FC Akhmat Grozny

FC Akhmat Grozny (Chechen: футболан клуб Ахмат Соьлжа-ГӀала, futbolan klub akhmat cölzha ġala; Russian: Республиканский футбольный клуб Ахмат Грозный, Respublikanskiy futbol'nyy klub akhmat groznyy; Republican Football Club Akhmat Grozny) is a association football club from Grozny, Chechnya, Russia. From 1958 until 2017, the club was named Terek Grozny. The club plays in the Russian Premier League.

The Akhmat-Arena.

The club is currently named after the 1st Chechen President, Akhmad Kadyrov[1]

Akhmat Grozny currently plays their games in the Akhmat-Arena. Because of the war in Chechnya, from the 1990's to 2007 they played their home games in Pyatigorsk, Stavropol Krai. Before the 2008 season, the Russian Football Union allowed the club to play their home matches in Grozny.[2]

Squad
As of 31 August 2017[3]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF  Brazil Rodolfo
3 DF  Russia Zaurbek Pliyev
4 DF  Venezuela Wilker Ángel
7 FW  Russia Abubakar Kadyrov
8 FW  Brazil Léo Jabá
9 FW  Russia Zaur Sadayev
10 FW  Russia Khalid Kadyrov
11 MF  Brazil Ismael
13 DF  Iran Milad Mohammadi
14 MF  Brazil Ravanelli
15 DF  Russia Andrei Semyonov
16 GK  Russia Yevgeni Gorodov
17 FW  Senegal Ablaye Mbengue
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 FW  Albania Bekim Balaj
19 MF  Russia Oleg Ivanov
21 MF  Albania Odise Roshi
23 MF  Russia Anton Shvets
24 MF  Russia Roland Gigolayev
33 GK  Russia Vitali Gudiyev
40 DF  Russia Rizvan Utsiyev (captain)
70 MF  Russia Ayub Batsuyev
77 MF  Kosovo Bernard Berisha
93 FW  Russia Apti Akhyadov
94 DF  Brazil Philipe Sampaio
95 FW  Russia Magomed Mitrishev

Honours
  • Russian First Division/Russian Football National League: 1 (2004)
  • Russian Cup: 1 (2003–04)

References
  1. "Главная футбольная команда Чеченской Республики будет переименована в «АХМАТ»" (in Russian). FC Akhmat Grozny. 7 June 2017.
  2. Sputnik. "Grozny to host Russian Premier League soccer". Retrieved 15 June 2016.
  3. "Republican football club "Terek" Grozny named after AA Kadyrov". Retrieved 15 June 2016.

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