FC Zenit Saint Petersburg

Associated football club in Saint Petersburg, Russia

For other uses, see FC Zenit (disambiguation).

Football club

Zenit

Full name| Футбольный клуб Зенит
Nickname(s)| Sine-Belo-Golubye (The Blue-White-Sky Blues)
Zenitchiki (The Zeniters)

Founded| 25 May 1925; 98 years ago (1925-05-25)
Ground| Krestovsky Stadium
Capacity| 67,800[1]
Owner|  Gazprom
President|  Alexander Medvedev
Head coach|  Sergei Semak
League| Russian Premier League
2022–23| Russian Premier League, 1st of 16 (champions)
Website| Club website

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Football Club Zenit (Russian: Футбольный клуб «Зенит» [fʊdˈbolʲnɨj ˈkɫup zʲɪˈnʲit]), also known as Zenit Saint Petersburg or simply Zenit, is a Russian professional football club based in Saint Petersburg. Founded in 1925 (or in 1914, according to some Russian sources), the club plays in the Russian Premier League. Zenit are the reigning champions of the Russian Premier League. Previously they won the 2007, 2010, 2011–12, 2014–15, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21 and the 2021–22 seasons of the Russian Premier League, as well as the 2007–08 UEFA Cup and the 2008 UEFA Super Cup. The club is owned and sponsored by the Russian state-owned energy giant Gazprom. The team play its home matches at the Gazprom Arena. In March 2022, the club was expelled from all European and international club competitions by FIFA and the UEFA due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[2] In addition, the European Club Association suspended the team.[3]

## History[edit]

### Before Zenit[edit]

Zenit's history is tightly connected with the political history of Saint Petersburg, Russia (also called "Petrograd" and "Leningrad" at times in its history). In 1897, the first officially-recorded football match in Russia was held in Saint Petersburg on Vasilievsky Island, an unofficial game between the local English team "Ostrov" and the local Russian team "Petrograd," which the English team won, 6–0. The players of those local teams were amateurs and loosely associated with each other.[citation needed]

### Formation of Zenit[edit]

The original Zenit team stemmed from several football teams, which changed names and owners many times during the Soviet era after the Revolution of 1917, as powerful political forces manipulated the careers of individual players as well as the fate of the whole team. The club was renamed several times and its owners and leaders were under political pressure for many decades. The origins of Zenit date back to the beginning of the 20th century to several predecessor teams in Saint Petersburg that were playing locally. The oldest documented predecessor of Zenit was the team "Murzinka," founded in 1914, which played in the Obukhovsky stadium from 1914 until 1924, when the team came to be known as "Bolshevik" (the new name for Obukhovsky industry and its stadium). The team and stadium survived the drama of World War I, the Bolshevik revolution of 1917, and the Russian Civil War of 1918 to 1922.[citation needed]

In 1925, another predecessor team of Zenit was formed, of workers from the Leningradsky Metallichesky Zavod (Leningrad Metal Plant); they were called the "Stalinets" in the 1930s. (Stalinets translates literally to English as "Stalinist"; however, in Russian, the name is a play on words as stal means "steel".) Historians documented that both predecessor teams of Zenit were playing independently until their official merger at the end of 1939. The Stalinets were not the same team named Zenit that took part in the 1938 USSR championship. The current name of FC Zenit was registered in 1936 (as Bolshevik became part of the Zenit sports society and was renamed), three years before the Stalinets merged with it. The name Zenit means "Zenith".[citation needed]

In 1939, during the rule of Joseph Stalin, Leningradsky Metallichesky Zavod became part of the military industry and its sports teams, players, and managers were transferred to the Zenit sports society. FC Zenit was ordered to take in members of the "Stalinets" metallurgical workers' team after the end of the 1939 season.[citation needed]

### Zenit in the Soviet League[edit]

Zenit won their first honours in 1944, claiming the war-time USSR Cup after defeating CSKA Moscow in the well-attended final. The club was always adored in Leningrad,[citation needed] but was not able to make much of a significant impact in the Soviet League. In 1967, Zenit finished last but were saved from relegation because the Soviet leadership decided it would not be prudent to relegate a Leningrad team during the 50th anniversary of the October Revolution, which occurred in the city. Composer Dmitry Shostakovich and film star Kirill Lavrov were well known as ardent supporters of Zenit, a passion that is reflected in their attendance of many games.[citation needed] Zenit won the bronze medal in 1980, also reaching the Soviet Cup Final and winning the Soviet League title in 1984. In 1985, Zenit beat the Soviet Cup holder in the Soviet Super Cup (also called the Season Cup).[citation needed]

### Zenit in the Russian League[edit]

The LOMO optical plant took up the ownership of the team after the war.[vague] In 1990, FC Zenit were re-registered as an independent city-owned professional club. In 1992, After being relegated in the first year of the Russian League,[4] Zenit returned to the top flight in 1996 and has been decent since. They claimed the 1999 Russian Cup, finished third in the League in 2001, made the Cup final in 2002, became the runners-up in the Premier League and won the Russian Premier League Cup in 2003.[citation needed]

### Gazprom era[edit]

In December 2005, Gazprom took a controlling stake in the club.[5] The deal was announced by Valentina Matviyenko, the Saint Petersburg governor. Gazprom bought the majority of the club.[citation needed]

#### Under Advocaat[edit]

Andrey Arshavin, one of the most successful players in Zenit history

Although Zenit reached the quarter-finals of the UEFA Cup in 2006, a mediocre start to the league season led to the summer replacement of coach Vlastimil Petržela. In July 2006, Dick Advocaat[6] took over as Zenit's manager. Advocaat worked together with his assistant manager, former Netherlands national youth team coach Cor Pot. Zenit won the 2007 Russian Premier League—their best league achievement since winning the USSR Championship in 1984—allowing them to compete in the group stage of the 2008–09 UEFA Champions League.[citation needed]

