2012–13 FC Zenit Saint Petersburg season

Zenit St. Petersburg
2012–13 season
Chairman	Aleksandr Dyukov
Manager	Luciano Spalletti
Stadium	Petrovsky Stadium
Russian Premier League	2nd
Russian Cup	Semi-finals vs Anzhi Makhachkala
Russian Super Cup	Runners-up
Champions League	Group stage
Europa League	Round of 16 vs Basel
Top goalscorer	League: ; Aleksandr Kerzhakov; (10 goals); All: ; Hulk; Aleksandr Kerzhakov; (11 each)
Highest home attendance	21,703 vs Milan ; 3 October 2012
Lowest home attendance	0 vs CSKA Moscow ; 26 November 2012 ; & Anzhi Makhachkala ; 10 December 2012
Average home league attendance	15,919
Home colours	Away colours
	← 2011–12 2013–14 →

The 2012–13 Zenit season was the 17th successive season that the club will play in the Russian Premier League, the highest tier of association football in Russia.

Squad

As of 2 February 2013. According to RFPL and FC Zenit

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
2	DF	RUS	Aleksandr Anyukov
3	DF	POR	Bruno Alves
4	DF	ITA	Domenico Criscito
6	DF	BEL	Nicolas Lombaerts
9	FW	RUS	Aleksandr Bukharov
10	MF	POR	Danny
11	FW	RUS	Aleksandr Kerzhakov
13	DF	POR	Luís Neto
14	DF	SVK	Tomáš Hubočan
15	MF	RUS	Roman Shirokov (captain)
16	GK	RUS	Vyacheslav Malafeev (vice-captain)
18	MF	RUS	Konstantin Zyryanov (vice-captain)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
20	MF	RUS	Viktor Fayzulin
21	DF	SRB	Milan Rodić
24	DF	SRB	Aleksandar Luković
25	MF	RUS	Sergei Semak
27	MF	RUS	Igor Denisov
28	MF	BEL	Axel Witsel
29	FW	BRA	Hulk
30	GK	BLR	Yuri Zhevnov
34	MF	RUS	Vladimir Bystrov
50	DF	RUS	Igor Cheminava
71	GK	RUS	Yegor Baburin
77	FW	MNE	Luka Đorđević

Transfers

Summer

In: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
28	DF	DEN	Michael Lumb (end of loan to Freiburg, not later than June 2012)^[2]
28	MF	BEL	Axel Witsel (from Benfica)^[3]
29	FW	BRA	Hulk (from Porto)^[4]
50	DF	RUS	Igor Cheminava (end of loan to Sibir Novosibirsk)^[5]
55	DF	RUS	Renat Yanbayev (on loan from Lokomotiv Moscow)^[6]
77	FW	MNE	Luka Đorđević (end of loan to Mogren)^[7]^[8]

Out: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
17	MF	ITA	Alessandro Rosina (to Siena)^[9]
23	MF	HUN	Szabolcs Huszti (to Hannover 96)^[10]
28	DF	DEN	Michael Lumb (to VfL Bochum September 2012)^[11]
29	FW	RUS	Andrei Arshavin (end of loan from Arsenal)^[12]
72	MF	RUS	Ayzer Abbasov (to Krylia Sovetov Samara)^[13]
82	GK	RUS	Daniil Sizko (to Rus Saint Petersburg)^[13]
—	FW	RUS	Stanislav Matyash (to Amkar Perm, previously on loan to Volgar Astrakhan)^[14]^[15]
—	FW	USA	Eugene Starikov (on loan to Rostov)^[16]

Winter

In: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
13	DF	POR	Luís Neto (from Siena)
21	DF	SRB	Milan Rodić (from OFK Beograd)

Out: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
55	DF	RUS	Renat Yanbayev (loan return to Lokomotiv Moscow)
99	FW	RUS	Maksim Kanunnikov (to Amkar Perm)
—	GK	RUS	Dmitri Borodin (end of career)
—	FW	SRB	Danko Lazović (on loan to Rostov)^[17]

Friendlies

16 January 2013	Zenit St. Petersburg	4 – 1	Al-Hilal	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
17:00 MSK (UTC+4)	Bukharov 26' Hulk 37' (pen.) Alves 58' Đorđević 62'	Summary	Al Abdullah S 31'	Stadium: Sheikh Zayed Stadium

