2018–19 FC Akhmat Grozny season

FC Akhmat Grozny
2018–19 season
Chairman	Magomed Daudov
Manager	Igor Lediakhov ; (until 2 September); Ruslan İdiqov (caretaker) ; (2-5 September); Rashid Rakhimov ; (from 5 September)
Stadium	Akhmat-Arena
Premier League	8th
Russian Cup	Round of 16 vs Arsenal Tula
Top goalscorer	League: Two Players (5); All: Two Players (5)
Home colours	Away colours
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The 2018–19 FC Akhmat Grozny season was the tenth successive season that the club will play in the Russian Premier League, the highest tier of association football in Russia, and their second as Akhmat Grozny. Akhmat Grozny finished the season in 8th place, whilst also reaching the Round of 16 in the Russian Cup, where they were defeated by Arsenal Tula.

Season review

On 2 September, Lediakhov resigned as manager,^[1] with Ruslan İdiqov being appointed as the caretaker manager. On 5 September, Akhmat Grozny announced the return of Rashid Rakhimov as manager.^[2]

On 19 May, Andrei Semyonov signed a new contract with Akhmat Grozny, keeping him at the club until 2022.^[3]

On 25 May, Yevgeni Gorodov signed a new one-year contract,^[4] whilst Odise Roshi signed a new three-year contract that will keep him in Grozny until the summer of 2022.^[5]

On 27 May, Akhmat Grozny announced that Milad Mohammadi and Bekim Balaj had left the club after their contracts had expired,^[6] whilst Rodolfo had retired and joined their coaching staff,^[7] and Ablaye Mbengue had signed a new three-year contract, keeping him in Grozny until the summer of 2022.^[8]

Squad

As of match played 26 May 2019

No.	Name	Position	Date of birth (Age)	Signed from	Signed in	Contract ends	Apps.	Goals
Goalkeepers
16	Yevgeni Gorodov	GK	(1985-12-13)13 December 1985 (aged 33)	Krasnodar	2013	2020^[4]	118	0
31	Aleksandr Sheplyakov	GK	(1996-08-13)13 August 1996 (aged 22)	CRFSO Smolensk	2018		0	0
33	Vitali Gudiyev	GK	(1995-04-22)22 April 1995 (aged 24)	Alania Vladikavkaz	2014		14	0
Defenders
2	Rodolfo	DF	(1982-10-23)23 October 1982 (aged 36)	Vasco da Gama	2015		85	5
3	Zaurbek Pliyev	DF	(1991-09-27)27 September 1991 (aged 27)	Kairat	2015	2019	54	0
4	Wilker Ángel	DF	(1993-03-18)18 March 1993 (aged 26)	Deportivo Táchira	2016		74	5
5	Magomed Musalov	DF	(1994-02-09)9 February 1994 (aged 25)	loan from Anzhi Makhachkala	2018	2019	6	0
13	Milad Mohammadi	DF	(1993-09-29)29 September 1993 (aged 25)	Rah Ahan Tehran	2016	2019	82	3
15	Andrei Semyonov	DF	(1989-03-24)24 March 1989 (aged 30)	Amkar Perm	2014	2022^[3]	162	3
20	Zoran Nižić	DF	(1989-10-11)11 October 1989 (aged 29)	Hajduk Split	2018	2021	11	0
40	Rizvan Utsiyev	DF	(1988-02-07)7 February 1988 (aged 31)	Trainee	2005		246	8
Midfielders
6	Mikhail Gashchenkov	MF	(1992-06-19)19 June 1992 (aged 26)	Amkar Perm	2018		12	0
8	Damian Szymański	MF	(1995-06-16)16 June 1995 (aged 23)	Wisła Płock	2019^[9]		9	0
11	Ismael	MF	(1994-12-01)1 December 1994 (aged 24)	Kalmar	2017		55	5
14	Ravanelli	MF	(1997-08-29)29 August 1997 (aged 21)	Ponte Preta	2017	2021	32	5
19	Oleg Ivanov	MF	(1986-08-04)4 August 1986 (aged 32)	Rostov	2012		199	14
21	Odise Roshi	MF	(1991-05-22)22 May 1991 (aged 28)	HNK Rijeka	2016	2022^[5]	54	2
23	Anton Shvets	MF	(1993-04-26)26 April 1993 (aged 26)	Villarreal B	2017	2021	46	5
59	Yevgeni Kharin	MF	(1995-06-11)11 June 1995 (aged 23)	Levadia Tallinn	2018	2022	3	0
77	Bernard Berisha	MF	(1991-10-24)24 October 1991 (aged 27)	Anzhi Makhachkala	2016	2020	54	2
87	Lechi Sadulayev	MF	(2000-01-08)8 January 2000 (aged 19)	Trainee	2018		2	0
Forwards
7	Abubakar Kadyrov	FW	(1996-08-26)26 August 1996 (aged 22)	Trainee	2012		0	0
10	Khalid Kadyrov	FW	(1994-04-19)19 April 1994 (aged 25)	Trainee	2010		16	1
17	Ablaye Mbengue	FW	(1992-05-19)19 May 1992 (aged 27)	Sapins	2015	2022^[8]	94	21
18	Bekim Balaj	FW	(1991-01-11)11 January 1991 (aged 28)	HNK Rijeka	2016		64	13
95	Magomed Mitrishev	FW	(1992-09-10)10 September 1992 (aged 26)	Spartak Nalchik	2012		119	19
Away on loan
9	Zaur Sadayev	FW	(1989-11-06)6 November 1989 (aged 29)	Trainee	2006		138	20
24	Roland Gigolayev	MF	(1990-01-04)4 January 1990 (aged 29)	Amkar Perm	2017	2020	1	0
27	Idris Umayev	FW	(1999-01-15)15 January 1999 (aged 20)	Trainee	2016		1	0
70	Ayub Batsuyev	MF	(1997-02-09)9 February 1997 (aged 22)	Trainee	2013		6	0
93	Apti Akhyadov	FW	(1993-08-24)24 August 1993 (aged 25)	Trainee	2011		6	0
Players that left Akhmat Grozny during the season
8	Idrissa Doumbia	MF	(1998-04-14)14 April 1998 (aged 21)	Anderlecht	2018		17	1

