FC Akhmat Grozny

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.

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

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.

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,[better source needed] 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

Russia

European

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

As of 19 February 2026.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

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.

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 Super Cup Runners-up (1): 2005

Club officials

Management

Source:

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

As of match played 30 March 2025

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

• Russia Dzhamalutdin Abdulkadyrov
• Russia Arsen Adamov
• Russia Roman Adamov
• Russia Maksim Bokov
• Russia Viktor Bulatov
• Russia Soslan Dzhanayev
• Russia Andrei Fedkov
• Russia Denis Glushakov
• Russia Turpal-Ali Ibishev
• Russia Oleg Ivanov
• Russia Yevgeni Kharin
• Russia Oleg Kornaukhov
• Russia Aleksei Kosolapov
• Russia Fyodor Kudryashov
• Russia Daler Kuzyayev
• Russia Georgi Melkadze
• Russia Ruslan Nigmatullin
• Russia Gennadiy Nizhegorodov
• Russia Magomed Ozdoyev
• Russia Lechi Sadulayev
• Russia Andrei Semyonov
• Russia Roman Sharonov
• Russia Aleksandr Shirko
• Russia Aleksandr Shmarko
• Russia Anton Shvets
• Russia Oleg Teryokhin
• Russia Daniil Utkin
• Russia Yevgeni Varlamov
• Russia Denis Yevsikov
• Russia Denis Zubko

Europe

• Albania Bekim Balaj
• Albania Odise Roshi
• Armenia Andrey Movsisyan
• Armenia Albert Sarkisyan
• Azerbaijan Tarlan Ahmadov
• Azerbaijan Shahin Diniyev
• Azerbaijan Deni Gaisumov
• Azerbaijan Ruslan İdiqov
• Azerbaijan Dmitriy Kramarenko
• Azerbaijan Ruslan Musayev
• Azerbaijan Kazemır Qudiyev
• Azerbaijan Vidadi Rzayev
• Azerbaijan Narvik Sirkhayev
• Belarus Anton Amelchanka
• Belarus Syarhey Amelyanchuk
• Belarus Ilya Chernyak
• Belarus Uladzimir Karytska
• Belarus Andrei Kovalenko
• Belarus Artsyom Radzkow
• Belgium Jonathan Legear
• Bosnia and Herzegovina Darko Todorović
• Bulgaria Blagoy Georgiev
• Bulgaria Valentin Iliev
• Bulgaria Svetoslav Kovachev
• Croatia Zoran Nižić
• Czech Republic Martin Jiránek
• Finland Juhani Ojala
• Israel Ze'ev Haimovich
• Kazakhstan Marat Bystrov
• Kazakhstan Vakhid Masudov
• Kazakhstan Maksim Samorodov
• Kosovo Bernard Berisha
• Moldova Andrei Mațiura
• Moldova Ion Testemițanu
• Montenegro Rade Petrović
• Poland Marcin Komorowski
• Poland Piotr Polczak
• Poland Maciej Rybus
• Poland Damian Szymański
• Romania Gheorghe Grozav
• Romania Gabriel Iancu
• Romania Andrei Mărgăritescu
• Romania Daniel Pancu
• Romania Florentin Petre
• Romania Gabriel Torje
• Serbia and Montenegro Serbia Ognjen Koroman
• Serbia and Montenegro Nikola Malbaša
• Serbia Miroslav Bogosavac
• Serbia Marko Šćepović
• Slovakia Norbert Gyömbér
• Slovakia Radoslav Zabavník
• Slovenia Igor Lazič
• Slovenia Jalen Pokorn
• Turkey Tamer Tuna
• Ukraine Andriy Dykan
• Ukraine Maksym Levytskyi
• Ukraine Volodymyr Savchenko

Africa

• Burkina Faso Mohamed Konaté
• Burkina Faso Herve Xavier Zengue
• Cameroon Mvondo Atangana
• Cameroon Guy Stephane Essame
• Cameroon Jerry-Christian Tchuissé
• Cameroon Adolphe Teikeu
• Chad Ezechiel N'Douassel
• Democratic Republic of the Congo Jeremy Bokila
• Ghana Laryea Kingston
• Morocco Ismaïl Aissati
• Tunisia Nader Ghandri
• Zimbabwe Musawengosi Mguni

Asia

• Australia Luke Wilkshire
• Iran Milad Mohammadi
• Turkmenistan Wladimir Baýramow
• Turkmenistan Dmitri Khomukha
• Turkmenistan Wýaçeslaw Krendelew

South and Central America

• Bolivia Juan Carlos Arce
• Brazil Ewerthon
• Venezuela Wilker Ángel
• Venezuela Andrés Ponce

External links

• Media related to FC Terek Grozny at Wikimedia Commons
• (in Russian)