2018–19 FC Zenit Saint Petersburg season explained

Club:FC Zenit Saint Petersburg
Season:2018–19
Manager:Sergey Semak
Chairman:Sergey Fursenko
Stadium:Krestovsky Stadium
League:Russian Premier League
League Result:1st
Cup1:Russian Cup
Cup1 Result:Round of 16 vs Rostov
Cup2:Europa League
Cup2 Result:Round of 16 vs Villarreal
League Topscorer:Sebastián Driussi (11)
Season Topscorer:Two Players (13)
Prevseason:2017–18
Nextseason:2019–20
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The 2018–19 Zenit Saint Petersburg season was the 94th season in the club's history and its 23rd consecutive season in the Russian Premier League. The club also participated in the Russian Cup and the UEFA Europa League. Zenit finished the season 1st, winning their 5th Russian Premier League title.

Season Events

Prior to the start of the season, 29 May 2018, Sergey Semak replaced Roberto Mancini as manager of Zenit.[1]

Squad

No.NameNationalityPositionDate of birth (Age)Signed fromSigned inContract endsApps.Goals
Goalkeepers
41Mikhail KerzhakovGK1987 1, df=yesAnzhi Makhachkala2015200
99Andrey LunyovGK1991 11, df=yesUfa20162021820
Defenders
2Aleksandr AnyukovDF1982 9, df=yesKrylia Sovetov200541713
3Denis TerentyevDF1992 8, df=yesRostov2017100
6Branislav IvanovićDF1984 2, df=yesChelsea20172019897
13Luís NetoDF1988 5, df=yesSiena20131711
15Elmir NabiullinDF1995 3, df=yesRubin Kazan20182022220
19Igor SmolnikovDF1988 8, df=yesKrasnodar20131799
30Emanuel MammanaDF1996 2, df=yesLyon20172022370
44Yaroslav RakitskyiDF1989 8, df=yesShakhtar Donetsk20192022163
54Nikita KakkoyevDF1999 8, df=yesAcademy201610
80Ilya SkrobotovDF2000 7, df=yesAcademy201741
88Dmitri BogayevDF1994 1, df=yesPalanga2017202070
Sergei ZuykovDF1993 9, df=yesVolgar Astrakhan201700
Midfielders
8Matías KranevitterMF1993 5, df=yesAtlético Madrid20172021470
10Claudio MarchisioMF1986 1, df=yesJuventus20182020152
14Daler KuzyayevMF1993 1, df=yesTerek Grozny20172020659
16Christian NoboaMF1985 4, df=yesRostov20172020211
17Oleg ShatovMF1990 7, df=yesAnzhi Makhachkala201317127
18Yuri ZhirkovMF1983 8, df=yesDynamo Moscow2016792
20Róbert MakMF1991 3, df=yesPAOK201620206112
21Aleksandr YerokhinMF1989 10, df=yesRostov201720206414
24Emiliano RigoniMF1993 2, df=yesIndependiente20172021409
25Wílmar BarriosMF1993 10, df=yesBoca Juniors20192023141
27Magomed OzdoyevMF1992 11, df=yesRubin Kazan20182022291
33HernaniMF1994 3, df=yesAtlético Paranaense20162021361
38Leon MusayevMF1999 1, df=yesAcademy201650
46Vitali GorulyovMF1998 7, df=yesAcademy201500
55Kirill KaplenkoMF1999 6, df=yesKrasnodar201730
Forwards
7Sardar AzmounFW1995 1, df=yesRubin Kazan201920221612
9Aleksandr KokorinFW1991 3, df=yesDynamo Moscow20169234
11Sebastián DriussiFW1996 2, df=yesRiver Plate201720218219
22Artem DzyubaFW1988 8, df=yesSpartak Moscow201513852
29Anton ZabolotnyFW1991 6, df=yesTosno20182021434
Away on loan
1Yuri LodyginGK1990 5, df=yesSkoda Xanthi20131640
23Miha MevljaDF1990 6, df=yesRostov20172021421
Yegor BaburinGK1993 8, df=yesAcademy201070
Igor ObukhovGK1996 5, df=yesAcademy201200
Ivan NovoseltsevDF1991 8, df=yesRostov201690
Ibragim TsallagovDF1990 12, df=yesKrylia Sovetov2017202080
Luka ĐorđevićFW1994 7, df=yesMogren2012293
Dmitry PolozFW1991 7, df=yesRostov20172020313
Andrei PanyukovFW1994 9, df=yesAtlantas2017202020
Left during the season
5Leandro ParedesMF1994 6, df=yesRoma201820226010
28Yevgeni ChernovDF1992 10, df=yesTom Tomsk20162018130
Maksim KarpovDF1995 3, df=yesAcademy201310

Out on loan

Transfers

See main article: article, List of Russian football transfers summer 2018 and List of Russian football transfers winter 2018–19.

