2018–19 FC Zenit Saint Petersburg season

The 2018–19 Zenit Saint Petersburg season was the 94th season in the club's history and its 23rd consecutive season in the Russian Premier League. The club also participated in the Russian Cup and the UEFA Europa League. Zenit finished the season 1st, winning their 5th Russian Premier League title.

FC Zenit Saint Petersburg
2018–19 season
Zenit Saint Petersburg lining up against Slavia Prague
ChairmanSergey Fursenko
ManagerSergey Semak
StadiumKrestovsky Stadium
Russian Premier League1st
Russian CupRound of 16 vs Rostov
Europa LeagueRound of 16 vs Villarreal
Top goalscorerLeague: Sebastián Driussi (11)
All: Two Players (13)

Season Events

Prior to the start of the season, 29 May 2018, Sergey Semak replaced Roberto Mancini as manager of Zenit.[1]

Squad
As of match played 26 May 2019
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 20 0
99 Andrey Lunyov GK (1991-11-13) 13 November 1991 Ufa 2016 2021 82 0
Defenders
2 Aleksandr Anyukov DF (1982-09-28) 28 September 1982 Krylia Sovetov 2005 417 13
3 Denis Terentyev DF (1992-08-13) 13 August 1992 Rostov 2017 10 0
6 Branislav Ivanović DF (1984-02-22) 22 February 1984 Chelsea 2017 2019 89 7
13 Luís Neto DF (1988-05-26) 26 May 1988 Siena 2013 171 1
15 Elmir Nabiullin DF (1995-03-08) 8 March 1995 Rubin Kazan 2018 2022 22 0
19 Igor Smolnikov DF (1988-08-08) 8 August 1988 Krasnodar 2013 179 9
30 Emanuel Mammana DF (1996-02-10) 10 February 1996 Lyon 2017 2022 37 0
44 Yaroslav Rakitskiy DF (1989-08-03) 3 August 1989 Shakhtar Donetsk 2019[2] 2022[2] 16 3
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
88 Dmitri Bogayev DF (1994-01-24) 24 January 1994 Palanga 2017 2020 7 0
Sergei Zuykov DF (1993-09-19) 19 September 1993 Volgar Astrakhan 2017 0 0
Midfielders
8 Matías Kranevitter MF (1993-05-21) 21 May 1993 Atlético Madrid 2017 2021 47 0
10 Claudio Marchisio MF (1986-01-19) 19 January 1986 Juventus 2018 2020 15 2
14 Daler Kuzyayev MF (1993-01-15) 15 January 1993 Terek Grozny 2017 2020 65 9
16 Christian Noboa MF (1985-04-09) 9 April 1985 Rostov 2017 2020 21 1
17 Oleg Shatov MF (1990-07-29) 29 July 1990 Anzhi Makhachkala 2013 171 27
18 Yuri Zhirkov MF (1983-08-20) 20 August 1983 Dynamo Moscow 2016 79 2
20 Róbert Mak MF (1991-03-08) 8 March 1991 PAOK 2016 2020 61 12
21 Aleksandr Yerokhin MF (1989-10-13) 13 October 1989 Rostov 2017 2020 64 14
24 Emiliano Rigoni MF (1993-02-04) 4 February 1993 Independiente 2017 2021 40 9
25 Wílmar Barrios MF (1993-10-16) 16 October 1993 Boca Juniors 2019[3] 2023[3] 14 1
27 Magomed Ozdoyev MF (1992-11-05) 5 November 1992 Rubin Kazan 2018 2022 29 1
33 Hernani MF (1994-03-27) 27 March 1994 Atlético Paranaense 2016 2021 36 1
38 Leon Musayev MF (1999-01-25) 25 January 1999 Academy 2016 5 0
46 Vitali Gorulyov MF (1998-07-30) 30 July 1998 Academy 2015 0 0
55 Kirill Kaplenko MF (1999-06-15) 15 June 1999 Krasnodar 2017 3 0
Forwards
7 Sardar Azmoun FW (1995-01-01) 1 January 1995 Rubin Kazan 2019[4] 2022[4] 16 12
9 Aleksandr Kokorin FW (1991-03-19) 19 March 1991 Dynamo Moscow 2016 92 34
11 Sebastián Driussi FW (1996-02-09) 9 February 1996 River Plate 2017 2021 81 19
22 Artem Dzyuba FW (1988-08-22) 22 August 1988 Spartak Moscow 2015 138 52
29 Anton Zabolotny FW (1991-06-13) 13 June 1991 Tosno 2018 2021 43 4
Away on loan
1 Yuri Lodygin GK (1990-05-26) 26 May 1990 Skoda Xanthi 2013 164 0
23 Miha Mevlja DF (1990-06-12) 12 June 1990 Rostov 2017 2021 42 1
Yegor Baburin GK (1993-08-09) 9 August 1993 Academy 2010 7 0
Igor Obukhov GK (1996-05-29) 29 May 1996 Academy 2012 0 0
Ivan Novoseltsev DF (1991-08-25) 25 August 1991 Rostov 2016 9 0
Ibragim Tsallagov DF (1990-12-12) 12 December 1990 Krylia Sovetov 2017 2020 8 0
Luka Đorđević FW (1994-07-09) 9 July 1994 Mogren 2012 29 3
Dmitry Poloz FW (1991-07-12) 12 July 1991 Rostov 2017 2020 31 3
Andrei Panyukov FW (1994-09-25) 25 September 1994 Atlantas 2017 2020 2 0
Left during the season
5 Leandro Paredes MF (1994-06-29) 29 June 1994 Roma 2018 2022 60 10
28 Yevgeni Chernov DF (1992-10-23) 23 October 1992 Tom Tomsk 2016 2018 13 0
Maksim Karpov DF (1995-03-17) 17 March 1995 Academy 2013 1 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
7 FW  RUS Dmitry Poloz (at Rubin Kazan)
25 DF  RUS Ivan Novoseltsev (at Rostov)
28 DF  RUS Ibragim Tsallagov (at Rubin Kazan)
71 GK  RUS Yegor Baburin (at Rubin Kazan)
No. Pos. Nation Player
77 DF  MNE Luka Đorđević (at Arsenal Tula)
— GK  RUS Igor Obukhov (at Tyumen)
— FW  RUS Daniil Lesovoy (at Arsenal Tula)
— FW  RUS Andrei Panyukov (at Ural Yekaterinburg)

