2022–23 FC Zenit Saint Petersburg season explained

Club:Zenit Saint Petersburg
Season:2022–23
Ownertitle:Owner
Owner:Gazprom
Chrtitle:President
Chairman:Alexander Medvedev
Mgrtitle:Head coach
Manager:Sergei Semak
Stadium:Krestovsky Stadium
League Topscorer:
Malcom (23)
Season Topscorer:
Malcom (26)
Highest Attendance:51,174 vs CSKA Moscow
Lowest Attendance:19,705 vs Nizhny Novgorod
Largest Win:8–0 vs Orenburg, Russian Premier League, 11 September 2022
Largest Loss:0–3 vs Spartak Moscow, Russian Cup, 29 September 2022
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Prevseason:2021–22
Nextseason:2023–24

The 2022–23 season was the 98th season in the existence of FC Zenit Saint Petersburg and the club's 27th consecutive season in the top flight of Russian football. In addition to the domestic league, Zenit Saint Petersburg participated in this season's editions of the Russian Cup. The club won the Russian Super Cup before the season with their participation in the UEFA Champions League still on hold due to the ongoing Russian conflict with Ukraine.[1]

Squad

No.NameNationalityPositionDate of birth (Age)Signed fromSigned inContract endsApps.Goals
Goalkeepers
1Aleksandr VasyutinGK2023 6, df=yesSarpsborg 082019[2] 202370
41Mikhail KerzhakovGK2023 6, df=yesAnzhi Makhachkala20152022[3] 1150
71Daniil OdoyevskyGK2023 6, df=yesAcademy2019110
Defenders
2Dmitri ChistyakovDF2023 6, df=yesRostov2021[4] 2025741
3Douglas Santos (captain)DF2023 6, df=yesHamburger SV2019[5] 2026[6] 1444
4Danil KrugovoyDF2023 6, df=yesUfa2019[7] 2024861
15Vyacheslav KaravayevDF2023 6, df=yesVitesse2019[8] 20231154
23Arsen AdamovDF2023 6, df=yesUral Yekaterinburg2022[9] 2026200
28Nuraly AlipDF2023 6, df=yesKairat20232025(+1)250
55RodrigãoDF2023 6, df=yesSochi20222025(+1)261
77Robert RenanDF2023 6, df=yesCorinthians2023100
Midfielders
5Wilmar BarriosMF2023 6, df=yesBoca Juniors2019[10] 2026[11] 1503
7Zelimkhan BakayevMF2023 6, df=yesSpartak Moscow20222025(+1)263
8WendelMF2023 6, df=yesSporting CP2020[12] 20258815
11ClaudinhoMF2023 6, df=yesRed Bull Bragantino2021[13] 20266115
14Daler KuzyayevMF2023 6, df=yesZenit St.Petersburg2020[14] 202318221
17Andrei MostovoyMF2023 6, df=yesKhimki201910821
19Aleksei SutorminMF2023 6, df=yesRubin Kazan2019[15] 2025[16] 11512
21Aleksandr YerokhinMF2023 6, df=yesRostov20172024[17] 19236
31Gustavo MantuanMF2023 6, df=yeson loan from Corinthians20222023296
94Danila KozlovMF2023 6, df=yesAcademy202230
Forwards
10MalcomFW2023 6, df=yesBarcelona2019[18] 202410742
30Mateo CassierraFW2023 6, df=yesSochi20222025(+1)346
33Ivan SergeyevFW2023 6, df=yesKrylia Sovetov2022[19] 20254919
Away on loan
35Vladislav SausMF2023 6, df=yesAcademy202210
61Aleksey BaranovskyMF2023 6, df=yesAcademy202230
98Yaroslav MikhaylovMF2023 6, df=yesAcademy202210
Left during the season
1IvanGK2023 6, df=yeson loan from Corinthians2022202340
6Dejan LovrenDF2023 6, df=yesLiverpool2020[20] 2023633
45Dmitry SergeyevMF2023 6, df=yesAcademy201820
Daniil ShamkinMF2023 6, df=yesAcademy201990
Yuri AlbertoFW2023 6, df=yesInternacional2022[21] 2026156

Transfers

See main article: article, List of Russian football transfers summer 2022 and List of Russian football transfers winter 2022–23.

