# 2022–23 FC Akhmat Grozny season

The 2022–23 FC Akhmat Grozny season was the 14th successive season that the club played in the Russian Premier League, the highest tier of association football in Russia. They finished the season in 5th position and also played in the Russian Cup, but were eliminated at the Regions path Quarter-finals Stage 2.

## Season events

On 11 September, Andrei Talalaev was sacked as Head Coach of Akhmat Grozny, with Yury Nagaytsev taking temporary charge. On 22 September, Sergei Tashuyev was announced as the new permanent Head Coach of Akhmat Grozny.

## Squad

    As of match played 3 June 2023
| 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 30) | Yenisey Krasnoyarsk | 2022 | | 5 | 0 |
| 35 | Rizvan Tashayev | GK | (2003-10-05)5 October 2003 (aged 19) | Academy | 2022 | | 1 | 0 |
| 88 | Giorgi Sheliya | GK | (1988-12-11)11 December 1988 (aged 34) | Tambov | 2020 | 2022 (+1) | 67 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| 4 | Darko Todorović | DF | (1997-05-05)5 May 1997 (aged 26) | Red Bull Salzburg | 2022 | | 32 | 1 |
| 5 | Miloš Šatara | DF | (1995-10-28)28 October 1995 (aged 27) | Shakhtyor Soligorsk | 2023 | | 8 | 0 |
| 8 | Miroslav Bogosavac | DF | (1996-10-14)14 October 1996 (aged 26) | Čukarički | 2020 | 2024 | 96 | 0 |
| 15 | Andrei Semyonov | DF | (1989-03-24)24 March 1989 (aged 34) | Amkar Perm | 2014 | | 268 | 6 |
| 20 | Zoran Nižić | DF | (1989-10-11)11 October 1989 (aged 33) | Hajduk Split | 2018 | | 91 | 0 |
| 40 | Rizvan Utsiyev | DF | (1988-02-07)7 February 1988 (aged 35) | Trainee | 2005 | | 295 | 8 |
| 59 | Yevgeni Kharin | MF | (1995-06-11)11 June 1995 (aged 27) | Levadia Tallinn | 2018 | | 117 | 10 |
| 79 | Turpal-Ali Ibishev | DF | (2002-02-18)18 February 2002 (aged 21) | Academy | 2021 | | 4 | 0 |
| 96 | Marat Bystrov | DF | (1992-06-19)19 June 1992 (aged 30) | Ordabasy | 2020 | | 76 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| 7 | Bernard Berisha | MF | (1991-10-24)24 October 1991 (aged 31) | Anzhi Makhachkala | 2016 | 2023 | 150 | 21 |
| 11 | Lechi Sadulayev | MF | (2000-01-08)8 January 2000 (aged 23) | Academy | 2018 | | 74 | 7 |
| 17 | Vladislav Karapuzov | MF | (2000-01-06)6 January 2000 (aged 23) | loan from Dynamo Moscow | 2022 | 2023 | 54 | 3 |
| 18 | Vladislav Kamilov | MF | (1995-08-29)29 August 1995 (aged 27) | Ufa | 2022 | | 25 | 2 |
| 21 | Ivan Oleynikov | MF | (1998-08-24)24 August 1998 (aged 24) | Chayka Peschanokopskoye | 2022 | | 31 | 5 |
| 23 | Anton Shvets | MF | (1993-04-26)26 April 1993 (aged 30) | Villarreal B | 2017 | 2023 | 143 | 10 |
| 24 | Zaim Divanović | MF | (2000-12-09)9 December 2000 (aged 22) | Shakhtyor Soligorsk | 2023 | | 6 | 0 |
| 25 | Aleksandr Troshechkin | MF | (1996-04-23)23 April 1996 (aged 27) | Khimki | 2022 | 2024 | 35 | 5 |
| 33 | Minkail Matsuyev | MF | (2000-02-03)3 February 2000 (aged 23) | Unattached | 2023 | | 1 | 0 |
| 71 | Magomed Yakuyev | MF | (2004-06-07)7 June 2004 (aged 18) | Academy | 2022 | | 3 | 0 |
| 92 | Abubakar Inalkayev | MF | (2004-07-31)31 July 2004 (aged 18) | Academy | 2021 | | 8 | 0 |
| 94 | Artyom Timofeyev | MF | (1994-01-12)12 January 1994 (aged 29) | Spartak Moscow | 2021 | 2024 | 88 | 13 |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| 13 | Mohamed Konaté | FW | (1997-12-12)12 December 1997 (aged 25) | Khimki | 2021 | 2022(+2) | 55 | 21 |
| 29 | Vladimir Ilyin | FW | (1992-05-20)20 May 1992 (aged 31) | Krasnodar | 2022 | | 74 | 17 |
| 47 | Néné Gbamblé | FW | (2002-05-09)9 May 2002 (aged 19) | Celje | 2023 | | 5 | 1 |
| 77 | Gamid Agalarov | FW | (2000-07-16)16 July 2000 (aged 20) | Ufa | 2022 | | 29 | 5 |
| 99 | Ilya Chernyak | FW | (2002-05-19)19 May 2002 (aged 18) | on loan from Shakhtyor Soligorsk | 2023 | | 3 | 0 |
| Away on loan ||||||||||
| Players that left Akhmat Grozny during the season ||||||||||
| 10 | Khalid Kadyrov | FW | (1994-04-19)19 April 1994 (aged 29) | Trainee | 2010 | | 27 | 1 |
| 19 | Kirill Folmer | MF | (2000-02-25)25 February 2000 (aged 23) | on loan from Rostov | 2022 | | 7 | 1 |
| 42 | Aleksandr Melikhov | GK | (1998-03-23)23 March 1998 (aged 25) | Tom Tomsk | 2019 | 2024 | 5 | 0 |
| 44 | Yuri Zhuravlyov | MF | (1996-06-29)29 June 1996 (aged 26) | Ufa | 2022 | | 17 | 0 |
| 95 | Abubakar Kadyrov | FW | (1996-08-26)26 August 1996 (aged 26) | Trainee | 2012 | | 5 | 1 |