Transfers
Main articles: List of Russian football transfers summer 2018 and List of Russian football transfers winter 2018–19

In
Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
3 September 2018MFClaudio MarchisioJuventusFree[5]
28 January 2019DFYaroslav RakitskiyShakhtar DonetskUndisclosed[2]
1 February 2019MFWílmar BarriosBoca JuniorsUndisclosed[3]
1 February 2019FWSardar AzmounRubin KazanUndisclosed[4]

Out
Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
5 July 2018GKAleksandr VasyutinSarpsborg 08Undisclosed[6]
10 July 2018MFVladislav SirotovZagłębie LubinUndisclosed[7]
13 January 2019DFMaksim KarpovKrylia SovetovUndisclosed[8]
29 January 2019MFLeandro ParedesParis Saint-GermainUndisclosed[9]

Loans out
Date from Position Nationality Name To Date to Ref.
13 July 2018GKIgor ObukhovTyumenEnd of Season[10]
26 July 2018FWDmitry PolozRubin KazanEnd of Season[11]
27 July 2018DFIvan NovoseltsevAnzhi Makhachkala5 January 2019[12][13]
27 July 2018DFIbragim TsallagovRubin KazanEnd of Season[14]
28 July 2018FWDaniil LesovoyArsenal TulaEnd of Season[15]
4 August 2018FWLuka ĐorđevićArsenal TulaEnd of Season[16]
9 August 2018FWAndrei PanyukovUral YekaterinburgEnd of Season[17]
17 August 2018FWEmiliano RigoniAtalanta14 January 2019[18][19]
29 August 2018GKYegor BaburinRubin KazanEnd of Season[20]
1 September 2018DFMaksim KarpovRotor Volgograd13 January 2019[21][8]
27 January 2019GKYuri LodyginOlympiacosEnd of Season[22]
29 January 2019DFIvan NovoseltsevRostovEnd of Season[23]
21 February 2019DFMiha MevljaRostovEnd of Season[24]
25 February 2019FWIvan TarasovHJKEnd of Season[25]

Released
Date Position Nationality Name Joined Date Ref.
8 May 2018MFViktor FayzulinRetired[26]
31 May 2018DFDomenico CriscitoGenoa6 June 2018[27][28]
10 June 2018MFAleksandr RyazantsevKhimki14 September 2018[29][30]
18 June 2018DFDanil KrugovoyUfa18 June 2018[31]
30 June 2018MFAleksei IsayevSumgayit1 July 2018[32]
25 July 2018MFArtur YusupovRostov25 July 2018[33][34]
FWStanislav KrapukhinTom Tomsk13 July 2018[35]
GKAmir Fattakhov
MFYefim BoytsovKhimki[36]
MFJacob Gardiner-SmithSt Albans City
MFKonstantin KotovLuki-Energiya Velikiye Luki
MFIvan Kulyov
MFNikita Miroshnichenko
FWYegor DenisovArsenal Tula
FWArtyom Dyakonov
FWNikita PovarovLeningradets Leningrad Oblast
15 January 2019[37]DFYevgeni ChernovRostov10 February 2019[38]
26 May 2019[39]DFLuís NetoSporting CP1 July 2019[40]