In

DatePositionNationalityNameFromFeeRef.
3 September 2018MFClaudio MarchisioJuventusFree[2]
28 January 2019DFYaroslav RakitskyiShakhtar DonetskUndisclosed[3]
1 February 2019MFWílmar BarriosBoca JuniorsUndisclosed[4]
1 February 2019FWSardar AzmounRubin KazanUndisclosed[5]

Out

DatePositionNationalityNameToFeeRef.
5 July 2018GKAleksandr VasyutinSarpsborg 08Undisclosed[6]
10 July 2018MFVladislav SirotovZagłębie LubinUndisclosed[7]
13 January 2019DFMaksim KarpovKrylia SovetovUndisclosed[8]
29 January 2019MFLeandro ParedesParis Saint-GermainUndisclosed[9]

Loans out

Date fromPositionNationalityNameToDate toRef.
13 July 2018GKIgor ObukhovTyumenEnd of Season[10]
26 July 2018FWDmitry PolozRubin KazanEnd of Season[11]
27 July 2018DFIvan NovoseltsevAnzhi Makhachkala5 January 2019[12] [13]
27 July 2018DFIbragim TsallagovRubin KazanEnd of Season[14]
28 July 2018FWDaniil LesovoyArsenal TulaEnd of Season[15]
4 August 2018FWLuka ĐorđevićArsenal TulaEnd of Season[16]
9 August 2018FWAndrei PanyukovUral YekaterinburgEnd of Season[17]
17 August 2018FWEmiliano RigoniAtalanta14 January 2019[18] [19]
29 August 2018GKYegor BaburinRubin KazanEnd of Season[20]
1 September 2018DFMaksim KarpovRotor Volgograd13 January 2019[21]
27 January 2019GKYuri LodyginOlympiacosEnd of Season[22]
29 January 2019DFIvan NovoseltsevRostovEnd of Season[23]
21 February 2019DFMiha MevljaRostovEnd of Season[24]
25 February 2019FWIvan TarasovHJKEnd of Season[25]

Released

DatePositionNationalityNameJoinedDateRef.
8 May 2018MFViktor FayzulinRetired[26]
31 May 2018DFDomenico CriscitoGenoa6 June 2018[27] [28]
10 June 2018MFAleksandr RyazantsevKhimki14 September 2018[29] [30]
18 June 2018DFDanil KrugovoyUfa18 June 2018[31]
30 June 2018MFAleksei IsayevSumgayit1 July 2018[32]
25 July 2018MFArtur YusupovRostov25 July 2018[33] [34]
FWStanislav KrapukhinTom Tomsk13 July 2018[35]
GKAmir Fattakhov
MFYefim BoytsovKhimki[36]
MFJacob Gardiner-SmithSt Albans City
MFKonstantin Kotov
MFIvan Kulyov
MFNikita Miroshnichenko
FWYegor DenisovArsenal Tula
FWArtyom Dyakonov
FWNikita PovarovLeningradets Leningrad Oblast
15 January 2019[37] DFYevgeni ChernovRostov10 February 2019[38]
26 May 2019[39] DFLuís NetoSporting CP1 July 2019[40]

Competitions

Russian Premier League

See main article: 2018–19 Russian Premier League.

League table

Russian Cup

See main article: 2018–19 Russian Cup.

UEFA Europa League

See main article: 2018–19 UEFA Europa League.

Qualifying phase

See main article: 2018–19 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round (Main Path).

Knockout phase

See main article: article and 2018–19 UEFA Europa League knockout phase.

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

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Goal Scorers

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2 FW11Sebastián Driussi111113
FW22Artem Dzyuba80513
3 FW7 Sardar Azmoun90312
4 MF21Aleksandr Yerokhin6006
MF20Róbert Mak1146
6 MF5 Leandro Paredes3014
MF14Daler Kuzyayev2024
8 MF17Oleg Shatov3003
DF44Yaroslav Rakitskiy3003
MF24Emiliano Rigoni3003
FW29Anton Zabolotny0123
13MF10Claudio Marchisio2002
DF6 Branislav Ivanović1012
FW9 Aleksandr Kokorin0112
Own goal2002
17MF33Hernani1001
MF25Wílmar Barrios1001
DF19Igor Smolnikov1001
DF2 Aleksandr Anyukov0101
MF16Christian Noboa0011
DF23Miha Mevlja0011
MF27Magomed Ozdoyev0011
TOTALS5752183

