| Club: | FC Akhmat Grozny |
| Season: | 2017–18 |
| Manager: | Oleg Kononov (until 30 October) Mikhail Galaktionov (caretaker) (30 October-14 December) Mikhail Galaktionov (from 14 December 2017-7 April 2018) Igor Lediakhov (caretaker) (from 7 April 2018) |
| Chairman: | Magomed Daudov |
| Stadium: | Akhmat-Arena |
| League: | Premier League |
| League Result: | 9th |
| Cup1: | Russian Cup |
| Cup1 Result: | Round of 32 vs Yenisey Krasnoyarsk |
| League Topscorer: | Five Players (3) |
| Season Topscorer: | Magomed Mitrishev (5) |
| Highest Attendance: | Magomed Mitrishev (5) |
| Prevseason: | 2016–17 |
| Nextseason: | 2018–19 |
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The 2017–18 FC Akhmat Grozny season was the ninth successive season the club played in the Russian Premier League, the highest tier of association football in Russia, 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.[1]
That season, Akhmat Grozny also took part in the Russian Cup, losing 3–0 to FC Yenisey Krasnoyarsk in the third round.
At the end of the 2016–17 season, Oleg Kononov was appointed the new manager of Akhmat Grozny.[2] On 30 October 2017, Kononov resigned as manager,[3] with Mikhail Galaktionov taking over in a caretaker capacity the same day, before being appointed the club's permanent manager on 14 December 2017.[4] Galaktionov himself resigned as manager on 7 April 2018,[5] with Igor Lediakhov being appointed as the club's caretaker manager.[6]
See main article: List of Russian football transfers summer 2017 and List of Russian football transfers winter 2017–18.
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 June 2017 | MF |  | Ravanelli | Ponte Preta | Undisclosed | [7] | |
| 1 July 2017 | MF |  | Anton Shvets | Villarreal B | Undisclosed | [8] | |
| 2 July 2017 | DF | | Philipe Sampaio | Boavista | Undisclosed | [9] | |
| 5 July 2017 | FW | | Léo Jabá | Corinthians | Undisclosed | [10] | |
| 9 August 2017 | MF | | Ismael | Kalmar | Undisclosed | [11] | |
| 31 August 2017 | MF | | Roland Gigolayev | Amkar Perm | Undisclosed | [12] | |
| 1 January 2018 | GK | | Ramzan Mutuskhanov | Academy | Promoted | ||
| 1 January 2018 | DF | | Mursalin Denilkanov | Academy | Promoted | ||
| 1 January 2018 | DF | | Nikita Karmayev | Academy | Promoted | ||
| 1 January 2018 | MF | | Said-Akhmed Tsatiyev | Academy | Promoted | ||
| 1 January 2018 | MF | | Ilya Moseychuk | Academy | Promoted | ||
| 1 January 2018 | MF | | Khamzat Gabanukayev | Academy | Promoted | ||
| 1 January 2018 | MF | | Magomed-Emi Khakiyev | Academy | Promoted | ||
| 1 January 2018 | MF | | Lechi Sadulayev | Academy | Promoted | ||
| 1 January 2018 | MF | | Askhab Chunchurov | Academy | Promoted | ||
| 1 January 2018 | FW | | Islam Alsultanov | Academy | Promoted |
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 June 2017 | MF | | Daler Kuzyayev | Zenit St.Petersburg | Undisclosed | [13] | |
| 28 July 2017 | MF | | Reziuan Mirzov | Rostov | Undisclosed | [14] | |
| DF | | Zubayr Madayev | Shinnik Yaroslavl | Undisclosed |
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Date to | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 June 2017 | MF | | Adlan Katsayev | Anzhi Makhachkala | 17 January 2018 | [16] [17] | |
| 17 July 2017 | MF |  | Gabriel Torje | Karabükspor | [18] | ||
| 28 July 2017 | MF | Facundo Píriz | Montpellier | End of Season | [19] | ||
| 15 July 2017 | DF | | Idris Musluyev | Spartak Nalchik | End of Season | [20] | |
| 15 July 2017 | DF | | Khalid Shakhtiyev | Spartak Nalchik | End of Season | ||
| 15 July 2017 | MF | | Chingiz Magomadov | Spartak Nalchik | End of Season | ||
