2017–18 FC Zenit Saint Petersburg season

The 2017–18 Zenit Saint Petersburg season was the 93rd season in the club's history and its 22nd consecutive season in the Russian Premier League.

FC Zenit Saint Petersburg

2017–18 season
Chairman	Aleksandr Dyukov
Manager	Roberto Mancini
Stadium	Krestovsky Stadium
Russian Premier League	5th
Russian Cup	Round of 32
Europa League	Round of 16
Top goalscorer	League: Aleksandr Kokorin (10) All: Aleksandr Kokorin (16)
Home colours Away colours Third colours
← 2016–17 2018–19 →

Season events

Prior to the start of the season, 1 June 2017, Roberto Mancini replaced Mircea Lucescu as manager of Zenit.^[1]

Squad

As of 18 February 2018

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  RUS Yuri Lodygin 2 DF  RUS Aleksandr Anyukov 3 DF  RUS Denis Terentyev 4 DF  ITA Domenico Criscito 5 MF  ARG Leandro Paredes 7 FW  RUS Dmitry Poloz 8 MF  ARG Matías Kranevitter 9 FW  RUS Aleksandr Kokorin 10 MF  ARG Emiliano Rigoni 11 FW  ARG Sebastián Driussi 14 MF  RUS Daler Kuzyayev 15 DF  RUS Elmir Nabiullin 18 MF  RUS Yuriy Zhirkov 19 DF  RUS Igor Smolnikov

No. Pos. Nation Player 20 MF  RUS Viktor Fayzulin 21 MF  RUS Aleksandr Yerokhin 23 DF  SVN Miha Mevlja 27 MF  RUS Magomed Ozdoyev 29 FW  RUS Anton Zabolotny 30 DF  ARG Emanuel Mammana 33 FW  RUS Andrei Panyukov 41 GK  RUS Mikhail Kerzhakov 55 MF  BLR Kirill Kaplenko 60 DF  SRB Branislav Ivanović 71 GK  RUS Yegor Baburin 80 DF  RUS Ilya Skrobotov 99 GK  RUS Andrey Lunyov — MF  RUS Vyacheslav Zinkov (on loan from Krylia Sovetov)

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 5 MF  RUS Aleksandr Ryazantsev (at Amkar Perm) 13 DF  POR Luís Neto (at Fenerbahçe) 15 DF  RUS Ibragim Tsallagov (at Dynamo Moscow) 16 MF  ECU Christian Noboa (at Rubin Kazan) 17 MF  RUS Oleg Shatov (at Krasnodar) 22 FW  RUS Artem Dzyuba (at Arsenal Tula) 23 DF  RUS Yevgeni Chernov (at Tosno) 25 DF  RUS Ivan Novoseltsev (at Arsenal Tula) 27 DF  RUS Sergei Zuykov (at Tom Tomsk)

No. Pos. Nation Player 29 MF  SVK Róbert Mak (at PAOK) 46 MF  RUS Vitali Gorulyov (at Volgar Astrakhan) 77 FW  MNE Luka Đorđević (at Arsenal Tula) 87 DF  RUS Artyom Vyatkin (at Lahti) 88 MF  RUS Dmitri Bogayev (at SKA-Khabarovsk) — GK  RUS Igor Obukhov (at Arsenal Tula) — MF  BRA Hernani (at Saint-Étienne) — MF  RUS Aleksei Isayev (at Yenisey Krasnoyarsk) — MF  RUS Artur Yusupov (at Rostov)

Transfers

Summer

Main article: List of Russian football transfers summer 2017

In: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Pos. Nation Player 3 DF  RUS Denis Terentyev (from Rostov)[2] 5 MF  ARG Leandro Paredes (from Roma)[3] 7 FW  RUS Dmitry Poloz (from Rostov)[4] 8 MF  ARG Matías Kranevitter (from Atlético Madrid)[5] 10 MF  ARG Emiliano Rigoni (from Independiente)[6] 11 FW  ARG Sebastián Driussi (from River Plate)[7] 14 MF  RUS Daler Kuzyayev (from Akhmat Grozny)[8] 16 MF  ECU Christian Noboa (from Rostov)[9] 21 MF  RUS Aleksandr Yerokhin (from Rostov)[4] 23 DF  SVN Miha Mevlja (from Rostov)[10] 30 DF  ARG Emanuel Mammana (from Lyon)[11] 31 GK  RUS Mikhail Ponomarenko 32 FW  RUS Nikolai Prudnikov (from Chertanovo Moscow) 33 FW  RUS Andrei Panyukov (from Atlantas)[12] 41 GK  RUS Mikhail Kerzhakov (end of loan to Orenburg) 52 DF  RUS Andrei Anisimov 55 MF  BLR Kirill Kaplenko (from own academy) 63 DF  RUS Maksim Smirnov 65 FW  RUS Maksim Bachinsky 67 MF  RUS Nikita Andreyev (end of loan to VSS Košice) 72 DF  RUS Anton Sinyak 74 MF  RUS Sergei Ivanov (end of loan to VSS Košice) 75 MF  RUS Ivan Andreyev 80 DF  RUS Ilya Skrobotov (from own academy) 81 MF  LVA Vladislavs Soloveičiks (from RTU)[13] 82 FW  RUS Ivan Tarasov (from own academy) 84 FW  RUS Ilya Vorobyov 88 FW  RUS Dmitri Bogayev (from Palanga)[14] 90 FW  RUS Yefrem Vartanyan 90 DF  RUS Stanislav Utkin 94 FW  RUS Nikita Povarov 96 DF  RUS Tomas Rukas (from União de Leiria)[15] — GK  RUS Igor Obukhov (end of loan to Tyumen)

