2008 FC Zenit Saint Petersburg season

The 2008 Zenit St.Petersburg season was the club's fourteenth season in the Russian Premier League, the highest tier of association football in Russia. Domestically, Zenit finished fifth in the Russian Premier League, reached the Fifth round of the 2008–09 Russian Cup and won the Russian Super Cup. In Europe, Zenit won the 2007–08 UEFA Cup and the 2008 UEFA Super Cup before finishing third in their Champions League group.

FC Zenit Saint Petersburg
2008-09 season
ChairmanAleksandr Dyukov
ManagerDick Advocaat
StadiumPetrovsky Stadium
Premier League5th
08–09 Russian CupFifth round vs Sibir Novosibirsk
Russian Super CupWinners
UEFA CupWinners
UEFA Super CupWinners
Champions LeagueGroup Stage 3rd
Top goalscorerLeague: Fatih Tekke (8)
All: Pavel Pogrebnyak (16)

Squad

As of match played 10 December 2008[1]
No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (Age[N 1]) Signed from Signed in Contract ends Apps. Goals
Goalkeepers
1 Kamil Čontofalský GK (1978-06-03)3 June 1978 (aged 30) Bohemians 1905 2003 70 0
16 Vyacheslav Malafeev GK (1979-03-04)4 March 1979 (aged 29) Trainee 1999
51 Vladimir Mukhin GK (1990-10-30)30 October 1990 (aged 18) DYuSSh Smena-Zenit 2008 0 0
90 Nikolai Zabolotny GK (1990-04-16)16 April 1990 (aged 18) Trainee 2007 0 0
91 Andrei Zaytsev GK (1991-01-14)14 January 1991 (aged 17) DYuSSh Smena-Zenit 2008 0 0
Defenders
4 Ivica Križanac DF (1979-04-13)13 April 1979 (aged 29) Dyskobolia Grodzisk Wielkopolski 2005 96 3
5 Kim Dong-jin DF (1982-01-29)29 January 1982 (aged 26) Seoul 2006 65 3
6 Nicolas Lombaerts DF (1985-03-20)20 March 1985 (aged 23) KAA Gent 2007 26 2
14 Tomáš Hubočan DF (1985-09-17)17 September 1985 (aged 23) MŠK Žilina 2008 15 0
22 Aleksandr Anyukov DF (1982-09-28)28 September 1982 (aged 26) Krylia Sovetov 2005 94 6
25 Fernando Ricksen DF (1976-07-27)27 July 1976 (aged 32) Rangers 2015 45 2
26 Mikhail Smirnov DF (1990-06-03)3 June 1990 (aged 18) Trainee 2006 0 0
28 Sébastien Puygrenier DF (1982-01-28)28 January 1982 (aged 26) Nancy 2008 14 1
32 Artyom Kulesha DF (1990-01-14)14 January 1990 (aged 18) Trainee 2007 0 0
34 Aleksandr Khokhlov DF (1988-09-30)30 September 1988 (aged 20) Trainee 2006 1 0
40 Ivan Lapin DF (1988-05-08)8 May 1988 (aged 20) Sportakademklub Moscow 2007 1 0
43 Yuriy Vorobyov DF (1990-03-06)6 March 1990 (aged 18) DYuSSh Smena-Zenit 2008 0 0
50 Igor Cheminava DF (1991-03-23)23 March 1991 (aged 17) DYuSSh Smena-Zenit 2008 0 0
55 Yan Bobrovsky DF (1989-09-18)18 September 1989 (aged 19) Trainee 2007 0 0
65 Yuriy Boyev DF (1991-01-16)16 January 1991 (aged 17) DYuSSh Smena-Zenit 2008 0 0
Midfielders
2 Vladislav Radimov MF (1975-11-26)26 November 1975 (aged 33) Krylia Sovetov 2003 149 12
7 Alejandro Domínguez MF (1981-06-10)10 June 1981 (aged 27) Rubin Kazan 2007 62 18
10 Andrey Arshavin MF (1981-05-29)29 May 1981 (aged 27) Trainee 1999 305 68
11 Radek Šírl MF (1981-03-20)20 March 1981 (aged 27) Sparta Prague 2003 156 7
15 Roman Shirokov MF (1981-07-06)6 July 1981 (aged 27) Khimki 2008 39 3
17 Lee Ho MF (1984-10-22)22 October 1984 (aged 24) Ulsan Hyundai 2006 26 1
18 Konstantin Zyryanov MF (1977-10-05)5 October 1977 (aged 31) Torpedo Moscow 2007 84 22
19 Danny MF (1983-08-07)7 August 1983 (aged 25) Dynamo Moscow 2008 17 8
