2016–17 FC Zenit Saint Petersburg season

FC Zenit Saint Petersburg
2016–17 season
Chairman	Aleksandr Dyukov
Manager	Mircea Lucescu
Stadium	Krestovsky Stadium
Russian Premier League	3rd
Russian Cup	Round of 16 vs Anzhi Makhachkala
Russian Super Cup	Winners
Europa League	Round of 32 vs Anderlecht
Top goalscorer	League: Dzyuba (13); All: Giuliano (17)
Home colours	Away colours
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The 2016–17 Zenit Saint Petersburg season was the 92nd season in the club's history and its 21st consecutive season in the Russian Premier League.

Season Events

Prior to the start of the season, 24 May 2016, Mircea Lucescu replaced André Villas-Boas as manager of Zenit, following the expiry of Villas-Boas' contract.^[1]

Squad

As of 1 February 2017

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	RUS	Yuri Lodygin
2	DF	RUS	Aleksandr Anyukov
3	DF	RUS	Ivan Novoseltsev
4	DF	ITA	Domenico Criscito
5	MF	RUS	Aleksandr Ryazantsev
6	DF	BEL	Nicolas Lombaerts
7	MF	BRA	Giuliano
8	MF	BRA	Maurício
9	FW	RUS	Aleksandr Kokorin
10	MF	POR	Danny
11	FW	RUS	Aleksandr Kerzhakov
13	DF	POR	Luís Neto
14	MF	RUS	Artur Yusupov
17	MF	RUS	Oleg Shatov
19	DF	RUS	Igor Smolnikov


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
20	MF	RUS	Viktor Fayzulin
21	MF	ESP	Javi García
22	FW	RUS	Artem Dzyuba
23	DF	RUS	Yevgeni Chernov
24	MF	FRA	Yohan Mollo
27	DF	RUS	Sergei Zuykov
29	MF	SVK	Róbert Mak
30	DF	RUS	Ibragim Tsallagov
33	MF	BRA	Hernani
60	DF	SRB	Branislav Ivanović
71	GK	RUS	Yegor Baburin
77	FW	MNE	Luka Đorđević
81	MF	RUS	Yuriy Zhirkov
98	FW	RUS	Kirill Pogrebnyak
99	GK	RUS	Andrey Lunyov

Out on loan

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
26	DF	SRB	Vukašin Jovanović (at Bordeaux)

Zenit-2

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
5	MF	RUS	Aleksandr Ryazantsev
18	MF	RUS	Konstantin Zyryanov (Captain)
23	DF	RUS	Yevgeni Chernov
25	MF	RUS	Aleksei Isayev
26	DF	SRB	Vukašin Jovanović
32	DF	RUS	David Mildzikhov
34	FW	RUS	Maximilian Pronichev
38	MF	RUS	Leon Musayev
40	MF	RUS	Yuri Bavin
43	FW	RUS	Pavel Nazimov
45	DF	RUS	Kirill Kostin
46	MF	RUS	Vitali Gorulyov
47	FW	RUS	Anton Zinkovskiy
48	FW	RUS	Aleksei Gasilin
50	DF	RUS	Maksim Karpov
55	DF	RUS	Konstantin Lobov


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
56	DF	RUS	Danil Krugovoy
58	DF	RUS	Ilya Zuyev
64	FW	RUS	Daniil Lesovoy
65	MF	RUS	Danila Yashchuk
70	GK	RUS	Nikita Goylo
71	GK	RUS	Yegor Baburin
75	DF	RUS	Temur Mustafin
83	GK	RUS	Igor Obukhov
87	DF	RUS	Artyom Vyatkin
88	MF	RUS	Nikita Salamatov
92	FW	RUS	Pavel Dolgov
93	GK	RUS	Mikhail Kizeyev
94	MF	RUS	Alexey Yevseyev
97	MF	RUS	Ilya Kamyshev
98	FW	RUS	Ivan Ivanchenko

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
3	DF	RUS	Ivan Novoseltsev (from Rostov)^[2]
5	MF	RUS	Aleksandr Ryazantsev (end of loan to Ural Sverdlovsk Oblast)
7	MF	BRA	Giuliano (from Grêmio)^[3]
11	FW	RUS	Aleksandr Kerzhakov (end of loan to Zürich)
15	MF	RUS	Pavel Mogilevets (end of loan to Rostov)
29	MF	SVK	Róbert Mak (from PAOK)^[4]
34	FW	RUS	Maximilian Pronichev (end of loan to Schalke 04 U19)
43	MF	RUS	Nikita Koldunov
48	FW	RUS	Aleksei Gasilin (end of loan to Schalke 04 II)
54	DF	RUS	Nikita Kakkoyev
62	MF	RUS	Maksim Levin
66	DF	RUS	Samir Bayramov
68	MF	RUS	Yefim Boytsov
70	GK	RUS	Nikita Goylo
75	DF	RUS	Temur Mustafin (from Rostov)
76	MF	RUS	Kirill Makeyev
77	FW	MNE	Luka Đorđević (end of loan to Ponferradina)
78	FW	RUS	Aleksandr Nekrasov
79	DF	RUS	Daniil Penchikov
86	GK	RUS	Nikolai Rybikov
89	GK	RUS	Amir Fattakhov
90	FW	RUS	Yefrem Vartanyan
97	MF	RUS	Ilya Kamyshev (from Chertanovo Moscow)
—	MF	RUS	Aleksei Isayev (from Yenisey Krasnoyarsk)^[5]

