The 2007 Zenit St.Petersburg season was the club's thirteenth season in the Russian Premier League, the highest tier of association football in Russia. Zenit won the Russian Premier League for the first time in their history, whilst reaching the Quarterfinal of both the 2006–07 and 2007–08 Russian Cups. In Europe, Zenit entered the UEFA Cup at the first round stage, before finishing third in their group, advancing to the Round of 32 which would take place during their 2008 season.

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 72 0 16 Vyacheslav Malafeev GK Youth Team 1999 229 0 41 Mikhail Kerzhakov GK Youth Team 2004 0 0 90 Nikolai Zabolotny GK Youth Team 2007 0 0 Defenders 3 Martin Škrtel DF Trenčín 2004 113 5 4 Ivica Križanac DF Dyskobolia Grodzisk Wielkopolski 2005 61 2 5 Kim Dong-jin DF Seoul 2006 51 3 6 Nicolas Lombaerts DF KAA Gent 2007 21 2 14 Erik Hagen DF Vålerenga 2005 2008 97 3 21 Sergei Gorbunov DF Sportakademklub Moscow 2007 0 0 22 Aleksandr Anyukov DF Krylia Sovetov 2005 92 4 25 Fernando Ricksen DF Rangers 2006 2009 34 2 40 Ivan Lapin DF Sportakademklub Moscow 2007 1 0 42 Boris Rotenberg DF Klubi-04 2006 0 0 55 Yan Bobrovsky DF Youth Team 2007 0 0 75 Yuri Lebedev DF Youth Team 2007 2 0 Midfielders 2 Vladislav Radimov MF Krylia Sovetov 2003 148 12 7 Alejandro Domínguez MF Rubin Kazan 2007 2009 34 14 10 Andrey Arshavin MF Trainee 1999 267 62 11 Radek Šírl MF Sparta Prague 2003 121 7 17 Lee Ho MF Ulsan Hyundai 2006 23 1 18 Konstantin Zyryanov MF Torpedo Moscow 2007 2009 38 13 27 Igor Denisov MF Trainee 2002 146 23 28 Pavel Zubov MF Sportakademklub Moscow 2007 0 0 35 Anton Sosnin MF Trainee 2007 0 0 37 German Pyatnikov MF Youth Team 2006 0 0 44 Anatoliy Tymoshchuk MF Shakhtar Donetsk 2007 40 9 45 Yegor Okorokov MF Trainee 2006 1 0 50 Sergey Mironov MF Trainee 2005 0 0 53 Pavel Mochalin MF Trainee 2008 0 0 57 Aleksei Ionov MF Trainee 2007 2 1 77 Alexander Petrov MF Trainee 2007 0 0 87 Ilya Maksimov MF Trainee 2006 21 1 88 Oleksandr Horshkov MF Saturn-REN TV 2004 Forwards 8 Pavel Pogrebnyak FW Tom Tomsk 2007 33 8 9 Fatih Tekke FW Trabzonspor 2006 39 10 89 Denis Minkov FW Trainee 2007 0 0 Away on loan 7 Oleg Trifonov MF Rotor Volgograd 2005 17 1 20 Oleg Kozhanov FW Youth Team 2004 15 1 30 Semyon Melnikov FW Youth Team 2005 2009 0 0 31 Jaroslav Nesvadba DF Jablonec 2006 1 0 32 Robertas Poškus FW Krylia Sovetov 2005 32 4 44 Alan Kasaev MF Shinnik Yaroslavl 2005 3 0 77 Oleg Samsonov MF Youth Team 2006 0 0 78 Aleksandr Panov FW Torpedo Moscow 2006 Left during the season 21 Dragan Čadikovski FW NK Celje 2005 9 1

Out on loan

Transfers

In Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.18 December 2006MFAlejandro DomínguezRubin KazanUndisclosed1 March 2007MFKonstantin ZyryanovTorpedo MoscowUndisclosedWinter 2007DFSergei GorbunovSportakademklub MoscowUndisclosedWinter 2007DFIvan LapinSportakademklub MoscowUndisclosedWinter 2007MFPavel ZubovSportakademklub MoscowUndisclosedWinter 2007MFAnatoliy TymoshchukShakhtar DonetskUndisclosedWinter 2007FWPavel PogrebnyakTom TomskUndisclosed6 July 2007DFNicolas LombaertsGentUndisclosed

