The history of the team dates back to 1946, when it was called Dynamo. Since 1948, the team was named Neftyanik, and in 1958 it was renamed Terek. In 2006, the team was named after Akhmat-Khadzhi Kadyrov. In June 2017, the club received a new name - "Akhmat".

For 46 years, from 1946 to 1991, the team participated in 36 seasons (1946, 1957-1991) of all-Union football competitions (champions) of teams of masters of various levels, with the exception of Major League level tournaments. Grozny took part in 19 USSR Cups. "Terek" was one of the leaders of the Second League of the union championship. The Grozny team also successfully participated in all-Russian competitions - Terek is the champion of the RSFSR in 1974.

In 1978, the team took a high 5th place in the First League of the Allied Championship. From 1980 to 1991, Terek played in the Second League of the Allied Championship. In 1992 and 1993 Grozny residents took part in the competitions of the First Russian league(West), and in 1994 - the Second League.

In mid-1994, teams from Chechnya, including Terek, were banned from participating in Russian football competitions- this was due to the difficult socio-political situation in the republic. Until 1999, the team played in major league championship of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria. So, in 1997, "Terek" became the winner in the national championship of Chechnya. 1999 turned out to be less successful for the team: for example, according to the results of the first round of the championship of the republic, Terek took fifth place out of 14 participating teams.

On August 15, 2000, the football club was registered at the federal level. Since that time, the process of reviving the team at the All-Russian level began. In 2001, the football club got its own base in Kislovodsk (Stavropol Territory). In 2001, "Terek" took 5th place in the second league in the "South" zone, and the next year won the zonal tournament. In 2003 "Terek" in its debut season in the first division almost reached the Premier League. Draw in last round in Krasnodar against the "Kuban" lowered the "Terek" from second to fourth place. However, the very next year, the Grozny team took first place ahead of schedule seven rounds before the end of the season and won a ticket to the Premier League. At the same time, Terek set a number of records in the history of domestic football. The unbeaten streak was 21 games. And Terek's striker Andrei Fedkov set a performance record in the first division, scoring 38 goals in a season.

A year later, Terek played in the Premier League, but at the end of the season, Grozny left the elite Russian football. The parting turned out to be short-lived, and 2007 became a successful year for Terek. Having taken second place in the first division under the leadership of Talgaev, the Grozny team returned to the Premier League.

From 2004 to November 2011, the president of Terek was the leader of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov, now the honorary president of Terek. Since November 28, 2011, the president of Terek has been Magomed Daudov.

During the 2008 season, the team changed Main coach, they became Vyacheslav the Terrible. "Terek" took the highest place for itself that year - the 10th line in the standings. The following seasons the team finished several steps lower over and over again. Terek was led by different coaches - Anatoly Baydachny, Shahin Diniev, Isa Baitiev, Ruud Gullit.

In the fall of 2011, a well-known specialist and former goalkeeper Russian team - Stanislav Cherchesov. Until 2011, Grozny played at the reconstructed Dynamo stadium, named after Sultan Bilimkhanov in 2007. On May 11, 2011, the stadium "Akhmat Arena" was opened, accommodating 30 thousand spectators and meeting UEFA standards.

In the 8th round of the 2012/2013 championship, Terek sensationally topped the standings, defeating Zenit away on September 14 with a score of 2:0. However, in the 20th round "Terek" took 8th place, settling in the middle standings and ended the championship at this place.

On May 31, 2013, a contract was signed with coach Yuri Krasnozhan. He succeeded Stanislav Cherchesov at his post.

After the 14th round of the 2013/2014 championship, Terek was in 14th place with only 9 points. On October 28, 2013, the club management dismissed Krasnozhan. Rashid Rakhimov became the new head coach. . Terek finished the championship in 12th place, retaining its place in the Premier League.

The Russian Football Championship 2014/2015 started very well, taking 4th place after the first six rounds and 5 points behind the leader. However, at the end of the season, the team finished 9th with 37 points.

The 2016/2017 Russian Football Championship "Terek" started with a noticeably updated roster. The team was replenished by an Albanian striker

Club of the Russian football premier league Terek will change its name from next season. Instead of the sonorous name of a mountain river originating from a glacier on the slope of the Caucasus Range, the Grozny team will be called FC Akhmat in honor of former head Chechnya, the father of the current president of the republic, Ramzan Kadyrov.

This important news was announced CEO"Terek" Akhmed Aidamirov.

“The club council made a decision, sent a letter to the RFPL and the head of the republic with a request to approve our decision.

In the near future the club will be called "Akhmat" (Grozny).

Licensing took place as "Terek", but there will be no problems with this. We hope that we will do everything before the championship. This decision was made on the basis of requests from fans, ”R-Sport quotes.

Talks about renaming the club began in March 2017.

Then the vice-president of the team announced the possibility of changing the historical name "Terek".

The head of the Chechen Republic, Ramzan Kadyrov, soon denied his attitude to this initiative, saying that only the board of directors of Terek would decide on the renaming of the club in honor of his father.

“This is the prerogative of the board of directors of the club. Only he decides on this issue. I did not respond to such requests. The authors motivate their initiative by the fact that in the republic there is a network of Akhmat clubs for various types sports, which are successfully developing, have gained worldwide fame.

Fans also remind that the first president of the republic, Hero of Russia Akhmat-Khadzhi Kadyrov, played a huge role in the revival of Terek. I say again that the decision is up to the board of directors,” Kadyrov stressed in an interview with his press service.

