2023–24 FC Zenit Saint Petersburg season

The 2023–24 season is FC Zenit Saint Petersburg's 99th season in existence and 28th consecutive in the Russian Premier League. They will also compete in the Russian Cup and the Russian Super Cup.

Zenit Saint Petersburg
2023–24 season
PresidentAlexander Medvedev
Head coachSergei Semak
StadiumKrestovsky Stadium
Russian Premier League2nd
Russian CupGroup stage
Russian Super CupWinners
Top goalscorerLeague:
Mateo Cassierra (9)

All:
Mateo Cassierra (10)
Highest home attendance24,672 vs Dynamo Moscow, 6 August 2023, Russian Premier League
Lowest home attendance19,588 vs Fakel Voronezh, 13 August 2023, Russian Premier League
Average home league attendance22,130
Biggest win4–0 vs Ural (H), 26 August 2023, Russian Premier League
Biggest defeat2–3 vs Dynamo Moscow (H), 6 August 2023, Russian Premier League
Champions colours
All statistics correct as of 17 September 2023.

Management

Position Name
Manager Russia Sergey Semak
Assistant managers Brazil William Artur de Oliveira
Russia Igor Simutenkov
Ukraine Anatoliy Tymoshchuk
Russia Aleksandr Anyukov
Goalkeeping coach Russia Mikhail Biryukov
Belarus Yuri Zhevnov
Fitness coach Italy Ivan Carminati
Italy Andrea Scanavino
Doctor Russia Mikhail Grishin

Source: http://fc-zenit.ru/zenit/coaches/

Players

First-team squad

As of 17 September 2023
No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (Age) Signed in Contract ends Signed from Transfer fee Apps. Goals
Goalkeepers
1 Aleksandr Vasyutin Russia GK (1995-03-04) 4 March 1995 2019 2024 Norway Sarpsborg €700k 5 0
16 Denis Adamov Russia GK (1998-02-20) 20 February 1998 2023 2027 Russia Sochi €1M 0 0
41 Mikhail Kerzhakov Russia GK (1987-01-28) 28 January 1987 2015 2024[1] Russia Orenburg Free 89 0
Defenders
2 Dmitri Chistyakov Russia CB (1994-01-13) 13 January 1994 2021 2025 Russia Rostov €3.25m 45 1
3 Douglas Santos Brazil LB (1994-03-22) 22 March 1994 2019 2026 Germany Hamburger SV €14m 119 4
4 Danil Krugovoy Russia LB (1998-05-28) 28 May 1998 2019 2024 Russia Ufa €2m 68 2
6 Mário Fernandes Russia LB (1990-09-19) 19 September 1990 2023 2024 Brazil Internacional €365k 6 0
15 Vyacheslav Karavayev Russia RB (1995-05-20) 20 May 1995 2019 2026 Netherlands Vitesse €8m 94 4
25 Strahinja Eraković Serbia CB (2001-01-22) 22 January 2001 2023 2027 Serbia Red Star Belgrade €8M 6 0
28 Nuraly Alip Kazakhstan CB (1999-12-22) 22 December 1999 2023 2025 Kazakhstan Kairat Almaty €2m 11 0
55 Rodrigão Brazil CB (1995-09-11) 11 September 1995 2022 2025 Russia Sochi €2m 22 1
77 Robert Renan Brazil CB (2003-10-11) 11 October 2003 2023 2028 Brazil Corinthians Free 13 0
Midfielders
5 Wilmar Barrios Colombia DM (1993-10-16) 16 October 1993 2019 2026 Argentina Boca Juniors €15M 121 3
8 Wendel Brazil CM (1997-08-28) 28 August 1997 2020 2027 Portugal Sporting CP €20.3m 71 15
11 Claudinho Brazil AM (1997-01-28) 28 January 1997 2021 2027 Brazil RB Bragantino €12m 55 14
18 Aleksandr Kovalenko Russia CM (2003-08-08) 8 August 2003 2023 2028 Russia Sochi €2M 2 0
21 Aleksandr Yerokhin Russia AM (1989-10-13) 13 October 1989 2017 2024 Russia Rostov €5M 144 31
35 Vladislav Saus Russia AM (2003-08-06) 6 August 2003 2022 2024 Academy 1 0
37 Du Queiroz Brazil DM (2000-01-07) 7 January 2000 2023 2028 Corinthians Free 6 0
79 Dmitri Vasilyev Russia DM (2004-06-16) 16 June 2004 2022 2024 Academy 4 0
94 Danila Kozlov (U19) Russia AM (2005-01-19) 19 January 2005 2023 2026 Academy 2 0
Forwards
7 Zelimkhan Bakayev Russia RW (1996-07-01) 1 July 1996 2022 2025 Russia Spartak Moscow Free 21 1
10 Wilson Isidor France ST (2000-08-27) 27 August 2000 2023 2024 Russia Lokomotiv Moscow Loan 1 1
17 Andrei Mostovoy Russia LW (1997-11-05) 5 November 1997 2019 2024 Academy 87 19
19 Aleksei Sutormin Russia RW (1994-01-10) 10 January 1994 2019 2025 Russia Rubin Kazan €3M 94 10
30 Gustavo Mantuan Brazil LW (2001-06-20) 20 June 2001 2023 2027 Brazil Corinthians €2M 7 1
31 Mateo Cassierra Colombia ST (1997-04-13) 13 April 1997 2022 2025 Russia Sochi €4.5M 34 8
33 Ivan Sergeyev Russia ST (1995-05-11) 11 May 1995 2022 2025 Russia Krylia Sovetov Samara €2.15M 43 17
96 Aleksey Baranovsky (U19) Russia ST (2005-01-25) 25 January 2005 2023 2026 Academy 0 0

