The 2017–18
FC Akhmat Grozny
Republican Football Club Akhmat ( ce, футболан клуб Ахмат Соьлжа-ГӀала; russian: Республиканский футбольный клуб Ахмат Грозный), commonly known as Akhmat Grozny, is a Russian ...
season was the ninth successive season the club played in the
Russian Premier League
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, the highest tier of
association football
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in
Russia
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, 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
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 ...
.
That season, Akhmat Grozny also took part in the
Russian Cup, losing 3–0 to
FC Yenisey Krasnoyarsk
FK Yenisey Krasnoyarsk (ФК Енисей Красноярск) is a Russian football club based in Krasnoyarsk. The club plays in the Russian First League.
History
The club was founded in 1937 as ''Lokomotiv Krasnoyarsk'' and spent one season ...
in the third round.
Season events
At the end of the
2016–17 season,
Oleg Kononov
Oleg Georgiyevich Kononov (russian: Олег Георгиевич Кононов, born 23 March 1966) is a Russian football coach and a former player. He is the manager of Arsenal Tula.
Playing career
Oleg Kononov began his playing career in ...
was appointed the new manager of Akhmat Grozny. On 30 October 2017, Kononov resigned as manager, with
Mikhail Galaktionov
Mikhail Mikhaylovich Galaktionov (russian: Михаил Михайлович Галактионов; born 21 May 1984) is a Russian football manager. He manages FC Lokomotiv Moscow and the Russia national under-21 football team.
Managing career
...
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
Out
Loans in
Loans out
Released
Squad
Out on loan
Youth squad
Friendlies
Competitions
Russian Premier League
Results by round
Results
League table
Russian Cup
Squad statistics
Appearances and goals
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, colspan="14", ''Players away from the club on loan:''
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, colspan="14", ''Players who left Akhmat Grozny during the season:''
Goal scorers
Disciplinary record
References
External links
Official website
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