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2021–22 FC Zenit Saint Petersburg season
The 2021–22 season was the 97th season in the existence of FC Zenit Saint Petersburg and the club's 26th consecutive season in the top flight of Russian football. In addition to the domestic league, Zenit Saint Petersburg are participating in this season's editions of the Russian Cup, the Russian Super Cup and the UEFA Champions League.
| 2021–22 season | |
|---|---|
| Owner | Gazprom |
| President | Alexander Medvedev |
| Head coach | Sergei Semak |
| Stadium | Krestovsky Stadium |
| Premier League | 1st |
| Russian Cup | Quarter-finals |
| Super Cup | Winners |
| UEFA Champions League | Group stage |
| UEFA Europa League | Knockout round play-offs |
| Top goalscorer | League: Artem Dzyuba (11) All: Artem Dzyuba (13) |
| Highest home attendance | 47,584 vs Lokomotiv Moscow (30 April 2022) |
| Lowest home attendance | 983 vs Krasnodar (7 August 2021) |
| Average home league attendance | 19,443 (7 May 2022) |
Season events
On 3 June, Zenit announced the permanent signing of Dmitri Chistyakov from Rostov on a four-year contract.[1]
On 19 July, Emanuel Mammana returned to Sochi on loan for the season.[2] Two days later, 21 July, Daniil Shamkin left the club to join Baltika Kaliningrad on a season-long loan deal.[3]
On 26 July, Sebastián Driussi bought out the remaining year of his contract with Zenit St.Petersburg, and left the club.[4]
On 13 August, Zenit announced the permanent signing of Claudinho from Red Bull Bragantino on a five-year contract.[5]
On 2 September, Zenit announced the signing of Stanislav Kritsyuk to a one-year contract, with the option of an additional year, from Gil Vicente.[6] The following day, 3 September, Zenit announced that they had extended their contract with Brazilian defender Douglas Santos until the end of the 2025/26 season.[7]
On 19 October, Wilmar Barrios extended his contract with Zenit until the end of the 2025–26 season.[8]
On 7 January, Emanuel Mammana and Zenit agreed to mutual terminate his contract and he left the club.[9]
On 10 January, Zenit announced the signing of Ivan Sergeyev from Krylia Sovetov with a contract until the end of the 2024/25 season.[10] On the same day, Aleksandr Vasyutin extended his loan deal with Djurgårdens IF for the 2022 season.[11]
In January 2022, Nuraly Alip joined up with Zenit for a trial during their week long training camp in the United Arab Emirates.[12]
On 25 January, Zenit announced the signing of Arsen Adamov from Ural Yekaterinburg on a contract until the end of 2025–26 season.[13]
On 30 January, Zenit announced that Sardar Azmoun had left the club to sign for Bayer Leverkusen, and that they had signed Yuri Alberto to a five-year contract from Internacional.[14][15]
On 10 February, Danila Khotulyov and Dmitri Vasilyev both joined Orenburg on loan until the end of the 2022/23 season.[16]
On 16 February, Zenit announced that they'd signed Nuraly Alip on loan from Kairat for the remainder of the season, with an option to make the move permanent.[17]
On 2 March, Yaroslav Rakitskyi left Zenit by mutual consent.[18]
On 7 April, Zenit extended their contract with Aleksandr Yerokhin until the summer of 2024, and with Aleksei Sutormin until the summer of 2025.[19][20]
Squad
- As of match played 21 May 2022
| No. | Name | Nationality | Position | Date of birth (Age) | Signed from | Signed in | Contract ends | Apps. | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||||||||||