On loan

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	RUS	Ayub Batsuyev (at Chayka Peschanokopskoye until 30 June 2019)
—	MF	RUS	Roland Gigolayev (at Chayka Peschanokopskoye until 30 June 2019)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	FW	RUS	Apti Akhyadov (at Anzhi Makhachkala until 30 June 2019)
—	FW	RUS	Idris Umayev (at Palanga until 30 June 2019)

Left club during season

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
8	FW	CIV	Idrissa Doumbia (to Sporting)

Transfers

In

Date	Position	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
20 June 2018	MF	Mikhail Gashchenkov	Amkar Perm	Undisclosed	^[10]
21 June 2018	GK	Aleksandr Sheplyakov	SFC CRFSO Smolensk	Undisclosed	^[11]
29 June 2018	MF	Idrissa Doumbia	Anderlecht	Undisclosed	^[12]
8 August 2018	DF	Zoran Nižić	Hajduk Split	Undisclosed	^[13]
8 August 2018	MF	Yevgeni Kharin	Levadia Tallinn	Undisclosed	^[13]
	MF	Georgi Chetvergov	Lokomotiv Moscow	Undisclosed
12 January 2019	MF	Damian Szymański	Wisła Płock	Undisclosed	^[9]

Out

Date	Position	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
21 June 2018	FW	Léo Jabá	PAOK	Undisclosed	^[14]
12 July 2018	MF	Adlan Katsayev	Anzhi Makhachkala	Undisclosed	^[15]
15 January 2019	MF	Idrissa Doumbia	Sporting	Undisclosed	^[16]
28 January 2019	MF	Chingiz Magomadov	Ural Yekaterinburg	Undisclosed	^[17]

Loans in

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Date to	Ref.
16 June 2018	DF		Magomed Musalov	Anzhi Makhachkala	End of Season	^[18]

Loans out

Date from	Position	Name	To	Date to	Ref.
23 July 2018	MF	Roland Gigolayev	Anzhi Makhachkala	End of Season	^[19]
26 July 2018	FW	Apti Akhyadov	Anzhi Makhachkala	End of Season	^[20]
16 January 2019	MF	Ayub Batsuyev	Chayka Peschanokopskoye	End of Season	^[21]
31 January 2019	MF	Idris Umayev	Palanga	End of Season	^[22]
31 January 2019	FW	Zaur Sadayev	Ankaragücü	End of Season	^[23]

Released

Date	Position	Name	Joined	Date
3 July 2018	DF	Philipe Sampaio	Feirense	21 August 2018^[24]
27 May 2019	DF	Rodolfo	Retired^[7]
27 May 2019^[6]	DF	Milad Mohammadi	KAA Gent	^[25]
27 May 2019^[6]	MF	Bekim Balaj	Sturm Graz	26 July 2019^[26]

Friendlies

23 June 2018 Friendly	Wacker Innsbruck	2 – 0	Akhmat Grozny	Waidring, Austria
18:30 MSK (UTC+3)	Harrer 18' Dedić 20'	Report

26 June 2018 Friendly	Ludogorets Razgrad	3 – 1	Akhmat Grozny	Waidring, Austria
18:30 MSK (UTC+3)	Świerczok 36', 59', 81'	Report	Mitrishev 68'

3 July 2018 Friendly	SC Schwaz	1 – 4	Akhmat Grozny	Waidring, Austria
19:30 MSK (UTC+3)	S.Huber 45'	Report	Roshi 33' Balaj 37', 39' Ismael 70'

6 July 2018 Friendly	Viktoria Plzeň	4 – 0	Akhmat Grozny	Waidring, Austria
18:30 MSK (UTC+3)	Krmenčík 8', 31' Kopic 44' Procházka 58'	Report

