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2008 FC Zenit Saint Petersburg season

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FC Zenit Saint Petersburg
2008-09 season
ChairmanAleksandr Dyukov
ManagerDick Advocaat
StadiumPetrovsky Stadium
Premier League5th
08–09 Russian CupFifth round vs Sibir Novosibirsk
Russian Super CupWinners
2007–08 UEFA CupWinners
UEFA Super CupWinners
2008–09 UEFA Champions LeagueGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague: Fatih Tekke (8)
All: Pavel Pogrebnyak (16)
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2009 →

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

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As of match played 10 December 2008[1]
No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (Age)[N 1] Signed from Signed in Contract ends Apps. Goals
Goalkeepers
1 Kamil Čontofalský Slovakia GK (1978-06-03)3 June 1978 (aged 30) Bohemians 1905 2003 72 0
16 Vyacheslav Malafeev Russia GK (1979-03-04)4 March 1979 (aged 29) Trainee 1999 277 0
51 Vladimir Mukhin Russia GK (1990-10-30)30 October 1990 (aged 18) DYuSSh Smena-Zenit 2008 0 0
90 Nikolai Zabolotny Russia GK (1990-04-16)16 April 1990 (aged 18) Trainee 2007 0 0
91 Andrei Zaytsev Russia GK (1991-01-14)14 January 1991 (aged 17) DYuSSh Smena-Zenit 2008 0 0
Defenders
4 Ivica Križanac Croatia DF (1979-04-13)13 April 1979 (aged 29) Dyskobolia Grodzisk Wielkopolski 2005 102 3
5 Kim Dong-jin South Korea DF (1982-01-29)29 January 1982 (aged 26) Seoul 2006 65 3
6 Nicolas Lombaerts Belgium DF (1985-03-20)20 March 1985 (aged 23) KAA Gent 2007 26 2
14 Tomáš Hubočan Slovakia DF (1985-09-17)17 September 1985 (aged 23) MŠK Žilina 2008 15 0
22 Aleksandr Anyukov Russia DF (1982-09-28)28 September 1982 (aged 26) Krylia Sovetov 2005 134 8
25 Fernando Ricksen Netherlands DF (1976-07-27)27 July 1976 (aged 32) Rangers 2015 45 2
26 Mikhail Smirnov Russia DF (1990-06-03)3 June 1990 (aged 18) Trainee 2006 0 0
28 Sébastien Puygrenier France DF (1982-01-28)28 January 1982 (aged 26) Nancy 2008 14 1
32 Artyom Kulesha Russia DF (1990-01-14)14 January 1990 (aged 18) Trainee 2007 0 0
34 Aleksandr Khokhlov Russia DF (1988-09-30)30 September 1988 (aged 20) Trainee 2006 1 0
40 Ivan Lapin Russia DF (1988-05-08)8 May 1988 (aged 20) Sportakademklub Moscow 2007 1 0
43 Yuriy Vorobyov Russia DF (1990-03-06)6 March 1990 (aged 18) DYuSSh Smena-Zenit 2008 0 0
50 Igor Cheminava Russia DF (1991-03-23)23 March 1991 (aged 17) DYuSSh Smena-Zenit 2008 0 0
55 Yan Bobrovsky Russia DF (1989-09-18)18 September 1989 (aged 19) Trainee 2007 0 0
65 Yuriy Boyev Russia DF (1991-01-16)16 January 1991 (aged 17) DYuSSh Smena-Zenit 2008 0 0
Midfielders
2 Vladislav Radimov Russia MF (1975-11-26)26 November 1975 (aged 33) Krylia Sovetov 2003 155 12
7 Alejandro Domínguez Argentina MF (1981-06-10)10 June 1981 (aged 27) Rubin Kazan 2007 62 18
10 Andrey Arshavin Russia MF (1981-05-29)29 May 1981 (aged 27) Trainee 1999 310 71
11 Radek Šírl Czech Republic MF (1981-03-20)20 March 1981 (aged 27) Sparta Prague 2003 162 7
15 Roman Shirokov Russia MF (1981-07-06)6 July 1981 (aged 27) Khimki 2008 39 3
17 Lee Ho South Korea MF (1984-10-22)22 October 1984 (aged 24) Ulsan Hyundai 2006 26 1
18 Konstantin Zyryanov Russia MF (1977-10-05)5 October 1977 (aged 31) Torpedo Moscow 2007 84 22
19 Danny Portugal MF (1983-08-07)7 August 1983 (aged 25) Dynamo Moscow 2008 17 8
20 Viktor Fayzulin Russia MF (1986-04-22)22 April 1986 (aged 22) Spartak Nalchik 2008 37 7
27 Igor Denisov Russia MF (1984-05-17)17 May 1984 (aged 24) Trainee 2002 190 26
28 Pavel Zubov Russia MF (1988-02-04)4 February 1988 (aged 20) Sportakademklub Moscow 2007 0 0
30 Pavel Komolov Russia MF (1989-03-10)10 March 1989 (aged 19) DYuSSh Smena-Zenit 2006 0 0
35 Anton Sosnin Russia MF (1990-01-27)27 January 1990 (aged 18) Trainee 2007 0 0
37 German Pyatnikov Russia MF (1988-01-23)23 January 1988 (aged 20) Trainee 2006 0 0
44 Anatoliy Tymoshchuk Ukraine MF (1979-03-30)30 March 1979 (aged 29) Shakhtar Donetsk 2007 84 15
45 Yegor Okorokov Russia MF (1989-04-18)18 April 1989 (aged 19) Trainee 2006 0 0
47 Basel Abdoulfattakh Russia MF (1990-03-06)6 March 1990 (aged 18) DYuSSh Smena-Zenit 2008 0 0
48 Nikita Kolesnikov Russia MF (1988-08-12)12 August 1988 (aged 20) Trainee 2007 0 0
53 Pavel Mochalin Russia MF (1989-01-16)16 January 1989 (aged 19) DYuSSh Smena-Zenit 2008 0 0
57 Aleksei Ionov Russia MF (1989-02-18)18 February 1989 (aged 19) Trainee 2007 9 1
59 Sergey Vasetsky Russia MF (1990-01-17)17 January 1990 (aged 18) DYuSSh Smena-Zenit 2008 0 0
75 Ilya Sagdatullin Russia MF (1991-02-27)27 February 1991 (aged 17) Trainee 2007 0 0
77 Alexander Petrov Russia MF (1990-01-20)20 January 1990 (aged 18) Trainee 2007 0 0
88 Oleksandr Horshkov Ukraine MF (1970-02-08)8 February 1970 (aged 38) Saturn-REN TV 2004
96 Roland Gigolayev Russia MF (1990-01-04)4 January 1990 (aged 18) Yunost Vladikavkaz 2005 0 0
98 Sergei Petrov Russia MF (1991-01-02)2 January 1991 (aged 17) DYuSSh Smena-Zenit 2008 0 0
Forwards
8 Pavel Pogrebnyak Russia FW (1983-11-08)8 November 1983 (aged 25) Tom Tomsk 2007 67 24
9 Fatih Tekke Turkey FW (1977-09-09)9 September 1977 (aged 31) Trabzonspor 2006 67 19
31 Vitali Galysh Russia FW (1990-05-13)13 May 1990 (aged 18) DYuSSh Smena-Zenit 2008 0 0
33 Pavel Ignatovich Russia FW (1989-05-24)24 May 1989 (aged 19) Trainee 2007 0 0
36 Stanislav Matyash Russia FW (1991-04-23)23 April 1991 (aged 17) Trainee 2007 0 0
38 Yevgeni Izvekov Russia FW (1988-06-24)24 June 1988 (aged 20) DYuSSh Smena-Zenit 2008 0 0
42 Andrei Ornat Russia FW (1991-03-04)4 March 1991 (aged 17) Trainee 2007 0 0
89 Dmitri Nechayev Russia FW (1990-06-16)16 June 1990 (aged 18) DYuSSh Smena-Zenit 2008 0 0
Out on loan
21 Sergei Gorbunov Russia DF (1987-04-05)5 April 1987 (aged 21) Sportakademklub Moscow 2007 0 0
41 Mikhail Kerzhakov Russia GK (1987-01-28)28 January 1987 (aged 21) Youth Team 2004 0 0
42 Boris Rotenberg Russia DF (1986-05-19)19 May 1986 (aged 22) Klubi-04 2006 0 0
50 Sergey Mironov Russia FW (1988-03-13)13 March 1988 (aged 20) Trainee 2005 0 0
87 Ilya Maksimov Russia MF (1987-02-02)2 February 1987 (aged 21) Trainee 2006 21 1
Left during the season
49 Pavel Teteryukov Russia FW (1990-06-22)22 June 1990 (aged 18) DYuSSh Smena-Zenit 2008 0 0
  1. ^ Age as of the end of the season

