The 2019–20 Zenit Saint Petersburg season was the 95th season in the club's history and its 24th consecutive season in the Russian Premier League. Zenit are the defending Premier League champions and as such participate in the UEFA Champions League group stage as well as the Super Cup and the Russian Cup.
Season events 20 June, goalkeeper Igor Obukhov joined SKA-Khabarovsk on a season-long loan.
On 25 June, Zenit announced that Aleksandr Anyukov had retired from playing, and had taken up a coaching role with the club. On 10 June, Zenit announced that Claudio Marchisio had left the club after his contract was terminated by mutual consent.
On 4 July, Zenit announced the signing of Douglas Santos from Hamburger SV on a five-year contract, the departure of Dmitry Poloz to Sochi for an undisclosed fee, and the loan move of Daniil Lesovoy to Arsenal Tula until the end of the season.
On 5 July, Zenit announced that Mikhail Kerzhakov and Yuri Zhirkov had both signed new one-year contract with the club, keeping them at Zenit until the end of the 2019/20 season.
On 8 July, Zenit announced the signing of Aleksei Sutormin on a 3-year contract, with the option of a 1-year extension, from Rubin Kazan, and the departure of Elmir Nabiullin to Sochi.
On 12 July, Hernani joined Parma on a season-long loan deal, and Yegor Baburin moved permanently to Rostov.
On 13 July, Aleksandr Anyukov came out of retirement to join Krylia Sovetov Samara on loan for the 2019–20 season.
On 18 July, Aleksandr Yerokhin extended his contract with Zenit for another three-years. The following day, 19 July, Andrei Mostovoy moved to Sochi on a season-long loan deal.
On 23 July, Zenit announced the return of Aleksandr Vasyutin on a four-year contract from Sarpsborg 08
On 2 August, Zenit announced the signing of Malcom on a five-year contract from Barcelona.
On 5 August, Zenit announced that Christian Noboa had left the club to sign for Sochi on a permanent transfer, with Anton Zabolotny making the same move three days later.
On 12 August, Luka Đorđević left Zenit to sign for Lokomotiv Moscow on a permanent transfer.
On 21 August, Zenit announced the signing of Danil Krugovoy on a five-year contract from FC Ufa, with the defender staying in Ufa on loan for the remainder of the season.
On 29 August, Zenit announced the signing of Vladimir Khubulov on a season-long loan from Akhmat Grozny.
On 31 August, Zenit announced the arrival of Yordan Osorio on a season-long loan deal from Porto, with the option to make the move permanent at the end of the season.
On 2 September, Vyacheslav Karavayev signed for Zenit on a four-year contract from Vitesse, and Emiliano Rigoni moved to Sampdoria on loan until the end of season, with an option to make the move permanent at the end of the season, and Miha Mevlja moved to Sochi on a permanent transfer.
Also on September, Denis Terentyev extended his contract with Zenit for an additional year, and joined Ufa on loan for the remainder of the season.
On 21 January, Kokorin scored a hat-trick for Zenit in their 10–0 victory over Qatar club Al Uwaynah, before PFC Sochi announced they had signed Kokorin on loan until the end of the season.
On 24 January, Matías Kranevitter left Zenit by mutual consent.
On 1 February, Zenit announced the return of Emiliano Rigoni from his loan deal with Sampdoria.
On 12 February, Maksim Rudakov left Zenit to sign for Rostov.
On 17 February, Zenit confirmed that Kokorin had join Sochi on loan for the remainder of the season.
On 16 March, Zenit's away game against CSKA Moscow scheduled for 22 March, was postponed after the Mayor of Moscow banned outdoor sporting events due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
On 17 March, the Russian Premier League postponed all league fixtures until April 10 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
On 1 April, the Russian Football Union extended the suspension of football until 31 May.
On 15 May, the Russian Football Union announced that the Russian Premier League season would resume on 21 June.
