2020–21 FC Akhmat Grozny season

The 2020–21 FC Akhmat Grozny season is the 12th successive season that the club will play in the Russian Premier League, the highest tier of association football in Russia.

FC Akhmat Grozny

2020–21 season
Chairman	Magomed Daudov
Manager	Andrei Talalayev
Stadium	Akhmat-Arena
Premier League	14th
Russian Cup	Round of 32
Home colours Away colours

Season events

On 26 July, Akhmat Grozny announced Andrei Talalayev as their new manager, after Igor Shalimov's contract wasn't renewed after it expired at the end of the previous season.[1]

On 1 August, Akhmat Grozny announced the signing of Giorgi Shelia, on a two-year contract, with the option of a third, from Tambov.[2]

On 5 August, Magomed Mitrishev moved to Chayka Peschanokopskoye on loan for the season.[3]

On 6 August, Akhmat re-signed Oleg Ivanov to a one-year contract after his previous deal expired at the end of the previous season,[4] and announced the signing of Aleksandr Putsko, to a two-year contract from Ufa,[5] and the season-long loan deal signing of Artyom Timofeyev from Spartak Moscow.[6]

On 12 August, Ravanelli joined Athletico Paranaense on loan until February 2021.[7]

On 14 August, Georgi Melkadze joined Akhmat on a season-long loan deal from Spartak Moscow.[8]

On 16 August, Akhmat announced the signing of Marat Bystrov from Ordabasy.[9]

Squad

As of match played 14 August 2020

No.	Name	Nationality	Position	Date of birth (Age)	Signed from	Signed in	Contract ends	Apps.	Goals
Goalkeepers
31	Aleksandr Sheplyakov		GK	(1996-08-13) 13 August 1996	CRFSO Smolensk	2018		0	0
33	Vitali Gudiyev		GK	(1995-04-22) 22 April 1995	Alania Vladikavkaz	2014		18	0
42	Aleksandr Melikhov		GK	(1998-03-23) 23 March 1998	Tom Tomsk	2019[10]	2024[10]	1	0
88	Giorgi Shelia		GK	(1988-12-11) 11 December 1988	Tambov	2020[2]	2022 (+1)[2]	2	0
Defenders
4	Wilker Ángel		DF	(1993-03-18) 18 March 1993	Deportivo Táchira	2016		96	7
5	Arsen Adamov		DF	(1999-10-20) 20 October 1999	Academy	2016		2	0
8	Miroslav Bogosavac		DF	(1996-10-14) 14 October 1996	loan from Čukarički	2020[11]	2024[11]	12	0
15	Andrei Semyonov		DF	(1989-03-24) 24 March 1989	Amkar Perm	2014	2022[12]	195	4
20	Zoran Nižić		DF	(1989-10-11) 11 October 1989	Hajduk Split	2018	2021	34	0
24	Maksim Nenakhov		DF	(1998-12-13) 13 December 1998	Rotor Volgograd	2020[13]	2024[13]	11	0
40	Rizvan Utsiyev		DF	(1988-02-07) 7 February 1988	Trainee	2005		261	8
55	Aleksandr Putsko		DF	(1993-02-24) 24 February 1993	Ufa	2020[5]	2022[5]	1	0
96	Marat Bystrov		DF	(1992-06-19) 19 June 1992	Ordabasy	2020[9]	2022[9]	0	0
Midfielders
7	Bernard Berisha		MF	(1991-10-24) 24 October 1991	Anzhi Makhachkala	2016	2023[14]	81	6
11	Ismael		MF	(1994-12-01) 1 December 1994	Kalmar	2017		87	6
19	Oleg Ivanov		MF	(1986-08-04) 4 August 1986	Rostov	2012	2021[4]	230	15
21	Odise Roshi		MF	(1991-05-22) 22 May 1991	HNK Rijeka	2016	2022[15]	82	8
23	Anton Shvets		MF	(1993-04-26) 26 April 1993	Villarreal B	2017	2023[16]	69	5
59	Yevgeni Kharin		MF	(1995-06-11) 11 June 1995	Levadia Tallinn	2018	2022	28	1
94	Artyom Timofeyev		MF	(1994-01-12) 12 January 1994	loan from Spartak Moscow	2020[6]	2021[6]	1	0
99	Lechi Sadulayev		MF	(2000-01-08) 8 January 2000	Academy	2018		10	0
Forwards
3	Georgi Melkadze		FW	(1997-04-04) 4 April 1997	loan from Spartak Moscow	2020[8]	2021[8]	0	0
9	Andrés Ponce		FW	(1996-11-11) 11 November 1996	Anzhi Makhachkala	2019[17]	2023[17]	22	3
10	Khalid Kadyrov		FW	(1994-04-19) 19 April 1994	Trainee	2010		18	1
18	Idris Umayev		FW	(1999-01-15) 15 January 1999	Trainee	2016		2	0
29	Vladimir Ilyin		FW	(1992-05-20) 20 May 1992	Ural Yekaterinburg	2020[18]	2023[18]	11	2
95	Abubakar Kadyrov		FW	(1996-08-26) 26 August 1996	Trainee	2012		0	0
Unregistered
17	Ablaye Mbengue		FW	(1992-05-19) 19 May 1992	Sapins	2015	2022[19]	112	23
27	Felipe Vizeu		FW	(1997-03-12) 12 March 1997	loan from Udinese	2020[20]	2020[20]	7	1
	Pavel Kaloshin		DF	(1998-03-13) 13 March 1998	Anzhi Makhachkala	2019[21]	2024[21]	0	0
	Konrad Michalak		MF	(1997-09-19) 19 September 1997	Lechia Gdańsk	2019[22]	2023[22]	8	1
Away on loan
14	Ravanelli		MF	(1997-08-29) 29 August 1997	Ponte Preta	2017	2021	37	5
	Ilya Moseichuk		MF	(2000-03-19) 19 March 2000	Tekstilshchik Ivanovo	2020		0	0
	Magomed Mitrishev		FW	(1992-09-10) 10 September 1992	Spartak Nalchik	2012		129	20
Players that left Akhmat Grozny during the season

