| Club: | FC Akhmat Grozny |
| Season: | 2019–20 |
| Manager: | Rashid Rakhimov Igor Shalimov |
| Chairman: | Magomed Daudov |
| Stadium: | Akhmat-Arena |
| League: | Premier League |
| League Result: | 13th |
| Cup1: | Russian Cup |
| Cup1 Result: | Quarterfinal vs Zenit St.Petersburg |
| League Topscorer: | Odise Roshi (7) |
| Season Topscorer: | Odise Roshi (8) |
| Prevseason: | 2018–19 |
| Nextseason: | 2020–21 |
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The 2019–20 FC Akhmat Grozny season was the 11th successive season that the club will play in the Russian Premier League, the highest tier of association football in Russia.
On 3 June, Akhmat Grozny announced their first summer signing, with Konrad Michalak joining from Lechia Gdańsk on a four-year contract for an undisclosed fee.[1] The following day, 4 June, Andrés Ponce also signed a four-year contract after joining from Anzhi Makhachkala.[2]
After signing a new contract with Akhmat at the end of the 2018–19 season, Zaurbek Pliyev moved to Dynamo Moscow on 9 June, with young goalkeeper Aleksandr Melikhov signing a five-year contract from FC Tom Tomsk on 12 June.[3]
On 14 June, Pavel Kaloshin joined Akhmat Grozny on trial from Anzhi Makhachkala.[4]
On 29 June, Denis Glushakov signed a one-year contract with Akhmat Grozny, with the option of an additional year.[5]
On 9 July, Idris Umayev moved to Khimki on a season-long loan deal.[6]
On 23 July, Anton Shvets signed a new contract with Akhmat Grozny, keeping him at the club until the summer of 2023.[7]
On 30 September, after a 2–0 away defeat to Sochi, Rashid Rakhimov resigned as manager,[8] with Igor Shalimov being appointed as Rakhimov's replacement the same day.[9]
On 7 December, Bernard Berisha signed a new contract with Akhmat Grozny until the summer of 2023.[10]
On 7 January 2020, Vladimir Ilyin signed a 3.5-year contract with Akhmat Grozny.[11]
On 14 January, Damian Szymański moved to AEK Athens on loan until the end of the season,[12] with Maksim Nenakhov joining on a 4.5-year contract on 16 January from Rotor Volgograd.[13]
On 16 January, Akhmat Grozny announced the signing of Felipe Vizeu on loan from Udinese until the end of December 2020.[14]
On 31 January, Konrad Michalak left Akhmat Grozny to join Ankaragücü on loan for the remainder of the season.[15]
On 11 February, Mikhail Gashchenkov joined SKA-Khabarovsk on loan for the rest of the season.[16]
On 14 February, Miroslav Bogosavac joined from Čukarički on loan for the rest of the season.[17]
On 17 March, the Russian Premier League postponed all league fixtures until April 10th due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[18]
On 1 April, the Russian Football Union extended the suspension of football until 31 May.[19]
On 15 May, the Russian Football Union announced that the Russian Premier League season would resume on 21 June.[20]
With their contracts due to expire on 31 May, Yevgeni Gorodov, Roland Gigolayev, Oleg Ivanov and Denis Glushakov all extended their contracts with Akhmat Grozny on 29 May until the end of the 2019–20 season.[21]
On 30 June, Akhmat Grozny agreed the permanent transfer of Damian Szymański to AEK Athens.[22]
On 3 July, Akhmat Grozny announced the signing of Miroslav Bogosavac on a permanent transfer from Čukarički on a four-year contract.[23]
