# 2017–18 FC Akhmat Grozny season

The 2017–18 FC Akhmat Grozny season was the ninth successive season the club played in the Russian Premier League, the highest tier of association football in Russia, and their first as Akhmat Grozny. On 7 June 2017, the club announced the name change from Terek Grozny to Akhmat Grozny, in celebration of Akhmad Kadyrov.
That season, Akhmat Grozny also took part in the Russian Cup, losing 3–0 to FC Yenisey Krasnoyarsk in the third round.

## Season events

At the end of the 2016–17 season, Oleg Kononov was appointed the new manager of Akhmat Grozny. On 30 October 2017, Kononov resigned as manager, with Mikhail Galaktionov taking over in a caretaker capacity the same day, before being appointed the club's permanent manager on 14 December 2017. Galaktionov himself resigned as manager on 7 April 2018, with Igor Lediakhov being appointed as the club's caretaker manager.

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Position | Name | From | Fee |
| 20 June 2017 | MF | Ravanelli | Ponte Preta | Undisclosed |
| 1 July 2017 | MF | Anton Shvets | Villarreal B | Undisclosed |
| 2 July 2017 | DF | Philipe Sampaio | Boavista | Undisclosed |
| 5 July 2017 | FW | Léo Jabá | Corinthians | Undisclosed |
| 9 August 2017 | MF | Ismael | Kalmar | Undisclosed |
| 31 August 2017 | MF | Roland Gigolayev | Amkar Perm | Undisclosed |
| 1 January 2018 | GK | Ramzan Mutuskhanov | Academy | Promoted |
| 1 January 2018 | DF | Mursalin Denilkanov | Academy | Promoted |
| 1 January 2018 | DF | Nikita Karmayev | Academy | Promoted |
| 1 January 2018 | MF | Said-Akhmed Tsatiyev | Academy | Promoted |
| 1 January 2018 | MF | Ilya Moseychuk | Academy | Promoted |
| 1 January 2018 | MF | Khamzat Gabanukayev | Academy | Promoted |
| 1 January 2018 | MF | Magomed-Emi Khakiyev | Academy | Promoted |
| 1 January 2018 | MF | Lechi Sadulayev | Academy | Promoted |
| 1 January 2018 | MF | Askhab Chunchurov | Academy | Promoted |
| 1 January 2018 | FW | Islam Alsultanov | Academy | Promoted |

### Out

| Date | Position | Name | To | Fee |
| 14 June 2017 | MF | Daler Kuzyayev | Zenit St.Petersburg | Undisclosed |
| 28 July 2017 | MF | Reziuan Mirzov | Rostov | Undisclosed |
| | DF | Zubayr Madayev | Shinnik Yaroslavl | Undisclosed |

### Loans in

| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Date to | Ref. |
| 16 February 2018 | GK | | Aleksandr Sheplyakov | CRFSO Smolensk | End of Season | |

### Loans out

| Date from | Position | Name | To | Date to |
| 24 June 2017 | MF | Adlan Katsayev | Anzhi Makhachkala | 17 January 2018 |
| 17 July 2017 | MF | Gabriel Torje | Karabükspor | |
| 28 July 2017 | MF | Facundo Píriz | Montpellier | End of Season |
| 15 July 2017 | DF | Idris Musluyev | Spartak Nalchik | End of Season |
| 15 July 2017 | DF | Khalid Shakhtiyev | Spartak Nalchik | End of Season |
| 15 July 2017 | MF | Chingiz Magomadov | Spartak Nalchik | End of Season |
| 2 February 2018 | MF | Gabriel Torje | Dinamo București | End of Season |
| | DF | Idris Musluyev | Angusht Nazran | End of Season |
| | DF | Khalid Shakhtiyev | Chayka Peschanokopskoye | End of Season |

### Released

| Date | Position | Name | Joined | Date |
| 1 January 2018 | GK | Khamzat Nasurov | | |
| | MF | Gabriel Torje | Sivasspor | 1 September 2018 |
| 1 January 2018 | MF | Beslan Adamov | | |
| 1 January 2018 | MF | Turpal-Ali Malsagov | | |
| 1 January 2018 | MF | Shamsudin Masayev | | |
| 1 January 2018 | MF | Islam Ediyev | | |
| 30 June 2018 | MF | Facundo Píriz | Montpellier | 1 July 2018 |
| 1 January 2018 | FW | Magomed Abdureshedov | | |
| 1 January 2018 | FW | Khalid Ismailov | | |
| 1 January 2018 | FW | Ali Khusainov | | |
| 31 May 2018 | DF | Abdurakhman Akhilgov | Angusht Nazran | |