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
21 DF Russia RUS Sergei Gorbunov (at Mashuk-KMV Pyatigorsk)
41 GK Russia RUS Mikhail Kerzhakov (at Volga Ulyanovsk)
42 DF Russia RUS Boris Rotenberg (at Saturn Ramenskoye)
No. Pos. Nation Player
50 MF Russia RUS Sergey Mironov (at Sliven)
87 MF Russia RUS Ilya Maksimov (at Sportakademklub Moscow)

Transfers

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Main article: List of Russian football transfers summer 2008

In

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Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
Winter 2007 DF Slovakia Tomáš Hubočan MŠK Žilina Undisclosed [2]
Winter 2007 MF Russia Viktor Fayzulin Spartak Nalchik Undisclosed
Winter 2007 MF Russia Roman Shirokov Khimki Undisclosed
Summer 2007 DF France Sébastien Puygrenier Nancy Undisclosed
Summer 2007 MF Portugal Danny Dynamo Moscow Undisclosed

Out

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Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
Winter 2008 DF Slovakia Martin Škrtel Liverpool Undisclosed [3]
Summer 2008 FW Russia Pavel Teteryukov Dmitrov Undisclosed

Loans out

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Date from Position Nationality Name To Date to Ref.
Winter 2008 DF Norway Erik Hagen Wigan Athletic Summer 2008 [4]
Winter 2008 DF Russia Sergei Gorbunov Sportakademklub Moscow Summer 2008
Winter 2008 DF Russia Boris Rotenberg Shinnik Yaroslavl Summer 2008
Winter 2008 DF Russia Yuri Lebedev Nosta Novotroitsk Summer 2008
Winter 2008 MF Russia Ilya Maksimov Shinnik Yaroslavl Summer 2008
Winter 2008 MF Russia Sergey Mironov TP-47 Summer 2008
Summer 2008 GK Russia Mikhail Kerzhakov Volga Ulyanovsk Winter 2009
Summer 2008 DF Norway Erik Hagen Vålerenga Winter 2009
Summer 2008 DF Russia Sergei Gorbunov Mashuk-KMV Pyatigorsk Winter 2009
Summer 2008 DF Russia Boris Rotenberg Saturn Winter 2009
Summer 2008 MF Russia Sergey Mironov Sliven Winter 2009
Summer 2008 MF Russia Ilya Maksimov Sportakademklub Moscow Winter 2009

Released

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Date Position Nationality Name Joined Date Ref.
Winter 2009 DF Russia Mikhail Smirnov Amkar Perm
Winter 2009 MF Russia Vladislav Radimov Retired
Winter 2009 MF Ukraine Oleksandr Horshkov Retired