In 2008, Zenit won the Russian Super Cup and reached the quarter-final of the UEFA Cup for the second time in their history. In the first leg of the quarter-final away game against German side Bayer Leverkusen, the team achieved a 4–1 victory. They qualified for the semi-finals of the competition for the first time in their history, despite a 1–0 home loss to Leverkusen in the second leg, and were drawn to play further German opposition in the semi-final, Bayern Munich, considered the top team remaining.[7] A battling performance in the first leg of the semi-final earned Zenit a 1–1 draw away against Bayern Munich. In the second leg at home, Zenit won 4–0, defeating Bayern 5–1 on aggregate and going through to the UEFA Cup Final for the first time in club history, where they met Scottish side Rangers at the City of Manchester Stadium in Manchester on 14 May. Zenit won 2–0, with goals from Igor Denisov in the 72nd minute and Konstantin Zyryanov in stoppage time, to lift the club's first-ever UEFA Cup. Andrey Arshavin was named man of the match.[8]

On 29 August 2008, at the Stade Louis II in Monaco, Zenit then defeated Manchester United 2–1 in the 2008 UEFA Super Cup, becoming the first Russian side to win the trophy. Pavel Pogrebnyak scored the first goal and Danny scored the second, the latter being named man of the match in his debut for Zenit.[9]

In the 2008–09 Champions League group stage, Zenit was grouped with Real Madrid, Juventus and BATE Borisov in Group H, which by some was marked as the "group of death." Zenit ultimately finished in third place in the group, behind Juventus and Real Madrid, and was thus unable to progress to the knockout phase of the competition. This position, however, was good enough to earn the club a place in the 2008–09 UEFA Cup last 32, where the team faced VfB Stuttgart for a place in the last 16 of the competition. After defeating Stuttgart on away goals, Zenit went on to lose 2–1 over two legs against Italian club Udinese.[citation needed]

#### Under Spalletti[edit]

Zenit against Bayern Munich in 2011

Luciano Spalletti signed a contract with Zenit in December 2009, with Italian coaches Daniele Baldini, Marco Domenichini and Alberto Bartali also joining the Russian club. The Board of Zenit mandated him to return the Russian Premier League title to Zenit, win the Russian Cup and progress from the group stage of the Champions League in his first year.[citation needed]

Zenit won the Russian Cup on 16 May 2010 after beating Sibir Novosibirsk in the final (previously beating Volga Tver in the quarter-finals and Amkar Perm in the semi-finals). After 16 games in the 2010 Premier League, with 12 wins and four draws, Zenit claimed 40 points, setting a new Russian Premier League record for most points won at that stage of the campaign.[citation needed]

Hulk

On 25 August 2010, Zenit lost its first game under Spalletti to French side Auxerre and failed to advance to the Champions League group stage, instead participating in the Europa League. On 3 October, Zenit beat Spartak Nalchik to set another Russian Premier League record for most consecutive games going undefeated, with 21 games since the start of the league season. On 27 October, however, Zenit suffered its first defeat of the season at the hands of rival club Spartak Moscow, just seven games short of finishing the championship undefeated. On 14 November, Zenit defeated Rostov and two games prior to the end of the season won the championship title, the first in Spalletti's managerial career.[citation needed]

Zenit progressed through the knockout stage of the 2010–11 Europa League in first place, then beating Swiss side Young Boys in the Round of 16. On 6 March 2011, Zenit won against CSKA Moscow in the Russian Super Cup, the third Russian trophy won under Spalletti. On 17 March, however, Zenit were knocked out of the Europa League, losing to Dutch team Twente 2–3 on aggregate in the quarter-finals.[citation needed]

In the 2011–12 Champions League, Zenit began the group stage drawn into Group G alongside Porto, Shakhtar Donetsk and APOEL. On 6 December 2011, the team finished the group stage in second place and for the first time in club's history qualified for the spring knockout phase of Champions League. In the Round of 16, Zenit were drawn with Portuguese side Benfica, winning the first leg 3–2 at home through two goals from Roman Shirokov and one from Sergei Semak. In the second leg in Lisbon, however, Zenit lost 2–0 and were thus eliminated from the competition.

In April 2012, Zenit won their second-straight Russian Championship after beating Dynamo Moscow.[10]

#### Under Villas-Boas[edit]

After a series of disappointing results in both the Champions League and the Premier League, Spalletti was fired on 11 March 2014.[11] A week later, the club announced they had negotiated a two-year deal with André Villas-Boas, who himself had been released a few months prior after a disappointing stint as manager of English side Tottenham Hotspur.[12] In the 2014–15 Europa League, Zenit were eliminated in the quarter-finals by eventual champions Sevilla. In May 2015, Zenit won the Russian Championship, the first championship title under Villas-Boas and the team's fifth-ever on the eve of its 90th anniversary celebration. Zenit then defeated Lokomotiv Moscow in the 2015 Russian Super Cup 1–1 (4–2 on penalties).[citation needed]

Later in the 2015 calendar year, Villas-Boas said that he would be leaving the club after the 2015–16 season. In the 2015–16 Champions League, Zenit began the competition in the group stage. They were drawn in Group H alongside Valencia, Lyon and Gent. They ended the group stage with their best group stage finish ever, winning five out of six matches and emerging as group winners. They were, however, eliminated from the competition in the Round of 16 by Portuguese side Benfica.[citation needed]

On 24 May 2016 Villas-Boas left the club at the end of the season, with Mircea Lucescu appointed the new manager of Zenit.[13][14]

#### Under Lucescu and Mancini[edit]

In July 2016 Zenit won the Russian Super Cup after a 0–1 victory over CSKA Moscow.[citation needed]

During the 2016–17 Europa League, Zenit began the group stage drawn into Group D alongside Maccabi Tel Aviv, AZ Alkmaar and Dundalk. On 8 December 2016, the team finished the group stage in first place and qualified for the spring knockout phase of Europa League. In the round of 32, Zenit faced R.S.C. Anderlecht and was eliminated 3–3 on aggregate due to the away goals rule. In the league, Zenit's performances in the spring were disappointing and as such the club finished third and missed out on the Champions League for the second year in a row. Zenit was also eliminated in the round of 16 by FC Anzhi Makhachkala 0–4 on aggregate after an abysmal performance. The first (and last) season of Mircea Lucescu was a complete disappointment despite the expectations.[citation needed]

On 1 June 2017 Zenit appointed Roberto Mancini as the new manager of the team.[15] On 13 May 2018, Mancini terminated his contract by mutual consent.[16]

#### Under Semak[edit]

FC Zenit logo during the 95th birthday celebrations at May 2020.