19 January 2013	Zenit St. Petersburg	0 – 1	Zamalek	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
20:00 MSK (UTC+4)		[ Summary]	Samir	Stadium: Sheikh Zayed Stadium

22 January 2013 Super Cup of Champions	Zenit St. Petersburg	1 – 3	Shakhtar Donetsk	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
17:00 MSK (UTC+4)	Zyryanov 35'	Stats Live Text Report	Mkhitaryan 21', 39' Eduardo 79'	Stadium: Al-Wasl Stadium Attendance: 300^[18] or 1,500^[19] Referee: Bader Abdullah (UAE)

29 January 2013	Zenit St. Petersburg	1 – 0	RNK Split	Turkey
19:00 MSK (UTC+4)	Fayzulin 2nd Half'	[ Summary]

31 January 2013	Zenit St. Petersburg	1 – 0	Górnik Zabrze	Turkey
13:00 MSK (UTC+4)	Bystrov 2nd Half'	[ Summary]

Competitions

Russian Super Cup

14 July 2012	Zenit St. Petersburg	0 – 2	Rubin Kazan	Samara
16:00 MSK (UTC+4)		Report	Bocchetti 28' Dyadyun 38'	Stadium: Metallurg Attendance: 16,284 Referee: Sergei Karasyov (Moscow)

Zenit

Rubin



GK	16	Vyacheslav Malafeev (c)
DF	3	Bruno Alves	65'
DF	4	Domenico Criscito	68'
DF	6	Nicolas Lombaerts
DF	14	Tomáš Hubočan
MF	15	Roman Shirokov
MF	20	Viktor Fayzulin
MF	25	Sergei Semak	46'
MF	27	Igor Denisov	31'
MF	34	Vladimir Bystrov	62'	71'
FW	11	Aleksandr Kerzhakov
Substitutes:
GK	30	Yuri Zhevnov
DF	24	Aleksandar Luković	65'
DF	58	Ilya Zuyev
MF	18	Konstantin Zyryanov	71'
MF	94	Aleksei Yevseyev
FW	9	Aleksandr Bukharov	46'
FW	99	Maksim Kanunnikov
Manager:
Luciano Spalletti Assistant referees: Vitali Drozdov (Moscow) Oleg Tselovalnikov (Astrakhan) Fourth official: Maksim Layushkin (Moscow)



GK	1	Sergey Ryzhikov
DF	2	Oleg Kuzmin
DF	3	Cristian Ansaldi	40'
DF	4	César Navas
DF	27	Salvatore Bocchetti	75'
DF	76	Roman Sharonov (c)
MF	8	Aleksandr Ryazantsev
MF	23	Roman Eremenko
MF	61	Gökdeniz Karadeniz	78'
FW	5	Obafemi Martins	34'	64'
FW	22	Vladimir Dyadyun	74'
Substitutes:
GK	24	Giedrius Arlauskis
DF	19	Vitali Kaleshin	74'
DF	25	Iván Marcano	78'
MF	10	Alan Kasaev
MF	16	Mikhail Platica
MF	20	Alexei Eremenko
FW	18	Nelson Haedo Valdez	64'
Manager:
Kurban Berdyev

Russian Premier League

Matches

22 July 2012 1	Zenit St. Petersburg	2 – 0	Amkar Perm	Saint Petersburg
15:00 MSK (UTC+4)	Kerzhakov 37', 62' (pen.)	Summary		Stadium: Petrovsky Stadium Attendance: 20,057 Referee: Aleksey Eskov

28 July 2012 2	Zenit St. Petersburg	2 – 0	Dynamo Moscow	Saint Petersburg
14:30 MSK (UTC+4)	Kerzhakov 10' Criscito 71'	Summary		Stadium: Petrovsky Stadium Attendance: 20,068 Referee: Vitali Meshkov

4 August 2012 3	CSKA Moscow	1 – 3	Zenit St. Petersburg	Moscow
13:30 MSK (UTC+4)	Honda 43'	Summary	Semak 10', 32' Kerzhakov 14' (pen.)	Stadium: Luzhniki Stadium Attendance: 15,621 Referee: Alexey Nikolaev

