2022–23 FC Zenit Saint Petersburg season

The 2022–23 season was the 98th season in the existence of FC Zenit Saint Petersburg and the club's 27th consecutive season in the top flight of Russian football. In addition to the domestic league, Zenit Saint Petersburg participated in this season's editions of the Russian Cup. The club won the Russian Super Cup before the season with their participation in the UEFA Champions League still on hold due to the ongoing Russian conflict with Ukraine.[1]

Zenit Saint Petersburg
2022–23 season
OwnerGazprom
PresidentAlexander Medvedev
Head coachSergei Semak
StadiumKrestovsky Stadium
Premier League1st
Russian CupQuarter-finals
Super CupWinners
UEFA Champions LeagueExcluded
Top goalscorerLeague:
Malcom (23)

All:
Malcom (26)
Highest home attendance51,174 vs CSKA Moscow
(13 August 2022)
Lowest home attendance19,705 vs Nizhny Novgorod
(4 March 2023)
Average home league attendance30,790 (12 March 2023)
Biggest win8–0 vs Orenburg, Russian Premier League, 11 September 2022
Biggest defeat0–3 vs Spartak Moscow, Russian Cup, 29 September 2022

Squad edit

As of 6 March 2023

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   RUS Aleksandr Vasyutin
2 DF   RUS Dmitri Chistyakov
3 DF   BRA Douglas Santos (captain)
4 DF   RUS Danil Krugovoy
5 MF   COL Wilmar Barrios
7 MF   RUS Zelimkhan Bakayev
8 MF   BRA Wendel
10 MF   BRA Malcom
11 MF   BRA Claudinho
14 MF   RUS Daler Kuzyayev
15 DF   RUS Vyacheslav Karavayev
17 MF   RUS Andrei Mostovoy
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 MF   RUS Aleksei Sutormin
21 MF   RUS Aleksandr Yerokhin
23 DF   RUS Arsen Adamov
28 DF   KAZ Nuraly Alip
30 FW   COL Mateo Cassierra
31 MF   BRA Gustavo Mantuan (on loan from Corinthians)
33 FW   RUS Ivan Sergeyev
41 GK   RUS Mikhail Kerzhakov
55 DF   BRA Rodrigão
71 GK   RUS Daniil Odoyevsky
77 DF   BRA Robert Renan
94 MF   RUS Danila Kozlov

Transfers edit

In edit

Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
15 June 2022 MF   Zelimkhan Bakayev Spartak Moscow Free [2]
30 June 2022 FW   Mateo Cassierra Sochi €4,500,000 [3]
7 July 2022 DF   Rodrigão Sochi €3,500,000 [4]
14 December 2022 DF   Nuraly Alip Kairat €2,000,000[A] [5]
10 January 2023 DF   Robert Renan Corinthians Free [6]

Loans in edit

Date from Position Nationality Name From Date to Ref.
29 June 2022 MF   Gustavo Mantuan Corinthians 30 June 2023[B] [7]
29 June 2022 GK   Ivan Corinthians 30 June 2023[C] [8]
  1. ^ Exercised purchase option in loan deal.
  2. ^ Includes a purchase option.
  3. ^ Zenit later exercised an option to terminate early on 10 January 2023.

Out edit

Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
21 June 2022 GK   Stanislav Kritsyuk Gil Vicente Free [9]
30 June 2022 FW   Artem Dzyuba Free agent[A] End of Contract [10]
30 June 2022 MF   Magomed Ozdoyev Free agent[B] End of Contract [11]
22 July 2022 MF   Kirill Kravtsov Sochi €835,000 [12]
2 January 2023 DF   Dejan Lovren Lyon €2,000,000 [13]
10 January 2023 FW   Yuri Alberto Corinthians Free[C] [14]

Loans out edit

Date from Position Nationality Name To Date to Ref.
29 June 2022 FW   Yuri Alberto Corinthians 30 June 2023[D] [15]
2 July 2022 FW   Daniil Shamkin KAMAZ 30 June 2023 [16]
  1. ^ Signed with Adana Demirspor in August 2022.
  2. ^ Signed with Fatih Karagümrük S.K. in July 2022.
  3. ^ Zenit received a share of Ivan and Gustavo Mantuan's future transfer fees as well as first right of refusal to sign Pedro and Robert Renan as part of the deal.
  4. ^ Corinthians later exercised an option to terminate early on 10 January 2023 as part of a permanent deal.