6 July 2018 Friendly	Birmingham City	0 – 1	Akhmat Grozny	Waidring, Austria
18:30 MSK (UTC+3)		Report	Rodolfo 3'

22 January 2019 Friendly	Akhmat Grozny	1 – 1	Budapest Honvéd	Belek, Turkey
11:00 MSK (UTC+3)	Mbengue 21'	Report	N'Gog 19'

26 January 2019 Friendly	Akhmat Grozny	3 – 3	KS Cracovia	Antalya, Turkey
MSK (UTC+3)	Ismael 50' Mbengue 74', 77'	Report

1 February 2019 Friendly	Akhmat Grozny	1 – 2	Borac Banja Luka	Antalya, Turkey
MSK (UTC+3)	Balaj (pen.)	Report

1 February 2019 Friendly	Akhmat Grozny	3 – 4	Ludogorets Razgrad	Antalya, Turkey
MSK (UTC+3)	Balaj 17' Ravanelli 59' (pen.) Berisha 88'	Report	Abel 12' Natanael 22' Yankov 32' Bakalov 41'

7 February 2019 Friendly	Akhmat Grozny	2 – 1	Wolfsberger	Antalya, Turkey
MSK (UTC+3)	Ivanov 2' Ravanelli 11' (pen.) Semyonov 44' Utsiyev 86'	Report	Friesenbichler 13' Leitgeb 35'

9 February 2019 Friendly	Akhmat Grozny	1 – 2	Suwon Samsung Bluewings	Antalya, Turkey
MSK (UTC+3)	Balaj 68'	Report	Waguininho 30' 69' 37'

Competitions

Premier League

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H
Result	L	W	L	D	L	W	W	D	L	D	W	D	L	W	L	D	W	L	D	W	L	W	L	W	D	D	D	W	L	W
Position	13	8	10	12	13	9	7	8	10	9	9	9	10	8	10	11	8	8	8	8	9	9	10	9	9	9	8	7	9	8

Updated to match(es) played on 16 May 2019. Source: See Results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

28 July 2018 1	Rostov	1 – 0	Akhmat Grozny	Rostov-on-Don
21:30 MSK (UTC+3)	Sigurðarson 45+1'	Report	Semyonov 25'	Stadium: Rostov Arena Attendance: 27,975 Referee: Aleksey Sukhoi

5 August 2018 2	Akhmat Grozny	1 – 0	Yenisey Krasnoyarsk	Grozny
21:30 MSK (UTC+3)	Pliyev 52' Ivanov 60' 77' Utsiyev 90+3'	Report	Gasanov 38' 45' Ogude 56'	Stadium: Akhmat-Arena Attendance: 14,823 Referee: Aleksei Eskov

12 August 2018 3	Arsenal Tula	3 – 1	Akhmat Grozny	Tula
16:30 MSK (UTC+3)	Berkhamov 37' 41' Belyayev 44' Đorđević 53' Bakayev 57' Lesovoy 90+4'	Report	Roshi 23' Ivanov 39' Balaj 45' Utsiyev 45+2' Shvets 54' Berisha 62' Doumbia 90' Mbengue 90+5'	Stadium: Arsenal Stadium Attendance: 11,554 Referee: Sergey Lapochkin

18 August 2018 4	Akhmat Grozny	1 – 1	Rubin Kazan	Grozny
21:30 MSK (UTC+3)	Mbengue 90+4' 90+5'	Report	Konovalov 5' Tsallagov 74' Bayramyan 83'	Stadium: Akhmat-Arena Attendance: 10,732 Referee: Sergey Ivanov

25 August 2018 5	Ural Yekaterinburg	2 – 1	Akhmat Grozny	Yekaterinburg
14:00 MSK (UTC+3)	Boumal 33' Bicfalvi 50' Balažic 75' Dimitrov 78'	Report	Doumbia 29' Shvets 32' Ismael 71'	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 18,106 Referee: Aleksey Matyunin

2 September 2018 6	Akhmat Grozny	2 – 1	Ufa	Grozny
21:30 MSK (UTC+3)	Ángel 23' Shvets 43' Mitrishev 57', 59' Berisha 90+4'	Report	Tumasyan 4' Nedelcearu 75' Carp 82' Sukhov 88'	Stadium: Akhmat-Arena Attendance: 10,288 Referee: Stanislav Vasilyev

16 September 2018 7	Spartak Moscow	1 – 2	Akhmat Grozny	Moscow
19:00 MSK (UTC+3)	Zobnin 34' Hanni 38' Dzhikiya 56'	Report	Rodolfo 20' (pen.) Berisha 25' Ivanov 39' Semyonov 42' Gashchenkov 54' Shvets 86' Gorodov 90+2'	Stadium: Otkritie Arena Attendance: 30,136 Referee: Vasily Kazartsev

22 September 2018 8	Akhmat Grozny	1 – 1	Orenburg	Grozny
19:00 MSK (UTC+3)	Ángel 22' Doumbia 50' Berisha 80'	Report	Popović 60' Afonin 63' 67' Oyewole 80'	Stadium: Akhmat-Arena Attendance: 9,742 Referee: Sergey Ivanov