Out: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Pos. Nation Player 5 MF  RUS Aleksandr Ryazantsev (on loan to Amkar Perm)[16] 6 DF  BEL Nicolas Lombaerts (to Oostende)[17] 6 MF  ESP Javi García (to Real Betis)[18] 8 MF  BRA Maurício (to PAOK)[19] 10 MF  POR Danny (to Slavia Prague)[20][21] 10 MF  BRA Giuliano (to Fenerbahçe)[22] 11 FW  RUS Aleksandr Kerzhakov (retired)[23] 13 DF  POR Luís Neto (loan to Fenerbahçe)[24] 14 MF  RUS Artur Yusupov (on loan to Rostov)[25] 15 DF  RUS Ibragim Tsallagov (on loan to Dynamo Moscow)[26] 23 DF  RUS Yevgeni Chernov (on loan to Tosno)[27] 23 MF  BRA Hernani (on loan to Saint-Étienne)[28] 24 MF  FRA Yohan Mollo (to Fulham)[29][30] 25 MF  RUS Aleksei Isayev (on loan to Yenisey Krasnoyarsk)[31] 26 DF  SRB Vukašin Jovanović (to Bordeaux, previously on loan) 27 DF  RUS Sergei Zuykov (on loan to Tom Tomsk)[32] 29 MF  SVK Róbert Mak (on loan to PAOK)[33] 32 DF  RUS David Mildzikhov (to Yenisey Krasnoyarsk)[34] 34 FW  RUS Maximilian Pronichev 39 FW  RUS Vasili Zapryagayev 40 MF  RUS Yuri Bavin (to Ural Yekaterinburg)[35] 42 MF  RUS Konstantin Kotov 45 DF  RUS Kirill Kostin (to Dynamo St. Petersburg) 49 MF  RUS Dmitri Pletnyov 52 GK  RUS Nodari Kalichava (to Lokomotiv Saint Petersburg) 55 MF  RUS Konstantin Lobov (retired) 65 MF  RUS Danila Yashchuk (to Kuban Krasnodar)[36] 72 DF  RUS Stanislav Mareyev (to Irtysh Omsk) 75 DF  RUS Temur Mustafin (to Fakel Voronezh)[37] 77 FW  MNE Luka Đorđević (loan to Arsenal Tula)[38] 80 GK  RUS Mikhail Mzhelsky (to Anzhi-Yunior Zelenodolsk) 84 DF  RUS Feliks Shalimov (to Dynamo-2 St. Petersburg) 85 FW  RUS Yuri Kozlov 87 DF  RUS Artyom Vyatkin (on loan to Novigrad) 88 FW  RUS Beni Yunayev 90 FW  RUS Yefrem Vartanyan (to Dynamo St. Petersburg) 94 MF  RUS Alexey Yevseyev (to Ural Yekaterinburg)[39] 98 FW  RUS Kirill Pogrebnyak (to Baltika Kaliningrad) — DF  RUS Andrei Ivanov (to Tom Tomsk, previously on loan to Mordovia Saransk)

Winter

Main article: List of Russian football transfers winter 2017–18

In: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Pos. Nation Player 15 DF  RUS Elmir Nabiullin (from Rubin Kazan)[40] 27 MF  RUS Magomed Ozdoyev (from Rubin Kazan)[41] 29 FW  RUS Anton Zabolotny (from Tosno)[42] 40 DF  RUS Ilya Vakhaniya 45 MF  RUS Dmitri Sergeyev 48 GK  RUS Nodari Kalichava (from Lokomotiv Saint Petersburg) 50 DF  RUS Vladislav Molchan 51 FW  RUS Artyom Dyakonov 69 MF  RUS Nikita Miroshnichenko 83 DF  RUS Aleksandr Korotkov 87 DF  RUS Danila Prokhin 88 MF  RUS Vyacheslav Zinkov (on loan from Krylia Sovetov Samara)[43] 90 FW  RUS Ilya Grishchenko 95 GK  RUS Aleksandr Vasyutin (end of loan to Lahti)