Friendlies

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19 January 2008 Zenit St. Petersburg Russia 1–1 Uzbekistan Neftchi Fargʻona Dubai, United Arab Emirates
MSK (UTC+4) Pogrebnyak 75' (pen.) [ Report]
24 January 2008 Zenit St. Petersburg Russia 2–0 Bulgaria Litex Lovech Dubai, United Arab Emirates
MSK (UTC+4) Pogrebnyak 79', 86' [ Report]
27 January 2008 Zenit St. Petersburg Russia 1–0 Czech Republic Slavia Prague Dubai, United Arab Emirates
MSK (UTC+4) Zyryanov 43' [ Report]
30 January 2008 Zenit St. Petersburg Russia 3–0 Zambia ZESCO United Dubai, United Arab Emirates
MSK (UTC+4) Pogrebnyak 2', 42'
Zyryanov 90'		 [ Report]
6 February 2008 Málaga Spain 2–1 Russia Zenit St. Petersburg Málaga, Spain
MSK (UTC+4) [ Report] Kim 63' Stadium: La Rosaleda Stadium
9 February 2008 Zenit St. Petersburg Russia 2–2 Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv Saint Petersburg, Russia
MSK (UTC+4) Pogrebnyak 41'
Fayzulin 47'		 [ Report] Stadium: Petrovsky Stadium
23 February 2008 Noordwijk Netherlands 0–2 Russia Zenit St. Petersburg Noordwijk, Netherlands
MSK (UTC+4) [ Report] Tymoschuk 14'
Radimov 38'		 Stadium: Sportpark Duinwetering
26 February 2008 ADO Den Haag Netherlands 0–1 Russia Zenit St. Petersburg The Hague, Netherlands
MSK (UTC+4) [ Report] Tymoshchuk 4' Stadium: Kyocera Stadion
22 June 2008 Helsingborg Sweden 0–1 Russia Zenit St. Petersburg Helsingborg, Sweden
MSK (UTC+4) [ Report] Denisov 50' Stadium: Olympia
25 June 2008 Nordsjælland Denmark 1–5 Russia Zenit St. Petersburg Farum, Denmark
MSK (UTC+4) [ Report] Fayzulin 9', 42', 66', 72'
Tekke 30'		 Stadium: Farum Park
28 June 2008 Copenhagen Denmark 2–0 Russia Zenit St. Petersburg Copenhagen, Denmark
MSK (UTC+4) [ Report] Stadium: Parken Stadium

Competitions

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Overall record

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Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Premier League 16 March 2008 22 November 2008 Matchday 1 5th 30 12 12 6 59 37 +22 040.00
Russian Cup 6 August 2008 6 August 2008 Fifth round Fifth round 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 000.00
Russian Super Cup 9 March 2008 9 March 2008 Final Winners 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 100.00
UEFA Cup 13 February 2008 14 May 2008 Round of 32 Winners 9 5 1 3 16 8 +8 055.56
UEFA Super Cup 29 August 2008 29 August 2008 Final Winners 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 100.00
UEFA Champions League 17 September 2008 10 December 2008 Group stage Group stage 6 1 2 3 4 7 −3 016.67
Total 48 20 15 13 83 55 +28 041.67

Last updated: 10 December 2008
Source: Competitions

Russian Super Cup

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Main article: 2008 Russian Super Cup
9 March 2008 Zenit St.Petersburg 2–1 Lokomotiv Moscow Moscow
16:00 MSK (UTC+4) Arshavin 34'Yellow card 69'
Zyryanov Yellow card 55'
Križanac Yellow card 68' Yellow-red card 90+'
Radimov Red card 79'
Hubočan Yellow card 81'
Pogrebnyak 82'		 [ Report] Gurenko Yellow card 53'
Rodolfo 69'Yellow card 90+'
Torbinski Yellow card 73' Yellow-red card 79'		 Stadium: Luzhniki Stadium
Attendance: 48,000
Referee: Yuri Baskakov

UEFA Super Cup

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Main article: 2008 UEFA Super Cup
29 August 2008 Manchester United England 1–2 Russia Zenit St.Petersburg Fontvieille, Monaco
22:45 MSK (UTC+4) Scholes Yellow card 45+1' Yellow-red card 90'
Anderson Yellow card 54'
Vidić 73'
Tevez Yellow card 74'		 Report Pogrebnyak 44'
Danny 59'		 Stadium: Stade Louis II
Attendance: 18,064
Referee: Claus Bo Larsen (Denmark)

Premier League

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Main article: 2008 Russian Premier League

Results by round

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Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
GroundHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHA
ResultDWLDDDWDDDLWWWLWLLWDWLWWDDWDDW
Updated to match(es) played on 22 November 2008. Source: See Results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

