2020–21 FC Zenit Saint Petersburg season

The 2020–21 FC Zenit Saint Petersburg season is 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 will participate 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 Saint Petersburg
2020–21 season
ChairmanAleksander Medvedev
ManagerSergei Semak
StadiumGazprom Arena
Premier LeaguePre-season
Russian CupRound of 32
Super CupWinners
UEFA Champions LeagueGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague:
All: Two players (2)

Season Events

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]

Squad
As of match played 15 August 2020
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 Anzhi Makhachkala 2015 2021 (+1)[7] 41 0
71 Daniil Odoevskiy GK (2003-01-22) 22 January 2003 Academy 2019 0 0
78 Aleksandr Vasyutin GK (1995-03-04) 4 March 1995 Sarpsborg 08 2019[9] 2023[9] 3 0
99 Andrey Lunyov GK (1991-11-13) 13 November 1991 Ufa 2016 2021 104 0
Defenders
3 Douglas Santos DF (1994-03-22) 22 March 1994 Hamburger SV 2019[10] 2024[10] 41 0
4 Danil Krugovoy DF (1998-05-28) 28 May 1998 Ufa 2019[11] 2024[11] 2 0
6 Dejan Lovren DF (1989-07-05) 5 July 1989 Liverpool 2020[1] 2023[1] 3 1
15 Vyacheslav Karavayev DF (1995-05-20) 20 May 1995 Vitesse 2019[12] 2023[12] 34 1
34 Denis Terentyev DF (1992-08-13) 13 August 1992 Rostov 2017 12 0
44 Yaroslav Rakitskiy DF (1989-08-03) 3 August 1989 Shakhtar Donetsk 2019[13] 2022[13] 56 4
54 Nikita Kakkoyev DF (1999-08-22) 22 August 1999 Academy 2016 1 0
80 Ilya Skrobotov DF (2000-07-06) 6 July 2000 Academy 2017 4 1
87 Danila Prokhin DF (2001-05-24) 24 May 2001 Academy 2019 5 0
88 Dmitri Bogayev DF (1994-01-24) 24 January 1994 Palanga 2017 2020 7 0
Midfielders
5 Wílmar Barrios MF (1993-10-16) 16 October 1993 Boca Juniors 2019[14] 2023[14] 52 2
10 Emiliano Rigoni MF (1993-02-04) 4 February 1993 Independiente 2017 2021 57 12
14 Daler Kuzyayev MF (1993-01-15) 15 January 1993 Terek Grozny 2017 2020 93 10
17 Andrei Mostovoy MF (1997-11-05) 5 November 1997 Khimki 2019 3 0
18 Yuri Zhirkov MF (1983-08-20) 20 August 1983 Dynamo Moscow 2016 2020[6] 108 5
21 Aleksandr Yerokhin MF (1989-10-13) 13 October 1989 Rostov 2017 2022[15] 96 17
27 Magomed Ozdoyev MF (1992-11-05) 5 November 1992 Rubin Kazan 2018 2022 68 6
38 Leon Musayev MF (1999-01-25) 25 January 1999 Academy 2016 15 0
74 Sergei Ivanov MF (1997-01-07) 7 January 1997 Academy 2015 1 0
84 Ilya Vorobyov MF (1999-07-11) 11 July 1999 Academy 2017 1 0
91 Aleksei Sutormin MF (1994-01-10) 10 January 1994 Rubin Kazan 2019[16] 2022[16] 31 5
Forwards
7 Sardar Azmoun FW (1995-01-01) 1 January 1995 Rubin Kazan 2019[17] 2022[17] 57 34
8 Malcom FW (1997-02-26) 26 February 1997 Barcelona 2019[18] 2024[18] 18 4
11 Sebastián Driussi FW (1996-02-09) 9 February 1996 River Plate 2017 2021 117 24
22 Artem Dzyuba FW (1988-08-22) 22 August 1988 Spartak Moscow 2015 2022 (+1)[5] 177 75
82 Ivan Tarasov FW (2000-01-30) 30 January 2000 Academy 2017 0 0
92 Daniil Shamkin FW (2002-06-22) 22 June 2002 Academy 2020 4 0
Away on loan
24 Emanuel Mammana DF (1996-02-10) 10 February 1996 Lyon 2017 2022 41 0
55 Kirill Kaplenko MF (1999-06-15) 15 June 1999 Krasnodar 2017 3 0
Left during the season

Out on loan

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)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK  RUS Nikita Goylo (at Akron Tolyatti)
— FW  RUS Kirill Makeyev (at BFC Daugavpils)

Transfers
Main articles: List of Russian football transfers summer 2020 and List of Russian football transfers winter 2020–21

In
Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
27 July 2020DFDejan LovrenLiverpoolUndisclosed[1]

Out
Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
28 July 2020DFNikita KakkoyevNizhny NovgorodUndisclosed[19]
28 July 2020DFTomas RukasYenisey KrasnoyarskUndisclosed[19]
28 July 2020DFAnton SinyakTom TomskUndisclosed[19]
31 July 2020MFHernaniParmaUndisclosed

Loans out
Date from Position Nationality Name To Date to Ref.
28 July 2020GKNikita GoyloAkron TolyattiEnd of season[19]
28 July 2020FWKirill MakeyevBFC DaugavpilsEnd of season[19]
7 August 2020DFEmanuel MammanaSochiEnd of season[8]