Friendlies
24 June 2018 Zenit St.Petersburg 1 – 0 Pinzgau Saalfelden Mittersill, Austria
19:00 MSK (UTC+3) Shatov  5' Report Stadium: Waldstadion Mittersill
8 July 2018 Zenit St.Petersburg 5 – 0 Dynamo Moscow Oberndorf in Tirol, Austria
19:00 MSK (UTC+3) Zabolotny  28'
Hernani  39'
Đorđević  66', 84'
Mak  81'
Skrobotov  90'		 Report Sosnin  31' Stadium: FC Oberndorf Training Ground
11 July 2018 Zenit St.Petersburg 2 – 0 Grasshoppers Schwendau, Austria
18:00 MSK (UTC+3) Đorđević  35'
Mevlja  58'
Driussi  73'		 Report Stadium: Linden Stadium
17 July 2018 Zenit St.Petersburg 3 – 2 Genoa Neustift im Stubaital, Austria
18:00 MSK (UTC+3) Ozdoyev  34'
Driussi  66'
Kuzyayev  89'		 Report Rômulo  21'
Lapadula  55'		 Stadium: Shorthplatz Neustift
21 July 2018 Inter Milan 3 – 3 Zenit St.Petersburg Neustift im Stubaital, Austria
21:15 MSK (UTC+3) Candreva  16'
Icardi  50' (pen.)
Martínez  75'		 Report Noboa  27'
Mak  64'
Hernani  73'		 Stadium: Shorthplatz Neustift
9 September 2018 Zenit St.Petersburg 1 – 0 Kairat Saint Petersburg, Russia
18:00 MSK (UTC+3) Driussi  32' Report Stadium: Krestovsky Stadium
Attendance: 40,122
18 November 2018 Zenit St.Petersburg 2 – 1 Schalke 04 Saint Petersburg, Russia
15:00 MSK (UTC+3) Kranevitter  6'
Hernani  25'
Ozdoyev  79'
Terentyev  82'		 Report Bentaleb  29'
Skrzybski  35'		 Stadium: Krestovsky Stadium
Attendance: 41,214
Referee: Sergey Lapochkin
22 January 2019 2019 Match Premier Cup Zenit St.Petersburg 1 – 3 Lokomotiv Moscow Doha, Qatar
20:00 MSK (UTC+3) Rigoni  82' Report Smolov  35'
An. Miranchuk  37'
Mironov  51'
Tarasov  62'
Eder  68'
Barinov  72'		 Stadium: Aspire Dome
25 January 2019 2019 Match Premier Cup Zenit St.Petersburg 0 – 3 Spartak Moscow Doha, Qatar
18:30 MSK (UTC+3) Neto  14'
Hernani  61'		 Report Melkadze  28'
Glushakov  29'
Luiz Adriano  73'
Dzhikiya  73'
Kutepov  77'
Umyarov  90'		 Stadium: Aspire Dome
28 January 2019 2019 Match Premier Cup Zenit St.Petersburg 5 – 0 Rostov Doha, Qatar
20:00 MSK (UTC+3) Kuzyayev  41'
Dzyuba  53'
Shatov  60'
Terentyev  87', 88'		 Report Glebov  16'
Gațcan  75'		 Stadium: Aspire Dome
2 February 2019 Zenit St.Petersburg 2 – 0 Elche Alicante, Spain
14:00 MSK (UTC+3) Vorobyov  60'
Musayev  90'		 Report Stadium: Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero
4 February 2019 Zenit St.Petersburg 0 – 0 F91 Dudelange San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain
20:00 MSK (UTC+3) Marchisio  84' Report Stadium: Pinatar Arena
8 February 2019 Zenit St.Petersburg 2 – 1 Sarpsborg 08 Algorfa, Spain
18:00 MSK (UTC+3) Nabiullin  2'
Rigoni  64'		 Report Stadium: La Finca