| 1 | Stanislav Kritsyuk | GK | 1 December 1990 | Gil Vicente | 2021[6] | 2022[6] | 11 | 0 | ||
| 41 | Mikhail Kerzhakov | GK | 28 January 1987 | Anzhi Makhachkala | 2015 | 2022[21] | 87 | 0 | ||
| 71 | Daniil Odoyevsky | GK | 22 January 2003 | Academy | 2019 | 6 | 0 | |||
| Defenders | ||||||||||
| 2 | Dmitri Chistyakov | DF | 13 January 1994 | Rostov | 2021[1] | 2025[1] | 51 | 1 | ||
| 3 | Douglas Santos | DF | 22 March 1994 | Hamburger SV | 2019[22] | 2026[7] | 108 | 4 | ||
| 4 | Danil Krugovoy | DF | 28 May 1998 | Ufa | 2019[23] | 2024[23] | 59 | 1 | ||
| 6 | Dejan Lovren | DF | 5 July 1989 | Liverpool | 2020[24] | 2023[24] | 47 | 2 | ||
| 15 | Vyacheslav Karavayev | DF | 20 May 1995 | Vitesse | 2019[25] | 2023[25] | 85 | 4 | ||
| 23 | Arsen Adamov | DF | 1 October 2002 | Ural Yekaterinburg | 2022[13] | 2026[13] | 6 | 0 | ||
| Midfielders | ||||||||||
| 5 | Wilmar Barrios | MF | 16 October 1993 | Boca Juniors | 2019[26] | 2026[8] | 119 | 2 | ||
| 8 | Wendel | MF | 28 August 1997 | Sporting CP | 2020[27] | 2025[27] | 55 | 6 | ||
| 11 | Claudinho | MF | 28 January 1997 | Red Bull Bragantino | 2021[5] | 2026[5] | 31 | 10 | ||
| 14 | Daler Kuzyayev | MF | 15 January 1993 | Zenit St.Petersburg | 2020[28] | 2023[28] | 147 | 16 | ||
| 17 | Andrei Mostovoy | MF | 5 November 1997 | Khimki | 2019 | 71 | 13 | |||
| 19 | Aleksei Sutormin | MF | 10 January 1994 | Rubin Kazan | 2019[29] | 2025[20] | 95 | 12 | ||
| 21 | Aleksandr Yerokhin | MF | 13 October 1989 | Rostov | 2017 | 2024[19] | 164 | 34 | ||
| 27 | Magomed Ozdoyev | MF | 5 November 1992 | Rubin Kazan | 2018 | 2022 | 115 | 8 | ||
| 28 | Nuraly Alip | MF | 22 December 1999 | loan from Kairat | 2022[17] | 2022[17] | 12 | 0 | ||
| 45 | Dmitry Sergeyev | MF | 3 April 2000 | Academy | 2018 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 45 | Kirill Stolbov | MF | 8 April 2004 | Academy | 2021 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 74 | Sergei Ivanov | MF | 7 January 1997 | Academy | 2015 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Ivan Korshunov | MF | 7 March 2002 | Academy | 2019 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Forwards | ||||||||||
| 9 | Yuri Alberto | FW | 18 March 2001 | Internacional | 2022[15] | 2026[15] | 15 | 6 | ||
| 10 | Malcom | FW | 26 February 1997 | Barcelona | 2019[30] | 2024[30] | 74 | 16 | ||
| 22 | Artem Dzyuba | FW | 22 August 1988 | Spartak Moscow | 2015 | 2022 (+1)[31] | 247 | 108 | ||
| 33 | Ivan Sergeyev | FW | 11 May 1995 | Krylia Sovetov | 2022[10] | 2025[10] | 15 | 5 | ||
| 82 | Ivan Tarasov | FW | 30 January 2000 | Academy | 2017 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Away on loan | ||||||||||
| 64 | Kirill Kravtsov | MF | 14 June 2002 | Academy | 2019 | 16 | 0 | |||
| 94 | Danila Khotulyov | DF | 1 October 2002 | Academy | 2020 | 5 | 0 | |||
| Nikita Goylo | GK | 10 August 1998 | Academy | 2016 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Nikolai Rybikov | GK | 5 January 2000 | Academy | 2016 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Aleksandr Vasyutin | GK | 4 March 1995 | Sarpsborg 08 | 2019[32] | 2023[32] | 3 | 0 | |||
| Kirill Kaplenko | MF | 15 June 1999 | Krasnodar | 2017 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Yaroslav Mikhailov | MF | 28 April 2003 | Academy | 2021 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Dmitri Sergeyev | MF | 3 April 2000 | Academy | 2018 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Maksim Bachinsky | FW | 2 February 2000 | Academy | 2017 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Daniil Shamkin | FW | 22 June 2002 | Academy | 2019 | 9 | 0 | ||||
