# FC Akhmat Grozny

Republican Football Club Akhmat (Chechen: футболан клуб Ахмат Соьлжа-ГӀала; Russian: Республиканский футбольный клуб Ахмат Грозный), commonly known as Akhmat Grozny, and formerly as Terek Grozny from 1958 to 2017, is a Russian professional football club based in Grozny that plays in the Russian Premier League.

## History

The club was founded in 1946, as Dynamo; it changed its name in 1948 to Neftyanik and in 1958 to Terek. On 7 June 2017, the team was renamed Akhmat, after Akhmad Kadyrov, former President of the Chechen Republic.
In the 1990s the club was disbanded for some time due to the war in Chechnya. From the 1990s to 2007 the club played its home games in the neighbouring resort city of Pyatigorsk, Stavropol Krai.
They won the Russian Cup by beating Krylya Sovetov Samara in the final and the Russian First Division in 2004. In 2004 they advanced through the UEFA Cup qualification by beating the Polish team Lech Poznań 1–0 in both legs but lost to Swiss outfit FC Basel in the first round. They played in the Russian Premier League in 2005 but were relegated after finishing last. Terek finished second in the First Division in 2007 and were promoted back into the Premier League.
Before the start of the 2008 Premier League season, the Russian Football Union granted Terek the right to host Premier League matches in Grozny. On 3 July 2008, Terek signed three Romanian players at once: Andrei Margaritescu (Dinamo București), Florentin Petre (CSKA Sofia) and Daniel Pancu (Rapid București). Terek finished 12th in the 2010 Russian Premier League season.
A new stadium has been built for the club.
Cameroonian FC Lotus-Terek Yaoundé, founded by Terek player Guy Stephane Essame and coached by Thomas Libiih, is a farm team of the Russian club.
In January 2011 the club signed former Dutch international Ruud Gullit to an 18-month contract to manage the club. On 14 June 2011 Gullit was sacked for poor results.
On 30 October 2017, manager Oleg Kononov resigned, with Mikhail Galaktionov taking over in a caretaker capacity, before being announced as Akhmat's permanent manager on 14 December 2017.
On 30 September 2019, after a 2–0 away defeat to Sochi, Rashid Rakhimov resigned as manager, with Igor Shalimov being appointed as Rakhimov's replacement the same day. On 26 July 2020, Igor Shalimov's contract as manager expired and he left Akhmat Grozny, to be replaced by Andrei Talalayev.
On 11 September 2022, Andrei Talalayev was relieved of his duties as Head Coach, with Yury Nagaytsev taking over in a caretaker capacity. On 22 September 2022, Sergei Tashuyev was announced as Akhmat Grozny's new permanent Head Coach.

### League
#### USSR

| Season | Div. | Pos. | Pl. | W | D | L | GS | GA | P | Cup | Europe | Europe | Top scorer (league) | Head coach |
| 1990 | 2nd, "Center" | 13 | 42 | 17 | 7 | 18 | 51 | 52 | 41 | — | — | — | Masudov – 13 | Dyachenko |
| 1991 | 2nd, "Center" | 5 | 42 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 55 | 40 | 49 | — | — | — | Gilagaev – 11 | Tarkhanov |

