Zenit Saint Petersburg
2011–12 season
ChairmanAleksandr Dyukov
ManagerLuciano Spalletti
StadiumPetrovsky Stadium
Russian Premier League1st
Russian CupQuarter finals
UEFA Champions LeagueRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague: Aleksandr Kerzhakov (23)
All: –
Highest home attendance21,400 vs Spartak Moscow, RPL
30 May 2012
Lowest home attendance18,000 vs Anzhi Makhachkala, RPL
20 March 2012

The 2011–12 FC Zenit Saint Petersburg season was the 16th straight season that the club will play in the Russian Premier League, the highest tier of football in Russia. The club were the defending champions of both the Russian Premier League and the Russian Cup.

Internationally, the club participated in the 2011–12 UEFA Champions League, entering the competition in the group stage as a result of qualifying for the competition as the first place team from Russia.

Squad

As of 21 October 2011. FC Zenit Saint Petersburg 2011–12
No. Name Nationality Position (s) Date of Birth (Age) Height (m) Weight (kg) Signed From
Goalkeepers
16 Vyacheslav Malafeev Russia GK March 4, 1979 1.85 76 Youth System
22 Dmitri Borodin Russia GK October 8, 1977 1.88 82 Youth System
30 Yuri Zhevnov Belarus GK April 17, 1981 1.80 85 FC Moscow
Defenders
2 Aleksandr Anyukov (C) Russia RB September 28, 1982 1.78 67 Krylia Sovetov
3 Bruno Alves Portugal CB November 27, 1981 1.89 83 Portugal Porto
4 Domenico Criscito Italy LB December 30, 1986 1.83 75 Italy Genoa
6 Nicolas Lombaerts Belgium CB / LB March 20, 1985 1.88 83 Belgium Gent
14 Tomáš Hubočan Slovakia LB / RB / CB September 17, 1985 1.83 74 Slovakia Žilina
24 Aleksandar Luković Serbia LB / CB October 23, 1982 1.85 83 Italy Udinese
28 Michael Lumb Denmark LB January 9, 1988 1.77 70 Denmark AGF Aarhus
50 Igor Cheminava Russia CB March 23, 1991 1.86 76 Youth System
Midfielders
10 Danny Portugal AM August 7, 1983 1.78 70 Dynamo Moscow
15 Roman Shirokov Russia CM / AM / DM July 6, 1981 1.87 83 Khimki
17 Alessandro Rosina Italy AM January 31, 1984 1.68 65 Italy Torino
18 Konstantin Zyryanov Russia LM / CM October 5, 1977 1.76 72 Torpedo Moscow
20 Viktor Fayzulin Russia CM April 22, 1986 1.76 72 Spartak Nalchik
23 Szabolcs Huszti Hungary RM / LM April 18, 1983 1.73 73 Germany Hannover 96
25 Sergei Semak Russia DM / CM February 27, 1976 1.78 73 Rubin Kazan
27 Igor Denisov Russia CM / DM May 17, 1984 1.76 70 Youth System
34 Vladimir Bystrov Russia RM January 31, 1984 1.77 73 Youth System
57 Aleksei Ionov Russia AM / CM February 18, 1989 1.77 68 Youth System
Forwards
8 Danko Lazović Serbia ST / LW May 17, 1983 1.84 80 Netherlands PSV
9 Aleksandr Bukharov Russia CF / ST March 12, 1985 1.93 92 Rubin Kazan
11 Aleksandr Kerzhakov Russia ST November 27, 1982 1.76 76 Dynamo Moscow

Season Events

Pre-season

Following the club's double in manager Luciano Spalletti's first season, Zenit made several moves in the winter. First, the loan deal of former Zenit youth player Anton Sosnin to Krylia Sovetov Samara was made permanent, and Yevgeni Starikov's loan to Tom Tomsk was renewed.[1][2] Second, after a very successful 14-goal season with Tom Tomsk and Rubin Kazan, striker Sergei Kornilenko made his return to the club. On 14 January, Croatian defender Ivica Križanac, who had been with the club for the past six seasons and appeared in 100 Russian Premier League matches, was released by the club prior to his contract expiring in the summer of 2011.[3]

On 15 January, the club departed for Dubai with 22 players for the first pre-season training session. However, 19-year-old striker Maksim Kanunnikov, who was a popular first-team substitute early in 2010 prior to the arrival of Aleksandr Bukharov, did not make the trip and was loaned to Tom Tomsk on 17 January until July 2012.[4] The club also hosted the annual Commonwealth of Independent States Cup and were represented by youth team players. After qualifying for the knock-out round, Zenit defeated HJK Helsinki 2–1 in the quarterfinal thanks to a double by 19-year-old Stanislav Matyash before being eliminated by eventual champions Inter Baku in the semifinal.