| Left during the season | ||||||||||
| 7 | Sardar Azmoun | FW | 1 January 1995 | Rubin Kazan | 2019[33] | 2022[33] | 103 | 62 | ||
| 11 | Sebastián Driussi | FW | 9 February 1996 | River Plate | 2017 | 2022 | 138 | 25 | ||
| 44 | Yaroslav Rakitskyi | DF | 3 August 1989 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 2019[34] | 2022[34] | 108 | 7 | ||
| 85 | Daniil Kuznetsov | FW | 23 April 2003 | Academy | 2021 | 5 | 0 | |||
| Emanuel Mammana | DF | 10 February 1996 | Lyon | 2017 | 2022 | 41 | 0 | |||
| Pavel Dolgov | FW | 16 August 1996 | Tom Tomsk | 2021[35] | 11 | 0 | ||||
Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers
In
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 June 2021 | DF | Dmitri Chistyakov | Rostov | Undisclosed | [1] | |
| 13 August 2021 | MF | Claudinho | Red Bull Bragantino | Undisclosed | [5] | |
| 2 September 2021 | GK | Stanislav Kritsyuk | Gil Vicente | Undisclosed | [6] | |
| 10 January 2022 | FW | Ivan Sergeyev | Krylia Sovetov | Undisclosed | [10] | |
| 25 January 2022 | DF | Arsen Adamov | Ural Yekaterinburg | Undisclosed | [13] | |
| 30 January 2022 | FW | Yuri Alberto | Internacional | Undisclosed | [15] |
Loans in
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Date to | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 February 2022 | MF | Nuraly Alip | Kairat | End of season | [17] |
Out
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 January 2022 | FW | Pavel Dolgov | Metallurg Lipetsk | Undisclosed | [36] | |
| 30 January 2022 | FW | Sardar Azmoun | Bayer Leverkusen | Undisclosed | [14] | |
| 20 February 2022 | FW | Daniil Kuznetsov | Rubin Kazan | Undisclosed | [37] |
Loans out
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Date to | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 February 2021 | GK | Aleksandr Vasyutin | Djurgårdens | 31 December 2022 | [38][11] | |
| 8 June 2021 | GK | Nikolai Rybikov | Chayka Peschanokopskoye | End of season | [39] | |
| 23 June 2021 | MF | Dmitri Sergeyev | Baltika Kaliningrad | End of season | [40] | |
| 13 July 2021 | MF | Yaroslav Mikhailov | Schalke 04 | End of season | [41] | |
| 19 July 2021 | DF | Emanuel Mammana | Sochi | 7 January 2022 | [2][9] | |
| 21 July 2021 | FW | Daniil Shamkin | Baltika Kaliningrad | End of season | [3] | |
| 10 February 2022 | DF | Danila Khotulyov | Orenburg | End of 2022/23 season | [16] | |
| 10 February 2022 | DF | Dmitri Vasilyev | Orenburg | End of 2022/23 season | [16] | |
| 10 February 2022 | MF | Kirill Kravtsov | Nizhny Novgorod | End of 2022/23 season |
Released
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | Joined | Date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 July 2021 | FW | Sebastián Driussi | Austin | 29 July 2021 | [4][42] | |
| 7 January 2022 | DF | Emanuel Mammana | River Plate | 10 January 2022 | [9] | |
| 2 March 2022 | DF | Yaroslav Rakitskyi | Adana Demirspor | 23 July 2022 | [18][43] | |
| 30 June 2022 | FW | Artem Dzyuba | Adana Demirspor | 18 August 2022 | [44][45] |
Trial
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | Last club | Date to | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2022 | MF | Nuraly Alip | Kairat | 16 February 2022 | [12][17] |
Contract renewals
