The Russian Premier League (RPL) has released its schedule for the 2024/25 season, with the first round of matches set to take place from July 18 to 21. FC Zenit will kick off their campaign against Rostov.

The full schedule was published on the Mir RPL website on Friday, June 20. Other notable matches in the first round include Spartak versus Dynamo Makhachkala, Baltika against Dynamo Moscow, Lokomotiv Moscow versus Sochi, Pari Nizhny Novgorod against Krasnodar, Akron against Krylya Sovetov, Akhmat Grozny against Rubin Kazan, and Torpedo Moscow against CSKA Moscow.

In the second round, scheduled for July 25–28, Zenit will face Rubin Kazan. The third round will see the blue-white-sky blues (Zenit) compete against CSKA Moscow, while in the fourth round, they will play against Akhmat Grozny.