| No. | Name | Nationality | Position | Date of birth (Age) | Signed from | Signed in | Contract ends | Apps. | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||||||||||
| 16 | Yevgeni Gorodov |  | GK | 2020 7, df=yes | Krasnodar | 2013 | 2020 | 145 | 0 | |
| 33 | Vitali Gudiyev | | GK | 2020 7, df=yes | Alania Vladikavkaz | 2014 | 18 | 0 | ||
| 42 | Aleksandr Melikhov | | GK | 2020 7, df=yes | Tom Tomsk | 2019 | 2024 | 1 | 0 | |
| Defenders | ||||||||||
| 3 | Maksim Nenakhov | | DF | 2020 7, df=yes | Rotor Volgograd | 2020 | 2024 | 9 | 0 | |
| 4 | Wilker Ángel |  | DF | 2020 7, df=yes | Deportivo Táchira | 2016 | 96 | 7 | ||
| 5 | Magomed Musalov | | DF | 2020 7, df=yes | Anzhi Makhachkala | 2019 | 17 | 0 | ||
| 8 | Miroslav Bogosavac |  | DF | 2020 7, df=yes | loan from Čukarički | 2020 | 2024 | 10 | 0 | |
| 15 | Andrei Semyonov | | DF | 2020 7, df=yes | Amkar Perm | 2014 | 2022[24] | 193 | 4 | |
| 20 | Zoran Nižić | DF | 2020 7, df=yes | Hajduk Split | 2018 | 2021 | 32 | 0 | ||
| 40 | Rizvan Utsiyev | | DF | 2020 7, df=yes | Trainee | 2005 | 261 | 8 | ||
| 76 | Arsen Adamov | | DF | 2020 7, df=yes | Academy | 2016 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Pavel Kaloshin | | DF | 2020 7, df=yes | Anzhi Makhachkala | 2019 | 2024 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Midfielders | ||||||||||
| 6 | Mikhail Gashchenkov | | MF | 2020 7, df=yes | Amkar Perm | 2018 | 20 | 0 | ||
| 11 | Ismael |  | MF | 2020 7, df=yes | Kalmar | 2017 | 85 | 6 | ||
| 13 | Roland Gigolayev | | MF | 2020 7, df=yes | Amkar Perm | 2017 | 2020 | 9 | 0 | |
| 14 | Ravanelli | | MF | 2020 7, df=yes | Ponte Preta | 2017 | 2021 | 37 | 5 | |
| 19 | Oleg Ivanov | | MF | 2020 7, df=yes | Rostov | 2012 | 2020 | 228 | 15 | |
| 21 | Odise Roshi |  | MF | 2020 7, df=yes | HNK Rijeka | 2016 | 2022[25] | 81 | 8 | |
| 22 | Lechi Sadulayev | | MF | 2020 7, df=yes | Academy | 2018 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 23 | Anton Shvets | | MF | 2020 7, df=yes | Villarreal B | 2017 | 2023 | 67 | 5 | |
| 59 | Yevgeni Kharin | | MF | 2020 7, df=yes | Levadia Tallinn | 2018 | 2022 | 26 | 1 | |
| 77 | Bernard Berisha | MF | 2020 7, df=yes | Anzhi Makhachkala | 2016 | 2023 | 79 | 6 | ||
| 88 | Denis Glushakov | | MF | 2020 7, df=yes | Spartak Moscow | 2019 | 2020 | 26 | 6 | |
| Forwards | ||||||||||
| 7 | Magomed Mitrishev | | FW | 2020 7, df=yes | Spartak Nalchik | 2012 | 129 | 20 | ||
| 10 | Khalid Kadyrov | | FW | 2020 7, df=yes | Trainee | 2010 | 18 | 1 | ||
| 17 | Ablaye Mbengue |  | FW | 2020 7, df=yes | Sapins | 2015 | 2022[26] | 112 | 23 | |
| 18 | Andrés Ponce | | FW | 2020 7, df=yes | Anzhi Makhachkala | 2019 | 2023 | 20 | 3 | |
| 27 | Felipe Vizeu | | FW | 2020 7, df=yes | loan from Udinese | 2020 | 2020 | 7 | 1 | |
| 29 | Vladimir Ilyin | | FW | 2020 7, df=yes | Ural Yekaterinburg | 2020 | 2023 | 9 | 2 | |
| 95 | Abubakar Kadyrov | | FW | 2020 7, df=yes | Trainee | 2012 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Idris Umayev | | FW | 2020 7, df=yes | Trainee | 2016 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Away on loan | ||||||||||
| 9 | Konrad Michalak |  | MF | 2020 7, df=yes | Lechia Gdańsk | 2019 | 2023 | 8 | 1 | |
| Players that left Akhmat Grozny during the season | ||||||||||
| 8 | Damian Szymański | | MF | 2020 7, df=yes | Wisła Płock | 2019[27] | 2023 | 13 | 0 | |