Transfers

Summer

Date Pos Player From Fee Ref.
1 July 2023 CM Russia Aleksandr Kovalenko Russia Sochi €2,000,000 [2]
1 July 2023 DM Brazil Du Queiroz Brazil Corinthians Free transfer [3]
1 July 2023 LW Brazil Gustavo Mantuan Brazil Corinthians €2,000,000 [4]
1 July 2023 GK Russia Nikita Goylo Russia Nizhny Novgorod €540,000 [5]
17 July 2023 LB Russia Mário Fernandes Brazil Internacional €365,000
23 July 2023 CB Serbia Strahinja Eraković Serbia Red Star Belgrade €8,000,000
25 July 2023 GK Russia Denis Adamov Russia Sochi €1,000,000 [6]
10 September 2023 ST France Wilson Isidor Russia Lokomotiv Moscow Loan [7]

Winter

Date Pos Player From Fee Ref.
5 February 2024 LW Brazil Pedro Brazil Corinthians €9,000,000 [8]

Summer

Date Pos. Player To Fee Ref.
10 July 2023 AM Russia Daniil Shamkin Russia Torpedo Moscow €200,000 [9][10]
12 July 2023 CM Russia Daler Kuzyaev France Le Havre Free transfer [11][12]
26 July 2023 RW Brazil Malcom Saudi Arabia Al Hilal €60,000,000 [13]

Summer

Date Pos. Player To Until Ref.
25 July 2023 GK Russia Nikita Goylo Russia Sochi 30 June 2024 [14]
1 August 2023 LB Russia Arsen Adamov Russia Orenburg 30 June 2024 [15]

New contracts

PositionPlayerUntilRef.
GKRussia Mikhail KerzhakovJune 2024[16]
GKRussia Daniil OdoyevskyJune 2027[17]

