadium
Referee: Mikhail Vilkov
Note: Match played at the Nizhny Novgorod Stadium in Nizhny Novgorod instead of Tambov's regular Spartak Stadium.
Match originally scheduled for 12 April, but postponed on 1 April due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[34]
5 July 2020 26 Krasnodar 2–4 Zenit St.Petersburg Krasnodar
20:30 MSK (UTC+3) Utkin 29', 50'
Wanderson soccer ball with red X 41'
Petrov Yellow card 46'
Olsson Yellow card 56'
Vilhena Yellow card 58'
Martynovich Yellow card 60'
Berg Yellow card 73'		 Report Azmoun 5', 52'
Barrios Yellow card 22'
Dzyuba 45+1' (pen.)
Kuzyayev Yellow card 45+3'
Sutormin 72'
Driussi Yellow card 78'		 Stadium: Krasnodar Stadium
Referee: Sergei Karasev
Note: Match originally scheduled for 19 April, but postponed on 1 April due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[34]
8 July 2020 27 Zenit St.Petersburg 2–1 Sochi Saint Petersburg
18:30 MSK (UTC+3) Dzyuba Yellow card 2'
Musayev Yellow card 4'
Malcom 33'
Azmoun 76'		 Report Zabolotny 5' Yellow card 6'
Tsallagov Yellow card 26'
Poloz Yellow card 42'		 Stadium: Krestovsky Stadium
Referee: Evgeny Turbin
Note: Match originally scheduled for 26 April, but postponed on 1 April due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[34]
11 July 2020 28 Akhmat Grozny 1 – 1 Zenit St.Petersburg Grozny
18:30 MSK (UTC+3) Ivanov 6'
Ismael Yellow card 87'		 Report Rigoni Yellow card 10' Yellow-red card 34'
Driussi 22'		 Stadium: Akhmat-Arena
Referee: Mikhail Vilkov
Note: Match originally scheduled for 1 May, but postponed on 1 April due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[34]
15 July 2020 29 Zenit St.Petersburg 4 – 1 Orenburg Saint Petersburg
20:30 MSK (UTC+3) Malykh 2' (o.g.)
Ozdoyev Yellow card 34'
Prokhin Yellow card 53'
Azmoun 61', 77'
Shamkin Yellow card 73'
Rakitskiy Yellow card 75'
Dzyuba 90+1'		 Report Shakhov Yellow card 30'
Fameyeh 32' Yellow card 37'
Terekhov Yellow card 65'
Škoflek Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Krestovsky Stadium
Referee: Vitali Meshkov
Note: Match originally scheduled for 6 May, but postponed on 1 April due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[34]
22 July 2020 30 Rostov 1 – 2 Zenit St.Petersburg Rostov-on-Don
19:00 MSK (UTC+3) Zaynutdinov 18'
Normann Yellow card 42'
Hadžikadunić Yellow card 66'
Saplinov Yellow card 90+1'		 Report Rigoni 72'
Azmoun 75'
Shatov Yellow card 82'		 Stadium: Rostov Arena
Referee: Sergei Karasev
Note: Match originally scheduled for 17 May, but postponed on 1 April due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[34]

League table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Zenit Saint Petersburg (C) 30 22 6 2 65 18 +47 72 Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2 Lokomotiv Moscow 30 16 9 5 41 29 +12 57
3 Krasnodar 30 14 10 6 49 30 +19 52 Qualification for the Champions League play-off round
4 CSKA Moscow 30 14 8 8 43 29 +14 50 Qualification for the Europa League group stage
5 Rostov 30 12 9 9 45 50 −5 45 Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round
Source: Russian Premier Liga, Soccerway
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.[54]
(C) Champions