20 Viktor Fayzulin MF (1986-04-22)22 April 1986 (aged 22) Spartak Nalchik 2008 37 7
27 Igor Denisov MF (1984-05-17)17 May 1984 (aged 24) Trainee 2002 185 25
28 Pavel Zubov MF (1988-02-04)4 February 1988 (aged 20) Sportakademklub Moscow 2007 0 0
30 Pavel Komolov MF (1989-03-10)10 March 1989 (aged 19) DYuSSh Smena-Zenit 2006 0 0
35 Anton Sosnin MF (1990-01-27)27 January 1990 (aged 18) Trainee 2007 0 0
37 German Pyatnikov MF (1988-01-23)23 January 1988 (aged 20) Trainee 2006 0 0
44 Anatoliy Tymoshchuk MF (1979-03-30)30 March 1979 (aged 29) Shakhtar Donetsk 2007 84 15
45 Yegor Okorokov MF (1989-04-18)18 April 1989 (aged 19) Trainee 2006 0 0
47 Basel Abdoulfattakh MF (1990-03-06)6 March 1990 (aged 18) DYuSSh Smena-Zenit 2008 0 0
48 Nikita Kolesnikov MF (1988-08-12)12 August 1988 (aged 20) Trainee 2007 0 0
53 Pavel Mochalin MF (1989-01-16)16 January 1989 (aged 19) DYuSSh Smena-Zenit 2008 0 0
57 Aleksei Ionov MF (1989-02-18)18 February 1989 (aged 19) Trainee 2007 9 1
59 Sergey Vasetsky MF (1990-01-17)17 January 1990 (aged 18) DYuSSh Smena-Zenit 2008 0 0
75 Ilya Sagdatullin MF (1991-02-27)27 February 1991 (aged 17) Trainee 2007 0 0
77 Alexander Petrov MF (1990-01-20)20 January 1990 (aged 18) Trainee 2007 0 0
88 Oleksandr Horshkov MF (1970-02-08)8 February 1970 (aged 38) Saturn-REN TV 2004
96 Roland Gigolayev MF (1990-01-04)4 January 1990 (aged 18) Yunost Vladikavkaz 2005 0 0
98 Sergei Petrov MF (1991-01-02)2 January 1991 (aged 17) DYuSSh Smena-Zenit 2008 0 0
Forwards
8 Pavel Pogrebnyak ST (1983-11-08)8 November 1983 (aged 25) Tom Tomsk 2007 67 24
9 Fatih Tekke ST (1977-09-09)9 September 1977 (aged 31) Trabzonspor 2006 67 19
31 Vitali Galysh ST (1990-05-13)13 May 1990 (aged 18) DYuSSh Smena-Zenit 2008 0 0
33 Pavel Ignatovich ST (1989-05-24)24 May 1989 (aged 19) Trainee 2007 0 0
36 Stanislav Matyash ST (1991-04-23)23 April 1991 (aged 17) Trainee 2007 0 0
38 Yevgeni Izvekov ST (1988-06-24)24 June 1988 (aged 20) DYuSSh Smena-Zenit 2008 0 0
42 Andrei Ornat ST (1991-03-04)4 March 1991 (aged 17) Trainee 2007 0 0
89 Dmitri Nechayev ST (1990-06-16)16 June 1990 (aged 18) DYuSSh Smena-Zenit 2008 0 0
Out on loan
21 Sergei Gorbunov DF (1987-04-05)5 April 1987 (aged 21) Sportakademklub Moscow 2007 0 0
41 Mikhail Kerzhakov GK (1987-01-28)28 January 1987 (aged 21) Youth Team 2004 0 0
42 Boris Rotenberg DF (1986-05-19)19 May 1986 (aged 22) Klubi-04 2006 0 0
50 Sergey Mironov ST (1988-03-13)13 March 1988 (aged 20) Trainee 2005 0 0
87 Ilya Maksimov MF (1987-02-02)2 February 1987 (aged 21) Trainee 2006 21 1
Left during the season
49 Pavel Teteryukov ST (1990-06-22)22 June 1990 (aged 18) DYuSSh Smena-Zenit 2008 0 0

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
21 DF  RUS Sergei Gorbunov (at Mashuk-KMV Pyatigorsk)
41 GK  RUS Mikhail Kerzhakov (at Volga Ulyanovsk)
42 DF  RUS Boris Rotenberg (at Saturn Ramenskoye)
No. Pos. Nation Player
50 MF  RUS Sergey Mironov (at Sliven)
87 MF  RUS Ilya Maksimov (at Sportakademklub Moscow)

Transfers

In

Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
Winter 2007DFTomáš HubočanMŠK ŽilinaUndisclosed[2]
Winter 2007MFViktor FayzulinSpartak NalchikUndisclosed
Winter 2007MFRoman ShirokovKhimkiUndisclosed
Summer 2007DFSébastien PuygrenierNancyUndisclosed
Summer 2007MFDannyDynamo MoscowUndisclosed