Pre-season and friendlies

1 July 2023 PARI Premier Cup Zenit Saint Petersburg Russia 3–1 Azerbaijan Neftchi Baku Saint Petersburg
19:30
Stadium: Krestovsky Stadium
4 July 2023 PARI Premier Cup Red Star Belgrade Serbia 2–1 Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg Saint Petersburg
19:30
Stadium: Krestovsky Stadium
Referee: Aleksey Amelin
9 July 2023 PARI Premier Cup Zenit Saint Petersburg Russia 0–0
(4–3 p)
Turkey Fenerbahçe Saint Petersburg
19:30 Stadium: Krestovsky Stadium
Attendance: 35,421
Referee: Sergey Ivanov
Penalties
10 July 2023 Friendly Zenit Saint Petersburg Russia 4–0 Russia Dynamo Saint Petersburg Saint Petersburg
17:00
Stadium: Krestovsky Stadium
7 September 2023 Friendly Zenit Saint Petersburg Russia 4–1 Iran Sepahan Saint Petersburg
20:00 MSK (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Gazprom Arena
Attendance: 16,331
Referee: Andrey Vereteshkin

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Russian Premier League 22 July 2023 25 May 2024 Matchday 1 11 6 2 3 22 11 +11 054.55
Russian Cup 25 July 2023 Group stage 5 3 1 1 8 5 +3 060.00
Russian Super Cup 15 July 2023 Final Winners 1 1 0 0 0 0 +0 100.00
Total 17 10 3 4 30 16 +14 058.82

Last updated: 7 October 2023
Source: Soccerway

Super Cup

15 July 2023 Final Zenit Saint Petersburg 0–0
(5–4 p)
CSKA Moscow Kazan
17:00 MSK (UTC+3)
Stadium: Kazan Arena
Attendance: 42,873
Referee: Sergei Karasev
Penalties

Russian Premier League

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Krasnodar 12 8 4 0 21 7 +14 28
2 Zenit Saint Petersburg 12 7 2 3 25 12 +13 23
3 Krylia Sovetov Samara 12 6 3 3 26 17 +9 21
4 Spartak Moscow 12 6 2 4 18 18 0 20[lower-alpha 1]
5 Lokomotiv Moscow 12 5 5 2 18 16 +2 20[lower-alpha 1]
Updated to match(es) played on 22 October 2023. Source: Premier Liga
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) Matches won; 7) Goal difference; 8) Goals scored; 9) 2022–23 position (not applicable to final standings); 10) Play-off.
Notes:
  1. No head-to-head matches played. Matches won: Spartak Moscow 6, Lokomotiv Moscow 5.

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
11 6 2 3 22 11  +11 20 2 0 2 9 5  +4 4 2 1 13 6  +7

Last updated: 7 October 2023.
Source:

Results by round

Round123456789101112
GroundAAHHAHAAHAAH
ResultWDLWWWDWLLW
Position24684242343
Updated to match(es) played on 7 October 2023. Source:
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were unveiled on 24 June 2023.[18]