In May 2018, Mancini left to become the head coach of the Italy national football team. Sergey Semak became the new manager of Zenit, receiving a two-year contract.[17]

In August 2018, during the 1st leg of the 3rd qualification round of the UEFA Europa League, Zenit suffered a 0–4 loss to Dynamo Minsk. During the 2nd leg back on home ground, Zenit made a comeback winning 8–1, scoring 3 goals in the second half and 4 goals in the second half of the extra time, with 2 goals scored in the 120th minute.[18] Zenit went on to beat Molde FK 4–3 on aggregate in the next round, entering the group stage of 2018-19 UEFA Europa League.[19]

In March 2020, the league was forced to halt due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Russia.[20] Zenit secured another title on 5 July 2020 after a victory over FC Krasnodar, with 4 games left to play in the tournament.[21]

On 2 May 2021, Zenit secured their third title in a row in a 6–1 victory over second-place FC Lokomotiv Moscow.[22] Zenit opened the 2021–22 season with a seventh win in the Russian Super Cup after a 3–0 win over Lokomotiv Moscow, but without major key players who left the club like Yuri Zhirkov, Andrei Lunev, and Sebastián Driussi.[citation needed]

After the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, former Ukrainian international Yaroslav Rakitskiy made a pro-Ukrainian post on Instagram and severed his contract with the team.[23][24] FIFA and the UEFA indefinitely suspended the team from their competitions.[2] In addition, the European Club Association suspended the team.[3]

On 30 April 2022, Zenit secured their fourth title in a row and eighth overall.[25] Many of Zenit's foreign players have not been able to leave Russia, unable to secure moves away from Russian clubs, due to western sanctions placed upon the country as a result of Russia's war with Ukraine. [26]

On 7 May 2023, Zenit secured their fifth title in a row and ninth overall.[27]

In 2024, Zenit was one of the organizers of the Equality Cup, an international football tournament.[28]

## Stadiums[edit]

Main article: Krestovsky Stadium

Petrovsky Stadium

Krestovsky Stadium

Zenit's home ground is now the 67,800-capacity Krestovsky Stadium, known as Gazprom Arena for sponsorship reasons, in Saint Petersburg.[citation needed] Petrovsky Stadium used to be the home ground of the team before the new Krestovsky Stadium was built.[citation needed] Before moving to the Petrovsky Stadium, Zenit's home ground was the Kirov Stadium. It stood on the site where the Krestovsky Stadium was later erected.[citation needed]

## Honours[edit]

### Domestic competitions[edit]

Soviet Top League / Russian Premier League[29]

* Champions (10): 1984, 2007, 2010, 2011–12, 2014–15, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23

Soviet Cup / Russian Cup[30]

* Winners (5): 1944, 1998–99, 2009–10, 2015–16, 2019–20
* Runners-up: 1939, 1984, 2001–02

Soviet Super Cup / Russian Super Cup

* Winners (9): 1984, 2008, 2011, 2015, 2016, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
* Runners-up: 2012, 2013, 2019

USSR Federation Cup / Russian Premier League Cup

* Winners: 2003
* Runners-up: 1986

Soviet First League / Russian National Football League

* Runners-up: 1993 (Center)

The Atlantic Cup

* Winners (2): 2016, 2022

### International competitions[edit]

UEFA Cup

* Winners: 2007–08[31]

UEFA Super Cup

* Winners: 2008[32]

## League and cup history[edit]

### Soviet Union[edit]

Season  | Div.  | Pos.  | Pl.  | W  | D  | L  | GS  | GA  | P  | Domestic Cup | Europe