Out: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Pos. Nation Player 16 MF  ECU Christian Noboa (loan to Rubin Kazan)[44] 17 MF  RUS Oleg Shatov (loan to Krasnodar)[45] 22 FW  RUS Artem Dzyuba (loan to Arsenal Tula)[46] 25 DF  RUS Ivan Novoseltsev (loan to Arsenal Tula)[47] 40 MF  RUS Konstantin Zyryanov (retired)[48] 46 MF  RUS Vitali Gorulyov (on loan to Volgar Astrakhan)[49] 50 DF  RUS Maksim Karpov (on loan to SKA-Khabarovsk)[50] 51 GK  RUS Maksim Rudakov (on loan to HJK)[51] 53 DF  RUS Kirill Aloyan 67 MF  RUS Nikita Andreyev (to Anzhi Makhachkala)[52] 88 MF  RUS Dmitri Bogayev (on loan to SKA-Khabarovsk)[53] 90 DF  RUS Stanislav Utkin (to Lokomotiv Moscow) — GK  RUS Igor Obukhov (on loan to Arsenal Tula, previously on loan to Tyumen)[53] — DF  RUS Artyom Vyatkin (on loan to Lahti, previously on loan to Novigrad)[54]

Competitions

Russian Premier League

Main article: 2017–18 Russian Premier League

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	H	A	H	A	H
Result	W	W	W	W	D	W	W	D	D	W	W	D	L	D	L	D	W	L	W	D	D	D	W	L	W	W	D	D	L	W
Position	2	3	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	4	5	4	5	5	4	4	4	5	5

Updated to match(es) played on 13 May 2017. Source: See Results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

SKA-Khabarovsk v Zenit St.Petersburg

16 July 2017 1	SKA-Khabarovsk	0–2	Zenit St.Petersburg	Khabarovsk
11:00 MSK (UTC+3)	Kazankov  42'	Report	Yerokhin  30' Smolnikov  40' Kuzyayev 52' 85' Kokorin  67' 81'	Stadium: Lenin Stadium Attendance: 14,200 Referee: Roman Galimov

Zenit St.Petersburg v Rubin Kazan

22 July 2017 2	Zenit St.Petersburg	2–1	Rubin Kazan	Saint Petersburg
17:30 MSK (UTC+3)	Driussi 51', 90+1'	Report	Nabiullin  14' Zhemaletdinov 45+1' Karadeniz  73'	Stadium: Krestovsky Stadium Attendance: 38,284 Referee: Vladimir Seldyakov

Tosno v Zenit St.Petersburg

30 July 2017 3	Tosno	0–1	Zenit St.Petersburg	Saint Petersburg
20:00 MSK (UTC+3)	Chernov  19' Galiulin  55' Rocha  87'	Report	Kokorin 10' Yerokhin  45+1'	Stadium: Petrovsky Stadium Attendance: 12,555 Referee: Aleksey Sukhoy

Zenit St.Petersburg v Spartak Moscow

6 August 2017 4	Zenit St.Petersburg	5–1	Spartak Moscow	Saint Petersburg
20:00 MSK (UTC+3)	Kokorin 36' Paredes  40' Yerokhin 45' Criscito 57' Kuzyayev 63' Rebrov 77' (o.g.) Smolnikov  90+2' Terentyev  90+3'	Report	Dzhikiya  27' Glushakov  34' Kombarov  45+1' Promes 71' (pen.) Fernando  89' Adriano  90+2'	Stadium: Krestovsky Stadium Attendance: 53,359 Referee: Mikhail Vilkov

Ural Yekaterinburg v Zenit St.Petersburg

9 August 2017 5	Ural Yekaterinburg	1–1	Zenit St.Petersburg	Yekaterinburg
17:30 MSK (UTC+3)	Bicfalvi 35' Ilyin  77'	Report	Kokorin 60' Neto  77'	Stadium: SKB-Bank Arena Attendance: 8,965 Referee: Roman Galimov

Zenit St.Petersburg v Akhmat Grozny

13 August 2017 6	Zenit St.Petersburg	4–0	Akhmat Grozny	Saint Petersburg
20:00 MSK (UTC+3)	Criscito  26' Paredes 28' Kokorin 50' Kuzyayev 68' Zhirkov 84'	Report	Akhyadov  21' Ángel  25' Utsiyev  26'  29' Ivanov  50' Roshi  75'	Stadium: Krestovsky Stadium Attendance: 45,470 Referee: Igor Fedotov

Amkar Perm v Zenit St.Petersburg

20 August 2017 7	Amkar Perm	0–1	Zenit St.Petersburg	Perm
15:00 MSK (UTC+3)	Idowu  63'	Report	Kokorin 61' Kranevitter  84' Lunyov  90+1'	Stadium: Zvezda Stadium Attendance: 11,345 Referee: Aleksei Matyunin

Zenit St.Petersburg v Rostov

27 August 2017 8	Zenit St.Petersburg	0–0	Rostov	Saint Petersburg
20:00 MSK (UTC+3)	Poloz  78'	Report		Stadium: Krestovsky Stadium Attendance: 50,404 Referee: Vladimir Seldyakov

