2008 FC Zenit Saint Petersburg season

Zenit St. Petersburg
2008–09 season
Chairman Aleksandr Dyukov
Manager Dick Advocaat
Russian Premier League 5th
2008–09 Russian Cup Fifth round
Russian Super Cup Winners
2007–08 UEFA Cup Winners
Champions League Third in group stage
UEFA Super Cup Winners
Top goalscorer Turkey Fatih Tekke (8)

First-team squad

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

No. Position Player
1 Slovakia GK Kamil Čontofalský
2 Russia MF Vladislav Radimov
4 Croatia DF Ivica Križanac
5 South Korea DF Kim Dong-Jin
6 Belgium DF Nicolas Lombaerts
7 Argentina FW Alejandro Domínguez
8 Russia FW Pavel Pogrebnyak
9 Turkey FW Fatih Tekke
10 Russia FW Andrei Arshavin
11 Czech Republic DF Radek Šírl
14 Slovakia DF Tomáš Hubočan
15 Russia MF Roman Shirokov
16 Russia GK Vyacheslav Malafeev (vice-captain)
No. Position Player
17 South Korea MF Lee Ho
18 Russia MF Konstantin Zyryanov
19 Portugal MF Danny[1]
20 Russia MF Viktor Fayzulin
22 Russia DF Aleksandr Anyukov
25 Netherlands MF Fernando Ricksen
27 Russia MF Igor Denisov
28 France DF Sébastien Puygrenier
34 Russia DF Aleksandr Khokhlov
40 Russia DF Ivan Lapin
44 Ukraine MF Anatoliy Tymoschuk (captain)
57 Russia MF Aleksei Ionov
88 Ukraine MF Olexandr Gorshkov

Results

Friendlies

Date Opponents H / A Result Scorers
19 January 2008 Uzbekistan FK Neftchi Dubai 1-1 Pogrebnyak  75' (pen),
24 January 2008 Bulgaria Litex Lovech Dubai 2-0 Pogrebnyak  79',  86'
27 January 2008 Czech Republic Slavia Prague Dubai 1-0 Zyryanov  43'
30 January 2008 Zambia ZESCO United Dubai 3-0 Pogrebnyak  2',  42', Zyryanov  90'
6 February 2008 Spain Málaga A 1-2 Kim Dong-Jin  63'
9 February 2008 Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv H 2-2 Pogrebnyak  41', Fayzulin  47'
23 February 2008 Netherlands Noordwijk A 2-0 Tymoschuk  14', Radimov  38'
26 February 2008 Netherlands ADO Den Haag A 1-0 Tymoschuk  4'
22 June 2008 Sweden Helsingborg A 1-0 Denisov  50'
25 June 2008 Denmark FC Nordsjælland A 5-1 Fayzulin  9',  42',  66',  72', Tekke  30'
28 June 2008 Denmark FC Copenhagen A 0-2

2007–08 UEFA Cup

Date Round Opponents H / A Result Scorers Attendance
13 February 2008 Round of 32 Spain Villarreal H 1-0 Pogrebnyak  63' 21,300
21 February 2008 Round of 32 Spain Villarreal Spain A 1-2 Pogrebnyak  31' 18,000
6 March 2008 Round of 16 France Marseille France A 1-3 Arshavin  82' 35,000
12 March 2008 Round of 16 France Marseille H 2-0 Pogrebnyak  39',  78' 21,000
3 April 2008 Last 8 Germany Leverkusen Germany A 4-1 Arshavin  20', Pogrebnyak  52', Anyukov  61', Denisov  64' 19,500
10 April 2008 Last 8 Germany Leverkusen H 0-1 21,500
24 April 2008 Semi-finals Germany Bayern Munich Germany A 1-1 Lúcio  60' (OG) 66,000
1 May 2008 Semi-finals Germany Bayern Munich H 4-0 Pogrebnyak  4',  73', Zyryanov  38', Fayzulin  53' 22,000
1 May 2008 Final Scotland Rangers England N 2-0 Denisov  72', Zyryanov  90+3' 45,000

2008 UEFA Super Cup

Date Opponents H / A Result Scorers Attendance
29 August 2008 England Manchester United Monaco N 2-1 Pogrebnyak  44', Danny  59' 18,064

2008 Russian Super Cup

Date Opponents H / A Result Scorers Attendance
9 March 2008 Lokomotiv Moscow N 2-1 Arshavin  34', Pogrebnyak  82' 48,000

2008–09 Russian Cup

Date Opponents H / A Result Scorers Attendance
6 August 2008 FC Sibir Novosibirsk A 0-1 12,500

