Zenit St Petersburg

Full Name: Football Club Zenit Sankt-Peterburg
Russian Name: Зенит Санкт-Петербург
City: Saint Petersburg
Founded: 1925
Stadium: Stadion Petrovski (21,725)
Colors: Blue, White
Previous: Stalinets Leningrad (1925-40), Zenit Leningrad (1940-90)
Nicknames: Bomzhi (The Bums) Meshki (The Sacks)

Description:

Zenit = Zenith. Stalinets = Stalinist. Formed as the workers team of a metallurgical plant. The plant became owned by the military and the club came under the Zenit sports club umbrella. At this time they were merged with an existing Zenit football team playing in a lower division. Reached the quarterfinals of the 2006 UEFA Cup and two years later went a couple steps better, reaching the final and winning it.

Trophy Room:

• Russian League (2007, 10)
• Russian Cup (1999)
• Russian Super Cup (2008)
• UEFA Cup (2008)
• UEFA Super Cup (2008)
• Soviet League (1984)
• Soviet Cup (1944)

Stadion Petrovski:

Links:

• Official Website: fc-zenit.ru