Released
Date Position Nationality Name Joined Date Ref.
28 July 2020MFDmitry Bogayev[19]
28 July 2020FWAleksei GasilinVolgar Astrakhan5 June 2020[19][20]
28 July 2020MFDmitri Kirillov[19]
28 July 2020MFVladimir Khubulov[19]
28 July 2020MFMaksim Levin[19]
29 July 2020DFIgor SmolnikovKrasnodar29 July 2020[3][21]
29 July 2020DFBranislav Ivanović[4]
29 July 2020MFOleg ShatovRubin Kazan29 July 2020[2][22]
31 July 2020FWAleksandr KokorinSpartak Moscow2 August 2020[23]

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss

Competitions
Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Russian Premier League 11 August 2020 May 2021 Matchday 1 2 2 0 0 4 0 +4 100.00
Russian Cup 2020 Round of 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
Super Cup 7 August 2020 Final Winners 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 100.00
Champions League 15–16 September 2020 Third qualifying round 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
Total 3 3 0 0 6 1 +5 100.00

Last updated: 11 August 2020

Source: Competitions

Super Cup
Main article: 2020 Russian Super Cup
7 August 2020 Zenit Saint Petersburg2–1Lokomotiv MoscowMoscow
19:00 MSK (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: VEB Arena
Attendance: 5,942
Referee: Mikhail Vilkov

Premier League
Main article: 2020–21 Russian Premier League

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Zenit Saint Petersburg 2 2 0 0 4 0 +4 6 Qualification to Champions League group stage
2 CSKA Moscow 2 2 0 0 4 1 +3 6 Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round
3 Lokomotiv Moscow 2 2 0 0 3 0 +3 6 Qualification to Europa Conference League third qualifying round
4 Spartak Moscow 2 1 1 0 4 2 +2 4 Qualification to Europa Conference League second qualifying round
5 Dynamo Moscow 2 1 1 0 2 0 +2 4
Updated to match(es) played on 15 August 2020. 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.

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
2 2 0 0 4 0  +4 6 0 0 0 0 0  0 2 0 0 4 0  +4

Last updated: 11 August 2020.
Source: See Results

Results by round
Round123
GroundAA
ResultWW
Position21
Updated to match(es) played on 15 August 2020. Source: See Results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results
11 August 2020 1Rotor Volgograd0–2Zenit Saint PetersburgVolgograd
18:00 MSK (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Volgograd Arena
Attendance: 12,438
Referee: Aleksei Matyunin
15 August 2020 2Rostov0–2Zenit Saint PetersburgRostov-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 3Zenit Saint Petersburg–CSKA MoscowSaint Petersburg
20:00 MSK (UTC+3) Stadium: Krestovsky Stadium

Russian Cup
Main article: 2020–21 Russian Cup
2020 Round of 32v
MSK (UTC+3)

UEFA Champions League
Main article: 2020–21 UEFA Champions League

The group stage draw will be held on 1 October 2020.[24]

Group stage

Squad statistics
As of match played 15 August 2020

Appearances and goals
No. Pos Nat Player TotalPremier LeagueRussian CupSuper CupChampions League
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
3 DF Douglas Santos 3020001000
4 DF Danil Krugovoy 200+20000000
5 MF Wílmar Barrios 3020001000
6 DF Dejan Lovren 3121001000
7 FW Sardar Azmoun 3121001000
8 FW Malcom 3020001000
10 MF Emiliano Rigoni 301+10000+1000
11 FW Sebastián Driussi 3121001000
15 DF Vyacheslav Karavayev 3020001000
17 MF Andrei Mostovoy 300+20000+1000
18 MF Yuri Zhirkov 200+10000+1000
21 MF Aleksandr Yerokhin 200+10000+1000
22 FW Artem Dzyuba 2211001100
27 MF Magomed Ozdoyev 3120001100
38 MF Leon Musayev 200+10000+1000
41 GK Mikhail Kerzhakov 3020001000
44 DF Yaroslav Rakitskiy 3020001000
87 DF Danila Prokhin 100+10000000
Players away from the club on loan:
Players who left Zenit during the season:

Goal Scorers
Place Position Nation Number Name Premier League Russian Cup Super Cup Champions League Total
1FW22Artem Dzyuba10102
2FW11Sebastián Driussi10001
FW7Sardar Azmoun10001
DF6Dejan Lovren10001
MF27Magomed Ozdoyev00101
TOTALS 40206

Clean Sheets
Place Position Nation Number Name Premier League Russian Cup Super Cup Champions League Total
1GK41Mikhail Kerzhakov20002
TOTALS 20002

Disciplinary record
Number Nation Position Name Premier League Russian Cup Super Cup Champions League Total
5MFWílmar Barrios1000000010
7FWSardar Azmoun1000100020
8FWMalcom1000000010
11FWSebastián Driussi0000100010
15DFVyacheslav Karavayev1000000010
18MFYuri Zhirkov0000100010
27MFMagomed Ozdoyev0000100010
44DFYaroslav Rakitskiy2100000021
Players away on loan:
Players who left Zenit during the season:
TOTALS 6 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 10 1
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