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | Length | End date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 September 2021 | DF | Douglas Santos | 2-Years | 2025/26 season | [7] |
Friendlies
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
| 11 July 2021 | Karlsruher SC | 1–3 | Zenit St.Petersburg | St. Johann in Tirol, Austria |
| 17:30 MSK (UTC+3) | Report | Stadium: Koasastadion Referee: Nenad Kostachevich (Austria) |
| 19 January 2022 | Emirates Club | 0–3 | Zenit St.Petersburg | Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates |
| 17:00 MSK (UTC+3) | Report | Claudinho 18' Yerokhin 50', 56' |
| 22 January 2022 | Botev Plovdiv | 2–2 | Zenit St.Petersburg | Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
| 16:00 MSK (UTC+3) | Nedelev 6' Marquinhos 79' (pen.) | Report | Dzyuba 31' Ozdoyev 53' D.Byazrov 79' |
| 25 January 2022 | MŠK Žilina | 0–5 | Zenit St.Petersburg | Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
| 10:00 MSK (UTC+3) | Report | Dzyuba 8' Mostovoy 21' Yerokhin 51', 70', 85' |
| 3 February 2022 Atlantic Cup | Zenit St.Petersburg | 1–0 | Midtjylland | Portugal |
| 18:00 MSK (UTC+3) | Chistyakov 34' Alip 40' | Report |
Competitions
Overall record
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Premier League | 24 July 2021 | 21 May 2022 | Matchday 1 | Winners | 30 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 66 | 28 | +38 | 63.33 |
| Russian Cup | 3 March 2022 | 20 April 2022 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 50.00 |
| Super Cup | 17 July 2021 | Final | Winners | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 100.00 | |
| UEFA Champions League | 14 September 2021 | 8 December 2021 | Group stage | Group stage | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | +0 | 16.67 |
| UEFA Europa League | 17 February 2022 | 24 February 2022 | Knockout round play-offs | Knockout round play-offs | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 0.00 |
| Total | 41 | 22 | 12 | 7 | 89 | 43 | +46 | 53.66 | ||||
Last updated: 21 May 2022
Source: Soccerway
Super Cup
| 17 July 2021 Final | Zenit Saint Petersburg | 3–0 | Lokomotiv Moscow | Kaliningrad |
| 19:00 MSK (UTC+3) | Kuzyayev 27' Azmoun 57' Yerokhin 83' Mostovoy 87' Kravtsov 90+3' | Report | Barinov 51' | Stadium: Kaliningrad Stadium Attendance: 16,388 Referee: Pavel Kukuyanru |
Premier League
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zenit Saint Petersburg (C) | 30 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 66 | 28 | +38 | 65 |
| 2 | Sochi | 30 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 54 | 30 | +24 | 56 |
| 3 | Dynamo Moscow | 30 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 53 | 41 | +12 | 53 |
| 4 | Krasnodar | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 42 | 30 | +12 | 50[a] |
| 5 | CSKA Moscow | 30 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 42 | 29 | +13 | 50[a] |
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) 2020–21 position (not applicable to final standings); 10) Play-off.
(C) Champion
Notes:
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) 2020–21 position (not applicable to final standings); 10) Play-off.
(C) Champion
Notes:
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 30 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 66 | 28 | +38 | 65 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 43 | 15 | +28 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 23 | 13 | +10 |
Last updated: 21 May 2022.
