2010 FC Zenit Saint Petersburg season

Season Events

• 11 January: Defender Michael Lumb signs for Zenit from AGF Aarhus.
• 16 January: Striker Aleksandr Kerzhakov returns to Zenit from Dynamo Moscow after spending six seasons with the club from 2001-06.
• 26 January: Defender Kim Dong-jin's contract is terminated due to medical examinations and fainting bouts experienced during practices with the South Korea national team.
• 28 January: Zenit plays its first match of 2010, a friendly against Uzbek side Lokomotiv Tashkent during training camp in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
• 29 January: Midfielder Igor Semshov rejoins Dynamo Moscow on a three-year contract for an undisclosed fee.
• 3 February: Striker and club leading goal scorer from 2008 and 2009 Fatih Tekke joins Rubin Kazan on a three-year contract for an undisclosed fee.
• 23 February: Goalkeeper Yuri Zhevnov signs for Zenit from FC Moscow.
• 3 March: Striker Danko Lazović signs for Zenit from PSV.
• 9 March: Striker Sergey Kornilenko joins former club Tom Tomsk on a one-year loan deal with the option to return to Zenit during the summer.
• 13 March: Midfielder Danny plays his first match in ten months after suffering a season-ending injury in May 2009 and scores the winning goal against Krylia Sovetov.
• 16 May: Zenit wins the Russian Cup 1–0 over Sibir Novosibirsk, with the Cup-winning goal scored by midfielder Roman Shirokov.
• 5 July: Defender Nicolas Lombaerts signs a new four-year contract with the club.
• 19 July: Striker Aleksandr Bukharov signs for Zenit from Rubin Kazan. Newly acquired defender Michael Lumb is loaned to Feyenoord until July 2011 due to lack of playing time with the club.
• 29 July: Midfielder Igor Denisov signs a new five-year contract with the club and defender Aleksandar Luković signs for Zenit from Udinese.
• 31 July: Zenit wins its ninth-straight Russian Premier League match after defeating reigning champions Rubin Kazan 2–0 on a double from striker Aleksandr Kerzhakov. Defender Sébastien Puygrenier returns from a year loan at Monaco and attends Zenit's summer camp in Austria before receiving another one-year loan deal with Monaco.
• 3 August: Defender Bruno Alves signs for Zenit from Porto for a Russian Premier League-record €22 million foreign transfer fee.
• 4 August: Zenit defeats Unirea Urziceni 1–0 on aggregate to advance to the play-off round of the 2010–11 UEFA Champions League. Danny scores the only goal of the tie in the 33rd minute of the second leg, assisted by Vladimir Bystrov.
• 5 August: Midfielder Sergei Semak signs for Zenit from Rubin Kazan.
• 25 August: Manager Luciano Spalletti suffers his first competitive loss with Zenit, falling 2–0 to French club Auxerre at the Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps. Zenit sees both goalkeeper Vyacheslav Malafeev and defender Tomáš Hubočan sent off by Slovenian referee Damir Skomina as the club falls out of the Champions League 2–1 on aggregate.
• 27 August: Zenit are seeded into Pot No. 1 of the Europa League with a UEFA coefficient of 61.258 and drawn into a group with Anderlecht, AEK Athens and Hajduk Split.
• 7 September: Zenit release midfielder Radek Šírl.
• 14 November: Zenit win the 2010 Russian Premier League by defeating Rostov at the Petrovsky Stadium 5–0.
• 9 December: 10 Zenit players are named to the annual RFU Top 33 Best Players list with seven players – Aleksandr Anyukov (right back), Tomáš Hubočan (left back), Igor Denisov (defensive midfield), Vladimir Bystrov (right midfield), Konstantin Zyryanov (central midfield), Danny (left midfield) and Aleksandr Kerzhakov (right forward) – named the best at their respective position.
• 19 December: Four Zenit players receive trophies at the RFU's award ceremony in Moscow. Aleksandr Kerzhakov was named Striker of the Year, Danny was named the best foreign player, manager Luciano Spalletti was named Coach of the Year, and captain Aleksandr Anyukov was named Most Valuable Player.