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
7	FW	BRA	Hulk (to Shanghai SIPG)^[6]
16	GK	RUS	Vyacheslav Malafeev (retired)
24	DF	ARG	Ezequiel Garay (to Valencia)^[7]
32	DF	RUS	Artyom Sumin
37	FW	RUS	Artyom Ponikarov
43	FW	RUS	Pavel Nazimov
45	DF	RUS	Artyom Vodyannikov
47	MF	RUS	Valeri Yaroshenko (to Rostov)
51	GK	RUS	Maksim Rudakov (loan to Zenit Penza)
52	DF	RUS	Andrei Ivanov (on loan to Mordovia Saransk)^[8]
54	MF	RUS	Daniil Zuyev
57	DF	RUS	Nikolai Tarasov
60	MF	RUS	Maksim Paliyenko (end of loan from Krylia Sovetov Samara)^[9]
62	DF	RUS	Stepan Rebenko (to Arsenal Tula)
66	FW	RUS	Vadim Romanov
67	MF	RUS	Nikita Andreyev (on loan to VSS Košice)^[10]
68	MF	RUS	Vyacheslav Zinkov (to Krylia Sovetov Samara)^[11]
70	FW	RUS	Dmitri Bogayev (to Palanga)^[12]
73	MF	RUS	Pavel Osipov (on loan to Lahti)^[13]
74	MF	RUS	Sergei Ivanov (on loan to VSS Košice)^[10]
75	DF	RUS	Andrei Vasilyev
76	FW	RUS	Pavel Kireyenko (to Palanga)^[12]
80	GK	RUS	Mikhail Mzhelsky
83	GK	RUS	Igor Obukhov (to Zenit-2 St. Petersburg)
88	MF	RUS	Artyom Popov (to Tom Tomsk)
90	FW	RUS	Ramil Sheydayev (to Trabzonspor)^[12]^[14]
95	GK	RUS	Aleksandr Vasyutin (on loan to Lahti)^[13]
96	MF	RUS	Ilya Kubyshkin (to Slovan Liberec)
97	FW	RUS	Ruslan Suanov
98	FW	RUS	Yevgeni Reutov
—	DF	ARG	Cristian Ansaldi (to Genoa, previously on loan)^[15]^[16]
—	DF	RUS	Dmitri Chistyakov (to Shinnik Yaroslavl, previously on loan to Mika)^[17]
—	MF	RUS	Ivan Solovyov (to Fakel Voronezh, previously on loan to Lahti)^[18]

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
16	GK	RUS	Andrey Lunyov (from Ufa)^[19]
24	MF	FRA	Yohan Mollo (from Krylia Sovetov Samara)^[20]
27	DF	RUS	Sergei Zuykov (from Volgar Astrakhan)^[21]
30	DF	RUS	Ibragim Tsallagov (from Krylia Sovetov Samara)^[22]
33	MF	BRA	Hernani (from Atlético Paranaense)^[23]
35	MF	RUS	Yuri Pershin
44	MF	ENG	Jacob Gardiner-Smith (from CSKA Moscow)
47	MF	RUS	Ruslan Kazakov
57	MF	RUS	Pavel Korkin
60	DF	SRB	Branislav Ivanović (from Chelsea)^[24]
64	FW	RUS	Daniil Lesovoy (from Dynamo Kyiv)
73	DF	RUS	Aleksei Plotnikov
80	GK	RUS	Mikhail Mzhelsky
82	FW	RUS	Aleksandr Yelovskikh
92	FW	RUS	Daniil Kultinov
99	GK	RUS	Andrey Lunyov (from Ufa)^[19]

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
15	MF	RUS	Pavel Mogilevets (to Rostov)^[25]
26	DF	SRB	Vukašin Jovanović (on loan to Bordeaux)^[26]
28	MF	BEL	Axel Witsel (to Tianjin Quanjian)^[27]
36	FW	RUS	Stanislav Krapukhin (to Zenit-2 St. Petersburg)
41	GK	RUS	Mikhail Kerzhakov (on loan to Orenburg)^[28]^[29]
47	FW	RUS	Anton Zinkovskiy (end of loan from Chertanovo Moscow)
48	FW	RUS	Aleksei Gasilin (to Amkar Perm)^[30]
54	DF	RUS	Nikita Kakkoyev (to Zenit-2 St. Petersburg)
63	DF	RUS	Daniil Maykov (to Slavia Sofia)
64	FW	RUS	Daniil Lesovoy (to Zenit-2 St. Petersburg)
83	GK	RUS	Igor Obukhov (on loan to Tyumen)
85	FW	RUS	Yuri Kozlov (to Zenit-2 St. Petersburg)
88	MF	RUS	Nikita Salamatov (to SKA Rostov-on-Don)
92	FW	RUS	Pavel Dolgov (to Anzhi Makhachkala)^[31]
98	FW	RUS	Ivan Ivanchenko (to Anzhi Makhachkala)

Competitions

Russian Super Cup

23 July 2016	CSKA Moscow	0 – 1	Zenit St.Petersburg	Moscow
19:00 MSK (UTC+3)	Natcho 61' Wernbloom 62' Tošić 62'	Summary	Kokorin 45' Maurício 22' 62' Shatov 62' Lodigin 76'	Stadium: Lokomotiv Stadium Attendance: 22,000 Referee: Sergey Karasev

Russian Premier League

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Ground	H	A	H	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A
Result	D	D	W	D	W	W	W	D	W	W	W	W	L	W	L	W	D	D	L	W	W	D	L	W	W	W	L	W	W	W
Position	7	10	5	8	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	3

Updated to match(es) played on 21 May 2017. Source: See results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

30 July 2016 1	Zenit St.Petersburg	0 – 0	Lokomotiv Moscow	Saint Petersburg
17:30 MSK (UTC+3)	Neto 80'	Summary	Škuletić 36' N'Dinga 51' Tarasov 84'	Stadium: Petrovsky Stadium Attendance: 18,427 Referee: Aleksandr Egorov