#### Russia

| Season | Div. | Pos. | Pl. | W | D | L | GS | GA | P | Cup | Europe | Europe | Top scorer (league) | Head coach |
| 1992 | 2nd, "West" | 5 | 34 | 18 | 5 | 11 | 63 | 43 | 41 | — | — | — | Kamnev – 16 | K. Alkhanov |
| 1993 | 2nd, "West" | 11 | 42 | 20 | 4 | 18 | 76 | 63 | 44 | R16 | — | — | | K. Alkhanov |
| 1994 | 3rd, "South" | 21 | 40 | 7 | 5 | 28 | 22 | 83 | 19 | R32 | — | — | Neduev – 8 | Mikheev |
| 1995 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R512 | — | — | — | — |
| 1995–2001: disbanded due to war |||||||||||||||
| 2001 | 3rd, "South" | 5 | 38 | 22 | 7 | 9 | 57 | 29 | 73 | — | — | — | Mazaev – 12 | Diniyev Dzaitiev |
| 2002 | 3rd, "South" | 1 | 40 | 36 | 1 | 3 | 98 | 20 | 109 | R128 | — | — | Mazaev – 26 | Platonov Mikheev Koreshkov |
| 2003 | 2nd | 4 | 42 | 25 | 10 | 7 | 56 | 21 | 85 | R256 | — | — | Bayramov – 8 Zernov – 8 | Talgayev |
| 2004 | 2nd | 1 | 42 | 32 | 4 | 6 | 70 | 22 | 100 | W | — | — | Fedkov – 38 | Talgayev |
| 2005 | 1st | 16 | 30 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 50 | 14 (−6) | R32 | UC | 1R | Adamov – 7 | Talgayev Tarkhanov |
| 2006 | 2nd | 8 | 42 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 48 | 47 | 62 | R16 | — | — | 4 players – 5 | Tarkhanov V. Shevchenko Talgayev |
| 2007 | 2nd | 2 | 42 | 28 | 6 | 8 | 69 | 27 | 90 | R32 | — | — | Zubko – 8 | Talgayev |
| 2008 | 1st | 10 | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 28 | 42 | 35 | R16 | — | — | Kuzmichyov – 5 | Nazarenko Grozny |
| 2009 | 1st | 12 | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 33 | 48 | 33 | R16 | — | — | Lakhiyalov – 11 | Grozny Diniyev |
| 2010 | 1st | 12 | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 28 | 34 | 33 | R16 | — | — | Asildarov – 9 | Baidachny |
| 2011–12 | 1st | 11 | 44 | 14 | 10 | 20 | 45 | 62 | 52 | QF | — | — | Maurício – 9 | Gullit Baytiyev Cherchesov |
| 2012–13 | 1st | 8 | 30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 38 | 40 | 48 | QF | — | — | Aílton – 7 | Cherchesov |
| 2013–14 | 1st | 12 | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 27 | 33 | 33 | QF | — | — | Aílton – 8 | Krasnozhan Talgayev Cherchesov |
| 2014–15 | 1st | 9 | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 30 | 30 | 37 | R32 | — | — | Aílton – 5 | Rakhimov |
| 2015–16 | 1st | 7 | 30 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 35 | 30 | 44 | QF | — | — | Rybus – 8 | Rakhimov |
| 2016–17 | 1st | 5 | 30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 38 | 35 | 48 | R16 | — | — | Balaj – 9 | Rakhimov |
| 2017–18 | 1st | 9 | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 30 | 34 | 39 | R32 | — | — | Mitrishev – 5 | Kononov Galaktionov Lediakhov |
| 2018–19 | 1st | 8 | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 29 | 30 | 42 | R16 | — | — | Ivanov – 5 Mbengue – 5 | Lediakhov İdiqov Rakhimov |
| 2019–20 | 1st | 13 | 30 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 27 | 46 | 31 | QF | — | — | Roshi – 7 | Rakhimov Shalimov |
| 2020–21 | 1st | 11 | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 36 | 38 | 40 | SF | — | — | Ilyin – 9 | Talalayev |
| 2021–22 | 1st | 7 | 30 | 13 | 3 | 14 | 36 | 38 | 42 | GS | — | — | Utkin – 9 | Talalayev |
| 2022–23 | 1st | 5 | 30 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 51 | 39 | 50 | Regions path QF Stage 2 | — | — | Konaté – 11 | Talalayev Nagaytsev (Caretaker) Tashuyev |
| 2023–24 | 1st | 10 | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 33 | 45 | 35 | Regions path QF Stage 2 | — | — | Konaté – 11 | Tashuyev Baytiyev (Caretaker) Romaschenko Adiyev |

### European

| Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
| 2004–05 | UEFA Cup | Second qualifying round | Lech Poznań | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 |
| 2004–05 | UEFA Cup | First round | Basel | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 |

## Stadium

Between the 1990s and the 2007 Season, Akhmat Grozny played their home games at the Central Stadium in the neighbouring resort city of Pyatigorsk in Stavropol Krai. At the start of the 2008 season they moved to the Sultan Bilimkhanov Stadium, playing their home games there until the opening of Akhmat-Arena on 20 May 2011, when they beat Anzhi Makhachkala 1–0 in the Russian Premier League.