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1936 | 2nd  | 3 | 6  |  |  |  | 9  | 9  | 13 |  |  |
1936 | 2nd  | 6 | 7  |  |  |  | 6  | 13  | 12 | Round of 16  |  |
1937 | 2nd  | 4 | 12  |  |  |  | 22  | 18  | 25 | Round of 128  |  |
1938 | 1st  | 14 | 25  | 7  | 10  | 8  | 38  | 57  | 24 | Round of 16  |  |
1939 | 1st  | 11 | 26  | 7  | 7  | 12  | 30  | 46  | 21 | Runner-up  |  |
1940 | 1st  | 10 | 24  | 6  | 6  | 12  | 37  | 42  | 18 |  |  |
1944 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Winner |  |
1945 | 1st  | 6 |  | 8  | 7  | 7  | 35  | 31  | 23 | Semi-final  |  |
1946 | 1st  | 9 | 22  | 5  | 5  | 12  | 22  | 45  | 15 | Round of 16  |  |
1947 | 1st  | 6 | 24  | 10  | 2  | 12  | 35  | 49  | 22 | Quarter-final  |  |
1948 | 1st  | 13 | 26  | 4  | 9  | 13  | 29  | 48  | 17 | Round of 16  |  |
1949 | 1st  | 5 | 34  | 17  | 8  | 9  | 48  | 48  | 42 | Quarter-final  |  |
1950 | 1st  | 6 | 36  | 19  | 5  | 12  | 70  | 59  | 43 | Quarter-final  |  |
1951 | 1st  | 7 | 28  | 10  | 8  | 10  | 36  | 40  | 28 | Round of 16  |  |
1952 | 1st  | 7 | 13  | 6  | 2  | 5  | 20  | 21  | 14 | Quarter-final  |  |
1953 | 1st  | 5 | 20  | 11  | 1  | 8  | 25  | 21  | 23 | Round of 16  |  |
1954 | 1st  | 7 | 24  | 8  | 7  | 9  | 27  | 26  | 23 | Semi-final  |  |
1955 | 1st  | 8 | 22  | 5  | 8  | 9  | 23  | 36  | 18 | Round of 16  |  |
1956 | 1st  | 9 | 22  | 4  | 11  | 7  | 27  | 43  | 19 |  |  |
1957 | 1st  | 10 | 22  | 4  | 7  | 11  | 23  | 41  | 15 | Round of 16  |  |
1958 | 1st  | 4 | 22  | 9  | 8  | 5  | 41  | 32  | 26 | Round of 16  |  |
1959 | 1st  | 8 | 22  | 8  | 4  | 10  | 29  | 38  | 20 |  |  |
1960 | 1st  | 15 | 30  | 14  | 5  | 11  | 47  | 37  | 33 | Round of 32  |  |
1961 | 1st  | 13 | 32  | 12  | 8  | 12  | 50  | 52  | 32 | Semi-final  |  |
1962 | 1st  | 11 | 32  | 11  | 7  | 14  | 53  | 42  | 29 | Round of 32  |  |
1963 | 1st  | 6 | 38  | 14  | 17  | 7  | 45  | 32  | 45 | Round of 32  |  |
1964 | 1st  | 11 | 32  | 9  | 9  | 14  | 30  | 35  | 27 | Round of 16  |  |
1965 | 1st  | 9 | 32  | 10  | 12  | 10  | 32  | 32  | 32 | Round of 32  |  |
1966 | 1st  | 16 | 36  | 10  | 8  | 18  | 35  | 54  | 28 | Round of 16  |  |
1967 | 1st  | 19 | 36  | 6  | 9  | 21  | 28  | 63  | 21 | Round of 32  |  |
1968 | 1st  | 11 | 38  | 10  | 14  | 14  | 35  | 49  | 34 | Round of 32  |  |
1969 | 1st  | 9 | 26  | 6  | 9  | 11  | 21  | 34  | 21 | Round of 16  |  |
1970 | 1st  | 14 | 32  | 10  | 7  | 15  | 30  | 40  | 27 | Quarter-final  |  |
1971 | 1st  | 13 | 30  | 8  | 10  | 12  | 29  | 32  | 26 | Quarter-final  |  |
1972 | 1st  | 7 | 30  | 11  | 11  | 8  | 44  | 30  | 33 | Quarter-final  |  |
1973 | 1st  | 11 | 30  | 9  | 12  | 9  | 33  | 35  | 21 | Round of 16  |  |
1974 | 1st  | 7 | 30  | 8  | 15  | 7  | 36  | 41  | 31 | Round of 16  |  |
1975 | 1st  | 14 | 30  | 7  | 10  | 13  | 27  | 42  | 24 | Round of 16  |  |
1976 | 1st  | 13 | 15  | 4  | 5  | 6  | 14  | 15  | 13 |  |  |
1976 | 1st  | 5 | 15  | 6  | 4  | 5  | 22  | 16  | 16 | Round of 16  |  |
1977 | 1st  | 10 | 30  | 8  | 12  | 10  | 34  | 33  | 28 | Semi-final  |  |
1978 | 1st  | 10 | 30  | 9  | 8  | 13  | 31  | 46  | 26 | Quarter-final  |  |
1979 | 1st  | 10 | 34  | 11  | 9  | 14  | 41  | 45  | 30 | Group stage  |  |
1980 | 1st  | 3 | 34  | 16  | 10  | 8  | 51  | 42  | 42 | Group stage  |  |
1981 | 1st  | 15 | 34  | 9  | 10  | 15  | 33  | 43  | 28 | Round of 16  |  |
1982 | 1st  | 7 | 34  | 12  | 9  | 13  | 44  | 41  | 33 | Group stage  | UC | First round
1983 | 1st  | 4 | 34  | 15  | 11  | 8  | 42  | 32  | 40 | Semi-final  |  |
1984 | 1st  | 1 | 34  | 19  | 9  | 6  | 60  | 32  | 47 | Runner-up  |  |
1985 | 1st  | 6 | 34  | 14  | 7  | 13  | 48  | 38  | 35 | Semi-final  |  |
1986 | 1st  | 4 | 30  | 12  | 9  | 9  | 44  | 36  | 33 | Semi-final  | ECC | Second round
1987 | 1st  | 14 | 30  | 7  | 10  | 13  | 25  | 37  | 24 | Round of 16  |  |
1988 | 1st  | 6 | 30  | 11  | 9  | 10  | 35  | 34  | 31 | Round of 16  | UC | First round
1989 | 1st  | 16 | 30  | 5  | 9  | 16  | 24  | 48  | 19 | Round of 16  |  |
1990 | 2nd  | 18 | 38  | 8  | 14  | 16  | 35  | 41  | 30 | Round of 32  | UC | Second round
1991 | 2nd  | 18 | 42  | 11  | 14  | 17  | 44  | 50  | 36 | Round of 32  |  |