6 August 2016 2	Ufa	0 – 0	Zenit St.Petersburg	Ufa
17:00 MSK (UTC+3)	Alikin 71'	Summary	Kokorin 52' Criscito 79' Neto 87' Witsel 90'	Stadium: Neftyanik Stadium Attendance: 7,800 Referee: Vitaly Meshkov

12 August 2016 3	Zenit St.Petersburg	3 – 2	Rostov	Saint Petersburg
19:30 MSK (UTC+3)	Smolnikov 29' García 33' Witsel 45+2' Giuliano 50' (pen.) Kokorin 68' Ezatolahi 72' (o.g.) Đorđević 85' 86'	Summary	Poloz 8', 14' Kalachou 18' Gațcan 30' 44' Navas 49'	Stadium: Petrovsky Stadium Attendance: 17,967 Referee: Vladimir Moskalyov

20 August 2016 4	Zenit St.Petersburg	1 – 1	CSKA Moscow	Saint Petersburg
17:00 MSK (UTC+3)	García 41' Zhirkov 45' Shatov 61'	Summary	Ignashevich 21' Eremenko 24' Wernbloom 27' Milanov 41'	Stadium: Petrovsky Stadium Attendance: 17,678 Referee: Sergei Ivanov

27 August 2016 5	Zenit St.Petersburg	3 – 0	Amkar Perm	Saint Petersburg
18:00 MSK (UTC+3)	Giuliano 22', 32' Criscito 89'	Summary		Stadium: Petrovsky Stadium Attendance: 17,864 Referee: Vladimir Seldyakov

11 September 2016 6	Arsenal Tula	0 – 5	Zenit St.Petersburg	Tula
19:00 MSK (UTC+3)		Summary	Kokorin 18' Dzyuba 38' Mak 66' Giuliano 84' Kerzhakov 89' (pen.)	Stadium: Arsenal Stadium Attendance: 18,200 Referee: Aleksandr Egorov

19 September 2016 7	Zenit St.Petersburg	4 – 1	Rubin Kazan	Saint Petersburg
19:30 MSK (UTC+3)	Criscito 16' (pen.) Mak 53' Dzyuba 57' 63' Giuliano 59' Đorđević 77' Smolnikov 88'	Summary	Carlos Zambrano 57' Jonathas 86' Lestienne 88'	Stadium: Petrovsky Stadium Attendance: 17,008 Referee: Aleksei Matyunin

25 September 2016 8	Anzhi Makhachkala	2 – 2	Zenit St.Petersburg	Kaspiysk
19:30 MSK (UTC+3)	Berisha 28' (pen.) 87' Gasanov 39' Boli 61' 64' Yambéré 74'	Summary	Dzyuba 6', 18' García 72' Zhirkov 90+2'	Stadium: Anzhi Arena Attendance: 9,800 Referee: Aleksey Eskov

2 October 2016 9	Zenit St.Petersburg	4 – 2	Spartak Moscow	Saint Petersburg
16:30 MSK (UTC+3)	Criscito 20' (pen.) 31' Dzyuba 33' 34' Witsel 61' Giuliano 87' (pen.) Neto 90'	Summary	Bocchetti 28' 54' Zé Luís 31' 37' Glushakov 49' Yeshchenko 86'	Stadium: Petrovsky Stadium Attendance: 18,684 Referee: Sergey Ivanov

16 October 2016 10	Ural Yekaterinburg	0 – 2	Zenit St.Petersburg	Yekaterinburg
14:00 MSK (UTC+3)	Pavlyuchenko 54'	Summary	Shatov 22' Neto 69' Yusupov 89'	Stadium: SKB-Bank Arena Attendance: 8,500 Referee: Igor Fedotov

24 October 2016 11	Zenit St.Petersburg	1 – 0	Orenburg	Saint Petersburg
19:30 MSK (UTC+3)	Mak 17' García 68' Yusupov 81'	Summary	Koronov 42' Vorobyov 85'	Stadium: Petrovsky Stadium Attendance: 17,685 Referee: Alexey Nikolaev

30 October 2016 12	Zenit St.Petersburg	1 – 0	Tom Tomsk	Saint Petersburg
17:00 MSK (UTC+3)	Kokorin 26' Witsel 49' Criscito 67' Yusupov 90+2'	Summary	Popov 15' Dyakov 49' Droppa 60' Kudryashov 89'	Stadium: Petrovsky Stadium Attendance: 17,000 Referee: Vitaly Meshkov

6 November 2016 13	Terek Grozny	2 – 1	Zenit St.Petersburg	Grozny
17:00 MSK (UTC+3)	Balaj 34', 38' Roshi 42' Utsiyev 52' Kuzyayev 68'	Summary	Mak 10' Criscito 54' Neto 55' 90+2' Witsel 87'	Stadium: Akhmat-Arena Attendance: 16,708 Referee: Sergey Karasev

20 November 2016 14	Zenit St.Petersburg	3 – 1	Krylia Sovetov	Saint Petersburg
19:30 MSK (UTC+3)	Dzyuba 10', 89' (pen.) Rodić 36' (o.g.) Maurício 69'	Summary	Pasquato 4' Nadson 22' Taranov 52' Margasov 63'	Stadium: Petrovsky Stadium Attendance: 16,930 Referee: Aleksandr Egorov

27 November 2016 15	Krasnodar	2 – 1	Zenit St.Petersburg	Krasnodar
19:00 MSK (UTC+3)	Laborde 49' Jędrzejczyk 75' Izmailov 85' 90+2' Torbinski 90' Okriashvili 90+4'	Summary	Witsel 45' García 80' Dzyuba 86' 90+3'	Stadium: Krasnodar Stadium Attendance: 31,854 Referee: Alexey Nikolaev

