# 2023–24 FC Akhmat Grozny season

The 2023–24 FC Akhmat Grozny season was the 15th successive season that the club are playing in the Russian Premier League, the highest tier of association football in Russia. They also played in the Russian Cup, but were eliminated in the first round.

## Season events

On 15 August, Sergei Tashuyev left his role as Head Coach by mutual consent, with Isa Baytiyev being put in temporary charge.
On 18 August Akhmat announced the appointment of Miroslav Romaschenko as their new Head Coach, on a three-year contract.
On 4 April, Miroslav Romaschenko resigned from his role, with Magomed Adiyev taking charge the following day whilst also remaining Head Coach of Kazakhstan.

## Squad

    As of match played 25 May 2024
| No. | Name | Position | Date of birth (Age) | Signed from | Signed in | Contract ends | Apps. | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||
| 1 | Mikhail Oparin | GK | (1993-05-22)22 May 1993 (aged 31) | Yenisey Krasnoyarsk | 2022 | | 16 | 0 |
| 72 | Yakhya Magomedov | GK | (2007-04-06)6 April 2007 (aged 17) | Academy | 2024 | | 0 | 0 |
| 88 | Giorgi Sheliya | GK | (1988-12-11)11 December 1988 (aged 35) | Tambov | 2020 | | 95 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| 4 | Turpal-Ali Ibishev | DF | (2002-02-18)18 February 2002 (aged 22) | Academy | 2021 | | 7 | 0 |
| 5 | Miloš Šatara | DF | (1995-10-28)28 October 1995 (aged 28) | Shakhtyor Soligorsk | 2023 | | 17 | 1 |
| 6 | Jasmin Čeliković | DF | (1999-01-07)7 January 1999 (aged 25) | on loan from Tuzla City | 2023 | | 29 | 1 |
| 8 | Miroslav Bogosavac | DF | (1996-10-14)14 October 1996 (aged 27) | Čukarički | 2020 | 2024 | 129 | 0 |
| 15 | Andrei Semyonov | DF | (1989-03-24)24 March 1989 (aged 35) | Amkar Perm | 2014 | | 289 | 8 |
| 36 | Lucas Lovat | DF | (1997-01-15)15 January 1997 (aged 27) | Slovan Bratislava | 2024 | 2027 | 13 | 1 |
| 40 | Rizvan Utsiyev | DF | (1988-02-07)7 February 1988 (aged 36) | Trainee | 2005 | | 312 | 8 |
| 55 | Darko Todorović | DF | (1997-05-05)5 May 1997 (aged 27) | Red Bull Salzburg | 2022 | | 68 | 2 |
| 59 | Yevgeni Kharin | DF | (1995-06-11)11 June 1995 (aged 28) | Levadia Tallinn | 2018 | | 140 | 11 |
| 75 | Nader Ghandri | DF | (1995-02-18)18 February 1995 (aged 29) | Ajman | 2024 | 2026 | 13 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| 7 | Bernard Berisha | MF | (1991-10-24)24 October 1991 (aged 32) | Anzhi Makhachkala | 2016 | | 181 | 24 |
| 10 | Lechi Sadulayev | MF | (2000-01-08)8 January 2000 (aged 24) | Academy | 2018 | | 89 | 9 |
| 14 | Amine Talal | MF | (1996-06-05)5 June 1996 (aged 27) | Sheriff Tiraspol | 2024 | | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Camilo | MF | (1999-02-23)23 February 1999 (aged 25) | Olympique Lyonnais | 2023 | | 29 | 1 |
| 18 | Vladislav Kamilov | MF | (1995-08-29)29 August 1995 (aged 28) | Ufa | 2022 | | 52 | 3 |
| 21 | Ivan Oleynikov | MF | (1998-08-24)24 August 1998 (aged 25) | Chayka Peschanokopskoye | 2022 | | 66 | 9 |
| 23 | Anton Shvets | MF | (1993-04-26)26 April 1993 (aged 31) | Villarreal B | 2017 | | 165 | 11 |
| 24 | Zaim Divanović | MF | (2000-12-09)9 December 2000 (aged 23) | Shakhtyor Soligorsk | 2023 | | 15 | 0 |
| 33 | Minkail Matsuyev | MF | (2000-02-03)3 February 2000 (aged 24) | Unattached | 2023 | | 3 | 0 |
| 71 | Magomed Yakuyev | MF | (2004-06-07)7 June 2004 (aged 19) | Academy | 2022 | | 4 | 0 |
| 94 | Artyom Timofeyev | MF | (1994-01-12)12 January 1994 (aged 30) | Spartak Moscow | 2021 | 2024 | 114 | 15 |
| 98 | Svetoslav Kovachev | MF | (1998-03-14)14 March 1998 (aged 26) | on loan from Arda Kardzhali | 2023 | | 31 | 4 |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| 9 | Gamid Agalarov | FW | (2000-07-16)16 July 2000 (aged 23) | Ufa | 2022 | | 52 | 8 |
| 13 | Mohamed Konaté | FW | (1997-12-12)12 December 1997 (aged 26) | Khimki | 2021 | 2022(+2) | 90 | 34 |
| 29 | Vladimir Ilyin | FW | (1992-05-20)20 May 1992 (aged 32) | Krasnodar | 2022 | | 102 | 22 |
| 47 | Néné Gbamblé | FW | (2002-05-09)9 May 2002 (aged 22) | Celje | 2023 | | 15 | 1 |
| Away on loan ||||||||||
| 3 | Vladislav Volkov | DF | (2000-05-18)18 May 2000 (aged 24) | Chayka Peschanokopskoye | 2023 | | 6 | 0 |
| 35 | Rizvan Tashayev | GK | (2003-10-05)5 October 2003 (aged 20) | Academy | 2022 | | 1 | 0 |
| | Ilya Moseychuk | MF | (2000-03-19)19 March 2000 (aged 24) | Tekstilshchik Ivanovo | 2020 | | 0 | 0 |
| Players that left Akhmat Grozny during the season ||||||||||
| 11 | Daniel Júnior | MF | (2002-05-09)9 May 2002 (aged 22) | on loan from Cruzeiro | 2023 | | 7 | 0 |
| 19 | Marat Bystrov | DF | (1992-06-19)19 June 1992 (aged 31) | Ordabasy | 2020 | | 83 | 0 |
| 48 | Mikail Akhmedov | DF | (2004-01-01)1 January 2004 (aged 20) | Academy | 2023 | | 1 | 0 |
| | Magomed-Deni Tsutsulayev | GK | (2003-07-30)30 July 2003 (aged 20) | Academy | 2020 | | 0 | 0 |
| | Islam Alsultanov | FW | (2001-08-18)18 August 2001 (aged 22) | Academy | 2020 | | 13 | 1 |

### Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | DF | RUS | Vladislav Volkov (at Leningradets Leningrad Oblast until 30 June 2024) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | FW | RUS | Ilya Moseychuk (at Kuban Krasnodar until 30 June 2024) |

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Position | Name | From | Fee |
| 14 June 2023 | DF | Vladislav Volkov | Chayka Peschanokopskoye | Undisclosed |
| 3 August 2023 | MF | Svetoslav Kovachev | Arda Kardzhali | Undisclosed |
| 9 August 2023 | MF | Camilo | Lyon | Undisclosed |
| 18 January 2024 | DF | Lucas Lovat | Slovan Bratislava | Undisclosed |
| 6 February 2024 | DF | Nader Ghandri | Ajman | Undisclosed |
| 20 February 2024 | MF | Amine Talal | Sheriff Tiraspol | Undisclosed |

### Loans in

| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Date to | Ref. |
| 11 July 2023 | DF | | Jasmin Čeliković | Tuzla City | End of season | |
| 11 September 2023 | MF | | Daniel Júnior | Cruzeiro | 9 February 2024 | |

### Loans out

| Date from | Position | Name | To | Date to |
| 5 July 2023 | DF | Turpal-Ali Ibishev | FC Druzhba Maykop | 31 December 2023 |
| 9 January 2024 | DF | Vladislav Volkov | Leningradets Leningrad Oblast | End of season |
| 16 February 2024 | GK | Rizvan Tashayev | Dynamo Bryansk | Undisclosed |