Squad
No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (age) Signed from Signed in Contract ends Apps. Goals Goalkeepers 41 Mikhail Kerzhakov GK Anzhi Makhachkala 2015 2020 38 0 71 Daniil Odoyevskiy GK Academy 2019 0 0 78 Aleksandr Vasyutin GK Sarpsborg 08 2019 2023 3 0 99 Andrey Lunyov GK Ufa 2016 2021 104 0 Defenders 3 Douglas Santos DF Hamburger SV 2019 2024 38 0 4 Yordan Osorio DF loan from Porto 2019 2020 16 0 6 Branislav Ivanović DF Chelsea 2017 2020 124 11 15 Vyacheslav Karavayev DF Vitesse 2019 2023 31 1 19 Igor Smolnikov DF Krasnodar 2013 198 10 24 Emanuel Mammana DF Lyon 2017 2022 41 0 44 Yaroslav Rakitskyi DF Shakhtar Donetsk 2019 2022 53 4 54 Nikita Kakkoyev DF Academy 2016 1 0 80 Ilya Skrobotov DF Academy 2017 4 1 87 Danila Prokhin DF Academy 2019 4 0 88 Dmitri Bogayev DF Palanga 2017 2020 7 0 Midfielders 5 Wílmar Barrios MF Boca Juniors 2019 2023 49 2 10 Emiliano Rigoni MF Independiente 2017 2021 54 12 14 Daler Kuzyayev MF Terek Grozny 2017 2020 93 10 17 Oleg Shatov MF Anzhi Makhachkala 2013 191 30 18 Yuri Zhirkov MF Dynamo Moscow 2016 2020 106 5 21 Aleksandr Yerokhin MF Rostov 2017 2022 94 17 27 Magomed Ozdoyev MF Rubin Kazan 2018 2022 65 5 38 Leon Musayev MF Academy 2016 13 0 55 Kirill Kaplenko MF Krasnodar 2017 3 0 84 Ilya Vorobyov MF Academy 2017 1 0 91 Aleksei Sutormin MF Rubin Kazan 2019 2022 31 5 Forwards 7 Sardar Azmoun FW Rubin Kazan 2019 2022 54 33 8 Malcom FW Barcelona 2019 2024 15 4 11 Sebastián Driussi FW River Plate 2017 2021 115 23 22 Artem Dzyuba FW Spartak Moscow 2015 175 73 92 Daniil Shamkin FW Academy 2020 4 0 Away on loan 74 Sergei Ivanov MF Academy 2015 1 0 Danil Krugovoy DF Ufa 2019 2024 0 0 Denis Terentyev DF Rostov 2017 12 0 Hernani MF Atlético Paranaense 2016 2021 36 1 Andrei Mostovoy MF Khimki 2019 0 0 Aleksandr Kokorin FW Dynamo Moscow 2016 93 35 Ivan Tarasov FW Academy 2017 0 0 Left during the season 16 Christian Noboa MF Rostov 2017 2020 22 1 20 Róbert Mak MF PAOK 2016 2020 71 14 23 Miha Mevlja DF Rostov 2017 2021 42 1 29 Anton Zabolotny FW Tosno 2018 2021 43 4 32 Matías Kranevitter MF Atlético Madrid 2017 2021 52 0 34 Sergei Zuykov DF Volgar Astrakhan 2017 0 0 71 Yegor Baburin GK Academy 2010 7 0 77 Luka Đorđević FW Mogren 2012 30 3 Igor Obukhov GK Academy 2012 0 0 Maksim Rudakov GK Academy 2012 0 0 Aleksandr Anyukov DF Coaching Staff 2019 417 13 Daniil Lesovoy MF Dynamo Kyiv 2016 0 0
Out on loan
Transfers
In Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.4 July 2019DFDouglas SantosHamburger SVUndisclosed8 July 2019MFAleksei SutorminRubin KazanUndisclosed13 July 2019DFAleksandr AnyukovCoaching StaffFree23 July 2019GKAleksandr VasyutinSarpsborg 08Undisclosed2 August 2019FWMalcomBarcelonaUndisclosed21 August 2019DFDanil KrugovoyUfaUndisclosed2 September 2019DFVyacheslav KaravayevVitesseUndisclosed
Loans in Date from Position Nationality Name To Date to Ref.29 August 2019MFVladimir KhubulovAkhmat GroznyEnd of Season31 August 2019DFYordan OsorioPortoEnd of Season