Russian Cup

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Main article: 2019–20 Russian Cup
25 September 2019 Round of 32 Yenisey Krasnoyarsk 1–2 Zenit St.Petersburg Krasnoyarsk
15:30 MSK (UTC+3) Savichev 14'
Dolgov Yellow card 45'
Rozhkov Yellow card 58'
Mildzikhov Yellow card 74'
Zotov Yellow card 75'		 Report Smolnikov Yellow card 23'
Sutormin 58' (pen.) Yellow card 63'
Mak 63'		 Stadium: Central Stadium
Attendance: 11,783
Referee: Nikolay Voloshin
30 October 2019 Round of 16 Zenit St.Petersburg 4–0 Tom Tomsk Saint Petersburg
20:00 MSK (UTC+3) Smolnikov 13'
Sutormin 56'
Yerokhin 67'
Shatov 81'		 Report Kazankov Yellow card 41' Stadium: Krestovsky Stadium
Referee: Igor Panin
4 March 2020 Quarter-final Akhmat Grozny 1 – 2 (a.e.t.) Zenit St.Petersburg Grozny
18:00 MSK (UTC+3) Ivanov Yellow card 56'
Roshi 59' (pen.)
Ismael Yellow card 67'
Nenakhov Yellow card 71'
Ángel Yellow card 85'
Ravanelli Yellow card 114'		 Report Rigoni 78'
Zhirkov 97'		 Stadium: Akhmat-Arena
Attendance: 16,411
Referee: Nikolay Voloshin
19 July 2020 Semi-final Zenit St.Petersburg 2 – 1 Spartak Moscow Saint Petersburg
19:30 MSK (UTC+3) Douglas Yellow card 2'
Barrios Yellow card 17'
Dzyuba 24' (pen.)
Rakitskiy Yellow card 27'
Kuzyayev 45+3' Yellow card 81'
Ozdoyev Yellow card 89'		 Report Gaponov Yellow card 24'
Sobolev Yellow card 39' 45+1'
Ayrton Yellow card 74'
Dzhikiya Yellow card 81'
Gigot Yellow card 90+1'		 Stadium: Krestovsky Stadium
Referee: Sergey Ivanov

Final

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25 July 2020 Zenit St.Petersburg 1 – 0 Khimki Yekaterinburg
17:00 MSK (UTC+3) Azmoun Yellow card 37'
Rakitskiy Yellow card 64'
Dzyuba 83' (pen.)		 Report Dyadyun Yellow card 35'
Bozhenov Yellow card 39'
Barkov Yellow card 90'
Kukharchuk Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: Central Stadium
Referee: Vladimir Moskalyov

UEFA Champions League

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Main article: 2019–20 UEFA Champions League

Group stage

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Main article: 2019–20 UEFA Champions League group stage § Group G

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Germany RB Leipzig 6 3 2 1 10 8 +2 11 Advance to knockout phase
2 France Lyon 6 2 2 2 9 8 +1 8
3 Portugal Benfica 6 2 1 3 10 11 −1 7[a] Transfer to Europa League
4 Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg 6 2 1 3 7 9 −2 7[a]
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Tied on head-to-head points (3). Head-to-head goal difference: Benfica +1, Zenit Saint Petersburg −1.
17 September 2019 1 Lyon France 1–1 Russia Zenit St.Petersburg Décines-Charpieu, France
19:55 MSK (UTC+3) Depay 51' (pen.)
Koné Yellow card 71'		 Report Azmoun Yellow card 38' 41'
Rakitskiy Yellow card 61'
Kuzyayev Yellow card 70'
Shatov Yellow card 87'		 Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais
Attendance: 47,201[55]
Referee: Michael Oliver (England)
2 October 2019 2 Zenit St.Petersburg Russia 3–1 Portugal Benfica Saint Petersburg, Russia
22:00 MSK (UTC+3) Dzyuba 22'
Rakitskiy Yellow card 44'
Dias 70' (o.g.)
Azmoun 78'		 Report De Tomás 85' Stadium: Krestovsky Stadium
Attendance: 51,683[56]
Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande (Spain)
23 October 2019 3 RB Leipzig Germany 2–1 Russia Zenit St.Petersburg Leipzig, Germany
19:55 MSK (UTC+3) Laimer 49'
Sabitzer 59'		 Report Barrios Yellow card 8'
Rakitskiy 25'		 Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 41,058[57]
Referee: Ali Palabıyık (Tur