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FC Zenit Saint Petersburg in European football

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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)

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.

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

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

Overall record

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As of 24 February 2022

By competition

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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

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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

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UEFA club coefficient ranking

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

UEFA Rankings since 2004

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

Football Club Elo ranking

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

Notes

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

References

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  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.