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FC Zenit Saint Petersburg in European football

FC Zenit Saint Petersburg is a Russian football club that was founded in 1925. The club first qualified for UEFA competition as Zenit Leningrad in 1980, when they finished third in the Soviet Top League to reach the 1981–82 UEFA Cup as representatives of the Soviet Union; however, they were knocked out in the first round by Dynamo Dresden of East Germany, losing 6–2 on aggregate. They qualified for the European Cup for the first time in 1985–86 after winning the 1984 Soviet Top League. They qualified for the UEFA Cup twice more before the break-up of the Soviet Union (in 1987–88 and 1989–90), but then had to wait 10 years for another appearance.

FC Zenit Saint Petersburg in European football
ClubZenit Saint Petersburg
First entry1981–82 UEFA Cup
Latest entry2021–22 UEFA Europa League
Titles
Europa League1 (2008)
Super Cup1 (2008)

After winning the 1998–99 Russian Cup, Zenit qualified for the 1999–2000 UEFA Cup but were again eliminated in the first round by Italian club Bologna, losing 5–2 on aggregate. The 2000s saw Zenit qualify for the UEFA Cup four times – they were knocked out in the first round in 2002–03, the group stage in 2004–05 and the quarter-finals in 2005–06 before claiming their first European title by beating Scottish club Rangers 2–0 in the 2008 UEFA Cup Final at the City of Manchester Stadium. This win meant that they would play in the 2008 UEFA Super Cup against Champions League winners Manchester United, whom they beat 2–1. Following their first three Russian Premier League titles in 2007, 2010 and 2011–12, they qualified for the European Cup (now the UEFA Champions League) for the first time in 20 years, but they have yet to get past the round of 16 stage.