Dynamo Moscow v Zenit St.Petersburg

10 September 2017 9	Dynamo Moscow	0–0	Zenit St.Petersburg	Khimki
14:00 MSK (UTC+3)	Sow  45+2' Temnikov  66' Wánderson  84'	Report	Yerokhin  70'	Stadium: Arena Khimki Attendance: 11,518 Referee: Aleksey Sukhoy

Zenit St.Petersburg v Ufa

18 September 2017 10	Zenit St.Petersburg	3–0	Ufa	Saint Petersburg
20:00 MSK (UTC+3)	Driussi 9' Criscito 22' (pen.) Kokorin 77'	Report	Paurević  83' Sly  90+1'	Stadium: Krestovsky Stadium Attendance: 30,158 Referee: Roman Galimov

Krasnodar v Zenit St.Petersburg

24 September 2017 11	Krasnodar	0–2	Zenit St.Petersburg	Krasnodar
19:00 MSK (UTC+3)	Pereyra  45+2'	Report	Yerokhin 30' Poloz 36' Kranevitter  63'	Stadium: Krasnodar Stadium Attendance: 33,979 Referee: Mikhail Vilkov

Anzhi Makhachkala v Zenit St.Petersburg

1 October 2017 12	Anzhi Makhachkala	2–2	Zenit St.Petersburg	Kaspiysk
19:00 MSK (UTC+3)	Phibel  13' Danchenko 20' 81' Markelov  23' Katsayev 59'	Report	Kranevitter  36' Kokorin 57' Paredes 85' 90+4' Rigoni  90+3'	Stadium: Anzhi Arena Attendance: 5,150 Referee: Aleksei Matyunin

Zenit St.Petersburg v Arsenal Tula

15 October 2017 13	Zenit St.Petersburg	0–1	Arsenal Tula	Saint Petersburg
19:00 MSK (UTC+3)	Paredes  77'	Report	Čaušić  37' Sunzu  53' Kangwa 73' Gabulov  90+3'	Stadium: Krestovsky Stadium Attendance: 45,746 Referee: Artem Chistyakov

CSKA Moscow v Zenit St.Petersburg

22 October 2017 14	CSKA Moscow	0–0	Zenit St.Petersburg	Moscow
16:30 MSK (UTC+3)	Vasin  5' Akinfeev  11' Fernandes  12' A.Berezutski  30' Wernbloom  65' Natkho  66'	Report	Mevlja  32' Rigoni  43' Dzyuba  66' Paredes  66'	Stadium: VEB Arena Attendance: 26,137 Referee: Mikhail Vilkov

Zenit St.Petersburg v Lokomotiv Moscow

29 October 2017 15	Zenit St.Petersburg	0 – 3	Lokomotiv Moscow	Saint Petersburg
16:30 MSK (UTC+3)	Criscito  59'	Report	Farfán 58', 69' Guilherme  72' Al.Miranchuk 77'	Stadium: Krestovsky Stadium Attendance: 45,829 Referee: Vitaly Meshkov

Rubin Kazan v Zenit St.Petersburg

5 November 2017 16	Rubin Kazan	0 – 0	Zenit St.Petersburg	Kazan
19:00 MSK (UTC+3)	Granat  24' Bauer  54' M'Vila  61' Azmoun  90+5'	Report	Paredes  72' Smolnikov  90+5'	Stadium: Kazan Arena Attendance: 11,007 Referee: Roman Galimov

Zenit St.Petersburg v Tosno

19 November 2017 17	Zenit St.Petersburg	5 – 0	Tosno	Saint Petersburg
19:00 MSK (UTC+3)	Smolnikov  1' Paredes 20' (pen.) Kuzyayev 52' Ivanović 64' Kokorin 70' Dzyuba 86'	Report	Rocha  39' Zabolotny  88'	Stadium: Krestovsky Stadium Attendance: 48,031 Referee: Aleksey Eskov

Spartak Moscow v Zenit St.Petersburg

27 November 2017 18	Spartak Moscow	3 – 1	Zenit St.Petersburg	Moscow
19:30 MSK (UTC+3)	Samedov 19' 24' Luiz Adriano 30' Glushakov  45' Zobnin  68' Fernando  79'  85' Zé Luís  82' Bocchetti  90+7' Pašalić 90+8'	Report	Paredes  24' Criscito 35' Rigoni  81'	Stadium: Otkrytiye Arena Attendance: 41,141 Referee: Vitaly Meshkov

Zenit St.Petersburg v Ural Yekaterinburg

2 December 2017 19	Zenit St.Petersburg	2 – 1	Ural Yekaterinburg	Saint Petersburg
14:00 MSK (UTC+3)	Portnyagin 31' (o.g.) Criscito  45+1' Yerokhin  53' Kokorin 76' 76'	Report	Mammana 6' (o.g.) Bavin  68' Yemelyanov  69' Ilyin  75' Merkulov  80'	Stadium: Krestovsky Stadium Attendance: 43,921 Referee: Sergey Karasev