11 August 2012 4	Zenit St. Petersburg	5 – 0	Spartak Moscow	Saint Petersburg
14:30 MSK (UTC+4)	Kanunnikov 15' Bystrov 52' Shirokov 61', 88' Fayzulin 67'	Summary	McGeady 63'	Stadium: Petrovsky Stadium Attendance: 21,107 Referee: Mikhail Vilkov

19 August 2012 5	Anzhi Makhachkala	1 – 1	Zenit St. Petersburg	Makhachkala, Dagestan
21:00 MSK (UTC+4)	Shatov 65'	Summary	Zyryanov 20'	Stadium: Dynamo Stadium Attendance: 15,200 Referee: Vladimir Kazmenko

25 August 2012 6	Zenit St. Petersburg	1 – 2	Rubin Kazan	Saint Petersburg
16:00 MSK (UTC+4)	Fayzulin 25'	Summary	Natcho 52' (pen.) Eremenko 61'	Stadium: Petrovsky Stadium Attendance: 20,500 Referee: Aleksandr Egorov

31 August 2012 7	Mordovia Saransk	0 – 3	Zenit St. Petersburg	Saransk
19:00 MSK (UTC+4)		Summary	Zyryanov 25' Kerzhakov 55', 63'	Stadium: Start Stadium Attendance: 11,500 Referee: Evgeny Turbin

14 September 2012 8	Zenit St. Petersburg	0 – 2	Terek Grozny	Saint Petersburg
20:00 MSK (UTC+4)		Summary	Aílton 86' Lebedenko 90+3'	Stadium: Petrovsky Stadium Attendance: 20,500 Referee: Eduard Malyi

22 September 2012 9	Krylia Sovetov	2 – 2	Zenit St. Petersburg	Samara, Samara Oblast
18:00 MSK (UTC+4)	Karnilenka 10' Caballero 26' Epureanu 45+2' 75'	Summary	Hulk 65' Shirokov 78'	Stadium: Metallurg Stadium Attendance: 16,570 Referee: Sergey Karasev

29 September 2012 10	Zenit St. Petersburg	1 – 1	Lokomotiv Moscow	Saint Petersburg
14:00 MSK (UTC+4)	Criscito 14' Anyukov 31' 48'	Summary	N'Doye 25' Shishkin 6' 32'	Stadium: Petrovsky Stadium Attendance: 19,500 Referee: Mikhail Vilkov

7 October 2012 11	Krasnodar	0 – 2	Zenit St. Petersburg	Krasnodar, Krasnodar Krai
20:15 MSK (UTC+4)		Summary	Zyryanov 69' Fayzulin 78'	Stadium: Kuban Stadium Attendance: 15,400 Referee: Timur Arslanbekov

20 October 2012 12	Zenit St. Petersburg	1 – 0	Kuban Krasnodar	Saint Petersburg
16:00 MSK (UTC+4)	Kerzhakov 45+1' (pen.)	Summary		Stadium: Petrovsky Stadium Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Sergey Karasev

27 October 2012 13	Alania Vladikavkaz	2 – 3	Zenit St. Petersburg	Vladikavkaz
19:30 MSK (UTC+4)	Khozin 34', 44'	Summary	Bystrov 13' Kerzhakov 71', 88'	Stadium: Republican Spartak Stadium Attendance: 12,500 Referee: Sergey Kuznetsov

2 November 2012 14	Zenit St. Petersburg	2 – 1	Rostov	Saint Petersburg
19:00 MSK (UTC+4)	Bystrov 51' Shirokov 90+3'	Summary	Holenda 79'	Stadium: Petrovsky Stadium Attendance: 18,600 Referee: Maxim Layushkin

10 November 2012 15	Volga Nizhny Novgorod	1 – 2	Zenit St. Petersburg	Nizhny Novgorod, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast
18:00 MSK (UTC+4)	Maksimov 90'	Summary	Anyukov 32' Kerzhakov 90+1'	Stadium: Lokomotiv Stadium Attendance: 10,700 Referee: Vladimir Kazmenko

17 November 2012 16	Dynamo Moscow	3 – 0¹	Zenit St. Petersburg	Moscow
16:00 MSK (UTC+4)	Granat 27'	Summary		Stadium: Arena Khimki Referee: Alexey Nikolaev

26 November 2012 17	Zenit St. Petersburg	1 – 1	CSKA Moscow	Saint Petersburg
20:00 MSK (UTC+4)	Yanbaev 56'	Summary	Elm 85' (pen.)	Stadium: Petrovsky Stadium Attendance: 0^[1] Referee: Aleksandr Egorov

