Republican Football Club Akhmat ( ce, футболан клуб Ахмат Соьлжа-ГӀала; russian: Республиканский футбольный клуб Ахмат Грозный), commonly known as Akhmat Grozny, is a Russian professional football club based in

Grozny Grozny ( rus, Грозный, p=ˈgroznɨj; ce, Соьлжа-ГӀала, translit=Sölƶa-Ġala), also spelled Groznyy, is the capital city of Chechnya, Russia. The city lies on the Sunzha River. According to the 2010 census, it had a po ...

that plays in the

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. The team was named ''Terek'' between 1958 and 2017.

History

It was founded in 1946, as ''Dynamo''; it changed its name in 1948 to ''Neftyanik'' and in 1958 to ''Terek'', it changed the name again in 2017 to ''Akhmat''. The club is named after Akhmat Kadyrov. In the 1990s the club was disbanded for some time due to the

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in Chechnya. From the 1990s to 2007 the club played its home games in the neighbouring

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, Stavropol Krai. Before the start of the 2008 Premier League season, the Russian Football Union granted Terek the right to host Premier League matches in Grozny. 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

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qualification by beating the

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team Lech Poznań 1–0 in both legs but lost to Swiss outfit

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in the first round. They played in the

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. On 3 July 2008, Terek signed three Romanian players at once: Andrei Margaritescu (

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) and

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). Terek finished 12th in the 2010 Russian Premier League season. A new stadium has been built for the club.

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ian FC Lotus-Terek Yaoundé, founded by Terek player Guy Stephane Essame and coached by Thomas Libiih, is a

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of the Russian club. In January 2011 the club signed former Dutch international

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to an 18-month contract to manage the club. On 14 June 2011 Gullit was sacked for poor results. On 7 June 2017, the team was renamed from FC Terek to FC Akhmat, after

Akhmad Kadyrov Akhmad-Khadzhi Abdulkhamidovich Kadyrov ce, Къадири Ӏабдулхьамидан кӀант Ахьмад-Хьажи, Q̇adiri Jabdulẋamidan khant Aẋmad-Ẋaƶi (23 August 1951 – 9 May 2004) was a Russian politician and revolutionar ...

, former

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. 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 Rashid Mamatkulovich Rakhimov (russian: Рашид Маматкулович Рахи́мов, tg, Рашид Маматқулович Раҳимов, translit=Rashid Mamatqulovich Rahimov); born 18 March 1965) is Tajikistani professional footb ...

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.

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

in Stavropol Krai. At the start of the 2008 season they moved to the

Sultan Bilimkhanov Stadium Sultan Bilimkhanov Stadium is a stadium in Grozny, Chechnya, Russia. It is currently used for football matches and is the home ground of FC Terek-2 Grozny. The stadium holds 10,200 seats. Before the start of the 2008 Premier League season, the Ru ...

, playing their home games there until the opening of

Akhmat-Arena The Akhmat Arena (russian: «Ахмат-Арена») is a multi-use stadium in Grozny, Chechnya, Russia, named after former President of the Chechen Republic Akhmad Kadyrov. It was completed in May 2011, and is used mostly for football match ...

on 20 May 2011, when they beat

Anzhi Makhachkala Football Club Anzhi Makhachkala (russian: link=no, Футбо́льный клуб «Анжи́» Махачкала́, ), known simply as FC Anji, was a Russian professional football club based in the Dagestani capital of Makhachkala. Founded ...

1–0 in the

Players

Other players under contract

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

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*Runners-up (1): 2005

Club officials

Management

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Managerial history

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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 ;Other former USSR countries ;Europe ;Africa ;Asia *

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* Milad Mohammadi ;South and Central America *

Juan Carlos Arce Juan Carlos Arce Justiniano (born 10 April 1985) is a Bolivian professional footballer who plays as a forward or winger for Always Ready and the Bolivia national team. Club career Oriente Petrolero Born in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Arce sta ...

* Ewerthon * Wilker Ángel * Andrés Ponce

References

External links

Official website
{{Russian Premier League Association football clubs established in 1958 Akhmat Grozny Akhmat Grozny 1958 establishments in Russia