Competitions

Russian Premier League
Main article: 2018–19 Russian Premier League

Results by round
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Updated to match(es) played on 26 May 2019. Source: See Results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results
29 July 2018 1 Yenisey Krasnoyarsk 0–2 Zenit St.Petersburg Tyumen
14:00 MSK (UTC+3) Dugalić  23'
Yatchenko  67'		 Report Ivanović  32'
Smolnikov  45'
Dzyuba  81'
Kuzyayev  85'		 Stadium: Geolog Stadium
Attendance: 10,724
Referee: Vladimir Moskalev
Note: Match played at the Geolog Stadium in Tyumen, due renovation work at Yenisey Krasnoyarsk's Central Stadium in Krasnoyarsk.
4 August 2018 2 Zenit St.Petersburg 1 – 0 Arsenal Tula Saint Petersburg
16:30 MSK (UTC+3) Paredes  49'
Shatov  61'
Nabiullin  76'		 Report Grigalava  90' Stadium: Krestovsky Stadium
Attendance: 47,004
Referee: Aleksei Matyunin
12 August 2018 3 Rubin Kazan 0 – 1 Zenit St.Petersburg Kazan
19:00 MSK (UTC+3) Kudryashov  43'
Konovalov  73'		 Report Mevlja  54'
Kuzyayev  64'  71'
Yerokhin  78'		 Stadium: Kazan Arena
Attendance: 23,840
Referee: Mikhail Vilkov
19 August 2018 4 Zenit St.Petersburg 4 – 1 Ural Yekaterinburg Saint Petersburg
19:00 MSK (UTC+3) Driussi  12', 16'
Dzyuba  78'
Kranevitter  85'
Paredes  89'		 Report Bavin  6'
Bicfalvi  43'
Haroyan  74'
Yevseyev  88'		 Stadium: Krestovsky Stadium
Attendance: 45,545
Referee: Stanislav Vasilyev
26 August 2018 5 Ufa 0 – 2 Zenit St.Petersburg Ufa
16:30 MSK (UTC+3) Paurević  49'
Oblyakov  54'
Alikin  63'
Jokić  68'  68'
Krotov  89'		 Report Paurević  3' (o.g.)
Dzyuba  11'
Yerokhin  69'
Paredes  83'		 Stadium: Neftyanik Stadium
Attendance: 10,587
Referee: Nikolay Voloshin
2 September 2018 6 Zenit St.Petersburg 0 – 0 Spartak Moscow Saint Petersburg
19:00 MSK (UTC+3) Ivanović  45' Report Bocchetti  34'
Rasskazov  44'
Zé Luís  54'
Melgarejo  83'
Popov  90+3'		 Stadium: Krestovsky Stadium
Attendance: 61,467
Referee: Vladimir Moskalev
16 September 2018 7 Orenburg 1 – 2 Zenit St.Petersburg Orenburg
14:00 MSK (UTC+3) Miškić  41'
Oyewole  48'		 Report Yerokhin  14', 45'
Smolnikov  50'
Neto  53'		 Stadium: Gazovik Stadium
Attendance: 7,023
Referee: Vitali Meshkov
23 September 2018 8 Zenit St.Petersburg 5 – 3 Lokomotiv Moscow Saint Petersburg
16:30 MSK (UTC+3) Shatov  13', 64'
Kuzyayev  27'
Yerokhin  48'
Dzyuba  57'
Hernani  87'
Driussi  90' 90'		 Report Barinov  17' 29'
Ignatyev  34'
Idowu  72'
Al.Miranchuk  74'
Tarasov  80'  82'
Smolov  85'		 Stadium: Krestovsky Stadium
Attendance: 50,193
Referee: Roman Galimov
30 September 2018 9 Anzhi Makhachkala 2 – 1 Zenit St.Petersburg Kaspiysk
14:00 MSK (UTC+3) Savichev  5'
Chaykovskyi  59'
Udaly  60'
Ponce  71' 72'
Belorukov  76'
Kulik  83' (pen.)
Dyupin  90+4'		 Report Paredes  9'
Marchisio  47'
Smolnikov  82'		 Stadium: Anzhi Arena
Attendance: 6,350
Referee: Aleksei Matyunin
7 October 2018 10 Zenit St.Petersburg 2 – 1 Krasnodar Saint Petersburg
16:30 MSK (UTC+3) Kuzyayev  17'
Dzyuba  50'
Mak  65'
Neto  78'
Ivanović  80'
Paredes  83'		 Report Martynovich  14'
Stotsky  39'
Gazinsky  48'
Mamayev  81' (pen.)
Petrov  85'
Claesson  90+1'		 Stadium: Krestovsky Stadium
Attendance: 52,576
Referee: Aleksei Eskov
21 October 2018 11 Dynamo Moscow 1 – 0 Zenit St.Petersburg Khimki
14:00 MSK (UTC+3) Holmén  23'
Tetteh  25'
Černych  75'		 Report Driussi  28'  37'
Kranevitter  69'		 Stadium: Arena Khimki
Attendance: 12,734
Referee: Sergey Ivanov
29 October 2018 12 Krylia Sovetov 0 – 1 Zenit St.Petersburg Samara
18:00 MSK (UTC+3) Rogel  8'  78'
Kornilenko  59'
Chicherin  63'		 Report Paredes  22'
Mammana  52'
Neto  60'		 Stadium: Samara Arena
Attendance: 27,102
Referee: Nikolay Voloshin
4 November 2018 13 Zenit St.Petersburg 1 – 0 Akhmat Grozny Saint Petersburg
14:00 MSK (UTC+3) Marchisio  32' (pen.)
Paredes  69'  83'
Yerokhin  79'		 Report Ravanelli  20' Stadium: Krestovsky Stadium
Attendance: 45,349
Referee: Sergei Karasev
11 November 2018 14 CSKA Moscow 2 – 0 Zenit St.Petersburg Moscow
19:00 MSK (UTC+3) Chalov  15'
Sigurðsson  26'
Akhmetov  31'
Becão  38'		 Report Neto  37'
Zabolotny  83'		 Stadium: VEB Arena
Attendance: 23,836
Referee: Vladimir Moskalev
25 November 2018 15 Zenit St.Petersburg 2 – 0 Rostov Saint Petersburg