On 29 January, Italian Alessandro Rosina was loaned to Serie A side Cesena until July 2011.[5] On the final day of the English transfer window, striker Sergei Kornilenko was once again sent on loan, this time to Blackpool for the remainder of the 2010–11 Premier League season.[6]

Match World Cup

In Dubai, the club participated in the 2011 Match World Cup, a friendly tournament including league winners from Europe and Asia. Zenit were drawn alongside defending Gambrunus liga champions Sparta Prague and defending Hazfi Cup winners, Persepolis of Iran. In the opening match against Sparta Prague, Zenit was fueled by a first-minute strike by Aleksandr Kerzhakov as the blue-whites cruised to a 3–0 victory.[7]

Two days later, Kerzhakov had Zenit off and running against Persepolis with a seventh-minute goal, and 34-year-old Sergei Semak added the finishing touches in the second half with an open-net goal.[8] With six points earned from two group stage matches, Zenit earned a date with Asia's Club of the 20th Century, Al-Hilal in the championship.

After a first half stalemate at the Al-Maktoum Stadium, Szabolcs Huszti finally broke the match open with a 63rd-minute strike. But Al-Hilal would not go quietly. Zenit substitute Danko Lazović was sent off in extra time and Romanian Mirel Rădoi scored in the 93rd minute for Al-Hilal to send the match to penalties. From the spot kicks, the Arabian side were perfect from all four shooters, while both Roman Shirokov and Fernando Meira were off the mark for Zenit, eventually falling 4–1 on penalties.[9]

March

Only days before the start of the new season, Zenit signed 19-year-old Chilean left-back Nicolás Peñailillo on a loan deal from Everton de Viña del Mar.[10]

Zenit opened their 2011–12 Russian Premier League campaign on March 13 against Terek Grozny, where Serbian Danko Lazović delivered the only goal of the match in a 1–0 Zenit victory. It took only 14 minutes for Danny to pick out Lazović with a cross and goalkeeper Vyacheslav Malafeev made several excellent saves to deny new Terek manager Ruud Gullit his first points in Russia. After falling to Twente in the Europa League, the club was hit with tragedy on a personal level when they learned of the death of Malafeev's wife Marina, who was killed in a car crash on 17 March.[11] Three days later, the club played its first home match of the season against an inspired Anzhi Makhachkala side led by former Brazilian international and Real Madrid left-back Roberto Carlos. Zenit midfielder Roman Shirokov opened the scoring just four minutes in and then just seconds before half-time, Lazović scored his second of the season to put the sine-byelo-goluboy up 2–0, a scoreline that would hold up for Luciano Spalletti's second victory of the year.

Roberto Carlos incident

Following the match on 20 March, Brazilian media reported that Anzhi captain Roberto Carlos was racially abused by a Zenit fan as the two teams took the field. A picture surfaced that revealed the fan offering a banana to the 37-year-old as he entered the pitch, however Russian journalist Boris Bogdanov argued against the allegations of racism, citing that the picture was taken at an "unfavorable angle" and it could not be known for sure if his intention was to offend. Even though there had been incidents of banana-throwing in Saint Petersburg before, there were none during the Anzhi match or any other sort of incident.[12] Roberto Carlos, who initially stated, "In my 37 years I have seen everything, I'm not going to be upset after seeing a banana", and that it didn't make him feel uncomfortable, later demanded action from the Russian Football Union (RFU).[13]

On 7 April, the RFU fined Zenit €7,400 and the club claimed it had banned the offending fan for life.[14]

April

After a perfect start to the new season, the club travelled to Nalchik to face a Spartak Nalchuk side that had exceeded all expectations by finishing 6th in 2010 and once more, Sergei Tashuev's squad proved to be worthy competition. Despite an early strike from Aleksandr Kerzhakov, Spartak leveled the score on 60 minutes. Danko Lazović then scored his third goal in three matches in the 80th minute, which appeared to be the winner before 25-year-old Roman Kontsedalov brought the home side back on even terms again. For the sixth time in seven league matches, Spartak had scored multiple goals against Zenit and Spalletti's side left with a 2–2 draw.

