FC Akhmat Grozny
| Full name | Республиканский футбольный клуб «Ахмат» Republican Football Club Akhmat  | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Founded | 1946 | ||
| Ground | Akhmat Arena | ||
| Capacity | 30,597 | ||
| President | Yakub Zakriyev | ||
| Head coach | Stanislav Cherchesov | ||
| League | Russian Premier League | ||
| 2024–25 | Russian Premier League, 14th of 16 | ||
| Website | fc-akhmat | ||
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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
[edit]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.[1][2]
In the 1990s the club was disbanded for some time due to the war in Chechnya.[3] 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.[4] 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.[citation needed]
Before the start of the 2008 Premier League season, the Russian Football Union granted Terek the right to host Premier League matches in Grozny.[citation needed] On 3 July 2008, Terek signed three Romanian players at once: Andrei Margaritescu (Dinamo București), Florentin Petre (CSKA Sofia) and Daniel Pancu (Rapid București).[5] Terek finished 12th in the 2010 Russian Premier League season.[6]
A new stadium has been built for the club.[citation needed]
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.[7]
In January 2011 the club signed former Dutch international Ruud Gullit to an 18-month contract to manage the club.[8] On 14 June 2011 Gullit was sacked for poor results.[9]
On 30 October 2017, manager Oleg Kononov resigned,[10][better source needed] with Mikhail Galaktionov taking over in a caretaker capacity, before being announced as Akhmat's permanent manager on 14 December 2017.[11]
On 30 September 2019, after a 2–0 away defeat to Sochi, Rashid Rakhimov resigned as manager,[12] with Igor Shalimov being appointed as Rakhimov's replacement the same day.[13] On 26 July 2020, Igor Shalimov's contract as manager expired and he left Akhmat Grozny, to be replaced by Andrei Talalayev.[14]
On 11 September 2022, Andrei Talalayev was relieved of his duties as Head Coach, with Yury Nagaytsev taking over in a caretaker capacity.[15] On 22 September 2022, Sergei Tashuyev was announced as Akhmat Grozny's new permanent Head Coach.[16]
In the 2024–25 season, Akhmat finished 14th and qualified for the relegation play-offs.[17] Akhmat defeated Ural Yekaterinburg in the play-offs and remained in the Premier League.[18]
League
[edit]USSR
[edit]| Season | Div. | Pos. | Pl. | W | D | L | GS | GA | P | Cup | Europe | Top scorer  (league)  | 
Head coach | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2nd, "Center"  | 
13 | 42 | 17 | 7 | 18 | 51 | 52 | 41 | — | — | |||
| 1991 | 5 | 42 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 55 | 40 | 49 | — | — | ||||
Russia
[edit]| Season | Div. | Pos. | Pl. | W | D | L | GS | GA | P | Cup | Europe | Top scorer  (league)  | 
Head coach | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 2nd, "West"  | 
5 | 34 | 18 | 5 | 11 | 63 | 43 | 41 | — | — | |||
| 1993 | 11 | 42 | 20 | 4 | 18 | 76 | 63 | 44 | R16 | — | ||||
| 1994 | 3rd, "South"  | 
21 | 40 | 7 | 5 | 28 | 22 | 83 | 19 | R32 | — | |||
| 1995 | — | R512 | — | |||||||||||
| 1995–2001: disbanded due to war | ||||||||||||||
| 2001 | 3rd, "South"  | 
5 | 38 | 22 | 7 | 9 | 57 | 29 | 73 | — | — | |||
| 2002 | 1 | 40 | 36 | 1 | 3 | 98 | 20 | 109 | R128 | — | ||||
| 2003 | 2nd | 4 | 42 | 25 | 10 | 7 | 56 | 21 | 85 | R256 | — | |||
| 2004 | 1 | 42 | 32 | 4 | 6 | 70 | 22 | 100 | W | — | ||||
| 2005 | 1st | 16 | 30 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 50 | 14 (−6) | R32 | UC | 1R | ||
| 2006 | 2nd | 8 | 42 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 48 | 47 | 62 | R16 | — | 4 players – 5 | ||
| 2007 | 2 | 42 | 28 | 6 | 8 | 69 | 27 | 90 | R32 | — | ||||
| 2008 | 1st | 10 | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 28 | 42 | 35 | R16 | — | |||
| 2009 | 12 | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 33 | 48 | 33 | R16 | — | ||||
| 2010 | 12 | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 28 | 34 | 33 | R16 | — | ||||
| 2011–12 | 11 | 44 | 14 | 10 | 20 | 45 | 62 | 52 | QF | — | ||||
| 2012–13 | 8 | 30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 38 | 40 | 48 | QF | — | ||||
| 2013–14 | 12 | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 27 | 33 | 33 | QF | — | ||||
| 2014–15 | 9 | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 30 | 30 | 37 | R32 | — | ||||
| 2015–16 | 7 | 30 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 35 | 30 | 44 | QF | — | ||||
| 2016–17 | 5 | 30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 38 | 35 | 48 | R16 | — | ||||
| 2017–18 | 9 | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 30 | 34 | 39 | R32 | — | ||||
| 2018–19 | 8 | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 29 | 30 | 42 | R16 | — | ||||
| 2019–20 | 13 | 30 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 27 | 46 | 31 | QF | — | ||||
| 2020–21 | 11 | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 36 | 38 | 40 | SF | — | ||||
| 2021–22 | 7 | 30 | 13 | 3 | 14 | 36 | 38 | 42 | GS | — | ||||
| 2022–23 | 5 | 30 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 51 | 39 | 50 | Regions path QF Stage 2 | — | ||||
| 2023–24 | 10 | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 33 | 45 | 35 | Regions path QF Stage 2 | — | ||||
European
[edit]| Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004–05 | UEFA Cup | Second qualifying round | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | ||
| First round | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 
Stadium
[edit]
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
[edit]Current squad
[edit]- As of 11 September 2025.[19]
 