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16 March 2008 1 Zenit St. Petersburg 0–0 Spartak Moscow Saint Petersburg
16:00 MSK (UTC+4) Pogrebnyak Yellow card 22'
Šírl Yellow card 27'
Fayzulin Yellow card 62'		 Summary Mozart Yellow card 7'
Stranzl Yellow card 24'
Covalciuc Yellow card 38'		 Stadium: Petrovsky Stadium
Attendance: 22,500
Referee: Aleksandr Gvardis
23 March 2008 2 Moscow 0–2 Zenit St. Petersburg Moscow
16:00 MSK (UTC+4) Kuzmin Yellow card 2'
Rebeja Yellow card 16'
Epureanu Yellow card 48'
Barrientos Yellow card 90'		 Summary Arshavin 3'
Šírl Yellow card 38'
Anyukov 60'
Tekke Yellow card 78'		 Stadium: Eduard Streltsov Stadium
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Stanislav Sukhina
2 July 2008 3 Zenit St. Petersburg 1–3 Rubin Kazan Saint Petersburg
18:00 MSK (UTC+4) Fayzulin Yellow card 3'
Arshavin 16'
Križanac Yellow card 35'		 Summary Kobenko Yellow card 12'
Semak 76'
Karadeniz 77', 84'		 Stadium: Petrovsky Stadium
Attendance: 21,470
Referee: Igor Zakharov
8 July 2008 4 Shinnik Yaroslavl 2–2 Zenit St. Petersburg Yaroslavl
16:30 MSK (UTC+4) Bochkov Yellow card 3'
Khazov Yellow card 39'
Boyarintsev Yellow card 43' 90+'
Laizāns Yellow card 45+'
Buznikin 70' (pen.)		 Summary Hubočan Yellow card 16'
Pogrebnyak 42'
Tymoshchuk 44' (pen.)		 Stadium: Shinnik Stadium
Attendance: 19,600
Referee: Almir Kayumov
12 July 2008 5 Zenit St. Petersburg 1–1 Krylia Sovetov Saint Petersburg
14:00 MSK (UTC+4) Anyukov 13'
Križanac Yellow card 69'		 Summary Taranov 27'
Oh Yellow card 29'
Savin Yellow card 59'
Ivanov Yellow card 63'
Salugin Yellow card 74'
Leilton Yellow card 79'
Kowba Yellow card 90+'		 Stadium: Petrovsky Stadium
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Aleksei Nikolaev
16 July 2008 6 Saturn Ramenskoye 1–1 Zenit St. Petersburg Ramenskoye
18:00 MSK (UTC+4) Zelão 40'Yellow card 90'
Igonin Yellow card 67'		 Summary Ricksen Yellow card 17'
Arshavin Yellow card 51'
Shirokov Yellow card 57' 86'
Hubočan Yellow card 69'
Pogrebnyak Yellow card 76'
Denisov Yellow card 77'		 Stadium: Saturn Stadium
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Maksim Layushkin
20 July 2008 7 Zenit St. Petersburg 3–1 Terek Grozny Saint Petersburg
MSK (UTC+4) Zabavník 17' (o.g.)
Zyryanov 38'
Tekke 53'		 Summary Pancu 47'
Zabavník Yellow card 83'		 Stadium: Petrovsky Stadium
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Sergei Karasev
30 July 2008 8 CSKA Moscow 0–0 Zenit St. Petersburg Moscow
MSK (UTC+4) Erkin Yellow card 21'
Dzagoev Yellow card 31' Yellow-red card 78'
Dudu Yellow card 45+'
Krasić Yellow card 49'
Akinfeev Yellow card 57'
Rahimić Yellow card 70'		 Summary Križanac Yellow card 45+' Yellow-red card 49' Stadium: Luzhniki Stadium
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Igor Egorov
7 May 2008 9 Zenit St. Petersburg 1–1 Lokomotiv Moscow Saint Petersburg
MSK (UTC+4) Arshavin Yellow card 51'
Domínguez 52'Yellow card 88'		 Summary Cociș Yellow card 39'
Glushakov Yellow card 44'
Torbinski 61'
Gurenko Yellow card 77'		 Stadium: Petrovsky Stadium
Attendance: 21,000
11 May 2008 10 Luch-Energiya Vladivostok 0–0 Zenit St. Petersburg Vladivostok
MSK (UTC+4) Summary Stadium: Dynamo Stadium
Attendance: 6,500
Referee: Vitali Doroshenko
16 May 2008 11 Zenit St. Petersburg 3–4 Spartak Nalchik Saint Petersburg
MSK (UTC+4) Amisulashvili 11' (o.g.)
Zyryanov 25'
Tekke 49'Yellow card 77'
Tymoshchuk Yellow card 55'
Anyukov Yellow card 80'		 Summary Anyukov 19' (o.g.)
Kalimullin 20'Yellow card 86'
Geteriev Yellow card 40'
Džudović 58'
Amisulashvili 69'
Yatchenko Yellow card 71'
Kisenkov Yellow card 81'
Dzakhmishev Yellow card 90+'		 Stadium: Petrovsky Stadium
Attendance: 21,000
Referee: Aleksandr Gvardis
6 July 2008 12 Zenit St. Petersburg 5–1 Tom Tomsk Saint Petersburg
18:00 MSK (UTC+4) Fayzulin 6', 34'
Shirokov 11'Yellow card 61'
Križanac Yellow card 21' Yellow-red card 64'
Tymoshchuk 23', 27' (pen.)
Tekke Yellow card 41'
Kim Yellow card 82'		 Summary Michkov 22' (pen.)
Catînsus Yellow card 23' Yellow-red card 77'
Shirko Yellow card 47'
Radosavljević Yellow card 66'
Klimov Yellow card 85'		 Stadium: Petrovsky Stadium
Attendance: 21,500
Referee: Igor Zakharov
11 July 2008 13 Khimki 1–4 Zenit St. Petersburg Khimki
MSK (UTC+4) Trivunović Yellow card 18' Yellow-red card 84'
Dineyev Yellow card 32'
Șoavă Yellow card 68'
Blatnjak 81'
Sabitov Yellow card 87'		 Summary Zyryanov 27'
Anyukov 31'
Tekke Yellow card 53'
Fayzulin 20'
Arshavin 90+'		 Stadium: Rodina Stadium
Attendance: 9,300
Referee: Almir Kayumov
19 July 2008 14 Zenit St. Petersburg 2–0 Amkar Perm Saint Petersburg
20:00 MSK (UTC+4) Arshavin Yellow card 12'
Zyryanov 30'
Tymoshchuk 51' (pen.)		 Summary Dujmović Yellow card 11'
Gaál Yellow card 48'
Popov Yellow card 50'
Belorukov Yellow card 55'		 Stadium: Petrovsky Stadium
Attendance: 21,200
Referee: Yuri Baskakov
26 July 2008 15 Dynamo Moscow 1–0 Zenit St. Petersburg Moscow
16:00 MSK (UTC+4) Tanasijević Yellow card 17'
K.Kombarov Yellow card 41' 88'		 Summary Tekke Yellow card 29' Yellow-red card 36'
Zyryanov Yellow card 43'
Domínguez Yellow card 55'