Squad

| GK | | Trainee | 1999 | | | |- | 22 | Dmitri Borodin | RUS | GK | | Anzhi Makhachkala | 2009 | | | |- | 30 | Yuri Zhevnov | BLR | GK | | FC Moscow | 2010 | | | |- | 71 | Yegor Baburin | RUS | GK | | DYuSSh Smena-Zenit | 2010 | | | |- | 81 | Aleksandr Glinskikh | RUS | GK | | DYuSSh Smena-Zenit | 2010 | | 0

| | DYuSSh Smena-Zenit | 2010 | | 0

| | DYuSSh Smena-Zenit | 2008 | | | |- ! colspan="11" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;"| Defenders |- | 2 | Aleksandr Anyukov | RUS | DF | | Krylia Sovetov | 2005 | | | |- | 3 | Bruno Alves | POR | DF | | Porto | 2010 | | | |- | 4 | Ivica Križanac | CRO | DF | | Dyskobolia Grodzisk Wielkopolski | 2005 | | | |- | 5 | Fernando Meira | POR | DF | | Galatasaray | 2009 | | | |- | 6 | Nicolas Lombaerts | BEL | DF | | KAA Gent | 2007 | | | |- | 14 | Tomáš Hubočan | SVK | DF | | MŠK Žilina | 2008 | | | |- | 24 | Aleksandar Luković | SRB | DF | | Udinese Calcio | 2010 | | | |- | 47 | Basel Abdoulfattakh | RUS | MF | | DYuSSh Smena-Zenit | 2008 | | | |- | 48 | Aslan Dudiyev | RUS | DF | | loan from Akademiya Tolyatti | 2010 | | | |- | 50 | Igor Cheminava | RUS | DF | | DYuSSh Smena-Zenit | 2008 | | | |- | 55 | Sergei Kostin | RUS | DF | | DYuSSh Smena-Zenit | 2009 | | | |- | 64 | Ilya Lebedev | RUS | DF | | DYuSSh Smena-Zenit | 2010 | | | |- | 66 | Yuriy Ponomarenko | RUS | DF | | DYuSSh Smena-Zenit | 2010 | | | |- | 74 | Vladimir Malyshev | RUS | DF | | DYuSSh Smena-Zenit | 2010 | | | |- | 83 | Andrei Vasilyev | RUS | MF | | DYuSSh Smena-Zenit | 2010 | | | |- | 88 | Dmitri Telegin | RUS | DF | | DYuSSh Smena-Zenit | 2010 | | | |- | 89 | Solomon Kvirkvelia | GEO | DF | | Tengiz Sulakvelidze Academy Tbilisi | 2010 | | | |- ! colspan="11" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;"| Midfielders |- | 10 | Danny | POR | MF | | Dynamo Moscow | 2008 | | | |- | 15 | Roman Shirokov | RUS | MF | | Khimki | 2008 | | | |- | 17 | Alessandro Rosina | ITA | MF | | Torino | 2009 | | | |- | 18 | Konstantin Zyryanov | RUS | MF | | Torpedo Moscow | 2007 | | | |- | 20 | Viktor Fayzulin | RUS | MF | | Spartak Nalchik | 2008 | | | |- | 23 | Szabolcs Huszti | HUN | MF | | Hannover 96 | 2009 | | | |- | 25 | Sergei Semak | RUS | MF | | Rubin Kazan | 2010 | | | |- | 27 | Igor Denisov | RUS | MF | | Trainee | 2002 | | | |- | 34 | Vladimir Bystrov | RUS | MF | | Spartak Moscow | 2009 | | | |- | 57 | Aleksei Ionov | RUS | MF | | Trainee | 2007 | | | |- | 63 | Denis Terentyev | RUS | MF | | DYuSSh Smena-Zenit | 2010 | | | |- | 69 | Yevgeni Bashkirov | RUS | MF | | DYuSSh Smena-Zenit | 2009 | | | |- | 75 | Ilya Sagdatullin | RUS | MF | | Trainee | 2007 | | | |- | 77 | Alexandr Petrov | RUS | MF | | DYuSSh Smena-Zenit | 2010 | | | |- | 80 | Maxim Batov | RUS | MF | | DYuSSh Smena-Zenit | 2009 | | | |- | 87 | Alexei Kayukov | RUS | MF | | DYuSSh Smena-Zenit | 2010 | | | |- | 92 | Nikita Bocharov | RUS | MF | | DYuSSh Smena-Zenit | 2009 | | | |- | 96 | Roland Gigolayev | RUS | MF | | Yunost Vladikavkaz | 2005 | | | |- | 98 | Sergei Petrov | RUS | MF | | DYuSSh Smena-Zenit | 2008 | | | |- ! colspan="11" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;"| Forwards |- | 8 | Danko Lazović | SRB | ST | | PSV Eindhoven | 2010 | | | |- | 9 | Aleksandr Bukharov | RUS | ST | | Rubin Kazan | 2010 | | | |- | 11 | Aleksandr Kerzhakov | RUS | ST | | Dynamo Moscow | 2010 | | | |- | 36 | Stanislav Matyash | RUS | ST | | Trainee | 2007 | | 0