In

DatePositionNationalityNameFromFeeRef.
15 June 2022MFZelimkhan BakayevUnattachedFree[22]
30 June 2022FWMateo CassierraSochiUndisclosed[23]
7 July 2022DFRodrigãoSochiUndisclosed[24]
14 December 2022DFNuraly AlipKairatUndisclosed[25]
10 January 2023DFRobert RenanCorinthiansPlayer Swap
1 July 2023MFDu QueirozCorinthiansPlayer Swap

Loans in

Date fromPositionNationalityNameFromDate toRef.
29 June 2022MFGustavo MantuanCorinthians30 June 2023
29 June 2022GKIvanCorinthians10 January 2023

Out

DatePositionNationalityNameToFeeRef.
22 July 2022MFKirill KravtsovSochiUndisclosed[26]
2 January 2023DFDejan LovrenLyonUndisclosed[27]
9 January 2023DFDanila KhotulyovOrenburgUndisclosed[28]
10 January 2023FWYuri AlbertoCorinthiansPlayer Swap

Loans out

Date fromPositionNationalityNameToDate toRef.
10 February 2022DFDanila KhotulyovOrenburg9 January 2023[29]
29 June 2022FWYuri AlbertoCorinthians10 January 2023[30] [31]
2 July 2022FWDaniil ShamkinKAMAZ30 June 2023[32]

Competitions

Super Cup

See main article: 2022 Russian Super Cup.

Premier League

See main article: 2022–23 Russian Premier League.

Results

Russian Cup

See main article: 2022–23 Russian Cup. On 12 August 2022, the Russian Football Union announced a new format with modifications to both the group and knockout phases.[33] As Zenit have previously been involved in European completion, the new format change marked the club's first participation in the (now-expanded) group stage since its addition to the competition in 2020.[34]

Knockout stage

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

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Goal scorers

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1 FW10Malcom232126
2 FW33Ivan Sergeyev103114
3 MF8 Wendel8019
4 MF17Andrei Mostovoy8008
5 MF31Gustavo Mantuan6006
FW30Mateo Cassierra2316
7 MF11Claudinho5005
MF14Daler Kuzyayev5005
9 MF7 Zelimkhan Bakayev1203
10MF21Aleksandr Yerokhin2002
11DF55Rodrigão1001
DF6 Dejan Lovren1001
MF5 Wilmar Barrios1001
Own goal1001
TOTALS7410488

Clean sheets

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1 GK41Mikhail Kerzhakov122014
2 GK1 Aleksandr Vasyutin1203
3 GK71Daniil Odoyevsky3014
TOTALS164121

Disciplinary record

NumberNationPositionNamePremier LeagueRussian CupSuper CupTotal
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2 DFDmitri Chistyakov20000020
3 DFDouglas Santos20000020
4 DFDanil Krugovoy10000010
5 MFWilmar Barrios30111051
7 MFZelimkhan Bakayev00200010
8 MFWendel30100040
10FWMalcom10110021
11MFClaudinho30110040
14MFDaler Kuzyayev30300060
15DFVyacheslav Karavayev10000010
19MFAleksei Sutormin20000020
21MFAleksandr Yerokhin00200010
23DFArsen Adamov00100010
28DFNuraly Alip10100020
31MFGustavo Mantuan20000020
41GKMikhail Kerzhakov20000020
55DFRodrigão30210051
71GKDaniil Odoyevsky01000001
Players away on loan:
Players who left Zenit during the season:
6 DFDejan Lovren10100020
TOTALS00001000