Shirokov Yellow card 59'		 Stadium: Central Dynamo Stadium
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Aleksei Kovalyov
2 August 2008 16 Zenit St. Petersburg 2–1 Moscow Saint Petersburg
16:00 MSK (UTC+4) Šírl Yellow card 32'
Denisov 51'Yellow card 60'
Tekke 77'Yellow card 77'		 Summary Rebko 22'
Kuzmin Yellow card 58'		 Stadium: Petrovsky Stadium
Attendance: 21,000
Referee: Vitali Doroshenko
10 August 2008 17 Rubin Kazan 4–1 Zenit St. Petersburg Kazan
19:00 MSK (UTC+4) Bukharov 9', 11'
Rebrov 12'
Karadeniz Yellow card 21'
Kobenko 86'		 Summary Tymoshchuk Yellow card 15' Yellow-red card 90' 23' (pen.)
Križanac Yellow card 55'
Puygrenier Red card 76'		 Stadium: Central Stadium
Attendance: 24,000
Referee: Maksim Layushkin
17 August 2008 18 Zenit St. Petersburg 1–3 Shinnik Yaroslavl Saint Petersburg
20:00 MSK (UTC+4) Zyryanov 25' Summary Bochkov Yellow card 20'
Buznikin 52'
Silva 57'
Olexici 72'
Kudryashov Yellow card 79'		 Stadium: Petrovsky Stadium
Attendance: 22,500
Referee: Aleksei Nikolaev
24 August 2008 19 Krylia Sovetov 0–3 Zenit St. Petersburg Samara
15:00 MSK (UTC+4) Booth Yellow card 32'
Kowba Yellow card 88'
Koller Yellow card 90'		 Summary Pogrebnyak 16', 75' (pen.)
Puygrenier Yellow card 22'
Tymoshchuk Yellow card 54'
Zyryanov 61'
Šírl Yellow card 63'		 Stadium: Metallurg Stadium
Attendance: 30,500
Referee: Yuri Baskakov
30 August 2008 20 Zenit St. Petersburg 2–2 Saturn Ramenskoye Saint Petersburg
MSK (UTC+4) Fayzulin 7'
Domínguez Yellow card 78'
Tekke 82'		 Summary Karyaka 9'
Topić 41'
Ďurica Yellow card 81'
Kinský Yellow card 90+'		 Stadium: Petrovsky Stadium
Attendance: 21,000
Referee: Maksim Layushkin
13 September 2008 21 Terek Grozny 1–4 Zenit St. Petersburg Grozny
MSK (UTC+4) Bouli Yellow card 15'
Bendz Yellow card 39' 75'
Kuznetsov Yellow card 90+'		 Summary Arshavin 12'
Križanac 23'
Tymoshchuk Yellow card 25'
Anyukov Yellow card 32'
Pogrebnyak 41'
Zyryanov 70'		 Stadium: Sultan Bilimkhanov Stadium
Attendance: 13,000
Referee: Igor Egorov
21 September 2008 22 Zenit St. Petersburg 1–3 CSKA Moscow Saint Petersburg
16:00 MSK (UTC+4) Arshavin Yellow card 35'
Denisov Yellow card 37'
Puygrenier Yellow card 56'
Zyryanov Yellow card 86'
Pogrebnyak 88'		 Report Dzagoev 3', 65'
Mamayev Yellow card 37'
Akinfeev Yellow card 63'
Love 57' (pen.)
Grigoryev Yellow card 77' Yellow-red card 90+'		 Stadium: Petrovsky Stadium
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Stanislav Sukhina
27 September 2008 23 Lokomotiv Moscow 0–3 Zenit St. Petersburg Moscow
16:00 MSK (UTC+4) Torbinski Yellow card 50'
Rodolfo Yellow card 77'		 Summary Fayzulin 18'
Denisov Yellow card 37'
Šírl Yellow card 44'
Puygrenier 61'
Domínguez 74'		 Stadium: Lokomotiv Stadium
Attendance: 19,630
Referee: Igor Egorov
5 October 2008 24 Zenit St. Petersburg 8–1 Luch-Energiya Vladivostok Saint Petersburg
18:00 MSK (UTC+4) Danny 7', 42'Yellow card 41'
Puygrenier Yellow card 16'
Arshavin 20'
Tekke Yellow card 28' 47', 60', 89'
Shirokov 35'
Domínguez 72'		 Summary Bulyga 74'
Dantsev Yellow card 90+'		 Stadium: Petrovsky Stadium
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Igor Zakharov
18 October 2008 25 Spartak Nalchik 2–2 Zenit St. Petersburg Nalchik
16:45 MSK (UTC+4) Shumeyko 18'
Geteriev Yellow card 29'
Gogua Yellow card 36'
Samsonov Yellow card 45'
Dzakhmishev Yellow card 61'
Mashukov 86'		 Summary Tymoshchuk Yellow card 34'
Šírl Yellow card 54'
Domínguez Yellow card 63' 72'
Arshavin 81'
Zyryanov Yellow card 84'		 Stadium: Spartak Stadium
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Aleksandr Kolobaev
26 October 2008 26 Tom Tomsk 1–1 Zenit St. Petersburg Tomsk
15:00 MSK (UTC+4) Maznov 23'
Klimov Yellow card 81'		 Summary Fayzulin 20'
Tekke Yellow card 61'
Zyryanov Yellow card 64'		 Stadium: Trud Stadium
Attendance: 14,800
Referee: Almir Kayumov
31 October 2008 27 Zenit St. Petersburg 1–0 Khimki Saint Petersburg
MSK (UTC+4) Danny 16'Yellow card 90+'
Puygrenier Yellow card 25'
Križanac Yellow card 89'		 Summary Trivunović Yellow card 21'
Čeh Yellow card 66'
Sabitov Yellow card 68'		 Stadium: Petrovsky Stadium
Attendance: 18,500
Referee: Aleksey Kovalyov
9 November 2008 28 Amkar Perm 1–1 Zenit St. Petersburg Perm
14:00 MSK (UTC+4) Sikimić Yellow card 67'
Peev 70'
Sirakov Yellow card 80'		 Summary Šírl Yellow card 10'
Hubočan Yellow card 20'
Anyukov Yellow card 58'
Tymoshchuk 80' (pen.)		 Stadium: Zvezda Stadium
Attendance: 18,500
Referee: Aleksandr Gvardis
16 November 2008 29 Zenit St. Petersburg 1–1 Dynamo Moscow Saint Petersburg
14:00 MSK (UTC+4) Danny Yellow card 19'
Tekke 80'
Šírl Yellow card 90'
Tymoshchuk Yellow card 90+'		 Summary Wilkshire Yellow card 29'
D.Kombarov Yellow card 38'
Granat Yellow card 39'
Fernández 54'
Khokhlov Yellow card 90+'		 Stadium: Petrovsky Stadium
Attendance: 20,500
Referee: Stanislav Sukhina
22 November 2008 30 Spartak Moscow 1–3 Zenit St. Petersburg Moscow
14:00 MSK (UTC+4) Fathi Yellow card 29'
Covalciuc Yellow card 32'
Pavlenko 47'		 Summary Pogrebnyak 5'
Danny 19', 45+1'
Anyukov Yellow card 23'		 Stadium: Luzhniki Stadium
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Igor Egorov