Out Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.28 December 2006FWAleksandr KerzhakovSevillaUndisclosed20 January 2007DFPavel MarešSparta PragueUndisclosedWinter 2007DFJan FlachbartJablonec 97UndisclosedWinter 2007DFSergey GrigoryevZenit-2 St.PetersburgUndisclosedWinter 2007DFAleksandr KorotkovTekstilshchik-Telekom IvanovoUndisclosedWinter 2007DFViktor StroyevTom TomskUndisclosedWinter 2007DFMilan VješticaRostovUndisclosedWinter 2007MFHyun Young-minUlsan Hyundai HorangiUndisclosedWinter 2007MFAleksandr BurakovSportakademklub MoscowUndisclosedWinter 2007MFAleksandr YevstafyevKhimkiUndisclosedWinter 2007DFAndrei NagumanovTekstilshchik-Telekom IvanovoUndisclosedWinter 2007FWMikhail KozlovTekstilshchik-Telekom IvanovoUndisclosedWinter 2007FWYuri RodenkovSpartak NalchikUndisclosedWinter 2007FWMaksim RogovMetallurg-Kuzbass NovokuznetskUndisclosedSummer 2007FWDragan ČadikovskiMariborUndisclosed

Loans out Date from Position Nationality Name To Date to Ref.Summer 2006DFJaroslav NesvadbaMladá BoleslavEnd of Season8 August 2006FWDragan ČadikovskiPublikum CeljeSummer 2007Summer 2006FWOleg KozhanovUral SverdlovskEnd of SeasonWinter 2007FWRobertas PoškusRostovEnd of Season MFAlan KasaevAlania Vladikavkaz MFOleg SamsonovSpartak Nalchik MFOleg TrifonovKrylia Sovetov FWSemyon MelnikovLuch-Energiya Vladivostok FWAleksandr PanovTorpedo Moscow

Released Date Position Nationality Name Joined Date Ref.Winter 2007GKRuslan Mukhamedzyanov Winter 2007MFOleksandr SpivakRetiredWinter 2007FWYuriy Rodenkov

Competitions Overall record

Premier League

Results by round

Results

League table

Russian Cup

2006–07

2007–08

UEFA Cup

2007–08

First round

Group stage

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 League2006–07 Russian Cup2007–08 Russian CupUEFA CupTotal1 FW8 Pavel Pogrebnyak11203162 MF18Konstantin Zyryanov9031133 FW10Andrey Arshavin9012124 MF44Anatoliy Tymoshchuk305195 FW9 Fatih Tekke41016MF7 Alejandro Domínguez303067 MF27Igor Denisov30003DF5 Kim Dong-jin200139 DF6 Nicolas Lombaerts20002DF22Aleksandr Anyukov20002MF11Radek Šírl1010212DF3 Martin Škrtel10001MF2 Vladislav Radimov10001MF88Oleksandr Horshkov01001MF57Aleksei Ionov00011 Awarded30003TOTALS544131081

Clean sheets PlacePositionNationNumberNamePremier League06/07 Russian Cup07/08 Russian CupUEFA CupTotal1 GK16Vyacheslav Malafeev710082 GK1 Kamil Čontofalský20114TOTALS1020214

Disciplinary record NumberNationPositionNamePremier League2006–07 Russian Cup2007–08 Russian CupUEFA CupTotal1 GKKamil Čontofalský10000000102 MFVladislav Radimov30201000603 DFMartin Škrtel702000101004 DFIvica Križanac71100000815 DFKim Dong-jin71200000916 DFNicolas Lombaerts20001001317 MFAlejandro Domínguez20100000308 FWPavel Pogrebnyak1110000311429 FWFatih Tekke301000105010MFAndrey Arshavin301010106011MFRadek Šírl7110002010114DFErik Hagen610000107116GKVyacheslav Malafeev221000003218MFKonstantin Zyryanov100000001022DFAleksandr Anyukov8010101011025MFFernando Ricksen600010108027MFIgor Denisov300021005144MFAnatoliy Tymoshchuk600010007088MFOleksandr Horshkov0000100010TOTALS8571308111211710

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