22 July 2023 1 Nizhny Novgorod 0–2 Zenit Saint Petersburg Nizhny Novgorod
15:15 MSK (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Nizhny Novgorod Stadium
Attendance: 12,036
Referee: Sergey Ivanov
29 July 2023 2 Rostov 1–1 Zenit Saint Petersburg Rostov-on-Don
20:00 MSK (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Rostov Arena
Attendance: 16,413
Referee: Yevgeni Kukulyak
6 August 2023 3 Zenit Saint Petersburg 2–3 Dynamo Moscow Saint Petersburg
15:00 MSK (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Krestovsky Stadium
Attendance: 24,672
Referee: Aleksey Amelin
13 August 2023 4 Zenit Saint Petersburg 2–0 Fakel Voronezh Saint Petersburg
16:30 MSK (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Krestovsky Stadium
Attendance: 19,588
Referee: Pavel Shadykhanov
20 August 2023 5 Spartak Moscow 1–3 Zenit Saint Petersburg Moscow
19:30 MSK (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Otkritie Arena
Attendance: 33,852
Referee: Sergey Karasev
26 August 2023 6 Zenit Saint Petersburg 4–0 Ural Yekaterinburg Saint Petersburg
15:00 MSK (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Krestovsky Stadium
Attendance: 25,723
Referee: Artem Chistyakov
3 September 2023 7 CSKA Moscow 1–1 Zenit Saint Petersburg Moscow
17:30 MSK (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: VEB Arena
Attendance: 20,497
Referee: Pavel Kukuyan
17 September 2023 8 Rubin Kazan 0–3 Zenit Saint Petersburg Kazan
16:30 MSK (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Kazan Arena
Attendance: 10,429
Referee: Rafael Shafeev
24 September 2023 9 Zenit Saint Petersburg 1–2 Lokomotiv Moscow Saint Petersburg
16:30 MSK (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Gazprom Arena
Attendance: 36,283
Referee: Vladimir Moskalev
30 September 2023 10 Orenburg 3–1 Zenit Saint Petersburg Orenburg
14:00 YEKT (UTC+5)
Report
Stadium: Gazovik Stadium
Attendance: 5,842
Referee: Sergey Ivanov
7 October 2023 11 Sochi 0–2 Zenit Saint Petersburg Sochi
14:00 MSK (UTC+3)
Report Stadium: Fisht Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 5,617
Referee: Vladislav Bezborodov
22 October 2023 12 Zenit Saint Petersburg v Krylia Sovetov Samara Saint Petersburg
16:30 MSK (UTC+3) Report Stadium: Krestovsky Stadium

Russian Cup

Group stage

Pos Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Zenit Saint Petersburg (Q) 5 3 1 0 1 8 5 +3 11 Qualification to the Knockout phase (RPL path)
2 Baltika Kaliningrad (T) 5 3 0 0 2 8 6 +2 9
3 Akhmat Grozny (T) 5 2 0 1 2 9 8 +1 7 Qualification to the Knockout phase (regions path)
4 Krylia Sovetov Samara (E) 5 1 0 0 4 5 11 6 3
Updated to match(es) played on 4 October 2023. Source: Russian Football Union (in Russian), 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) Matches won; 7) Goal difference; 8) Goals scored; 9) Penalty shoot-out goal difference; 10) Draw.
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated; (T) Qualified, but not yet to the particular phase indicated
25 July 2023 Matchday 1 Zenit Saint Petersburg 2–0 Akhmat Grozny Saint Petersburg
20:45 MSK (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Krestovsky Stadium
Attendance: 29,644
Referee: Sergey Tsyganok
9 August 2023 Matchday 2 Krylia Sovetov Samara 0–1 Zenit Saint Petersburg Samara
18:30 MSK (UTC+3) Report
Stadium: Metallurg Stadium
Attendance: 18,617
Referee: Sergei Cheban
30 August 2023 Matchday 3 Baltika Kaliningrad 1–0 Zenit Saint Petersburg Kaliningrad
18:30 EET (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Kaliningrad Stadium
Attendance: 27,961
Referee: Sergey Tsyganok
19 September 2023 Matchday 4 Akhmat Grozny 3–3
(3–4 p)
Zenit Saint Petersburg Grozny
TBD MSK (UTC+3)
Stadium: Akhmat-Arena
Attendance: 13,383
Referee: Roman Galimov
Penalties
3 October 2023 Matchday 5 Zenit Saint Petersburg 2–1 Baltika Kaliningrad Saint Petersburg
17:15 MSK (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Gazprom Arena
Attendance: 13,700
Referee: Aleksey Sukhoy
31 October 2023 Matchday 6 Zenit Saint Petersburg v Krylia Sovetov Samara Saint Petersburg
TBD MSK (UTC+3) Stadium: Gazprom Arena