League table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
3 Dynamo Moscow 30 15 9 6 41 29 +12 54 Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round
4 Amkar Perm 30 14 9 7 31 22 +9 51 Qualification to Europa League play-off round
5 Zenit St. Petersburg 30 12 12 6 59 37 +22 48[a]
6 Krylia Sovetov Samara 30 12 12 6 46 28 +18 48[a] Qualification to Europa League third qualifying round[b]
7 Lokomotiv Moscow 30 13 8 9 37 32 +5 47
Source: RFPL (in Russian)
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd matches won; 3rd head-to-head (points, matches won, goal difference, goals scored, away goals scored); 4th goal difference; 5th goals scored; 6th away goals scored; 7th position in previous season or decision game
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Zenit St. Petersburg ahead of Krylia Sovetov on head-to-head points; Zenit St. Petersburg–Krylia Sovetov 1–1, Krylia Sovetov–Zenit St. Petersburg 0–3.
  2. ^ Since both finalists of the 2008–09 Russian Cup qualified for the 2009–10 UEFA Champions League, Krylia Sovetov earned a spot in the third qualifying round of the 2009–10 UEFA Europa League.

Russian Cup

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Main article: 2008–09 Russian Cup

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6 August 2008 Fifth round Sibir Novosibirsk 1–0 Zenit St.Petersburg Novosibirsk
16:00 MSK (UTC+4) Bukhryakov Yellow card 10'
Shvetsov Yellow card 13'
Samoylov Yellow card 39'
Medvedev 64'		 Report Ricksen Yellow card 20'
Puygrenier Yellow card 35'
Hubočan Yellow card 41'
Radimov Yellow card 65'		 Stadium: Spartak Stadium
Attendance: 12,500
Referee: Sergei Timofeyev