Source: See Results
Results by round
Updated to match(es) played on 21 May 2022. Source: Premier Liga
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Results
| 1 August 2021 2 | Rostov | 2–4 | Zenit St.Petersburg | Rostov-on-Don |
| 20:00 MSK (UTC+3) | Komlichenko 45+' (pen.) Osipenko 50' 85' Terentyev 60' Kalinin 63' | Report | Yerokhin 30', 90+' Azmoun 35' (pen.) Lovren 45+' Wendel 75' Kuzyayev 81' Krugovoy 90+' | Stadium: Rostov Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Vitali Meshkov |
| Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Russia. | ||||
| 21 August 2021 5 | Ufa | 1–1 | Zenit St.Petersburg | Ufa |
| 16:00 MSK (UTC+3) | Cacintura 29' Fishchenko 62' Agalarov 74' Pliyev 81' Zhuravlyov 90+' | Report | Malcom 10' | Stadium: BetBoom Arena Attendance: 761 Referee: Pavel Shadykhanov |
| 26 August 2021 6 | Zenit St.Petersburg | 1–0 | CSKA Moscow | Saint Petersburg |
| 20:45 MSK (UTC+3) | Malcom 78' Azmoun 82' | Report | Dzagoev 21' Mukhin 49' | Stadium: Krestovsky Stadium Attendance: 998 Referee: Sergey Ivanov |
| 11 September 2021 7 | Zenit St.Petersburg | 3–1 | Akhmat Grozny | Saint Petersburg |
| 16:30 MSK (UTC+3) | Wendel 9' 71' Yerokhin 33' Malcom 83' | Report | Todorović 20' Utsiyev 39' Polyarus 45' Konaté 51' | Stadium: Krestovsky Stadium Attendance: 7,516 Referee: Evgeny Kukulyakru |
| 20 September 2021 8 | Rubin Kazan | 1–3 | Zenit St.Petersburg | Kazan |
| 18:30 MSK (UTC+3) | Nizhegorodov 50' Chistyakov 67' (o.g.) Hwang 76' Zotov 90+2' | Report | Dzyuba 24', 43' Claudinho 29' Rakitskyi 67' | Stadium: Ak Bars Arena Attendance: 7,480 Referee: Sergey Ivanov |
| 25 September 2021 9 | Zenit St.Petersburg | 2–1 | Krylia Sovetov Samara | Saint Petersburg |
| 16:30 MSK (UTC+3) | Kuzyayev 26' Dzyuba 55' Yerokhin 55' Sutormin 79' (pen.) | Report | Zeffane 5' Glushenkov 9' Zinkovskiy 14', 78' Sergeyev 71' Soldatenkov 85' | Stadium: Krestovsky Stadium Attendance: 13,471 Referee: Vitali Meshkov |
| 16 October 2021 11 | Arsenal Tula | 2–1 | Zenit St.Petersburg | Tula |
| 14:00 MSK (UTC+3) | Markov 40' Davitashvili 54' Khlusevich 62' Lutsenko 74' Kochenkov 81' K.Kangwa 90' 90+' | Report | Kuzyaev 19' Dzyuba 88' | Stadium: Arsenal Stadium Attendance: 4 867 Referee: Pavel Kukuyanru |
| 24 October 2021 12 | Zenit St.Petersburg | 7–1 | Spartak Moscow | Saint Petersburg |
| 19:00 MSK (UTC+3) | Azmoun 20', 36' Claudinho 28' Mostovoy 45', 56' Rakitskyi 72' Dzyuba 80' (pen.) Yerokhin 88' | Report | Promes 53' Caufriez 65' 79' Sobolev 90+' | Stadium: Krestovsky Stadium Attendance: 18,721 Referee: Sergey Ivanov |
| 29 October 2021 13 | Zenit St.Petersburg | 4–1 | Dynamo Moscow | Saint Petersburg |
| 19:00 MSK (UTC+3) | Claudinho 8' Wendel 45+1' 66' Karavayev 55' Lovren 62' Dzyuba 69' Rakitskyi 85' | Report | Skopintsev 25' Fomin 51' 56' Zakharyan 76' Ordets 79' | Stadium: Krestovsky Stadium Attendance: 18,190 Referee: Sergei Karasev |
| 7 November 2021 14 | Ural Yekaterinburg | 0–0 | Zenit St.Petersburg | Yekaterinburg |
| 14:00 MSK (UTC+3) | Yegorychev 20' | Report | Rakitskyi 34' Claudinho 51' Chistyakov 87' | Stadium: Ekaterinburg Arena Attendance: 492 Referee: Igor Panin |
