2003 FC Zenit Saint Petersburg season explained

Club:	FC Zenit Saint Petersburg
Season:	2003
Manager:	Vlastimil Petržela
Stadium:	Petrovsky Stadium
League Topscorer:	Aleksandr Kerzhakov (13)
Season Topscorer:	Aleksandr Kerzhakov (16)
Prevseason:	2002
Nextseason:	2004

The 2003 Zenit St.Petersburg season was the club's ninth season in the Russian Premier League, the highest tier of association football in Russia.

Squad

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No.	Name	Nationality	Position	Date of birth (Age)	Signed from	Signed in	Contract ends	Apps.	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	Kamil Čontofalský		GK	2003 11, df=yes	Bohemians 1905	2003		4	0
16	Vyacheslav Malafeev		GK	2003 11, df=yes	Youth Team	1999		124	0
28	Sergei Losev		GK	2003 11, df=yes	Youth Team	2001
31	Sergey Ivanov		GK	2003 11, df=yes	Youth Team	2001
Defenders
3	Martin Horák		DF	2003 11, df=yes	Sparta Prague	2003		21	2
5	Aleksei Igonin		DF	2003 11, df=yes	Youth Team	1995
8	Pavel Mareš		DF	2003 11, df=yes	Sparta Prague	2003		26	3
17	Milan Vještica		DF	2003 11, df=yes	Vojvodina	2002		42	3
20	Aleksei Katulsky		DF	2003 11, df=yes	Youth Team	1996
22	Valeri Tsvetkov		DF	2003 11, df=yes	Pskov	2000
25	Daniel Chiriță		DF	2003 11, df=yes	Shakhtar Donetsk	2002		35	2
30	Maxim Usanov		DF	2003 11, df=yes	Youth Team	2003		0	0
32	Dmitri Vasilyev		DF	2003 11, df=yes	Youth Team	2001
38	Igor Nedorezov		DF	2003 11, df=yes	FC Pskov	2000
41	Ivan Lozenkov		DF	2003 11, df=yes	Youth Team	2003		0	0
44	Nikolai Yefimov		DF	2003 11, df=yes	Youth Team	2002		0	0
46	Konstantin Lobov		DF	2003 11, df=yes	Youth Team	1998
Midfielders
2	Vladislav Radimov		MF	2003 11, df=yes	Krylia Sovetov	2003		24	3
6	Oleksandr Spivak		MF	2003 11, df=yes	Metalurh Zaporizhya	2000
9	Radek Šírl		MF	2003 11, df=yes	Sparta Prague	2003		18	1
10	Andrey Arshavin		MF	2003 11, df=yes	Youth Team	1999		111	16
18	Valentin Filatov		MF	2003 11, df=yes	Youth Team	2001
27	Igor Denisov		MF	2003 11, df=yes	Youth Team	2002		22	3
29	Sergei Vasyanovich		MF	2003 11, df=yes	Youth Team	2000
34	Vladimir Bystrov		MF	2003 11, df=yes	Youth Team	2001
35	Viktor Lopatyonok		MF	2003 11, df=yes	Youth Team	2002		0	0
42	Yaroslav Kanavchenko		MF	2003 11, df=yes	Youth Team	2002		0	0
43	Oleg Vlasov		MF	2003 11, df=yes	Metallurg Pikalyovo	2002		0	0
44	Maksim Mosin		MF	2003 11, df=yes	Youth Team	1999
45	Konstantin Konoplyov		MF	2003 11, df=yes	Youth Team	1998
47	Darius Miceika		MF	2003 11, df=yes	Žalgiris	2002		13	2
48	Stanislav Miloserdov		MF	2003 11, df=yes	Youth Team	2002		0	0
49	Yevgeny Levandovsky		MF	2003 11, df=yes	Youth Team	2002		0	0
50	Semyon Melnikov		MF	2003 11, df=yes	Youth Team	2002		1	0
Forwards
11	Aleksandr Kerzhakov		FW	2003 11, df=yes	Youth Team	2001		95	40
15	Lukáš Hartig		FW	2003 11, df=yes	Bohemians 1905	2003		12	1
19	Maksim Astafyev		FW	2003 11, df=yes	Youth Team	2000
23	Andrei Nikolayev		FW	2002 11, df=yes	Sheksna Cherepovets	2001
24	Predrag Ranđelović		FW	2002 11, df=yes	CSKA Moscow	2002		15	4
26	Dmitri Makarov		FW	2003 11, df=yes	Youth Team	2000
Away on loan
Left during the season
4	Sargis Hovsepyan		DF	2003 11, df=yes	Pyunik	1998
7	Sergei Osipov		FW	2003 11, df=yes	Youth Team	1996

