Republican Football Club Akhmat (; ), commonly known as Akhmat Grozny, and formerly as Terek Grozny from 1958 to 2017, is a Russian professional

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club based in

Grozny Grozny (, ; ) is the capital city of Chechnya, Russia. The city lies on the Sunzha River. According to the 2021 Russian census, 2021 census, it had a population of 328,533 — up from 210,720 recorded in the 2002 Russian Census, 2002 ce ...

that plays in the

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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 Akhmat-Khadzhi Abdulkhamidovich Kadyrov (23 August 1951 – 9 May 2004) was a Chechen politician and revolutionary who served as Chief Mufti of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria in the 1990s during and after the First Chechen War. At the outbreak ...

, former

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. In the 1990s the club was disbanded for some time due to the

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

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, Stavropol Krai. They won the Russian Cup by beating

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in the final and the

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in 2004. In 2004 they advanced through the

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qualification by beating the

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team

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1–0 in both legs but lost to

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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. Before the start of the 2008 Premier League season, the

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granted Terek the right to host Premier League matches in Grozny. On 3 July 2008, Terek signed three Romanian players at once: Andrei Margaritescu (

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(

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) and

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(

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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

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, 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 30 October 2017, manager

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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

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resigned as manager, with

Igor Shalimov Igor Mihailovich Shalimov (; born 2 February 1969) is a Russian football manager and former player who is the manager of Fakel Voronezh. During his playing career, he played as a midfielder, primarily in the wide position. Playing career Shal ...

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

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 (soccer), football matches and is the home ground of FC Terek-2 Grozny. The stadium holds 10,200 seats. Before the start of the Russian Premier ...

, playing their home games there until the opening of

Akhmat-Arena The Akhmat Arena () 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 matches. The stadium hosts home matches of ...

on 20 May 2011, when they beat Anzhi Makhachkala 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 FC Terek-2 Grozny () was a Russian football team from Grozny, founded in 2013. Since 2013 it played in the Russian Professional Football League (third level). It was a farm club for the Russian Premier League The Russian Premier League (RPL; ...

was created. It played in the third-tier

Russian Professional Football League The Russian Second League (), formerly the Russian Professional Football League, are both the third (Division A) and fourth level (Division B) of Russian professional football. History In 1998–2010, it was run by the Professional Football Lea ...

until they were dissolved after the 2015–16 season.

Honours

* Russian Cup **Champions (1): 2003–04 *

Russian Super Cup The Russian Super Cup () is a one-match football (soccer), football annual competition. Its official sponsored name is ''OLIMPBET Russian Supercup'' (). The two participating clubs are the Russian Premier League champions and the Rambler Russian ...

**Runners-up (1):

2005 2005 was designated as the International Year for Sport and Physical Education and the International Year of Microcredit. The beginning of 2005 also marked the end of the International Decade of the World's Indigenous Peoples, Internationa ...

Club officials

Management

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Managerial history

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1968 *

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1969 * Zagretsky 1969 * Morozov 1971 *

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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 ;Europe ;Africa ;Asia ;South and Central America

References

External links

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