The 2008 Zenit St.Petersburg season was the club's fourteenth season in the Russian Premier League, the highest tier of association football in Russia. Domestically, Zenit finished fifth in the Russian Premier League, reached the Fifth round of the 2008–09 Russian Cup and won the Russian Super Cup. In Europe, Zenit won the 2007–08 UEFA Cup and the 2008 UEFA Super Cup before finishing third in their Champions League group.
Squad
No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (age)Age as of the end of the season Signed from Signed in Contract ends Apps. Goals Goalkeepers 1 Kamil Čontofalský GK Bohemians 1905 2003 72 0 16 Vyacheslav Malafeev GK Trainee 1999 277 0 51 Vladimir Mukhin GK DYuSSh Smena-Zenit 2008 0 0 90 Nikolai Zabolotny GK Trainee 2007 0 0 91 Andrei Zaytsev GK DYuSSh Smena-Zenit 2008 0 0 Defenders 4 Ivica Križanac DF Dyskobolia Grodzisk Wielkopolski 2005 102 3 5 Kim Dong-jin DF Seoul 2006 65 3 6 Nicolas Lombaerts DF KAA Gent 2007 26 2 14 Tomáš Hubočan DF MŠK Žilina 2008 15 0 22 Aleksandr Anyukov DF Krylia Sovetov 2005 134 8 25 Fernando Ricksen DF Rangers 2015 45 2 26 Mikhail Smirnov DF Trainee 2006 0 0 28 Sébastien Puygrenier DF Nancy 2008 14 1 32 Artyom Kulesha DF Trainee 2007 0 0 34 Aleksandr Khokhlov DF Trainee 2006 1 0 40 Ivan Lapin DF Sportakademklub Moscow 2007 1 0 43 Yuriy Vorobyov DF DYuSSh Smena-Zenit 2008 0 0 50 Igor Cheminava DF DYuSSh Smena-Zenit 2008 0 0 55 Yan Bobrovsky DF Trainee 2007 0 0 65 Yuriy Boyev DF DYuSSh Smena-Zenit 2008 0 0 Midfielders 2 Vladislav Radimov MF Krylia Sovetov 2003 155 12 7 Alejandro Domínguez MF Rubin Kazan 2007 62 18 10 Andrey Arshavin MF Trainee 1999 310 71 11 Radek Šírl MF Sparta Prague 2003 162 7 15 Roman Shirokov MF Khimki 2008 39 3 17 Lee Ho MF Ulsan Hyundai 2006 26 1 18 Konstantin Zyryanov MF Torpedo Moscow 2007 84 22 19 Danny MF Dynamo Moscow 2008 17 8 20 Viktor Fayzulin MF Spartak Nalchik 2008 37 7 27 Igor Denisov MF Trainee 2002 190 26 28 Pavel Zubov MF Sportakademklub Moscow 2007 0 0 30 Pavel Komolov MF DYuSSh Smena-Zenit 2006 0 0 35 Anton Sosnin MF Trainee 2007 0 0 37 German Pyatnikov MF Trainee 2006 0 0 44 Anatoliy Tymoshchuk MF Shakhtar Donetsk 2007 84 15 45 Yegor Okorokov MF Trainee 2006 0 0 47 Basel Abdoulfattakh MF DYuSSh Smena-Zenit 2008 0 0 48 Nikita Kolesnikov MF Trainee 2007 0 0 53 Pavel Mochalin MF DYuSSh Smena-Zenit 2008 0 0 57 Aleksei Ionov MF Trainee 2007 9 1 59 Sergey Vasetsky MF DYuSSh Smena-Zenit 2008 0 0 75 Ilya Sagdatullin MF Trainee 2007 0 0 77 Alexander Petrov MF Trainee 2007 0 0 88 Oleksandr Horshkov MF Saturn-REN TV 2004 96 Roland Gigolayev MF Yunost Vladikavkaz 2005 0 0 98 Sergei Petrov MF DYuSSh Smena-Zenit 2008 0 0 Forwards 8 Pavel Pogrebnyak FW Tom Tomsk 2007 67 24 9 Fatih Tekke FW Trabzonspor 2006 67 19 31 Vitali Galysh FW DYuSSh Smena-Zenit 2008 0 0 33 Pavel Ignatovich FW Trainee 2007 0 0 36 Stanislav Matyash FW Trainee 2007 0 0 38 Yevgeni Izvekov FW DYuSSh Smena-Zenit 2008 0 0 42 Andrei Ornat FW Trainee 2007 0 0 89 Dmitri Nechayev FW DYuSSh Smena-Zenit 2008 0 0 Out on loan 21 Sergei Gorbunov DF Sportakademklub Moscow 2007 0 0 41 Mikhail Kerzhakov GK Youth Team 2004 0 0 42 Boris Rotenberg DF Klubi-04 2006 0 0 50 Sergey Mironov FW Trainee 2005 0 0 87 Ilya Maksimov MF Trainee 2006 21 1 Left during the season 49 Pavel Teteryukov FW DYuSSh Smena-Zenit 2008 0 0
