Zenit’s preseason schedule

Zenit Basketball Club presents the main team’s preparation plan for the 2025/26 season.

The preseason will tip off in the second half of August with the players undergoing in-depth medicals. On August 23, training camp will open at the Zenit Basketball Academy.

From August 28 to September 5, the Blue-White-Sky Blues will hold a training camp in Antalya, featuring three friendly matchups against Turkish clubs:

August 31, 15:00 — vs. Mersin

September 2, 16:30 — vs. Turk Telekom

September 4, 17:00 — vs. Besiktas

Upon returning from Turkey, Zenit will take part in the annual Vladimir Kondrashin & Alexander Belov Cup on September 8-9. It will be the fifth edition since the tournament’s revival, with PARMA (Perm), UNICS (Kazan), and Dynamo (Primorsky Krai) also in the lineup. Match schedule and ticket information will be announced later.

On September 12 and 13, Zenit will face Greek club PAOK and Serbian powerhouse Partizan in Belgrade. After these games, the team will head back to the Northern Capital of Russia.

September 16 will feature Zenit’s traditional Media Day — with all the highlights and behind-the-scenes action covered in the club’s official Telegram channel. Before flying back to Belgrade for the VTB United League Supercup, Zenit will play one more tune-up game at the Academy.

The VTB United League Supercup will run from September 24 to 25 in a Final Four format, featuring last season’s finalists Zenit and CSKA Moscow, hosts Crvena Zvezda, and EuroLeague newcomers Dubai Basketball Club. The semifinals will take place on the opening day, followed by the third-place game and final on September 25. A detailed Supercup schedule will be announced separately.

The VTB United League regular season tips off on October 1. Full schedule details are coming soon. Season tickets for 2025/26 and tickets for the first home games will be on sale shortly.