| 2 February 2018 | MF | | Gabriel Torje | Dinamo București | End of Season | [21] | |
| DF | | Idris Musluyev | Angusht Nazran | End of Season | |||
| DF | | Khalid Shakhtiyev | Chayka Peschanokopskoye | End of Season |
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | Joined | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 January 2018 | GK | | Khamzat Nasurov | |||
| MF | | Gabriel Torje | Sivasspor | 1 September 2018[22] | ||
| 1 January 2018 | MF | | Beslan Adamov | |||
| 1 January 2018 | MF | | Turpal-Ali Malsagov | |||
| 1 January 2018 | MF | | Shamsudin Masayev | |||
| 1 January 2018 | MF | | Islam Ediyev | |||
| 30 June 2018 | MF | Facundo Píriz | Montpellier | 1 July 2018[23] | ||
| 1 January 2018 | FW | | Magomed Abdureshedov | |||
| 1 January 2018 | FW | | Khalid Ismailov | |||
| 1 January 2018 | FW | | Ali Khusainov | |||
| 31 May 2018 | DF | | Abdurakhman Akhilgov | Angusht Nazran |
| No. | Name | Nationality | Position | Date of birth (Age) | Signed from | Signed in | Contract ends | Apps. | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||||||||||
| 16 | Yevgeni Gorodov | | GK | 2018 5, df=yes | Krasnodar | 2013 | 89 | 0 | ||
| 31 | Aleksandr Sheplyakov | | GK | 2018 5, df=yes | loan from CRFSO Smolensk | 2018 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 33 | Vitali Gudiyev | | GK | 2018 5, df=yes | Alania Vladikavkaz | 2014 | 11 | 0 | ||
| 35 | Ibragim-Sayfullakh Gaziyev | | GK | 2018 5, df=yes | Academy | 2014 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Defenders | ||||||||||
| 2 | Rodolfo | | DF | 2018 5, df=yes | Vasco da Gama | 2015 | 74 | 4 | ||
| 3 | Zaurbek Pliyev | | DF | 2018 5, df=yes | Kairat | 2015 | 2019 | 34 | 0 | |
| 4 | Wilker Ángel |  | DF | 2018 5, df=yes | Deportivo Táchira | 2016[24] | 55 | 4 | ||
| 13 | Milad Mohammadi |  | DF | 2018 5, df=yes | Rah Ahan Tehran | 2016 | 2019 | 52 | 2 | |
| 15 | Andrei Semyonov | | DF | 2018 5, df=yes | Amkar Perm | 2014 | 134 | 2 | ||
| 40 | Rizvan Utsiyev | | DF | 2018 5, df=yes | Trainee | 2005 | 218 | 8 | ||
| 52 | Abdurakhman Akhilgov | | DF | 2018 5, df=yes | Academy | 2015 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 94 | Philipe Sampaio | | DF | 2018 5, df=yes | Boavista | 2017 | 2021 | 15 | 1 | |
| Midfielders | ||||||||||
| 11 | Ismael | | MF | 2018 5, df=yes | Kalmar | 2017 | 2021 | 25 | 3 | |
| 14 | Ravanelli | | MF | 2018 5, df=yes | Ponte Preta | 2017 | 2021 | 13 | 1 | |
| 19 | Oleg Ivanov | | MF | 2018 5, df=yes | Rostov | 2012 | 171 | 9 | ||
| 21 | Odise Roshi |  | MF | 2018 5, df=yes | HNK Rijeka | 2016[25] | 2019 | 41 | 2 | |
| 22 | Adlan Katsayev | | MF | 2018 5, df=yes | Trainee | 2005 | ||||
| 23 | Anton Shvets | | MF | 2018 5, df=yes | Villarreal B | 2017 | 2021 | 46 | 3 | |
| 24 | Roland Gigolayev | | MF | 2018 5, df=yes | Amkar Perm | 2017 | 2020 | 1 | 0 | |
| 70 | Ayub Batsuyev | | MF | 2018 5, df=yes | Academy | 2013 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 77 | Bernard Berisha | MF | 2018 5, df=yes | Anzhi Makhachkala | 2017[26] | 2020 | 32 | 2 | ||
| Forwards | ||||||||||
| 7 | Abubakar Kadyrov | | FW | 2018 5, df=yes | Trainee | 2012 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 8 | Léo Jabá | | FW | 2018 5, df=yes | Corinthians | 2017 | 2022 | 25 | 3 | |
| 9 | Zaur Sadayev | | FW | 2018 5, df=yes | Trainee | 2006 | 133 | 19 | ||
| 10 | Khalid Kadyrov | | FW | 2018 5, df=yes | Trainee | 2010 | 16 | 1 | ||
| 17 | Ablaye Mbengue |  | FW | 2018 5, df=yes | Sapins | 2015 | 68 | 16 | ||
| 18 | Bekim Balaj | | FW | 2018 5, df=yes | HNK Rijeka | 2016[27] | 2019 | 40 | 9 | |