Competitions edit

Overall record edit

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Russian Premier League 15 July 2022 3 June 2023 Matchday 1 Winners 30 21 7 2 74 20 +54 070.00
Russian Cup 31 August 2022 15 March 2023 Group stage Regions Quarterfinal Second Stage 8 4 2 2 10 7 +3 050.00
Russian Super Cup 9 July 2022 Final Winners 1 1 0 0 4 0 +4 100.00
Total 39 26 9 4 88 27 +61 066.67

Source: Soccerway

Premier League edit

League table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Zenit Saint Petersburg (C) 30 21 7 2 74 20 +54 70
2 CSKA Moscow 30 17 7 6 56 27 +29 58
3 Spartak Moscow 30 15 9 6 60 38 +22 54
4 Rostov 30 15 8 7 48 44 +4 53
5 Akhmat Grozny 30 15 5 10 51 39 +12 50
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) 2021–22 position (not applicable to final standings); 10) Play-off.
(C) Champions

Results summary edit

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
30 21 7 2 74 20  +54 70 13 1 1 48 11  +37 8 6 1 26 9  +17

Source: See Results

Results edit

15 July 2022 1 Khimki 1–1 Zenit St.Petersburg Khimki
20:00
  • Mirzov   84'
Report
Stadium: Arena Khimki
Attendance: 4,028
Referee: Evgeny Kukulyak
22 July 2022 2 Zenit St.Petersburg 3-0 Krylia Sovetov Samara Saint Petersburg
20:00
Report Stadium: Krestovsky Stadium
Attendance: 26,701
Referee: Artem Chistyakov
30 July 2022 3 Zenit St.Petersburg 5-0 Lokomotiv Moscow Saint Petersburg
17:30
Report Stadium: Krestovsky Stadium
Attendance: 35,163
Referee: Sergey Karasev
6 August 2022 4 Akhmat Grozny 0-0 Zenit St.Petersburg Grozny
20:00 Report Stadium: Akhmat-Arena
Attendance: 9,620
Referee: Sergey Ivanov
13 August 2022 5 Zenit St.Petersburg 2-1 CSKA Moscow Saint Petersburg
17:00
Report Stadium: Krestovsky Stadium
Attendance: 51,174
Referee: Pavel Kukuyan
21 August 2022 6 Zenit St.Petersburg 2-0 Torpedo Moscow Saint Petersburg
17:30
Report Stadium: Krestovsky Stadium
Attendance: 33,158
Referee: Aleksey Sukhoy
28 August 2022 7 Ural Yekaterinburg 0-4 Zenit St.Petersburg Yekaterinburg
15:00 Report
Stadium: Ekaterinburg Arena
Attendance: 8,538
Referee: Pavel Shadykhanov
4 September 2022 8 Spartak Moscow 1-2 Zenit St.Petersburg Moscow
20:00
Report
Stadium: Otkritie Arena
Attendance: 14,950
Referee: Pavel Kukuyan
11 September 2022 9 Zenit St.Petersburg 8-0 Orenburg Saint Petersburg
17:30
Report Stadium: Krestovsky Stadium
Attendance: 30,943
Referee: Evgeny Turbin
17 September 2022 10 Dynamo Moscow 0-2 Zenit St.Petersburg Moscow
19:00 Report
Stadium: VTB Arena
Attendance: 22,721
Referee: Sergey Karasev
2 October 2022 11 Zenit St.Petersburg 3-1 Rostov Saint Petersburg
16:30
Report
Stadium: Krestovsky Stadium
Attendance: 40,346
Referee: Vladimir Moskalev
8 October 2022 12 Fakel Voronezh 1-1 Zenit St.Petersburg Voronezh
14:00
Report
Stadium: Tsentralnyi Profsoyuz Stadion
Attendance: 15,967
Referee: Pavel Kukuyan
16 October 2022 13 Nizhny Novgorod 0-3 Zenit St.Petersburg Nizhny Novgorod