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 14 MF  BRA Ravanelli (at Athletico Paranaense) — MF  RUS Ilya Moseichuk (at Tekstilshchik Ivanovo until end of the season)

No. Pos. Nation Player — FW  RUS Magomed Mitrishev (at Chayka Peschanokopskoye until end of the season)

Transfers

Main articles: List of Russian football transfers summer 2020 and List of Russian football transfers winter 2020–21

In

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
1 August 2020	GK		Giorgi Shelia	Tambov	Undisclosed	[2]
6 August 2020	DF		Aleksandr Putsko	Ufa	Undisclosed	[5]
16 August 2020	DF		Marat Bystrov	Ordabasy	Undisclosed	[9]

Loans in

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Date to	Ref.
16 January 2020	FW		Felipe Vizeu	Udinese	31 December 2020	[20]
6 August 2020	MF		Artyom Timofeyev	Spartak Moscow	End of season	[6]
14 August 2020	FW		Georgi Melkadze	Spartak Moscow	End of season	[8]

Out

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
31 July 2020	MF		Mikhail Gashchenkov	Nizhny Novgorod	Undisclosed	[23]
12 August 2020	MF		Ravanelli	Athletico Paranaense	February 2021	[7]

Loans out

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Date to	Ref.
5 August 2020	FW		Magomed Mitrishev	Chayka Peschanokopskoye	End of season	[3]
7 August 2020	MF		Ilya Moseichuk	Tekstilshchik Ivanovo	End of season	[24]

Friendlies

v

2020		–
MSK (UTC+3)

Competitions

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Record
				Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Premier League	9 August 2020	May 2021	Matchday 1	2	0	1	1	0	2	−2	000.00
Russian Cup	2020		Round of 32	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
Total				2	0	1	1	0	2	−2	000.00

Last updated: 14 August 2020

Source: Competitions

Premier League

Main article: 2020–21 Russian Premier League

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
2	0	1	1	0	2	−2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	2	−2

Last updated: 14 August 2020.
Source: See Results

Results by round

Round	1	2
Ground	A	A
Result	D	L
Position	10	14

Updated to match(es) played on 15 August 2020. Source: See Results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