Akhmat Grozny v Zenit St.Petersburg

11 December 2017 20	Akhmat Grozny	0 – 0	Zenit St.Petersburg	Grozny
19:30 MSK (UTC+3)	Ivanov  26' Philipe Sampaio  73'	Report	Zhirkov  27' Paredes  73'	Stadium: Akhmat-Arena Attendance: 15,532 Referee: Vladimir Seldyakov

Zenit St.Petersburg v Amkar Perm

3 March 2017 21	Zenit St.Petersburg	0 – 0	Amkar Perm	Saint Petersburg
16:30 MSK (UTC+3)	Yerokhin  7'  67' Zabolotny  71' Criscito  78'  90+4' Paredes  90+3'	Report	Zaytsev  22'  90+7' Gashchenkov  26' Ezatolahi  82' Nigmatullin  90+1'	Stadium: Krestovsky Stadium Attendance: 41,543 Referee: Vladimir Seldyakov

Rostov v Zenit St.Petersburg

11 March 2018 22	Rostov	0 – 0	Zenit St.Petersburg	Rostov-on-Don
14:00 MSK (UTC+3)	Sapeta  36' Gațcan  67'	Report	Driussi  8' Ivanović  43' Ozdoyev  88'	Stadium: Olimp-2 Attendance: 12,873 Referee: Aleksey Eskov

Ufa v Zenit St.Petersburg

1 April 2018 24	Ufa	1 – 2	Zenit St.Petersburg	Ufa
16:00 MSK (UTC+3)	Paurević 63' Oblyakov  90+3'	Report	Ivanović 17' Nedelcearu 21' (o.g.) Criscito  90+4'	Stadium: Neftyanik Stadium Attendance: 8,524 Referee: Igor Fedotov

Zenit St.Petersburg v Krasnodar

7 April 2018 25	Zenit St.Petersburg	1 – 2	Krasnodar	Saint Petersburg
16:30 MSK (UTC+3)	Yerokhin 33' Paredes  63' Mevlja  85'	Report	Shatov 22' Mamayev  82' Claesson 88' Smolov  90+1'	Stadium: Krestovsky Stadium Attendance: 47,306 Referee: Roman Galimov

Zenit St.Petersburg v Anzhi Makhachkala

14 April 2018 26	Zenit St.Petersburg	1 – 0	Anzhi Makhachkala	Saint Petersburg
16:30 MSK (UTC+3)	Driussi 36' Smolnikov  39' Criscito  52' Lodygin  86'	Report	Khubulov  44'	Stadium: Krestovsky Stadium Attendance: 38,048 Referee: Aleksei Matyunin

Zenit St.Petersburg v Dynamo Moscow

18 April 2018 23	Zenit St.Petersburg	2 – 1	Dynamo Moscow	Saint Petersburg
19:30 MSK (UTC+3)	Criscito 57' (pen.) Skrobotov 90+3'	Report	Morozov  57' Šunjić 88' Temnikov  90+2'	Stadium: Krestovsky Stadium Attendance: 33,793 Referee: Mikhail Vilkov

Arsenal Tula v Zenit St.Petersburg

22 April 2018 27	Arsenal Tula	3 – 3	Zenit St.Petersburg	Tula
14:00 MSK (UTC+3)	Gorbatenko 3' 23'  77' Tkachyov 45' 45+1' Aleksandrov  81' Dzyuba 88'	Report	Driussi  26' Paredes 36' Kuzyayev 82', 84'	Stadium: Arsenal Stadium Attendance: 17,650 Referee: Vladimir Moskalyov

Zenit St.Petersburg v CSKA Moscow

29 April 2018 28	Zenit St.Petersburg	0 – 0	CSKA Moscow	Saint Petersburg
16:30 MSK (UTC+3)	Criscito  6' Rigoni  84' Paredes  90+3'	Report	Bistrović  5' A.Berezutski  37' V.Berezutski  43' Shchennikov  58'	Stadium: Krestovsky Stadium Attendance: 51,328 Referee: Roman Galimov

Lokomotiv Moscow v Zenit St.Petersburg

5 May 2018 29	Lokomotiv Moscow	1 – 0	Zenit St.Petersburg	Moscow
16:30 MSK (UTC+3)	Ignatyev  25' Eder 87' Guilherme  90+3'	Report	Driussi  25' Kuzyayev  55' Kranevitter  62' Paredes  67' Mevlja  76'	Stadium: RZD Arena Attendance: 26,109 Referee: Sergey Ivanov