| 31 | Aleksandr Sheplyakov | | GK | 2020 7, df=yes | CRFSO Smolensk | 2018 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 70 | Ayub Batsuyev | | MF | 2020 7, df=yes | Trainee | 2013 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 93 | Apti Akhyadov | | FW | 2020 7, df=yes | Trainee | 2011 | 6 | 0 | ||
See main article: List of Russian football transfers summer 2019 and List of Russian football transfers winter 2019–20.
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer 2019 | DF | | Magomed Musalov | Anzhi Makhachkala | Undisclosed | ||
| 3 June 2019 | MF | | Konrad Michalak | Lechia Gdańsk | Undisclosed | ||
| 4 June 2019 | FW | | Andrés Ponce | Anzhi Makhachkala | Undisclosed | ||
| 12 June 2019 | GK | | Aleksandr Melikhov | Tom Tomsk | Undisclosed | ||
| 29 June 2019 | MF | | Denis Glushakov | Spartak Moscow | Free | ||
| 5 July 2019 | DF | | Pavel Kaloshin | Anzhi Makhachkala | Undisclosed | [28] | |
| 7 January 2020 | FW | | Vladimir Ilyin | Ural Yekaterinburg | Undisclosed | ||
| 16 January 2020 | DF | | Maksim Nenakhov | Rotor Volgograd | Undisclosed | ||
| 3 July 2020 | DF | | Miroslav Bogosavac | Čukarički | Undisclosed |
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Date to | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 January 2020 | FW | | Felipe Vizeu | Udinese | 31 December 2020 | ||
| 14 February 2020 | DF | | Miroslav Bogosavac | Čukarički | End of Season |
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer 2019 | FW | | Georgi Chetvergov | Novosibirsk | Undisclosed | ||
| Summer 2019 | DF | | Kerim Magamayev | Novosibirsk | Undisclosed | ||
| Summer 2019 | FW | | Adam Katsayev | Tambov | Undisclosed | ||
| Summer 2019 | FW | | Timur Osmolovskiy | CSKA Moscow | Undisclosed | ||
| 9 June 2019 | DF | | Zaurbek Pliyev | Dynamo Moscow | Undisclosed | [29] [30] | |
| 16 July 2019 | FW | | Zaur Sadayev | Ankaragücü | Undisclosed | [31] | |
| 23 January 2020 | FW | | Apti Akhyadov | Tom Tomsk | Undisclosed | [32] | |
| 29 January 2020 | MF | | Ayub Batsuyev | Taraz | Undisclosed | [33] | |
| 30 June 2020 | MF | | Damian Szymański | AEK Athens | Undisclosed |
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Date to | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 July 2019 | FW | | Apti Akhyadov | Chayka Peschanokopskoye | Winter 2020 | [34] | |
| 5 July 2019 | DF | | Pavel Kaloshin | Torpedo Moscow | End of Season | ||
| 9 July 2019 | FW | | Idris Umayev | Khimki | End of Season | ||
| 29 August 2019 | MF | | Vladimir Khubulov | Zenit St.Petersburg | End of Season | [35] | |
| 14 January 2020 | MF | | Damian Szymański | AEK Athens | 30 June 2020 | ||
| 31 January 2020 | MF | | Konrad Michalak | Ankaragücü | End of Season | ||
| 11 February 2020 | MF | | Mikhail Gashchenkov | SKA-Khabarovsk | End of Season |
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | Joined | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 September 2019 | GK | | Aleksandr Sheplyakov | Dynamo Moscow | ||
| 23 July 2020 | GK | | Yevgeni Gorodov | Krasnodar | 5 August 2020[36] | |
| 23 July 2020 | MF | | Roland Gigolayev | |||
| 23 July 2020 | MF | | Denis Glushakov | Khimki | 1 October 2020[37] | |
| 29 July 2020[38] | DF | | Magomed Musalov | Pyunik | 1 September 2020[39] | |
| 31 July 2020 | MF | | Vladimir Khubulov | Alania Vladikavkaz | 17 August 2020 |
See main article: 2019–20 Russian Premier League.
