FC Akhmat Grozny
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Republican Football Club Akhmat (Template:Langx; Template:Langx), 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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
In the 1990s the club was disbanded for some time due to the war in Chechnya.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 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.Template: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.Template: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).<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Terek finished 12th in the 2010 Russian Premier League season.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
A new stadium has been built for the club.Template: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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
In January 2011 the club signed former Dutch international Ruud Gullit to an 18-month contract to manage the club.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> On 14 June 2011 Gullit was sacked for poor results.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
On 30 October 2017, manager Oleg Kononov resigned,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>Template:Better source needed with Mikhail Galaktionov taking over in a caretaker capacity, before being announced as Akhmat's permanent manager on 14 December 2017.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
On 30 September 2019, after a 2–0 away defeat to Sochi, Rashid Rakhimov resigned as manager,<ref name="Rashid Rakhimov Resigned">Template:Cite web</ref> with Igor Shalimov being appointed as Rakhimov's replacement the same day.<ref name="Igor Shalimov">Template:Cite web</ref> On 26 July 2020, Igor Shalimov's contract as manager expired and he left Akhmat Grozny, to be replaced by Andrei Talalayev.<ref name="Andrei Talalayev">Template:Cite web</ref>
On 11 September 2022, Andrei Talalayev was relieved of his duties as Head Coach, with Yury Nagaytsev taking over in a caretaker capacity.<ref name="Andrei Talalayev 2">Template:Cite web</ref> On 22 September 2022, Sergei Tashuyev was announced as Akhmat Grozny's new permanent Head Coach.<ref name="Sergei Tashuyev">Template:Cite web</ref>
In the 2024–25 season, Akhmat finished 14th and qualified for the relegation play-offs.<ref name="playoffsnolicense">Template:Cite web</ref> Akhmat defeated Ural Yekaterinburg in the play-offs and remained in the Premier League.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
League
USSR
| Season | Div. | Pos. | Pl. | W | D | L | GS | GA | P | Cup | Europe | Top scorer (league) |
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| 1990 | 2nd, "Center" |
13 | 42 | 17 | 7 | 18 | 51 | 52 | 41 | — | — | Template:Flagicon Masudov – 13 | Template:Flagicon Dyachenko | |
| 1991 | 5 | 42 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 55 | 40 | 49 | — | — | Template:Flagicon Gilagaev – 11 | Template:Flagicon Tarkhanov | ||
Russia
European
| Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate | |
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| 2004–05 | UEFA Cup | Second qualifying round | Template:Flagicon Lech Poznań | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | File:Symbol keep vote.svg |
| First round | Template:Flagicon Basel | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | File:Symbol delete vote.svg |
Stadium
{{#invoke:Labelled list hatnote|labelledList|Main article|Main articles|Main page|Main pages}} 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
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Out on loan
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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
| Manager | Template:Flagicon Stanislav Cherchesov | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assistant manager | Template:Flagicon Csaba Máté | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Goalkeeping coach | Template:Flagicon Ramzan Tsutsulayev | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fitness coach | Template:Flagicon Vladimir Panikov | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Doctor | Template:Flagicon Magomedtagir Sugaipov | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team director | Template:Flagicon Ruslan Serbiyev
Managerial history
Notable playersHad international caps for their respective countries. Players whose names are listed in bold represented their countries while playing for Akhmat or Terek.
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