FC Akhmat Grozny

For other uses, see Terek (disambiguation).

Akhmat Grozny
Full nameРеспубликанский футбольный клуб «Ахмат»
Republican Football Club
Akhmat
Founded1946 (1946)
GroundAkhmat Arena
Capacity30,597
PresidentYakub Zakriyev
Head coachStanislav Cherchesov
LeagueRussian Premier League
2024–25Russian Premier League, 14th of 16
Websitefc-akhmat.ru

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.[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.

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).[5] Terek finished 12th in the 2010 Russian Premier League season.[6]

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.[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] 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

USSR

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 — — Soviet Union Masudov – 13 Soviet Union Dyachenko
1991 5 42 19 11 12 55 40 49 — — Soviet Union Gilagaev – 11 Soviet Union Tarkhanov

Russia

European

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

Stadium

The Akhmat-Arena
Main articles: Sultan Bilimkhanov Stadium and Akhmat-Arena

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

Current squad

As of 25 July 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.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Russia RUS Vadim Ulyanov
4 DF Russia RUS Turpal-Ali Ibishev
5 DF Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Miloš Šatara
7 MF Russia RUS Lechi Sadulayev
8 DF Serbia SRB Miroslav Bogosavac
9 FW Argentina ARG Braian Mansilla
11 MF Brazil BRA Ismael Silva
13 FW Burkina Faso BFA Mohamed Konaté
14 MF Morocco MAR Amine Talal
17 MF Angola ANG Egas Cacintura
20 FW Kazakhstan KAZ Maksim Samorodov
22 DF Iran IRN Mohammadmehdi Zare
No. Pos. Nation Player
40 DF Russia RUS Rizvan Utsiyev (captain)
42 MF Angola ANG Manuel Keliano
55 DF Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Darko Todorović
70 MF Russia RUS Abakar Gadzhiyev
71 MF Russia RUS Magomed Yakuyev
72 GK Russia RUS Yakhya Magomedov
75 DF Tunisia TUN Nader Ghandri
77 FW Russia RUS Georgi Melkadze
81 DF Russia RUS Maksim Sidorov
88 GK Russia RUS Giorgi Sheliya
90 DF Senegal SEN Ousmane Ndong

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 Brazil BRA Lucas Lovat (at Goiás until 31 December 2025)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— FW Brazil 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

Club officials

Management

Manager Russia Sergei Tashuyev
Assistant manager Russia Yevgeni Knyazhev
Assistant manager Italy Sergio Giovani
Goalkeeping coach Russia Ramzan Tsutsulayev
Doctor Russia Magomedtagir Sugaipov
Team director Russia Ruslan Serbiyev

Source: Russian Premier League club profile

Managerial history

As of match played 30 March 2025
Name Nat. From To P W D L GS GA %W Honours 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[12] 38 11 13 14 34 46 028.95
Igor Shalimov  Russia 30 September 2019[13] 26 July 2020[14] 19 5 7 7 20 29 026.32
Andrei Talalayev  Russia 26 July 2020[14] 11 September 2022[15] 75 31 14 30 97 94 041.33
Yury Nagaytsev (c)  Latvia 11 September 2022[15] 22 September 2022[16] 2 1 0 1 3 3 050.00 Caretaker
Sergei Tashuyev  Russia 22 September 2022[16] 15 August 2023[20] 32 15 3 14 50 48 046.88
Miroslav Romaschenko  Belarus 18 August 2023[21] 4 April 2024[22] 23 7 6 10 27 29 030.43
Magomed Adiyev  Russia 5 April 2024[23] 1 September 2024[24] 19 6 5 8 21 32 031.58
Sergei Tashuyev  Russia 3 September 2024[25] 21 6 5 10 24 33 028.57

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
Europe
Africa
Asia
South and Central America

References

  1. ^ Главная футбольная команда Чеченской Республики будет переименована в «АХМАТ» (in Russian). FC Akhmat Grozny. 7 June 2017.
  2. ^ "Russian club Terek Grozny to be renamed". ESPN.com. 6 June 2017. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
  3. ^ Marcus, Jeffrey (7 March 2008). "Can Soccer Replace War in Chechnya?". Goal. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
  4. ^ "Терек 1:0 Крылья Советов". premierliga.ru. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
  5. ^ "РФК "Терек" Грозный им. А. А. Кадырова". Retrieved 15 June 2016.
  6. ^ "Chechnya: Ruud Gullit fails on Terek Grozny ultimatum". BBC News. 14 June 2011. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ "Ex-Newcastle and Chelsea manager Ruud Gullit joins Terek Grozny". The Guardian. London. 19 January 2011.
  9. ^ "РФК "Терек" Грозный им. А. А. Кадырова". Archived from the original on 7 August 2016. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
  10. ^ Олег Кононов подал в отставку с поста главного тренера (in Russian). FC Akhmat Grozny. 30 October 2017.
  11. ^ 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.
  12. ^ 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.
  13. ^ 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.
  14. ^ 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.
  15. ^ 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.
  16. ^ 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.
  17. ^ ""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.
  18. ^ ""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.
  19. ^ "Akhmat squad" (in Russian). Russian Premier League. Retrieved 19 July 2025.
  20. ^ "Сергей Ташуев покидает "Ахмат"" (in Russian). FC Akhmat Grozny. 15 August 2023.
  21. ^ "Мирослав Ромащенко - главный тренер ФК "Ахмат"" (in Russian). FC Akhmat Grozny. 18 August 2023.
  22. ^ "Мирослав Ромащенко покидает "Ахмат"" (in Russian). FC Akhmat Grozny. 4 April 2024.
  23. ^ "Магомед Адиев – главный тренер ФК "Ахмат"!" (in Russian). FC Akhmat Grozny. 5 April 2024.
  24. ^ "Магомед Адиев покидает пост наставника грозненской команды" (in Russian). FC Akhmat Grozny. 1 September 2024.
  25. ^ "Сергей Ташуев — главный тренер ФК "Ахмат"" (in Russian). FC Akhmat Grozny. 3 September 2024.
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