30 November 2012 18	Spartak Moscow	2 – 4	Zenit St. Petersburg	Moscow
20:30 MSK (UTC+4)	Dzyuba 26' Pareja 64' 69' Emenike 81' Insaurralde 90+3'	Summary	Hulk 21' Witsel 41', 71' Shirokov 78'	Stadium: Luzhniki Stadium Attendance: 13,251 Referee: Sergey Karasev

10 December 2012 19	Zenit St. Petersburg	1 – 1	Anzhi Makhachkala	Saint Petersburg
20:00 MSK (UTC+4)	Zyryanov 66' Danny 90+2'	Summary	João Carlos 24'	Stadium: Petrovsky Stadium Attendance: 0^[1] Referee: Maxim Layushkin

10 March 2013 20	Rubin Kazan	1 – 0	Zenit St. Petersburg	Kazan, Tatarstan
16:00 MSK (UTC+4)	Neto 30' (o.g.)	Summary		Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 16,500 Referee: Timur Arslanbekov

17 March 2013 21	Zenit St. Petersburg	1 – 0	Mordovia Saransk	Saint Petersburg
20:15 MSK (UTC+4)	Hulk 55'	Summary	Božović 41' 62'	Stadium: Petrovsky Stadium Attendance: 16,876 Referee: Vlafimar Kazmenko

31 March 2013 22	Terek Grozny	0 – 3	Zenit St. Petersburg	Makhachkala, Dagestan
18:00 MSK (UTC+4)	Kudryashov 45+2'	Summary	Witsel 8' Alves 58' Zyryanov 90+2'	Stadium: Dynamo Stadium Attendance: 24,128 Referee: Sergey Karasev

7 April 2013 23	Zenit St. Petersburg	1 – 0	Krylia Sovetov	Saint Petersburg
14:30 MSK (UTC+4)	Hulk 14' (pen.) Danny 45+1' Rodić 57' Witsel 90'	Summary	Angbwa 20' Vyeramko 38'	Stadium: Petrovsky Stadium Attendance: 19,741 Referee: Maxim Layushkin

13 April 2013 24	Lokomotiv Moscow	0 – 1	Zenit St. Petersburg	Moscow
MSK (UTC+4)	Ďurica 23'	Summary	Fayzulin 16' Hulk 90+4'	Stadium: Lokomotiv Stadium Attendance: 17,016 Referee: Aleksey Eskov

21 April 2013 25	Zenit St. Petersburg	1 – 0	Krasnodar	Saint Petersburg
16:00 MSK (UTC+4)	Danny 90+4'	Summary		Stadium: Petrovsky Stadium Attendance: 18,877 Referee: Sergei Ivanov

28 April 2013 26	Kuban Krasnodar	2 – 2	Zenit St. Petersburg	Krasnodar, Krasnodar Krai
16:00 MSK (UTC+4)	Niculae 24' Popov 30'	Summary	Zyryanov 6' Danny 66'	Stadium: Kuban Stadium Attendance: 30,359 Referee: Aleksandr Egorov

4 May 2013 27	Zenit St. Petersburg	4 – 0	Alania Vladikavkaz	Saint Petersburg
20:15 MSK (UTC+4)	Hulk 36' (pen.) 64', 72' Bukharov 88'	Summary	Vranješ 9' 14'	Stadium: Petrovsky Stadium Attendance: 19,307 Referee: Mikhail Vilkov

12 May 2013 28	Rostov	1 – 1	Zenit St. Petersburg	Rostov-on-Don, Rostov Oblast
18:30 MSK (UTC+4)	Dyakov 80' (pen.) Kalachev 90' 90+5'	Summary	Witsel 6'	Stadium: Olimp – 2 Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Aleksey Eskov

19 May 2013 29	Zenit St. Petersburg	3 – 1	Volga Nizhny Novgorod	Saint Petersburg
18:30 MSK (UTC+4)	Neto 34' Fayzulin 20' Shirokov 90+1' Shirokov 90+2'	Summary	Shulenin 17' Karyaka 10' 76'	Stadium: Petrovsky Stadium Attendance: 18,604 Referee: Aleksandr Egorov

