# 2018–19 FC Akhmat Grozny season

The 2018–19 FC Akhmat Grozny season was the tenth successive season that the club will play in the Russian Premier League, the highest tier of association football in Russia, and their second as Akhmat Grozny. Akhmat Grozny finished the season in 8th place, whilst also reaching the Round of 16 in the Russian Cup, where they were defeated by Arsenal Tula.

## Season review

On 2 September, Lediakhov resigned as manager, with Ruslan İdiqov being appointed as the caretaker manager. On 5 September, Akhmat Grozny announced the return of Rashid Rakhimov as manager.
On 19 May, Andrei Semyonov signed a new contract with Akhmat Grozny, keeping him at the club until 2022.
On 25 May, Yevgeni Gorodov signed a new one-year contract, whilst Odise Roshi signed a new three-year contract that will keep him in Grozny until the summer of 2022.
On 27 May, Akhmat Grozny announced that Milad Mohammadi and Bekim Balaj had left the club after their contracts had expired, whilst Rodolfo had retired and joined their coaching staff, and Ablaye Mbengue had signed a new three-year contract, keeping him in Grozny until the summer of 2022.

## Squad

    As of match played 26 May 2019
| No. | Name | Position | Date of birth (Age) | Signed from | Signed in | Contract ends | Apps. | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||
| 16 | Yevgeni Gorodov | GK | (1985-12-13)13 December 1985 (aged 33) | Krasnodar | 2013 | 2020 | 118 | 0 |
| 31 | Aleksandr Sheplyakov | GK | (1996-08-13)13 August 1996 (aged 22) | CRFSO Smolensk | 2018 | | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Vitali Gudiyev | GK | (1995-04-22)22 April 1995 (aged 24) | Alania Vladikavkaz | 2014 | | 14 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| 2 | Rodolfo | DF | (1982-10-23)23 October 1982 (aged 36) | Vasco da Gama | 2015 | | 85 | 5 |
| 3 | Zaurbek Pliyev | DF | (1991-09-27)27 September 1991 (aged 27) | Kairat | 2015 | 2019 | 54 | 0 |
| 4 | Wilker Ángel | DF | (1993-03-18)18 March 1993 (aged 26) | Deportivo Táchira | 2016 | | 74 | 5 |
| 5 | Magomed Musalov | DF | (1994-02-09)9 February 1994 (aged 25) | loan from Anzhi Makhachkala | 2018 | 2019 | 6 | 0 |
| 13 | Milad Mohammadi | DF | (1993-09-29)29 September 1993 (aged 25) | Rah Ahan Tehran | 2016 | 2019 | 82 | 3 |
| 15 | Andrei Semyonov | DF | (1989-03-24)24 March 1989 (aged 30) | Amkar Perm | 2014 | 2022 | 162 | 3 |
| 20 | Zoran Nižić | DF | (1989-10-11)11 October 1989 (aged 29) | Hajduk Split | 2018 | 2021 | 11 | 0 |
| 40 | Rizvan Utsiyev | DF | (1988-02-07)7 February 1988 (aged 31) | Trainee | 2005 | | 246 | 8 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| 6 | Mikhail Gashchenkov | MF | (1992-06-19)19 June 1992 (aged 26) | Amkar Perm | 2018 | | 12 | 0 |
| 8 | Damian Szymański | MF | (1995-06-16)16 June 1995 (aged 23) | Wisła Płock | 2019 | | 9 | 0 |
| 11 | Ismael | MF | (1994-12-01)1 December 1994 (aged 24) | Kalmar | 2017 | | 55 | 5 |
| 14 | Ravanelli | MF | (1997-08-29)29 August 1997 (aged 21) | Ponte Preta | 2017 | 2021 | 32 | 5 |
| 19 | Oleg Ivanov | MF | (1986-08-04)4 August 1986 (aged 32) | Rostov | 2012 | | 199 | 14 |
| 21 | Odise Roshi | MF | (1991-05-22)22 May 1991 (aged 28) | HNK Rijeka | 2016 | 2022 | 54 | 2 |
| 23 | Anton Shvets | MF | (1993-04-26)26 April 1993 (aged 26) | Villarreal B | 2017 | 2021 | 46 | 5 |
| 59 | Yevgeni Kharin | MF | (1995-06-11)11 June 1995 (aged 23) | Levadia Tallinn | 2018 | 2022 | 3 | 0 |
| 77 | Bernard Berisha | MF | (1991-10-24)24 October 1991 (aged 27) | Anzhi Makhachkala | 2016 | 2020 | 54 | 2 |
| 87 | Lechi Sadulayev | MF | (2000-01-08)8 January 2000 (aged 19) | Trainee | 2018 | | 2 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| 7 | Abubakar Kadyrov | FW | (1996-08-26)26 August 1996 (aged 22) | Trainee | 2012 | | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Khalid Kadyrov | FW | (1994-04-19)19 April 1994 (aged 25) | Trainee | 2010 | | 16 | 1 |
| 17 | Ablaye Mbengue | FW | (1992-05-19)19 May 1992 (aged 27) | Sapins | 2015 | 2022 | 94 | 21 |
| 18 | Bekim Balaj | FW | (1991-01-11)11 January 1991 (aged 28) | HNK Rijeka | 2016 | | 64 | 13 |
| 95 | Magomed Mitrishev | FW | (1992-09-10)10 September 1992 (aged 26) | Spartak Nalchik | 2012 | | 119 | 19 |
| Away on loan ||||||||||
| 9 | Zaur Sadayev | FW | (1989-11-06)6 November 1989 (aged 29) | Trainee | 2006 | | 138 | 20 |
| 24 | Roland Gigolayev | MF | (1990-01-04)4 January 1990 (aged 29) | Amkar Perm | 2017 | 2020 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | Idris Umayev | FW | (1999-01-15)15 January 1999 (aged 20) | Trainee | 2016 | | 1 | 0 |
| 70 | Ayub Batsuyev | MF | (1997-02-09)9 February 1997 (aged 22) | Trainee | 2013 | | 6 | 0 |
| 93 | Apti Akhyadov | FW | (1993-08-24)24 August 1993 (aged 25) | Trainee | 2011 | | 6 | 0 |
| Players that left Akhmat Grozny during the season ||||||||||
| 8 | Idrissa Doumbia | MF | (1998-04-14)14 April 1998 (aged 21) | Anderlecht | 2018 | | 17 | 1 |