29 September 2018 9	Lokomotiv Moscow	2 – 0	Akhmat Grozny	Moscow
19:00 MSK (UTC+3)	Barinov 70' Fernandes 81' Idowu 90' Zhemaletdinov 90+3'	Report	Semyonov 13' Ángel 31' Ivanov 54' Ismael 62'	Stadium: RZD Arena Attendance: 10,083 Referee: Evgeny Turbin

7 October 2018 10	Akhmat Grozny	0 – 0	Anzhi Makhachkala	Grozny
14:00 MSK (UTC+3)	Gashchenkov 21' Berisha 55' Mohammadi 64'	Report	Novoseltsev 9' Ondoua 45+1' Rabiu 58' Ponce 68' Glebov 73'	Stadium: Akhmat-Arena Attendance: 30,597 Referee: Nikolay Voloshin

21 October 2018 11	Krasnodar	0 – 1	Akhmat Grozny	Krasnodar
19:00 MSK (UTC+3)	Spajić 48' Gazinsky 67' Pereyra 80'	Report	Rodolfo 36' Gashchenkov 37' Semyonov 42' Ismael 60' 61' Gorodov 87'	Stadium: Krasnodar Stadium Attendance: 22,628 Referee: Vitali Meshkov

28 October 2018 12	Akhmat Grozny	0 – 0	Dynamo Moscow	Grozny
16:30 MSK (UTC+3)	Mohammadi 17' Gashchenkov 70'	Report	Yevgenyev 40' Morozov 58'	Stadium: Akhmat-Arena Attendance: 9,324 Referee: Sergey Lapochkin

4 November 2018 13	Zenit St.Petersburg	1 – 0	Akhmat Grozny	Saint Petersburg
14:00 MSK (UTC+3)	Marchisio 32' (pen.) Paredes 69' 83' Yerokhin 79'	Report	Ravanelli 20'	Stadium: Krestovsky Stadium Attendance: 45,349 Referee: Sergei Karasev

10 November 2018 14	Krylia Sovetov	1 – 2	Akhmat Grozny	Samara
16:30 MSK (UTC+3)	Kanunnikov 69' Chicherin 76' Samardžić 86' Sobolev 90+2'	Report	Semyonov 9' Ángel 11' Mohammadi 59' Ravanelli 64' Pliyev 66' Ivanov 64'	Stadium: Samara Arena Attendance: 8,697 Referee: Roman Galimov

23 November 2018 15	Akhmat Grozny	0 – 2	CSKA Moscow	Grozny
18:00 MSK (UTC+3)	Ivanov 35' Ismael 86'	Report	Bistrović 5' Magnússon 57' 72' Shchennikov 86' Zhamaletdinov 90+6'	Stadium: Akhmat-Arena Attendance: 7,218 Referee: Vladislav Bezborodov

1 December 2018 16	Yenisey Krasnoyarsk	1 – 1	Akhmat Grozny	Krasnoyarsk
14:00 MSK (UTC+3)	Ogude 36' Kichin 81' (pen.) Komkov 90+1'	Report	Semyonov 30' Gashchenkov 33' Mohammadi 69' Rodolfo 81'	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 1,859 Referee: Vitali Meshkov

10 December 2018 17	Akhmat Grozny	2 – 0	Arsenal Tula	Grozny
19:30 MSK (UTC+3)	Semyonov 31' Ravanelli 34' 65' Ivanov 55' Ismael 80' Mbengue 86' 90+5' Utsiyev 90+2'	Report	Kostadinov 4' Bakayev 55' Mirzov 60' Mohammed 66' Grigalava 76' Gorbatenko 87'	Stadium: Akhmat-Arena Attendance: 7,924 Referee: Mikhail Vilkov

2 March 2019 18	Rubin Kazan	1 – 0	Akhmat Grozny	Kazan
19:00 MSK (UTC+3)	Kambolov 62' Konovalov 68' Sagitov 90+4'	Report	Utsiyev 43' Szymański 76'	Stadium: Kazan Arena Attendance: 3,425 Referee: Vladimir Moskalyov

11 March 2019 19	Akhmat Grozny	1 – 1	Ural Yekaterinburg	Grozny
17:30 MSK (UTC+3)	Balaj 55' (pen.) Berisha 71' Gorodov 90+1'	Report	Mohammadi 38' (o.g.) El Kabir 55'	Stadium: Akhmat-Arena Attendance: 9,127 Referee: Pavel Kukuyan

17 March 2019 20	Ufa	0 – 1	Akhmat Grozny	Ufa
14:00 MSK (UTC+3)	Vaněk 2' Zhivoglyadov 24'	Report	Ismael 33' Mohammadi 62' Shvets 72'	Stadium: Neftyanik Stadium Attendance: 8,526 Referee: Vitali Meshkov

30 March 2019 21	Akhmat Grozny	1 – 3	Spartak Moscow	Grozny
16:30 MSK (UTC+3)	Semyonov 6' 63' Balaj 9' Pliyev 18' Ivanov 77'	Report	Luiz Adriano 7' (pen.), 68' Zé Luís 16' Bocchetti 21' Ayrton 78' Melkadze 83' Guliyev 90' Glushakov 90+3'	Stadium: Akhmat-Arena Attendance: 10,124 Referee: Sergey Lapochkin