26 May 2013 30	Amkar Perm	0 – 0	Zenit St. Petersburg	Perm, Perm Krai
13:30 MSK (UTC+4)		Summary		Stadium: Zvezda Stadium Attendance: 14,150 Referee: Timur Arslanbekov

Notes

The Russian Championship match between Dynamo Moscow and Zenit Saint Petersburg was suspended after 35 minutes after a missile was launched from the crowd at Dynamo's goalkeeper Anton Shunin.^[20] On 22 November Dynamo were awarded a 3-0 win, whilst Zenit were fined 500,000 rouble (£10,025.69) and forced to play their next two home games behind closed doors.^[1]

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	CSKA Moscow (C)	30	20	4	6	49	25	+24	64	Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2	Zenit St. Petersburg	30	18	8	4	53	25	+28	62	Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
3	Anzhi Makhachkala	30	15	8	7	45	34	+11	53	Qualification for the Europa League group stage
4	Spartak Moscow	30	15	6	9	51	39	+12	51	Qualification to Europa League play-off round
5	Kuban Krasnodar	30	14	9	7	48	28	+20	51	Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round

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; 11) position in the 2011–12 season (only used until all the regularly scheduled games have been played); 11) extra play-off game or tournament between the teams in question.
(C) Champions

Russian Cup

25 September 2012 Round of 32	Baltika Kaliningrad	1 – 2	Zenit St. Petersburg	Kaliningrad
20:00 MSK (UTC+4)	Plopa 74'	Summary	Hulk 13' Alves 71'	Stadium: Baltika Stadium Attendance: 14,500 Referee: Sergei Ivanov

30 October 2012 Round of 16	Mordovia Saransk	0 – 2	Zenit St. Petersburg	Saransk
17:00 MSK (UTC+4)		Summary	Semak 66' Criscito 90+1'	Stadium: Start Stadium Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Aleksey Eskov

17 April 2013 Quarter-finals	Zenit St. Petersburg	0 – 0 (4 – 3 p)	Kuban Krasnodar	Saint Petersburg
19:30 MSK (UTC+4)		Summary		Stadium: Petrovsky Stadium Attendance: 19,000 Referee: Vladimir Kazmenko
	Penalties
	Kerzhakov Luković Faizulin Denisov Witsel Semak		Bucur Popov Kaboré Dealbert Tsorayev Leandro

8 May 2013 Semi-finals	Zenit St. Petersburg	0 – 1	Anzhi Makhachkala	Saint Petersburg
19:30 MSK (UTC+4)		Summary	Eto'o 61'	Stadium: Petrovsky Stadium Referee: 19,441

UEFA Champions League

Group stage

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	MLG	MIL	ZEN	AND
1	Málaga	6	3	3	0	12	5	+7	12	Advance to knockout phase	—	1–0	3–0	2–2
2	Milan	6	2	2	2	7	6	+1	8	Advance to knockout phase	1–1	—	0–1	0–0
3	Zenit Saint Petersburg	6	2	1	3	6	9	−3	7	Transfer to Europa League	2–2	2–3	—	1–0
4	Anderlecht	6	1	2	3	4	9	−5	5		0–3	1–3	1–0	—

Source: Soccerway

18 September 2012 1	Málaga	3 – 0	Zenit St. Petersburg	Málaga, Spain
22:45 MSK (UTC+4)	Isco 3', 76' Saviola 13'	Report		Stadium: La Rosaleda Stadium Attendance: 23,670 Referee: Mark Clattenburg (England)

3 October 2012 2	Zenit St. Petersburg	2 – 3	Milan	Saint Petersburg, Russia
20:00 MSK (UTC+4)	Hulk 45+2' Shirokov 49'	Report	Emanuelson 13' El Shaarawy 16' Hubočan 75' (o.g.)	Stadium: Petrovsky Stadium Attendance: 21,703 Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)

24 October 2012 3	Zenit St. Petersburg	1 – 0	Anderlecht	Saint Petersburg, Russia
20:00 MSK (UTC+4)	Kerzhakov 72' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Petrovsky Stadium Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Ivan Bebek (Croatia)

6 November 2012 4	Anderlecht	1 – 0	Zenit St. Petersburg	Anderlecht, Belgium
23:45 MSK (UTC+4)	Mbokani 17'	Report		Stadium: Constant Vanden Stock Stadium Attendance: 16,437 Referee: Antony Gautier (France)