Out

Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
Winter 2008DFMartin ŠkrtelLiverpoolUndisclosed[3]
Summer 2008FWPavel TeteryukovDmitrovUndisclosed

Loans out

Date from Position Nationality Name To Date to Ref.
Winter 2008DFErik HagenWigan AthleticSummer 2008[4]
Winter 2008DFSergei GorbunovSportakademklub MoscowSummer 2008
Winter 2008DFBoris RotenbergShinnik YaroslavlSummer 2008
Winter 2008DFYuri LebedevNosta NovotroitskSummer 2008
Winter 2008MFIlya MaksimovShinnik YaroslavlSummer 2008
Winter 2008MFSergey MironovTP-47Summer 2008
Summer 2008GKMikhail KerzhakovVolga UlyanovskWinter 2009
Summer 2008DFErik HagenVålerengaWinter 2009
Summer 2008DFSergei GorbunovMashuk-KMV PyatigorskWinter 2009
Summer 2008DFBoris RotenbergSaturnWinter 2009
Summer 2008MFSergey MironovSlivenWinter 2009
Summer 2008MFIlya MaksimovSportakademklub MoscowWinter 2009

Released

Date Position Nationality Name Joined Date Ref.
Winter 2009DFMikhail SmirnovAmkar Perm
Winter 2009MFVladislav RadimovRetired
Winter 2009MFOleksandr HorshkovRetired

Friendlies

19 January 2008 Zenit St. Petersburg 1–1 Neftchi Fargʻona Dubai, United Arab Emirates
MSK (UTC+4) Pogrebnyak  75' (pen.) [ Report]
24 January 2008 Zenit St. Petersburg 2–0 Litex Lovech Dubai, United Arab Emirates
MSK (UTC+4) Pogrebnyak  79', 86' [ Report]
27 January 2008 Zenit St. Petersburg 1–0 Slavia Prague Dubai, United Arab Emirates
MSK (UTC+4) Zyryanov  43' [ Report]
30 January 2008 Zenit St. Petersburg 3–0 ZESCO United Dubai, United Arab Emirates
MSK (UTC+4) Pogrebnyak  2', 42'
Zyryanov  90'
[ Report]
6 February 2008 Málaga 2–1 Zenit St. Petersburg Málaga, Spain
MSK (UTC+4) [ Report] Kim  63' Stadium: La Rosaleda Stadium
9 February 2008 Zenit St. Petersburg 2–2 Dynamo Kyiv Saint Petersburg, Russia
MSK (UTC+4) Pogrebnyak  41'
Fayzulin  47'
[ Report] Stadium: Petrovsky Stadium
23 February 2008 Noordwijk 0–2 Zenit St. Petersburg Noordwijk, Netherlands
MSK (UTC+4) [ Report] Tymoschuk  14'
Radimov  38'
Stadium: Sportpark Duinwetering
26 February 2008 ADO Den Haag 0–1 Zenit St. Petersburg The Hague, Netherlands
MSK (UTC+4) [ Report] Tymoshchuk  4' Stadium: Kyocera Stadion
22 June 2008 Helsingborg 0–1 Zenit St. Petersburg Helsingborg, Sweden
MSK (UTC+4) [ Report] Denisov  50' Stadium: Olympia
25 June 2008 Nordsjælland 1–5 Zenit St. Petersburg Farum, Denmark
MSK (UTC+4) [ Report] Fayzulin  9', 42', 66', 72'
Tekke  30'
Stadium: Farum Park
28 June 2008 Copenhagen 2–0 Zenit St. Petersburg Copenhagen, Denmark
MSK (UTC+4) [ Report] Stadium: Parken Stadium

Competitions

Russian Super Cup

9 March 2008 Zenit St.Petersburg 2–1 Lokomotiv Moscow Moscow
16:00 MSK (UTC+4) Arshavin  34' 69'
Zyryanov  55'
Križanac  68'  90+'
Radimov  79'
Hubočan  81'
Pogrebnyak  82'
[ Report] Gurenko  53'
Rodolfo  69' 90+'
Torbinski  73'  79'
Stadium: Luzhniki Stadium
Attendance: 48,000
Referee: Yuri Baskakov

UEFA Super Cup

29 August 2008 Manchester United 1–2 Zenit St.Petersburg Fontvieille, Monaco
22:45 MSK (UTC+4) Scholes  45+1'  90'
Anderson  54'
Vidić  73'
Tevez  74'
Report Pogrebnyak  44'
Danny  59'
Stadium: Stade Louis II
Attendance: 18,064
Referee: Claus Bo Larsen (Denmark)

Russian Premier League

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
GroundHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHA
ResultDWLDDDWDDDLWWWLWLLWDWLWWDDWDDW
Updated to match(es) played on 22 November 2008. Source: See Results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

