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Zenit St. Petersburg’s predecessor teams for the Russian soccer team were a group of workers from the Leningrad Metal Plant and a club named Murzinska. Those teams merged in 1939 to form the Zenit sports society. The first trophy in the Zenit St. Petersburg team stats was a Soviet Cup win in 1944.

The club was unsuccessful in the Soviet Top League during much of the 20th century. They even came close to relegation in 1967 but were saved from it by Soviet leadership. Their performances improved in 1980, as they came in third in the top division and reached the final of the Soviet Cup.

Finally, in 1984 Zenit St. Petersburg won their first-ever Soviet league championship. After the dissolution of the Soviet Union, Zenit were relegated from the Russian Premier League in 1992. They returned in 1996 and were able to win the Russian Cup in 1999.

Zenit’s best period came after the Russian state-energy company Gazprom bought a majority stake in the club in 2005. Just three years later, they had one of the best seasons in the FC Zenit stats. Under Dick Advocaat, Zenit St. Petersburg reached their first ever UEFA Cup final and faced Rangers. Zenit scored two late goals to lift their first and only piece of European silverware.