21 November 2012 5	Zenit St. Petersburg	2 – 2	Málaga	Saint Petersburg, Russia
21:00 MSK (UTC+4)	Danny 28', 49' Anyukov 66' Alves 70' Fayzulin 86' Bystrov 90+5'	Report	Buonanotte 8', 36' Fernández 9', 45+1' Demichelis 14'	Stadium: Petrovsky Stadium Attendance: 18,347 Referee: Olegário Benquerença (Portugal)

4 December 2012 6	Milan	0 – 1	Zenit St. Petersburg	Milan, Italy
23:45 MSK (UTC+4)		Report	Danny 35'	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 29,508 Referee: Tony Chapron (France)

UEFA Europa League

Knockout phase

Round of 32

14 February 2013 First leg	Zenit St. Petersburg	2 – 0	Liverpool	Saint Petersburg, Russia
21:00 MSK (UTC+4)	Hulk 69' Semak 72'	Report		Stadium: Petrovsky Stadium Attendance: 21,000^[21] Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo (Spain)

22 February 2013 Second leg	Liverpool	3 – 1 (3 – 3 agg.)	Zenit St. Petersburg	Liverpool, England
00:05 MSK (UTC+4)	Suárez 28', 59' Allen 43'	Report	Hulk 19'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 43,026^[22] Referee: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands)

Round of 16

8 March 2013 First leg	Basel	2 – 0	Zenit St. Petersburg	Basel, Switzerland
00:05 MSK (UTC+4)	Díaz 83' A. Frei 90+4' (pen.)	Report	Neto 90+3'	Stadium: St. Jakob-Park Attendance: 15,008^[23] Referee: Daniele Orsato (Italy)

14 March 2013 Second leg	Zenit St. Petersburg	1 – 0 (1 – 2 agg.)	Basel	Saint Petersburg, Russia
21:00 MSK (UTC+4)	Witsel 30'	Report	Díaz 41' 45'	Stadium: Petrovsky Stadium Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Paweł Gil (Poland)

Squad and statistics

As of 21 May 2013

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Premier League		Russian Cup		Champions League		Europa League
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
2	DF	RUS	Aleksandr Anyukov	33	1	21	1	4	0	5	0	3	0
3	DF	POR	Bruno Alves	28	2	19+1	1	2	1	3+2	0	1	0
4	DF	ITA	Domenico Criscito	17	3	12	2	0+1	1	3	0	0+1	0
6	DF	BEL	Nicolas Lombaerts	33	0	20+1	0	2	0	6	0	4	0
9	FW	RUS	Aleksandr Bukharov	14	1	2+7	1	1+2	0	0+1	0	0+1	0
10	MF	POR	Danny	20	4	9+2	2	2	0	2+1	2	4	0
11	FW	RUS	Aleksandr Kerzhakov	30	11	18+3	10	1	0	5	1	2+1	0
13	DF	POR	Luís Neto	14	1	9	1	2	0	0	0	3	0
14	DF	SVK	Tomáš Hubočan	34	0	22	0	3	0	5	0	4	0
15	MF	RUS	Roman Shirokov	37	6	23+1	5	3	0	6	1	4	0
16	GK	RUS	Vyacheslav Malafeev	38	0	25	0	4	0	6	0	3	0
18	MF	RUS	Konstantin Zyryanov	33	6	15+11	6	3	0	1+3	0	0	0
20	MF	RUS	Viktor Fayzulin	36	6	23+1	5	1+3	0	3+1	1	0+4	0
21	DF	SRB	Milan Rodić	6	0	3+1	0	0	0	0	0	1+1	0
24	DF	SRB	Aleksandar Luković	12	0	3+6	0	1+1	0	1	0	0	0
25	MF	RUS	Sergei Semak	23	4	8+7	2	1+1	1	3	0	2+1	1
27	MF	RUS	Igor Denisov	32	0	21+1	0	2	0	4	0	4	0
28	MF	BEL	Axel Witsel	31	5	16+3	4	3	0	5	0	4	1
29	FW	BRA	Hulk	29	11	17+1	7	3	1	4	1	4	2
30	GK	BLR	Yuri Zhevnov	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
34	MF	RUS	Vladimir Bystrov	32	3	13+11	3	2	0	2+3	0	0+1	0
48	FW	RUS	Aleksei Gasilin	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
50	DF	RUS	Igor Cheminava	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
65	MF	RUS	Danila Yashchuk	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
68	MF	RUS	Vyacheslav Zinkov	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
71	GK	RUS	Yegor Baburin	4	0	2+2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
77	FW	MNE	Luka Đorđević	10	0	2+5	0	0+2	0	0+1	0	0	0
85	FW	RUS	Pavel Mogilevets	2	0	1+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
94	MF	RUS	Aleksei Yevseyev	2	0	0+1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Players away from the club on loan:
Players who appeared for Zenit no longer at the club:
82	DF	DEN	Michael Lumb	3	0	0+1	0	0	0	0+2	0	0	0
55	DF	RUS	Renat Yanbayev	12	1	7+3	1	2	0	0	0	0	0
99	FW	RUS	Maksim Kanunnikov	14	1	3+6	1	1+1	0	0+3	0	0	0

