The 2009 Zenit St.Petersburg season was the club's fifteenth season in the Russian Premier League, the highest tier of association football in Russia. Zenit finished third in the Russian Premier League, progressed to the quarterfinal of the 2009–10 Russian Cup, reached the round of 16 in the 2008–09 UEFA Cup and the playoff round of the 2009–10 UEFA Europa League.

Squad

No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (age)Age as of the end of the season Signed from Signed in Contract ends Apps. Goals Goalkeepers 1 Kamil Čontofalský GK Bohemians 1905 2003 76 0 16 Vyacheslav Malafeev GK Trainee 1999 311 0 22 Dmitri Borodin GK Anzhi Makhachkala 2009 0 0 51 Vladimir Mukhin GK DYuSSh Smena-Zenit 2008 0 0 90 Nikolai Zabolotny GK Trainee 2007 0 0 91 Andrei Zaytsev GK DYuSSh Smena-Zenit 2008 0 0 Defenders 2 Aleksandr Anyukov DF Krylia Sovetov 2005 168 9 3 Fernando Meira DF Galatasaray 2009 26 1 4 Ivica Križanac DF Dyskobolia Grodzisk Wielkopolski 2005 127 6 5 Kim Dong-jin DF Seoul 2006 86 4 6 Nicolas Lombaerts DF KAA Gent 2007 44 4 14 Tomáš Hubočan DF MŠK Žilina 2008 28 0 37 Dmitri Grebenev DF DYuSSh Smena-Zenit 2009 0 0 50 Igor Cheminava DF DYuSSh Smena-Zenit 2008 0 0 55 Yan Bobrovsky DF Trainee 2007 0 0 65 Yuriy Boyev DF DYuSSh Smena-Zenit 2008 0 0 Midfielders 10 Danny MF Dynamo Moscow 2008 25 8 11 Radek Šírl MF Sparta Prague 2003 183 7 15 Roman Shirokov MF Khimki 2008 67 4 17 Alessandro Rosina MF Torino 2009 12 2 18 Konstantin Zyryanov MF Torpedo Moscow 2007 122 27 20 Viktor Fayzulin MF Spartak Nalchik 2008 59 8 21 Igor Semshov MF Dynamo Moscow 2009 34 9 23 Szabolcs Huszti MF Hannover 96 2009 27 3 27 Igor Denisov MF Trainee 2002 224 27 30 Pavel Komolov MF DYuSSh Smena-Zenit 2006 0 0 34 Vladimir Bystrov MF Spartak Moscow 2009 96 16 35 Anton Sosnin MF Trainee 2007 0 0 47 Basel Abdoulfattakh MF DYuSSh Smena-Zenit 2008 0 0 53 Pavel Mochalin MF DYuSSh Smena-Zenit 2008 0 0 57 Aleksei Ionov MF Trainee 2007 20 1 59 Sergey Vasetsky MF DYuSSh Smena-Zenit 2008 0 0 69 Yevgeni Bashkirov MF DYuSSh Smena-Zenit 2009 0 0 75 Ilya Sagdatullin MF Trainee 2007 0 0 77 Alexander Petrov MF Trainee 2007 0 0 80 Maxim Batov MF DYuSSh Smena-Zenit 2009 0 0 92 Nikita Bocharov MF DYuSSh Smena-Zenit 2009 0 0 96 Roland Gigolayev MF Yunost Vladikavkaz 2005 0 0 98 Sergei Petrov MF DYuSSh Smena-Zenit 2008 0 0 Forwards 9 Fatih Tekke FW Trabzonspor 2006 92 29 19 Sergei Kornilenko FW Tom Tomsk 2009 18 1 31 Vitali Galysh FW DYuSSh Smena-Zenit 2008 0 0 33 Pavel Ignatovich FW Trainee 2007 2 0 36 Stanislav Matyash FW Trainee 2007 0 0 70 Vyacheslav Sushkin FW DYuSSh Smena-Zenit 2009 0 0 71 Sergei Kostin FW DYuSSh Smena-Zenit 2009 0 0 73 Stanislav Murikhin FW DYuSSh Smena-Zenit 2009 0 0 79 Andrei Ornat FW Trainee 2007 0 0 87 Eugene Starikov FW Bradenton Academics 2009 0 0 88 Mateja Kežman FW loan from Paris Saint-Germain 2009 10 2 99 Maksim Kanunnikov FW DYuSSh Smena-Zenit 2009 1 0 Out on loan 28 Sébastien Puygrenier DF Nancy 2008 14 1 32 Artyom Kulesha DF Trainee 2007 0 0 34 Aleksandr Khokhlov DF Trainee 2006 1 0 37 German Pyatnikov MF Trainee 2006 0 0 41 Mikhail Kerzhakov GK Youth Team 2004 0 0 48 Nikita Kolesnikov MF Trainee 2007 0 0 Left during the season 8 Pavel Pogrebnyak FW Tom Tomsk 2007 97 30 44 Anatoliy Tymoshchuk MF Shakhtar Donetsk 2007 100 18