Notes and References

  1. Web site: FIFA/UEFA suspend Russian clubs and national teams from all competitions. FIFA.com. 6 March 2023. 17 March 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220317085919/https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/mens/worldcup/qatar2022/media-releases/origin1904-p.cxm.fifa.comfifa-uefa-suspend-russian-clubs-and-national-teams-from-all-competitions. dead.
  2. Web site: Александр Васютин возвращается в Зенит . fc-zenit.ru/ . FC Zenit Saint Petersburg . 30 August 2019 . Russian . 23 July 2019.
  3. Web site: «Зенит» продлил соглашение с Михаилом Кержаковым . fc-zenit.ru/ . FC Zenit Saint Petersburg . 31 July 2020 . Russian . 31 July 2020.
  4. Web site: Дмитрий Чистяков продолжит карьеру в «Зените» . fc-zenit.ru/ . FC Zenit Saint Petersburg . 13 July 2021 . Russian . 3 June 2021.
  5. Web site: Дуглас Сантос продолжит карьеру в «Зените» . fc-zenit.ru/ . FC Zenit Saint Petersburg . 4 July 2019 . Russian . 4 July 2019.
  6. Web site: Зенит продлил контракт с Дугласом Сантосом . fc-zenit.ru/ . FC Zenit Saint Petersburg . 7 September 2021 . Russian . 3 September 2021.
  7. Web site: Данил Круговой заключил контракт с Зенитом . fc-zenit.ru/ . FC Zenit Saint Petersburg . 1 September 2019 . Russian . 21 August 2019.
  8. Web site: Вячеслав Караваев переходит в Зенит . fc-zenit.ru/ . FC Zenit Saint Petersburg . 2 September 2019 . Russian . 2 September 2019.
  9. Web site: «Зенит» и «Урал» достигли соглашения о переходе Арсена Адамова . fc-zenit.ru . FC Zenit Saint Petersburg . 25 January 2022 . Russian . 25 January 2022.
  10. 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.
  11. Web site: Wilmar Barrios signs a contract extension with the club . fc-zenit.ru . FC Zenit Saint Petersburg . 19 October 2021 . 19 October 2021.
  12. Web site: Вендел — в Зените! . fc-zenit.ru . FC Zenit Saint Petersburg . 6 October 2020 . Russian . 6 October 2020.
  13. Web site: Официально: Клаудиньо — игрок «Зенита»! . fc-zenit.ru/ . FC Zenit Saint Petersburg . 13 August 2021 . Russian . 13 August 2021.
  14. Web site: Daler Kuzyaev signs a new Zenit deal! . fc-zenit.ru . FC Zenit Saint Petersburg . 6 October 2020 . 6 October 2020.
  15. Web site: Алексей Сутормин возвращается в Зенит . fc-zenit.ru/ . FC Zenit Saint Petersburg . 9 July 2019 . Russian . 8 July 2019.
  16. Web site: «Зенит» продлил контракт с Алексеем Суторминым . fc-zenit.ru/ . FC Zenit Saint Petersburg . 12 April 2022 . Russian . 7 April 2022.
  17. Web site: Сине-бело-голубые продлили соглашение с Александром Ерохиным . fc-zenit.ru/ . FC Zenit Saint Petersburg . 12 April 2022 . Russian . 7 April 2022.
  18. Web site: Малком — в «Зените»! . fc-zenit.ru/ . FC Zenit Saint Petersburg . 2 August 2019 . Russian . 2 August 2019.
  19. Web site: Иван Сергеев — игрок Зенита! . fc-zenit.ru/ . FC Zenit Saint Petersburg . 10 January 2022 . Russian . 10 January 2022.
  20. Web site: Dejan Lovren is a Zenit player! . fc-zenit.ru/ . FC Zenit Saint Petersburg . 27 July 2020 . 27 July 2020.
  21. Web site: Юри Алберто — в «Зените»! . fc-zenit.ru/ . FC Zenit Saint Petersburg . 30 January 2022 . Russian . 30 January 2022.
  22. Web site: FC Zenit Saint Petersburg. Zelimkhan Bakaev signs for Zenit. 15 June 2022. 11 September 2024.
  23. Web site: FC Zenit Saint Petersburg. Mateo Cassierra signs for Zenit. 30 June 2022. 11 September 2024.
  24. Web site: FC Zenit Saint Petersburg. Rodrigão is a Zenit player!. 7 July 2022. 11 September 2024.
  25. Web site: FC Zenit Saint Petersburg. Нуралы Алип — игрок «Зенита»!. 14 December 2022. 11 September 2024. Russian.
  26. Web site: Кирилл Кравцов стал игроком «Сочи»! Источник: Официальный сайт ФК «Сочи» . pfcsochi.ru . PFC Sochi . 11 September 2024 . Russian . 22 July 2022.
  27. Web site: Dejan Lovren is back at OL until 2025 . ol.fr/ . Olympique Lyonnais . 11 September 2024 . 2 January 2023.
  28. Web site: FC Zenit Saint Petersburg. Данила Хотулёв продолжит карьеру в Оренбурге. 9 January 2023. ru.
  29. Web site: FC Zenit Saint Petersburg. Данила Хотулёв и Дмитрий Васильев продолжат сезон в "Оренбурге". 10 February 2022. 12 February 2022. ru.
  30. Web site: FC Zenit Saint Petersburg. "Зенит" и "Коринтианс" достигли соглашения о двусторонней аренде игроков. 29 June 2022. 29 June 2022. ru.
  31. Web site: Corinthians chega a acordo com Zenit e Yuri Alberto é do Timão. www.corinthians.com.br. Portuguese. 10 January 2023. 10 January 2023.
  32. 러시아 축구 이야기 - Russian Football News Korea . RusFootballKr . 1543322239323426816 . 2 July 2022 . KAMAZ는 다니일 샴킨을 제니트에서 임대영입했습니다. KAMAZ have signed Daniil Shamkin on loan from Zenit. https://t.co/pxzwRghvbj . KAMAZ acquired Daniel Shamkin on loan from Zenit. KAMAZ have signed Daniil Shamkin on loan from Zenit. . ko . 25 March 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230306225919/https://twitter.com/RusFootballKr/status/1543322239323426816 . 6 March 2023 . live.
  33. Web site: New format for the Russian Cup announced. en.fc-zenit.ru.
  34. Web site: Zenit | History | UEFA Champions League. UEFA.com.