Statistics

Appearances

As of 30 September 2023
No. Pos. Player Russian Premier League Russian Cup Russian Super Cup Total
1 GK Russia Aleksandr Vasyutin 1405
2 DF Russia Dmitri Chistyakov 0000
3 DF Brazil Douglas Santos 103114
4 DF Russia Danil Krugovoy 64010
5 MF Colombia Wilmar Barrios 90110
6 DF Russia Mário Fernandes 84012
7 MF Russia Zelimkhan Bakayev 4318
8 MF Brazil Wendel 91010
10 FW France Wilson Isidor 3104
11 MF Brazil Claudinho 104115
15 DF Russia Vyacheslav Karavayev 90110
16 GK Russia Denis Adamov 0000
17 FW Russia Andrei Mostovoy 4116
18 MF Russia Aleksandr Kovalenko 3407
19 FW Russia Aleksei Sutormin 63110
21 MF Russia Aleksandr Yerokhin 6309
23 DF Russia Arsen Adamov 8109
25 DF Serbia Strahinja Eraković 82010
28 DF Kazakhstan Nuraly Alip 94013
30 FW Colombia Mateo Cassierra 94114
31 FW Brazil Gustavo Mantuan 93113
33 FW Russia Ivan Sergeyev 84113
35 DF Russia Vladislav Saus 1001
37 MF Brazil Du Queiroz 63110
41 GK Russia Mikhail Kerzhakov 90110
55 DF Brazil Rodrigão 2002
77 DF Brazil Robert Renan 4116
79 DF Russia Dmitri Vasilyev 4408
94 MF Russia Danila Kozlov 0000
96 FW Russia Aleksey Baranovsky 0000

Goalscorers

Rank No. Pos. Player Russian Premier League Russian Cup Russian Super Cup Total
1 31 FW Mateo Cassierra 7108
2 33 FW Ivan Sergeyev 2305
3 11 MF Claudinho 2103
4 8 FW Wendel 2002
5 30 FW Gustavo Mantuan 2002
3 3 DF Douglas Santos 1001
10 FW Wilson Isidor 1001
Totals165021

Last updated: 17 September 2023.
Source: FBref.com

Discipline

As of 20 September 2023
No. Pos. Player Russian Premier League Russian Cup Total
Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card
1 GK Russia Aleksandr Vasyutin 000000000
2 DF Russia Dmitri Chistyakov 000000000
3 DF Brazil Douglas Santos 200000200
4 DF Russia Danil Krugovoy 000100100
5 MF Colombia Wilmar Barrios 001000001
6 DF Russia Mário Fernandes 000000000
7 MF Russia Zelimkhan Bakayev 100000100
8 MF Brazil Wendel 100100200
10 FW Brazil Malcom 000000000
11 MF Brazil Claudinho 100100200
15 DF Russia Vyacheslav Karavayev 100000100
16 GK Russia Denis Adamov 000000000
17 FW Russia Andrei Mostovoy 000000000
18 MF Russia Aleksandr Kovalenko 000000000
19 FW Russia Aleksei Sutormin 100000100
21 MF Russia Aleksandr Yerokhin 000000000
23 DF Russia Arsen Adamov 000000000
25 DF Serbia Strahinja Eraković 200000200
28 DF Kazakhstan Nuraly Alip 200000200
30 FW Brazil Gustavo Mantuan 100000100
31 FW Colombia Mateo Cassierra 000000000
33 FW Russia Ivan Sergeyev 000000000
35 DF Russia Vladislav Saus 000000000
37 MF Brazil Du Queiroz 000100010
41 GK Russia Mikhail Kerzhakov 000000000
55 DF Brazil Rodrigão 000000000
77 DF Brazil Robert Renan 000000000
79 DF Russia Dmitri Vasilyev 000000000
94 MF Russia Danila Kozlov 000000000
96 FW Russia Aleksey Baranovsky 000000000
Russia Sergei Semak 000000000
Totals 12012001401

Clean sheets

Rank No Pos Nat Name Premier Liga Russian Cup Russian Super Cup Total
1 41 GK Russia Mikhail Kerzhakov 4 0 1 5
2 1 GK Russia Aleksandr Vasyutin 0 2 0 2
Total 4 2 1 7

References

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  13. "Al Hilal sign Brazilian Malcom". Daily Star. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
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