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan
[edit]Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Terek-2 Grozny
[edit]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
[edit]- Russian Cup
- Champions (1): 2003–04
 
 - Russian Super Cup
- Runners-up (1): 2005
 
 
Club officials
[edit]Management
[edit]| Manager | |
| Assistant manager | |
| Goalkeeping coach | |
| Fitness coach | |
| Doctor | |
| Team director | 
Source: Russian Premier League club profile
Managerial history
[edit]- 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
 - Dzaitiyevc 2001
 - Platonov 2002
 - Mikheyevc 2002
 - Koreshkov 2002
 - Talgayev 2003 to 05
 - Tarkhanovc 2005 to 06
 - Gaisumovc 2006
 - V. Shevchenko 2006
 - Talgayev 2006 to 07
 - Nazarenko 2008
 
- As of match played 30 March 2025
 
| Name | Nat. | From | To | P | W | D | L | GS | GA | %W | Honours | Notes | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vyacheslav Hroznyi | 1 June 2008 | 20 October 2009 | 45 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 50 | 64 | 31.11 | |||
| Shahin Diniyev (c) | 20 October 2009 | December 2009 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 0.00 | Caretaker | ||
| Anatoly Baidachny | January 2010 | December 2011 | 31 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 28 | 38 | 25.81 | |||
| Víctor Muñoz | December 2010 | January 2011 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |||
| Ruud Gullit | 18 January 2011 | 14 June 2011 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 17 | 23.08 | |||
| Isa Baytiyev (c) | 15 June 2011 | 27 September 2011 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 23 | 35.71 | Caretaker | ||
| Stanislav Cherchesov | 27 September 2011 | 26 May 2013 | 53 | 24 | 10 | 19 | 67 | 66 | 45.28 | |||
| Yuri Krasnozhan | 26 May 2013 | 28 October 2017 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 7.14 | |||
| Vait Talgayev (c) | 29 October 2013 | 7 November 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | Caretaker | ||
| Rashid Rakhimov | 7 November 2013 | 22 May 2017 | 113 | 45 | 29 | 39 | 133 | 122 | 39.82 | |||
| Oleg Kononov | 22 May 2017 | 30 October 2017 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 31.25 | |||
| Mikhail Galaktionov (c) | 30 October 2017 | 14 December 2017 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 40.00 | Caretaker | ||
| Mikhail Galaktionov | 14 December 2017 | 7 April 2018 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 0.00 | |||
| Igor Lediakhov | 7 April 2018 | 2 September 2018 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 41.67 | |||
| Ruslan İdiqov (c) | 2 September 2018 | 5 September 2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | Caretaker | ||
| Rashid Rakhimov | 5 September 2018 | 30 September 2019[12] | 38 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 34 | 46 | 28.95 | |||
| Igor Shalimov | 30 September 2019[13] | 26 July 2020[14] | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 29 | 26.32 | |||
| Andrei Talalayev | 26 July 2020[14] | 11 September 2022[15] | 75 | 31 | 14 | 30 | 97 | 94 | 41.33 | |||
| Yury Nagaytsev (c) | 11 September 2022[15] | 22 September 2022[16] | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 50.00 | Caretaker | ||
| Sergei Tashuyev | 22 September 2022[16] | 15 August 2023[20] | 32 | 15 | 3 | 14 | 50 | 48 | 46.88 | |||
| Miroslav Romaschenko | 18 August 2023[21] | 4 April 2024[22] | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 27 | 29 | 30.43 | |||
| Magomed Adiyev | 5 April 2024[23] | 1 September 2024[24] | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 32 | 31.58 | |||
| Sergei Tashuyev | 3 September 2024[25] | 21 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 24 | 33 | 28.57 | 
Notable players
[edit]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
 Darko Todorović
 Blagoy Georgiev
 Valentin Iliev
 Svetoslav Kovachev
 Zoran Nižić
 Martin Jiránek
 Juhani Ojala
 Ze'ev Haimovich
 Marat Bystrov
 Vakhid Masudov
 Maksim Samorodov
 Bernard Berisha
 Andrei Mațiura
 Ion Testemițanu
 Rade Petrović
 Marcin Komorowski
 Piotr Polczak
 Maciej Rybus
 Damian Szymański
 Gheorghe Grozav
 Gabriel Iancu
 Andrei Mărgăritescu
 Daniel Pancu
 Florentin Petre
 Gabriel Torje
 
