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 [ ]
Season
Competition
Round
Opposition
Score
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)[nb 1]
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)[nb 1]
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)
Larissa
3–2 (A)
Nürnberg
2–2 (H)
Everton
0–1 (A)
Round of 32
Villarreal
1–0 (H), 1–2 (A)[nb 1]
Round of 16
Marseille
1–3 (A), 2–0 (H)[nb 1]
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 League
Group 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)
2018–19
Europa 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)
2019–20
Champions 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)
2020–21
Champions 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)
2021–22
Champions 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
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