8 April 2019 22	Orenburg	1 – 3	Akhmat Grozny	Orenburg
17:00 MSK (UTC+3)	Kozlov 3' Terekhov 4' Breyev 25' Sivakow 60' Popović 73' Malykh 90+1'	Report	Ravanelli 37' Ivanov 48' Balaj 56'	Stadium: Gazovik Stadium Attendance: 4,425 Referee: Vladislav Bezborodov

13 April 2019 23	Akhmat Grozny	1 – 3	Lokomotiv Moscow	Grozny
19:30 MSK (UTC+3)	Mohammadi 36' Ravanelli 47' 81'	Report	Smolov 45+1' Krychowiak 52' Al.Miranchuk 57' Farfán 65' Höwedes 82' Barinov 86'	Stadium: Akhmat-Arena Attendance: 16,342 Referee: Nikolay Voloshin

19 April 2019 24	Anzhi Makhachkala	0 – 1	Akhmat Grozny	Kaspiysk
19:30 MSK (UTC+3)	Kulik 49' Dolgov 67'	Report	Ivanov 77' Semyonov 84'	Stadium: Anzhi Arena Attendance: 16,342 Referee: Vitali Meshkov

24 April 2019 25	Akhmat Grozny	1 – 1	Krasnodar	Grozny
19:00 MSK (UTC+3)	Semyonov 2' Shvets 63'	Report	Gazinsky 24' Claesson 49' (pen.) Ignatyev 63' Kaboré 68' Martynovich 71' 90+4'	Stadium: Akhmat-Arena Attendance: 11,997 Referee: Aleksei Eskov

27 April 2019 26	Dynamo Moscow	0 – 0	Akhmat Grozny	Khimki
19:00 MSK (UTC+3)	Tetteh 12' Yusupov 54' Markov 56' Lutsenko 59'	Report	Nižić 90+5'	Stadium: Khimki Arena Attendance: 4,712 Referee: Vladimir Moskalyov

4 May 2019 27	Akhmat Grozny	1 – 1	Zenit St.Petersburg	Grozny
16:30 MSK (UTC+3)	Ismael 55' Utsiyev 74'	Report	Driussi 87'	Stadium: Akhmat-Arena Attendance: 12,894 Referee: Aleksey Matyunin

11 May 2019 28	Akhmat Grozny	2 – 1	Krylia Sovetov	Grozny
16:30 MSK (UTC+3)	Mbengue 3', 42' Shvets 55' Ivanov 90+3'	Report	Burlak 44' 90+2' Rogel 55' Tkachuk 77' Rabiu 84'	Stadium: Akhmat-Arena Attendance: 9,962 Referee: Mikhail Vilkov

18 May 2019 29	CSKA Moscow	1 – 0	Akhmat Grozny	Moscow
16:30 MSK (UTC+3)	Vasin 6' Diveyev 11' Magnússon 50' Chalov 64' (pen.) Sigurðsson 67'	Report	Pliyev 39' Shvets 48' Nižić 74' Utsiyev 90+1'	Stadium: VEB Arena Attendance: 15,813 Referee: Kirill Levnikov

26 May 2019 30	Akhmat Grozny	1 – 0	Rostov	Grozny
14:00 MSK (UTC+3)	Semyonov 20' Mbengue 38'	Report	Sigurðsson 8' Ionov 44' Pliyev 48' Glebov 52' Kalachev 77' Gațcan 83'	Stadium: Akhmat-Arena Attendance: 8,630 Referee: Vasily Kazartsev

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
6	Arsenal Tula	30	12	10	8	40	33	+7	46	Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round^[a]
7	Orenburg	30	12	7	11	39	34	+5	43
8	Akhmat Grozny	30	11	9	10	29	30	−1	42
9	Rostov	30	10	11	9	25	23	+2	41
10	Ural Yekaterinburg	30	10	8	12	33	45	−12	38

Updated to match(es) played on 26 May 2019. Source: Russian Premier League, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head matches won; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Head-to-head goals scored; 6) Head-to-head away goals; 7) Matches won; 8) Goal difference; 9) Goals scored; 10) Away goals scored; 11) Play-off.^[27]
Notes:

^ Lokomotiv Moscow won the 2018–19 Russian Cup. As they already qualified for the Champions League, the Europa League group stage spot (originally designated for the Cup winner) goes to the fourth-placed team, third qualifying round spot goes to fifth-placed team and second qualifying round spot goes to sixth-placed team.