UEFA Cup

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Main article: 2007–08 UEFA Cup
13 February 2008 Round of 32 1st leg Zenit St.Petersburg Russia 1–0 Spain Villarreal Saint Petersburg, Russia
20:00 MSK (UTC+4) Anyukov Yellow card 35'
Pogrebnyak 63'Yellow card 73'
Kim Yellow card 78'		 Report Cani Yellow card 36'
Capdevila Yellow card 82'		 Stadium: Petrovsky Stadium
Attendance: 21,300
Referee: Michael Weiner (Germany)
21 February 2008 Round of 32 2nd leg Villarreal Spain 2–1
(2–2 agg.)		 Russia Zenit St.Petersburg Villarreal, Spain
23:45 MSK (UTC+4) Franco 75'
Tomasson 90'		 Report Shirokov Yellow card 13' Yellow-red card 47'
Šírl Yellow card 24' Yellow-red card 82'
Pogrebnyak 31'
Kim Yellow card 45'
Malafeev Yellow card 65'
Zyryanov Yellow card 88'
Križanac Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: Estadio El Madrigal
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Stefan Meissner (Austria)
6 March 2008 Round of 16 1st leg Marseille France 3–1 Russia Zenit St.Petersburg Marseille, France
23:45 MSK (UTC+4) Cissé 37', 55'
M'bami Yellow card 40'
Niang 48'
Zubar Yellow card 54'		 Report Kim Yellow card 27'
Ricksen Yellow card 32'
Arshavin 82'		 Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Knut Kircher (Germany)
12 March 2008 Round of 16 2nd leg Zenit St.Petersburg Russia 2–0
(3–3 agg.)		 France Marseille Saint Petersburg, Russia
19:30 MSK (UTC+4) Denisov Yellow card 10'
Pogrebnyak 39', 78'
Tymoshchuk Yellow card 64'
Arshavin Yellow card 90+3'		 Report M'bami Yellow card 33'
Niang Yellow card 38'
Cissé Yellow card 68'		 Stadium: Petrovsky Stadium
Attendance: 21,000
Referee: Mike Riley (England)
3 April 2008 Quarterfinal 1st leg Bayer Leverkusen Germany 1–4 Russia Zenit St.Petersburg Leverkusen, Germany
20:30 MSK (UTC+4) Kießling 33'
Barnetta Yellow card 73'
Friedrich Yellow card 79'		 Report Arshavin 20'
Križanac Yellow card 23'
Pogrebnyak 52'
Anyukov 61'
Denisov 64'		 Stadium: BayArena
Attendance: 19,500
Referee: Olegário Benquerença (Portugal)
10 April 2008 Quarterfinal 2nd leg Zenit St.Petersburg Russia 0–1
(4–2 agg.)		 Germany Bayer Leverkusen Saint Petersburg, Russia
20:30 MSK (UTC+4) Report Bulykin 18'
Freier Yellow card 29'
Castro Yellow card 29'
Sinkiewicz Yellow card 65'		 Stadium: Petrovsky Stadium
Attendance: 21,500
Referee: Manuel Mejuto González (Spain)
24 April 2008 Semifinal 1st leg Bayern Munich Germany 1–1 Russia Zenit St.Petersburg Munich, Germany
22:45 MSK (UTC+4) Ribéry 18' Report Ricksen Yellow card 17'
Fayzulin Yellow card 28'
Lúcio 60' (o.g.)
Šírl Yellow card 75'
Arshavin Yellow card 79'		 Stadium: Allianz Arena
Attendance: 66,000
Referee: Ľuboš Micheľ (Slovakia)
1 May 2008 Semifinal 2nd leg Zenit St.Petersburg Russia 4–0
(5–1 agg.)		 Germany Bayern Munich Saint Petersburg, Russia
20:30 MSK (UTC+4) Pogrebnyak 4', 73'Yellow card 76'
Zyryanov 38'
Fayzulin 53'		 Report Toni Yellow card 67'
Lell Yellow card 81'		 Stadium: Petrovsky Stadium
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Tom Henning Øvrebø (Norway)

Final

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14 May 2008 Zenit St.Petersburg Russia 2–0 Scotland Rangers Manchester, England
22:45 MSK (UTC+4) Denisov Yellow card 72' 72'
Malafeev Yellow card 90+2'
Zyryanov 90+3'		 Report Broadfoot Yellow card 90+4' Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Peter Fröjdfeldt (Sweden)

UEFA Champions League

[edit]
Main article: 2008–09 UEFA Champions League

Group stage

[edit]
Main article: 2008–09 UEFA Champions League group stage § Group H

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Italy Juventus 6 3 3 0 7 3 +4 12 Advance to knockout phase
2 Spain Real Madrid 6 4 0 2 9 5 +4 12
3 Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg 6 1 2 3 4 7 −3 5 Transfer to UEFA Cup
4 Belarus BATE Borisov 6 0 3 3 3 8 −5 3
Source: RSSSF
17 September 2008 1 Juventus Italy 1–0 Russia Zenit St.Petersburg Turin, Italy
22:45 MSK (UTC+4) Del Piero 76'
Salihamidžić Yellow card 84'		 Report Pogrebnyak Yellow card 18'
Šírl Yellow card 68'		 Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 20,853
Referee: Frank De Bleeckere (Belgium)
30 September 2008 2 Zenit St.Petersburg Russia 1–2 Spain Real Madrid Saint Petersburg, Russia
20:30 MSK (UTC+4) Danny 25'
Arshavin Yellow card 26'
Tymoshchuk Yellow card 33'
Hubočan Yellow card 47'		 Report Hubočan 4' (o.g.)
Van Nistelrooy 31'Yellow card 47'		 Stadium: Petrovsky Stadium
Attendance: 21,075
Referee: Massimo Busacca (Switzerland)
21 October 2008 3 Zenit St.Petersburg Russia 1–1 Belarus BATE Borisov Saint Petersburg, Russia
20:30 MSK (UTC+4) Tekke 80' Report Nyakhaychyk 52'
Vyeramko Yellow card 90+4'		 Stadium: Petrovsky Stadium
Attendance: 19,500
Referee: Pedro Proença (Portugal)
5 November 2008 4 BATE Borisov Belarus 0–2 Russia Zenit St.Petersburg Minsk, Belarus
22:45 MSK (UTC+4) Report Pogrebnyak 34'
Puygrenier Yellow card 39' Yellow-red card 73'
Danny 90+4'		 Stadium: Dinamo Stadium
Attendance: 28,793
Referee: Stéphane Lannoy (France)
25 November 2008 5 Zenit St.Petersburg Russia 0–0 Italy Juventus Saint Petersburg, Russia
20:30 MSK (UTC+4) Lombaerts Yellow card 10'
Tymoshchuk Yellow card 76'		 Report Iaquinta Yellow card 43'
Camoranesi Yellow card 45'
Sissoko Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: Petrovsky Stadium
Attendance: 20,155
Referee: Claus Bo Larsen (Denmark)
10 December 2008 6 Real Madrid Spain 3–0 Russia Zenit St.Petersburg Madrid, Spain
22:45 MSK (UTC+4) Raúl 25', 57'
Robben 50'		 Report Danny Yellow card 63'
Šírl Yellow card 26'		 Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Stadium
Attendance: 46,265
Referee: Jonas Eriksson (Sweden)

Squad statistics

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As of match played 10 December 2008