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Position | Name | From | Fee |
| 8 June 2022 | DF | Yuri Zhuravlyov | Ufa | Undisclosed |
| 10 June 2022 | GK | Mikhail Oparin | Yenisey Krasnoyarsk | Undisclosed |
| 17 June 2022 | DF | Darko Todorović | Red Bull Salzburg | Undisclosed |
| 23 June 2022 | FW | Vladimir Ilyin | Krasnodar | Undisclosed |
| 4 July 2022 | MF | Ivan Oleynikov | Chayka Peschanokopskoye | Undisclosed |
| 15 July 2022 | FW | Gamid Agalarov | Ufa | Undisclosed |
| 4 September 2022 | MF | Vladislav Kamilov | Ufa | Undisclosed |
| 12 January 2023 | DF | Miloš Šatara | Shakhtyor Soligorsk | Undisclosed |
| 12 January 2023 | MF | Zaim Divanović | Shakhtyor Soligorsk | Undisclosed |
| 21 January 2023 | FW | Néné Gbamblé | NK Celje | Undisclosed |
| 7 February 2023 | FW | Ilya Chernyak | Shakhtyor Soligorsk | Undisclosed |
| 22 February 2023 | MF | Minkail Matsuyev | Unattached | Free |

### Loans in

| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Date to | Ref. |
| 16 July 2022 | MF | | Kirill Folmer | Rostov | 1 February 2023 | |
| 8 September 2022 | MF | | Vladislav Karapuzov | Dynamo Moscow | End of season | |

### Out

| Date | Position | Name | To | Fee |
| 1 July 2022 | MF | Konrad Michalak | Konyaspor | |
| 3 August 2022 | GK | Aleksandr Melikhov | Urartu | Undisclosed |
| 17 August 2022 | MF | Tamerlan Girzishev | Yessentuki | |
| 28 December 2022 | DF | Yuri Zhuravlyov | Torpedo Moscow | Undisclosed |