Cup

26 September 2018 Round of 32	SKA-Khabarovsk	3 – 3 (a.e.t.) (2 – 4 p)	Akhmat Grozny	Khabarovsk
12:00 MSK (UTC+3)	Karasyov 12' Trufanov 51' Khomukha 56' Kabaev 78' Dedechko 87' Sekulski 101' Fadeyev 108' Kvekveskiri 119' 120'	Report	Sadayev 26' 117' Pliyev 57' Musalov 65' Mitrishev 85' Balaj 109' (pen.)	Stadium: Lenin Stadium Attendance: 3,901 Referee: Vladimir Moskalyov
	Penalties
	Khomukha Sekulski Dedechko Kabutov		Berisha Gashchenkov Balaj Umayev

31 October 2018 Round of 16	Akhmat Grozny	0 – 2	Arsenal Tula	Grozny
19:30 MSK (UTC+3)	Gashchenkov 23' Ismael 31' Semyonov 90+1'	Report	Đorđević 16' Kostadinov 43' Mirzov 70'	Stadium: Akhmat-Arena Attendance: 9,328 Referee: Kirill Levnikov

Squad statistics

As of match played 26 May 2019

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Premier League		Russian Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
2	DF	BRA	Rodolfo	11	1	8+3	1	0	0
3	DF	RUS	Zaurbek Pliyev	20	0	17+2	0	1	0
4	DF	VEN	Wilker Ángel	19	1	18	1	1	0
5	DF	RUS	Magomed Musalov	6	0	4+1	0	1	0
6	MF	RUS	Mikhail Gashchenkov	12	0	6+4	0	2	0
8	MF	POL	Damian Szymański	9	0	8+1	0	0	0
11	MF	BRA	Ismael	30	2	26+3	2	1	0
13	DF	IRN	Milad Mohammadi	30	1	28	1	2	0
14	MF	BRA	Ravanelli	19	4	16+1	4	2	0
15	DF	RUS	Andrei Semyonov	28	1	27	1	1	0
16	GK	RUS	Yevgeni Gorodov	29	0	29	0	0	0
17	FW	SEN	Ablaye Mbengue	26	5	10+15	5	0+1	0
18	FW	ALB	Bekim Balaj	24	4	13+9	3	2	1
19	MF	RUS	Oleg Ivanov	28	5	24+3	5	0+1	0
20	DF	CRO	Zoran Nižić	11	0	9+1	0	1	0
21	MF	ALB	Odise Roshi	13	0	5+8	0	0	0
23	MF	RUS	Anton Shvets	20	2	19+1	2	0	0
33	GK	RUS	Vitali Gudiyev	3	0	1	0	2	0
40	DF	RUS	Rizvan Utsiyev	28	0	26+1	0	1	0
59	MF	RUS	Yevgeni Kharin	3	0	0+2	0	1	0
77	MF	KOS	Bernard Berisha	22	0	12+9	0	1	0
87	MF	RUS	Lechi Sadulayev	2	0	0+2	0	0	0
95	FW	RUS	Magomed Mitrishev	18	3	8+8	2	1+1	1
Players away from the club on loan:
9	FW	RUS	Zaur Sadayev	5	1	1+3	0	1	1
27	FW	RUS	Idris Umayev	1	0	0	0	0+1	0
Players who appeared for Akhmat Grozny but left during the season:
8	MF	CIV	Idrissa Doumbia	17	1	15+1	1	1	0

Goal scorers

Place	Position	Number	Name	Premier League	Russian Cup	Total
1	MF	19	Oleg Ivanov	5	0	5
1	FW	17	Ablaye Mbengue	5	0	5
3	MF	14	Ravanelli	4	0	4
3	FW	18	Bekim Balaj	3	1	4
5	FW	95	Magomed Mitrishev	2	1	3
6	MF	23	Anton Shvets	2	0	2
6	MF	11	Ismael	2	0	2
8	MF	8	Idrissa Doumbia	1	0	1
	DF	2	Rodolfo	1	0	1
	DF	4	Wilker Ángel	1	0	1
	DF	13	Milad Mohammadi	1	0	1
	DF	15	Andrei Semyonov	1	0	1
	FW	9	Zaur Sadayev	0	1	1
Total				28	3	31

Disciplinary record

Number	Nation	Position	Name	Premier League		Russian Cup		Total
Number	Nation	Position	Name
2		DF	Rodolfo	2	0	1	0	3	0
3		DF	Zaurbek Pliyev	4	0	1	0	5	0
4		DF	Wilker Ángel	3	0	0	0	3	0
5		DF	Magomed Musalov	0	0	1	0	1	0
6		MF	Mikhail Gashchenkov	5	0	1	0	6	0
8		MF	Damian Szymański	1	0	0	0	1	0
11		MF	Ismael	6	0	1	0	7	0
13		DF	Milad Mohammadi	5	0	0	0	5	0
14		MF	Ravanelli	3	0	0	0	3	0
15		DF	Andrei Semyonov	10	2	1	0	11	2
16		GK	Yevgeni Gorodov	3	0	0	0	3	0
17		FW	Ablaye Mbengue	3	0	0	0	3	0
18		FW	Bekim Balaj	1	0	0	0	1	0
19		MF	Oleg Ivanov	7	0	0	0	7	0
20		DF	Zoran Nižić	2	0	0	0	2	0
21		MF	Odise Roshi	1	0	0	0	1	0
23		MF	Anton Shvets	6	0	0	0	6	0
40		DF	Rizvan Utsiyev	6	0	0	0	6	0
77		MF	Bernard Berisha	6	0	0	0	6	0
Players away on loan:
9		FW	Zaur Sadayev	0	0	1	0	1	0
Players who left Akhmat Grozny during the season:
8		MF	Idrissa Doumbia	2	0	0	0	2	0
Total				76	2	6	0	82	2