On 10 April, Zenit hoste CSKA Moscow in a highly anticipated duel at the Petrovsky Stadium. The match ended 1–1, however the official result awarded a 3–0 victory to CSKA. According to the league regulations, every team has to put at least one player with a Russian citizenship born in 1990 or later on their game roster in every game (even if the player in question stays on the bench). If there is no such player or players, the team guilty is punished by the victory being awarded to their opponent and a fine. In the game Zenit did not have such a player in their lineup – the youngest player was born in 1989. After the game, RFU president Sergei Fursenko said that Zenit would likely be awarded a defeat for breaking the regulations.[15] Zenit manager Luciano Spalletti said after the game that they did this intentionally, as they were told it is punishable by a fine only, and the team was ready to pay the fine. They have done the same thing in the 2010 season and fine was the only punishment.[16] However, the regulations were updated in December 2010, and the current exact language of Article 109 of the Disciplinary Regulations of the RFU states it is punishable by "a defeat awarded and a fine", not "a defeat awarded or a fine".[17] Zenit was awarded a defeat by the RFU on 13 April.[18] Zenit removed Vladislav Radimov, who as team director was responsible for filing the game roster with the league, from his position to the reserve team's assistant coach position, with a reduction in salary. Zenit's lawyer was punished by the club by having his bonus cancelled.

Following the RFU decision, the Premier League further decided that the goals scored by Mark González and Konstantin Zyryanov would not count for their scoring totals, but the yellow cards received in the game would count for disciplinary purposes.[19]

Following the events of 10 April, Zenit closed out the month strong with resounding victories over Amkar Perm (3–1) and Krylia Sovetov (3–0). After a double against Krylia, Danko Lazović had run his scoring total to five goals in six matches.

May

Zenit hit a brick wall on their first trip to Krasnodar, failing to score against the newly promoted Bulls. The club could not pick up full points in either of their next two matches either, drawing with Rubin Kazan and Lokomotiv Moscow. An early low point then came on 21 May as the club traveled to Tomsk. Tom Tomsk took an early lead off former Zenit youth star Yevgeni Starikov's 37th-minute goal. Another youngster, Aleksei Ionov, leveled the score for Zenit just four minutes later, but it was ultimately 23-year-old Pavel Golyshev who had the last laugh as he secured a 2–1 victory for Tomsk. The tally was Golyshev's sixth of the season.

To finish off the month before a week of international break, Zenit would have to face arch-rival Spartak Moscow. After a heated first half-hour of play, it was Lazović to the rescue once more, putting Zenit ahead in the 37th minute with a clever penalty. The goal seemed to open the game up considerably and Aleksandr Kerzhakov netted a double in the second half, with the first of the two coming off an artful one-time shot.

June

After the club's most resounding victory of the season on 14 June, a 4–0 win over Rostov, Portuguese midfielder Danny signed a contract extension to remain with Zenit until 2015.[20]

Several days later, following the club's 2–0 victory over Volga Nizhny Novgorod, star striker Danko Lazović was tasered by police for giving his jersey to a fan in the crowd. "I just went to give my jersey to the fans after the match, when a police officer appeared behind me and tasered me in the back with his electric shocker. I don't know why that happened. Maybe he thought that I was one of the fans", explained Lazović on Zenit's official website, while the club itself vented its anger against the actions of the police.[21]

Just after entering the Russian Premier League's one-month summer break, the club signed Italian left-back Domenico Criscito from Genoa for a sum of €11 million.[22]

Statistics

Field

As of 26 June 2011

No. Pos. Name League Cup Super Cup Europe Total Discipline
App Min A PTS App Min A App Min A App Min A App Min A Yellow card Red card
2DFRussia Aleksandr Anyukov 25222414517500190003270003026591450
3DFPortugal Bruno Alves 262340000218000190002166003127760091
5DFPortugal Fernando Meira 1100000001900000002910000
6DFBelgium Nicolas Lombaerts 2723051121900000004360103227552150
8FWSerbia Danko Lazović 26158011415215100155003340032182011460
9FWRussia Aleksandr Bukharov 13446202000000000000134462020
10MFPortugal Danny 1398724600001900000001410772430
11FWRussia Aleksandr Kerzhakov 129647411000000000000129647420
14DFSlovakia Tomáš Hubočan 975300000000000000097530030
15MFRussia Roman Shirokov 3270101000019000000043601000
18MFRussia Konstantin Zyryanov 15120910100001900000001612991020
20MFRussia Viktor Fayzulin 11433000000000000000114330011
23MFHungary Szabolcs Huszti 11351112000019000000123601110
24DFSerbia Aleksandar Luković 98100000000190000000109000040
25MFRussia Sergei Semak 6433011000018201000075150200
27MFRussia Igor Denisov 13117001100001900000001412600120
50DFRussia Igor Cheminava 218000000000000000021800010
57MFRussia Aleksei Ionov 158673030000136100000169034010
98MFRussia Sergei Petrov 2190000000000000002190000

Goalkeeping

As of 26 June 2011

No. Pos. Name League Cup Super Cup Europe Total Discipline
App Min GA AVG SV App Min GA SV App Min GA SV App Min GA SV App Min GA SV Yellow card Red card
16GKRussia Vyacheslav Malafeev 15131680.53347000019000000016140684710
30GKBelarus Yuri Zhevnov 13411.00010000000000001341100

