Zenit’s advertising contract with Gazprom Neft amounts to $18.6m per year

The advertising contract of OAO Gazprom Neft, the oil branch of the Russian extracting giant, with Zenit St. Petersburg will amount to 514.242 million roubles ($18.6 million) in 2011.

This figure may also be increased depending on Zenit’s performances in various tournaments.

According to Interfax, the contract covers the games of Zenit’s first and youth teams in official domestic games within the first stage of the Russian championship [this time it will have two stages and last for a year and a half – Sports.ru], Russian Cup, Russian Supercup, Europa League, Champions League, Russian youth teams championship, as well as any friendly games in 2011.