References

^ "Игорь Ледяхов подал в отставку" (in Russian). FC Akhmat Grozny. 2 September 2018.
^ "Рашид Рахимов – главный тренер ФК «Ахмат»" (in Russian). FC Akhmat Grozny. 5 September 2018.
^ ^a ^b "Андрей Семенов подписал новый контракт с ФК Ахмат". fc-akhmat.ru/ (in Russian). FC Akhmat Grozny. 19 May 2019. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
^ ^a ^b "Евгений Городов продлил контракт с ФК Ахмат". fc-akhmat.ru/ (in Russian). FC Akhmat Grozny. 25 May 2019. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
^ ^a ^b "Одисе Роши подписал новый контракт с ФК Ахмат". fc-akhmat.ru/ (in Russian). FC Akhmat Grozny. 25 May 2019. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Милад Мохаммади и Беким Балай покидают «Ахмат». Спасибо за все, друзья!". fc-akhmat.ru/ (in Russian). FC Akhmat Grozny. 27 May 2019. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
^ ^a ^b "Родолфо войдёт в тренерский штаб Ахмата". fc-akhmat.ru/ (in Russian). FC Akhmat Grozny. 27 May 2019. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
^ ^a ^b "Аблайе Мбенг подписал с «Ахматом» новый контракт". fc-akhmat.ru/ (in Russian). FC Akhmat Grozny. 27 May 2019. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
^ ^a ^b "Kolejny wielki transfer! Szymański w Achmacie Grozny" [Another big transfer! Szymański in Akhmat Grozny] (in Russian). Wisła Płock. 12 January 2019. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
^ "Магомед Даудов: Мы подписали контракт с Михаилом Гащенковым. Желаю ему удачи!" (in Russian). FC Akhmat Grozny. 20 June 2018.
^ ""Ахмат" подписал с Шепляковым полноценный контракт" (in Russian). FC Akhmat Grozny. 21 June 2018.
^ "Магомед Даудов: Мы подписали контракт с Идриссом Думбия. Желаю ему удачи в ФК "Ахмат"" (in Russian). FC Akhmat Grozny. 29 June 2018.
^ ^a ^b "Нижич и Харин перешли в "Ахмат"" (in Russian). FC Akhmat Grozny. 27 August 2018.
^ "Леонардо Лима покидает "Ахмат" и переходит а ПАОК". fc-akhmat.ru (in Russian). FC Akhmat Grozny. 21 June 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
^ "Кацаев вернулся в "Анжи"" (in Russian). FC Anzhi Makhachkala. 12 July 2018.
^ "Comunicado por Idrissa Doumbia" [Press release on Idrissa Doumbia] (in Portuguese). Sporting CP. 15 January 2019. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
^ "Полузащитник молодежного состава Чингиз Магомадов продолжит карьеру в Урале". fc-akhmat.ru/ (in Russian). FC Akhmat Grozny. 28 January 2019. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
^ "Мусалов перешёл в "Ахмат"" (in Russian). FC Anzhi Makhachkala. 16 June 2018.
^ "В Анжи перешёл Гиголаев". fc-anji.ru/ (in Russian). FC Anzhi Makhachkala. 23 July 2018. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
^ "Ахъядов - новичок Анжи". fc-anji.ru/ (in Russian). FC Anzhi Makhachkala. 26 July 2018. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
^ "Аюб Бацуев: «Буду доказывать, что я – футболист!»" [Ayub Batsuyev: I will prove I am a footballer!] (in Russian). FC Chayka Peschanokopskoye. 16 January 2019.
^ Adomaitis, Aurimas (31 January 2019). ""Palangos" klube žais Rusijos "Premier" lygos klubui priklausantis puolėjas". Futbolas.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 31 January 2019.
^ "Заур Садаев перешёл в Анкарагюджю". fc-akhmat.ru/ (in Russian). FC Akhmat Grozny. 31 January 2019. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
^ "PHILIPE SAMPAIO É REFORÇO" [Philipe Sampaion signed] (in Portuguese). C.D. Feirense. 21 August 2018.
^ "WELCOME MILAD MOHAMMADI!". kaagent.be/ (in Dutch). K.A.A. Gent. 17 July 2019. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
^ "TEAMSPIELER FÜR STURM-STURM" [Team player for Sturm's attack] (in German). SK Sturm Graz. 26 July 2019.
^ "Premier League 2018/2019 - Season rules" (PDF). rfpl.org. Retrieved 11 November 2018.

[table_note_res_ELGS0.25018662924421-27] Lokomotiv Moscow won the 2018–19 Russian Cup. As they already qualified for the Champions League, the Europa League group stage spot (originally designated for the Cup winner) goes to the fourth-placed team, third qualifying round spot goes to fifth-placed team and second qualifying round spot goes to sixth-placed team.

[1] "Игорь Ледяхов подал в отставку" (in Russian). FC Akhmat Grozny. 2 September 2018.