16:30 Report
Stadium: Nizhny Novgorod Stadium
Attendance: 16,286
Referee: Artem Chistyakov
24 October 2022 14 Zenit St.Petersburg 7-0 Sochi Saint Petersburg
20:00
Report Stadium: Krestovsky Stadium
Attendance: 20,184
Referee: Evgeny Kukulyak
30 October 2022 15 Krasnodar 0-1 Zenit St.Petersburg Krasnodar
19:30 Report
Stadium: Krasnodar Stadium
Attendance: 33,757
Referee: Vladimir Moskalev
5 November 2022 16 Zenit St.Petersburg 1-2 Akhmat Grozny Saint Petersburg
16:30
Report
Stadium: Krestovsky Stadium
Attendance: 34,565
Referee: Pavel Kukuyan
12 November 2022 17 Torpedo Moscow 0-2 Zenit St.Petersburg Moscow
16:30 Report
Stadium: Luzhniki Stadium
Attendance: 7,888
Referee: Sergey Karasev
4 March 2023 18 Zenit St.Petersburg 3-0 Pari Nizhny Novgorod Saint Petersburg
16:30
Report Stadium: Krestovsky Stadium
Attendance: 19,705
Referee: Roman
12 March 2023 19 Zenit St.Petersburg 3-2 Khimki Saint Petersburg
13:00
Report
Stadium: Krestovsky Stadium
Attendance: 15,965
Referee: Artur Fedorov
19 March 2023 20 CSKA Moscow 1-0 Zenit St.Petersburg Moscow
18:30
Report
Stadium: VEB Arena
Attendance: 9,974
Referee:   Sergei Karasev
1 April 2023 21 Zenit St.Petersburg 2–0 Ural Yekaterinburg Saint Petersburg
19:00
Report
Stadium: Krestovsky Stadium
Attendance: 23,966
Referee:   Artem Chistyakov
9 April 2023 22 Lokomotiv Moscow 1–2 Zenit St.Petersburg Moscow
20:00
Report
Stadium: RZD Arena
Attendance: 10,859
Referee:   Pavel Kukuian
16 April 2023 23 Rostov 0–0 Zenit St.Petersburg Rostov-on-Don
19:00
Report
Stadium: Rostov Arena
Attendance: 13,711
Referee:   Sergei Karasev
22 April 2023 24 Zenit St.Petersburg 3–1 Dynamo Moscow Saint Petersburg
19:00
Report
Stadium: Krestovsky Stadium
Attendance: 27,724
Referee:   Vitali Meshkov
29 April 2023 25 Krylia Sovetov Samara 1–5 Zenit St.Petersburg Samara
14:00
Report
Stadium: Solidarnost Arena
Attendance: 9,612
Referee:   Sergey Ivanov
6 May 2023 26 Zenit St.Petersburg v Spartak Moscow Saint Petersburg
Stadium: Krestovsky Stadium
13 May 2023 27 Zenit St.Petersburg v Krasnodar Saint Petersburg
Stadium: Krestovsky Stadium
20 May 2023 28 Orenburg v Zenit St.Petersburg Orenburg
Stadium: Gazovik Stadium
27 May 2023 29 Sochi v Zenit St.Petersburg Sochi
Stadium: Fisht Olympic Stadium
3 June 2023 30 Zenit St.Petersburg v Fakel Voronezh Saint Petersburg
Stadium: Krestovsky Stadium

Russian Super Cup edit

9 July 2022 Zenit St.Petersburg 4–0 Spartak Moscow Saint Petersburg
19:00 MSK (UTC+3)
Report Stadium: Gazprom Arena
Attendance: 55,608
Referee: Vladimir Moskalyov (Voronezh)

Russian Cup edit

On 12 August 2022, the Russian Football Union announced a new format with modifications to both the group and knockout phases.[17] As Zenit have previously been involved in European completion, the new format change marked the club's first participation in the (now-expanded) group stage since its addition to the competition in 2020.[18]

