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2013–14 FC Zenit Saint Petersburg season

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Chairman
  
Aleksandr Dyukov

Russian Premier League
  
2nd

Russian Super Cup
  
Runners-up

Stadium
  
Petrovsky Stadium

Russian Cup
  
Round of 32

Manager
  
Luciano Spalletti (until 11 March 2014) Sergei Semak (caretaker) (11–20 March 2014) André Villas-Boas (from 20 March 2014)

The 2013–14 Zenit Saint Petersburg season was the 18th successive season that the club played in the Russian Premier League, the highest tier of football in Russia. They finished as runners-up to CSKA Moscow in the Russian Premier League, lost the 2013 Super Cup 3 – 0 to CSKA Moscow, were knocked out of the Russian Cup by Russian Professional Football League side FC Tyumen, and reached the Last 16 of the UEFA Champions League, losing to Borussia Dortmund.

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Zenit started the season under the management of Luciano Spalletti, but Spalletti was sacked on 11 March 2014, being replaced by Sergei Semak, in a caretaker capacity, for nine days before André Villas-Boas was appointed manager on 20 March 2014.

Squad

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

On Loan

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

Youth Team squad

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

Results by round

Last updated: 13 June 2014.
Source: Russian Premier League
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

League table

Source: Russian Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) number of wins; 3) head-to-head points; 4) number of head-to-head wins; 5) head-to-head goal difference; 6) number of head-to-head goals scored; 7) number of head-to-head away goals scored; 8) goal difference; 9) number of goals scored; 10) number of away goals scored; 11) position in the 2012–13 season (only used until all the regularly scheduled games have been played); 11) extra play-off game or tournament between the teams in question
1 Rostov have won the 2013–14 Russian Cup, therefore qualified for the play-off round of the 2014–15 UEFA Europa League. However, it did not pass the Russian Football Union European licensing and its spot was given to Spartak. That RFU decision was overturned by the CAS and Rostov was returned to the Europa League.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.

Knockout phase

Round of 16

References

2013–14 FC Zenit Saint Petersburg season Wikipedia