### Russia[edit]

Season  | Div.  | Pos.  | Pld  | W  | D  | L  | GF  | GA  | Pts  | Cup | Europe  | Top scorer
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1992  | 1st | 16 | 30  | 10  | 8  | 12  | 39  | 45  | 28 | —  | —  |  Kulik – 13  |  Melnikov
1993  | 2nd,
"Centre" | 2 | 38  | 25  | 8  | 5  | 87  | 33  | 58 | Round of 32  | —  |  Kulik – 36  |  Melnikov
1994  | 2nd | 13 | 42  | 14  | 12  | 16  | 44  | 49  | 40 | Round of 64  | —  |  Kulik – 9  |  Melnikov
1995  | 3 | 42  | 24  | 5  | 13  | 68  | 42  | 77 | Round of 32  | —  |  Kulik – 19  |  Sadyrin
1996  | 1st | 10 | 34  | 13  | 4  | 17  | 32  | 37  | 43 | Round of 32  | —  |  Kulik – 11  |  Sadyrin
1997  | 8 | 34  | 13  | 10  | 11  | 28  | 29  | 49 | Semifinal  | —  |  Gorshkov – 5  |  Byshovets
1998  | 5 | 30  | 12  | 11  | 7  | 42  | 25  | 47 | Round of 16  | —  |  Panov – 8
Maksimyuk – 8  |  Byshovets
Davydov
1999  | 8 | 30  | 9  | 12  | 9  | 36  | 34  | 39 | Winner | —  |  Popovich – 7  |  Davydov
2000  | 7 | 30  | 13  | 8  | 9  | 38  | 26  | 47 | Round of 32  | UC
IC | 1st round
Runner-up  |  Popovich – 10  |  Davydov
Morozov
2001  | 3 | 30  | 16  | 8  | 6  | 52  | 35  | 56 | Round of 32  | —  |  Popovich – 7  |  Morozov
2002 | 10 | 30  | 8  | 9  | 13  | 36  | 42  | 33 | Runner-up  | —  |  Kerzhakov – 14  |  Morozov
Biryukov
Rappoport
2003 | 2 | 30  | 16  | 8  | 6  | 48  | 32  | 56 | Round of 16  | UC | 1st round  |  Kerzhakov – 13  |  Petržela
2004 | 4 | 30  | 17  | 5  | 8  | 55  | 37  | 56 | Round of 16  | —  |  Kerzhakov – 18  |  Petržela
2005 | 6 | 30  | 13  | 10  | 7  | 45  | 26  | 49 | Semifinals  | UC | Group stage  |  Arshavin – 9  |  Petržela
2006 | 4 | 30  | 13  | 11  | 6  | 42  | 30  | 50 | Semifinals  | UC | Quarterfinals  |  Arshavin – 7  |  Petržela
Borovička
Advocaat
2007 | 1 | 30  | 18  | 7  | 5  | 53  | 32  | 61 | Quarterfinals  | —  |  Pogrebnyak – 11  |  Advocaat
2008 | 5 | 30  | 12  | 12  | 6  | 59  | 37  | 48 | Quarterfinals  | UC | Winner |  Tekke – 8  |  Advocaat
2009 | 3 | 30  | 15  | 9  | 6  | 48  | 27  | 54 | Round of 32  | UCL
UC | Group stage
Round of 16  |  Tekke – 8  |  Advocaat
Davydov
2010 | 1 | 30  | 20  | 8  | 2  | 61  | 21  | 68 | Winner | EL | Play-off round  |  Kerzhakov – 13  |  Spalletti
2011–12 | 1 | 44  | 24  | 16  | 4  | 85  | 40  | 88 | Quarterfinals  | UCL | Round of 16  |  Kerzhakov – 23  |  Spalletti
2012–13 | 2 | 30  | 18  | 8  | 4  | 52  | 25  | 62 | Semifinals  | UCL
EL | Group stage
Round of 16  |  Kerzhakov – 10  |  Spalletti
2013–14 | 2 | 30  | 19  | 6  | 5  | 63  | 32  | 63 | Fifth round | UCL | Round of 16 |  Hulk – 17  |  Spalletti
Semak
Villas-Boas
2014–15 | 1 | 30  | 20  | 7  | 3  | 58  | 17  | 67 | Round of 16 | UCL
EL | Group Stage
Quarterfinals |  Hulk – 15  |  Villas-Boas
2015–16 | 3 | 30  | 17  | 8  | 5  | 61  | 32  | 59 | Winner | UCL | Round of 16 |  Hulk – 17  |  Villas-Boas
2016–17 | 3 | 30  | 18  | 7  | 5  | 50  | 19  | 61 | Round of 16 | EL | Round of 32 |  Dzyuba – 13  |  Lucescu
2017–18 | 5 | 30  | 14  | 11  | 5  | 46  | 21  | 53 | Round of 32 | EL | Round of 16 |  Kokorin – 10  |  Mancini
2018–19 | 1 | 30  | 20  | 4  | 6  | 57  | 29  | 64 | Round of 16 | EL | Round of 16 |  Driussi – 11  |  Semak
2019–20 | 1 | 30  | 22  | 6  | 2  | 65  | 18  | 72 | Winner | UCL | Group stage |  Azmoun – 17
Dzyuba – 17  |  Semak
2020–21 | 1 | 30  | 19  | 8  | 3  | 76  | 26  | 65 | Round of 16 | UCL | Group stage |  Dzyuba – 20  |  Semak
2021–22 | 1 | 30  | 19  | 8  | 3  | 66  | 28  | 65 | Quarter-finals | UCL
EL | Group stage
Knockout round |  Dzyuba – 11  |  Semak
2022–23 | 1 | 30  | 21  | 7  | 2  | 74  | 20  | 70 | Quarter-finals | Banned |  Malcom – 23  |  Semak

## League positions[edit]

## Players[edit]

### Current squad[edit]

As of 11 February 2024[33]

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

| No. | Pos. | Nation  | Player

|
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1  | GK |  RUS | Aleksandr Vasyutin
3  | DF |  BRA | Douglas Santos (captain)
5  | MF |  COL | Wilmar Barrios
6  | DF |  RUS | Mário Fernandes
8  | MF |  BRA | Wendel
9  | MF |  BRA | Artur
10  | FW |  FRA | Wilson Isidor (on loan from Lokomotiv Moscow)
11  | MF |  BRA | Claudinho
15  | DF |  RUS | Vyacheslav Karavayev
16  | GK |  RUS | Denis Adamov
17  | MF |  RUS | Andrei Mostovoy
18  | MF |  RUS | Aleksandr Kovalenko
| No. | Pos. | Nation  | Player

|
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|

21  | MF |  RUS | Aleksandr Yerokhin
24  | MF |  BRA | Pedro
25  | DF |  SRB | Strahinja Eraković
27  | DF |  BRA | Nino
28  | DF |  KAZ | Nuraly Alip
30  | FW |  COL | Mateo Cassierra
31  | MF |  BRA | Gustavo Mantuan
33  | FW |  RUS | Ivan Sergeyev
41  | GK |  RUS | Mikhail Kerzhakov
55  | DF |  BRA | Rodrigão
77  | MF |  RUS | Ilzat Akhmetov
79  | MF |  RUS | Dmitri Vasilyev

### Youth players in use[edit]

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

| No. | Pos. | Nation  | Player

|
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96  | FW |  RUS | Aleksey Baranovsky