Group stage edit

Pos Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Spartak Moscow 6 4 0 1 1 10 3 +7 13 Qualification to the Knockout phase (RPL path)
2 Krylya Sovetov Samara 6 4 0 0 2 7 4 +3 12
3 Zenit Saint Petersburg 6 3 1 0 2 6 6 0 11 Qualification to the Knockout phase (regions path)
4 Fakel Voronezh 6 0 0 0 6 1 11 −10 0
Source: Russian Football Union (in Russian), 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) Penalty shoot-out goal difference; 10) Draw.
31 August 2022 Matchday 1 Zenit St.Petersburg 2–0 Fakel Voronezh Saint Petersburg
19:00 Cassierra   23', 33' Report Stadium: Gazprom Arena
Attendance: 15,156
Referee: Aleksey Amelin
14 September 2022 Matchday 2 Krylya Sovetov Samara 2–0 Zenit St.Petersburg Samara
17:30
(18:30 SAMT)
Report Stadium: Solidarnost Samara Arena
Attendance: 8,496
Referee: Evgeny Kukulyak
29 September 2022 Matchday 3 Spartak Moscow 3–0 Zenit St.Petersburg Moscow
20:30
Report Stadium: Otkritie Bank Arena
Attendance: 7,360
Referee: Vitali Meshkov
20 October 2022 Matchday 4 Zenit St.Petersburg 2–1 Krylya Sovetov Samara Saint Petersburg
20:30 Sergeyev   17', 46' Report Ćirković   79' Stadium: Gazprom Arena
Attendance: 16,080
Referee: Sergey Ivanov
16 November 2022 Matchday 5 Fakel Voronezh 0–2 Zenit St.Petersburg Voronezh
18:00 Report Malcom   46', 82' Stadium: Tsentralnyi Profsoyuz Stadion
Attendance: 12,067
Referee: Pavel Shadykhanov
27 November 2022 Matchday 6 Zenit St.Petersburg 0–0
(4–2 p)
Spartak Moscow Saint Petersburg
16:00 Report Stadium: Gazprom Arena
Attendance: 51,813
Referee: Vladimir Moskalyov
Penalties

Knockout stage edit

25 February 2023 Regions QF 1 Volga Ulyanovsk 0–3 Zenit St.Petersburg Ulyanovsk
14:30
(15:30 SAMT)
Report
Stadium: Trud Stadium
Attendance: 7,900
Referee: Aleksey Sukhoy
15 March 2023 Regions QF 2 Zenit St.Petersburg 1-1 (a.e.t.)
(4-5 p)
Dynamo Moscow Saint Petersburg
20:00
Report
Stadium: Gazprom Arena

Squad statistics edit

Goal scorers edit

Place Position Nation Number Name Premier League[19] Cup[20] Super Cup[21] Total
1 FW   10 Malcom 16 2 1 19
2 FW   33 Ivan Sergeyev 6 3 1 10
3 MF   8 Wendel 7 0 1 8
4 MF   17 Andrei Mostovoy 6 0 0 6
5 MF   14 Daler Kuzyayev 5 0 0 5
6 FW   31 Gustavo Mantuan 4 0 0 4
FW   30 Mateo Cassierra 0 3 1 4
8 MF   11 Claudinho 3 0 0 3
FW   30 Zelimkhan Bakayev 1 2 0 3
10 MF   5 Wilmar Barrios 1 0 0 1
DF   55 Rodrigão 1 0 0 1
DF   6 Dejan Lovren 1 0 0 1
MF   21 Aleksandr Yerokhin 1 0 0 1
Own goal 1 0 0 1
TOTALS 53 10 4 67

References edit

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  16. ^ 러시아 축구 이야기 - Russian Football News Korea🇰🇷 [@RusFootballKr] (2 July 2022). "KAMAZ는 다니일 샴킨을 제니트에서 임대영입했습니다. KAMAZ have signed Daniil Shamkin on loan from Zenit. https://t.co/pxzwRghvbj" [KAMAZ acquired Daniel Shamkin on loan from Zenit. KAMAZ have signed Daniil Shamkin on loan from Zenit.] (Tweet) (in Korean). Archived from the original on 6 March 2023. Retrieved 25 March 2023 – via Twitter.
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