### Released

| Date | Position | Name | Joined | Date |
| 9 January 2024 | DF | Marat Bystrov | Astana | 19 January 2024 |
| 20 January 2024 | FW | Islam Alsultanov | | |
| 31 May 2024 | DF | Andrei Semyonov | | |
| 31 May 2024 | MF | Ilya Moseychuk | Kuban Krasnodar | |
| 31 May 2024 | FW | Vladimir Ilyin | Fakel Voronezh | 21 June 2024 |
| 31 May 2024 | FW | Mohamed Konaté | Al-Riyadh | 21 August 2024 |

## Competitions
### Overview

| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| Premier League | 22 July 2023 | 25 May 2024 | Matchday 1 | 10th | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 33 | 45 | −12 | 033.33 |
| Russian Cup | 25 July 2023 | 4 April 2024 | Group stage | Regions path Quarter-finals Stage 2 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 14 | −2 | 037.50 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 38 | 13 | 6 | 19 | 45 | 59 | −14 | 034.21 |
Last updated: 25 May 2024 Source: Competitions

### Premier League
#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 25 May 2024. Source: See Results

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 21$^1$ | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
| Ground | H | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A |
| Result | L | L | W | L | W | D | W | D | L | D | L | L | L | L | L | D | W | D | W | L | L | L | L | W | W | W | W | W | L | L |
| Position | 13 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |

#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 8 | Rubin Kazan | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 31 | 38 | −7 | 42 |
| 9 | Krylia Sovetov Samara | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 46 | 44 | +2 | 41 |
| 10 | Akhmat Grozny | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 33 | 45 | −12 | 35 |
| 11 | Fakel Voronezh | 30 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 22 | 31 | −9 | 32 |
| 12 | Orenburg | 30 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 34 | 41 | −7 | 31 |

### Russian Cup
#### Group stage

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Zenit Saint Petersburg | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 14 | Qualification to the Knockout phase (RPL path) |
| 2 | Baltika Kaliningrad | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 12 | Qualification to the Knockout phase (RPL path) |
| 3 | Akhmat Grozny | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 12 | −2 | 7 | Qualification to the Knockout phase (regions path) |
| 4 | Krylia Sovetov Samara | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 12 | −7 | 3 | |

#### Knockout stage
## Squad statistics

    As of match played 25 May 2024

### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Premier League | Premier League | Russian Cup | Russian Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | RUS | Mikhail Oparin | 11 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | RUS | Turpal-Ali Ibishev | 3 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | BIH | Miloš Šatara | 9 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | BIH | Jasmin Čeliković | 29 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 6+1 | 1 |
| 7 | MF | KOS | Bernard Berisha | 32 | 3 | 19+7 | 3 | 4+2 | 0 |
| 8 | DF | SRB | Miroslav Bogosavac | 32 | 0 | 23+4 | 0 | 2+3 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | RUS | Gamid Agalarov | 23 | 3 | 5+14 | 3 | 2+2 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | RUS | Lechi Sadulayev | 15 | 2 | 9+5 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 13 | FW | BFA | Mohamed Konaté | 35 | 13 | 21+8 | 11 | 4+2 | 2 |
| 15 | DF | RUS | Andrei Semyonov | 21 | 2 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 16 | MF | BRA | Camilo | 29 | 1 | 18+7 | 1 | 3+1 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | RUS | Vladislav Kamilov | 27 | 1 | 11+9 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | RUS | Ivan Oleynikov | 35 | 4 | 20+7 | 1 | 2+6 | 3 |
| 23 | MF | RUS | Anton Shvets | 22 | 1 | 9+9 | 0 | 3+1 | 1 |
| 24 | MF | MNE | Zaim Divanović | 9 | 0 | 1+5 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 29 | FW | RUS | Vladimir Ilyin | 28 | 5 | 18+2 | 2 | 5+3 | 3 |
| 33 | MF | RUS | Minkail Matsuyev | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 36 | DF | BRA | Lucas Lovat | 13 | 1 | 6+5 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 40 | DF | RUS | Rizvan Utsiyev | 16 | 0 | 3+6 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 47 | FW | CIV | Néné Gbamblé | 10 | 0 | 0+6 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 |
| 55 | DF | BIH | Darko Todorović | 35 | 1 | 27+1 | 1 | 3+4 | 0 |
| 59 | DF | RUS | Yevgeni Kharin | 21 | 0 | 10+6 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 |
| 71 | MF | RUS | Magomed Yakuyev | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 75 | DF | TUN | Nader Ghandri | 13 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 88 | GK | RUS | Giorgi Sheliya | 28 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 94 | MF | RUS | Artyom Timofeyev | 30 | 2 | 24+2 | 2 | 1+3 | 0 |
| 98 | MF | BUL | Svetoslav Kovachev | 31 | 4 | 12+12 | 3 | 6+1 | 1 |
| Players away from the club on loan: ||||||||||
| 3 | DF | RUS | Vladislav Volkov | 6 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| Players who appeared for Akhmat Grozny but left during the season: ||||||||||
| 11 | MF | BRA | Daniel Júnior | 7 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | KAZ | Marat Bystrov | 7 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 48 | MF | RUS | Mikail Akhmedov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |

### Goal scorers

| Place | Position | Nation | Number | Name | Premier League | Russian Cup | Total |
| 1 | FW | | 13 | Mohamed Konaté | 11 | 2 | 13 |
| 2 | FW | | 29 | Vladimir Ilyin | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 3 | MF | | 98 | Svetoslav Kovachev | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | MF | | 21 | Ivan Oleynikov | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | FW | | 9 | Gamid Agalarov | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | MF | | 7 | Bernard Berisha | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | MF | | 94 | Artyom Timofeyev | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | MF | | 10 | Lechi Sadulayev | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | DF | | 15 | Andrei Semyonov | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | DF | | 55 | Darko Todorović | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | MF | | 16 | Camilo | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | DF | | 36 | Lucas Lovat | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | MF | | 18 | Vladislav Kamilov | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | DF | | 5 | Miloš Šatara | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | DF | | 6 | Jasmin Čeliković | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | MF | | 23 | Anton Shvets | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 33 | 12 | 45 |

### Clean sheets

| Place | Position | Nation | Number | Name | Premier League | Russian Cup | Total |
| 1 | GK | | 88 | Giorgi Sheliya | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| 2 | GK | | 1 | Mikhail Oparin | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 8 | 1 | 9 |
Giorgi Sheliya & Mikhail Oparin both played in Akhmat's 0-0 draw with Rostov on 9 December 2023

### Disciplinary record

| Number | Nation | Position | Name | Premier League | Premier League | Russian Cup | Russian Cup | Total | Total |
| 1 | | GK | Mikhail Oparin | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | | DF | Miloš Šatara | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 6 | | DF | Jasmin Čeliković | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 7 | | MF | Bernard Berisha | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 8 | | DF | Miroslav Bogosavac | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 9 | | FW | Gamid Agalarov | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | | FW | Mohamed Konaté | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | | DF | Andrei Semyonov | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 16 | | MF | Camilo | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 18 | | MF | Vladislav Kamilov | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 21 | | MF | Ivan Oleynikov | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 23 | | MF | Anton Shvets | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 29 | | FW | Vladimir Ilyin | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 36 | | DF | Lucas Lovat | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 40 | | DF | Rizvan Utsiyev | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 55 | | DF | Darko Todorović | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 59 | | DF | Yevgeni Kharin | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 75 | | DF | Nader Ghandri | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 88 | | GK | Giorgi Sheliya | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 94 | | MF | Artyom Timofeyev | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 98 | | MF | Svetoslav Kovachev | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Players away on loan: ||||||||||
| 3 | | DF | Vladislav Volkov | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Players who left Akhmat Grozny during the season: ||||||||||
| 11 | | MF | Daniel Júnior | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | | DF | Marat Bystrov | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 71 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 86 | 5 |