19:00 MSK (UTC+3) Driussi  12'
Yerokhin  63'		 Report Guliyev  35'  81'
Sigurðsson  79'
Gațcan  89'		 Stadium: Krestovsky Stadium
Attendance: 46,282
Referee: Mikhail Vilkov
3 December 2018 16 Arsenal Tula 4 – 2 Zenit St.Petersburg Tula
19:30 MSK (UTC+3) Kangwa  6', 74'
Álvarez  21'
Mirzov  39'  41'
Bakayev  77'		 Report Kuzyayev  21'  53'
Paredes  41'
Hernani  57'
Dzyuba  71'
Anyukov  86'		 Stadium: Arsenal Stadium
Attendance: 10,658
Referee: Aleksei Eskov
9 December 2018 17 Zenit St.Petersburg 1 – 2 Rubin Kazan Saint Petersburg
19:00 MSK (UTC+3) Hernani  18'
Shatov  28'
Neto  48'
Paredes  55' 59' (pen.)
Marchisio  85'		 Report Sorokin  7', 50'
Bayramyan  29'
Kalinin  39'
Sagitov  61'
Uremović  78'
Granat  90+4'		 Stadium: Krestovsky Stadium
Attendance: 48,657
Referee: Aleksei Matyunin
2 March 2019 18 Ural Yekaterinburg 0 – 1 Zenit St.Petersburg Yekaterinburg
11:30 MSK (UTC+3) Boumal  30'
Bicfalvi  70'
El Kabir  85'		 Report Azmoun  42'
Lunyov  90+3'		 Stadium: Central Stadium
Attendance: 20,365
Referee: Vitali Meshkov
10 March 2019 19 Zenit St.Petersburg 2 – 1 Ufa Saint Petersburg
16:30 MSK (UTC+3) Azmoun  30'
Rigoni  34'		 Report Bizjak  15'
Carp  25'
Igboun  67'		 Stadium: Krestovsky Stadium
Attendance: 42,464
Referee: Aleksei Eskov
17 March 2019 20 Spartak Moscow 1 – 1 Zenit St.Petersburg Moscow
19:00 MSK (UTC+3) Glushakov  13' 61'
Dzhikiya  34'
Zobnin  57'
Hanni  86'		 Report Barrios  27' 90+1'
Smolnikov  45'
Azmoun  55'		 Stadium: Otkritie Arena
Attendance: 43,616
Referee: Vladimir Moskalev
31 March 2019 21 Zenit St.Petersburg 3 – 1 Orenburg Saint Petersburg
14:00 MSK (UTC+3) Zhirkov  40'
Azmoun  48', 88'
Rakitskiy  76' 81'		 Report Sutormin  33'
Malykh  75'		 Stadium: Krestovsky Stadium
Attendance: 43,154
Referee: Nikolay Voloshin
7 April 2019 22 Lokomotiv Moscow 1 – 1 Zenit St.Petersburg Moscow
19:00 MSK (UTC+3) Eder  14'
Kvaratskhelia  39'
Ćorluka  53'
Driussi  61' (o.g.)
Rybus  79'
An.Miranchuk  82'		 Report Rigoni  49'
Rakitskiy  54'
Ozdoyev  62'
Barrios  89'		 Stadium: RZD Arena
Attendance: 21,158
Referee: Sergey Ivanov
14 April 2019 23 Zenit St.Petersburg 5 – 0 Anzhi Makhachkala Saint Petersburg
16:30 MSK (UTC+3) Azmoun  2'
Ivanović  9'
Rigoni  83'
Driussi  88', 89'		 Report Ondoua  79' Stadium: Krestovsky Stadium
Attendance: 44,701
Referee: Mikhail Vilkov
20 April 2019 24 Krasnodar 2 – 3 Zenit St.Petersburg Krasnodar
21:00 MSK (UTC+3) Ignatyev  25'
Pereyra  67'  90+1'
Suleymanov  85'		 Report Dzyuba  19', 90+5'
Rigoni  35'
Smolnikov  45'
Rakitskiy  47'  69'
Barrios  71'
Anyukov  84'
Azmoun  90+7'		 Stadium: Krasnodar Stadium
Attendance: 34,382
Referee: Sergei Karasev
24 April 2019 25 Zenit St.Petersburg 2 – 0 Dynamo Moscow Saint Petersburg
21:00 MSK (UTC+3) Barrios  52'
Dzyuba  60'
Azmoun  66'		 Report Panchenko  6'
Sow  20'		 Stadium: Krestovsky Stadium
Attendance: 42,406
Referee: Sergey Ivanov
28 April 2019 26 Zenit St.Petersburg 4 – 2 Krylia Sovetov Saint Petersburg
16:30 MSK (UTC+3) Azmoun  9', 30'
Driussi  14'
Burlak  35' (o.g.)
Ozdoyev  47'
Rigoni  54'
Zhirkov  88'
Smolnikov  90+1'		 Report Tkachuk  40', 44'
Sheydayev  47'  78'
Rabiu  49'		 Stadium: Krestovsky Stadium
Attendance: 40,463
Referee: Aleksei Eskov
4 May 2019 27 Akhmat Grozny 1 – 1 Zenit St.Petersburg Grozny
16:30 MSK (UTC+3) Ismael  55'
Utsiyev  74'		 Report Driussi  87' Stadium: Akhmat-Arena
Attendance: 12,894
Referee: Aleksei Matyunin
12 May 2019 28 Zenit St.Petersburg 3 – 1 CSKA Moscow Saint Petersburg
19:00 MSK (UTC+3) Rakitskiy  32'
Driussi  38', 86'
Zhirkov  50'
Rigoni  62'
Dzyuba  73'
Nabiullin  84'		 Report Bijol  4'
Akhmetov  7'
Oblyakov  30'
Vlašić  32'
Shchennikov  70'		 Stadium: Krestovsky Stadium
Attendance: 61,494
Referee: Evgeny Turbin
19 May 2019 29 Rostov 1 – 0 Zenit St.Petersburg Rostov-on-Don
19:00 MSK (UTC+3) Glebov  56'
Popov  67' (pen.)		 Report Mammana  66'
Rigoni  70'
Nabiullin  90+2'		 Stadium: Rostov Arena
Attendance: 35,586
Referee: Pavel Kukuyan
26 May 2019 30 Zenit St.Petersburg 4 – 1 Yenisey Krasnoyarsk Saint Petersburg
14:00 MSK (UTC+3) Azmoun  26' (pen.)
Yerokhin  50'  60'
Driussi  57', 71'		 Report Kutyin  25'
Torbinski  84'		 Stadium: Krestovsky Stadium
Attendance: 50,073
Referee: Aleksey Sukhoy