Disciplinary record

NumberNationPositionNamePremier LeagueRussian CupEuropa LeagueTotal
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2 DFAleksandr Anyukov20002040
6 DFBranislav Ivanović30101050
7 FWSardar Azmoun20001030
8 MFMatías Kranevitter20000020
10MFClaudio Marchisio10001020
11FWSebastián Driussi41000041
13DFLuís Neto50103090
14MFDaler Kuzyayev51001061
15DFElmir Nabiullin30002050
16MFChristian Noboa00001010
17MFOleg Shatov10001020
18MFYuri Zhirkov30000030
19DFIgor Smolnikov50002070
20MFRóbert Mak00001010
21MFAleksandr Yerokhin30002050
22FWArtem Dzyuba20001030
24MFEmiliano Rigoni40000040
25MFWílmar Barrios40002060
27MFMagomed Ozdoyev20001030
29FWAnton Zabolotny10100020
30DFEmanuel Mammana20100030
33MFHernani20003050
44DFYaroslav Rakitskiy30001040
99GKAndrey Lunyov10001020
Players away on loan:
23DFMiha Mevlja10001020
Players who left Zenit St.Petersburg during the season:
5 MFLeandro Paredes810031102
TOTALS693403111044

Notes and References

  1. Web site: FC Zenit Saint Petersburg. https://fc-zenit.ru/news/2018-05-29-sergey-semak-naznachen-glavnym-trenerom-zenita.htm. ru:Сергей Семак назначен главным тренером «Зенита». 29 May 2018. Russian.
  2. Web site: FC Zenit Saint Petersburg. Клаудио Маркизио продолжит карьеру в "Зените". Claudio Marchision will continue his career in Zenit. 3 September 2018. Russian.
  3. Web site: Ярослав Ракицкий переходит в Зенит . fc-zenit.ru . FC Zenit Saint Petersburg . 29 January 2019 . Russian . 28 January 2019.
  4. Web site: Добро пожаловать, Вильмар! В "Зенит" переходит игрок сборной Колумбии . fc-zenit.ru . FC Zenit Saint Petersburg . 1 February 2019 . Russian . 1 February 2019.
  5. Web site: Сердар Азмун переходит в "Зенит"! . fc-zenit.ru . FC Zenit Saint Petersburg . 1 February 2019 . Russian . 1 February 2019.
  6. Web site: Sarpsborg 08 FF. SARPSBORG 08 SIGNERER ALEKSANDR VASYUTIN. 5 July 2018. Norwegian.
  7. Web site: Zagłębie Lubin. VLADISLAV SIROTOV PODPISAŁ KONTRAKT Z KGHM ZAGŁĘBIEM LUBIN!. 10 July 2018. Polish.
  8. Web site: PFC Krylia Sovetov Samara. Максим Карпов - первый новичок "Крыльев" в 2019 году. Maksim Karpov is the first new player of Krylia in 2019. 13 January 2019. Russian.
  9. Web site: Leandro Paredes au Paris Saint-Germain . psg.fr . Paris Saint-Germain F.C. . 29 January 2019 . French . 29 January 2019.
  10. Web site: Игорь Обухов вернулся в Тюмень!. fc-tyumen.ru . FC Tyumen . 27 August 2018 . 13 July 2018.
  11. Web site: Dmitry Poloz will spend the season on loan at Rubin Kazan . fc-zenit.ru/ . FC Zenit Saint Petersburg . 26 July 2018 . 26 July 2018.
  12. Web site: Новосельцев – в "Анжи"! . fc-anji.ru/ . FC Anzhi Makhachkala . 27 July 2018 . Russian . 27 July 2018 . 22 October 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181022212106/http://www.fc-anji.ru/news/ru/club_news/novosel_cev_v_anji270718 . dead .
  13. Web site: FC Anzhi Makhachkala. Новосельцев покинул "Анжи". Novoseltsev left Anzhi. 5 January 2019.
  14. Web site: Ibragim Tsallagov will spend the season in Kazan . fc-zenit.ru . Zenit Saint Petersburg . 27 July 2018 . 27 July 2018.
  15. Web site: FC Zenit Saint Petersburg. Даниил Лесовой проведет сезон в "Арсенале". 28 July 2018. Russian.
  16. Web site: Luka Djordjevic will spend the season out on loan. fc-zenit.ru . Zenit Saint Petersburg . 5 August 2018 . 4 August 2018.
  17. Web site: FC Ural Yekaterinburg. "Урал" арендовал Андрея Панюкова (Ural loans Andrei Panyukov). 9 August 2018. Russian.