16 March 2008 1 Zenit St. Petersburg 0–0 Spartak Moscow Saint Petersburg
16:00 MSK (UTC+4) Pogrebnyak  22'
Šírl  27'
Fayzulin  62'
Summary Mozart  7'
Stranzl  24'
Covalciuc  38'
Stadium: Petrovsky Stadium
Attendance: 22,500
Referee: Aleksandr Gvardis
23 March 2008 2 Moscow 0–2 Zenit St. Petersburg Moscow
16:00 MSK (UTC+4) Kuzmin  2'
Rebeja  16'
Epureanu  48'
Barrientos  90'
Summary Arshavin  3'
Šírl  38'
Anyukov  60'
Tekke  78'
Stadium: Eduard Streltsov Stadium
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Stanislav Sukhina
2 July 2008 3 Zenit St. Petersburg 1–3 Rubin Kazan Saint Petersburg
18:00 MSK (UTC+4) Fayzulin  3'
Arshavin  16'
Križanac  35'
Summary Kobenko  12'
Semak  76'
Karadeniz  77', 84'
Stadium: Petrovsky Stadium
Attendance: 21,470
Referee: Igor Zakharov
8 July 2008 4 Shinnik Yaroslavl 2–2 Zenit St. Petersburg Yaroslavl
16:30 MSK (UTC+4) Bochkov  3'
Khazov  39'
Boyarintsev  43' 90+'
Laizāns  45+'
Buznikin  70' (pen.)
Summary Hubočan  16'
Pogrebnyak  42'
Tymoshchuk  44' (pen.)
Stadium: Shinnik Stadium
Attendance: 19,600
Referee: Almir Kayumov
12 July 2008 5 Zenit St. Petersburg 1–1 Krylia Sovetov Saint Petersburg
14:00 MSK (UTC+4) Anyukov  13'
Križanac  69'
Summary Taranov  27'
Oh  29'
Savin  59'
Ivanov  63'
Salugin  74'
Leilton  79'
Kowba  90+'
Stadium: Petrovsky Stadium
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Aleksei Nikolaev
16 July 2008 6 Saturn Ramenskoye 1–1 Zenit St. Petersburg Ramenskoye
18:00 MSK (UTC+4) Zelão  40' 90'
Igonin  67'
Summary Ricksen  17'
Arshavin  51'
Shirokov  57' 86'
Hubočan  69'
Pogrebnyak  76'
Denisov  77'
Stadium: Saturn Stadium
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Maksim Layushkin
20 July 2008 7 Zenit St. Petersburg 3–1 Terek Grozny Saint Petersburg
MSK (UTC+4) Zabavník  17' (o.g.)
Zyryanov  38'
Tekke  53'
Summary Pancu  47'
Zabavník  83'
Stadium: Petrovsky Stadium
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Sergei Karasev
30 July 2008 8 CSKA Moscow 0–0 Zenit St. Petersburg Moscow
MSK (UTC+4) Erkin  21'
Dzagoev  31'  78'
Dudu  45+'
Krasić  49'
Akinfeev  57'
Rahimić  70'
Summary Križanac  45+'  49' Stadium: Luzhniki Stadium
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Igor Egorov
7 May 2008 9 Zenit St. Petersburg 1–1 Lokomotiv Moscow Saint Petersburg
MSK (UTC+4) Arshavin  51'
Domínguez  52' 88'
Summary Cociș  39'
Glushakov  44'
Torbinski  61'
Gurenko  77'
Stadium: Petrovsky Stadium
Attendance: 21,000
11 May 2008 10 Luch-Energiya Vladivostok 0–0 Zenit St. Petersburg Vladivostok
MSK (UTC+4) Summary Stadium: Dynamo Stadium
Attendance: 6,500
Referee: Vitali Doroshenko
16 May 2008 11 Zenit St. Petersburg 3–4 Spartak Nalchik Saint Petersburg
MSK (UTC+4) Amisulashvili  11' (o.g.)
Zyryanov  25'
Tekke  49' 77'
Tymoshchuk  55'
Anyukov  80'
Summary Anyukov  19' (o.g.)
Kalimullin  20' 86'
Geteriev  40'
Džudović  58'
Amisulashvili  69'
Yatchenko  71'
Kisenkov  81'
Dzakhmishev  90+'
Stadium: Petrovsky Stadium
Attendance: 21,000
Referee: Aleksandr Gvardis
6 July 2008 12 Zenit St. Petersburg 5–1 Tom Tomsk Saint Petersburg
18:00 MSK (UTC+4) Fayzulin  6', 34'
Shirokov  11' 61'
Križanac  21'  64'
Tymoshchuk  23', 27' (pen.)
Tekke  41'
Kim  82'
Summary Michkov  22' (pen.)
Catînsus  23'  77'
Shirko  47'
Radosavljević  66'
Klimov  85'
Stadium: Petrovsky Stadium
Attendance: 21,500
Referee: Igor Zakharov
11 July 2008 13 Khimki 1–4 Zenit St. Petersburg Khimki
MSK (UTC+4) Trivunović  18'  84'
Dineyev  32'
Șoavă  68'
Blatnjak  81'
Sabitov  87'
Summary Zyryanov  27'
Anyukov  31'
Tekke  53'
Fayzulin  20'
Arshavin  90+'
Stadium: Rodina Stadium
Attendance: 9,300
Referee: Almir Kayumov
19 July 2008 14 Zenit St. Petersburg 2–0 Amkar Perm Saint Petersburg
20:00 MSK (UTC+4) Arshavin  12'
Zyryanov  30'
Tymoshchuk  51' (pen.)
Summary Dujmović  11'
Gaál  48'
Popov  50'
Belorukov  55'
Stadium: Petrovsky Stadium
Attendance: 21,200
Referee: Yuri Baskakov
26 July 2008 15 Dynamo Moscow 1–0 Zenit St. Petersburg Moscow
16:00 MSK (UTC+4) Tanasijević  17'
K.Kombarov  41' 88'
Summary Tekke  29'  36'
Zyryanov  43'
Domínguez  55'
Shirokov  59'
Stadium: Central Dynamo Stadium
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Aleksei Kovalyov