Zenit St.Petersburg v SKA-Khabarovsk

13 May 2018 30	Zenit St.Petersburg	6 – 0	SKA-Khabarovsk	Saint Petersburg
14:00 MSK (UTC+3)	Driussi 6' Zabolotny 21' Kuzyayev  37' Yerokhin 38', 49', 60', 78' Mevlja  54' Zhirkov  56'	Report	Savichev  65' Cherevko  74'	Stadium: Krestovsky Stadium Attendance: 46,218 Referee: Aleksei Matyunin

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
3	Spartak Moscow	30	16	8	6	51	32	+19	56	Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
4	Krasnodar	30	16	6	8	46	30	+16	54	Qualification for the Europa League group stage[a]
5	Zenit Saint Petersburg	30	14	11	5	46	21	+25	53	Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round[a]
6	Ufa	30	11	10	9	34	30	+4	43	Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round[a]
7	Arsenal Tula	30	12	6	12	35	41	−6	42

Updated to match(es) played on 13 May 2018. Source: Russian Premier League, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head matches won; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Head-to-head goals scored; 6) Head-to-head away goals; 7) Matches won; 8) Goal difference; 9) Goals scored; 10) Away goals scored.^[55]
Notes:

1. Tosno qualified for the Europa League group stage by winning the 2017–18 Russian Cup. However, since they failed to obtain a UEFA licence, the spot awarded to the cup winners was passed to fourth-placed team, the spot awarded to the fourth-placed team was passed to fifth-placed team, and the spot awarded to the fifth-placed team was passed to sixth-placed team.

Russian Cup

Main article: 2017–18 Russian Cup

Dynamo St.Petersburg v Zenit St.Petersburg

21 September 2017 Round of 32	Dynamo St.Petersburg	3 – 2	Zenit St.Petersburg	Saint Petersburg
20:00 MSK (UTC+3)	Pesegov  32' Kulishev 37', 111' (pen.) Barsov 43' Tsveiba  74' Markosov  117'	Report	Mevlja  10' Paredes 60' Poloz 62' Kaplenko  110'	Stadium: Petrovsky Stadium Attendance: 37,123 Referee: Pavel Kukuyan

UEFA Europa League

Main article: 2017–18 UEFA Europa League

Qualifying rounds

Main article: 2017–18 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round

Bnei Yehuda v Zenit St.Petersburg

27 July 2017 Third qualifying round 1st Leg	Bnei Yehuda	0 – 2	Zenit St.Petersburg	Petah Tikva, Israel
20:30 MSK (UTC+3)	Turjeman  35'	Report	Neto  42' Criscito 59' Kokorin 90'	Stadium: HaMoshava Stadium Attendance: 3,200[56] Referee: Nikola Dabanović (Montenegro)

Zenit St.Petersburg v Bnei Yehuda

3 August 2017 Third qualifying round 2nd Leg	Zenit St.Petersburg	0 – 1 (2 – 1 agg.)	Bnei Yehuda	Saint Petersburg, Russia
20:00 MSK (UTC+3)	Driussi  85'	Report	Kandil  62' Buzaglo 67'	Stadium: Krestovsky Stadium Attendance: 45,670[56] Referee: Ali Palabıyık (Turkey)

Utrecht v Zenit St.Petersburg

16 August 2017 Playoff round 1st Leg	Utrecht	1 – 0	Zenit St.Petersburg	Utrecht, Netherlands
20:00 MSK (UTC+3)	Klaiber  61' Labyad 77' Ayoub  86'	Report		Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard Attendance: 19,370[57] Referee: Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia)

Zenit St.Petersburg v Utrecht

24 August 2017 Playoff round 2nd Leg	Zenit St.Petersburg	2 – 0 (a.e.t.) (2 – 1 agg.)	Utrecht	Saint Petersburg, Russia
20:00 MSK (UTC+3)	Kokorin 9', 105' 105+1' Shatov  21' Paredes  65' Yerokhin  68' Kranevitter  115'	Report	Labyad  65'	Stadium: Krestovsky Stadium Attendance: 49,237 Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande (Spain)

Group stage

Main article: 2017–18 UEFA Europa League group stage § Group L

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		ZEN	RS	ROS	VRD
1	Zenit Saint Petersburg	6	5	1	0	17	5	+12	16	Advance to knockout phase		—	3–1	3–1	2–1
2	Real Sociedad	6	4	0	2	16	6	+10	12			1–3	—	4–0	3–0
3	Rosenborg	6	1	2	3	6	11	−5	5			1–1	0–1	—	3–1
4	Vardar	6	0	1	5	3	20	−17	1			0–5	0–6	1–1	—

Source: UEFA

Vardar v Zenit St.Petersburg

14 September 2017 1	Vardar	0 – 5	Zenit St.Petersburg	Skopje, Macedonia
22:05 MSK (UTC+3)	Alves  43' Jighauri  56'	Report	Kokorin 6', 21' Dzyuba 39' Ivanović 66' Rigoni 89'	Stadium: Philip II Arena Attendance: 11,118[58] Referee: Jakob Kehlet (Denmark)

