FC Zenit Saint Petersburg is a Russian football club that was founded in 1925. The club first qualified for UEFA competition as Zenit Leningrad in 1980, when they finished third in the Soviet Top League to reach the 1981–82 UEFA Cup as representatives of the Soviet Union; however, they were knocked out in the first round by Dynamo Dresden of East Germany, losing 6–2 on aggregate. They qualified for the European Cup for the first time in 1985–86 after winning the 1984 Soviet Top League. They qualified for the UEFA Cup twice more before the break-up of the Soviet Union (in 1987–88 and 1989–90), but then had to wait 10 years for another appearance.

After winning the 1998–99 Russian Cup, Zenit qualified for the 1999–2000 UEFA Cup but were again eliminated in the first round by Italian club Bologna, losing 5–2 on aggregate. The 2000s saw Zenit qualify for the UEFA Cup four times – they were knocked out in the first round in 2002–03, the group stage in 2004–05 and the quarter-finals in 2005–06 before claiming their first European title by beating Scottish club Rangers 2–0 in the 2008 UEFA Cup Final at the City of Manchester Stadium. This win meant that they would play in the 2008 UEFA Super Cup against Champions League winners Manchester United, whom they beat 2–1. Following their first three Russian Premier League titles in 2007, 2010 and 2011–12, they qualified for the European Cup (now the UEFA Champions League) for the first time in 20 years, but they have yet to get past the round of 16 stage.

Matches SeasonCompetitionRoundOppositionScore 1981–82 UEFA Cup First round Dynamo Dresden 1–2 (H), 1–4 (A) 1985–86 European Cup First round Vålerenga 2–0 (H), 2–0 (A) Second round Kuusysi 2–1 (H), 1–3 (A) 1987–88 UEFA Cup First round Club Brugge 2–0 (H), 0–5 (A) 1989–90 UEFA Cup First round Næstved 3–1 (H), 0–0 (A) Second round Stuttgart 0–1 (H), 0–5 (A) 1999–2000 UEFA Cup First round Bologna 0–3 (H), 2–2 (A) 2000 Intertoto Cup Second round Primorje 3–0 (H), 3–1 (A) Third round Tatabánya 2–1 (H), 2–1 (A) Semi-final Bradford City 1–0 (H), 3–0 (A) Final Celta Vigo 1–2 (A), 2–2 (H) 2002–03 UEFA Cup Qualifying round Encamp 5–0 (A), 8–0 (H) First round Grasshopper 1–3 (A), 2–1 (H) 2004–05 UEFA Cup Second qualifying round Pasching 1–3 (A), 2–0 (H)Won on away goals First round Red Star Belgrade 4–0 (H), 2–1 (A) Group H AEK Athens 5–1 (H) Lille 1–2 (A) Sevilla 1–1 (H) Alemannia Aachen 2–2 (A) 2005–06 UEFA Cup Second qualifying round Pasching 2–2 (A), 1–1 (H) First round AEK Athens 0–0 (H), 1–0 (A) Group H Vitória Guimarães 2–1 (H) Bolton Wanderers 0–1 (A) Sevilla 2–1 (H) Beşiktaş 1–1 (A) Round of 32 Rosenborg 2–0 (A), 2–1 (H) Round of 16 Marseille 1–0 (A), 1–1 (H) Quarter-final Sevilla 1–4 (A), 1–1 (H) 2007–08 UEFA Cup Second qualifying round Zlaté Moravce 2–0 (A), 3–0 (H) First round Standard Liège 3–0 (H), 1–1 (A) Group A AZ 1–1 (H) AEL 3–2 (A) Nürnberg 2–2 (H) Everton 0–1 (A) Round of 32 Villarreal 1–0 (H), 1–2 (A) Round of 16 Marseille 1–3 (A), 2–0 (H) Quarter-final Bayer Leverkusen 4–1 (A), 0–1 (H) Semi-final Bayern Munich 1–1 (A), 4–0 (H) Final Rangers 2–0 (N) 2008 Super Cup Final Manchester United 2–1 (N) 2008–09 Champions League Group H Juventus 0–1 (A), 0–0 (H) Real Madrid 1–2 (H), 0–3 (A) BATE Borisov 1–1 (H), 2–0 (A) 2008–09 UEFA Cup Round of 32 Stuttgart 2–1 (H), 2–1 (A) Round of 16 Udinese 0–2 (A), 1–0 (H) 2009–10 Europa League Play-off round Nacional 3–4 (A), 1–1 (H) 2010–11 Champions League Third qualifying round Unirea Urziceni 0–0 (A), 1–0 (H) Play-off round Auxerre 1–0 (H), 0–2 (A) 2010–11 Europa League Group G Anderlecht 3–1 (A), 3–1 (H) AEK Athens 4–2 (H), 3–0 (A) Hajduk Split 2–0 (H), 3–2 (A) Round of 32 Young Boys 1–2 (A), 3–1 (H) Round of 16 Twente 0–3 (A), 2–0 (H) 2011–12 Champions League Group G APOEL 1–2 (A), 0–0 (H) Porto 3–1 (H), 0–0 (A) Shakhtar Donetsk 2–2 (A), 1–0 (H) Round of 16 Benfica 3–2 (H), 0–2 (A) 2012–13 Champions League Group G Málaga 0–3 (A), 2–2 (H) Milan 2–3 (H), 1–0 (A) Anderlecht 1–0 (H), 0–1 (A) 2012–13 Europa League Round of 32 Liverpool 2–0 (H), 1–3 (A) Round of 16 Basel 0–2 (A), 1–0 (H) 2013–14 Champions League Third qualifying round Nordsjælland 1–0 (A), 5–0 (H) Play-off round Paços de Ferreira 4–1 (A), 4–2 (H)Group G Porto 1–0 (A), 1–1 (H) Atlético Madrid 1–3 (A), 1–1 (H) Austria Wien 0–0 (H), 1–4 (A) Round of 16 Borussia Dortmund 2–4 (H), 2–1 (A) 2014–15 Champions League Third qualifying round AEL Limassol 0–1 (A), 3–0 (H) Play-off round Standard Liège 1–0 (A), 3–0 (H)Group C Benfica 2–0 (A), 1–0 (H) Monaco 0–0 (H), 0–2 (A) Bayer Leverkusen 0–2 (A), 1–2 (H) 2014–15 Europa League Round of 32 PSV 1–0 (A), 3–0 (H) Round of 16 Torino 2–0 (H), 0–1 (A) Quarter-final Sevilla 1–2 (A), 2–2 (H) 2015–16 Champions LeagueGroup H Valencia 3–2 (A), 2–0 (H) Gent 2–1 (H), 1–2 (A) Lyon 3–1 (H), 2–0 (A) Round of 16 Benfica 0–1 (A), 1–2 (H) 2016–17 Europa League Group D AZ 5–0 (H), 2–3 (A) Maccabi Tel Aviv 4–3 (A), 2–0 (H) Dundalk 2–1 (A), 2–1 (H) Round of 32 Anderlecht 0–2 (A), 3–1 (H) 2017–18 Europa League Third Qualifying Round Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv F.C. 0–1 (H), 2–0 (A) Play-off Round FC Utrecht 2–0 (H), 0–1 (A) Group D Real Sociedad 3–1 (A), 3–1 (H) Rosenborg BK 3–1 (H), 1–1 (A) FK Vardar 5–0 (A), 2–1 (H) Round of 32 Celtic 0–1 (A), 3–0 (H) Round of 16 RB Leipzig 1–2 (A), 1–1 (H) 2018–19Europa League Third Qualifying Round Dinamo Minsk 0−4 (A), 8−1 (a.e.t.) (H) Play-off Round Molde 3−1 (H), 1−2 (A) Group C Copenhagen 1−1 (A), 1−0 (H) Slavia Prague 1−0 (H), 0−2 (A) Bordeaux 2−1 (H), 1−1 (A) Round of 32 Fenerbahçe 0−1 (A), 3−1 (H) Round of 16 Villarreal 1−3 (H), 1−2 (A) 2019–20Champions League Group G Benfica 3−1 (H), 0−3 (A) Lyon 1−1 (A), 2−0 (H) RB Leipzig 1−2 (A), 0−2 (H) 2020–21Champions League Group F Club Brugge 1−2 (H), 0–3 (A) Lazio 1−1 (H), 1–3 (A) Borussia Dortmund 0−2 (A), 1–2 (H) 2021–22Champions League Group H Chelsea 0−1 (A), 3–3 (H) Malmö FF 4−0 (H), 1–1 (A) Juventus 0−1 (H), 2–4 (A)Europa League Knockout round play-offs Real Betis 2–3 (H) 0–0 (A)