30 November 2016 16	Zenit St.Petersburg	2 – 0	Ufa	Saint Petersburg
19:30 MSK (UTC+3)	Neto 44' Giuliano 84' Kokorin 90+3'	Summary	Bezdenezhnykh 49'	Stadium: Petrovsky Stadium Attendance: 15,813 Referee: Mikhail Vilkov

3 December 2016 17	Rostov	0 – 0	Zenit St.Petersburg	Rostov-on-Don
19:00 MSK (UTC+3)	Kalachev 49' Azmoun 88'	Summary	Yusupov 43' Criscito 45+1' Neto 60'	Stadium: Olimp-2 Attendance: 9,110 Referee: Vitaly Meshkov

4 March 2017 18	CSKA Moscow	0 – 0	Zenit St.Petersburg	Moscow
16:30 MSK (UTC+3)	Golovin 29' A.Berezutski 36' Wernbloom 65' 70'	Summary	García 65' Zhirkov 90+3'	Stadium: Arena CSKA Attendance: 26,800 Referee: Aleksandr Egorov

12 March 2017 19	Amkar Perm	1 – 0	Zenit St.Petersburg	Perm
11:30 MSK (UTC+3)	Komolov 23' Zanev 27' Gigolayev 33' Gasilin 34' Khomich 60' Gol 73'	Summary	Neto 60' Criscito 77'	Stadium: Zvezda Stadium Attendance: 12,200 Referee: Evgeny Turbin

19 March 2017 20	Zenit St.Petersburg	2 – 0	Arsenal Tula	Saint Petersburg
19:30 MSK (UTC+3)	Kokorin 36' Criscito 51' (pen.) Danny 53' Hernani 61'	Summary	Gabulov 53'	Stadium: Petrovsky Stadium Attendance: 16,903 Referee: Aleksey Eskov

2 April 2017 21	Rubin Kazan	0 – 2	Zenit St.Petersburg	Kazan
14:00 MSK (UTC+3)	Kambolov 77' Nabiullin 88'	Summary	Dzyuba 36' Danny 40' Yusupov 49' 83' Lombaerts 62' Giuliano 65' Criscito 90+1'	Stadium: Kazan Arena Attendance: 10,022 Referee: Vladimir Seldyakov

8 April 2017 22	Zenit St.Petersburg	1 – 1	Anzhi Makhachkala	Saint Petersburg
19::00 MSK (UTC+3)	Lombaerts 50' Hernani 59' Kokorin 73'	Summary	Forbes 14' Yakovlev 21' Budkivskyi 39' Guliyev 57' Phibel 78' Khubulov 82' Ezatolahi 89'	Stadium: Petrovsky Stadium Attendance: 17,620 Referee: Aleksey Sukhoy

16 April 2017 23	Spartak Moscow	2 – 1	Zenit St.Petersburg	Moscow
20:00 MSK (UTC+3)	Promes 21' 85' Samedov 80'	Summary	Dzyuba 66'	Stadium: Otkrytiye Arena Attendance: 43,333 Referee: Aleksandr Egorov

22 April 2017 24	Zenit St.Petersburg	2 – 0	Ural Yekaterinburg	Saint Petersburg
14:00 MSK (UTC+3)	Ivanović 86' Dzyuba 86' Criscito 89' Mollo 90+3'	Summary	Bicfalvi 23' 60' Yemelyanov 40' 86' Pavlyuchenko 61' 61'	Stadium: Krestovsky Stadium Attendance: 2,004 Referee: Aleksey Eskov

26 April 2017 25	Orenburg	0 – 1	Zenit St.Petersburg	Orenburg
17:00 MSK (UTC+3)		Summary	Giuliano 17' (pen.) Neto 43' Shatov 60' Smolnikov 66' Tsallagov 81' García 90'	Stadium: Gazovik Stadium Attendance: 5,543 Referee: Mikhail Vilkov

1 May 2017 26	Tom Tomsk	0 – 2	Zenit St.Petersburg	Tomsk
13:00 MSK (UTC+3)	Sobolev 31'	Summary	Criscito 31' Shatov 35' Danny 83' 84'	Stadium: Trud Stadium Attendance: 6,958 Referee: Roman Galimov

7 May 2017 27	Zenit St.Petersburg	0 – 1	Terek Grozny	Saint Petersburg
19:00 MSK (UTC+3)	Shatov 70' 90+6'	Summary	Mohammadi 27' Mbengue 65'	Stadium: Krestovsky Stadium Attendance: 30,673 Referee: Vladimir Seldyakov

13 May 2017 28	Krylia Sovetov	1 – 3	Zenit St.Petersburg	Samara
16:00 MSK (UTC+3)	Bateau 38' Ivanović 55' (o.g.) Bozhin 59' Zotov 81'	Summary	Dzyuba 1', 8' García 35'	Stadium: Metallurg Stadium Attendance: 18,750 Referee: Aleksandr Egorov

17 May 2017 29	Zenit St.Petersburg	1 – 0	Krasnodar	Saint Petersburg
19:30 MSK (UTC+3)	Dzyuba 12' García 60' Yusupov 87'	Report	Kaboré 71'	Stadium: Petrovsky Stadium Attendance: 18,098 Referee: Vladimir Seldyakov

21 May 2017 30	Lokomotiv Moscow	0 – 2	Zenit St.Petersburg	Moscow
15:00 MSK (UTC+3)	Guilherme 35' Fernandes 35' Denisov 38' Pejčinović 79'	Report	Kokorin 33' Dzyuba 38' Criscito 39' Danny 83'	Stadium: Lokomotiv Stadium Attendance: 14,022 Referee: Mikhail Vilkov

