The 2018–19 Zenit Saint Petersburg season was the 94th season in the club's history and its 23rd consecutive season in the Russian Premier League. The club also participated in the Russian Cup and the UEFA Europa League. Zenit finished the season 1st, winning their 5th Russian Premier League title.
Season events Prior to the start of the season, 29 May 2018, Sergey Semak replaced Roberto Mancini as manager of Zenit.
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 20 0 99 Andrey Lunyov GK Ufa 2016 2021 82 0 Defenders 2 Aleksandr Anyukov DF Krylia Sovetov 2005 417 13 3 Denis Terentyev DF Rostov 2017 10 0 6 Branislav Ivanović DF Chelsea 2017 2019 89 7 13 Luís Neto DF Siena 2013 171 1 15 Elmir Nabiullin DF Rubin Kazan 2018 2022 22 0 19 Igor Smolnikov DF Krasnodar 2013 179 9 30 Emanuel Mammana DF Lyon 2017 2022 37 0 44 Yaroslav Rakitskyi DF Shakhtar Donetsk 2019 2022 16 3 54 Nikita Kakkoyev DF Academy 2016 1 0 80 Ilya Skrobotov DF Academy 2017 4 1 88 Dmitri Bogayev DF Palanga 2017 2020 7 0 Sergei Zuykov DF Volgar Astrakhan 2017 0 0 Midfielders 8 Matías Kranevitter MF Atlético Madrid 2017 2021 47 0 10 Claudio Marchisio MF Juventus 2018 2020 15 2 14 Daler Kuzyayev MF Terek Grozny 2017 2020 65 9 16 Christian Noboa MF Rostov 2017 2020 21 1 17 Oleg Shatov MF Anzhi Makhachkala 2013 171 27 18 Yuri Zhirkov MF Dynamo Moscow 2016 79 2 20 Róbert Mak MF PAOK 2016 2020 61 12 21 Aleksandr Yerokhin MF Rostov 2017 2020 64 14 24 Emiliano Rigoni MF Independiente 2017 2021 40 9 25 Wílmar Barrios MF Boca Juniors 2019 2023 14 1 27 Magomed Ozdoyev MF Rubin Kazan 2018 2022 29 1 33 Hernani MF Atlético Paranaense 2016 2021 36 1 38 Leon Musayev MF Academy 2016 5 0 46 Vitali Gorulyov MF Academy 2015 0 0 55 Kirill Kaplenko MF Krasnodar 2017 3 0 Forwards 7 Sardar Azmoun FW Rubin Kazan 2019 2022 16 12 9 Aleksandr Kokorin FW Dynamo Moscow 2016 92 34 11 Sebastián Driussi FW River Plate 2017 2021 82 19 22 Artem Dzyuba FW Spartak Moscow 2015 138 52 29 Anton Zabolotny FW Tosno 2018 2021 43 4 Away on loan 1 Yuri Lodygin GK Skoda Xanthi 2013 164 0 23 Miha Mevlja DF Rostov 2017 2021 42 1 Yegor Baburin GK Academy 2010 7 0 Igor Obukhov GK Academy 2012 0 0 Ivan Novoseltsev DF Rostov 2016 9 0 Ibragim Tsallagov DF Krylia Sovetov 2017 2020 8 0 Luka Đorđević FW Mogren 2012 29 3 Dmitry Poloz FW Rostov 2017 2020 31 3 Andrei Panyukov FW Atlantas 2017 2020 2 0 Left during the season 5 Leandro Paredes MF Roma 2018 2022 60 10 28 Yevgeni Chernov DF Tom Tomsk 2016 2018 13 0 Maksim Karpov DF Academy 2013 1 0
Out on loan
Transfers
In Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.3 September 2018MFClaudio MarchisioJuventusFree28 January 2019DFYaroslav RakitskyiShakhtar DonetskUndisclosed1 February 2019MFWílmar BarriosBoca JuniorsUndisclosed1 February 2019FWSardar AzmounRubin KazanUndisclosed
Out Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.5 July 2018GKAleksandr VasyutinSarpsborg 08Undisclosed10 July 2018MFVladislav SirotovZagłębie LubinUndisclosed13 January 2019DFMaksim KarpovKrylia SovetovUndisclosed29 January 2019MFLeandro ParedesParis Saint-GermainUndisclosed