### 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 |
| — | MF | RUS | Ayub Batsuyev (at Chayka Peschanokopskoye until 30 June 2019) |
| — | MF | RUS | Roland Gigolayev (at Chayka Peschanokopskoye until 30 June 2019) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | FW | RUS | Apti Akhyadov (at Anzhi Makhachkala until 30 June 2019) |
| — | FW | RUS | Idris Umayev (at Palanga until 30 June 2019) |

### Left club during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 8 | FW | CIV | Idrissa Doumbia (to Sporting) |

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Position | Name | From | Fee |
| 20 June 2018 | MF | Mikhail Gashchenkov | Amkar Perm | Undisclosed |
| 21 June 2018 | GK | Aleksandr Sheplyakov | SFC CRFSO Smolensk | Undisclosed |
| 29 June 2018 | MF | Idrissa Doumbia | Anderlecht | Undisclosed |
| 8 August 2018 | DF | Zoran Nižić | Hajduk Split | Undisclosed |
| 8 August 2018 | MF | Yevgeni Kharin | Levadia Tallinn | Undisclosed |
| | MF | Georgi Chetvergov | Lokomotiv Moscow | Undisclosed |
| 12 January 2019 | MF | Damian Szymański | Wisła Płock | Undisclosed |

### Out

| Date | Position | Name | To | Fee |
| 21 June 2018 | FW | Léo Jabá | PAOK | Undisclosed |
| 12 July 2018 | MF | Adlan Katsayev | Anzhi Makhachkala | Undisclosed |
| 15 January 2019 | MF | Idrissa Doumbia | Sporting | Undisclosed |
| 28 January 2019 | MF | Chingiz Magomadov | Ural Yekaterinburg | Undisclosed |

### Loans in

| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Date to | Ref. |
| 16 June 2018 | DF | | Magomed Musalov | Anzhi Makhachkala | End of Season | |

### Loans out

| Date from | Position | Name | To | Date to |
| 23 July 2018 | MF | Roland Gigolayev | Anzhi Makhachkala | End of Season |
| 26 July 2018 | FW | Apti Akhyadov | Anzhi Makhachkala | End of Season |
| 16 January 2019 | MF | Ayub Batsuyev | Chayka Peschanokopskoye | End of Season |
| 31 January 2019 | MF | Idris Umayev | Palanga | End of Season |
| 31 January 2019 | FW | Zaur Sadayev | Ankaragücü | End of Season |

### Released

| Date | Position | Name | Joined | Date |
| 3 July 2018 | DF | Philipe Sampaio | Feirense | 21 August 2018 |
| 27 May 2019 | DF | Rodolfo | Retired | Retired |
| 27 May 2019 | DF | Milad Mohammadi | KAA Gent | |
| 27 May 2019 | MF | Bekim Balaj | Sturm Graz | 26 July 2019 |

## Competitions
### Premier League
#### Results by round

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

#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 6 | Arsenal Tula | 30 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 40 | 33 | +7 | 46 | Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round |
| 7 | Orenburg | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 39 | 34 | +5 | 43 | |
| 8 | Akhmat Grozny | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 29 | 30 | −1 | 42 | |
| 9 | Rostov | 30 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 25 | 23 | +2 | 41 | |
| 10 | Ural Yekaterinburg | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 33 | 45 | −12 | 38 | |
* ↑ Lokomotiv Moscow won the 2018–19 Russian Cup. As they already qualified for the Champions League, the Europa League group stage spot (originally designated for the Cup winner) goes to the fourth-placed team, third qualifying round spot goes to fifth-placed team and second qualifying round spot goes to sixth-placed team.