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Spartak Moscow (C)	30	22	3	5	46	27	+19	69	Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2	CSKA Moscow	30	18	8	4	47	15	+32	62	Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
3	Zenit Saint Petersburg	30	18	7	5	50	19	+31	61	Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round
4	Krasnodar	30	12	13	5	40	22	+18	49	Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round
5	Terek Grozny	30	14	6	10	38	35	+3	48

Source: Russian Premier League, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Matches won; 3) Head-to-head points; 4) Head-to-head matches won; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head goals scored; 7) Head-to-head away goals; 8) Goal difference; 9) Goals scored; 10) Away goals scored.^[32]
(C) Champions

Russian Cup

22 September 2016 Round of 32	Tambov	0 – 5	Zenit St.Petersburg	Tambov
14:00 MSK (UTC+3)	Dutov 57'	Summary	Mak 29' Shatov 47' Kokorin 61' Đorđević 77' Gasilin 81' Giuliano 84'	Stadium: Spartak Stadium Attendance: 5,500 Referee: Sergei Kulikov

27 October 2016 Round of 16	Anzhi Makhachkala	4 – 0	Zenit St.Petersburg	Kaspiysk
18:00 MSK (UTC+3)	Gasanov 29' Budkivskyi 31' 62', 70' Berisha 36' 79' Gadzhibekov 51' 89' Mayewski 89'	Summary	Neto 36' Kokorin 56' Kerzhakov 58' Zhirkov 67' Giuliano 89' Witsel 89'	Stadium: Anzhi Arena Attendance: 6,100 Referee: Vladimir Moskalyov

UEFA Europa League

Group stage

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	ZEN	AZ	MTA	DUN
1	Zenit Saint Petersburg	6	5	0	1	17	8	+9	15	Advance to knockout phase	—	5–0	2–0	2–1
2	AZ	6	2	2	2	6	10	−4	8	Advance to knockout phase	3–2	—	1–2	1–1
3	Maccabi Tel Aviv	6	2	1	3	7	9	−2	7		3–4	0–0	—	2–1
4	Dundalk	6	1	1	4	5	8	−3	4		1–2	0–1	1–0	—

Source: UEFA

15 September 2016 1	Maccabi Tel Aviv	3 – 4	Zenit St.Petersburg	Netanya^[A], Israel
20:00 MSK (UTC+3)	Medunjanin 26', 70' 87' Kjartansson 50' Rajković 77' Dasa 78' 81' Micha 83'	Report	Kokorin 19' 77' García 57' Witsel 60' Maurício 84' Giuliano 86' Đorđević 90+2'	Stadium: Netanya Stadium Attendance: 10,855^[33] Referee: Ivan Kružliak (Slovakia)

29 September 2016 2	Zenit St.Petersburg	5 – 0	AZ	Saint Petersburg, Russia
22:05 MSK (UTC+3)	Neto 11' García 22' Kokorin 26', 59' Giuliano 48' Criscito 66' (pen.) Shatov 80'	Report	Wuytens 79' Lewis 90+1'	Stadium: Petrovsky Stadium Attendance: 15,275^[34] Referee: Xavier Estrada Fernández (Spain)

20 October 2016 3	Dundalk	1 – 2	Zenit St.Petersburg	Dublin^[B], Republic of Ireland
22:05 MSK (UTC+3)	Benson 52' B.Gartland 90+1'	Report	Shatov 29' García 37' Neto 59' Anyukov 61' Criscito 67' Mak 71' Giuliano 77'	Stadium: Tallaght Stadium Attendance: 5,500^[35] Referee: Miroslav Zelinka (Czech Republic)

3 November 2016 4	Zenit St.Petersburg	2 – 1	Dundalk	Saint Petersburg, Russia
21:00 MSK (UTC+3)	Criscito 41' Giuliano 42', 78' Lombaerts 86'	Report	Finn 43' Horgan 52' B.Gartland 71' McEleney 81' O'Donnell 88'	Stadium: Petrovsky Stadium Attendance: 17,723 Referee: Luca Banti (Italy)

24 November 2016 5	Zenit St.Petersburg	2 – 0	Maccabi Tel Aviv	Saint Petersburg, Russia
19:00 MSK (UTC+3)	Kokorin 44' Criscito 74' Witsel 79' A. Kerzhakov 90+1'	Report	Peretz 83' Yehezkel 88' Igiebor 90'	Stadium: Petrovsky Stadium Attendance: 15,843 Referee: Aleksandar Stavrev (Macedonia)

8 December 2016 6	AZ	3 – 2	Zenit St.Petersburg	Alkmaar, Netherlands
21:00 MSK (UTC+3)	Rienstra 7' Haps 43' Bel Hassani 66' Tanković 68' Johansson 81'	Report	Giuliano 58' S. Wuytens (o.g.)	Stadium: AFAS Stadion Attendance: 13,713 Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen (Norway)

Knockout stage

16 February 2017 Round of 32 1st Leg	Anderlecht	2 – 0	Zenit St.Petersburg	Brussels, Belgium
23:05 MSK (UTC+3)	Acheampong 5', 31' Tielemans 17' Thelin 19'	Report	Criscito 21'	Stadium: Constant Vanden Stock Stadium Attendance: 13,415^[36] Referee: Michael Oliver (England)

23 February 2017 Round of 32 2nd Leg	Zenit St.Petersburg	3 – 1 (3 – 3 (a) agg.)	Anderlecht	Saint Petersburg, Russia
21:00 MSK (UTC+3)	Giuliano 24', 78' Neto 31' García 41' Dzyuba 72' Lodygin 90+4'	Report	Tielemans 29' Acheampong 81' Kiese Thelin 90' Dendoncker 90+2'	Stadium: Petrovsky Stadium Attendance: 17,992 Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos (Greece)

