The Football Club Zenit St. Petersburg celebrated its 90th birthday. The club was established on May 25, 1925 near the metal factory in Leningrad.
In recent years, Zenit enjoyed its most glorious period in its history. The team was a champion of the USSR in 1984 and the champion of Russia in 2007, 2010, 2012 and 2015. It was a winner of the Cup of the country three times, in 1944, 1999 and 2010.
The greatest achievement in the history of the team was in 2008, when it won the UEFA Cup. The Russian team defeated in the finals Glasgow Rangers with 2:0, with goals from Igor Dames and Konstantin Ziranov. In August the same year, Zenit won the Supercup of Europe and beating Manchester United with 2:1.
Zenit is the only Russian club that wins all senior trophies of the USSR and Russia.
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