Appearances and goals

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No. Pos Nat Player Total Premier League Russian Cup Europe Super Cups
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
2 MF Russia RUS Vladislav Radimov 7 0 0+3 0 1 0 0+2 0 0+1 0
4 DF Croatia CRO Ivica Križanac 41 1 25 1 0 0 13+1 0 2 0
5 DF South Korea KOR Kim Dong-jin 14 0 5+5 0 0 0 3+1 0 0 0
6 DF Belgium BEL Nicolas Lombaerts 5 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 0
7 MF Argentina ARG Alejandro Domínguez 28 4 13+8 4 1 0 1+4 0 1 0
8 FW Russia RUS Pavel Pogrebnyak 34 16 14+4 6 0 0 13+1 8 2 2
9 FW Turkey TUR Fatih Tekke 28 9 12+10 8 1 0 2+3 1 0 0
10 MF Russia RUS Andrey Arshavin 43 9 26+1 6 0 0 14 2 1+1 1
11 MF Czech Republic CZE Radek Šírl 41 0 26 0 0 0 13 0 2 0
14 DF Slovakia SVK Tomáš Hubočan 15 0 7+4 0 1 0 1+1 0 1 0
15 MF Russia RUS Roman Shirokov 39 3 20+7 3 0 0 9+1 0 1+1 0
16 GK Russia RUS Vyacheslav Malafeev 48 0 30 0 1 0 15 0 2 0
17 MF South Korea KOR Lee Ho 3 0 0 0 1 0 0+2 0 0 0
18 MF Russia RUS Konstantin Zyryanov 46 9 29 7 0 0 15 2 2 0
19 MF Portugal POR Danny 17 8 10 5 0 0 6 2 1 1
20 MF Russia RUS Viktor Fayzulin 37 7 17+7 6 1 0 9+2 1 1 0
22 DF Russia RUS Aleksandr Anyukov 42 4 26 3 0 0 14 1 2 0
25 MF Netherlands NED Fernando Ricksen 11 0 4+4 0 1 0 2 0 0 0
27 MF Russia RUS Igor Denisov 44 3 29 1 0 0 12+1 2 1+1 0
28 DF France FRA Sébastien Puygrenier 14 1 8+1 1 1 0 3 0 1 0
34 DF Russia RUS Aleksandr Khokhlov 1 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
44 MF Ukraine UKR Anatoliy Tymoshchuk 44 6 27 6 0 0 15 0 2 0
57 MF Russia RUS Aleksei Ionov 7 0 0+5 0 1 0 0+1 0 0 0
88 MF Ukraine UKR Oleksandr Horshkov 4 0 0 0 1 0 2+1 0 0 0
Players away from the club on loan:
Players who left Zenit St.Petersburg during the season:

Goal scorers

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Place Position Nation Number Name Premier League Russian Cup UEFA Cup UEFA Champions League Russian Super Cup UEFA Super Cup Total
1 FW Russia 8 Pavel Pogrebnyak 6 0 7 1 1 1 16
2 FW Turkey 9 Fatih Tekke 8 0 0 1 0 0 9
MF Russia 18 Konstantin Zyryanov 7 0 2 0 0 0 9
MF Russia 10 Andrey Arshavin 6 0 2 0 1 0 9
5 MF Portugal 19 Danny 5 0 0 2 0 1 8
6 MF Russia 20 Viktor Fayzulin 6 0 1 0 0 0 7
7 MF Ukraine 44 Anatoliy Tymoshchuk 6 0 0 0 0 0 6
8 MF Argentina 7 Alejandro Domínguez 4 0 0 0 0 0 4
DF Russia 22 Aleksandr Anyukov 3 0 1 0 0 0 4
10 MF Russia 15 Roman Shirokov 3 0 0 0 0 0 3
MF Russia 27 Igor Denisov 1 0 2 0 0 0 3
Own goal 2 0 1 0 0 0 3
13 DF Croatia 4 Ivica Križanac 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
DF France 28 Sébastien Puygrenier 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
TOTALS 59 0 16 4 2 2 83

Clean sheets

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Place Position Nation Number Name Premier League Russian Cup UEFA Cup UEFA Champions League Russian Super Cup UEFA Super Cup Total
1 GK Russia 16 Vyacheslav Malafeev 8 0 4 2 0 0 14
TOTALS 8 0 4 2 0 0 14

Disciplinary record

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Number Nation Position Name Premier League Russian Cup UEFA Cup Champions League Russian Super Cup UEFA Super Cup Total
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
2 Russia MF Vladislav Radimov 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1
4 Croatia DF Ivica Križanac 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 4 1
5 South Korea DF Kim Dong-jin 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
6 Belgium DF Nicolas Lombaerts 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
8 Russia FW Pavel Pogrebnyak 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
10 Russia MF Andrey Arshavin 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 4 0
11 Czech Republic MF Radek Šírl 0 0 0 0 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 1
14 Slovakia DF Tomáš Hubočan 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 0
15 Russia MF Roman Shirokov 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
16 Russia GK Vyacheslav Malafeev 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
18 Russia MF Konstantin Zyryanov 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
19 Portugal MF Danny 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
20 Russia MF Viktor Fayzulin 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
22 Russia DF Aleksandr Anyukov 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
25 Netherlands MF Fernando Ricksen 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
27 Russia MF Igor Denisov 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
28 France DF Sébastien Puygrenier 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 3 1
44 Ukraine MF Anatoliy Tymoshchuk 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
TOTALS 0 0 4 0 24 2 11 1 5 2 0 0 44 5

References

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  1. ^ "Russian Premier League Final Stats 2008".
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  3. ^ Smith, Allen (20 March 2009). "Martin Skrtel proving to be another fine Rafael Benitez signing". The Daily Telegraph. London. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  4. ^ "Wigan swoop for Norway defender". BBC Sport. 31 January 2008. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
  5. ^ "Russia Cups 2008/09". RSSSF. Retrieved 5 October 2013.
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