### Cup
## Squad statistics

    As of match played 26 May 2019

### 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 |
| 2 | DF | BRA | Rodolfo | 11 | 1 | 8+3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | RUS | Zaurbek Pliyev | 20 | 0 | 17+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | VEN | Wilker Ángel | 19 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | RUS | Magomed Musalov | 6 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | RUS | Mikhail Gashchenkov | 12 | 0 | 6+4 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | POL | Damian Szymański | 9 | 0 | 8+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | BRA | Ismael | 30 | 2 | 26+3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | IRN | Milad Mohammadi | 30 | 1 | 28 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | BRA | Ravanelli | 19 | 4 | 16+1 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | RUS | Andrei Semyonov | 28 | 1 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | GK | RUS | Yevgeni Gorodov | 29 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | SEN | Ablaye Mbengue | 26 | 5 | 10+15 | 5 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | ALB | Bekim Balaj | 24 | 4 | 13+9 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 19 | MF | RUS | Oleg Ivanov | 28 | 5 | 24+3 | 5 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | CRO | Zoran Nižić | 11 | 0 | 9+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | ALB | Odise Roshi | 13 | 0 | 5+8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | RUS | Anton Shvets | 20 | 2 | 19+1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | GK | RUS | Vitali Gudiyev | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 40 | DF | RUS | Rizvan Utsiyev | 28 | 0 | 26+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 59 | MF | RUS | Yevgeni Kharin | 3 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 77 | MF | KOS | Bernard Berisha | 22 | 0 | 12+9 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 87 | MF | RUS | Lechi Sadulayev | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 95 | FW | RUS | Magomed Mitrishev | 18 | 3 | 8+8 | 2 | 1+1 | 1 |
| Players away from the club on loan: ||||||||||
| 9 | FW | RUS | Zaur Sadayev | 5 | 1 | 1+3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 27 | FW | RUS | Idris Umayev | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| Players who appeared for Akhmat Grozny but left during the season: ||||||||||
| 8 | MF | CIV | Idrissa Doumbia | 17 | 1 | 15+1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |

### Goal scorers

| Place | Position | Nation | Number | Name | Premier League | Russian Cup | Total |
| 1 | MF | | 19 | Oleg Ivanov | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 1 | FW | | 17 | Ablaye Mbengue | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 | MF | | 14 | Ravanelli | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | FW | | 18 | Bekim Balaj | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | FW | | 95 | Magomed Mitrishev | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | MF | | 23 | Anton Shvets | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | MF | | 11 | Ismael | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | MF | | 8 | Idrissa Doumbia | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | DF | | 2 | Rodolfo | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | DF | | 4 | Wilker Ángel | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | DF | | 13 | Milad Mohammadi | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | DF | | 15 | Andrei Semyonov | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | FW | | 9 | Zaur Sadayev | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 28 | 3 | 31 |

### Disciplinary record

| Number | Nation | Position | Name | Premier League | Premier League | Russian Cup | Russian Cup | Total | Total |
| 2 | | DF | Rodolfo | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 3 | | DF | Zaurbek Pliyev | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 4 | | DF | Wilker Ángel | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 5 | | DF | Magomed Musalov | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | | MF | Mikhail Gashchenkov | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 8 | | MF | Damian Szymański | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | | MF | Ismael | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 13 | | DF | Milad Mohammadi | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 14 | | MF | Ravanelli | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | | DF | Andrei Semyonov | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 |
| 16 | | GK | Yevgeni Gorodov | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | | FW | Ablaye Mbengue | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | | FW | Bekim Balaj | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | | MF | Oleg Ivanov | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 20 | | DF | Zoran Nižić | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | | MF | Odise Roshi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | | MF | Anton Shvets | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 40 | | DF | Rizvan Utsiyev | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 77 | | MF | Bernard Berisha | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Players away on loan: ||||||||||
| 9 | | FW | Zaur Sadayev | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Players who left Akhmat Grozny during the season: ||||||||||
| 8 | | MF | Idrissa Doumbia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 76 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 82 | 2 |