Transfers

Ownership

Loan

For recent transfers, see List of Russian football transfers winter 2010–11 and List of Russian football transfers summer 2011

Matches

Russian Premier League

13 March 2011 1 Terek Grozny 0–1 Zenit Grozny, Chechnya
18:30 MST Rodrigo Tiuí Yellow card 90' Report Lazović 14', Yellow card 74'
Huszti Yellow card 82'
Zyryanov Yellow card 84'		 Stadium: Sultan Bilimkhanov Stadium
Attendance: 9,700
Referee: Aleksey Nikolaev
20 March 2011 2 Zenit 2–0 Anzhi Makhachkala Saint Petersburg
16:30 MST Shirokov 6'
Ionov Yellow card 37'
Lazović 45'		 Report Stadium: Petrovsky Stadium
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Aleksey Eskov
3 April 2011 3 Spartak Nalchik 2–2 Zenit Nalchik, Kabardino-Balkaria
11:00 MST Jovanović Yellow card 41' Yellow-red card 67'
Zahirović 60'
Kontsedalov 88'		 Report Kerzhakov 7', Yellow card 34'
Luković Yellow card 26'
Lazović Yellow card 56', 80'
Alves Yellow card 62'
Danny Yellow card 74'
Lombaerts Yellow card 78'		 Stadium: Spartak Stadium
Attendance: 5,800
Referee: Maksim Layushkin
10 April 2011 4 Zenit 0 – 3
Awarded		 CSKA Moscow Saint Petersburg
15:30 Report Stadium: Petrovsky Stadium
Attendance: 21,400
Referee: Igor Egorov
Note: The match originally ended 1–1 but later the FA awarded a 3–0 win to CSKA due to Zenit not including a player born after 1 January 1990 in the squad for the game.
17 April 2011 5 Amkar Perm 1–3 Zenit Perm, Perm Krai
12:15 MST Sirakov Yellow card 4'
Novaković Yellow card 19'
Cherenchikov Yellow card 36'
Mikhalyov 90'		 Report Ionov 20'
Danny 24'
Luković Yellow card 38'
Bukharov 80'		 Stadium: Zvezda Stadium
Attendance: 12,700
Referee: Alexey Nikolaev
24 April 2011 6 Zenit 3–0 Krylia Sovetov Saint Petersburg
16:45 MST Kerzhakov 11'
Hubočan Yellow card 25'
Zyryanov Yellow card 52'
Lazović 81', 86'		 Report Priyomov Yellow card 37' Stadium: Petrovsky Stadium
Attendance: 19,650
Referee: Sergey Karasev
1 May 2011 7 Krasnodar 0–0 Zenit Krasnodar, Krasnodar Krai
16:30 MST Gogniyev Yellow card 12'
Tubić Yellow card 34'
Martynovich Yellow card 45'		 Report Anyukov Yellow card 70'
Danny Yellow card 89'
Lazović Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Kuban Stadium
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Aleksey Eskov
8 May 2011 8 Zenit 1–1 Lokomotiv Moscow Saint Petersburg
20:30 MST Lombaerts Yellow card 21'
Lazović Yellow card 51', 65' (pen.)		 Report Guilherme Yellow card 35'
Yanbaev Yellow card 43'
Ďurica Yellow card 47'
Maicon Yellow card 51', 68'
Ivanov Yellow card 51'
Ibričić Yellow card 57'		 Stadium: Petrovsky Stadium
Attendance: 21,400
Referee: Igor Egorov
14 May 2011 9 Zenit 2–2 Rubin Kazan Saint Petersburg
16:00 MST Danny 9'
Anyukov Yellow card 11'
Bukharov Yellow card 51'
Kerzhakov 71'		 Report Karadeniz 19'
Medvedev 31'		 Stadium: Petrovsky Stadium
Attendance: 19,500
Referee: Yuri Baskakov
21 May 2011 10 Tom Tomsk 2–1 Zenit Tomsk, Tomsk Oblast
11:45 MST Starikov 37'
Golyshev 52'		 Report Lazović Yellow card 25'
Ionov 41'
Anyukov Yellow card 69'
Alves Yellow card 75'		 Stadium: Trud Stadium
Attendance: 11,000
Referee: Almir Kayumov
30 May 2011 11 Zenit 3–0 Spartak Moscow Saint Petersburg
16:00 MST Kerzhakov Yellow card 11', 67', 88'
Hubočan Yellow card 26'
Lazović 37' (pen.)
Fayzulin Yellow card 81'
Alves Yellow card 84'		 Report Kudryashov Yellow card 36'
Suchý Yellow card 41'		 Stadium: Petrovsky Stadium
Attendance: 21,400
Referee: Igor Egorov
10 June 2011 12 Dynamo Moscow 1–1 Zenit Moscow
20:00 MST Semshov Yellow card 15'
Kokorin Yellow card 40'
Wilkshire Yellow card 56'
Voronin Yellow card 68'
Sapeta Yellow card 76'
Samedov Yellow card 81', 90'		 Report Luković Yellow card 14'
Hubočan Yellow card 59'
Lombaerts Yellow card 70'
Fayzulin Yellow card 73'
Lazović 82'
Malafeev Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Arena Khimki
Attendance: 13,734
Referee: Igor Egorov
14 June 2011 13 Zenit 4–0 Rostov Saint Petersburg
18:45 MST Ionov 1'
Lazović 40'
Huszti 72'
Bukharov 90'		 Report Khokhlov Yellow card 20'
Adamov Yellow card 65'
Khagush Yellow card 79'		 Stadium: Petrovsky Stadium
Attendance: 15,081
Referee: Almir Kayumov
18 June 2011 14 Volga 0–2 Zenit Nizhny Novgorod, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast
18:45 MST Bendz Yellow card 13'
Gogua Yellow card 72'
Getigezhev Yellow card 90'		 Report Kerzhakov 9', 19'
Cheminava Yellow card 82'		 Stadium: Lokomotiv Stadium
Attendance: 17,800
Referee: Aleksei Eskov
22 June 2011 15 Zenit 1–0 Kuban Krasnodar Saint Petersburg
21:00 MST Luković Yellow card 25'
Zyryanov 35'		 Report A. Kozlov Yellow card 20' Stadium: Petrovsky Stadium
Attendance: 20,200
Referee: Mikhail Vilkov
26 June 2011 16 Zenit 0–0 Terek Grozny Saint Petersburg
18:45 MST Bukharov Yellow card 86' Report Gvazava Yellow card 22'