| 19 November 2021 15 | Zenit St.Petersburg | 5–1 | Nizhny Novgorod | Saint Petersburg |
| 19:00 MSK (UTC+3) | Malcom 24' Dzyuba 34', 45+', 60' Chistyakov 88' Azmoun 90+' Barrios 90+' Sutormin 90+' | Report | Kozlov 34' Boumal 41' 43' Gorbunov 54' Miladinović 90' Sapeta 90+' | Stadium: Krestovsky Stadium Attendance: 16,575 Referee: Pavel Kukuyanru |
| 28 November 2021 16 | CSKA Moscow | 0–2 | Zenit St.Petersburg | Moscow |
| 20:00 MSK (UTC+3) | Zaynutdinov 20' | Report | Claudinho 34' Azmoun 63' Mostovoy 90+' | Stadium: VEB Arena Attendance: 7,993 Referee: Vladislav Bezborodov |
| 3 December 2021 17 | Zenit St.Petersburg | 2–2 | Rostov | Saint Petersburg |
| 19:00 MSK (UTC+3) | Chistyakov 9' Rakitskyi 27' Claudinho 31', 69' (pen.) 78' Yerokhin 42' Sutormin 86' | Report | Poloz 11' (pen.) Komlichenko 25' 54' Glebov 29' Terentyev 60' Kalinin 61' Melyokhin 80' | Stadium: Krestovsky Stadium Attendance: 19,890 Referee: Alexey Matyunin |
| 12 December 2021 18 | Dynamo Moscow | 1–1 | Zenit St.Petersburg | Moscow |
| 14:00 MSK (UTC+3) | Moro 69' Skopintsev 72' | Report | Claudinho 11' 32' Douglas 45+' | Stadium: VTB Arena Attendance: 17,494 Referee: Sergei Karasev |
| 28 February 2022 19 | Zenit St.Petersburg | 3–2 | Rubin Kazan | Saint Petersburg |
| 19:00 MSK (UTC+3) | Barrios 31' Alberto 48' Sutormin 55' (pen.) Sergeyev 90+2' | Report | Musayev 17' 78' Lomovitsky 54' Lisakovich 61', 67' | Stadium: Krestovsky Stadium Attendance: 16,668 Referee: Evgeny Kukulyakru |
| 6 March 2022 20 | Zenit St.Petersburg | 2–0 | Ufa | Saint Petersburg |
| 16:30 MSK (UTC+3) | Krugovoy 50' Claudinho 53' Malcom 67' | Report | Kamilov 87' | Stadium: Krestovsky Stadium Attendance: 24,377 Referee: Sergey Ivanov |
| 13 March 2022 21 | Krylia Sovetov Samara | 1–1 | Zenit St.Petersburg | Samara |
| 16:30 MSK (UTC+3) | Glushenkov 70' Costanza 84' Barać 90+' Tsypchenko 90+' | Report | Claudinho 3' Wendel 74' 90+' Krugovoy 87' | Stadium: Solidarnost Arena Attendance: 8,776 Referee: Anton Frolov |
| 19 March 2022 22 | Zenit St.Petersburg | 3–0 | Arsenal Tula | Saint Petersburg |
| 19:30 MSK (UTC+3) | Malcom 44', 55' Alberto 89' | Report | Sokol 33' Despotović 38' Smolnikov 41' | Stadium: Krestovsky Stadium Attendance: 31,426 Referee: Sergei Karasev |
| 3 April 2022 23 | Sochi | 0–0 | Zenit St.Petersburg | Sochi |
| 19:00 MSK (UTC+3) | Yurganov 45+1' Melkadze 71' | Report | Malcom 42' | Stadium: Fisht Olympic Stadium Attendance: 10,307 Referee: Vladimir Moskalyov |
| 16 April 2022 25 | Zenit St.Petersburg | 3–1 | Ural Yekaterinburg | Saint Petersburg |
| 16:30 MSK (UTC+3) | Claudinho 12' 12' Krugovoy 27' Alberto 37' Kuzyayev 51' Malcom 53' Chistyakov 72' Dzyuba 73' | Report | Kuzmichyov 11' Magomadov 17' Yegorychev 45' Bicfalvi 66' Zheleznov 83' | Stadium: Krestovsky Stadium Attendance: 36,787 Referee: Vitali Meshkov |
| 30 April 2022 27 | Zenit St.Petersburg | 3–1 | Lokomotiv Moscow | Saint Petersburg |
