FC Akhmat Grozny
Republican Football Club Akhmat, 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.
Before the start of the 2008 Premier League season, the Russian Football Union granted Terek the right to host Premier League matches in Grozny. On 3 July 2008, Terek signed three Romanian players at once: Andrei Margaritescu, Florentin Petre and Daniel Pancu. Terek finished 12th in the 2010 Russian Premier League season.
A new stadium has been built for the club.
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, 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.
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
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 : 2003–04
- Russian Super Cup
- *Runners-up : 2005
Club officials
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
| Name | Nat. | From | To | P | W | D | L | GS | GA | %W | Honours | Notes |
| Vyacheslav Hroznyi | 1 June 2008 | 20 October 2009 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| Shahin Diniyev | 20 October 2009 | December 2009 | Caretaker | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Anatoly Baidachny | January 2010 | December 2011 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| Víctor Muñoz | December 2010 | January 2011 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| Ruud Gullit | 18 January 2011 | 14 June 2011 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| Isa Baytiyev | 15 June 2011 | 27 September 2011 | Caretaker | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Stanislav Cherchesov | 27 September 2011 | 26 May 2013 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| Yuri Krasnozhan | 26 May 2013 | 28 October 2017 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| Vait Talgayev | 29 October 2013 | 7 November 2013 | Caretaker | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Rashid Rakhimov | 7 November 2013 | 22 May 2017 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| Oleg Kononov | 22 May 2017 | 30 October 2017 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| Mikhail Galaktionov | 30 October 2017 | 14 December 2017 | Caretaker | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Mikhail Galaktionov | 14 December 2017 | 7 April 2018 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| Igor Lediakhov | 7 April 2018 | 2 September 2018 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| Ruslan İdiqov | 2 September 2018 | 5 September 2018 | Caretaker | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Rashid Rakhimov | 5 September 2018 | 30 September 2019 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| Igor Shalimov | 30 September 2019 | 26 July 2020 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| Andrei Talalayev | 26 July 2020 | 11 September 2022 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| Yury Nagaytsev | 11 September 2022 | 22 September 2022 | Caretaker | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Sergei Tashuyev | 22 September 2022 | 15 August 2023 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| Miroslav Romaschenko | 18 August 2023 | 4 April 2024 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| Magomed Adiyev | 5 April 2024 | 1 September 2024 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| Sergei Tashuyev | 3 September 2024 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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