Out on loan
Transfers
In Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.Winter 2007DFTomáš HubočanMŠK ŽilinaUndisclosedWinter 2007MFViktor FayzulinSpartak NalchikUndisclosedWinter 2007MFRoman ShirokovKhimkiUndisclosedSummer 2007DFSébastien PuygrenierNancyUndisclosedSummer 2007MFDannyDynamo MoscowUndisclosed
Out Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.Winter 2008DFMartin ŠkrtelLiverpoolUndisclosedSummer 2008FWPavel TeteryukovDmitrovUndisclosed
Loans out Date from Position Nationality Name To Date to Ref.Winter 2008DFErik HagenWigan AthleticSummer 2008Winter 2008DFSergei GorbunovSportakademklub MoscowSummer 2008Winter 2008DFBoris RotenbergShinnik YaroslavlSummer 2008Winter 2008DFYuri LebedevNosta NovotroitskSummer 2008Winter 2008MFIlya MaksimovShinnik YaroslavlSummer 2008Winter 2008MFSergey MironovTP-47Summer 2008Summer 2008GKMikhail KerzhakovVolga UlyanovskWinter 2009Summer 2008DFErik HagenVålerengaWinter 2009Summer 2008DFSergei GorbunovMashuk-KMV PyatigorskWinter 2009Summer 2008DFBoris RotenbergSaturnWinter 2009Summer 2008MFSergey MironovSlivenWinter 2009Summer 2008MFIlya MaksimovSportakademklub MoscowWinter 2009
Released Date Position Nationality Name Joined Date Ref.Winter 2009DFMikhail SmirnovAmkar Perm Winter 2009MFVladislav RadimovRetiredWinter 2009MFOleksandr HorshkovRetired
Friendlies
Competitions Overall record
Russian Super Cup
UEFA Super Cup
Premier League
Results by round
Results
League table
Russian Cup
UEFA Cup
Final
UEFA Champions League
Group stage
Squad statistics
Appearances and goals
|colspan="14"|Players away from the club on loan: |- |colspan="14"|Players who left Zenit St.Petersburg during the season:
Goal scorers PlacePositionNationNumberNamePremier LeagueRussian CupUEFA CupUEFA Champions LeagueRussian Super CupUEFA Super CupTotal1 FW8 Pavel Pogrebnyak607111162 FW9 Fatih Tekke8001009MF18Konstantin Zyryanov7020009MF10Andrey Arshavin60201095 MF19Danny50020186 MF20Viktor Fayzulin60100077 MF44Anatoliy Tymoshchuk60000068 MF7 Alejandro Domínguez4000004DF22Aleksandr Anyukov301000410MF15Roman Shirokov3000003MF27Igor Denisov1020003 Own goal201000313DF4 Ivica Križanac1000001DF28Sébastien Puygrenier1000001TOTALS5901642283
Clean sheets PlacePositionNationNumberNamePremier LeagueRussian CupUEFA CupUEFA Champions LeagueRussian Super CupUEFA Super CupTotal1 GK16Vyacheslav Malafeev80420014TOTALS80420014
Disciplinary record NumberNationPositionNamePremier LeagueRussian CupUEFA CupChampions LeagueRussian Super CupUEFA Super CupTotal2 MFVladislav Radimov001000000100114 DFIvica Križanac000020002100415 DFKim Dong-jin000030000000306 DFNicolas Lombaerts000000100000108 FWPavel Pogrebnyak0000201000003010MFAndrey Arshavin0000201010004011MFRadek Šírl0000312000005114DFTomáš Hubočan0010001010003015MFRoman Shirokov0000210000002116GKVyacheslav Malafeev0000200000002018MFKonstantin Zyryanov0000100010002019MFDanny0000001000001020MFViktor Fayzulin0000100000001022DFAleksandr Anyukov0000100000001025MFFernando Ricksen0010200000003027MFIgor Denisov0000200000002028DFSébastien Puygrenier0010002100003144MFAnatoliy Tymoshchuk00001020000030TOTALS00402421115200445
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