### Out on loan[edit]

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

| No. | Pos. | Nation  | Player

|
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-- | GK |  RUS | Nikita Goylo (at Sochi until 30 June 2024)
-- | GK |  RUS | Daniil Odoyevsky (at Volgar Astrakhan until 30 June 2024)
-- | DF |  RUS | Arsen Adamov (at Orenburg until 30 June 2024)
-- | DF |  RUS | Dmitri Chistyakov (at Sochi until 30 June 2024)
-- | DF |  RUS | Artyom Kasimov (at Dynamo Makhachkala until 30 June 2024)
-- | DF |  RUS | Ilya Kirsh (at Rostov until 30 June 2024)
-- | DF |  BLR | Ilya Moskalenchik (at Tyumen until 30 June 2024)
-- | DF |  RUS | Damir Shaykhtdinov (at Volgar Astrakhan until 30 June 2024)
| No. | Pos. | Nation  | Player

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-- | DF |  BRA | Robert Renan (at Internacional until 31 December 2024)
-- | MF |  RUS | Aleksei Sutormin (at Sochi until 30 June 2024)
-- | MF |  BRA | Du Queiroz (at Grêmio until 31 December 2024)
-- | MF |  RUS | Zelimkhan Bakayev (at Al-Wahda until 30 June 2024)
-- | MF |  RUS | Yaroslav Mikhaylov (at Orenburg until 30 June 2024)
-- | MF |  RUS | Ilya Rodionov (at Chernomorets Novorossiysk until 30 June 2024)
-- | MF |  RUS | Vladislav Saus (at Shinnik Yaroslavl until 30 June 2024)
-- | MF |  RUS | Kirill Stolbov (at Rostov until 30 June 2024)

### Reserve squad[edit]

Main article: FC Zenit-2 Saint Petersburg

Zenit's reserve squad played professionally as Zenit-2 (Russian Second League in 1993, Russian Second Division from 1998 to 2000) and Zenit-d (Russian Third League from 1994 to 1997). Another team that was founded as Lokomotiv-Zenit-2 played as Zenit-2 in the Russian Second Division from 2001 to 2008. By 2008, there was no relation between that team and FC Zenit. Another farm club called FC Smena-Zenit debuted in the Russian Second Division in 2009, taking the spot of the former FC Zenit-2. FC Smena-Zenit was dissolved after the 2009 season because it did not fulfill Zenit's initial expectations. Zenit-2 reentered professional football in the 2013–14 season in the Russian Professional Football League.

### Team captains[edit]

Name  | Years

|

Aleksey Naumov | 1992
Oleg Dmitriyev | 1993–94
Vladimir Kulik | 1995–96
Yuriy Vernydub | 1997–2000
Andrey Kobelev | 2000–01
Aleksei Igonin | 2002–03
Vladislav Radimov | 2003–07
Andrey Arshavin | 2007
Erik Hagen | 2007
Anatoliy Tymoshchuk | 2007–09
Aleksandr Anyukov | 2009–12, 2018–19
Vyacheslav Malafeev | 2012
Roman Shirokov | 2013
Konstantin Zyryanov | 2013–14
Danny | 2014–17
Domenico Criscito | 2017–18
Branislav Ivanović | 2019–20
Artem Dzyuba | 2020
Dejan Lovren | 2020–22
Douglas Santos | 2023–

## Club officials[edit]

### Board of directors[edit]

Position  | Name

|

General Director  | Alexander Medvedev
Sporting Director  | Vacant
Deputy General Directors  | Dmitri Mankin
Deputy General Directors  | Vyacheslav Malafeev
Deputy General Directors  | Rosteslav Leontyev
Deputy General Directors  | Zhanna Dembo
Deputy General Directors  | Yury Andreyevich
Director of the "Smena" study-practice complex  | Vasily Kostrovsky

Source: fc-zenit.ru

In July 2023, by decision of the board of directors, a new executive body, the board, was created at Zenit. The purpose of creating a new structure is to streamline the decision-making process and increase the planning horizon. The board included CEO Alexander Medvedev as chairman, his deputies and heads of departments Andrey Arshavin, Alexander Vasilyev, Zhanna Dembo, Oleg Zadubrovsky, Vladimir Litvinov, Alexey Pak, Maxim Pogorelov, head coach Sergey Semak.[34]

### Management[edit]

Position  | Name

|

Manager  |  Sergey Semak
Assistant managers  |  William Artur de Oliveira
Igor Simutenkov
Anatoliy Tymoshchuk
Aleksandr Anyukov
Goalkeeping coach  |  Mikhail Biryukov
Yuri Zhevnov
Fitness coach  |  Ivan Carminati
Andrea Scanavino
Doctor  |  Mikhail Grishin

Source: http://fc-zenit.ru/zenit/coaches/

## Sponsors[edit]

Period  | Brand  | Sponsor

|
|

1977–2000 | Adidas | LOMO, XX Trest and
Saint Petersburg City Administration
2001–2002 | Diadora | David Traktovenko
2003–2004 | Umbro
2005–2007 | Adidas | Gazprom
2008–2009 | Puma
2010–2022 | Nike
2023–present | Joma (Wildberries)

## Partnership[edit]

### Other football clubs[edit]

* Schalke 04[35]
* Shakhtar Donetsk[36]
* Red Star Belgrade
* Sepahan[37]

### Corporations[edit]

* MegaFon[38]
* Rossiya Airlines[39]
* Nissan[40]
* Obi[41]
* Rostelecom[41]
* Corinthia Saint Petersburg[42]
* St. Peter Line[43]
* Google[44]

## Presidents[edit]

Name  | Period

|

Vladislav Gusev | 1990–1992
Leonid Tufrin | 1992–1994
Vitaly Mutko | 1995–2003
David Traktovenko | 2003–2005
Sergey Fursenko | 2006–2008
Alexander Dyukov | 2008–2017
Sergey Fursenko | 2017–2019
Alexander Medvedev | 2019–