Matches edit

Season Competition Round Opposition Score
1981–82 UEFA Cup First round   Dynamo Dresden 1–2 (H), 1–4 (A)
1985–86 European Cup First round   Vålerenga 2–0 (H), 2–0 (A)
Second round   Kuusysi 2–1 (H), 1–3 (A)
1987–88 UEFA Cup First round   Club Brugge 2–0 (H), 0–5 (A)
1989–90 UEFA Cup First round   Næstved 3–1 (H), 0–0 (A)
Second round   Stuttgart 0–1 (H), 0–5 (A)
1999–2000 UEFA Cup First round   Bologna 0–3 (H), 2–2 (A)
2000 Intertoto Cup Second round   Primorje 3–0 (H), 3–1 (A)
Third round   Tatabánya 2–1 (H), 2–1 (A)
Semi-final   Bradford City 1–0 (H), 3–0 (A)
Final   Celta Vigo 1–2 (A), 2–2 (H)
2002–03 UEFA Cup Qualifying round   Encamp 5–0 (A), 8–0 (H)
First round   Grasshopper 1–3 (A), 2–1 (H)
2004–05 UEFA Cup Second qualifying round   Pasching 1–3 (A), 2–0 (H)[nb 1]
First round   Red Star Belgrade 4–0 (H), 2–1 (A)
Group H   AEK Athens 5–1 (H)
  Lille 1–2 (A)
  Sevilla 1–1 (H)
  Alemannia Aachen 2–2 (A)
2005–06 UEFA Cup Second qualifying round   Pasching 2–2 (A), 1–1 (H)[nb 1]
First round   AEK Athens 0–0 (H), 1–0 (A)
Group H   Vitória Guimarães 2–1 (H)
  Bolton Wanderers 0–1 (A)
  Sevilla 2–1 (H)
  Beşiktaş 1–1 (A)
Round of 32   Rosenborg 2–0 (A), 2–1 (H)
Round of 16   Marseille 1–0 (A), 1–1 (H)
Quarter-final   Sevilla 1–4 (A), 1–1 (H)
2007–08 UEFA Cup Second qualifying round   Zlaté Moravce 2–0 (A), 3–0 (H)
First round   Standard Liège 3–0 (H), 1–1 (A)
Group A   AZ 1–1 (H)
  Larissa 3–2 (A)
  Nürnberg 2–2 (H)
  Everton 0–1 (A)
Round of 32   Villarreal 1–0 (H), 1–2 (A)[nb 1]
Round of 16   Marseille 1–3 (A), 2–0 (H)[nb 1]
Quarter-final   Bayer Leverkusen 4–1 (A), 0–1 (H)
Semi-final   Bayern Munich 1–1 (A), 4–0 (H)
Final   Rangers 2–0 (N)
2008 Super Cup Final   Manchester United 2–1 (N)
2008–09 Champions League Group H   Juventus 0–1 (A), 0–0 (H)
  Real Madrid 1–2 (H), 0–3 (A)
  BATE Borisov 1–1 (H), 2–0 (A)
2008–09 UEFA Cup Round of 32   Stuttgart 2–1 (H), 2–1 (A)
Round of 16   Udinese 0–2 (A), 1–0 (H)
2009–10 Europa League Play-off round   Nacional 3–4 (A), 1–1 (H)
2010–11 Champions League Third qualifying round   Unirea Urziceni 0–0 (A), 1–0 (H)
Play-off round   Auxerre 1–0 (H), 0–2 (A)
2010–11 Europa League Group G   Anderlecht 3–1 (A), 3–1 (H)
  AEK Athens 4–2 (H), 3–0 (A)
  Hajduk Split 2–0 (H), 3–2 (A)
Round of 32   Young Boys 1–2 (A), 3–1 (H)
Round of 16   Twente 0–3 (A), 2–0 (H)
2011–12 Champions League Group G   APOEL 1–2 (A), 0–0 (H)
  Porto 3–1 (H), 0–0 (A)
  Shakhtar Donetsk 2–2 (A), 1–0 (H)
Round of 16   Benfica 3–2 (H), 0–2 (A)
2012–13 Champions League Group G   Málaga 0–3 (A), 2–2 (H)
  Milan 2–3 (H), 1–0 (A)
  Anderlecht 1–0 (H), 0–1 (A)
2012–13 Europa League Round of 32   Liverpool 2–0 (H), 1–3 (A)
Round of 16   Basel 0–2 (A), 1–0 (H)
2013–14 Champions League Third qualifying round   Nordsjælland 1–0 (A), 5–0 (H)
Play-off round   Paços de Ferreira 4–1 (A), 4–2 (H)
Group G   Porto 1–0 (A), 1–1 (H)
  Atlético Madrid 1–3 (A), 1–1 (H)
  Austria Wien 0–0 (H), 1–4 (A)
Round of 16   Borussia Dortmund 2–4 (H), 2–1 (A)
2014–15 Champions League Third qualifying round   AEL Limassol 0–1 (A), 3–0 (H)
Play-off round   Standard Liège 1–0 (A), 3–0 (H)
Group C   Benfica 2–0 (A), 1–0 (H)
  Monaco 0–0 (H), 0–2 (A)
  Bayer Leverkusen 0–2 (A), 1–2 (H)
2014–15 Europa League Round of 32   PSV 1–0 (A), 3–0 (H)
Round of 16   Torino 2–0 (H), 0–1 (A)
Quarter-final   Sevilla 1–2 (A), 2–2 (H)
2015–16 Champions League Group H   Valencia 3–2 (A), 2–0 (H)
  Gent 2–1 (H), 1–2 (A)
  Lyon 3–1 (H), 2–0 (A)
Round of 16   Benfica 0–1 (A), 1–2 (H)
2016–17 Europa League Group D   AZ 5–0 (H), 2–3 (A)
  Maccabi Tel Aviv 4–3 (A), 2–0 (H)
  Dundalk 2–1 (A), 2–1 (H)
Round of 32   Anderlecht 0–2 (A), 3–1 (H)
2017–18 Europa League Third Qualifying Round   Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv F.C. 0–1 (H), 2–0 (A)
Play-off Round   FC Utrecht 2–0 (H), 0–1 (A)
Group D   Real Sociedad 3–1 (A), 3–1 (H)
  Rosenborg BK 3–1 (H), 1–1 (A)
  FK Vardar 5–0 (A), 2–1 (H)
Round of 32   Celtic 0–1 (A), 3–0 (H)
Round of 16   RB Leipzig 1–2 (A), 1–1 (H)
2018–19 Europa League Third Qualifying Round   Dinamo Minsk 0−4 (A), 8−1 (a.e.t.) (H)
Play-off Round   Molde 3−1 (H), 1−2 (A)
Group C   Copenhagen 1−1 (A), 1−0 (H)
  Slavia Prague 1−0 (H), 0−2 (A)
  Bordeaux 2−1 (H), 1−1 (A)
Round of 32   Fenerbahçe 0−1 (A), 3−1 (H)
Round of 16   Villarreal 1−3 (H), 1−2 (A)
2019–20 Champions League Group G   Benfica 3−1 (H), 0−3 (A)
  Lyon 1−1 (A), 2−0 (H)
  RB Leipzig 1−2 (A), 0−2 (H)
2020–21 Champions League Group F   Club Brugge 1−2 (H), 0–3 (A)
  Lazio 1−1 (H), 1–3 (A)
  Borussia Dortmund 0−2 (A), 1–2 (H)
2021–22 Champions League Group H   Chelsea 0−1 (A), 3–3 (H)
  Malmö FF 4−0 (H), 1–1 (A)
  Juventus 0−1 (H), 2–4 (A)
Europa League Knockout round play-offs   Real Betis 2–3 (H) 0–0 (A)