Squad statistics

As of match played 21 May 2017

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Premier League		Russian Cup		Super Cup		Europa League
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	RUS	Yuri Lodygin	25	0	14+1	0	1+1	0	1	0	7	0
2	DF	RUS	Aleksandr Anyukov	16	0	9+1	0	2	0	0	0	4	0
3	DF	RUS	Ivan Novoseltsev	8	0	3+2	0	0	0	0	0	2+1	0
4	DF	ITA	Domenico Criscito	33	5	25	4	0	0	1	0	7	1
6	DF	BEL	Nicolas Lombaerts	15	0	6+2	0	2	0	0	0	4+1	0
7	MF	BRA	Giuliano	38	17	26+2	8	1+1	1	0	0	8	8
8	MF	BRA	Maurício	27	2	11+8	0	2	0	1	1	2+3	1
9	FW	RUS	Aleksandr Kokorin	38	10	25+2	5	1+1	1	1	0	6+2	4
10	MF	POR	Danny	14	4	12	4	0	0	0	0	1+1	0
11	FW	RUS	Aleksandr Kerzhakov	18	2	1+13	1	0	0	0+1	0	2+1	1
13	DF	POR	Luís Neto	35	0	22+3	0	2	0	1	0	7	0
14	MF	RUS	Artur Yusupov	21	1	7+10	1	1	0	1	0	0+2	0
17	MF	RUS	Oleg Shatov	25	4	13+5	2	2	1	1	0	3+1	1
19	DF	RUS	Igor Smolnikov	20	0	17	0	0	0	1	0	2	0
21	MF	ESP	Javi García	31	1	22	1	1	0	1	0	7	0
22	FW	RUS	Artem Dzyuba	34	14	25+1	13	1	0	1	0	5+1	1
23	DF	RUS	Yevgeni Chernov	7	0	4+2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
24	MF	FRA	Yohan Mollo	7	1	1+6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
29	MF	SVK	Róbert Mak	27	6	9+8	4	2	1	0	0	5+3	1
30	DF	RUS	Ibragim Tsallagov	8	0	7+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
33	MF	BRA	Hernani	9	0	5+3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
41	GK	RUS	Mikhail Kerzhakov	8	0	6	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
48	FW	RUS	Aleksei Gasilin	1	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
60	DF	SRB	Branislav Ivanović	11	1	9+1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
77	FW	MNE	Luka Đorđević	18	3	2+8	1	0+1	1	0+1	0	2+4	1
81	MF	RUS	Yuri Zhirkov	29	1	20+1	1	1	0	0+1	0	5+1	0
99	GK	RUS	Andrey Lunyov	10	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Players away from the club on loan:
Players who left Zenit St.Petersburg during the season:
15	MF	RUS	Pavel Mogilevets	2	0	0+1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
24	DF	ARG	Ezequiel Garay	5	0	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
28	MF	BEL	Axel Witsel	23	1	15+1	1	0+1	0	0	0	6	0

Goal Scorers

Place	Position	Number	Name	Premier League	Russian Cup	Super Cup	UEFA Europa League	Total
1	MF	7	Giuliano	8	1	0	8	17
2	FW	22	Artem Dzyuba	13	0	0	1	14
3	FW	9	Aleksandr Kokorin	5	1	0	4	10
4	MF	29	Róbert Mak	4	1	0	1	6
5	DF	4	Domenico Criscito	4	0	0	1	5
6	MF	10	Danny	4	0	0	0	4
6	MF	17	Oleg Shatov	2	1	0	1	4
8	FW	77	Luka Đorđević	1	1	0	1	3
8			Own goal	2	0	0	1	3
10	FW	11	Aleksandr Kerzhakov	1	0	0	1	2
10	MF	8	Maurício	0	0	1	1	2
12	DF	81	Yuri Zhirkov	1	0	0	0	1
	MF	28	Axel Witsel	1	0	0	0	1
	MF	14	Artur Yusupov	1	0	0	0	1
	DF	60	Branislav Ivanović	1	0	0	0	1
	MF	24	Yohan Mollo	1	0	0	0	1
	MF	21	Javi García	1	0	0	0	1
			TOTALS	50	5	1	20	76

Disciplinary record

Number	Nation	Position	Name
Number	Nation	Position	Name	Premier League		Russian Cup		Super Cup		UEFA Europa League		Total
1		GK	Yuri Lodygin	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	2	0
2		DF	Aleksandr Anyukov	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
4		DF	Domenico Criscito	10	0	0	0	1	0	4	0	15	0
6		DF	Nicolas Lombaerts	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	1
7		MF	Giuliano	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1
8		MF	Maurício	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
9		FW	Aleksandr Kokorin	3	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	6	0
10		MF	Danny	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
13		DF	Luís Neto	10	1	1	0	0	0	3	0	14	1
14		MF	Artur Yusupov	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	1
17		MF	Oleg Shatov	3	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	5	1
19		DF	Igor Smolnikov	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
21		MF	Javi García	8	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	12	0
22		FW	Artem Dzyuba	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
28		MF	Axel Witsel	5	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	8	0
30		DF	Ibragim Tsallagov	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
33		MF	Hernani	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
41		GK	Mikhail Kerzhakov	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
48		FW	Aleksei Gasilin	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
77		FW	Luka Đorđević	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
81		DF	Yuri Zhirkov	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
			TOTALS	65	4	5	2	5	0	18	0	93	6

Notes

^
Maccabi Tel Aviv play their home matches at Netanya Stadium, Netanya instead of their regular stadium, Bloomfield Stadium, Tel Aviv.
^
Dundalk play their home matches at Tallaght Stadium, Dublin instead of their regular stadium, Oriel Park, Dundalk.