2 August 2008 16 Zenit St. Petersburg 2–1 Moscow Saint Petersburg
16:00 MSK (UTC+4) Šírl  32'
Denisov  51' 60'
Tekke  77' 77'
Summary Rebko  22'
Kuzmin  58'
Stadium: Petrovsky Stadium
Attendance: 21,000
Referee: Vitali Doroshenko
10 August 2008 17 Rubin Kazan 4–1 Zenit St. Petersburg Kazan
19:00 MSK (UTC+4) Bukharov  9', 11'
Rebrov  12'
Karadeniz  21'
Kobenko  86'
Summary Tymoshchuk  15'  90' 23' (pen.)
Križanac  55'
Puygrenier  76'
Stadium: Central Stadium
Attendance: 24,000
Referee: Maksim Layushkin
17 August 2008 18 Zenit St. Petersburg 1–3 Shinnik Yaroslavl Saint Petersburg
20:00 MSK (UTC+4) Zyryanov  25' Summary Bochkov  20'
Buznikin  52'
Silva  57'
Olexici  72'
Kudryashov  79'
Stadium: Petrovsky Stadium
Attendance: 22,500
Referee: Aleksei Nikolaev
24 August 2008 19 Krylia Sovetov 0–3 Zenit St. Petersburg Samara
15:00 MSK (UTC+4) Booth  32'
Kowba  88'
Koller  90'
Summary Pogrebnyak  16', 75' (pen.)
Puygrenier  22'
Tymoshchuk  54'
Zyryanov  61'
Šírl  63'
Stadium: Metallurg Stadium
Attendance: 30,500
Referee: Yuri Baskakov
30 August 2008 20 Zenit St. Petersburg 2–2 Saturn Ramenskoye Saint Petersburg
MSK (UTC+4) Fayzulin  7'
Domínguez  78'
Tekke  82'
Summary Karyaka  9'
Topić  41'
Ďurica  81'
Kinský  90+'
Stadium: Petrovsky Stadium
Attendance: 21,000
Referee: Maksim Layushkin
13 September 2008 21 Terek Grozny 1–4 Zenit St. Petersburg Grozny
MSK (UTC+4) Bouli  15'
Bendz  39' 75'
Kuznetsov  90+'
Summary Arshavin  12'
Križanac  23'
Tymoshchuk  25'
Anyukov  32'
Pogrebnyak  41'
Zyryanov  70'
Stadium: Sultan Bilimkhanov Stadium
Attendance: 13,000
Referee: Igor Egorov
21 September 2008 22 Zenit St. Petersburg 1–3 CSKA Moscow Saint Petersburg
16:00 MSK (UTC+4) Arshavin  35'
Denisov  37'
Puygrenier  56'
Zyryanov  86'
Pogrebnyak  88'
Report Dzagoev  3', 65'
Mamayev  37'
Akinfeev  63'
Love  57' (pen.)
Grigoryev  77'  90+'
Stadium: Petrovsky Stadium
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Stanislav Sukhina
27 September 2008 23 Lokomotiv Moscow 0–3 Zenit St. Petersburg Moscow
16:00 MSK (UTC+4) Torbinski  50'
Rodolfo  77'
Summary Fayzulin  18'
Denisov  37'
Šírl  44'
Puygrenier  61'
Domínguez  74'
Stadium: Lokomotiv Stadium
Attendance: 19,630
Referee: Igor Egorov
5 October 2008 24 Zenit St. Petersburg 8–1 Luch-Energiya Vladivostok Saint Petersburg
18:00 MSK (UTC+4) Danny  7', 42' 41'
Puygrenier  16'
Arshavin  20'
Tekke  28' 47', 60', 89'
Shirokov  35'
Domínguez  72'
Summary Bulyga  74'
Dantsev  90+'
Stadium: Petrovsky Stadium
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Igor Zakharov
18 October 2008 25 Spartak Nalchik 2–2 Zenit St. Petersburg Nalchik
16:45 MSK (UTC+4) Shumeyko  18'
Geteriev  29'
Gogua  36'
Samsonov  45'
Dzakhmishev  61'
Mashukov  86'
Summary Tymoshchuk  34'
Šírl  54'
Domínguez  63' 72'
Arshavin  81'
Zyryanov  84'
Stadium: Spartak Stadium
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Aleksandr Kolobaev
26 October 2008 26 Tom Tomsk 1–1 Zenit St. Petersburg Tomsk
15:00 MSK (UTC+4) Maznov  23'
Klimov  81'
Summary Fayzulin  20'
Tekke  61'
Zyryanov  64'
Stadium: Trud Stadium
Attendance: 14,800
Referee: Almir Kayumov
31 October 2008 27 Zenit St. Petersburg 1–0 Khimki Saint Petersburg
MSK (UTC+4) Danny  16' 90+'
Puygrenier  25'
Križanac  89'
Summary Trivunović  21'
Čeh  66'
Sabitov  68'
Stadium: Petrovsky Stadium
Attendance: 18,500
Referee: Aleksey Kovalyov
9 November 2008 28 Amkar Perm 1–1 Zenit St. Petersburg Perm
14:00 MSK (UTC+4) Sikimić  67'
Peev  70'
Sirakov  80'
Summary Šírl  10'
Hubočan  20'
Anyukov  58'
Tymoshchuk  80' (pen.)
Stadium: Zvezda Stadium
Attendance: 18,500
Referee: Aleksandr Gvardis
16 November 2008 29 Zenit St. Petersburg 1–1 Dynamo Moscow Saint Petersburg
14:00 MSK (UTC+4) Danny  19'
Tekke  80'
Šírl  90'
Tymoshchuk  90+'
Summary Wilkshire  29'
D.Kombarov  38'
Granat  39'
Fernández  54'
Khokhlov  90+'
Stadium: Petrovsky Stadium
Attendance: 20,500
Referee: Stanislav Sukhina
22 November 2008 30 Spartak Moscow 1–3 Zenit St. Petersburg Moscow
14:00 MSK (UTC+4) Fathi  29'
Covalciuc  32'
Pavlenko  47'
Summary Pogrebnyak  5'
Danny  19', 45+1'
Anyukov  23'
Stadium: Luzhniki Stadium
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Igor Egorov