## Players

    As of 21 February 2025.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | RUS | Vadim Ulyanov |
| 2 | DF | RUS | Aleksandr Zhirov |
| 3 | DF | RUS | Leo Goglichidze |
| 4 | DF | RUS | Turpal-Ali Ibishev |
| 5 | DF | BIH | Miloš Šatara |
| 7 | MF | KOS | Bernard Berisha (3rd captain) |
| 8 | DF | SRB | Miroslav Bogosavac |
| 9 | FW | PAR | Rodrigo Ruiz Díaz |
| 10 | MF | RUS | Lechi Sadulayev |
| 11 | MF | BRA | Ismael Silva |
| 13 | MF | RUS | Minkail Matsuyev |
| 14 | MF | MAR | Amine Talal |
| 18 | MF | RUS | Vladislav Kamilov |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 19 | MF | ARG | Mauro Luna Diale |
| 20 | FW | KAZ | Maksim Samorodov |
| 24 | MF | MNE | Zaim Divanović |
| 28 | MF | RUS | Daniil Zorin (on loan from Spartak Moscow) |
| 40 | DF | RUS | Rizvan Utsiyev (captain) |
| 47 | MF | RUS | Daniil Utkin (on loan from Rostov) |
| 55 | DF | BIH | Darko Todorović |
| 59 | DF | RUS | Yevgeni Kharin |
| 71 | MF | RUS | Magomed Yakuyev |
| 75 | DF | TUN | Nader Ghandri |
| 77 | FW | RUS | Georgi Melkadze |
| 88 | GK | RUS | Giorgi Sheliya |
| 95 | DF | RUS | Arsen Adamov (on loan from Zenit St. Petersburg) |

### Other players under contract

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | GK | RUS | Rizvan Tashayev |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | RUS | Anton Shvets |

### Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | DF | BIH | Jasmin Čeliković (at Panetolikos until 30 June 2025) |
| — | DF | BRA | Lucas Lovat (at Goiás until 31 December 2025) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | BUL | Svetoslav Kovachev (at Arda Kardzhali until 30 June 2025) |
| — | FW | BRA | Felippe Cardoso (at Henan until 31 December 2025) |

### Terek-2 Grozny

In 2013, a professional farm club called FC Terek-2 Grozny was created. It played in the third-tier Russian Professional Football League until they were dissolved after the 2015–16 season.

## Honours

* Russian Cup
** Champions (1): 2003–04
* Russian Super Cup
** Runners-up (1): 2005

## Club officials
### Management

| Manager | Miroslav Romaschenko |
| Assistant manager | Yevgeni Knyazhev |
| Assistant manager | Sergio Giovani |
| Goalkeeping coach | Ramzan Tsutsulayev |
| Doctor | Magomedtagir Sugaipov |
| Team director | Ruslan Serbiyev |
Source: Russian Premier League club profile

### Managerial history

* Fyodorov 1968
* Smirnov 1969
* Zagretsky 1969
* Morozov 1971
* Belousov 1972 to 73
* Dudayev 1976 to 77
* Frolov 1979
* Kirichenko 1979
* Yeskov 1981
* Mikheyev 1982
* L. Shevchenko 1984 to 85
* Dyachenko 1989 to 90
* Adiyev 1990
* Tarkhanov 1991
* Alkhanov 1992 to 93
* Mikheyev 1994
* Diniyev 2001
* Dzaitiyev$^c$ 2001
* Platonov 2002
* Mikheyev$^c$ 2002
* Koreshkov 2002
* Talgayev 2003 to 05
* Tarkhanov$^c$ 2005 to 06
* Gaisumov$^c$ 2006
* V. Shevchenko 2006
* Talgayev 2006 to 07
* Nazarenko 2008
    As of match played 2 October 2022
| Name | Nat. | From | To | P | W | D | L | GS | GA | %W | Notes |
| Vyacheslav Hroznyi | Ukraine | 1 June 2008 | 20 October 2009 | 45 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 50 | 64 | 031.11 | |
| Shahin Diniyev (c) | Azerbaijan | 20 October 2009 | December 2009 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 000.00 | Caretaker |
| Anatoly Baidachny | Russia | January 2010 | December 2011 | 31 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 28 | 38 | 025.81 | |
| Víctor Muñoz | Spain | December 2010 | January 2011 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | !— | |
| Ruud Gullit | Netherlands | 18 January 2011 | 14 June 2011 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 17 | 023.08 | |
| Isa Baytiyev (c) | Russia | 15 June 2011 | 27 September 2011 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 23 | 035.71 | Caretaker |
| Stanislav Cherchesov | Russia | 27 September 2011 | 26 May 2013 | 53 | 24 | 10 | 19 | 67 | 66 | 045.28 | |
| Yuri Krasnozhan | Russia | 26 May 2013 | 28 October 2017 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 007.14 | |
| Vait Talgayev (c) | Kazakhstan | 29 October 2013 | 7 November 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 000.00 | Caretaker |
| Rashid Rakhimov | Tajikistan | 7 November 2013 | 22 May 2017 | 113 | 45 | 29 | 39 | 133 | 122 | 039.82 | |
| Oleg Kononov | Belarus | 22 May 2017 | 30 October 2017 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 031.25 | |
| Mikhail Galaktionov (c) | Russia | 30 October 2017 | 14 December 2017 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 040.00 | Caretaker |
| Mikhail Galaktionov | Russia | 14 December 2017 | 7 April 2018 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 000.00 | |
| Igor Lediakhov | Russia | 7 April 2018 | 2 September 2018 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 041.67 | |
| Ruslan İdiqov (c) | Azerbaijan | 2 September 2018 | 5 September 2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | !— | Caretaker |
| Rashid Rakhimov | Tajikistan | 5 September 2018 | 30 September 2019 | 38 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 34 | 46 | 028.95 | |
| Igor Shalimov | Russia | 30 September 2019 | 26 July 2020 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 29 | 026.32 | |
| Andrei Talalayev | Russia | 26 July 2020 | 11 September 2022 | 75 | 31 | 14 | 30 | 97 | 94 | 041.33 | |
| Yury Nagaytsev (c) | Latvia | 11 September 2022 | 22 September 2022 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 050.00 | Caretaker |
| Sergei Tashuyev | Russia | 22 September 2022 | | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 100.00 | |