Overall record edit

As of 24 February 2022

By competition edit

Competition Pld W D L GF GA GD Win%[nb 2]
Champions League / European Cup 76 30 15 31 98 96 +2 039.47
Europa League / UEFA Cup / Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 118 60 21 37 208 143 +65 050.85
Super Cup 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 100.00
Intertoto Cup 8 6 1 1 17 7 +10 075.00
Total 203 97 37 69 326 246 +80 047.78

By country edit

Country Pld W D L GF GA GD Win%[nb 2] Ref
  Andorra 2 2 0 0 13 0 +13 100.00
  Austria 6 1 3 2 7 10 −3 016.67
  Belarus 4 2 1 1 11 6 +5 050.00
  Belgium 16 9 1 6 24 20 +4 056.25
  Croatia 2 2 0 0 5 2 +3 100.00
  Cyprus 4 1 1 2 4 3 +1 025.00
  Czech Republic 2 1 0 1 1 2 −1 050.00
  Denmark 6 4 2 0 11 2 +9 066.67
  East Germany 2 0 0 2 2 6 −4 000.00
  England 9 4 1 4 12 10 +2 044.44
  Finland 2 1 0 1 3 4 −1 050.00
  France 15 7 4 4 18 14 +4 046.67
  Germany / West Germany 16 4 4 8 21 26 −5 025.00
  Greece 6 5 1 0 16 5 +11 083.33
  Hungary 2 2 0 0 4 2 +2 100.00
  Ireland 2 2 0 0 4 2 +2 100.00
  Israel 4 3 0 1 8 4 +4 075.00
  Italy 14 3 3 8 12 21 −9 021.43
  Macedonia 2 2 0 0 7 1 +6 100.00
  Netherlands 10 5 1 4 16 9 +7 050.00
  Norway 6 5 0 1 12 4 +8 083.33
  Portugal 17 9 3 5 29 22 +7 052.94
  Romania 2 1 1 0 1 0 +1 050.00
  Scotland 2 1 0 1 2 1 +1 050.00
  Serbia 2 2 0 0 6 1 +5 100.00
  Slovakia 2 2 0 0 5 0 +5 100.00
  Slovenia 2 2 0 0 6 1 +5 100.00
  Spain 23 5 7 11 30 42 −12 021.74
  Sweden 2 1 1 0 5 1 +4 050.00
   Switzerland 6 3 0 3 8 9 −1 050.00
  Turkey 3 1 1 1 4 3 +1 033.33
  Ukraine 2 1 1 0 3 2 +1 050.00

UEFA Coefficent Rankings edit

UEFA club coefficient ranking edit

As of 22 September 2023[1]
Rank Team Points
66   Qarabağ 22.000
67   PAOK 22.000
68   Zenit 22.000
69   Bodø/Glimt 21.500
70   Molde 21.500

UEFA Rankings since 2004 edit

As of 19 September 2023[2]
Season Ranking Movement Points Change
2022–23 54   -17 32.000   -14.000
2021–22 37   -9 46.000   -4.000
2020–21 28   -6 50.000   -14.000
2019–20 22   -3 64.000   -8.000
2018–19 19   -3 72.000   -6.000
2017–18 16   +3 78.000   +1.000
2016–17 19   -4 77.000   -6.000
2015–16 15 0 83.000   +3.000
2014–15 15   +6 80.000   +15.500
2013–14 21 0 64.500   +3.000
2012–13 21   -1 61.500   +-8.000
2011–12 20   +11 69.500   +18.000
2010–11 31   -5 51.500   -0.500
2009–10 26   -8 52.000   -7.000
2008–09 18   +9 59.000   +13.000
2007–08 27   +33 46.000   +19.000
2006–07 60 0 27.000 0.000
2005–06 60   +64 27.000   +17.000
2004–05 124 0 10.000 0.000

Football Club Elo ranking edit

As of 14 June 2023[3]
Rank Team Points
52   Bologna 1701
53   Lille 1700
54   Zenit 1697
55   Bilbao 1697
56   Lyon 1696

Notes edit

  1. ^ a b c d Won on away goals
  2. ^ a b Win% is rounded to two decimal places

References edit

  1. ^ UEFA.com. "Member associations – UEFA Coefficients – Club coefficients". UEFA.
  2. ^ UEFA.com. "Member associations – UEFA Coefficients – Club coefficients". UEFA.
  3. ^ clubelo.com. "Football Club Elo Ratings". ClubElo.
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