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
3 Dynamo Moscow 30 15 9 6 41 29 +12 54 Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round
4 Amkar Perm 30 14 9 7 31 22 +9 51 Qualification to Europa League play-off round
5 Zenit St. Petersburg 30 12 12 6 59 37 +22 48[lower-alpha 1]
6 Krylia Sovetov Samara 30 12 12 6 46 28 +18 48[lower-alpha 1] Qualification to Europa League third qualifying round[lower-alpha 2]
7 Lokomotiv Moscow 30 13 8 9 37 32 +5 47
Source: RFPL (in Russian)
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd matches won; 3rd head-to-head (points, matches won, goal difference, goals scored, away goals scored); 4th goal difference; 5th goals scored; 6th away goals scored; 7th position in previous season or decision game
Notes:
  1. Zenit St. Petersburg ahead of Krylia Sovetov on head-to-head points; Zenit St. Petersburg–Krylia Sovetov 1–1, Krylia Sovetov–Zenit St. Petersburg 0–3.
  2. Since both finalists of the 2008–09 Russian Cup qualified for the 2009–10 UEFA Champions League, Krylia Sovetov earned a spot in the third qualifying round of the 2009–10 UEFA Europa League.

Russian Cup

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6 August 2008 Fifth round Sibir Novosibirsk 1–0 Zenit St.Petersburg Novosibirsk
16:00 MSK (UTC+4) Bukhryakov  10'
Shvetsov  13'
Samoylov  39'
Medvedev  64'
Report Ricksen  20'
Puygrenier  35'
Hubočan  41'
Radimov  65'
Stadium: Spartak Stadium
Attendance: 12,500
Referee: Sergei Timofeyev