### Loans out

| Date from | Position | Name | To | Date to |
| 5 July 2022 | FW | Nikita Karmayev | Rotor Volgograd | End of season |
| 13 July 2022 | MF | Ilya Moseychuk | Kuban Krasnodar | End of season |
| 20 July 2022 | FW | Gabriel Iancu | U Craiova 1948 | 31 December 2022 |
| 8 September 2022 | FW | Idris Umayev | Yenisey Krasnoyarsk | 31 December 2022 |
| 13 February 2023 | FW | Gabriel Iancu | Hermannstadt | End of season |
| 22 February 2023 | FW | Idris Umayev | Aktobe | End of season |

### Released

| Date | Position | Name | Joined | Date |
| 27 October 2022 | FW | Abubakar Kadyrov | Retired | Retired |
| 27 October 2022 | FW | Khalid Kadyrov | Retired | Retired |
| 31 December 2022 | GK | Suliman Murtazayev | Kavala | |

## 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 | 16 July 2023 | 3 June 2023 | Matchday 1 | 5th | 30 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 51 | 39 | +12 | 050.00 |
| Russian Cup | 31 August 2022 | 15 March 2023 | Group stage | Regions path Quarter-finals Stage 2 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 16 | −3 | 050.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 38 | 19 | 5 | 14 | 64 | 55 | +9 | 050.00 |
Last updated: 3 June 2023 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: 3 June 2023. 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 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
| Ground | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H |
| Result | D | W | L | D | W | L | L | W | L | W | W | L | W | W | L | W | L | W | L | W | D | W | D | W | L | W | W | W | L | D |
| Position | 9 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |

#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 3 | Spartak Moscow | 30 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 60 | 38 | +22 | 54 |
| 4 | Rostov | 30 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 48 | 44 | +4 | 53 |
| 5 | Akhmat Grozny | 30 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 51 | 39 | +12 | 50 |
| 6 | Krasnodar | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 62 | 46 | +16 | 48 |
| 7 | Orenburg | 30 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 58 | 55 | +3 | 46 |

### Russian Cup
#### Group stage

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Dynamo Moscow | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 10 | Qualification to the Knockout phase (RPL path) |
| 2 | Rostov | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 11 | +1 | 9 | Qualification to the Knockout phase (RPL path) |
| 3 | Akhmat Grozny | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 12 | −1 | 9 | Qualification to the Knockout phase (regions path) |
| 4 | Orenburg | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 13 | −1 | 8 | |
* 1 2 Head-to-head goal difference: Rostov +1, Akhmat -1.