## Squad

    As of match played 13 May 2018
| 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 32) | Krasnodar | 2013 | | 89 | 0 |
| 31 | Aleksandr Sheplyakov | GK | (1996-08-13)13 August 1996 (aged 21) | loan from CRFSO Smolensk | 2018 | | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Vitali Gudiyev | GK | (1995-04-22)22 April 1995 (aged 23) | Alania Vladikavkaz | 2014 | | 11 | 0 |
| 35 | Ibragim-Sayfullakh Gaziyev | GK | (1996-11-13)13 November 1996 (aged 21) | Academy | 2014 | | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| 2 | Rodolfo | DF | (1982-10-23)23 October 1982 (aged 35) | Vasco da Gama | 2015 | | 74 | 4 |
| 3 | Zaurbek Pliyev | DF | (1991-09-27)27 September 1991 (aged 26) | Kairat | 2015 | 2019 | 34 | 0 |
| 4 | Wilker Ángel | DF | (1993-03-18)18 March 1993 (aged 25) | Deportivo Táchira | 2016 | | 55 | 4 |
| 13 | Milad Mohammadi | DF | (1993-09-29)29 September 1993 (aged 24) | Rah Ahan Tehran | 2016 | 2019 | 52 | 2 |
| 15 | Andrei Semyonov | DF | (1989-03-24)24 March 1989 (aged 29) | Amkar Perm | 2014 | | 134 | 2 |
| 40 | Rizvan Utsiyev | DF | (1988-02-07)7 February 1988 (aged 30) | Trainee | 2005 | | 218 | 8 |
| 52 | Abdurakhman Akhilgov | DF | (1998-07-06)6 July 1998 (aged 19) | Academy | 2015 | | 0 | 0 |
| 94 | Philipe Sampaio | DF | (1994-11-11)11 November 1994 (aged 23) | Boavista | 2017 | 2021 | 15 | 1 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| 11 | Ismael | MF | (1994-12-01)1 December 1994 (aged 23) | Kalmar | 2017 | 2021 | 25 | 3 |
| 14 | Ravanelli | MF | (1997-08-29)29 August 1997 (aged 20) | Ponte Preta | 2017 | 2021 | 13 | 1 |
| 19 | Oleg Ivanov | MF | (1986-08-04)4 August 1986 (aged 31) | Rostov | 2012 | | 171 | 9 |
| 21 | Odise Roshi | MF | (1991-05-22)22 May 1991 (aged 26) | HNK Rijeka | 2016 | 2019 | 41 | 2 |
| 22 | Adlan Katsayev | MF | (1988-02-20)20 February 1988 (aged 30) | Trainee | 2005 | | | |
| 23 | Anton Shvets | MF | (1993-04-26)26 April 1993 (aged 25) | Villarreal B | 2017 | 2021 | 46 | 3 |
| 24 | Roland Gigolayev | MF | (1990-01-04)4 January 1990 (aged 28) | Amkar Perm | 2017 | 2020 | 1 | 0 |
| 70 | Ayub Batsuyev | MF | (1997-02-09)9 February 1997 (aged 21) | Academy | 2013 | | 6 | 0 |
| 77 | Bernard Berisha | MF | (1991-10-24)24 October 1991 (aged 26) | Anzhi Makhachkala | 2017 | 2020 | 32 | 2 |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| 7 | Abubakar Kadyrov | FW | (1996-08-26)26 August 1996 (aged 21) | Trainee | 2012 | | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Léo Jabá | FW | (1998-08-02)2 August 1998 (aged 19) | Corinthians | 2017 | 2022 | 25 | 3 |
| 9 | Zaur Sadayev | FW | (1989-11-06)6 November 1989 (aged 28) | Trainee | 2006 | | 133 | 19 |
| 10 | Khalid Kadyrov | FW | (1994-04-19)19 April 1994 (aged 24) | Trainee | 2010 | | 16 | 1 |
| 17 | Ablaye Mbengue | FW | (1992-05-19)19 May 1992 (aged 25) | Sapins | 2015 | | 68 | 16 |
| 18 | Bekim Balaj | FW | (1991-01-11)11 January 1991 (aged 27) | HNK Rijeka | 2016 | 2019 | 40 | 9 |
| 91 | Idris Umayev | FW | (1999-01-15)15 January 1999 (aged 19) | Academy | 2016 | | 0 | 0 |
| 93 | Apti Akhyadov | FW | (1993-08-24)24 August 1993 (aged 24) | Trainee | 2011 | | 6 | 0 |
| 95 | Magomed Mitrishev | FW | (1992-09-10)10 September 1992 (aged 25) | Spartak Nalchik | 2012 | | 101 | 16 |
| Away on loan ||||||||||
| | Gabriel Torje | MF | (1989-11-22)22 November 1989 (aged 28) | Udinese | 2011 | | | |
| | Facundo Píriz | MF | (1993-08-24)24 August 1993 (aged 24) | Nacional | 2013 | 2018 | 76 | 3 |

### 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 |
| — | MF | ROU | Gabriel Torje (at Dinamo București until 30 June 2018) |
| — | MF | URU | Facundo Píriz (at Montpellier until 30 June 2018) |

