# 2019–20 FC Akhmat Grozny season

The 2019–20 FC Akhmat Grozny season was the 11th successive season that the club will play in the Russian Premier League, the highest tier of association football in Russia.

## Season events

On 3 June, Akhmat Grozny announced their first summer signing, with Konrad Michalak joining from Lechia Gdańsk on a four-year contract for an undisclosed fee. The following day, 4 June, Andrés Ponce also signed a four-year contract after joining from Anzhi Makhachkala.
After signing a new contract with Akhmat at the end of the 2018–19 season, Zaurbek Pliyev moved to Dynamo Moscow on 9 June, with young goalkeeper Aleksandr Melikhov signing a five-year contract from FC Tom Tomsk on 12 June.
On 14 June, Pavel Kaloshin joined Akhmat Grozny on trial from Anzhi Makhachkala.
On 29 June, Denis Glushakov signed a one-year contract with Akhmat Grozny, with the option of an additional year.
On 9 July, Idris Umayev moved to Khimki on a season-long loan deal.
On 23 July, Anton Shvets signed a new contract with Akhmat Grozny, keeping him at the club until the summer of 2023.
On 30 September, 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 7 December, Bernard Berisha signed a new contract with Akhmat Grozny until the summer of 2023.
On 7 January 2020, Vladimir Ilyin signed a 3.5-year contract with Akhmat Grozny.
On 14 January, Damian Szymański moved to AEK Athens on loan until the end of the season, with Maksim Nenakhov joining on a 4.5-year contract on 16 January from Rotor Volgograd.
On 16 January, Akhmat Grozny announced the signing of Felipe Vizeu on loan from Udinese until the end of December 2020.
On 31 January, Konrad Michalak left Akhmat Grozny to join Ankaragücü on loan for the remainder of the season.
On 11 February, Mikhail Gashchenkov joined SKA-Khabarovsk on loan for the rest of the season.
On 14 February, Miroslav Bogosavac joined from Čukarički on loan for the rest of the season.
On 17 March, the Russian Premier League postponed all league fixtures until April 10th due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
On 1 April, the Russian Football Union extended the suspension of football until 31 May.
On 15 May, the Russian Football Union announced that the Russian Premier League season would resume on 21 June.
With their contracts due to expire on 31 May, Yevgeni Gorodov, Roland Gigolayev, Oleg Ivanov and Denis Glushakov all extended their contracts with Akhmat Grozny on 29 May until the end of the 2019–20 season.
On 30 June, Akhmat Grozny agreed the permanent transfer of Damian Szymański to AEK Athens.
On 3 July, Akhmat Grozny announced the signing of Miroslav Bogosavac on a permanent transfer from Čukarički on a four-year contract.