Overall record As of 24 February 2022

By competition CompetitionPldWDLGFGAGDWin%Win% is rounded to two decimal placesChampions League / European CupEuropa League / UEFA Cup / Inter-Cities Fairs CupSuper CupIntertoto CupTotal

By country CountryPldWDLGFGAGDWin%Ref / West Germany

UEFA Coefficient Rankings

UEFA club coefficient ranking

Rank Team Points207 F91 Dudelange8.000208 Tobol8.000209 Zenit St. Petersburg8.000210 St Patrick's7.500211 Milsami Orhei 7.500

UEFA Rankings since 2004

Season Ranking Movement Points Change2025–26209 -838.000 -5.0002024–25126 -4713.000 -9.0002023–2479 -2522.000 -10.0002022–2354 -1732.000 -14.0002021–2237 -946.000 -4.0002020–2128 -650.000 -14.0002019–2022 -364.000 -8.0002018–1919 -372.000 -6.0002017–1816 +378.000 +1.0002016–1719 -477.000 -6.0002015–1615083.000 +3.0002014–1515 +680.000 +15.5002013–1421064.500 +3.0002012–1321 -161.500 +-8.0002011–1220 +1169.500 +18.0002010–1131 -551.500 -0.5002009–1026 -852.000 -7.0002008–0918 +959.000 +13.0002007–0827 +3346.000 +19.0002006–0760027.0000.0002005–0660 +6427.000 +17.0002004–05124010.000 0.000

Football Club Elo ranking

Rank Team Points35 Villarreal179036 Fulham178937 Zenit St. Petersburg178738 Club Brugge178739 Galatasaray 1786

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