See main article: 2019–20 Russian Cup.
|-|colspan="14"|Players away from the club on loan:|-|colspan="14"|Players who appeared for Akhmat Grozny but left during the season:|}
| width=60 | Place | width=60 | Position | width=60 | Nation | width=60 | Number | width=150 | Name | width=150 | Premier League | width=80 | Russian Cup | width=80 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MF | | 21 | Odise Roshi | 7 | 1 | 8 | ||||||||
| 2 | MF | | 88 | Denis Glushakov | 4 | 2 | 6 | ||||||||
| 3 | MF | 77 | Bernard Berisha | 3 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||
| 4 | FW | | 18 | Andrés Ponce | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||
| 5 | FW | | 29 | Vladimir Ilyin | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||
| MF | | 59 | Yevgeni Kharin | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||
| FW | | 17 | Ablaye Mbengue | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
| DF | | 4 | Wilker Ángel | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
| 7 | MF | | 15 | Andrei Semyonov | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| MF | | 11 | Ismael | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||
| FW | | 27 | Felipe Vizeu | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||
| MF | | 19 | Oleg Ivanov | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||
| FW | | 7 | Magomed Mitrishev | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| MF | | 9 | Konrad Michalak | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Total | 27 | 8 | 35 | ||||||||||||
| width=60 | Place | width=60 | Position | width=60 | Nation | width=60 | Number | width=150 | Name | width=150 | Premier League | width=80 | Russian Cup | width=80 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | | 16 | Yevgeni Gorodov | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||
| 2 | GK | | 33 | Vitali Gudiyev | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| Total | 4 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||||
| Number | Nation | Position | Name | Premier League | Russian Cup | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | | DF | Maksim Nenakhov | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 4 | | DF | Wilker Ángel | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||||
| 5 | | DF | Magomed Musalov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 8 | | DF | Miroslav Bogosavac | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 11 | | MF | Ismael | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||||
| 13 | | MF | Roland Gigolayev | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 14 | | MF | Ravanelli | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 15 | | DF | Andrei Semyonov | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 16 | | GK | Yevgeni Gorodov | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 17 | | FW | Ablaye Mbengue | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||||
| 18 | | FW | Andrés Ponce | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 19 | | MF | Oleg Ivanov | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||||
| 20 | DF | Zoran Nižić | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |||||
| 21 | | MF | Odise Roshi | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | ||||
| 23 | | MF | Anton Shvets | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | ||||
| 27 | | FW | Felipe Vizeu | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 40 | | DF | Rizvan Utsiyev | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | ||||
| 59 | | MF | Yevgeni Kharin | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||||
| 76 | | DF | Arsen Adamov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 77 | MF | Bernard Berisha | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |||||
| 88 | | MF | Denis Glushakov | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||||
| Players away on loan: | |||||||||||||
| Players who left Akhmat Grozny during the season: | |||||||||||||
| 8 | | MF | Damian Szymański | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 81 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 89 | 4 | |||||||