Arsenal Tula v Akhmat Grozny

9 August 2020 1	Arsenal Tula	0 – 0	Akhmat Grozny	Tula
19:00 MSK (UTC+3)	Dovbnya  14' Khlusevich  90' Gromyko  90+5'	Report	Nenakhov  14' Nižić  49'	Stadium: Arsenal Stadium Attendance: 1,892 Referee: Kirill Levnikov

Spartak Moscow v Akhmat Grozny

14 August 2020 2	Spartak Moscow	2 – 0	Akhmat Grozny	Moscow
20:00 MSK (UTC+3)	Král  40' Larsson  52' (pen.) Ponce  69' Zobnin  86'	Report	Berisha  2' Shvets  26' Kharin  38' Ismael  40' Semyonov  50' Nenakhov  68'  77' Bogosavac  72' Roshi  90+'	Stadium: Otkritie Arena Attendance: 8,946 Referee: Evgeny Turbin

Akhmat Grozny v Rotor Volgograd

19 August 2020 3	Akhmat Grozny	–	Rotor Volgograd	Grozny
MSK (UTC+3)				Stadium: Akhmat-Arena

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
10	Ufa	2	1	0	1	3	5	−2	3
11	Ural Yekaterinburg	2	0	1	1	1	3	−2	1
12	Akhmat Grozny	2	0	1	1	0	2	−2	1
13	Rotor Volgograd	2	0	1	1	0	2	−2	1	Qualification to Relegation play-offs
14	Khimki	3	0	1	2	1	4	−3	1

Updated to match(es) played on 18 August 2020. Source: Premier Liga
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) Matches won; 7) Goal difference; 8) Goals scored; 9) Play-off.

Russian Cup

Main article: 2020–21 Russian Cup

v Akhmat Grozny

2020 Round of 32		–	Akhmat Grozny
MSK (UTC+3)

Squad statistics

As of match played 14 August 2020

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Premier League		Russian Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
5	DF		Arsen Adamov	1	0	0+1	0	0	0
7	MF		Bernard Berisha	2	0	2	0	0	0
8	DF		Miroslav Bogosavac	2	0	2	0	0	0
9	FW		Andrés Ponce	2	0	0+2	0	0	0
11	MF		Ismael	2	0	1+1	0	0	0
15	DF		Andrei Semyonov	2	0	2	0	0	0
18	FW		Idris Umayev	1	0	1	0	0	0
19	MF		Oleg Ivanov	2	0	2	0	0	0
20	DF		Zoran Nižić	2	0	2	0	0	0
21	MF		Odise Roshi	1	0	0+1	0	0	0
23	MF		Anton Shvets	2	0	2	0	0	0
24	DF		Maksim Nenakhov	2	0	2	0	0	0
29	FW		Vladimir Ilyin	2	0	2	0	0	0
55	DF		Aleksandr Putsko	1	0	0+1	0	0	0
59	MF		Yevgeni Kharin	2	0	1+1	0	0	0
88	GK		Giorgi Shelia	2	0	2	0	0	0
94	MF		Artyom Timofeyev	1	0	1	0	0	0
99	MF		Lechi Sadulayev	2	0	0+2	0	0	0
Players away from the club on loan:
Players who appeared for Akhmat Grozny but left during the season:

Clean sheets

Place	Position	Nation	Number	Name	Premier League	Russian Cup	Total
1	GK		88	Giorgi Shelia	1	0	1
Total					1	0	1

Disciplinary record

Number	Nation	Position	Name	Premier League		Russian Cup		Total
7		MF	Bernard Berisha	1	0	0	0	1	0
8		DF	Miroslav Bogosavac	1	0	0	0	1	0
11		MF	Ismael	1	0	0	0	1	0
15		DF	Andrei Semyonov	1	0	0	0	1	0
20		DF	Zoran Nižić	1	0	0	0	1	0
21		MF	Odise Roshi	1	0	0	0	1	0
23		MF	Anton Shvets	1	0	0	0	1	0
24		DF	Maksim Nenakhov	3	1	0	0	3	1
59		MF	Yevgeni Kharin	1	0	0	0	1	0
Players away on loan:
Players who left Akhmat Grozny during the season:
Total				11	1	0	0	11	1

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