## Notable players

Had international caps for their respective countries. Players whose names are listed in bold represented their countries while playing for Akhmat or Terek.

### Russia

* Arsen Adamov
* Roman Adamov
* Maksim Bokov
* Viktor Bulatov
* Soslan Dzhanayev
* Andrei Fedkov
* Denis Glushakov
* Turpal-Ali Ibishev
* Oleg Ivanov
* Yevgeni Kharin
* Oleg Kornaukhov
* Aleksei Kosolapov
* Fyodor Kudryashov
* Daler Kuzyayev
* Ruslan Nigmatullin
* Gennadiy Nizhegorodov
* Magomed Ozdoyev
* Lechi Sadulayev
* Andrei Semyonov
* Roman Sharonov
* Aleksandr Shirko
* Aleksandr Shmarko
* Anton Shvets
* Oleg Teryokhin
* Daniil Utkin
* Yevgeni Varlamov
* Denis Yevsikov
* Denis Zubko

### Europe

* Bekim Balaj
* Odise Roshi
* Andrey Movsisyan
* Albert Sarkisyan
* Tarlan Ahmadov
* Shahin Diniyev
* Deni Gaisumov
* Ruslan İdiqov
* Dmitriy Kramarenko
* Ruslan Musayev
* Kazemır Qudiyev
* Vidadi Rzayev
* Narvik Sirkhayev
* Anton Amelchanka
* Syarhey Amelyanchuk
* Ilya Chernyak
* Uladzimir Karytska
* Andrei Kovalenko
* Artsyom Radzkow
* Jonathan Legear
* Blagoy Georgiev
* Valentin Iliev
* Martin Jiránek
* Juhani Ojala
* Ze'ev Haimovich
* Vakhid Masudov
* Bernard Berisha
* Andrei Mațiura
* Ion Testemițanu
* Rade Petrović
* Marcin Komorowski
* Piotr Polczak
* Maciej Rybus
* Damian Szymański
* Gheorghe Grozav
* Andrei Mărgăritescu
* Daniel Pancu
* Florentin Petre
* Gabriel Torje
* Ognjen Koroman
* Nikola Malbaša
* Marko Šćepović
* Norbert Gyömbér
* Radoslav Zabavník
* Igor Lazič
* Jalen Pokorn
* Tamer Tuna
* Andriy Dykan
* Maksym Levytskyi
* Volodymyr Savchenko

### Africa

* Herve Xavier Zengue
* Mvondo Atangana
* Guy Stephane Essame
* Jerry-Christian Tchuissé
* Adolphe Teikeu
* Ezechiel N'Douassel
* Jeremy Bokila
* Laryea Kingston
* Ismaïl Aissati
* Musawengosi Mguni

### Asia

* Luke Wilkshire
* Milad Mohammadi
* Wladimir Baýramow
* Dmitri Khomukha
* Wýaçeslaw Krendelew

### South and Central America

* Juan Carlos Arce
* Ewerthon
* Wilker Ángel
* Andrés Ponce