The 2017–18 FC Akhmat Grozny season was the ninth successive season the club played in the Russian Premier League, the highest tier of association football in Russia, and their first as Akhmat Grozny. On 7 June 2017, the club announced the name change from Terek Grozny to Akhmat Grozny, in celebration of Akhmad Kadyrov.
That season, Akhmat Grozny also took part in the Russian Cup, losing 3–0 to FC Yenisey Krasnoyarsk in the third round.
Season events At the end of the 2016–17 season, Oleg Kononov was appointed the new manager of Akhmat Grozny. On 30 October 2017, Kononov resigned as manager, with Mikhail Galaktionov taking over in a caretaker capacity the same day, before being appointed the club's permanent manager on 14 December 2017. Galaktionov himself resigned as manager on 7 April 2018, with Igor Lediakhov being appointed as the club's caretaker manager.
Transfers
In Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.20 June 2017MFRavanelliPonte PretaUndisclosed1 July 2017MFAnton ShvetsVillarreal BUndisclosed2 July 2017DFPhilipe SampaioBoavistaUndisclosed5 July 2017FWLéo JabáCorinthiansUndisclosed9 August 2017MFIsmaelKalmarUndisclosed31 August 2017MFRoland GigolayevAmkar PermUndisclosed1 January 2018GKRamzan MutuskhanovAcademyPromoted1 January 2018DFMursalin DenilkanovAcademyPromoted1 January 2018DFNikita KarmayevAcademyPromoted1 January 2018MFSaid-Akhmed TsatiyevAcademyPromoted1 January 2018MFIlya MoseychukAcademyPromoted1 January 2018MFKhamzat GabanukayevAcademyPromoted1 January 2018MFMagomed-Emi KhakiyevAcademyPromoted1 January 2018MFLechi SadulayevAcademyPromoted1 January 2018MFAskhab ChunchurovAcademyPromoted1 January 2018FWIslam AlsultanovAcademyPromoted
Out Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.14 June 2017MFDaler KuzyayevZenit St.PetersburgUndisclosed28 July 2017MFReziuan MirzovRostovUndisclosed DFZubayr MadayevShinnik YaroslavlUndisclosed
Loans in Date from Position Nationality Name From Date to Ref.16 February 2018GKAleksandr SheplyakovCRFSO SmolenskEnd of Season
Loans out Date from Position Nationality Name To Date to Ref.24 June 2017MFAdlan KatsayevAnzhi Makhachkala17 January 201817 July 2017MFGabriel TorjeKarabükspor 28 July 2017MFFacundo PírizMontpellierEnd of Season15 July 2017DFIdris MusluyevSpartak NalchikEnd of Season15 July 2017DFKhalid ShakhtiyevSpartak NalchikEnd of Season15 July 2017MFChingiz MagomadovSpartak NalchikEnd of Season2 February 2018MFGabriel TorjeDinamo BucureștiEnd of Season DFIdris MusluyevAngusht NazranEnd of Season DFKhalid ShakhtiyevChayka PeschanokopskoyeEnd of Season
Released Date Position Nationality Name Joined Date 1 January 2018 GK Khamzat Nasurov MF Gabriel Torje Sivasspor 1 September 2018 1 January 2018 MF Beslan Adamov 1 January 2018 MF Turpal-Ali Malsagov 1 January 2018 MF Shamsudin Masayev 1 January 2018 MF Islam Ediyev 30 June 2018 MF Facundo Píriz Montpellier 1 July 2018 1 January 2018 FW Magomed Abdureshedov 1 January 2018 FW Khalid Ismailov 1 January 2018 FW Ali Khusainov 31 May 2018 DF Abdurakhman Akhilgov Angusht Nazran
Squad
No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (age) Signed from Signed in Contract ends Apps. Goals Goalkeepers 16 Yevgeni Gorodov GK Krasnodar 2013 89 0 31 Aleksandr Sheplyakov GK loan from CRFSO Smolensk 2018 0 0 33 Vitali Gudiyev GK Alania Vladikavkaz 2014 11 0 35 Ibragim-Sayfullakh Gaziyev GK Academy 2014 0 0 Defenders 2 Rodolfo DF Vasco da Gama 2015 74 4 3 Zaurbek Pliyev DF Kairat 2015 2019 34 0 4 Wilker Ángel DF Deportivo Táchira 2016 55 4 13 Milad Mohammadi DF Rah Ahan Tehran 2016 2019 52 2 15 Andrei Semyonov DF Amkar Perm 2014 134 2 40 Rizvan Utsiyev DF Trainee 2005 218 8 52 Abdurakhman Akhilgov DF Academy 2015 0 0 94 Philipe Sampaio DF Boavista 2017 2021 15 1 Midfielders 11 Ismael MF Kalmar 2017 2021 25 3 14 Ravanelli MF Ponte Preta 2017 2021 13 1 19 Oleg Ivanov MF Rostov 2012 171 9 21 Odise Roshi MF HNK Rijeka 2016 2019 41 2 22 Adlan Katsayev MF Trainee 2005 23 Anton Shvets MF Villarreal B 2017 2021 46 3 24 Roland Gigolayev MF Amkar Perm 2017 2020 1 0 70 Ayub Batsuyev MF Academy 2013 6 0 77 Bernard Berisha MF Anzhi Makhachkala 2017 2020 32 2 Forwards 7 Abubakar Kadyrov FW Trainee 2012 0 0 8 Léo Jabá FW Corinthians 2017 2022 25 3 9 Zaur Sadayev FW Trainee 2006 133 19 10 Khalid Kadyrov FW Trainee 2010 16 1 17 Ablaye Mbengue FW Sapins 2015 68 16 18 Bekim Balaj FW HNK Rijeka 2016 2019 40 9 91 Idris Umayev FW Academy 2016 0 0 93 Apti Akhyadov FW Trainee 2011 6 0 95 Magomed Mitrishev FW Spartak Nalchik 2012 101 16 Away on loan Gabriel Torje MF Udinese 2011 Facundo Píriz MF Nacional 2013 2018 76 3
Out on loan
Youth squad
Friendlies
Competitions
Russian Premier League
Results by round
Results
League table
Russian Cup
Squad statistics
Appearances and goals
|colspan=14|Players away from the club on loan: |- |colspan=14|Players who left Akhmat Grozny during the season:
Goal scorers PlacePositionNationNumberNamePremier LeagueRussian CupTotal1 FW95Magomed Mitrishev5052 FW9 Zaur Sadayev303DF4 Wilker Ángel303FW8 Léo Jabá303MF23Anton Shvets303MF11Ismael303DF2 Rodolfo3038 FW17Ablaye Mbengue2029 MF14Ravanelli101DF94Philipe Sampaio101MF77Bernard Berisha101MF21Odise Roshi101 Own goal101TOTALS30030
Disciplinary record NumberNationPositionNamePremier LeagueRussian CupTotal2 DFRodolfo5100513 DFZaurbek Pliyev3000304 DFWilker Ángel8100818 FWLéo Jabá3000309 FWZaur Sadayev10001010MFKhalid Kadyrov10001011MFIsmael30003013DFMilad Mohammadi10001014MFRavanelli20002015DFAndrei Semyonov60006016GKYevgeni Gorodov20002017FWAblaye Mbengue30003019MFOleg Ivanov40004021MFOdise Roshi40004023MFAnton Shvets81008133GKVitali Gudiyev10001040DFRizvan Utsiyev71007177MFBernard Berisha50005093FWApti Akhyadov10001094DFPhilipe Sampaio300030TOTALS71400714
References
External links
Official website