## Squad

    As of match played 22 July 2020
| 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 34) | Krasnodar | 2013 | 2020 | 145 | 0 |
| 33 | Vitali Gudiyev | GK | (1995-04-22)22 April 1995 (aged 25) | Alania Vladikavkaz | 2014 | | 18 | 0 |
| 42 | Aleksandr Melikhov | GK | (1998-03-23)23 March 1998 (aged 22) | Tom Tomsk | 2019 | 2024 | 1 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| 3 | Maksim Nenakhov | DF | (1998-12-13)13 December 1998 (aged 21) | Rotor Volgograd | 2020 | 2024 | 9 | 0 |
| 4 | Wilker Ángel | DF | (1993-03-18)18 March 1993 (aged 27) | Deportivo Táchira | 2016 | | 96 | 7 |
| 5 | Magomed Musalov | DF | (1994-02-09)9 February 1994 (aged 26) | Anzhi Makhachkala | 2019 | | 17 | 0 |
| 8 | Miroslav Bogosavac | DF | (1996-10-14)14 October 1996 (aged 23) | loan from Čukarički | 2020 | 2024 | 10 | 0 |
| 15 | Andrei Semyonov | DF | (1989-03-24)24 March 1989 (aged 31) | Amkar Perm | 2014 | 2022 | 193 | 4 |
| 20 | Zoran Nižić | DF | (1989-10-11)11 October 1989 (aged 30) | Hajduk Split | 2018 | 2021 | 32 | 0 |
| 40 | Rizvan Utsiyev | DF | (1988-02-07)7 February 1988 (aged 32) | Trainee | 2005 | | 261 | 8 |
| 76 | Arsen Adamov | DF | (1999-10-20)20 October 1999 (aged 20) | Academy | 2016 | | 1 | 0 |
| | Pavel Kaloshin | DF | (1998-03-13)13 March 1998 (aged 22) | Anzhi Makhachkala | 2019 | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| 6 | Mikhail Gashchenkov | MF | (1992-06-19)19 June 1992 (aged 28) | Amkar Perm | 2018 | | 20 | 0 |
| 11 | Ismael | MF | (1994-12-01)1 December 1994 (aged 25) | Kalmar | 2017 | | 85 | 6 |
| 13 | Roland Gigolayev | MF | (1990-01-04)4 January 1990 (aged 30) | Amkar Perm | 2017 | 2020 | 9 | 0 |
| 14 | Ravanelli | MF | (1997-08-29)29 August 1997 (aged 22) | Ponte Preta | 2017 | 2021 | 37 | 5 |
| 19 | Oleg Ivanov | MF | (1986-08-04)4 August 1986 (aged 33) | Rostov | 2012 | 2020 | 228 | 15 |
| 21 | Odise Roshi | MF | (1991-05-22)22 May 1991 (aged 29) | HNK Rijeka | 2016 | 2022 | 81 | 8 |
| 22 | Lechi Sadulayev | MF | (2000-01-08)8 January 2000 (aged 20) | Academy | 2018 | | 8 | 0 |
| 23 | Anton Shvets | MF | (1993-04-26)26 April 1993 (aged 27) | Villarreal B | 2017 | 2023 | 67 | 5 |
| 59 | Yevgeni Kharin | MF | (1995-06-11)11 June 1995 (aged 25) | Levadia Tallinn | 2018 | 2022 | 26 | 1 |
| 77 | Bernard Berisha | MF | (1991-10-24)24 October 1991 (aged 28) | Anzhi Makhachkala | 2016 | 2023 | 79 | 6 |
| 88 | Denis Glushakov | MF | (1987-01-27)27 January 1987 (aged 33) | Spartak Moscow | 2019 | 2020 | 26 | 6 |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| 7 | Magomed Mitrishev | FW | (1992-09-10)10 September 1992 (aged 27) | Spartak Nalchik | 2012 | | 129 | 20 |
| 10 | Khalid Kadyrov | FW | (1994-04-19)19 April 1994 (aged 26) | Trainee | 2010 | | 18 | 1 |
| 17 | Ablaye Mbengue | FW | (1992-05-19)19 May 1992 (aged 28) | Sapins | 2015 | 2022 | 112 | 23 |
| 18 | Andrés Ponce | FW | (1996-11-11)11 November 1996 (aged 23) | Anzhi Makhachkala | 2019 | 2023 | 20 | 3 |
| 27 | Felipe Vizeu | FW | (1997-03-12)12 March 1997 (aged 23) | loan from Udinese | 2020 | 2020 | 7 | 1 |
| 29 | Vladimir Ilyin | FW | (1992-05-20)20 May 1992 (aged 28) | Ural Yekaterinburg | 2020 | 2023 | 9 | 2 |
| 95 | Abubakar Kadyrov | FW | (1996-08-26)26 August 1996 (aged 23) | Trainee | 2012 | | 0 | 0 |
| | Idris Umayev | FW | (1999-01-15)15 January 1999 (aged 21) | Trainee | 2016 | | 1 | 0 |
| Away on loan ||||||||||
| 9 | Konrad Michalak | MF | (1997-09-19)19 September 1997 (aged 22) | Lechia Gdańsk | 2019 | 2023 | 8 | 1 |
| Players that left Akhmat Grozny during the season ||||||||||
| 8 | Damian Szymański | MF | (1995-06-16)16 June 1995 (aged 25) | Wisła Płock | 2019 | 2023 | 13 | 0 |
| 31 | Aleksandr Sheplyakov | GK | (1996-08-13)13 August 1996 (aged 23) | CRFSO Smolensk | 2018 | | 0 | 0 |
| 70 | Ayub Batsuyev | MF | (1997-02-09)9 February 1997 (aged 23) | Trainee | 2013 | | 6 | 0 |
| 93 | Apti Akhyadov | FW | (1993-08-24)24 August 1993 (aged 26) | Trainee | 2011 | | 6 | 0 |

### 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 |
| 9 | MF | POL | Konrad Michalak (at Ankaragücü) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |

### 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 | MF | POL | Damian Szymański (to AEK Athens) |
| 31 | GK | RUS | Aleksandr Sheplyakov |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 70 | MF | RUS | Ayub Batsuyev (to Taraz) |
| 93 | FW | RUS | Apti Akhyadov (to Tom Tomsk) |