António Ferreira Yellow card 86'
Dzhanaev Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Petrovsky Stadium
Attendance: 18,500
Referee: Vladimir Kazmenko
24 July 2011 17 Anzhi Makhachkala 0–1 Zenit Makhachkala, Dagestan
21:00 MST Tagirbekov Yellow card 18'
Revishvili Yellow card 81'		 Report Kerzhakov 80' Stadium: Dynamo Stadium
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Maksim Layushkin
31 July 2011 18 Zenit 1–0 Spartak Nalchik Saint Petersburg
16:30 MST Fayzulin 23' Report Džudović Yellow card 7' Stadium: Petrovsky Stadium
Attendance: 20,700
Referee: Yuri Baskakov
6 August 2011 19 CSKA Moscow 0–2 Zenit Moscow
18:45 MST Ignashevich Yellow card 64'
Doumbia Yellow card 71'
Vágner Love Yellow card 79'
Rahimić Yellow card 88'		 Report Zyryanov Yellow card 16'
Kerzhakov 54'
Anyukov 56'
Fayzulin Yellow card 79'		 Stadium: Arena Khimki
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Aleksei Nikolaev
14 August 2011 20 Zenit 1–1 Amkar Perm Saint Petersburg
17:45 MST Kerzhakov Yellow card 16', 52'
Shirokov Yellow card 61'
Bukharov Yellow card 90'
Criscito Yellow card 90'		 Report Kolomeytsev 23'
Volkov Yellow card 34'
Popov Yellow card 45'
Mijailović Yellow card 70'
Narubin Yellow card 90'
Cherenchikov Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Petrovsky Stadium
Attendance: 21,000
Referee: Vyacheslav Kharlamov
20 August 2011 21 Krylia Sovetov 2–5 Zenit Samara, Samara Oblast
18:15 MST Yakovlev 31', 51', Yellow card 90' Report Danny 22'
Shirokov 29', 78' (pen.)
Lombaerts 32'
Fayzulin 34'		 Stadium: Metallurg Stadium
Attendance: 19,100
Referee: Igor Egorov
28 August 2011 22 Zenit 5–0 Krasnodar Saint Petersburg
16:45 MST Criscito Yellow card 14'
Kerzhakov 24', 30', 79' (pen.)
Shirokov 85'
Danny 90'		 Report Anđelković Yellow card 35'
Kulchiy Yellow card 52'
Mikheyev Yellow card 67'
Joãozinho Yellow card 78'		 Stadium: Petrovsky Stadium
Attendance: 21,200
Referee: Vyacheslav Popov
10 September 2011 23 Lokomotiv Moscow 4–2 Zenit Moscow
16:10 MST Caicedo Yellow card 16', 62'
Yanbaev Yellow card 18'
Shishkin Yellow card 33'
Obinna 46'
Tarasov Yellow card 53'
Da Costa 77', 88'		 Report Lazović 8'
Hubočan Yellow card 14'
Fayzulin Yellow card 20'
Bukharov 31'
Lombaerts Yellow card 55'		 Stadium: Lokomotiv Stadium
Attendance: 19,180
Referee: Aleksey Nikolaev
17 September 2011 24 Rubin Kazan 2–3 Zenit Kazan, Tatarstan
17:00 MST Natcho 7' (pen.)
Kislyak 23'
Navas Yellow card 69'
Noboa Yellow card 82'		 Report Danny Yellow card 7', 50', 68'
Shirokov Yellow card 12', 28'
Malafeev Yellow card 24'
Alves Yellow card 33'
Zyryanov Yellow card 44'
Zhevnov Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Central Stadium
Attendance: 21,450
Referee: Sergei Karasev
24 September 2011 25 Zenit 4–0 Tom Tomsk Saint Petersburg
16:00 MST Fayzulin 4'
Shirokov 23'
Luković Yellow card 34'
Kerzhakov 43', 54'
Anyukov Yellow card 55'
Bukharov Yellow card 90'		 Report Skoblyakov Yellow card 41'
Stroyev Yellow card 45'		 Stadium: Petrovsky Stadium
Attendance: 19,000
Referee: Aleksei Eskov
2 October 2011 26 Spartak Moscow 2–2 Zenit Moscow
16:00 MST Anyukov 22' (o.g.)
Pareja Yellow card 32' Yellow-red card 43'
Welliton Yellow card 68', 80'		 Report Danny 39'
Kerzhakov 47'
Hubočan Yellow card 68'
Lombaerts Yellow card 71'		 Stadium: Luzhniki Stadium
Attendance: 37,075
Referee: Vladimir Kazmenko
15 October 2011 27 Zenit 0–0 Dynamo Moscow Saint Petersburg
18:15 MST Alves Yellow card 52'
Luković Yellow card 71'		 Report Yusupov Yellow card 40'
Lomić Yellow card 49'
Granat Yellow card 79'		 Stadium: Petrovsky Stadium
Attendance: 21,000
Referee: Mikhail Vilkov
23 October 2011 28 Rostov 1–3 Zenit Rostov-on-Don, Rostov Oblast
15:00 MST Smolnikov Yellow card 15'
Ahumada Yellow card 19'
Bracamonte 49'
Cociș Yellow card 62'
Kalachev Yellow card 72'
Adamov Yellow card 85'		 Report Danny 9', Yellow card 87'
Luković 15' (pen.), Yellow card 61'
Bukharov 32', Yellow card 65'
Shirokov Yellow card 69'
Alves Yellow card 80'
Bystrov Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Olimp – 2
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Timur Arsanbekov
28 October 2011 29 Zenit 3–0 Volga Saint Petersburg
19:00 MST Fayzulin 2'
Bukharov 37'
Lazović 69' (pen.)		 Report Arziani Yellow card 39'
Shulenin Yellow card 51'
Abayev Yellow card 69'
Székely Yellow card 89'		 Stadium: Petrovsky Stadium
Attendance: 19,350
Referee: Aleksei Nikolaev
6 November 2011 30 Kuban Krasnodar 1–1 Zenit Krasnodar, Krasnodar Krai
17:15 MST Lolo Yellow card 2'
Bucur Yellow card 8'
Traoré Yellow card 46'
Traoré 66' (pen.)		 Report Denisov 28'
Luković Yellow card 30'
Alves Yellow card 49'
Hubočan Yellow card 65'		 Stadium: Kuban Stadium
Attendance: 28,650
Referee: Igor Egorov