#### Knockout stage
## Squad statistics

    As of match played 3 June 2023

### 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 | 5 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | BIH | Darko Todorović | 15 | 1 | 12+2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | BIH | Miloš Šatara | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | KOS | Bernard Berisha | 27 | 5 | 16+4 | 5 | 5+2 | 0 |
| 8 | DF | SRB | Miroslav Bogosavac | 29 | 0 | 24+1 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | RUS | Lechi Sadulayev | 28 | 5 | 21+1 | 2 | 5+1 | 3 |
| 13 | FW | BFA | Mohamed Konaté | 28 | 13 | 17+7 | 11 | 3+1 | 2 |
| 15 | DF | RUS | Andrei Semyonov | 24 | 0 | 18+1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | RUS | Vladislav Karapuzov | 23 | 2 | 8+10 | 2 | 2+3 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | RUS | Vladislav Kamilov | 25 | 2 | 13+7 | 2 | 4+1 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | CRO | Zoran Nižić | 12 | 0 | 7+4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | RUS | Ivan Oleynikov | 31 | 5 | 16+8 | 2 | 6+1 | 3 |
| 23 | MF | RUS | Anton Shvets | 33 | 2 | 24+3 | 2 | 5+1 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | MNE | Zaim Divanović | 6 | 0 | 2+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | RUS | Aleksandr Troshechkin | 25 | 2 | 11+8 | 2 | 5+1 | 0 |
| 29 | FW | RUS | Vladimir Ilyin | 34 | 6 | 8+19 | 4 | 4+3 | 2 |
| 33 | MF | RUS | Minkail Matsuyev | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | GK | RUS | Rizvan Tashayev | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | DF | RUS | Rizvan Utsiyev | 21 | 0 | 13+3 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 47 | FW | CIV | Néné Gbamblé | 5 | 1 | 3+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 59 | DF | RUS | Yevgeni Kharin | 32 | 5 | 19+7 | 5 | 5+1 | 0 |
| 71 | MF | RUS | Magomed Yakuyev | 3 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 77 | FW | RUS | Gamid Agalarov | 29 | 5 | 8+14 | 3 | 4+3 | 2 |
| 79 | DF | RUS | Turpal-Ali Ibishev | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 88 | GK | RUS | Giorgi Sheliya | 34 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 90 | FW | RUS | Islam Alsultanov | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 92 | MF | RUS | Abubakar Inalkayev | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 |
| 94 | MF | RUS | Artyom Timofeyev | 31 | 8 | 25+1 | 8 | 4+1 | 0 |
| 96 | DF | KAZ | Marat Bystrov | 24 | 0 | 19+1 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 |
| 99 | FW | BLR | Ilya Chernyak | 3 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| Players away from the club on loan: ||||||||||
| Players who appeared for Akhmat Grozny but left during the season: ||||||||||
| 10 | FW | RUS | Khalid Kadyrov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | RUS | Kirill Folmer | 7 | 1 | 0+3 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 44 | MF | RUS | Yuri Zhuravlyov | 17 | 1 | 10+2 | 1 | 4+1 | 0 |
| 95 | FW | RUS | Abubakar Kadyrov | 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 | MF | | 94 | Artyom Timofeyev | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| 3 | FW | | 29 | Vladimir Ilyin | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 | MF | | 7 | Bernard Berisha | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 4 | DF | | 59 | Yevgeni Kharin | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 4 | FW | | 9 | Gamid Agalarov | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 4 | MF | | 11 | Lechi Sadulayev | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 4 | MF | | 21 | Ivan Oleynikov | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 9 | MF | | 17 | Vladislav Karapuzov | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | MF | | 18 | Vladislav Kamilov | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | MF | | 23 | Anton Shvets | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | MF | | 25 | Aleksandr Troshechkin | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | DF | | 4 | Darko Todorović | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | DF | | 44 | Yuri Zhuravlyov | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | FW | | 47 | Néné Gbamblé | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | MF | | 19 | Kirill Folmer | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 51 | 13 | 64 |

### Clean sheets

| Place | Position | Nation | Number | Name | Premier League | Russian Cup | Total |
| 1 | GK | | 88 | Giorgi Sheliya | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 8 | 0 | 8 |

### Disciplinary record

| Number | Nation | Position | Name | Premier League | Premier League | Russian Cup | Russian Cup | Total | Total |
| 1 | | GK | Mikhail Oparin | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | | DF | Darko Todorović | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 7 | | MF | Bernard Berisha | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 8 | | DF | Miroslav Bogosavac | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | | MF | Lechi Sadulayev | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| 13 | | FW | Mohamed Konaté | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 15 | | DF | Andrei Semyonov | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 17 | | MF | Vladislav Karapuzov | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 18 | | MF | Vladislav Kamilov | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 20 | | DF | Zoran Nižić | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | | MF | Ivan Oleynikov | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | | MF | Anton Shvets | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| 25 | | MF | Aleksandr Troshechkin | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 29 | | FW | Vladimir Ilyin | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 40 | | DF | Rizvan Utsiyev | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 59 | | DF | Yevgeni Kharin | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 71 | | MF | Magomed Yakuyev | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 77 | | FW | Gamid Agalarov | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| 88 | | GK | Giorgi Sheliya | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 90 | | FW | Islam Alsultanov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 94 | | MF | Artyom Timofeyev | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 |
| 96 | | DF | Marat Bystrov | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Players away on loan: ||||||||||
| Players who left Akhmat Grozny during the season: ||||||||||
| 10 | | FW | Khalid Kadyrov | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | | MF | Kirill Folmer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 81 | 4 | 19 | 1 | 100 | 5 |