| 19:30 MSK (UTC+3) | Sergeyev 28' Malcom 42' Mostovoy 77' | Report | Kerk 4' Mampassi 45+' Nenakhov 90' | Stadium: Krestovsky Stadium Attendance: 47,584 Referee: Vladimir Moskalyov |
| 7 May 2022 28 | Zenit St.Petersburg | 1–0 | Khimki | Saint Petersburg |
| 16:30 MSK (UTC+3) | Sergeyev 14' Adamov 90+' | Report | Stadium: Krestovsky Stadium Attendance: 40,068 Referee: Alexey Amelin |
| 15 May 2022 29 | Spartak Moscow | 1–1 | Zenit St.Petersburg | Moscow |
| 16:30 MSK (UTC+3) | Sobolev 49' 51' Martins 55' Moses 85' Khlusevich 87' Dzhikiya 90+' | Report | Mostovoy 90+' | Stadium: Otkritie Arena Attendance: 16,598 Referee: Pavel Kukuyan |
| 21 May 2022 30 | Nizhny Novgorod | 1–0 | Zenit St.Petersburg | Nizhny Novgorod |
| 17:00 MSK (UTC+3) | Kalinsky 20' (pen.) Karasyov 85' | Report | Ozdoyev 19' | Stadium: Nizhny Novgorod Stadium Attendance: 30,235 Referee: Vitali Meshkov |
Russian Cup
| 3 March 2022 Round of 16 | Zenit St.Petersburg | 6–0 | KAMAZ Naberezhnye Chelny | Saint Petersburg |
| 20:15 MSK (UTC+3) | Mostovoy 17', 48' Alberto 26', 45+1' Yerokhin 37' Adamov 55' Dzyuba 85' | Report | Potapov 30' Ayukin 76' | Stadium: Krestovsky Stadium Referee: Anton Frolov |
| 20 April 2022 Quarter-final | Alania Vladikavkaz | 2–2 (6–5 p) | Zenit St.Petersburg | Grozny |
| 17:00 MSK (UTC+3) | Shavlokhov 26' Dav.Kobesov 39' Gurtsiyev 55' Zaseyev 59' Kochiyev 59' Khubulov 74' Giorgobiani 90+2' | Report | Santos 71' Sergeyev 81' | Stadium: Sultan Bilimkhanov Stadium Referee: Pavel Kukuyan |
| Penalties | ||||
| Soldatenko Khadartsev Mashukov Tsarayev Khosonov Giorgobiani Khugayev | Yuri Alberto Kuzyayev Sergeyev Sutormin Santos Malcom Krugovoy | |||
UEFA Champions League
The draw for the UEFA Champions League group stage was held on 26 August, drawing Zenit with Chelsea, Juventus and Malmö.[46]
Group stage
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juventus | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 15 | Advance to knockout phase |
| 2 | Chelsea | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 4 | +9 | 13 | |
| 3 | Zenit Saint Petersburg | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 5 | Transfer to Europa League |
| 4 | Malmö FF | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 14 | −13 | 1 |
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
| 14 September 2021 1 | Chelsea | 1–0 | Zenit St.Petersburg | London |
| 22:00 MSK (UTC+3) | Azpilicueta 45' Lukaku 69' | Report | Rakitskyi 62' | Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 39,252[47] Referee: Bartosz Frankowski (Poland) |
| 29 September 2021 2 | Zenit St.Petersburg | 4–0 | Malmö FF | Saint Petersburg |
| 19:45 MSK (UTC+3) | Claudinho 9' Kuzyayev 49' Sutormin 80' Wendel 90+4' | Report | Rakip 30' Ahmedhodžić 53' Brorsson 86' | Stadium: Krestovsky Stadium Attendance: 15,339[48] Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos (Greece) |
| 20 October 2021 3 | Zenit St.Petersburg | 0–1 | Juventus | Saint Petersburg |
| 22:00 MSK (UTC+3) | Barrios 30' Karavaev 46' | Report | Arthur 60' Kulusevski 86' Ramsey 90+' | Stadium: Krestovsky Stadium Attendance: 18,717[49] Referee: Sandro Schärer (Swiss) |