UEFA Cup

13 February 2008 Round of 32 1st leg Zenit St.Petersburg 1–0 Villarreal Saint Petersburg, Russia
20:00 MSK (UTC+4) Anyukov  35'
Pogrebnyak  63' 73'
Kim  78'
Report Cani  36'
Capdevila  82'
Stadium: Petrovsky Stadium
Attendance: 21,300
Referee: Michael Weiner (Germany)
21 February 2008 Round of 32 2nd leg Villarreal 2–1
(2–2 agg.)
Zenit St.Petersburg Villarreal, Spain
23:45 MSK (UTC+4) Franco  75'
Tomasson  90'
Report Shirokov  13'  47'
Šírl  24'  82'
Pogrebnyak  31'
Kim  45'
Malafeev  65'
Zyryanov  88'
Križanac  90+3'
Stadium: Estadio El Madrigal
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Stefan Meissner (Austria)
6 March 2008 Round of 16 1st leg Marseille 3–1 Zenit St.Petersburg Marseille, France
23:45 MSK (UTC+4) Cissé  37', 55'
M'bami  40'
Niang  48'
Zubar  54'
Report Kim  27'
Ricksen  32'
Arshavin  82'
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Knut Kircher (Germany)
12 March 2008 Round of 16 2nd leg Zenit St.Petersburg 2–0
(3–3 agg.)
Marseille Saint Petersburg, Russia
19:30 MSK (UTC+4) Denisov  10'
Pogrebnyak  39', 78'
Tymoshchuk  64'
Arshavin  90+3'
Report M'bami  33'
Niang  38'
Cissé  68'
Stadium: Petrovsky Stadium
Attendance: 21,000
Referee: Mike Riley (England)
3 April 2008 Quarterfinal 1st leg Bayer Leverkusen 1–4 Zenit St.Petersburg Leverkusen, Germany
20:30 MSK (UTC+4) Kießling  33'
Barnetta  73'
Friedrich  79'
Report Arshavin  20'
Križanac  23'
Pogrebnyak  52'
Anyukov  61'
Denisov  64'
Stadium: BayArena
Attendance: 19,500
Referee: Olegário Benquerença (Portugal)
10 April 2008 Quarterfinal 2nd leg Zenit St.Petersburg 0–1
(4–2 agg.)
Bayer Leverkusen Saint Petersburg, Russia
20:30 MSK (UTC+4) Report Bulykin  18'
Freier  29'
Castro  29'
Sinkiewicz  65'
Stadium: Petrovsky Stadium
Attendance: 21,500
Referee: Manuel Mejuto González (Spain)
24 April 2008 Semifinal 1st leg Bayern Munich 1–1 Zenit St.Petersburg Munich, Germany
22:45 MSK (UTC+4) Ribéry  18' Report Ricksen  17'
Fayzulin  28'
Lúcio  60' (o.g.)
Šírl  75'
Arshavin  79'
Stadium: Allianz Arena
Attendance: 66,000
Referee: Ľuboš Micheľ (Slovakia)
1 May 2008 Semifinal 2nd leg Zenit St.Petersburg 4–0
(5–1 agg.)
Bayern Munich Saint Petersburg, Russia
20:30 MSK (UTC+4) Pogrebnyak  4', 73' 76'
Zyryanov  38'
Fayzulin  53'
Report Toni  67'
Lell  81'
Stadium: Petrovsky Stadium
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Tom Henning Øvrebø (Norway)

Final

14 May 2008 Zenit St.Petersburg 2–0 Rangers Manchester, England
22:45 MSK (UTC+4) Denisov  72' 72'
Malafeev  90+2'
Zyryanov  90+3'
Report Broadfoot  90+4' Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Peter Fröjdfeldt (Sweden)

UEFA Champions League

Group stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Juventus 6 3 3 0 7 3 +4 12 Advance to knockout phase
2 Real Madrid 6 4 0 2 9 5 +4 12
3 Zenit Saint Petersburg 6 1 2 3 4 7 3 5 Transfer to UEFA Cup
4 BATE Borisov 6 0 3 3 3 8 5 3
Source: RSSSF
17 September 2008 1 Juventus 1–0 Zenit St.Petersburg Turin, Italy
22:45 MSK (UTC+4) Del Piero  76'
Salihamidžić  84'
Report Pogrebnyak  18'
Šírl  68'
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 20,853
Referee: Frank De Bleeckere (Belgium)
30 September 2008 2 Zenit St.Petersburg 1–2 Real Madrid Saint Petersburg, Russia
20:30 MSK (UTC+4) Danny  25'
Arshavin  26'
Tymoshchuk  33'
Hubočan  47'
Report Hubočan  4' (o.g.)
Van Nistelrooy  31' 47'
Stadium: Petrovsky Stadium
Attendance: 21,075
Referee: Massimo Busacca (Switzerland)
21 October 2008 3 Zenit St.Petersburg 1–1 BATE Borisov Saint Petersburg, Russia
20:30 MSK (UTC+4) Tekke  80' Report Nyakhaychyk  52'
Vyeramko  90+4'
Stadium: Petrovsky Stadium
Attendance: 19,500
Referee: Pedro Proença (Portugal)
5 November 2008 4 BATE Borisov 0–2 Zenit St.Petersburg Minsk, Belarus
22:45 MSK (UTC+4) Report Pogrebnyak  34'
Puygrenier  39'  73'
Danny  90+4'
Stadium: Dinamo Stadium
Attendance: 28,793
Referee: Stéphane Lannoy (France)
25 November 2008 5 Zenit St.Petersburg 0–0 Juventus Saint Petersburg, Russia
20:30 MSK (UTC+4) Lombaerts  10'
Tymoshchuk  76'
Report Iaquinta  43'
Camoranesi  45'
Sissoko  90+2'
Stadium: Petrovsky Stadium
Attendance: 20,155
Referee: Claus Bo Larsen (Denmark)
10 December 2008 6 Real Madrid 3–0 Zenit St.Petersburg Madrid, Spain
22:45 MSK (UTC+4) Raúl  25', 57'
Robben  50'
Report Danny  63'
Šírl  26'
Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Stadium
Attendance: 46,265
Referee: Jonas Eriksson (Sweden)