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Position | Name | From | Fee |
| Summer 2019 | DF | Magomed Musalov | Anzhi Makhachkala | Undisclosed |
| 3 June 2019 | MF | Konrad Michalak | Lechia Gdańsk | Undisclosed |
| 4 June 2019 | FW | Andrés Ponce | Anzhi Makhachkala | Undisclosed |
| 12 June 2019 | GK | Aleksandr Melikhov | Tom Tomsk | Undisclosed |
| 29 June 2019 | MF | Denis Glushakov | Spartak Moscow | Free |
| 5 July 2019 | DF | Pavel Kaloshin | Anzhi Makhachkala | Undisclosed |
| 7 January 2020 | FW | Vladimir Ilyin | Ural Yekaterinburg | Undisclosed |
| 16 January 2020 | DF | Maksim Nenakhov | Rotor Volgograd | Undisclosed |
| 3 July 2020 | DF | Miroslav Bogosavac | Čukarički | Undisclosed |

### Loans in

| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Date to | Ref. |
| 16 January 2020 | FW | | Felipe Vizeu | Udinese | 31 December 2020 | |
| 14 February 2020 | DF | | Miroslav Bogosavac | Čukarički | End of Season | |

### Out

| Date | Position | Name | To | Fee |
| Summer 2019 | FW | Georgi Chetvergov | Novosibirsk | Undisclosed |
| Summer 2019 | DF | Kerim Magamayev | Novosibirsk | Undisclosed |
| Summer 2019 | FW | Adam Katsayev | Tambov | Undisclosed |
| Summer 2019 | FW | Timur Osmolovskiy | CSKA Moscow | Undisclosed |
| 9 June 2019 | DF | Zaurbek Pliyev | Dynamo Moscow | Undisclosed |
| 16 July 2019 | FW | Zaur Sadayev | Ankaragücü | Undisclosed |
| 23 January 2020 | FW | Apti Akhyadov | Tom Tomsk | Undisclosed |
| 29 January 2020 | MF | Ayub Batsuyev | Taraz | Undisclosed |
| 30 June 2020 | MF | Damian Szymański | AEK Athens | Undisclosed |

### Loans out

| Date from | Position | Name | To | Date to |
| 3 July 2019 | FW | Apti Akhyadov | Chayka Peschanokopskoye | Winter 2020 |
| 5 July 2019 | DF | Pavel Kaloshin | Torpedo Moscow | End of Season |
| 9 July 2019 | FW | Idris Umayev | Khimki | End of Season |
| 29 August 2019 | MF | Vladimir Khubulov | Zenit St.Petersburg | End of Season |
| 14 January 2020 | MF | Damian Szymański | AEK Athens | 30 June 2020 |
| 31 January 2020 | MF | Konrad Michalak | Ankaragücü | End of Season |
| 11 February 2020 | MF | Mikhail Gashchenkov | SKA-Khabarovsk | End of Season |

### Released

| Date | Position | Name | Joined | Date |
| 1 September 2019 | GK | Aleksandr Sheplyakov | Dynamo Moscow | |
| 23 July 2020 | GK | Yevgeni Gorodov | Krasnodar | 5 August 2020 |
| 23 July 2020 | MF | Roland Gigolayev | | |
| 23 July 2020 | MF | Denis Glushakov | Khimki | 1 October 2020 |
| 29 July 2020 | DF | Magomed Musalov | Pyunik | 1 September 2020 |
| 31 July 2020 | MF | Vladimir Khubulov | Alania Vladikavkaz | 17 August 2020 |

### Trial

| Date From | Date To | Position | Nationality | Name | Last Club | Ref. |
| 14 June 2019 | | DF | | Pavel Kaloshin | Anzhi Makhachkala | |

## 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 | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A |
| Result | W | L | L | W | L | D | L | D | L | D | L | W | L | D | D | D | W | D | L | D | L | L | W | D | W | L | W | D | L | L |
| Position | 6 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |

#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 11 | Ural | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 36 | 53 | −17 | 35 | |
| 12 | Sochi | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 40 | 39 | +1 | 33 | |
| 13 | Akhmat Grozny | 30 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 27 | 46 | −19 | 31 | |
| 14 | Tambov | 30 | 9 | 4 | 17 | 37 | 41 | −4 | 31 | |
| 15 | Krylia Sovetov Samara (R) | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 33 | 40 | −7 | 31 | Relegation to Football National League |
* ↑ Head-to-head points: Rubin Kazan 4, Ural 1
* 1 2 3 Head-to-head points: Akhmat Grozny 8, Tambov 4, Krylia Sovetov Samara 4. Head-to-head goal difference: Akhmat Grozny +3, Tambov 0, Krylia Sovetov Samara –3