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Zenit St. Petersburg 30 17 10 3 59 25 +34 61 Qualification to Championship group
2 CSKA Moscow 30 16 11 3 58 29 +29 59
3 Dynamo Moscow 30 16 7 7 51 30 +21 55
4 Spartak Moscow 30 15 8 7 48 33 +15 53[lower-alpha 1]
5 Lokomotiv Moscow 30 15 8 7 49 30 +19 53[lower-alpha 1]
Source: Russian Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) number of wins; 3) head-to-head points; 4) number of head-to-head wins; 5) head-to-head goal difference; 6) number of head-to-head goals scored; 7) number of head-to-head away goals scored; 8) goal difference; 9) number of goals scored; 10) number of away goals scored.
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Spartak Moscow ahead of Lokomotiv Moscow on head-to-head points; Lokomotiv Moscow–Spartak Moscow 0–2, Spartak Moscow–Lokomotiv Moscow 3–0.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Zenit St. Petersburg (C) 44 24 16 4 85 40 +45 88 Qualification to Champions League group stage
2 Spartak Moscow 44 21 12 11 69 47 +22 75 Qualification to Champions League play-off round
3 CSKA Moscow 44 19 16 9 72 47 +25 73 Qualification to Europa League play-off round
4 Dynamo Moscow 44 20 12 12 66 50 +16 72 Qualification to Europa League third qualifying round
5 Anzhi Makhachkala 44 19 13 12 54 42 +12 70 Qualification to Europa League second qualifying round
6 Rubin Kazan 44 17 17 10 55 41 +14 68 Qualification to Europa League group stage[lower-alpha 1]
7 Lokomotiv Moscow 44 18 12 14 59 48 +11 66
8 Kuban Krasnodar 44 15 16 13 50 45 +5 61
Source: Russian Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) number of wins; 3) head-to-head points; 4) number of head-to-head wins; 5) head-to-head goal difference; 6) number of head-to-head goals scored; 7) number of head-to-head away goals scored; 8) goal difference; 9) number of goals scored; 10) number of away goals scored
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ↑ Rubin have won the 2011–12 Russian Cup and thus have qualified for the group stage of the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League.

