Football Club Zenit (Russian: Futbol'nyi Klub Zenit>> [fUd'boljnij'klup zjI'[fUd'boljnij 'klup zjI') Also called Zenit Saint Petersburg or simply Zenit is one of the Russian professional football team based within Saint Petersburg. It was founded by the club in the year 1925 (or around 1914 as per some Russian sources) Zenit is a club that plays on the Russian Premier League. Zenit are the current champions in the Russian Premier League. They previously had won the 2007 2011, 2012, 2014-15 2019-20, 2018-19, and 2019-20 seasons for the Russian Premier League, as in addition to in 2007 the UEFA Cup and the 2008 UEFA Super Cup. It is owned by and supported by the Russian state-owned energy company Gazprom. The team plays its match at home at Gazprom Arena. The team was banned from the arena in March of 2022. team was banned out of all European as well as international club tournaments by FIFA and UEFA in connection with their involvement in the Russian incursion into Ukraine. Additionally The European Club Association suspended the team.
