Republican Football Club Akhmat (; ), 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.
In the 1990s the club was disbanded for some time due to the war in Chechnya. 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. 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). Terek finished 12th in the 2010 Russian Premier League season.
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.
In January 2011 the club signed former Dutch international Ruud Gullit to an 18-month contract to manage the club. On 14 June 2011 Gullit was sacked for poor results.
On 30 October 2017, manager Oleg Kononov resigned, with Mikhail Galaktionov taking over in a caretaker capacity, before being announced as Akhmat's permanent manager on 14 December 2017.
On 30 September 2019, 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 26 July 2020, Igor Shalimov's contract as manager expired and he left Akhmat Grozny, to be replaced by Andrei Talalayev.
On 11 September 2022, Andrei Talalayev was relieved of his duties as Head Coach, with Yury Nagaytsev taking over in a caretaker capacity. On 22 September 2022, Sergei Tashuyev was announced as Akhmat Grozny's new permanent Head Coach.
In the 2024–25 season, Akhmat finished 14th and qualified for the relegation play-offs. Akhmat defeated Ural Yekaterinburg in the play-offs and remained in the Premier League.
League USSR Season Div. Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA PCupEuropeTop scorer (league)Head coach19902nd,"Center"134217718515241—— Masudov – 13 Dyachenko1991542191112554049—— Gilagaev – 11 Tarkhanov
Russia Season Div. Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA PCupEuropeTop scorer (league)Head coach19922nd,"West"53418511634341—— Kamnev – 16 K. Alkhanov1993114220418766344R16— K. Alkhanov19943rd,"South"21407528228319R32— Neduev – 8 Mikheev1995—R512—1995–2001: disbanded due to war20013rd,"South"5382279572973—— Mazaev – 12 Diniyev Dzaitiev200214036139820109R128— Mazaev – 26 Platonov Mikheev Koreshkov20032nd44225107562185R256— Bayramov – 8 Zernov – 8 Talgayev200414232467022100W— Fedkov – 38 Talgayev20051st16305520205014 (−6)R32UC1R Adamov – 7 Talgayev Tarkhanov20062nd84218816484762R16—4 players – 5 Tarkhanov V. Shevchenko Talgayev20072422868692790R32— Zubko – 8 Talgayev20081st10309813284235R16— Kuzmichyov – 5 Nazarenko Grozny200912309615334833R16— Lakhiyalov – 11 Grozny Diniyev201012308913283433R16— Asildarov – 9 Baidachny2011–121144141020456252QF— Maurício – 9 Gullit Baytiyev Cherchesov2012–1383014610384048QF— Aílton – 7 Cherchesov2013–1412308913273333QF— Aílton – 8 Krasnozhan Talgayev Cherchesov2014–1593010713303037R32— Aílton – 5 Rakhimov2015–1673011118353044QF— Rybus – 8 Rakhimov2016–1753014610383548R16— Balaj – 9 Rakhimov2017–1893010911303439R32— Mitrishev – 5 Kononov Galaktionov Lediakhov2018–1983011910293042R16— Ivanov – 5 Mbengue – 5 Lediakhov İdiqov Rakhimov2019–20133071013274631QF— Roshi – 7 Rakhimov Shalimov2020–21113011712363840SF— Ilyin – 9 Talalayev2021–2273013314363842GS— Utkin – 9 Talalayev2022–2353015510513950Regions path QF Stage 2— Konaté – 11 Talalayev Nagaytsev Tashuyev2023–24103010515334535Regions path QF Stage 2— Konaté – 11 Tashuyev Baytiyev Romaschenko Adiyev2024–25143041313274825Regions path SF Stage 1— Samorodov – 6 Adiyev Tashuyev Shcherbachenko 2025–2693091011353937Group stage (RPL path)— Cacintura – 9 Storozhuk Cherchesov
European Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate 2004–05 UEFA Cup Second qualifying round Lech Poznań 1–0 1–0 2–0 First round Basel 1–1 0–2 1–3
Stadium
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
Out on loan
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 Russian Cup Champions (1): 2003–04 Russian First Division Champions (1): 2004 Russian Super Cup Runners-up (1): 2005
Club officials
Management {| class="wikitable" |- |Manager | Stanislav Cherchesov |- |Assistant manager | Csaba Máté |- |Goalkeeping coach | Ramzan Tsutsulayev |- |Fitness coach | Vladimir Panikov |- |Doctor | Magomedtagir Sugaipov |- |Team director | Ruslan Serbiyev
Managerial history
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
NameNat.FromToPWDLGSGA%WHonoursNotesVyacheslav Hroznyi1 June 200820 October 2009Shahin Diniyev 20 October 2009December 2009CaretakerAnatoly BaidachnyJanuary 2010December 2011Víctor MuñozDecember 2010January 2011Ruud Gullit18 January 201114 June 2011Isa Baytiyev 15 June 201127 September 2011CaretakerStanislav Cherchesov27 September 201126 May 2013Yuri Krasnozhan26 May 201328 October 2017Vait Talgayev 29 October 20137 November 2013CaretakerRashid Rakhimov7 November 201322 May 2017Oleg Kononov22 May 201730 October 2017Mikhail Galaktionov 30 October 201714 December 2017CaretakerMikhail Galaktionov14 December 20177 April 2018Igor Lediakhov 7 April 20182 September 2018Ruslan İdiqov 2 September 20185 September 2018CaretakerRashid Rakhimov5 September 201830 September 2019Igor Shalimov30 September 201926 July 2020Andrei Talalayev26 July 202011 September 2022Yury Nagaytsev 11 September 202222 September 2022CaretakerSergei Tashuyev22 September 202215 August 2023Miroslav Romaschenko18 August 20234 April 2024Magomed Adiyev5 April 20241 September 2024Sergei Tashuyev3 September 2024
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
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