 Ognjen Koroman
 Nikola Malbaša
 Miroslav Bogosavac
 Marko Šćepović
 Norbert Gyömbér
 Radoslav Zabavník
 Igor Lazič
 Jalen Pokorn
 Tamer Tuna
 Andriy Dykan
 Maksym Levytskyi
 Volodymyr Savchenko
- Africa
 
- Asia
 
- South and Central America
 
References
[edit]- ^ Главная футбольная команда Чеченской Республики будет переименована в «АХМАТ» (in Russian). FC Akhmat Grozny. 7 June 2017.
 - ^ "Russian club Terek Grozny to be renamed". ESPN.com. 6 June 2017. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
 - ^ Marcus, Jeffrey (7 March 2008). "Can Soccer Replace War in Chechnya?". Goal. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
 - ^ "Терек 1:0 Крылья Советов". premierliga.ru. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
 - ^ "РФК "Терек" Грозный им. А. А. Кадырова". Retrieved 15 June 2016.
 - ^ "Chechnya: Ruud Gullit fails on Terek Grozny ultimatum". BBC News. 14 June 2011. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
 - ^ "У "Терека" появился фарм – клуб в Африке" (in Russian). FC Terek Grozny. 17 September 2010. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 17 September 2010.
 - ^ "Ex-Newcastle and Chelsea manager Ruud Gullit joins Terek Grozny". The Guardian. London. 19 January 2011.
 - ^ "РФК "Терек" Грозный им. А. А. Кадырова". Archived from the original on 7 August 2016. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
 - ^ Олег Кононов подал в отставку с поста главного тренера (in Russian). FC Akhmat Grozny. 30 October 2017.
 - ^ Михаил Галактионов подписал долгосрочный контракт с ФК «АХМАТ». FC Akhmat Grozny. 14 December 2017. Archived from the original on 24 December 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
 - ^ a b "Рашид Рахимов покидает пост главного тренера футбольного клуба Ахмат". fc-akhmat.ru/ (in Russian). FC Akhmat Grozny. 30 September 2019. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
 - ^ a b "Игорь Шалимов возглавит Ахмат". fc-akhmat.ru/ (in Russian). FC Akhmat Grozny. 30 September 2019. Archived from the original on 24 July 2021. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
 - ^ a b c "Андрей Талалаев назначен главным тренером ФК "Ахмат"" (in Russian). FC Akhmat Grozny. 26 July 2020. Archived from the original on 7 May 2021. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
 - ^ a b c "Андрей Талалаев уволен с должности главного тренера" (in Russian). FC Akhmat Grozny. 11 September 2022. Archived from the original on 11 September 2022. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
 - ^ a b c "Сергей Ташуев назначен главным тренером ФК "Ахмат"" (in Russian). FC Akhmat Grozny. 22 September 2022. Archived from the original on 4 October 2022. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
 - ^ ""Ахмат" встретится с "Уралом" в стыковых матчах за право играть в РПЛ, "Пари НН" – с "Сочи". "Черноморец" не получил лицензию" [Akhmat will play Ural in the RPL play-offs, Pari NN will play Sochi. Chernomorets was not issued a license] (in Russian). Sports.ru. 24 May 2025. Retrieved 24 May 2025.
 - ^ ""Ахмат" остался в Мир РПЛ благодаря победе над "Уралом" в ответном переходном матче" [Akhmat remained in Mir RPL thanks to a victory over Ural in the second-leg playoff game] (in Russian). Russian Premier League. 31 May 2025. Retrieved 31 May 2025.
 - ^ "Akhmat squad" (in Russian). Russian Premier League. Retrieved 19 July 2025.
 - ^ "Сергей Ташуев покидает "Ахмат"" (in Russian). FC Akhmat Grozny. 15 August 2023.
 - ^ "Мирослав Ромащенко - главный тренер ФК "Ахмат"" (in Russian). FC Akhmat Grozny. 18 August 2023.
 - ^ "Мирослав Ромащенко покидает "Ахмат"" (in Russian). FC Akhmat Grozny. 4 April 2024.
 - ^ "Магомед Адиев – главный тренер ФК "Ахмат"!" (in Russian). FC Akhmat Grozny. 5 April 2024.
 - ^ "Магомед Адиев покидает пост наставника грозненской команды" (in Russian). FC Akhmat Grozny. 1 September 2024.
 - ^ "Сергей Ташуев — главный тренер ФК "Ахмат"" (in Russian). FC Akhmat Grozny. 3 September 2024.
 
External links
[edit]
 Media related to FC Terek Grozny at Wikimedia Commons- Official website (in Russian)