Squad statistics

As of match played 10 December 2008

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player TotalPremier LeagueRussian CupEuropeSuper Cups
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
2 MF Vladislav Radimov 700+30100+200+10
4 DF Ivica Križanac 4112510013+1020
5 DF Kim Dong-jin 1405+50003+1000
6 DF Nicolas Lombaerts 5020003000
7 MF Alejandro Domínguez 28413+84101+4010
8 FW Pavel Pogrebnyak 341614+460013+1822
9 FW Fatih Tekke 28912+108102+3100
10 MF Andrey Arshavin 43926+16001421+11
11 MF Radek Šírl 4102600013020
14 DF Tomáš Hubočan 1507+40101+1010
15 MF Roman Shirokov 39320+73009+101+10
16 GK Vyacheslav Malafeev 4803001015020
17 MF Lee Ho 3000100+2000
18 MF Konstantin Zyryanov 4692970015220
19 MF Danny 178105006211
20 MF Viktor Fayzulin 37717+76109+2110
22 DF Aleksandr Anyukov 4242630014120
25 MF Fernando Ricksen 1104+40102000
27 MF Igor Denisov 4432910012+121+10
28 DF Sébastien Puygrenier 1418+11103010
34 DF Aleksandr Khokhlov 10000+100000
44 MF Anatoliy Tymoshchuk 4462760015020
57 MF Aleksei Ionov 700+50100+1000
88 MF Oleksandr Horshkov 4000102+1000
Players away from the club on loan:
Players who left Zenit St.Petersburg during the season:

Goal scorers

Place Position Nation Number Name Premier League Russian Cup UEFA Cup UEFA Champions League Russian Super Cup UEFA Super Cup Total
1FW8Pavel Pogrebnyak60711116
2FW9Fatih Tekke8001009
MF18Konstantin Zyryanov7020009
MF10Andrey Arshavin6020109
5MF19Danny5002018
6MF20Viktor Fayzulin6010007
7MF44Anatoliy Tymoshchuk6000006
8MF7Alejandro Domínguez4000004
DF22Aleksandr Anyukov3010004
10MF15Roman Shirokov3000003
MF27Igor Denisov1020003
Own goal2010003
13DF4Ivica Križanac1000001
DF28Sébastien Puygrenier1000001
TOTALS 5901642283

Disciplinary record

Number Nation Position Name Premier League Russian Cup UEFA Cup Champions League Russian Super Cup UEFA Super Cup Total
2MFVladislav Radimov00100000010011
4DFIvica Križanac00002000210041
5DFKim Dong-jin00003000000030
6DFNicolas Lombaerts00000010000010
8FWPavel Pogrebnyak00002010000030
10MFAndrey Arshavin00002010100040
11MFRadek Šírl00003120000051
14DFTomáš Hubočan00100010100030
15MFRoman Shirokov00002100000021
16GKVyacheslav Malafeev00002000000020
18MFKonstantin Zyryanov00001000100020
19MFDanny00000010000010
20MFViktor Fayzulin00001000000010
22DFAleksandr Anyukov00001000000010
25MFFernando Ricksen00102000000030
27MFIgor Denisov00002000000020
28DFSébastien Puygrenier00100021000031
44MFAnatoliy Tymoshchuk00001020000030
TOTALS 0 0 4 0 24 2 11 1 5 2 0 0 44 5

Notes

  1. Age as of the end of the season

References

  1. http://www.rsssf.com/tablesr/rus08squads.html
  2. "Hubočan zo Žiliny do Petrohradu za 120 miliónov!". profutbal.sk (in Slovak). Pro Futbal. 11 February 2008. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  3. Smith, Allen (20 March 2009). "Martin Skrtel proving to be another fine Rafael Benitez signing". The Daily Telegraph. London. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  4. "Wigan swoop for Norway defender". BBC Sport. 31 January 2008. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
  5. "Russia Cups 2008/09". rsssf.com/. Retrieved 5 October 2013.
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