UEFA Champions League

Group stage – Group G

13 September 2011 Matchday 1 APOEL Cyprus 2–1 Russia Zenit Nicosia, Cyprus
20:45 CET Oliveira Yellow card 40'
Morais Yellow card 71'
Paulo Jorge Yellow card 71'
Manduca 73'
Aílton 75'
Jahić Yellow card 79'		 Report Alves Yellow card 29' Yellow-red card 76'
Danny Yellow card 35'
Zyryanov 63'		 Stadium: GSP Stadium
Attendance: 21,269
Referee: Spain Eduardo Iturralde González
28 September 2011 Matchday 2 Zenit Russia 3–1 Portugal Porto Saint Petersburg
18:00 CET Shirokov 20', 63'
Hubočan Yellow card 61'
Danny 72'		 Report J. Rodríguez 10'
Fucile Yellow card 25' Yellow-red card 45'
Otamendi Yellow card 62'
Belluschi Yellow card 69'		 Stadium: Petrovsky Stadium
Attendance: 21,405
Referee: England Howard Webb
19 October 2011 Matchday 3 Shakhtar Ukraine 2–2 Zenit Russia Donetsk
20:45 CET Willian 15'
Luiz Adriano 46'
Chyzhov Yellow card 58'
Srna Yellow card 62'		 Report Alves Yellow card 3'
Shirokov 33'
Fayzulin 60'
Criscito Yellow card 62'		 Stadium: Donbass Arena
Attendance: 21,405
Referee: Belgium Frank De Bleeckere
1 November 2011 Matchday 4 Zenit Russia 1–0 Shakhtar Ukraine Saint Petersburg
18:00 CET Lombaerts 46'
Denisov Yellow card 74'
Lazović Yellow card 91'		 Report Srna Yellow card 23'
Willian Yellow card 52'
Luiz Adriano Yellow card 65'		 Stadium: Petrovskiy Stadium
Attendance: 21,405
Referee: France Stéphane Lannoy
23 November 2011 Matchday 5 Zenit Russia 0–0 APOEL Cyprus Saint Petersburg
18:00 CET Criscito Yellow card 45'
Lombaerts Yellow card 85'
Hubočan Yellow card 93'		 Report Alexandrou Yellow card 42'
Ilia Yellow card 53'
Paulo Jorge Yellow card 92'		 Stadium: Petrovskiy Stadium
Attendance: 21,500
Referee: Germany Felix Brych
6 December 2011 Matchday 6 Portugal Porto 0–0 Zenit Russia Porto
20:45 CET Helton Yellow card 38'
Otamendi Yellow card 48'
Hulk Yellow card 71'		 Report Anyukov Yellow card 28'
Fayzulin Yellow card 40'
Malafeev Yellow card 76'		 Stadium: Estádio do Dragão
Attendance: 46,512
Referee: Spain Carlos Velasco Carballo

Pre-season

22 January 2011 Match World Cup Sparta Prague Czech Republic 0–3 Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg Dubai, UAE
18:30 MST Řepka Yellow card 35'
Vacek Yellow card 72'
Kušnír Yellow card 79'		 Report Kerzhakov 1'
Ionov 34'
Rosina Yellow card 38'
Alves 74'
Lazović Yellow card 78'
Fayzulin Yellow card 80'
Zyryanov Yellow card 83'		 Stadium: Al-Maktoum Stadium
24 January 2011 Match World Cup Zenit Saint Petersburg Russia 2–0 Iran Persepolis Dubai, UAE
18:30 MST Kerzhakov 8'
Alves Yellow card 34'
Denisov Yellow card 72'
Semak 79'
Rosina Yellow card 80'
Gigolayev Yellow card 89'		 Report Zare Yellow card 44' Stadium: Al-Maktoum Stadium
13 February 2011 Marbella Cup Zenit Saint Petersburg Russia 0–0 Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv Marbella, Spain
19:00 MST Report Yussuf Yellow card 40'
Eremenko Yellow card 53'
Silva Yellow card 63'		 Stadium: Estadio Municipal de Marbella