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Zenit Saint Petersburg (C) 30 20 4 6 57 29 +28 64 Qualification to Champions League group stage
2 Lokomotiv Moscow 30 16 8 6 45 28 +17 56[lower-alpha 1]
3 Krasnodar 30 16 8 6 55 23 +32 56[lower-alpha 1] Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round
4 CSKA Moscow 30 14 9 7 46 23 +23 51 Qualification to Europa League group stage[lower-alpha 2]
5 Spartak Moscow 30 14 7 9 36 31 +5 49 Qualification to Europa League third qualifying round[lower-alpha 2]
Updated to match(es) played on 26 May 2019. Source: Russian Premier League, 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) Head-to-head away goals; 7) Matches won; 8) Goal difference; 9) Goals scored; 10) Away goals scored; 11) Play-off.[41]
(C) Champion.
Notes:
  1. Head-to-head away goals: Lokomotiv 1, Krasnodar 0.
  2. Lokomotiv Moscow won the 2018–19 Russian Cup. As they already qualified for the Champions League, the Europa League group stage spot (originally designated for the Cup winner) goes to the fourth-placed team, third qualifying round spot goes to fifth-placed team and second qualifying round spot goes to sixth-placed team.

Russian Cup
Main article: 2018–19 Russian Cup
26 September 2018 Round of 32 Volgar Astrakhan 0 – 4 Zenit St.Petersburg Astrakhan
18:00 MSK (UTC+3) Berdnikov  32' Report Anyukov  8'
Mak  35'
Zabolotny  61'
Mammana  70'
Kokorin  88'		 Stadium: Central Stadium
Attendance: 16,200
Referee: Aleksey Sukhoy
1 November 2018 Round of 16 Rostov 3 – 1 Zenit St.Petersburg Rostov-on-Don
19:00 MSK (UTC+3) Logashov  4'
Ionov  13'
Ingason  28'
Yusupov  83'
Hadžikadunić  90'
Skopintsev  90+3'		 Report Driussi  29' (pen.)
Zabolotny  68'
Neto  83'
Ivanović  90+4'		 Stadium: Rostov Arena
Attendance: 35,086
Referee: Roman Galimov

UEFA Europa League
Main article: 2018–19 UEFA Europa League

Qualifying phase
Main article: 2018–19 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round (Main Path)
9 August 2018 Third qualifying round 1st leg Dinamo Minsk 4 – 0 Zenit St.Petersburg Minsk, Belarus
20:00 MSK (UTC+3) Nikolić  12', 67'
Khvashchynski  32'
Begunov  34'
Galović  41'
Shvyatsow  89'		 Report Mevlja  45+2'
Kuzyayev  71'		 Stadium: Dinamo Stadium
Attendance: 21,750[42]
Referee: Anastasios Papapétrou (Greece)
16 August 2018 Third qualifying round 2nd leg Zenit St.Petersburg 8 – 1
(8 – 5 agg.)		 Dinamo Minsk Saint Petersburg, Russia
20:00 MSK (UTC+3) Noboa  11',  66'
Paredes  22',  64'  72'
Dzyuba  75', 78', 115' (pen.)
Driussi  109'
Mak  120+1' (pen.), 120+3'		 Report Begunov  22'
Shvyatsow  45+2'  120+1'
Yahaya  99'		 Stadium: Petrovsky Stadium
Attendance: 220[42] (Behind Closed Doors)[43]
Referee: Sébastien Delferière (Belgium)
Note: Zenit St.Petersburg played their third qualifying round home match at Petrovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg, instead of their regular stadium Krestovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg.[43]
23 August 2018 Playoff round 1st leg Zenit St.Petersburg 3 – 1 Molde Saint Petersburg, Russia
19:00 MSK (UTC+3) Smolnikov  61'
Dzyuba  71'
Zabolotny  80'
Hernani  87'
Mevlja  90'		 Report Forren  31'
Hestad  38' 42'		 Stadium: Krestovsky Stadium
Attendance: 40,677[44]
Referee: Deniz Aytekin (Germany)
30 August 2018 Playoff round 2nd leg Molde 2 – 1
(3 – 4 agg.)		 Zenit St.Petersburg Molde, Norway
20:00 MSK (UTC+3) Hestad  65'
Haaland  75' 77'
Forren  89'		 Report Kuzyayev  21' Stadium: Aker Stadion
Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande (Spain)