### Russian Cup
## Squad statistics

    As of match played 22 July 2020

### 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 |
| 3 | DF | RUS | Maksim Nenakhov | 10 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | VEN | Wilker Ángel | 22 | 2 | 18+1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 5 | DF | RUS | Magomed Musalov | 11 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | RUS | Mikhail Gashchenkov | 8 | 0 | 3+3 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | RUS | Magomed Mitrishev | 11 | 1 | 2+7 | 0 | 0+2 | 1 |
| 8 | DF | SRB | Miroslav Bogosavac | 11 | 0 | 9+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | RUS | Khalid Kadyrov | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | BRA | Ismael | 31 | 1 | 28+1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | MF | RUS | Roland Gigolayev | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | BRA | Ravanelli | 6 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | RUS | Andrei Semyonov | 32 | 1 | 30 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | GK | RUS | Yevgeni Gorodov | 28 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | SEN | Ablaye Mbengue | 18 | 2 | 5+11 | 1 | 1+1 | 1 |
| 18 | FW | VEN | Andrés Ponce | 21 | 3 | 14+6 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | RUS | Oleg Ivanov | 30 | 1 | 25+2 | 1 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | CRO | Zoran Nižić | 22 | 0 | 18+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | ALB | Odise Roshi | 28 | 7 | 19+7 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 22 | MF | RUS | Lechi Sadulayev | 6 | 0 | 2+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | RUS | Anton Shvets | 21 | 0 | 15+4 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 27 | FW | BRA | Felipe Vizeu | 7 | 1 | 3+4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | FW | RUS | Vladimir Ilyin | 9 | 2 | 5+3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | GK | RUS | Vitali Gudiyev | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | DF | RUS | Rizvan Utsiyev | 15 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 42 | GK | RUS | Aleksandr Melikhov | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 59 | MF | RUS | Yevgeni Kharin | 24 | 2 | 17+5 | 2 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 76 | DF | RUS | Arsen Adamov | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 77 | MF | KOS | Bernard Berisha | 25 | 4 | 17+5 | 3 | 2+1 | 1 |
| 88 | MF | RUS | Denis Glushakov | 27 | 6 | 22+2 | 4 | 2+1 | 2 |
| Players away from the club on loan: ||||||||||
| 9 | MF | POL | Konrad Michalak | 8 | 1 | 2+4 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Players who appeared for Akhmat Grozny but left during the season: ||||||||||
| 8 | MF | POL | Damian Szymański | 4 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Goal scorers

| Place | Position | Nation | Number | Name | Premier League | Russian Cup | Total |
| 1 | MF | | 21 | Odise Roshi | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| 2 | MF | | 88 | Denis Glushakov | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | MF | | 77 | Bernard Berisha | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | FW | | 18 | Andrés Ponce | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | FW | | 29 | Vladimir Ilyin | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | MF | | 59 | Yevgeni Kharin | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | FW | | 17 | Ablaye Mbengue | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | DF | | 4 | Wilker Ángel | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | MF | | 15 | Andrei Semyonov | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | MF | | 11 | Ismael | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | FW | | 27 | Felipe Vizeu | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | MF | | 19 | Oleg Ivanov | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | FW | | 7 | Magomed Mitrishev | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | MF | | 9 | Konrad Michalak | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 27 | 8 | 35 |

### Clean sheets

| Place | Position | Nation | Number | Name | Premier League | Russian Cup | Total |
| 1 | GK | | 16 | Yevgeni Gorodov | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | GK | | 33 | Vitali Gudiyev | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 4 | 0 | 4 |

### Disciplinary record

| Number | Nation | Position | Name | Premier League | Premier League | Russian Cup | Russian Cup | Total | Total |
| 3 | | DF | Maksim Nenakhov | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | | DF | Wilker Ángel | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 5 | | DF | Magomed Musalov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | | DF | Miroslav Bogosavac | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | | MF | Ismael | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 13 | | MF | Roland Gigolayev | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | | MF | Ravanelli | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | | DF | Andrei Semyonov | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | | GK | Yevgeni Gorodov | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | | FW | Ablaye Mbengue | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 18 | | FW | Andrés Ponce | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | | MF | Oleg Ivanov | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 20 | | DF | Zoran Nižić | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 21 | | MF | Odise Roshi | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| 23 | | MF | Anton Shvets | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 27 | | FW | Felipe Vizeu | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 40 | | DF | Rizvan Utsiyev | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 59 | | MF | Yevgeni Kharin | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 76 | | DF | Arsen Adamov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 77 | | MF | Bernard Berisha | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 88 | | MF | Denis Glushakov | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Players away on loan: ||||||||||
| Players who left Akhmat Grozny during the season: ||||||||||
| 8 | | MF | Damian Szymański | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 81 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 89 | 4 |