  18. Web site: Emiliano Rigoni will spend the rest of the season at Atalanta. fc-zenit.ru . Zenit Saint Petersburg . 27 August 2018 . 17 August 2018.
  19. Web site: Emiliano Rigoni: "I have another chance" . fc-zenit.ru . FC Zenit Saint Petersburg . 27 January 2019 . 14 January 2019.
  20. Web site: FC Rubin Kazan. Егор Бабурин переходит в "Рубин" на правах аренды. 29 August 2018. Russian.
  21. Web site: FC Rotor Volgograd. Волгоградский "Ротор-2" усилился защитником молодежной сборной России » rotor-volgograd.ru Единый фан портал Волгограда. 1 September 2018. Russian.
  22. Web site: Yuri Lodygin moves to Olympiacos on loan for the rest of the season . fc-zenit.ru . FC Zenit Saint Petersburg . 27 January 2019 . 27 January 2019.
  23. Web site: Иван Новосельцев продолжит сезон в Ростове-на-Дону . fc-zenit.ru/ . FC Zenit Saint Petersburg . 29 January 2019 . Russian . 29 January 2019.
  24. Web site: FC Rostov. Миха, с возвращением!. Miha, welcome back!. 21 February 2019. Russian. 4 March 2019. 25 February 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190225064255/http://www.fc-rostov.ru/press/news/12297. dead.
  25. Web site: HJK. IVAN TARASOV KLUBIIN. 25 February 2019. Finnish. 3 March 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190227060327/https://www.hjk.fi/uutiset/Miehet-4372. 27 February 2019. dead.
  26. Web site: FC Zenit Saint Petersburg. Виктор Файзулин покидает "Зенит". 8 May 2018. Russian.
  27. Web site: FC Zenit Saint Petersburg. "Не уверен, что смогу сдержать слезы": Доменико Кришито попрощается с "Зенитом" 13 мая. 8 May 2018. Russian.
  28. Web site: Genoa C.F.C.. IL GENOA PER GENOVA, CON MIMMO CRISCITO. 6 June 2018. Italian.
  29. Web site: Sport Express. АЛЕКСАНДР РЯЗАНЦЕВ ПОКИНЕТ "ЗЕНИТ". 10 June 2018. Russian.
  30. Web site: FC Khimki. АЛЕКСАНДР РЯЗАНЦЕВ ПРИСОЕДИНИЛСЯ К КРАСНО-ЧЕРНЫМ. 14 September 2018. Russian.
  31. Web site: FC Ufa. ФК "Уфа" подписал контракт с Данилом Круговым!. 18 June 2018. Russian. 5 July 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180724003329/http://www.fcufa.pro/allarticle/lenta/58-news-komanda/5140-fk-ufa-podpisal-kontrakt-s-danilom-krugovym. 24 July 2018. dead.
  32. Web site: "Sumqayıt" FK Aleksey İsayevlə müqavilə imzalayıb. sumqayitpfc.az . Sumgayit FK. 26 June 2018. Azerbaijani. 26 June 2018.
  33. Web site: Artur Yusupov leaves Zenit . fc-zenit.ru/ . FC Zenit Saint Petersburg . 25 July 2018 . 25 July 2018.
  34. Web site: Артур Юсупов – игрок Ростова . fc-rostov.ru . FC Rostov . 25 July 2018 . Russian . 25 July 2018 . 25 July 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180725214405/http://www.fc-rostov.ru/press/news/11797 . dead .
  35. http://fctomtomsk.ru/ru/news/content/napadaiushchii-stanislav-krapukhin-stal-futbolistom-tomi-2018-07-13 Новости | Нападающий Станислав Крапухин стал футболистом «Томи»
  36. http://www.fckhimki.ru/news/sezon-2018-2019/iyul/popolnenie-zayavki-fk-khimki-m/ Пополнение заявки ФК «Химки-М»
  37. Web site: Евгений Чернов покидает Зенит . fc-zenit.ru/ . FC Zenit Saint Petersburg . 16 January 2019 . Russian . 15 January 2019.
  38. Web site: FC Rostov. Евгений Чернов – игрок "Ростова". Yevgeni Chernov is a Rostov player. 10 February 2019. Russian.
  39. Web site: Луиш Нету попрощался с Зенитом . fc-zenit.ru/ . FC Zenit Saint Petersburg . 28 May 2019 . Russian . 26 May 2019.
  40. Web site: Comunicado por Luís Neto . sporting.pt/ . Sporting CP . 28 May 2019 . Portuguese . 11 March 2019.