References

^ Мирча Луческу — новый главный тренер «Зенита» (in Russian). FC Zenit Saint Petersburg. 24 May 2016.
^ Иван Новосельцев покинул «Ростов» (in Russian). FC Rostov. 31 August 2016. Archived from the original on 27 July 2018. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
^ Жулиано присоединился к «Зениту» (in Russian). FC Zenit Saint Petersburg. 26 July 2016.
^ Роберт Мак присоединился к «Зениту» (in Russian). FC Zenit Saint Petersburg. 22 July 2016.
^ АЛЕКСЕЙ ИСАЕВ СТАЛ ИГРОКОМ "ЗЕНИТА" (in Russian). FC Yenisey Krasnoyarsk. 30 August 2016. Archived from the original on 2 September 2016. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
^ Халк продолжит карьеру в Китае (in Russian). FC Zenit Saint Petersburg. 30 June 2016.
^ Эсекиэль Гарай прощается с Петербургом (in Russian). FC Zenit Saint Petersburg. 1 September 2016.
^ «МОРДОВИЯ» ЗАЯВИЛА ЗАЩИТНИКА АНДРЕЯ ИВАНОВА (in Russian). FC Mordovia Saransk. 9 July 2016.
^ МАКСИМ ПАЛИЕНКО ПОДПИСАЛ ДВУХЛЕТНИЙ КОНТРАКТ С «ТОСНО» (in Russian). FC Tosno. 21 July 2016. Archived from the original on 20 August 2016. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
^ ^a ^b "FC VSS získal posily zo Zenitu!" (in Slovak). FC VSS Košice. 5 September 2016. Archived from the original on 3 September 2020. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
^ Вячеслав Зинков - игрок "Крыльев Советов" (in Russian). FC Krylia Sovetov Samara. 31 August 2016.
^ ^a ^b ^c Дмитрий Богаев, Рамиль Шейдаев и Павел Киреенко покидают «Зенит» (in Russian). FC Zenit Saint Petersburg. 5 July 2016.
^ ^a ^b Александр Васютин и Павел Осипов продолжат сезон в Финляндии (in Russian). FC Zenit Saint Petersburg. 9 August 2016.
^ "Ramil Sheidaev ile anlaşma sağlandı" (in Turkish). Trabzonspor. 12 July 2016.
^ "АНСАЛЬДИ ВОЗВРАЩАЕТСЯ В "ЗЕНИТ"" (in Russian). Sport Express. 1 July 2016.
^ Кристиан Ансальди продолжит карьеру в Италии (in Russian). FC Zenit. 29 July 2016.
^ В "Шиннике" - четыре новичка! (in Russian). FC Shinnik Yaroslavl. 7 July 2016.
^ Селекционная работа продолжается (in Russian). FC Fakel Voronezh. 23 August 2016.
^ ^a ^b Андрей Лунев перешел в «Зенит» (in Russian). FC Zenit Saint Petersburg. 23 December 2016.
^ "Йоан Молло продолжит карьеру в Зените". fc-zenit.ru (in Russian). FC Zenit Saint Petersburg. 10 January 2017. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
^ "Сергей Зуйков переходит в Зенит". fc-zenit.ru (in Russian). FC Zenit Saint Petersburg. 10 January 2017. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
^ Ибрагим Цаллагов присоединился к «Зениту» (in Russian). FC Zenit Saint Petersburg. 30 December 2016.
^ "Hernani is a Zenit player!". fc-zenit.ru. FC Zenit Saint Petersburg. 16 December 2016. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
^ "Бранислав Иванович продолжит карьеру в Зените". fc-zenit.ru (in Russian). FC Zenit Saint Petersburg. 1 February 2017. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
^ Павел Могилевец вернулся в «Ростов»! (in Russian). FC Rostov. 24 February 2017.
^ "Vukasin Jovanovic arrive à Bordeaux !" (in French). FC Girondins de Bordeaux. 31 January 2017. Archived from the original on 1 September 2017. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
^ "Witsel will continue his career in China" (in Russian). FC Zenit Saint Petersburg. 3 January 2017.
^ Михаил Кержаков продолжит сезон в «Оренбурге» (in Russian). FC Zenit Saint Petersburg. 10 February 2017.
^ Трансферные новости (in Russian). FC Orenburg. 21 February 2017.
^ АЛЕКСЕЙ ГАСИЛИН - ИГРОК "АМКАРА" (in Russian). FC Amkar Perm. 24 February 2017.
^ Павел Долгов - в «Анжи» (in Russian). FC Anzhi Makhachkala. 2 February 2017.
^ "Premier League 2016/2017 - Season rules". Scoresway. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
^ "Maccabi Tel Aviv vs. Zenit". Soccerway. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
^ "Zenit vs. AZ". Soccerway. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
^ "Dundalk 1-2 Zenit". soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
^ "Anderlecht vs. Zenit". Soccerway. Retrieved 18 February 2017.

[cnote_A] 
Maccabi Tel Aviv play their home matches at Netanya Stadium, Netanya instead of their regular stadium, Bloomfield Stadium, Tel Aviv.

[cnote_B] 
Dundalk play their home matches at Tallaght Stadium, Dublin instead of their regular stadium, Oriel Park, Dundalk.

[1] Мирча Луческу — новый главный тренер «Зенита» (in Russian). FC Zenit Saint Petersburg. 24 May 2016.

[IvanNovoseltsev-2] Иван Новосельцев покинул «Ростов» (in Russian). FC Rostov. 31 August 2016. Archived from the original on 27 July 2018. Retrieved 4 October 2016.

