Football Club Zenit, also known as Zenit Saint Petersburg or simply Zenit, is a Russian professional football club based in Saint Petersburg. Founded in 1925, the club plays in the Russian Premier League. Zenit are the reigning champions of the Russian Premier League. Previously they won the 2007, 2010, 2011–12, 2014–15, 2018–19, 2019–20 and the 2020–21 seasons of the Russian Premier League, as well as the 2007–08 UEFA Cup and the 2008 UEFA Super Cup. The club is owned and sponsored by the Russian state-owned energy giant Gazprom. The team play its home matches at the Gazprom Arena. In March 2022, the club was expelled from all European and international club competitions by FIFA and the UEFA due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. In addition, the European Club Association suspended the team.
1997 was the sixth season Russia held its own national football competition since the breakup of the Soviet Union.
The 1991 Soviet Top League season was 22nd in the Top League and the 54th since the establishment of nationwide club competition, also the last one. Dynamo Kyiv were the defending 13-times champions and came fifth this season. A total of sixteen teams participated in the league, twelve of them have contested in the 1990 season while the remaining four were promoted from the Soviet First League due to withdrawals. The representatives of the Baltic states as well as Georgia chose not to take part in the competition.
The 1990 Soviet Top League season was the 53rd since its establishment. Spartak Moscow were the defending 12-times champions, but came only fifth this season and marginally qualified for continental competitions. The league was shortened and a total of fourteen teams participated. By the start of the season both Georgian teams had withdrawn followed by another withdrawal from Žalgiris at the start of competition. The league consisted of ten teams contested in the 1989 season and the Army club promoted from the Soviet First League. The representatives of the Baltic states as well as Georgia chose not to take part in the competition.
The 1989 Soviet Top League season was the 52nd since its establishment. Dnepr Dnepropetrovsk, the defending 2-times champions, came in second this season.
The 1988 season was the 51st completed season of the USSR Football Championship: Top League. Spartak Moscow, the defending 11-times champions, placed fourth this season.
The Russian Cup 2008–09 was the seventeenth season of the Russian football knockout tournament since the dissolution of Soviet Union. The competition started on April 16, 2008 and finished with the Final held in spring 2009. The defending champions were CSKA Moscow.
Soviet First League 1991 was the last season of the Soviet First League. With the collapse of the Soviet Union the football structure was reformed. All of its participants have entered the Top Divisions of the republics of their origin, except of Dinamo Sukhumi that because of the 1992-93 War in Abkhazia was dissolved.
The 1991–92 Soviet Cup was the last edition of an already non-existing political entity, the Soviet Union.
The 2014–15 Russian Premier League was the 23rd season of the Russian football championship since the dissolution of the Soviet Union and the 13th under the current Russian Premier League name.
The Russian Second Division 2000 was the ninth edition of the Russian Second Division. There were 6 zones with 107 teams starting the competition.
The 2018–19 Russian Premier League was the 27th season of the premier football competition in Russia since the dissolution of the Soviet Union and the 16th under the current Russian Premier League name. Lokomotiv Moscow came into the season as the defending champions.
The 2006–07 Russian Cup was the 15th edition of the Russian football knockout tournament since the dissolution of Soviet Union. The competition started on 13 April 2006 and finished on 27 May 2007, with the final played at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, where Lokomotiv Moscow beat FC Moscow 1–0 at extra time.
The 2020–21 Russian Cup was the 29th season of the Russian football knockout tournament since the dissolution of the Soviet Union. The competition started on 5 August 2020 and concluded on 12 May 2021.
The 1984 Soviet Cup Final was a football match that took place at the Lenin's Central Stadium, Moscow on June 24, 1984. The match was the 43rd Soviet Cup Final and it was contested by FC Dynamo Moscow and FC Zenit Saint Petersburg (Leningrad). The Soviet Cup winner Dinamo won the cup for the sixth time. The last year defending holders Shakhter Donetsk were eliminated in the round of 16 of the competition by Chernomorets Odessa.
The 2021–22 Russian Premier League was the 30th season of the premier football competition in Russia since the dissolution of the Soviet Union and the 18th under the current Russian Premier League name.
The 1939 Soviet football championship was the 9th seasons of competitive football in the Soviet Union and the 5th among teams of sports societies and factories. FC Spartak Moscow won the championship becoming the winner of Group A for the third time.
The 1947 Soviet football championship was the 15th seasons of competitive football in the Soviet Union and the 9th among teams of sports societies and factories. CDKA Moscow again won the championship becoming the Soviet domestic champions for the second time.
The 1990 Soviet football championship was the 59th seasons of competitive football in the Soviet Union. Dinamo Kiev won the Top League championship becoming the Soviet domestic champions for the thirteenth time.
The 1992 CIS Top League was a scheduled but eventually canceled season in the Soviet Top League, an attempt to preserve All-Union competitions. The competition was canceled following the joint letter from all five Muscovite clubs that expressed their disagreement with the competition arrangements.