Group stage
Main article: 2018–19 UEFA Europa League group stage § Group C
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Zenit Saint Petersburg 6 3 2 1 6 5 +1 11 Advance to knockout phase
2 Slavia Prague 6 3 1 2 4 3 +1 10
3 Bordeaux 6 2 1 3 6 6 0 7
4 Copenhagen 6 1 2 3 3 5 −2 5
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
20 September 2018 1 Copenhagen 1 – 1 Zenit St.Petersburg Copenhagen, Denmark
22:00 MSK (UTC+3) Boilesen  37'
Sotiriou  63'
Bjelland  68'
Papagiannopoulos  90+5'		 Report Mak  44'
Dzyuba  90'
Marchisio  90+4'		 Stadium: Parken Stadium
Attendance: 19,005[45]
Referee: Georgi Kabakov (Bulgaria)
4 October 2018 2 Zenit St.Petersburg 1 – 0 Slavia Prague Saint Petersburg, Russia
19:55 MSK (UTC+3) Kokorin  80'
Neto  90+5'		 Report Souček  36'
Băluță  60'		 Stadium: Krestovsky Stadium
Attendance: 45,408[46]
Referee: Hüseyin Göçek (Turkey)
25 October 2018 3 Zenit St.Petersburg 2 – 1 Bordeaux Saint Petersburg, Russia
19:55 MSK (UTC+3) Paredes  38'
Dzyuba  41' 53'
Yerokhin  78'
Kuzyayev  85'
Neto  87'
Ivanović  90+2'		 Report Briand  26'
Otávio  90+2'		 Stadium: Krestovsky Stadium
Attendance: 45,723[47]
Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)
8 November 2018 4 Bordeaux 1 – 1 Zenit St.Petersburg Bordeaux, France
23:00 MSK (UTC+3) Kamano  35' (pen.)  65'
Jovanović  41'		 Report Anyukov  23'
Nabiullin  31'
Lunyov  35'
Neto  59'
Zabolotny  72'		 Stadium: Nouveau Stade de Bordeaux
Attendance: 8,907[48]
Referee: Harald Lechner (Austria)
29 November 2018 5 Zenit St.Petersburg 1 – 0 Copenhagen Saint Petersburg, Russia
20:55 MSK (UTC+3) Mak  59'
Yerokhin  67'
Ozdoyev  89'		 Report Skov  63'
Zeca  73'		 Stadium: Krestovsky Stadium
Attendance: 45,199[49]
Referee: Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia)
13 December 2018 6 Slavia Prague 2 – 0 Zenit St.Petersburg Prague, Czech Republic
23:00 MSK (UTC+3) Škoda  25'
Zmrhal  32'
Stoch  41'  86'		 Report Nabiullin  37'
Hernani  67'		 Stadium: Eden Arena
Attendance: 17,748[50]
Referee: Andrew Dallas (Scotland)

Knockout phase
Main article: 2018–19 UEFA Europa League knockout phase
12 February 2019 Round of 32 1st Leg Fenerbahçe 1 – 0 Zenit St.Petersburg Istanbul, Turkey
20:55 MSK (UTC+3) Isla  14'
Slimani  21'
Çiftpınar  31'		 Report Rakitskiy  5'
Anyukov  40'
Mak 44'  68'		 Stadium: Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium
Attendance: 36,572[51]
Referee: Ruddy Buquet (France)
21 February 2019 Round of 32 2nd Leg Zenit St.Petersburg 3 – 1
(3 – 2 agg.)		 Fenerbahçe Saint Petersburg, Russia
20:55 MSK (UTC+3) Ozdoyev  4'
Azmoun  18' 37', 76'
Hernani  34'
Barrios  50'		 Report Škrtel  40'
Topal  43'
Potuk  45+1'
Arslan  71'
Özbayraklı  83'
Elmas  90'		 Stadium: Krestovsky Stadium
Attendance: 50,448[52]
Referee: Michael Oliver (England)
7 March 2019 Round of 16 1st Leg Zenit St.Petersburg 1 – 3 Villarreal Saint Petersburg, Russia
20:55 MSK (UTC+3) Azmoun  35'
Barrios  37'
Smolnikov  76'		 Report Costa  14'
Iborra  33'
Gerard  64'
Miguelón  68'
Morlanes  71'		 Stadium: Krestovsky Stadium
Attendance: 51,826[53]
Referee: Gianluca Rocchi (Italy)
14 March 2019 Round of 16 2nd Leg Villarreal 2 – 1
(5 – 2 agg.)		 Zenit St.Petersburg Villarreal, Spain
23:00 MSK (UTC+3) Gerard  29'
Bacca  47'
Ruiz  52'
Costa  82'		 Report Shatov  56'
Ivanović  90+1'		 Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica
Attendance: 14,027[54]
Referee: Artur Soares Dias (Portugal)