Loans out Date from Position Nationality Name To Date to Ref.13 July 2018GKIgor ObukhovTyumenEnd of Season26 July 2018FWDmitry PolozRubin KazanEnd of Season27 July 2018DFIvan NovoseltsevAnzhi Makhachkala5 January 201927 July 2018DFIbragim TsallagovRubin KazanEnd of Season28 July 2018FWDaniil LesovoyArsenal TulaEnd of Season4 August 2018FWLuka ĐorđevićArsenal TulaEnd of Season9 August 2018FWAndrei PanyukovUral YekaterinburgEnd of Season17 August 2018FWEmiliano RigoniAtalanta14 January 201929 August 2018GKYegor BaburinRubin KazanEnd of Season1 September 2018DFMaksim KarpovRotor Volgograd13 January 201927 January 2019GKYuri LodyginOlympiacosEnd of Season29 January 2019DFIvan NovoseltsevRostovEnd of Season21 February 2019DFMiha MevljaRostovEnd of Season25 February 2019FWIvan TarasovHJKEnd of Season
Released Date Position Nationality Name Joined Date Ref.8 May 2018MFViktor FayzulinRetired31 May 2018DFDomenico CriscitoGenoa6 June 201810 June 2018MFAleksandr RyazantsevKhimki14 September 201818 June 2018DFDanil KrugovoyUfa18 June 201830 June 2018MFAleksei IsayevSumgayit1 July 201825 July 2018MFArtur YusupovRostov25 July 2018 FWStanislav KrapukhinTom Tomsk13 July 2018 GKAmir Fattakhov MFYefim BoytsovKhimki Пополнение заявки ФК «Химки-М» MFJacob Gardiner-SmithSt Albans City MFKonstantin KotovLuki-Energiya Velikiye Luki MFIvan Kulyov MFNikita Miroshnichenko FWYegor DenisovArsenal Tula FWArtyom Dyakonov FWNikita PovarovLeningradets Leningrad Oblast 15 January 2019DFYevgeni ChernovRostov10 February 201926 May 2019DFLuís NetoSporting CP1 July 2019
Friendlies
Competitions
Russian Premier League
Results by round
Results
League table
Russian Cup
UEFA Europa League
Qualifying phase
Group stage
Knockout phase
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 CupEuropa LeagueTotal2 FW11Sebastián Driussi111113FW22Artem Dzyuba805133 FW7 Sardar Azmoun903124 MF21Aleksandr Yerokhin6006MF20Róbert Mak11466 MF5 Leandro Paredes3014MF14Daler Kuzyayev20248 MF17Oleg Shatov3003DF44Yaroslav Rakitskiy3003MF24Emiliano Rigoni3003FW29Anton Zabolotny012313MF10Claudio Marchisio2002DF6 Branislav Ivanović1012FW9 Aleksandr Kokorin0112 Own goal200217MF33Hernani1001MF25Wílmar Barrios1001DF19Igor Smolnikov1001DF2 Aleksandr Anyukov0101MF16Christian Noboa0011DF23Miha Mevlja0011MF27Magomed Ozdoyev0011TOTALS5752183
Disciplinary record NumberNationPositionNamePremier LeagueRussian CupEuropa LeagueTotal2 DFAleksandr Anyukov200020406 DFBranislav Ivanović301010507 FWSardar Azmoun200010308 MFMatías Kranevitter2000002010MFClaudio Marchisio1000102011FWSebastián Driussi4100004113DFLuís Neto5010309014MFDaler Kuzyayev5100106115DFElmir Nabiullin3000205016MFChristian Noboa0000101017MFOleg Shatov1000102018MFYuri Zhirkov3000003019DFIgor Smolnikov5000207020MFRóbert Mak0000101021MFAleksandr Yerokhin3000205022FWArtem Dzyuba2000103024MFEmiliano Rigoni4000004025MFWílmar Barrios4000206027MFMagomed Ozdoyev2000103029FWAnton Zabolotny1010002030DFEmanuel Mammana2010003033MFHernani2000305044DFYaroslav Rakitskiy3000104099GKAndrey Lunyov10001020Players away on loan:23DFMiha Mevlja10001020Players who left Zenit St.Petersburg during the season:5 MFLeandro Paredes810031102TOTALS693403111044
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