| 91 | Idris Umayev | | FW | 2018 5, df=yes | Academy | 2016 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 93 | Apti Akhyadov | | FW | 2018 5, df=yes | Trainee | 2011 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 95 | Magomed Mitrishev | | FW | 2018 5, df=yes | Spartak Nalchik | 2012 | 101 | 16 | ||
| Away on loan | ||||||||||
| Gabriel Torje | | MF | 2018 5, df=yes | Udinese | 2011 | |||||
| Facundo Píriz | MF | 2018 5, df=yes | Nacional | 2013 | 2018 | 76 | 3 |
See main article: 2017–18 Russian Premier League.
See main article: 2017–18 Russian Cup.
|-|colspan=14|Players away from the club on loan:|-|colspan=14|Players who left Akhmat Grozny during the season:|}
| width=60 | Place | width=60 | Position | width=60 | Nation | width=60 | Number | width=150 | Name | width=150 | Premier League | width=150 | Russian Cup | width=80 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FW | | 95 | Magomed Mitrishev | 5 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||
| 2 | FW | | 9 | Zaur Sadayev | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||
| DF | | 4 | Wilker Ángel | 3 | 0 | 3 | |||||||||
| FW | | 8 | Léo Jabá | 3 | 0 | 3 | |||||||||
| MF | | 23 | Anton Shvets | 3 | 0 | 3 | |||||||||
| MF | | 11 | Ismael | 3 | 0 | 3 | |||||||||
| DF | | 2 | Rodolfo | 3 | 0 | 3 | |||||||||
| 8 | FW | | 17 | Ablaye Mbengue | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||
| 9 | MF | | 14 | Ravanelli | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| DF | | 94 | Philipe Sampaio | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||
| MF | 77 | Bernard Berisha | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||
| MF | | 21 | Odise Roshi | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||
| Own goal | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| TOTALS | 30 | 0 | 30 | ||||||||||||
| Number | Nation | Position | Name | Premier League | Russian Cup | Total | |||||
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | | DF | Rodolfo | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | ||
| 3 | | DF | Zaurbek Pliyev | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 4 | | DF | Wilker Ángel | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | ||
| 8 | | FW | Léo Jabá | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 9 | | FW | Zaur Sadayev | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 10 | | MF | Khalid Kadyrov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 11 | | MF | Ismael | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 13 | | DF | Milad Mohammadi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 14 | | MF | Ravanelli | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 15 | | DF | Andrei Semyonov | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 16 | | GK | Yevgeni Gorodov | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 17 | | FW | Ablaye Mbengue | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 19 | | MF | Oleg Ivanov | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 21 | | MF | Odise Roshi | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 23 | | MF | Anton Shvets | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | ||
| 33 | | GK | Vitali Gudiyev | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 40 | | DF | Rizvan Utsiyev | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | ||
| 77 | MF | Bernard Berisha | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||
| 93 | | FW | Apti Akhyadov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 94 | | DF | Philipe Sampaio | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| TOTALS | 71 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 4 | |||||