Top scorers

Place	Position	Number	Name	Russian Premier League	Russian Cup	Champions League	Europa League	Total
1	FW	11	Aleksandr Kerzhakov	10	0	1	0	11
1	FW	29	Hulk	7	1	1	2	11
3	MF	18	Konstantin Zyryanov	6	0	0	0	6
	DF	15	Roman Shirokov	5	0	1	0	6
	MF	20	Viktor Fayzulin	5	0	1	0	6
6	MF	28	Axel Witsel	4	0	0	1	5
7	MF	25	Sergei Semak	2	1	0	1	4
7	MF	10	Danny	2	0	2	0	4
9	DF	4	Domenico Criscito	2	1	0	0	3
9	MF	34	Vladimir Bystrov	3	0	0	0	3
11	DF	3	Bruno Alves	1	1	0	0	2
12	FW	99	Maksim Kanunnikov	1	0	0	0	1
	DF	2	Aleksandr Anyukov	1	0	0	0	1
	DF	55	Renat Yanbayev	1	0	0	0	1
	FW	9	Aleksandr Bukharov	1	0	0	0	1
	DF	13	Luís Neto	1	0	0	0	1
			TOTALS	54	4	6	3	68

Disciplinary record

Number	Nation	Position	Name
Number	Nation	Position	Name	Russian Premier League		Russian Cup		Champions League		Europa League		Total
2		DF	Aleksandr Anyukov	5	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	7	1
3		DF	Bruno Alves	8	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	11	0
4		DF	Domenico Criscito	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
6		DF	Nicolas Lombaerts	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	0
9		FW	Aleksandr Bukharov	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
10		MF	Danny	4	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	5	1
11		FW	Aleksandr Kerzhakov	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0
13		DF	Luís Neto	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	5	1
14		DF	Tomáš Hubočan	7	0	1	0	2	0	1	0	11	0
15		MF	Roman Shirokov	3	1	1	0	2	0	1	0	7	1
16		GK	Vyacheslav Malafeev	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
18		MF	Konstantin Zyryanov	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
20		MF	Viktor Fayzulin	2	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	5	0
21		DF	Milan Rodić	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
25		MF	Sergei Semak	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
27		MF	Igor Denisov	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	4	0
28		MF	Axel Witsel	5	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	8	0
29		FW	Hulk	8	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	11	0
34		MF	Vladimir Bystrov	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	1
55		DF	Renat Yanbayev	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
77		FW	Luka Đorđević	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
			TOTALS	63	3	7	0	16	1	8	1	94	5