Squad statistics
As of match played 26 May 2019

Appearances and goals
No. Pos Nat Player TotalPremier LeagueRussian CupEuropa League
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
2 DF Aleksandr Anyukov 2817+9021100
3 DF Denis Terentyev 100+100000
6 DF Branislav Ivanović 40227110121
7 FW Sardar Azmoun 1612129003+13
8 MF Matías Kranevitter 1502+40205+20
9 FW Aleksandr Kokorin 520+300+110+11
10 MF Claudio Marchisio 1525+42102+30
11 FW Sebastián Driussi 421321+6111112+21
13 DF Luís Neto 210130205+10
14 MF Daler Kuzyayev 29415+220+108+32
15 DF Elmir Nabiullin 20010+101+1070
16 MF Christian Noboa 1218+300011
17 MF Oleg Shatov 27311+83103+40
18 MF Yuri Zhirkov 1201200000
19 DF Igor Smolnikov 31121+21007+10
20 MF Róbert Mak 38617+71117+64
21 MF Aleksandr Yerokhin 26613+36107+20
22 FW Artem Dzyuba 37132780+1095
24 MF Emiliano Rigoni 1238+330010
25 MF Wílmar Barrios 1411010040
27 MF Magomed Ozdoyev 25110+60203+41
29 FW Anton Zabolotny 3031+150213+92
30 DF Emanuel Mammana 1104+200+1040
33 MF Hernani 2615+911+109+10
38 MF Leon Musayev 501+30000+10
41 GK Mikhail Kerzhakov 4010101+10
44 DF Yaroslav Rakitskiy 1631230040
99 GK Andrey Lunyov 42029010120
Players away from the club on loan:
1 GK Yuri Lodygin 10000010
23 DF Miha Mevlja 141601071
Players who left Zenit during the season:
5 MF Leandro Paredes 2241530071
28 DF Yevgeni Chernov 60501000

Goal Scorers
Place Position Nation Number Name Premier League Russian Cup Europa League Total
2FW11Sebastián Driussi111113
FW22Artem Dzyuba80513
3FW7Sardar Azmoun90312
4MF21Aleksandr Yerokhin6006
MF20Róbert Mak1146
6MF5Leandro Paredes3014
MF14Daler Kuzyayev2024
8MF17Oleg Shatov3003
DF44Yaroslav Rakitskiy3003
MF24Emiliano Rigoni3003
FW29Anton Zabolotny0123
13MF10Claudio Marchisio2002
DF6Branislav Ivanović1012
FW9Aleksandr Kokorin0112
Own goal2002
17MF33Hernani1001
MF25Wílmar Barrios1001
DF19Igor Smolnikov1001
DF2Aleksandr Anyukov0101
MF16Christian Noboa0011
DF23Miha Mevlja0011
MF27Magomed Ozdoyev0011
TOTALS 5752183

Disciplinary record
Number Nation Position Name Premier League Russian Cup Europa League Total
2DFAleksandr Anyukov20002040
6DFBranislav Ivanović30101050
7FWSardar Azmoun20001030
8MFMatías Kranevitter20000020
10MFClaudio Marchisio10001020
11FWSebastián Driussi41000041
13DFLuís Neto50103090
14MFDaler Kuzyayev51001061
15DFElmir Nabiullin30002050
16MFChristian Noboa00001010
17MFOleg Shatov10001020
18MFYuri Zhirkov30000030
19DFIgor Smolnikov50002070
20MFRóbert Mak00001010
21MFAleksandr Yerokhin30002050
22FWArtem Dzyuba20001030
24MFEmiliano Rigoni40000040
25MFWílmar Barrios40002060
27MFMagomed Ozdoyev20001030
29FWAnton Zabolotny10100020
30DFEmanuel Mammana20100030
33MFHernani20003050
44DFYaroslav Rakitskiy30001040
99GKAndrey Lunyov10001020
Players away on loan:
23DFMiha Mevlja10001020
Players who left Zenit St.Petersburg during the season:
5MFLeandro Paredes810031102
TOTALS 69 3 4 0 31 1 104 4

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