Zenit St.Petersburg v Real Sociedad

28 September 2017 2	Zenit St.Petersburg	3 – 1	Real Sociedad	Saint Petersburg, Russia
20:00 MSK (UTC+3)	Rigoni 5' Kokorin 24', 60'	Report	Llorente 41'	Stadium: Krestovsky Stadium Attendance: 50,487[59] Referee: Andre Marriner (England)

Zenit St.Petersburg v Rosenborg

19 October 2017 3	Zenit St.Petersburg	3 – 1	Rosenborg	Saint Petersburg, Russia
20:00 MSK (UTC+3)	Rigoni 1', 68', 75' Paredes  39'	Report	Hedenstad  14' Trondsen  35' Helland 88'	Stadium: Krestovsky Stadium Attendance: 46,211[60] Referee: Tobias Stieler (Germany)

Rosenborg v Zenit St.Petersburg

2 November 2017 4	Rosenborg	1 – 1	Zenit St.Petersburg	Trondheim, Norway
22:05 MSK (UTC+3)	Reginiussen  42' Bendtner 55' (pen.)	Report	Yerokhin  33' Criscito  73' Kokorin 90+3'	Stadium: Lerkendal Stadion Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük (Netherlands)

Zenit St.Petersburg v Vardar

23 November 2017 5	Zenit St.Petersburg	2 – 1	Vardar	Saint Petersburg, Russia
20:00 MSK (UTC+3)	Poloz 16' Dzyuba 27' Rigoni 43' Terentyev  71'	Report	Demiri  54' Hambardzumyan  77' Blazhevski 90+3'	Stadium: Krestovsky Stadium Referee: Bart Vertenten (Belgium)

Real Sociedad v Zenit St.Petersburg

7 December 2017 6	Real Sociedad	1 – 3	Zenit St.Petersburg	San Sebastián, Spain
23:05 MSK (UTC+3)	Willian José 58' Canales  77'	Report	Kranevitter  28' Yerokhin 35' 76' Ivanović 64' Paredes 85'	Stadium: Anoeta Referee: Liran Liany (Israel)

Knockout phase

Main article: 2017–18 UEFA Europa League knockout phase

Celtic v Zenit St.Petersburg

15 February 2018 Round of 32 1st Leg	Celtic	1 – 0	Zenit St.Petersburg	Glasgow, Scotland
23:05 MSK (UTC+3)	Ntcham  56' Kouassi  73' McGregor 78' Brown  83' Dembélé  84' Lustig  85'	Report	Kuzyayev  36' Criscito  64' Smolnikov  76' Paredes  83' Kranevitter  87'	Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 56,743[61] Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia)

Zenit St.Petersburg v Celtic

22 February 2018 Round of 32 2nd Leg	Zenit St.Petersburg	3 – 0 (3 – 1 agg.)	Celtic	Saint Petersburg, Russia
21:00 MSK (UTC+3)	Ivanović 8' Kuzyayev  11' 27' Paredes  21' Kokorin 61'	Report	Kouassi  36' Dembélé  45+1'	Stadium: Krestovsky Stadium Attendance: 50,492[62] Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz (Spain)

RB Leipzig v Zenit St.Petersburg

8 March 2018 Round of 16 1st Leg	RB Leipzig	2 – 1	Zenit St.Petersburg	Leipzig, Germany
23:05 MSK (UTC+3)	Bruma 56' Werner 77' Upamecano  85'	Report	Criscito 86'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 19,877[63] Referee: Ovidiu Hațegan (Romania)

Zenit St.Petersburg v RB Leipzig

15 March 2018 Round of 16 2nd Leg	Zenit St.Petersburg	1 – 1 (2 – 3 agg.)	RB Leipzig	Saint Petersburg, Russia
21:00 MSK (UTC+3)	Criscito  38' Driussi 45+1' Smolnikov  62' Mevlja  81'	Report	Demme  10' Augustin 22' Orban  25' Werner 82'	Stadium: Krestovsky Stadium Referee: Daniele Orsato (Italy)