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Mehaffey, John. "Zenit handed 3-0 defeat and $16,000 fine for fan trouble". Reuters. Archived from the original on 2013-01-04. Retrieved 22 November 2012.
^ Микаэль Лумб: «Рад, что вернулся из Германии в „Зенит“» - Новости - Официальный сайт ФК «Зенит»
^ Axel Witsel is coming to St. Petersburg!. Новости ФК «Зенит». FC Zenit official website
^ Hulk is a Zenit player!. News. FC Zenit official website
^ В «Зените» начался медицинский осмотр основного состава - Новости - Официальный сайт ФК «Зенит»
^ Ренат Янбаев продолжит сезон в «Зените» - Новости - Официальный сайт ФК «Зенит»
^ Джорджевич Лука. Российская футбольная Премьер-Лига, Чемпионат России по футболу. Футбол России. 1. Archived 2012-08-02 at the Wayback Machine
^ Газета СПОРТ-ЭКСПРЕСС. Чемпионы России выходят из отпуска сегодня
^ "Mercato, arrivi e partenze | A.C. SIENA – Sito Ufficiale". Archived from the original on 2013-02-18. Retrieved 2012-09-28.
^ Szabolcs Huszti goes to Hannover. News. FC Zenit official website
^ Лумб Микаэл. Российская футбольная Премьер-Лига, Чемпионат России по футболу. Футбол России. 1. Archived 2012-10-03 at the Wayback Machine
^ Газета СПОРТ-ЭКСПРЕСС 03.07.2012. Футбол • У своих ворот • Межсезонье • Премьер-лига
^ ^a ^b Два игрока молодежного состава «Зенита» перешли в новые клубы - Новости - Официальный сайт ФК «Зенит»
^ "Амкар": еще один форвард. Футбольный клуб "АМКАР" Пермь - Новости
^ Станислав Матяш перешел в «Волгарь-Газпром» - Новости - Официальный сайт ФК «Зенит»
^ Пять игроков «Зенита» проведут сезон в аренде - Новости - Официальный сайт ФК «Зенит»
^ "Новости".
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^ FC Shakhtar – Match Report
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^ Monaghan, Matt (21 February 2013). "Liverpool 3–1 Zenit St Petersburg". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 21 February 2013.
^ "Der FCB erarbeitet sich eine hervorragende Ausgangslage". FC Basel official website (in German). 7 March 2013. Archived from the original on 10 March 2013. Retrieved 8 March 2013.

[Zenit_fined-1] Mehaffey, John. "Zenit handed 3-0 defeat and $16,000 fine for fan trouble". Reuters. Archived from the original on 2013-01-04. Retrieved 22 November 2012.

[2] Микаэль Лумб: «Рад, что вернулся из Германии в „Зенит“» - Новости - Официальный сайт ФК «Зенит»

[3] Axel Witsel is coming to St. Petersburg!. Новости ФК «Зенит». FC Zenit official website

[4] Hulk is a Zenit player!. News. FC Zenit official website

[5] В «Зените» начался медицинский осмотр основного состава - Новости - Официальный сайт ФК «Зенит»

[6] Ренат Янбаев продолжит сезон в «Зените» - Новости - Официальный сайт ФК «Зенит»

[7] Джорджевич Лука. Российская футбольная Премьер-Лига, Чемпионат России по футболу. Футбол России. 1. Archived 2012-08-02 at the Wayback Machine

[tshibamba-8] Газета СПОРТ-ЭКСПРЕСС. Чемпионы России выходят из отпуска сегодня

[9] "Mercato, arrivi e partenze | A.C. SIENA – Sito Ufficiale". Archived from the original on 2013-02-18. Retrieved 2012-09-28.

[10] Szabolcs Huszti goes to Hannover. News. FC Zenit official website

[11] Лумб Микаэл. Российская футбольная Премьер-Лига, Чемпионат России по футболу. Футбол России. 1. Archived 2012-10-03 at the Wayback Machine

[12] Газета СПОРТ-ЭКСПРЕСС 03.07.2012. Футбол • У своих ворот • Межсезонье • Премьер-лига

[2igroka-13] Два игрока молодежного состава «Зенита» перешли в новые клубы - Новости - Официальный сайт ФК «Зенит»

[matyash1-14] "Амкар": еще один форвард. Футбольный клуб "АМКАР" Пермь - Новости

[matyash2-15] Станислав Матяш перешел в «Волгарь-Газпром» - Новости - Официальный сайт ФК «Зенит»

[16] Пять игроков «Зенита» проведут сезон в аренде - Новости - Официальный сайт ФК «Зенит»

[17] "Новости".

[18] FC Zenit – Match Report

[19] FC Shakhtar – Match Report

[20] "Dynamo, Zenit Match Abandoned After Missile". RIA Novista. 17 November 2012. Retrieved 17 November 2012.

[21] "Zenit St. Petersburg 2–0 Liverpool". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 14 February 2013. Retrieved 15 February 2013.

[22] Monaghan, Matt (21 February 2013). "Liverpool 3–1 Zenit St Petersburg". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 21 February 2013.

[23] "Der FCB erarbeitet sich eine hervorragende Ausgangslage". FC Basel official website (in German). 7 March 2013. Archived from the original on 10 March 2013. Retrieved 8 March 2013.

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