Out on loan

Transfers In Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.Winter 2009GKDmitri BorodinAnzhi MakhachkalaUndisclosedWinter 2009MFMaxim BatovYouth TeamPromotedWinter 2009MFNikita BocharovYouth TeamPromotedWinter 2009FWStanislav MurikhinYouth TeamPromoted2 February 2009MFSzabolcs HusztiHannover 96Undisclosed11 March 2009DFFernando MeiraGalatasarayUndisclosedSummer 2009MFVladimir BystrovSpartak MoscowUndisclosedSummer 2009FWSergei KornilenkoTom TomskUndisclosed31 July 2009MFAlessandro RosinaTorinoUndisclosed31 August 2009FWMateja KežmanParis Saint-GermainUndisclosed

Out Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.Winter 2009MFLee HoSeongnam Ilhwa ChunmaUndisclosedWinter 2009FWYevgeni IzvekovYeletsUndisclosedWinter 2009FWYegor OkorokovSmena-ZenitUndisclosed3 February 2009MFAndrey ArshavinArsenalUndisclosed12 March 2009MFAlejandro DomínguezRubin KazanUndisclosed1 July 2009MFAnatoliy TymoshchukBayern MunichUndisclosed1 August 2009FWPavel PogrebnyakVfB StuttgartUndisclosed

Loans out Date from Position Nationality Name To Date to Ref.Winter 2009DFAleksandr KhokhlovKuban Krasnodar Winter 2009DFArtyom KuleshaSmena-Zenit Winter 2009DFIvan LapinRostov Winter 2009MFNikita KolesnikovSmena-Zenit Winter 2009MFGerman PyatnikovSmena-Zenit 15 January 2009DFSébastien PuygrenierBolton WanderersSummer 2009Summer 2009DFSébastien PuygrenierAS MonacoWinter 2010

Released Date Position Nationality Name Joined Date Ref.Winter 2009DFYuriy Vorobyov Winter 2009FWDmitri Nechayev 28 August 2009Official FC Zenit St. Petersburg website (Russian)MFFernando RicksenFortuna Sittard2 December 2010

Competitions Overall record

Premier League

Results by round

Results

League table

Russian Cup

Quarterfinal took place during the 2010 season.

UEFA Cup

UEFA Europa League

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

|colspan="14"|Players away from the club on loan: |- |colspan="14"|Players who left Zenit St.Petersburg during the season:

Goal scorers PlacePositionNationNumberNamePremier LeagueRussian CupUEFA CupEuropa LeagueTotal1 FW9 Fatih Tekke8002102 MF21Igor Semshov601293 MF34Vladimir Bystrov60006FW8 Pavel Pogrebnyak510065 MF18Konstantin Zyryanov410056 DF4 Ivica Križanac21003MF23Szabolcs Huszti20103MF17Alessandro Rosina21003 Own goal3000310DF6 Nicolas Lombaerts20002FW88Mateja Kežman20002MF44Anatoliy Tymoshchuk0020213MF3 Fernando Meira10001MF27Igor Denisov10001DF5 Kim Dong-jin10001DF2 Aleksandr Anyukov10001FW19Sergei Kornilenko10001MF15Roman Shirokov10001MF20Viktor Fayzulin00101TOTALS4845461

Clean sheets PlacePositionNationNumberNamePremier LeagueRussian CupUEFA CupEuropa LeagueTotal1 GK16Vyacheslav Malafeev12010131 GK1 Kamil Čontofalský11002TOTALS1311015

Disciplinary record NumberNationPositionNamePremier LeagueRussian CupUEFA CupEuropa LeagueTotal1 GKKamil Čontofalský00100000102 DFAleksandr Anyukov602030101203 DFFernando Meira70000010804 DFIvica Križanac701030101205 DFKim Dong-jin50000010609 FWFatih Tekke510000005110MFDanny100010002011MFRadek Šírl200010003014DFTomáš Hubočan200000002015MFRoman Shirokov001021104116GKVyacheslav Malafeev100000001018MFKonstantin Zyryanov200000103019FWSergei Kornilenko001000001020MFViktor Fayzulin200000002021MFIgor Semshov600000006023MFSzabolcs Huszti510010107127MFIgor Denisov9110100011134MFVladimir Bystrov400000004057MFAleksei Ionov101000002088FWMateja Kežman1000000010Players who left Zenit St.Petersburg during the season:8 FWPavel Pogrebnyak100000001044MFAnatoliy Tymoshchuk4000200060TOTALS71380141701004

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