Transfers

In

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
Winter 2003	GK		Kamil Čontofalský	Bohemians 1905
Winter 2003	DF		Martin Horák	Sparta Prague
Winter 2003	DF		Pavel Mareš	Sparta Prague
Winter 2003	MF		Radek Šírl	Sparta Prague
Winter 2003	MF		Vladislav Radimov	Krylia Sovetov
Winter 2003	FW		Lukáš Hartig	Bohemians 1905

Out

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
Winter 2003	GK		Aleksandr Makarov	Anzhi Makhachkala
Winter 2003	DF		Dmitri Davydov	Metallurg Lipetsk
Winter 2003	DF		Konstantin Lepyokhin	Dynamo St.Petersburg
Winter 2003	MF		Barys Haravoy	Torpedo Metallurg
Winter 2003	MF		Zeno Bundea	Universitatea Craiova
Winter 2003	MF		Dzhambulad Bazayev	Saturn
Winter 2003	MF		Aleksei Lazarev	Metallurg Lipetsk
Winter 2003	MF		Denis Ugarov	Metallurg Lipetsk
Winter 2003	MF		Vladimir Mudrinić	Sartid Smederevo
Winter 2003	FW		Dzmitry Aharodnik	Metallurg Lipetsk
Summer 2003	DF		Sargis Hovsepyan	Torpedo Metallurg
Summer 2003	FW		Sergei Osipov	Torpedo Moscow

Released

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	Joined	Date	Ref.
Winter 2013	DF		Mikhail Yakovenko
Winter 2013	DF		Dmitri Vasilyev
Winter 2013	FW		Semyon Melnikov	Dynamo St.Petersburg

Competitions

Premier League

See main article: 2003 Russian Premier League.

Table

Russian Cup

2002–03

Round 16 2nd leg took place during the 2004 season.

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

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Goal scorers

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1	FW		11	Aleksandr Kerzhakov	13	3	16
2	MF		6	Oleksandr Spivak	6	0	6
3	MF		10	Andrey Arshavin	5	0	5
4	MF		34	Vladimir Bystrov	4	0	4
5	MF		2	Vladislav Radimov	3	0	3
	MF		27	Igor Denisov	2	1	3
	DF		8	Pavel Mareš	2	1	3
	MF		43	Oleg Vlasov	2	1	3
	DF		23	Andrei Nikolayev	2	1	3
	FW		26	Dmitri Makarov	2	1	3
11	DF		3	Martin Horák	2	0	2
12	DF		20	Aleksei Katulsky	1	0	1
	MF		45	Konstantin Konoplyov	1	0	1
	MF		9	Radek Šírl	1	0	1
	FW		15	Lukáš Hartig	1	0	1
	DF		25	Daniel Chiriță	1	0	1
				TOTALS	48	8	56

Goal scorers

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1	GK		16	Vyacheslav Malafeev	10	1	11
2	GK		1	Kamil Čontofalský	0	1	1
				TOTALS	10	2	12

Disciplinary record

Number	Nation	Position	Name	Premier League		03/04 Russian Cup		Total
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2		DF	Vladislav Radimov	7	0	1	0	8	0
3		DF	Martin Horák	4	0	0	0	4	0
5		DF	Aleksei Igonin	3	0	0	0	3	0
6		MF	Oleksandr Spivak	5	0	0	0	5	0
8		DF	Pavel Mareš	4	0	0	0	4	0
9		FW	Radek Šírl	5	0	0	0	5	0
10		MF	Andrey Arshavin	7	2	0	0	7	2
11		FW	Aleksandr Kerzhakov	5	1	0	0	5	1
15		FW	Lukáš Hartig	2	0	0	0	2	0
17		DF	Milan Vještica	7	1	0	0	7	1
18		MF	Valentin Filatov	0	0	1	0	1	0
20		DF	Aleksei Katulsky	2	0	0	0	2	0
25		DF	Daniel Chiriță	6	1	1	0	7	1
26		FW	Dmitri Makarov	1	0	0	0	1	0
27		MF	Igor Denisov	3	0	1	0	4	0
34		MF	Vladimir Bystrov	2	0	0	0	2	0
38		DF	Igor Nedorezov	1	0	0	0	1	0
45		MF	Konstantin Konoplyov	1	0	0	0	1	0
46		DF	Konstantin Lobov	3	0	1	0	4	0
Players away on loan:
Players who left Zenit St.Petersburg during the season:
4		DF	Sargis Hovsepyan	5	0	0	0	5	0
7		FW	Sergei Osipov	3	0	0	0	3	0
			TOTALS	76	5	5	0	81	5

Notes and References

1. Web site: Russian Premier League Squads & Stats 2003.