[3] Жулиано присоединился к «Зениту» (in Russian). FC Zenit Saint Petersburg. 26 July 2016.

[4] Роберт Мак присоединился к «Зениту» (in Russian). FC Zenit Saint Petersburg. 22 July 2016.

[5] АЛЕКСЕЙ ИСАЕВ СТАЛ ИГРОКОМ "ЗЕНИТА" (in Russian). FC Yenisey Krasnoyarsk. 30 August 2016. Archived from the original on 2 September 2016. Retrieved 4 October 2016.

[6] Халк продолжит карьеру в Китае (in Russian). FC Zenit Saint Petersburg. 30 June 2016.

[7] Эсекиэль Гарай прощается с Петербургом (in Russian). FC Zenit Saint Petersburg. 1 September 2016.

[8] «МОРДОВИЯ» ЗАЯВИЛА ЗАЩИТНИКА АНДРЕЯ ИВАНОВА (in Russian). FC Mordovia Saransk. 9 July 2016.

[MaksimPaliyenko-9] МАКСИМ ПАЛИЕНКО ПОДПИСАЛ ДВУХЛЕТНИЙ КОНТРАКТ С «ТОСНО» (in Russian). FC Tosno. 21 July 2016. Archived from the original on 20 August 2016. Retrieved 4 October 2016.

[AndreyevIvanov-10] "FC VSS získal posily zo Zenitu!" (in Slovak). FC VSS Košice. 5 September 2016. Archived from the original on 3 September 2020. Retrieved 4 October 2016.

[VyacheslavZinkov-11] Вячеслав Зинков - игрок "Крыльев Советов" (in Russian). FC Krylia Sovetov Samara. 31 August 2016.

[Zenit5July-12] Дмитрий Богаев, Рамиль Шейдаев и Павел Киреенко покидают «Зенит» (in Russian). FC Zenit Saint Petersburg. 5 July 2016.

[Zenit9Aug-13] Александр Васютин и Павел Осипов продолжат сезон в Финляндии (in Russian). FC Zenit Saint Petersburg. 9 August 2016.

[14] "Ramil Sheidaev ile anlaşma sağlandı" (in Turkish). Trabzonspor. 12 July 2016.

[15] "АНСАЛЬДИ ВОЗВРАЩАЕТСЯ В "ЗЕНИТ"" (in Russian). Sport Express. 1 July 2016.

[16] Кристиан Ансальди продолжит карьеру в Италии (in Russian). FC Zenit. 29 July 2016.

[17] В "Шиннике" - четыре новичка! (in Russian). FC Shinnik Yaroslavl. 7 July 2016.

[18] Селекционная работа продолжается (in Russian). FC Fakel Voronezh. 23 August 2016.

[AndreyLunyov-19] Андрей Лунев перешел в «Зенит» (in Russian). FC Zenit Saint Petersburg. 23 December 2016.

[20] "Йоан Молло продолжит карьеру в Зените". fc-zenit.ru (in Russian). FC Zenit Saint Petersburg. 10 January 2017. Retrieved 10 January 2017.

[21] "Сергей Зуйков переходит в Зенит". fc-zenit.ru (in Russian). FC Zenit Saint Petersburg. 10 January 2017. Retrieved 10 January 2017.

[IbragimTsallagov-22] Ибрагим Цаллагов присоединился к «Зениту» (in Russian). FC Zenit Saint Petersburg. 30 December 2016.

[23] "Hernani is a Zenit player!". fc-zenit.ru. FC Zenit Saint Petersburg. 16 December 2016. Retrieved 16 December 2016.

[24] "Бранислав Иванович продолжит карьеру в Зените". fc-zenit.ru (in Russian). FC Zenit Saint Petersburg. 1 February 2017. Retrieved 1 February 2017.

[PavelMogilevets-25] Павел Могилевец вернулся в «Ростов»! (in Russian). FC Rostov. 24 February 2017.

[26] "Vukasin Jovanovic arrive à Bordeaux !" (in French). FC Girondins de Bordeaux. 31 January 2017. Archived from the original on 1 September 2017. Retrieved 1 February 2017.

[toChina-27] "Witsel will continue his career in China" (in Russian). FC Zenit Saint Petersburg. 3 January 2017.

[MikhailKerzhakov-28] Михаил Кержаков продолжит сезон в «Оренбурге» (in Russian). FC Zenit Saint Petersburg. 10 February 2017.

[Orenburg21Feb-29] Трансферные новости (in Russian). FC Orenburg. 21 February 2017.

[AlekseiGasilin-30] АЛЕКСЕЙ ГАСИЛИН - ИГРОК "АМКАРА" (in Russian). FC Amkar Perm. 24 February 2017.

[PavelDolgov-31] Павел Долгов - в «Анжи» (in Russian). FC Anzhi Makhachkala. 2 February 2017.

[32] "Premier League 2016/2017 - Season rules". Scoresway. Retrieved 16 July 2016.

[33] "Maccabi Tel Aviv vs. Zenit". Soccerway. Retrieved 17 September 2016.

[34] "Zenit vs. AZ". Soccerway. Retrieved 4 October 2016.

[35] "Dundalk 1-2 Zenit". soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 21 October 2016.

[36] "Anderlecht vs. Zenit". Soccerway. Retrieved 18 February 2017.

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2016–17 FC Zenit Saint Petersburg season

Season Events

Squad

Out on loan

Zenit-2

Transfers

Summer

Winter

Competitions

Russian Super Cup

Russian Premier League

Results by round

Matches

League table

Russian Cup

UEFA Europa League

Group stage

Knockout stage

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

Goal Scorers

Disciplinary record

Notes

References

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