Squad statistics

As of match played 13 May 2018

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Premier League		Russian Cup		Europa League
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	RUS	Yuri Lodygin	15	0	9+2	0	1	0	3	0
2	DF	RUS	Aleksandr Anyukov	4	0	0+1	0	1	0	2	0
3	DF	RUS	Denis Terentyev	8	0	2+2	0	1	0	2+1	0
4	DF	ITA	Domenico Criscito	40	6	28	4	0	0	12	2
5	MF	ARG	Leandro Paredes	39	6	25+3	4	1	1	8+2	1
7	FW	RUS	Dmitry Poloz	31	3	10+9	1	1	1	4+7	1
8	MF	ARG	Matías Kranevitter	33	0	15+6	0	0	0	8+4	0
9	FW	RUS	Aleksandr Kokorin	35	19	21+1	10	0	0	11+2	9
10	MF	ARG	Emiliano Rigoni	28	6	9+8	0	1	0	9+1	6
11	FW	ARG	Sebastián Driussi	40	6	20+7	5	0+1	0	5+7	1
14	MF	RUS	Daler Kuzyayev	36	7	22+4	6	0+1	0	6+3	1
15	DF	RUS	Elmir Nabiullin	2	0	0+2	0	0	0	0	0
18	DF	RUS	Yuri Zhirkov	25	1	10+7	1	1	0	5+2	0
19	DF	RUS	Igor Smolnikov	29	0	20+2	0	0	0	6+1	0
21	MF	RUS	Aleksandr Yerokhin	39	8	25+2	7	0	0	8+4	1
23	DF	SVN	Miha Mevlja	29	0	16+2	0	1	0	10	0
27	MF	RUS	Magomed Ozdoyev	4	0	3+1	0	0	0	0	0
29	FW	RUS	Anton Zabolotny	14	1	7+3	1	0	0	3+1	0
30	DF	ARG	Emanuel Mammana	26	0	16	0	0	0	10	0
33	FW	RUS	Andrei Panyukov	2	0	0+2	0	0	0	0	0
49	MF	RUS	Dmitri Pletnyov	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
54	DF	RUS	Nikita Kakkoyev	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
55	MF	BLR	Kirill Kaplenko	3	0	1+1	0	1	0	0	0
60	DF	SRB	Branislav Ivanović	38	5	27	2	0	0	10+1	3
71	GK	RUS	Yegor Baburin	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
80	DF	RUS	Ilya Skrobotov	4	1	1+3	1	0	0	0	0
99	GK	RUS	Andrey Lunyov	31	0	20	0	0	0	11	0
Players away from the club on loan:
13	DF	POR	Luís Neto	6	0	3+1	0	0	0	2	0
16	MF	ECU	Christian Noboa	9	0	2	0	1	0	5+1	0
17	MF	RUS	Oleg Shatov	16	0	8+5	0	0	0	3	0
22	FW	RUS	Artem Dzyuba	24	2	7+8	1	0+1	0	3+5	1
23	MF	BRA	Hernani	2	0	0+1	0	0	0	1	0
25	DF	RUS	Ivan Novoseltsev	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
50	DF	RUS	Maksim Karpov	1	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
Players who left Zenit St.Petersburg during the season:
6	MF	ESP	Javi García	3	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
10	MF	BRA	Giuliano	4	0	1+1	0	0	0	2	0

Goalscorers

Place	Position	Nation	Number	Name	Premier League	Russian Cup	Europa League	Total
1	FW		9	Aleksandr Kokorin	10	0	9	19
2	DF		21	Aleksandr Yerokhin	7	0	1	8
3	MF		14	Daler Kuzyayev	6	0	1	7
3	FW		11	Sebastián Driussi	5	0	1	6
	MF		5	Leandro Paredes	4	1	1	6
	DF		4	Domenico Criscito	4	0	2	6
	MF		10	Emiliano Rigoni	0	0	6	6
8	DF		60	Branislav Ivanović	2	0	3	5
9	FW		7	Dmitry Poloz	1	1	1	3
				Own goal	3	0	0	3
11	FW		22	Artem Dzyuba	1	0	1	2
12	DF		18	Yuri Zhirkov	1	0	0	1
	DF		80	Ilya Skrobotov	1	0	0	1
	FW		29	Anton Zabolotny	1	0	0	1
				TOTALS	46	2	26	74

Disciplinary record

Number	Nation	Position	Name	Premier League		Russian Cup		Super Cup		Total
1		GK	Yuri Lodygin	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
3		DF	Denis Terentyev	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	0
4		DF	Domenico Criscito	7	1	0	0	3	0	10	1
5		MF	Leandro Paredes	11	0	0	0	4	0	15	0
7		FW	Dmitry Poloz	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
8		MF	Matías Kranevitter	4	0	0	0	3	0	7	0
9		FW	Aleksandr Kokorin	2	0	0	0	1	0	3	0
10		MF	Emiliano Rigoni	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
11		FW	Sebastián Driussi	3	0	0	0	1	0	4	0
14		MF	Daler Kuzyayev	3	0	0	0	2	0	5	0
18		DF	Yuri Zhirkov	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
19		DF	Igor Smolnikov	4	1	0	0	3	0	7	1
21		MF	Aleksandr Yerokhin	6	1	0	0	2	0	8	1
23		DF	Miha Mevlja	4	0	0	1	1	0	5	1
27		MF	Magomed Ozdoyev	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
29		FW	Anton Zabolotny	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
55		MF	Kirill Kaplenko	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
60		DF	Branislav Ivanović	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
99		GK	Andrey Lunyov	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Players away from Zenit on loan:
13		DF	Luís Neto	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	0
17		MF	Oleg Shatov	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
22		FW	Artem Dzyuba	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
			TOTALS	59	3	1	1	23	0	83	4