According to Daudov, it can be assumed that the fans of the Grozny team discussed the issue of changing the name of their favorite club in social networks for a long time and eventually decided to prepare an official appeal to the management of Terek. Soon a collection of signatures was organized, and when a sufficient number of supporters of the renaming had gathered, the board of directors of the club received a corresponding appeal.

Now Daudov has already officially confirmed the upcoming change in the name of the club, devoting a separate post to this on his instagram:

“The pure Chechen blood of our fathers flows in our veins! And in our hearts, the name of Akhmat!!! Allahu Akbar!

However, in the largest community of Terek fans in social network VKontakte publishes posts with the slogans “Terek once - Terek forever”, “I am a fan of Terek” and the hashtag “#ournameTerek”.

Also on the wall of the group are published the personal opinion of fans skeptical about the name change. For example, user Serezha Bekhterev calls this decision a “revolution” and asks not to change anything:

“The last word is still for, maybe he will make a wise decision and veto the renaming of Terek.

In general, the highest football authorities should get involved (intervene) and prevent the extravagant plans of a separate group of people from making a uniform revolution, since Terek has not changed since 1958. It was under this name that Terek won the Russian Cup in 2004, and soon became full member Premier League and ranked the most high place in its history - the fifth place.

In any case, the process of renaming the club is not the easiest procedure, and the fans will still have time to challenge this decision, as informed honorary president Russian Football Union () Vyacheslav Koloskov.

“Renaming a club is not a mechanical action. This requires the decision of both the League Council and the Russian Football Union. Here follows a whole series of sports and legal events.

Remember, there was Torpedo-Metallurg, then Torpedo-Luzhniki, and so on. Unfortunately, this is part of football. Torpedo is Torpedo, we are used to hearing this name as the name of an outstanding team in its time, ”NSN quotes.

Terek will have to say goodbye to the name it has had since 1958. It was this name that became the first in the history of the club, which somehow symbolized its national identity. Prior to that, the club bore very common names in the country: Dynamo (since 1946) and Oilman (from 1948 to 1958).

Now the team will acquire a name identical to the name of its home stadium, Akhmat Arena, and will add to the collection of organizations named after the former head of the Chechen Republic, whose name has already been given to a street in Moscow, a bridge in St. companies, opened in 2014 near Jerusalem, one of the largest mosques in Israel, as well as a white star - a supergiant from the constellation Leo.

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This news was announced by the general director of "Terek" Akhmed Aidamirov. According to him, the Board of Directors of the Club made a decision, with a request to approve it, letters were sent to the Premier League and the Head of the Republic.
Ramzan Kadyrov did not keep himself waiting - on June 6, on his Instagram page, he announced that the Grozny FC is now called Akhmat. According to Kadyrov, the decision is not immediate, it is based on the appeals of many thousands of fans. Before delivering its verdict, the Board of Directors held a series of meetings and discussions.
He recalled that for almost 60 years the Club was called "Terek", before that it had the names "Dynamo" and "Oilman".
“For 70 years there have been ups and downs, tragic years and a period of triumphant victories. In 1994, our team was banned from playing in the Russian Championship. In fact, it ceased to exist. In the most difficult period in the history of Chechnya and the Chechen people, the First President of the Chechen Republic, Hero of Russia Akhmat-Khadzhi Kadyrov, overcoming enormous difficulties, recreated football club”, the Head of the Chechen Republic emphasized.
The head of the Chechen Republic emphasized that it was he who had the merit of not just reviving, but creating anew, from scratch, football team. And three years later, ahead of schedule, FC entered the Premier League, also became the owner of the Russian Cup. In the 2016-17 season the team is in fifth place.
“I sincerely congratulate everyone who cares about the Akhmat football club, and there are millions of them!” Ramzan Kadyrov, the author of the post, concluded.
Magomed Daudov published the new symbol of the team on his Instagram.
The proposal to rename the team to Akhmat was also supported by Nokhcho, a fan club of the Grozny Football Club.
“Of course, we are in favor, there can’t even be any doubts. We believe that this is 100% the right initiative. So far, it didn’t reach the specifics, while it was “what if suddenly”. But if it comes down to specifics, we will definitely support, ”TASS quotes the leader of the Nokhcho fan movement, Umar Khadzhiev.
Meanwhile, the vice-president of Terek, Khaidar Alkhanov, expressed the opinion that the club should not be renamed.
“Everywhere we hear that Akhmat left undefeated, and if tomorrow the Akhmat football club concedes goals, I would not like to hear the words that I lost the Club, which bears the name of the Hero of Russia, the first president of the Chechen Republic. If I am asked, I will agree only with this opinion. Plus, there are no teams in the world that do not lose, and the Club, which is called "Akhmat", must be worthy of this name. Therefore, I would keep the name Terek, ”Khaidar Alkhanov substantiated his opinion in an interview with TASS.
In any case, the process of renaming FC is not the easiest procedure, and the fans will still have time to challenge this decision, as Vyacheslav Koloskov, Honorary President of the Russian Football Union (RFU), informed Gazeta.Ru.
“Renaming the Club is not a mechanical action. This requires the decision of both the League Council and the Russian Football Union. Here follows a whole series of sports and legal events, ”NSN quotes Koloskov.
And yet, judging by the development of events, Terek will have to say goodbye to the name that it has had since 1958. Prior to that, the club bore very common names in the country: Dynamo (since 1946) and Oilman (from 1948 to 1958). The name "Terek" was the first in the history of the Club, which somehow symbolized its national identity.