2011 CIS Cup

Group stage

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Belarus Shakhtyor Soligorsk 3 2 1 0 9 2 +7 7
Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg 3 2 1 0 4 1 +3 7
Estonia Flora Tallinn 3 1 0 2 3 7 −4 3
Turkmenistan Balkan 3 0 0 3 1 7 −6 0
Source:
18 January 2011 Zenit Saint Petersburg Russia 2–0 Turkmenistan Nebitçi Balkanabat Saint Petersburg, Russia
20:00 MST Murikhin 33'
Tsyganov 84'		 Report Sarkisov Yellow card 24'
Meredov Yellow card 68'
Garakhanov Yellow card 82'		 Stadium: Petersburg SCC
Attendance: 2,000

Knockout phase

19 January 2011 Quarter-final Zenit Saint Petersburg Russia 2–1 Finland HJK Helsinki Saint Petersburg, Russia
16:00 MST Batov Yellow card 6'
Sirotov Yellow card 43'
Matyash 62', 65'
Mogilevets Yellow card 75'
Zinkov Yellow card 86'		 Report Ring Yellow card 20'
Kastrati Yellow card 63'
Yobe Yellow card 78'
Parikka 84' (pen.)		 Stadium: Petersburg SCC
Attendance: 500
Referee: Vitali Meshkov
21 January 2011 Semi-final Inter Baku Azerbaijan 5–0 Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg Saint Petersburg, Russia
17:00 MST Karlsons 3', 15', 54'
Zlatinov 7'
Levin Yellow card 27'
Chertoganov Yellow card 30'
Amiraslanov 70'		 Report Kostin Yellow card 45' Stadium: Petersburg SCC
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Sergei Karasev

Russian Cup

1 March 2011 Round of 16 Anzhi Makhachkala 2–3 Zenit Saint Petersburg Grozny
18:00 Agalarov 22'
D. Ivanov 90'		 Report Huszti 12' (pen.)
Danny 67'
Lazović 83'		 Stadium: Sultan Bilimkhanov Stadium
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Almir Kayumov
Note: Anzhi's home stadium in Makhachkala was ruled not fit for the game due to weather conditions.
20 April 2011 Quarter-finals Zenit St. Petersburg 0–2 CSKA Moscow Saint Petersburg
20:00 Report Doumbia 41'
Ignashevich 58' (pen.)		 Stadium: Petrovsky Stadium
Attendance: 19,000
Referee: Stanislav Sukhina

Russian Super Cup

6 March 2011 Zenit Saint Petersburg 1–0 CSKA Moscow Krasnodar, Russia
13:00 MST Ionov 57' Report Stadium: Kuban Stadium
Attendance: 22,500
Referee: Aleksei Nikolayev

References

  1. 1 2 "Sosnin and Khokhlov are going to FC Krylya Sovetov".
  2. 1 2 ""Томь" выкупила трансфер Евгения Старикова".
  3. 1 2 "Ivica Križanac is leaving Zenit".
  4. 1 2 "Пополнение в "Томи"". Archived from the original on 2011-01-22.
  5. 1 2 ""Чезена" арендовала у "Зенита" Розину". championat.ru. 2011-01-29. Archived from the original on 2011-02-01. Retrieved 2011-01-29.
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  7. ↑ "Dubai cup. 2-й тур. "Зенит" крупно обыграл "Спарту", "Жилина" разгромила "Шахтер"". sports.ru.
  8. ↑ "Dubai cup. 3-й тур. "Зенит" обыграл "Персеполис", "Аль-Хилаль" обыграл "Жилину"". sports.ru.
  9. ↑ "Dubai Cup. Финал. "Зенит" уступил "Аль-Хилалю" в серии пенальти, "Жилина" стала третьей". sports.ru. 2011-01-26.
  10. ↑ ""Зенит" взял в аренду игрока молодёжной сборной Чили".
  11. ↑ Все подробности трагической смерти жены Вячеслава Малафеева Марины (ФОТО И ВИДЕО С МЕСТА АВАРИИ) (in Russian). sovsport.ru. 2011-03-17. Archived from the original on 2011-12-28. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
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  13. ↑ "Anzhi's Roberto Carlos Demands Action After Racism Row".
  14. ↑ "Zenit St. Petersburg fined €7,400 for racial abuse against Roberto Carlos".
  15. ↑ "Сергей Фурсенко: "Зениту" грозит поражение и штраф в 200 тысяч"". Sport Express. 10 April 2011.
  16. ↑ "Лучано Спаллетти: "Мы показали хороший футбол"". FC Zenit Saint Petersburg. 10 April 2011.
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