Russian Premier League

Date Day Opponents H / A Result Scorers Attendance
16 March 2008 1 Spartak Moscow H 0-0 22,500
23 March 2008 2 FC Moscow A 2-0 Arshavin  3', Anyukov  60' 8,000
30 March 2008 3 Rubin H 1-3 Arshavin  15' 21,500
6 April 2008 4 Shinnik A 2-2 Pogrebnyak  42', Tymoshchuk  44' 19,600
13 April 2008 5 Krylia Sovetov H 1-1 Anyukov  13' 20,000
19 April 2008 6 Saturn A 1-1 Shirokov  86' 14,000
6 July 2008 12 Tom H 5-1 Fayzulin  7',  34', Tymoshchuk  24',  25' (pen), Shirokov  11' 21,500
9 July 2008 11 Spartak Nalchik H 3-4 Amisulashvili  12' (OG), Zyryanov  23', Tekke  48' 21,000
13 July 2008 13 Khimki A 4-1 Zyryanov  28', Anyukov  30', Fayzulin  88', Arshavin  90+2' 9,300
16 July 2008 10 Luch A 0-0 6,500
19 July 2008 14 Amkar H 2-0 Zyryanov  29', Tymoshchuk  51' (pen) 21,200
23 July 2008 9 Lokomotiv Moscow H 1-1 Dominguez  51' 21,000
26 July 2008 15 Dynamo Moscow A 0-1 15,000
30 July 2008 8 CSKA Moscow A 0-0 16,000
2 August 2008 16 FC Moscow H 2-1 Denisov  50', Tekke  77' 21,000
10 August 2008 17 Rubin A 1-4 Tymoshchuk  23' (pen) 24,000
13 August 2008 7 Terek H 3-1 Zabavník  17' (OG), Zyryanov  36', Tekke  51' 18,000
17 August 2008 18 Shinnik H 1-3 Zyryanov  25' 22,500
24 August 2008 19 Krylia Sovetov A 3-0 Pogrebnyak  16',  75' (pen), Zyryanov  60' 30,500
13 September 2008 21 Terek A 4-1 Arshavin  13', Križanac  23', Pogrebnyak  41', Zyryanov  69' 13,000
21 September 2008 22 CSKA Moscow H 1-3 Pogrebnyak  88' 22,000
27 September 2008 23 Lokomotiv Moscow A 3-0 Fayzulin  18', Puygrenier  60', Dominguez  72' 19,630
5 October 2008 24 Luch H 8-1 Tekke  47',  60',  89', Danny  7',  42', Arshavin  21', Shirokov  35', Dominguez  72' 20,000
18 October 2008 25 Spartak Nalchik A 2-2 Dominguez  72', Arshavin  82' 10,000
26 October 2008 26 Tom Tomsk A 1-1 Fayzulin  20' 14,800
29 October 2008 20 Saturn H 2-2 Fayzulin  7', Tekke  83' 21,000
1 November 2008 27 Khimki H 1-0 Danny  16' 18,500
9 November 2008 28 Amkar A 1-1 Tymoshchuk  80' (pen) 18,500
16 November 2008 29 Dynamo Moscow H 1-1 Tekke  79' 20,500
22 November 2008 30 Spartak Moscow A 3-1 Danny  19',  45+1', Pogrebnyak  4' 30,000

2008–09 UEFA Champions League

2008-09-17
20:45
Juventus Italy 1 0 Russia Zenit St. Petersburg
Del Piero  76' Report

2008-09-30
18:30
Zenit St. Petersburg Russia 1 2 Spain Real Madrid
Danny  25' Report Hubočan  4' (o.g.)
Van Nistelrooy  31'

2008-10-21
18:30
Zenit St. Petersburg Russia 1 1 Belarus BATE Borisov
Tekke  80' Report Nyakhaychyk  52'

2008-11-05
20:45
BATE Borisov Belarus 0 2 Russia Zenit St. Petersburg
Report Pogrebnyak  34'
Danny  90+4'
Dinamo Stadium, Minsk
Attendance: 28,793
Referee: Stéphane Lannoy (France)

2008-11-25
18:30
Zenit St. Petersburg Russia 0 0 Italy Juventus
Report

2008-12-10
20:45
Real Madrid Spain 3 0 Russia Zenit St. Petersburg
Raúl  25'  57'
Robben  50'
Report

Standings

League

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
Head-to-head
1 Rubin Kazan (C) 30 18 6 6 44 26+18 60 2009–10 UEFA Champions League Group stage
2 CSKA Moscow 30 16 8 6 53 24+29 56
3 Dynamo Moscow 30 15 9 6 41 29+12 54 2009–10 UEFA Champions League Third qualifying round
4 Amkar Perm 30 14 9 7 31 22+9 51 2009–10 UEFA Europa League Play-off round
5 Zenit St. Petersburg 30 12 12 6 59 37+22 48 2009–10 UEFA Europa League Third qualifying round ZEN 1–1 KRY
KRY 0–3 ZEN
6 Krylia Sovetov Samara 30 12 12 6 46 28+18 48rowspan=9 style="background-color:white;"|
7 Lokomotiv Moscow 30 13 8 9 37 32+5 47
8 Spartak Moscow 30 11 11 8 43 39+4 44

Group H

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Italy Juventus 633073+412
Spain Real Madrid 640295+412
Russia Zenit St. Petersburg 61234735
Belarus BATE Borisov 60333853

References

  1. Danny was born in Caracas, Venezuela, but was raised in Madeira, Portugal.