The 2020 Russian Super Cup was the 18th annual Russian Super Cup match which was contested between 2019–20 Premier League champions and Cup winners Zenit Saint Petersburg against the Premier League runners-up, Lokomotiv Moscow. The final was played at VEB Arena. Attendance was limited due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Russia.
Malcom celebrating with the cup
FC Zenit Saint Petersburg
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, 2020–21 and the 2021–22 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. On 24 May 2023, Zenit became the first Russian sports club with 10 million followers on social media.
Andrey Arshavin, one of the most successful players in Zenit history
Zenit against Bayern Munich in 2011
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Petrovsky Stadium