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Zenit celebrate Russian Premier League victory

Xinhua, May 26, 2015 Adjust font size:

Newly Russian Premier League champions Zenit St. Petersburg returned to their roots on the iconic Vasilievsky Island this evening on Monday with a joint celebration of the league crown and the 90th anniversary of the club.

A multimedia event for players and fans, featuring music and fireworks on the banks of the Neva River, marked the jubilee crown at the famous 'Arrow' on Vasilievsky Island, after which Zenit was originally named.

Several landmarks and buildings across St. Petersburg were also bathed in the club's blue and white colors in honor of manager Andre Villas-Boas and his team's successful 2014-15 Premier League campaign.

The Premier League title is the fifth in the club's history and was completed with two full rounds of competition remaining, after Zenit saw off challenges from Krasnodar and the perennial legion of Moscow rivals including CSKA, Spartak and Lokomotiv. Endite