Akhmat (full name Akhmat Republican Football Club) is a Russian professional football club from Grozny, the capital of the Chechen Republic. It was founded in 1946 and in its history became the owner of only one club trophy of the Cup of Russia (2003/2004), and did not rise above the fifth place in the championship.

The year 1958 appears on the club's coat of arms, and it was then that Grozny Terek appeared on the football map. With this name, the club existed until 2017, after which it was renamed Akhmat, in honor of the former President of the Chechen Republic Akhmat Kadyrov. True, the history of the Grozny team dates back to 1946, when the city was alternately represented by teams with the names Dynamo and Oilman.

The players from Grozny performed stably at the level of masters only since 1957, having spent more than thirty seasons in the all-Union championships, but never made it to the top league. After spending three years in the first or second league of the Russian championship, the then Terek was excommunicated for seven years from the national championship and participated in the republican football championship, which was associated with the difficult socio-political situation in Chechnya. In 2001, Grozny once again infiltrated the Russian football system and in four years made their way to the top division.

White and green colors are traditional for Terek, and for many years the club adheres to them, trying various combinations for the main and guest kits. These colors are in many ways in contact with the flags of Grozny and the Chechen Republic, so the choice is not at all accidental.

As they say in the club, any match is principled for them, but this sounds quite banal. We all understand perfectly well that the face-to-face fights in the RPL of two North Caucasian clubs - Akhmat and Anji had a special charm. This derby, in fact, was dubbed the North Caucasian one, both teams tried in every possible way to designate their advantage in this duel, and it was better that Grozny did it, who are confidently ahead in personal meetings - thirteen wins against six of the opponent and six draws. True, the rivalry on the field did not affect the relationship of the fans in any way, and there is no need to look for any additional background for the derby.

Among the club's achievements in the first place, of course, is the victory in the Russian Cup 2003/2004, won in the status of a team of the first division. In the same year, the team won gold in its league and won a ticket to the elite, but in the Russian Premier League it has not yet risen above the fifth place.

Akhmat was introduced to try his hand at European competitions only once. After winning the Russian Cup, Grozny got a pass to the 1/32 finals of the UEFA Cup, and the first rival in the tournament was the Polish Lech from Poznan. The representative of Russia was forced to play his home match in Moscow and achieved a minimum victory with a score of 1: 0, and on the road he consolidated his advantage, having won all with the same score.

A further draw made Akhmatu a rival to the Swiss Basel. The first match in the capital of Russia was held in an equal fight and ended in a 1: 1 combat draw, but two weeks later Grozny failed to impose a fight on a more experienced team in European competitions and had to lay down their arms - 0:2.

Vait Talgaev received an invitation to head Akhmat after successful work at home in Kazakhstan and fully justified the confidence of the club's management, having won the Russian Cup with the team and achieved a confident victory in the first division.

Yes, in the elite, Grozny did not go well, and they had to drop in class, having parted with the triumphant coach, but in 2006 Talgaev returned to Chechnya and for the second time won a direct pass to the Russian Premier League with the team. Perhaps, on the second try, everything could have gotten much better from him, but due to disagreements with the management before the start of the season, the Kazakh specialist left the club.

The club from Grozny Vitaly Yakushkin in the 60-70s gave 12 years of his playing career, having played almost five hundred matches and scored 192 goals scored.

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