### Youth squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 38 | FW | RUS | Magomed Abdureshedov |
| 39 | FW | RUS | Ali Khusainov |
| 45 | DF | RUS | Imran Alsultanov |
| 49 | FW | RUS | Khalid Ismailov |
| 53 | MF | RUS | Bilal Umarov |
| 57 | DF | RUS | Zubair Madayev |
| 64 | FW | RUS | Radzhab Isayev |
| 66 | MF | RUS | Beslan Adamov |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 67 | DF | RUS | Khalid Saytkhadziyev |
| 76 | DF | RUS | Arsen Adamov |
| 79 | MF | RUS | Adam Abdurakhmanov |
| 84 | MF | RUS | Turpal-Ali Malsagov |
| 87 | MF | RUS | Shamsudin Masayev |
| 88 | MF | RUS | Ayub Magamayev |
| 92 | DF | RUS | Kerim Magamayev |
| 99 | FW | RUS | Taymaz Khizriyev |

## Competitions
### Russian 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 | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | A |
| Result | W | W | W | L | L | L | L | W | D | D | W | L | L | L | D | W | D | W | L | D | L | L | D | L | W | D | W | D | W | D |
| Position | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 |

#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 7 | Arsenal Tula | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 35 | 41 | −6 | 42 |
| 8 | Dynamo Moscow | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 29 | 30 | −1 | 40 |
| 9 | Akhmat Grozny | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 30 | 34 | −4 | 39 |
| 10 | Rubin Kazan | 30 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 32 | 25 | +7 | 38 |
| 11 | Rostov | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 27 | 28 | −1 | 37 |
* ↑ Head-to-head: Rostov 1–0 Ural, Ural 1–1 Rostov

### Russian Cup
## Squad statistics

    As of match played 13 May 2018

### 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 | 23 | 3 | 18+4 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | RUS | Zaurbek Pliyev | 12 | 0 | 9+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | VEN | Wilker Ángel | 27 | 3 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | FW | BRA | Léo Jabá | 25 | 3 | 17+7 | 3 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | RUS | Zaur Sadayev | 17 | 3 | 8+8 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | RUS | Khalid Kadyrov | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | BRA | Ismael | 25 | 3 | 22+2 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | IRN | Milad Mohammadi | 24 | 0 | 21+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | BRA | Ravanelli | 13 | 1 | 2+10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | RUS | Andrei Semyonov | 29 | 0 | 27+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | GK | RUS | Yevgeni Gorodov | 21 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | SEN | Ablaye Mbengue | 18 | 2 | 7+10 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | ALB | Bekim Balaj | 13 | 0 | 7+6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | RUS | Oleg Ivanov | 19 | 0 | 16+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | ALB | Odise Roshi | 21 | 1 | 13+7 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | RUS | Anton Shvets | 26 | 3 | 24+1 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | RUS | Roland Gigolayev | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | GK | RUS | Vitali Gudiyev | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | DF | RUS | Rizvan Utsiyev | 27 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 70 | MF | RUS | Ayub Batsuyev | 6 | 0 | 1+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 77 | MF | KOS | Bernard Berisha | 23 | 1 | 13+10 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 93 | FW | RUS | Apti Akhyadov | 3 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 94 | DF | BRA | Philipe Sampaio | 15 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 95 | FW | RUS | Magomed Mitrishev | 30 | 5 | 24+5 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Players away from the club on loan: ||||||||||
| Players who left Akhmat Grozny during the season: ||||||||||

### Goal scorers

| Place | Position | Number | Name | Premier League | Russian Cup | Total |
| 1 | FW | 95 | Magomed Mitrishev | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2 | FW | 9 | Zaur Sadayev | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | DF | 4 | Wilker Ángel | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | FW | 8 | Léo Jabá | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | MF | 23 | Anton Shvets | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | MF | 11 | Ismael | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | DF | 2 | Rodolfo | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | FW | 17 | Ablaye Mbengue | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | MF | 14 | Ravanelli | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | DF | 94 | Philipe Sampaio | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | MF | 77 | Bernard Berisha | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | MF | 21 | Odise Roshi | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | | | Own goal | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| | | | TOTALS | 30 | 0 | 30 |

### Disciplinary record

| Number | Position | Name | Premier League | Premier League | Russian Cup | Russian Cup | Total | Total |
| 2 | DF | Rodolfo | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 3 | DF | Zaurbek Pliyev | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | Wilker Ángel | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| 8 | FW | Léo Jabá | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Zaur Sadayev | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | Khalid Kadyrov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | Ismael | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | Milad Mohammadi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | Ravanelli | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | Andrei Semyonov | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 16 | GK | Yevgeni Gorodov | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | Ablaye Mbengue | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | Oleg Ivanov | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | Odise Roshi | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | Anton Shvets | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| 33 | GK | Vitali Gudiyev | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 40 | DF | Rizvan Utsiyev | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| 77 | MF | Bernard Berisha | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 93 | FW | Apti Akhyadov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 94 | DF | Philipe Sampaio | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| | | TOTALS | 71 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 4 |