## Head coaches[edit]

| Name  | Period

|

Pyotr Filippov | 1936–37
Mikhail Yudenich | 1938–39
Konstantin Egorov | 1938–39
Pyotr Filippov | 1940
Konstantin Lemeshev | 1941–45
Mikhail Butusov | 1946
Ivan Talanov | 1946–48
Konstantin Lemeshev | 1948–50
Georgiy Lasin | 1950–51
Vladimir Lemeshev | 1952–54
Nikolay Lyukshinov | 1954–55
Arkadiy Alov | 1956–57
Georgiy Zharkov | 1957–60
Gennadiy Bondarenko | 1960
Evgeniy Eliseev | 1961–64
Valentin Fyodorov | 1964–66
Arkadiy Alov | 1967
Artem Falyan | 1968–70
Yevgeniy Goryanskiy | 1970–72
German Zonin | 1973–77
Yuri Morozov | 1977–82
Pavel Sadyrin | 1983-87
| Name  | Period

|

Vladimir Golubev | 1987
Stanislav Zavidonov | 1988–89
Vladimir Golubev | 1989
Anatoliy Konkov | 1990
Vyacheslav Bulavin | 1990
Yuri Morozov | 1991
Vyacheslav Melnikov | 1992–94
Pavel Sadyrin | Jan 1, 1995 – Dec 31, 1996
Anatoliy Byshovets | Jan 1, 1997 – Sep 25, 1998
Anatoli Davydov | 1998–00
Yuri Morozov | 2000–02
Mikhail Biryukov | 2002
Boris Rappoport | 2002
Vlastimil Petržela | Nov 19, 2002 – May 3, 2006
Vladimír Borovička (caretaker)  | 2006
Dick Advocaat | July 13, 2006 – Aug 10, 2009
Anatoli Davydov | Aug 10, 2009 – Dec 9, 2009
Luciano Spalletti | Dec 10, 2009 – March 11, 2014
Sergei Semak (caretaker)  | March 11, 2014 – March 20, 2014
André Villas-Boas | March 20, 2014 – May 24, 2016
Mircea Lucescu | May 24, 2016 – May 28, 2017
Roberto Mancini | June 1, 2017 – May 13, 2018
Sergei Semak | May 29, 2018 – present

## Zenit in European football[edit]

Main article: FC Zenit Saint Petersburg in European football

Competition  | Pld  | W  | D  | L  | GF  | GA  | GD  | Win%[nb 1]

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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

## Notable players[edit]

Had international caps for their respective countries. Players whose name is listed in bold represented their countries while playing for Zenit.

USSR/Russia

* Mikhail Biryukov
* Vasily Danilov
* Sergey Dmitriyev
* Vladimir Golubev
* Aleksandr Ivanov
* Leonid Ivanov
* Anzor Kavazashvili
* Vladimir Kazachyonok
* Nikolay Larionov
* Fridrikh Maryutin
* Dmitri Radchenko
* Sergei Salnikov
* Sergei Shvetsov
* Yuriy Voynov
* Anatoli Zinchenko
* Vasili Kulkov
* Valeri Broshin
* Arsen Adamov
* Ilzat Akhmetov
* Aleksandr Anyukov
* Andrey Arshavin
* Zelimkhan Bakayev
* Aleksandr Bukharov
* Vladimir Bystrov
* Dmitri Chistyakov
* Maksim Demenko
* Igor Denisov
* Artyom Dzyuba
* Viktor Fayzulin
* Olexandr Gorshkov
* Aleksei Igonin
* Aleksei Ionov
* Maksim Kanunnikov
* Vyacheslav Karavayev
* Aleksandr Kerzhakov
* Andrey Kobelev
* Aleksandr Kokorin
* Sergei Kolotovkin
* Andrei Kondrashov
* Aleksandr Kovalenko
* Stanislav Kritsyuk
* Danil Krugovoy
* Daler Kuzyayev
* Vladimir Lebed
* Yury Lodygin
* Andrey Lunyov
* Ilya Maksimov
* Vyacheslav Malafeev
* Pavel Mogilevets
* Andrei Mostovoy
* Elmir Nabiullin
* Ivan Novoseltsev
* Magomed Ozdoyev
* Aleksandr Panov
* Sergei Petrov
* Sergei Podpaly
* Pavel Pogrebnyak
* Dmitry Poloz
* Vladislav Radimov
* Aleksandr Ryazantsev

* Sergey Semak
* Igor Semshov
* Ivan Sergeyev
* Oleg Shatov
* Roman Shirokov
* Dmitri Skopintsev
* Igor Smolnikov
* Aleksei Sutormin
* Renat Yanbayev
* Aleksandr Yerokhin
* Artur Yusupov
* Anton Zabolotny
* Yuri Zhirkov
* Anton Zinkovsky
* Denis Zubko
* Konstantin Zyryanov

Former Soviet Union countries

* Roman Berezovsky
* Sargis Hovsepyan
* Yervand Krbachyan
* Artem Simonyan
* Ramil Sheydayev
* Dmitry Ogorodnik
* Boris Gorovoy
* Sergey Gerasimets
* Kirill Kaplenko
* Sergey Kornilenko
* Yuri Zhevnov
* Solomon Kvirkvelia
* Saba Sazonov
* Nuraly Alip
* Andrei Kurdyumov
* Peter Neustädter
* Yevgeni Tarasov
* Egidijus Majus
* Darius Miceika
* Robertas Poškus
* Irmantas Stumbrys
* Ovidijus Verbickas
* Serghei Cleșcenco
* Alexandru Curteian
* Ruslan Khayloev
* Andrei Manannikov
* Vazgen Manasyan
* Dmitri Khomukha
* Dmitri Nezhelev
* Vladimir Gorily
* Roman Maksimyuk
* Sergey Popov
* Yaroslav Rakitskiy
* Oleg Salenko
* Oleksandr Spivak
* Oleksandr Svystunov
* Anatoliy Tymoschuk
* Igor Zhabchenko