[2] "Рашид Рахимов – главный тренер ФК «Ахмат»" (in Russian). FC Akhmat Grozny. 5 September 2018.

[Andrei_Semyonov_2022-3] "Андрей Семенов подписал новый контракт с ФК Ахмат". fc-akhmat.ru/ (in Russian). FC Akhmat Grozny. 19 May 2019. Retrieved 30 May 2019.

[Yevgeni_Gorodov_2020-4] "Евгений Городов продлил контракт с ФК Ахмат". fc-akhmat.ru/ (in Russian). FC Akhmat Grozny. 25 May 2019. Retrieved 30 May 2019.

[Odise_Roshi_2022-5] "Одисе Роши подписал новый контракт с ФК Ахмат". fc-akhmat.ru/ (in Russian). FC Akhmat Grozny. 25 May 2019. Retrieved 30 May 2019.

[Mohammadi_&_Balaj-6] "Милад Мохаммади и Беким Балай покидают «Ахмат». Спасибо за все, друзья!". fc-akhmat.ru/ (in Russian). FC Akhmat Grozny. 27 May 2019. Retrieved 30 May 2019.

[Rodolfo_Coaching-7] "Родолфо войдёт в тренерский штаб Ахмата". fc-akhmat.ru/ (in Russian). FC Akhmat Grozny. 27 May 2019. Retrieved 30 May 2019.

[Ablaye_Mbengue_2022-8] "Аблайе Мбенг подписал с «Ахматом» новый контракт". fc-akhmat.ru/ (in Russian). FC Akhmat Grozny. 27 May 2019. Retrieved 30 May 2019.

[Damian_Szymański-9] "Kolejny wielki transfer! Szymański w Achmacie Grozny" [Another big transfer! Szymański in Akhmat Grozny] (in Russian). Wisła Płock. 12 January 2019. Retrieved 13 January 2019.

[10] "Магомед Даудов: Мы подписали контракт с Михаилом Гащенковым. Желаю ему удачи!" (in Russian). FC Akhmat Grozny. 20 June 2018.

[11] ""Ахмат" подписал с Шепляковым полноценный контракт" (in Russian). FC Akhmat Grozny. 21 June 2018.

[12] "Магомед Даудов: Мы подписали контракт с Идриссом Думбия. Желаю ему удачи в ФК "Ахмат"" (in Russian). FC Akhmat Grozny. 29 June 2018.

[Akhmat27Aug-13] "Нижич и Харин перешли в "Ахмат"" (in Russian). FC Akhmat Grozny. 27 August 2018.

[14] "Леонардо Лима покидает "Ахмат" и переходит а ПАОК". fc-akhmat.ru (in Russian). FC Akhmat Grozny. 21 June 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2018.

[AdlanKatsayev-15] "Кацаев вернулся в "Анжи"" (in Russian). FC Anzhi Makhachkala. 12 July 2018.

[16] "Comunicado por Idrissa Doumbia" [Press release on Idrissa Doumbia] (in Portuguese). Sporting CP. 15 January 2019. Retrieved 15 January 2019.

[17] "Полузащитник молодежного состава Чингиз Магомадов продолжит карьеру в Урале". fc-akhmat.ru/ (in Russian). FC Akhmat Grozny. 28 January 2019. Retrieved 13 February 2019.

[MagomedMusalov-18] "Мусалов перешёл в "Ахмат"" (in Russian). FC Anzhi Makhachkala. 16 June 2018.

[19] "В Анжи перешёл Гиголаев". fc-anji.ru/ (in Russian). FC Anzhi Makhachkala. 23 July 2018. Retrieved 23 July 2018.

[Akhyadov-20] "Ахъядов - новичок Анжи". fc-anji.ru/ (in Russian). FC Anzhi Makhachkala. 26 July 2018. Retrieved 27 July 2018.

[21] "Аюб Бацуев: «Буду доказывать, что я – футболист!»" [Ayub Batsuyev: I will prove I am a footballer!] (in Russian). FC Chayka Peschanokopskoye. 16 January 2019.

[22] Adomaitis, Aurimas (31 January 2019). ""Palangos" klube žais Rusijos "Premier" lygos klubui priklausantis puolėjas". Futbolas.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 31 January 2019.

[23] "Заур Садаев перешёл в Анкарагюджю". fc-akhmat.ru/ (in Russian). FC Akhmat Grozny. 31 January 2019. Retrieved 6 February 2019.

[24] "PHILIPE SAMPAIO É REFORÇO" [Philipe Sampaion signed] (in Portuguese). C.D. Feirense. 21 August 2018.

[25] "WELCOME MILAD MOHAMMADI!". kaagent.be/ (in Dutch). K.A.A. Gent. 17 July 2019. Retrieved 21 July 2019.

[26] "TEAMSPIELER FÜR STURM-STURM" [Team player for Sturm's attack] (in German). SK Sturm Graz. 26 July 2019.

[28] "Premier League 2018/2019 - Season rules" (PDF). rfpl.org. Retrieved 11 November 2018.

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