| | DYuSSh Smena-Zenit | 2009 | | 0

| | DYuSSh Smena-Zenit | 2009 | | 0

| | DYuSSh Smena-Zenit | 2010 | | 0

| | DYuSSh Smena-Zenit | 2010 | | 0

| | DYuSSh Smena-Zenit | 2010 | | 0

| | DYuSSh Smena-Zenit | 2010 | | 0

| | DYuSSh Smena-Zenit | 2009 | | 1

| | AGF Aarhus | 2010 | | | |- | 35 | Anton Sosnin | RUS | MF | | Trainee | 2007 | | | |- | 37 | Aleksandr Khokhlov | RUS | DF | | Trainee | 2006 | | | |- | | Sébastien Puygrenier | FRA | DF | | Nancy | 2008 | | 14

| | Sergei Kornilenko | BLR | ST | | Tom Tomsk | 2009 | | 18

| | Eugene Starikov | USA | ST | | Bradenton Academics | 2009 | | 0

| | Sparta Prague | 2003 | | | |}

Transfers

In

Out

Loans out

Released

Friendlies

Winter Denisov Shirokov Eriksen Sigurðarson Kerzhakov Kanunnikov Huszti Kanunnikov Kerzhakov Meira Hubočan Almeida Mykhalyk Milevskyi Jakobsen Bystrov Križanac

Summer Machovec Machovec Zyryanov Meira Šírl Kerzhakov Bystrov Kanunnikov Denisov Khacheridi Zyryanov Križanac Oshchypko

Competitions

Russian Premier League

Results summary

Results by matchday

Results

Tkachyov Taranov Lumb Kerzhakov Lombaerts Makeev Parshivlyuk Suchý D. Kombarov D. Kombarov Wilkshire Zyryanov Bystrov Hubočan Malafeev Anyukov Zyryanov Bystrov , Hubočan Rosina Asatiani Kuzmin Tarasov Odemwingie Ivanov Kharitonov Michkov Zyryanov Križanac Maurício Asildarov Arce Lakhiyalov Dikan Kerzhakov Rebrov Ivanov Nakhushev Angbwa Lombaerts Lombaerts Bystrov Shirokov , Danny Malyarov Popov Fedoriv Belorukov Kanunnikov Rosina Lombaerts Zyryanov Agalarov Tagirbekov Bakayev Mamah Ivanov Bystrov Lazović Malafeev Zyryanov Shirokov Medvedev Astafyev Shulenin Shumov Shevchenko Cherkes Lebedenko Danny Fayzulin Ionov Kerzhakov Anyukov Lazović Meira Kurányi , D. Kombarov Epureanu Wilkshire Gabulov Gatagov Aliev Semak Bukharov Shirokov Bukharov Anyukov Kharitonov Denisov Danny Lazović Zyryanov Bystrov Rosina Lombaerts Kirichenko Vorobyov Kopúnek Nakhushev Evseev Angbwa Ricardo Jesus Gogua Pliev Vasin Danny Shirokov Hubočan Shirokov Anyukov Fedoriv Usminskiy Kolomeytsev Ivanov Josan Gadzhibekov Bakayev Kļava Zyryanov , Denisov Bukharov Welliton Pareja Suchý D. Kombarov Luković Denisov Kerzhakov Rotenberg Goore Gabulov Grzelak Astafyev Šumulikoski Aravin Joseph-Reinette Zyryanov Danny Semak Anyukov Anyukov Rosina González Doumbia Akinfeev Mamaev Semak Kerzhakov , Bukharov Kalachev Khagush Yankov Kuzmin Navas Medvedev Fayzulin Huszti Luković Kerzhakov Shirokov Taranov Sosnin Tkachyov

League table

Russian Cup

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Lobov
Rogov Anyukov
Rosina
Denisov The Round of 16 match against Anzhi Makhachkala took place during the 2011–12 season.

UEFA Champions League

Main article: 2010–11 UEFA Champions League

Qualifying rounds

Main article: 2010–11 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round

Pădurețu
Galamaz Rosina Danny
Shirokov
Malafeev
Anyukov Danny Le Tallec
Contout Jeleń
Contout Semak
Malafeev
Hubočan
Anyukov
Alves

UEFA Europa League

Main article: 2010–11 UEFA Europa League

Group stage

Main article: 2010–11 UEFA Europa League group stage#Group G

Bernárdez Alves
Luković Alves
Lazović
Malafeev Nasuti
Patsatzoglou
Kafes
Makos Danny
Zyryanov M. Ljubičić
Vukušić
Maloča
Sharbini Huszti
Rosina Shirokov
Luković
Bukharov
Lombaerts
Huszti Kanu Makos Bukharov
Rosina
Denisov The Round of 32 match against Young Boys took place during the 2011–12 season.

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

Goal scorers

Disciplinary record

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