Europe

* Nicolas Lombaerts
* Axel Witsel
* Darko Maletić

* Ivica Križanac
* Dejan Lovren
* Marek Kincl
* Pavel Mareš
* Radek Šírl
* Michael Lumb
* Boris Rotenberg
* Szabolcs Huszti
* Domenico Criscito
* Claudio Marchisio
* Alessandro Rosina
* Mikhail Zaritskiy
* Dragan Čadikovski
* Veliče Šumulikoski
* Luka Đorđević
* Erik Hagen
* Bruno Alves
* Danny
* Fernando Meira
* Luís Neto
* Zeno Bundea
* Daniel Chiriță
* Branislav Ivanović
* Mateja Kežman
* Danko Lazović
* Aleksandar Luković
* Strahinja Eraković
* Milan Rodić
* Kamil Čontofalský
* Tomáš Hubočan
* Róbert Mak
* Martin Škrtel
* Miha Mevlja
* Javi García
* Fatih Tekke

South and Central America

* Cristian Ansaldi
* Ezequiel Garay
* Matías Kranevitter
* Emanuel Mammana
* Leandro Paredes
* Emiliano Rigoni
* Yuri Alberto
* Mário Fernandes
* Giuliano
* Hulk
* Malcom
* Nino
* Douglas Santos
* Wílmar Barrios
* Mateo Cassierra
* Christian Noboa
* Yordan Osorio
* Salomón Rondón

Asia

* Sardar Azmoun
* Kim Dong-jin
* Lee Ho
* Hyun Young-min

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## Rivalries[edit]

Zenit's traditional rivals are the big Moscow clubs, most notably FC Spartak Moscow, CSKA Moscow, FC Dynamo Moscow and FC Torpedo Moscow. They also shared rivalries with the big Ukrainian clubs FC Dynamo Kyiv and FC Shakhtar Donetsk in the Soviet era.

## See also[edit]

Portals:

* Association football
* Russia

* ZFK Zenit Saint Petersburg

## Notes[edit]

1. ^ Win% is rounded to two decimal places

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Presidents|

* Vitaly Mutko
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Stadiums|

* Kirov Stadium
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Incidents|

* 2008 UEFA Cup final riots

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2023–24 teams|

* Akhmat Grozny
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* Dynamo Moscow
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* Krylia Sovetov Samara
* Lokomotiv Moscow
* Orenburg
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Former teams|

* Amkar Perm
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* Dynamo Stavropol
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* Rotor Volgograd
* Saturn Ramenskoye
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* Tekstilshchik Kamyshin
* Torpedo Moscow
* Tyumen
* Ufa
* Uralan Elista
* Yenisey Krasnoyarsk

Defunct teams|

* Alania Vladikavkaz
* Anzhi Makhachkala
* Asmaral Moscow
* Kuban Krasnodar
* Lada-Tolyatti
* Lokomotiv Nizhny Novgorod
* Luch Vladivostok
* Mordovia Saransk
* Moscow
* Okean Nakhodka
* Sibir Novosibirsk
* Tambov
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* Tosno
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* Zhemchuzhina-Sochi

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UEFA Cup era, 1971–2009

1970s|

* 1971–72: Tottenham Hotspur
* 1972–73: Liverpool
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* 1974–75: Borussia Mönchengladbach
* 1975–76: Liverpool
* 1976–77: Juventus
* 1977–78: PSV Eindhoven
* 1978–79: Borussia Mönchengladbach
* 1979–80: Eintracht Frankfurt

1980s|

* 1980–81: Ipswich Town
* 1981–82: IFK Göteborg
* 1982–83: Anderlecht
* 1983–84: Tottenham Hotspur
* 1984–85: Real Madrid
* 1985–86: Real Madrid
* 1986–87: IFK Göteborg
* 1987–88: Bayer Leverkusen
* 1988–89: Napoli
* 1989–90: Juventus

1990s|

* 1990–91: Internazionale
* 1991–92: Ajax
* 1992–93: Juventus
* 1993–94: Internazionale
* 1994–95: Parma
* 1995–96: Bayern Munich
* 1996–97: Schalke 04
* 1997–98: Internazionale
* 1998–99: Parma
* 1999–2000: Galatasaray

2000s|

* 2000–01: Liverpool
* 2001–02: Feyenoord
* 2002–03: Porto
* 2003–04: Valencia
* 2004–05: CSKA Moscow
* 2005–06: Sevilla
* 2006–07: Sevilla
* 2007–08: Zenit Saint Petersburg
* 2008–09: Shakhtar Donetsk

UEFA Europa League era, 2009–present

2000s|

* 2009–10: Atlético Madrid

2010s|

* 2010–11: Porto
* 2011–12: Atlético Madrid
* 2012–13: Chelsea
* 2013–14: Sevilla
* 2014–15: Sevilla
* 2015–16: Sevilla
* 2016–17: Manchester United
* 2017–18: Atlético Madrid
* 2018–19: Chelsea
* 2019–20: Sevilla

2020s|

* 2020–21: Villarreal
* 2021–22: Eintracht Frankfurt
* 2022–23: Sevilla

* Finals
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UCL vs. CWC|

* 1973: Ajax
* 1975: Dynamo Kyiv
* 1976: Anderlecht
* 1977: Liverpool
* 1978: Anderlecht
* 1979: Nottingham Forest
* 1980: Valencia
* 1982: Aston Villa
* 1983: Aberdeen
* 1984: Juventus
* 1986: Steaua București
* 1987: Porto
* 1988: Mechelen
* 1989: Milan
* 1990: Milan
* 1991: Manchester United
* 1992: Barcelona
* 1993: Parma
* 1994: Milan
* 1995: Ajax
* 1996: Juventus
* 1997: Barcelona
* 1998: Chelsea
* 1999: Lazio

UCL vs. UEL|

* 2000: Galatasaray
* 2001: Liverpool
* 2002: Real Madrid
* 2003: Milan
* 2004: Valencia
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* 2007: Milan
* 2008: Zenit St. Petersburg
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* 2013: Bayern Munich
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* 2017: Real Madrid
* 2018: Atlético Madrid
* 2019: Liverpool
* 2020: Bayern Munich
* 2021: Chelsea
* 2022: Real Madrid
* 2023: Manchester City

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