Out Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.27 June 2019FWAndrei PanyukovUral YekaterinburgUndisclosed2 July 2019DFIvan NovoseltsevSochiUndisclosed2 July 2019DFIbragim TsallagovSochiUndisclosed4 July 2019FWDmitry PolozSochiUndisclosed4 July 2019MFVitali GorulyovSKA-KhabarovskUndisclosed8 July 2019DFElmir NabiullinSochiUndisclosed12 July 2019GKYegor BaburinRostovUndisclosed5 August 2019MFChristian NoboaSochiUndisclosed8 August 2019FWAnton ZabolotnySochiUndisclosed12 August 2019FWLuka ĐorđevićLokomotiv MoscowUndisclosed2 September 2019DFMiha MevljaSochiUndisclosed24 January 2020DFSergei BugriyevTom TomskUndisclosed30 January 2020MFRóbert MakKonyasporUndisclosed7 February 2020DFSergei ZuykovNizhny NovgorodUndisclosed12 February 2020GKMaksim RudakovRostovUndisclosed30 June 2020GKIgor ObukhovSKA-KhabarovskUndisclosed3 July 2020MFDaniil LesovoyArsenal TulaUndisclosed
Loans out Date from Position Nationality Name To Date to Ref.9 November 2018GKMaksim RudakovHJK31 December 201925 February 2019FWIvan TarasovHJK31 December 201920 June 2019GKIgor ObukhovSKA-KhabarovskEnd of Season4 July 2019MFDaniil LesovoyArsenal Tula3 July 202012 July 2019MFHernaniParmaEnd of Season13 July 2019DFAleksandr AnyukovKrylia SovetovEnd of Season19 July 2019MFAndrei MostovoySochiEnd of Season21 August 2019DFDanil KrugovoyUfaEnd of Season2 September 2019MFEmiliano RigoniSampdoria1 February 20202 September 2019DFDenis TerentyevUfaEnd of Season6 February 2020MFSergei IvanovKrylia SovetovEnd of Season17 February 2020FWAleksandr KokorinSochiEnd of Season
Released Date Position Nationality Name Joined Date Ref.Summer 2019GKYuri LodyginGazişehir Gaziantep3 August 2019Summer 2019MFNikita KoldunovSochi 25 June 2019DFAleksandr AnyukovRetired1 July 2019MFClaudio MarchisioRetired3 October 201924 January 2020MFMatías KranevitterMonterrey26 January 202028 May 2020DFAleksandr AnyukovRetired
Friendlies
Competitions
Super Cup
Premier League
Results by round
Results
League table
Russian Cup
Final
UEFA Champions League
Group stage
Squad statistics
Appearances and goals
|colspan="14"|Players away from the club on loan:
|colspan="14"|Players who left Zenit during the season:
Goal Scorers PlacePositionNationNumberNamePremier LeagueRussian CupSuper CupChampions LeagueTotal1 FW22Artem Dzyuba1720221FW7 Sardar Azmoun17022213 MF91Aleksei Sutormin320054 DF6 Branislav Ivanović40004FW8 Malcom40004FW11Sebastián Driussi40004MF27Magomed Ozdoyev300148 MF17Oleg Shatov21003MF21Aleksandr Yerokhin21003MF18Yuri Zhirkov21003MF10Emiliano Rigoni21003 Own goal2001312MF20Róbert Mak1100212DF15Vyacheslav Karavayev10001MF5 Wílmar Barrios10001DF19Igor Smolnikov01001MF14Daler Kuzyayev01001DF44Yaroslav Rakitskiy00011TOTALS65112785
Clean Sheets PlacePositionNationNumberNamePremier LeagueRussian CupSuper CupChampions LeagueTotal1 GK99Andrey Lunyov900092 GK41Mikhail Kerzhakov410163 GK78Aleksandr Vasyutin01001TOTALS1220115
Disciplinary record NumberNationPositionNamePremier LeagueRussian CupSuper CupChampions LeagueTotal3 DFDouglas Santos20100021515 MFWílmar Barrios901000201206 DFBranislav Ivanović50000000507 FWSardar Azmoun301000105010MFEmiliano Rigoni310000003111FWSebastián Driussi200000002014MFDaler Kuzyayev401000308015DFVyacheslav Karavayev200000002017MFOleg Shatov200000103018MFYuri Zhirkov200000002019DFIgor Smolnikov101010003021MFAleksandr Yerokhin300000205022FWArtem Dzyuba200000103027MFMagomed Ozdoyev10110212015238MFLeon Musayev200000002044DFYaroslav Rakitskiy7020003012087DFDanila Prokhin100000001091MFAleksei Sutormin201000003092FWDaniil Shamkin1000000010Players away on loan:Players who left Zenit St.Petersburg during the season:TOTALS6329031171924
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