The 2019–20

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season was the 11th successive season that the club will play in the

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, the highest tier of

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Season events

On 3 June, Akhmat Grozny announced their first summer signing, with Konrad Michalak joining from

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on a four-year contract for an undisclosed fee. The following day, 4 June, Andrés Ponce also signed a four-year contract after joining from Anzhi Makhachkala. After signing a new contract with Akhmat at the end of the 2018–19 season, Zaurbek Pliyev moved to

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on 9 June, with young goalkeeper Aleksandr Melikhov signing a five-year contract from

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on 12 June. On 14 June, Pavel Kaloshin joined Akhmat Grozny on trial from Anzhi Makhachkala. On 29 June, Denis Glushakov signed a one-year contract with Akhmat Grozny, with the option of an additional year. On 9 July, Idris Umayev moved to

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on a season-long loan deal. On 23 July, Anton Shvets signed a new contract with Akhmat Grozny, keeping him at the club until the summer of 2023. On 30 September, after a 2–0 away defeat to

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resigned as manager, with Igor Shalimov being appointed as Rakhimov's replacement the same day. On 7 December, Bernard Berisha signed a new contract with Akhmat Grozny until the summer of 2023. On 7 January 2020, Vladimir Ilyin signed a 3.5-year contract with Akhmat Grozny. On 14 January, Damian Szymański moved to

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on loan until the end of the season, with Maksim Nenakhov joining on a 4.5-year contract on 16 January from

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. On 16 January, Akhmat Grozny announced the signing of Felipe Vizeu on loan from

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until the end of December 2020. On 31 January, Konrad Michalak left Akhmat Grozny to join Ankaragücü on loan for the remainder of the season. On 11 February, Mikhail Gashchenkov joined SKA-Khabarovsk on loan for the rest of the season. On 14 February, Miroslav Bogosavac joined from Čukarički on loan for the rest of the season. On 17 March, the

postponed all league fixtures until April 10th due to the

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. On 1 April, the

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extended the suspension of football until 31 May. On 15 May, the Russian Football Union announced that the Russian Premier League season would resume on 21 June. 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. On 30 June, Akhmat Grozny agreed the permanent transfer of Damian Szymański to

. On 3 July, Akhmat Grozny announced the signing of Miroslav Bogosavac on a permanent transfer from Čukarički on a four-year contract.

Squad

On loan

Left club during season

Transfers

In

Loans in

Out

Loans out

Released

Trial

Friendlies

Competitions

Premier League

Results by round

Results

League table

Russian Cup

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

, - , colspan="14", ''Players away from the club on loan:'' , - , colspan="14", ''Players who appeared for Akhmat Grozny but left during the season:''

Goal scorers

Clean sheets

Disciplinary record

References

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