2008 FC Terek Grozny season

The 2008 Terek Grozny season was the club's first season back in the Russian Premier League, after being relegated at the end of the 2005 season, and their second in their history. Terek finished the season in 10th position and reached the Round of 16 in the 2008–09 Russian Cup, where they were knocked out by reaching the Round of 32 where they were defeated by FC Moscow.

Terek Grozny

2008 season
Chairman	Ramzan Kadyrov
Manager	Leonid Nazarenko (until 31 May) Vyacheslav Hroznyi (from 1 June)
Stadium	Sultan Bilimkhanov Stadium
Russian Premier League	10th
Russian Cup	Round of 16 vs FC Moscow
Top goalscorer	Vladimir Kuzmichyov (5)
Home colours Away colours

Squad

As of match played 22 November 2008

No.	Name	Nationality	Position	Date of birth (Age)	Signed from	Signed in	Contract ends	Apps.	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	Ilion Lika		GK	(1980-05-17)17 May 1980 (aged 28)	Elbasani	2008		28	0
12	Yaroslav Hodzyur		GK	(1985-03-06)6 March 1985 (aged 23)	Dynamo-2 Kyiv	2008		3	0
16	Magomed Serajdinov		GK	(1991-12-14)14 December 1991 (aged 16)	Trainee	2008		0	0
30	Askerhan Jamuyev		GK	(1989-01-14)14 January 1989 (aged 19)	Trainee	2008		0	0
88	Ștefan Sicaci		GK	(1988-09-08)8 September 1988 (aged 20)	Sheriff Tiraspol	2008		1	0
95	Rizavdi Edilov		GK	(1988-06-26)26 June 1988 (aged 20)	Trainee	2005
Defenders
2	Radoslav Zabavník		DF	(1980-09-16)16 September 1980 (aged 28)	Sparta Prague	2008		27	1
3	Ihor Dudnyk		DF	(1985-08-09)9 August 1985 (aged 23)	Metalurh-2 Zaporizhzhia	2008		4	0
4	Anatoli Romanovich		DF	(1979-09-09)9 September 1979 (aged 29)	Shinnik Yaroslavl	2007
14	Valentin Iliev		DF	(1980-07-11)11 July 1980 (aged 28)	CSKA Sofia	2008		26	2
22	Dumitru Dolgov		DF	(1987-08-24)24 August 1987 (aged 21)	Nistru Otaci	2008		7	0
18	Timur Dzhabrailov		DF	(1973-08-05)5 August 1973 (aged 35)	Angusht Nazran	2001
25	Rizvan Utsiyev		DF	(1988-02-07)7 February 1988 (aged 20)	Trainee	2005
29	Sharudi Buhiyev		DF	(1991-01-17)17 January 1991 (aged 17)	Trainee	2008		0	0
32	Mansur Soltayev		DF	(1991-01-04)4 January 1991 (aged 17)	Trainee	2008		0	0
33	Ismail Ediyev		DF	(1988-02-16)16 February 1988 (aged 20)	Trainee	2005
35	Murad Tagilov		DF	(1990-01-27)27 January 1990 (aged 18)	Trainee	2008		0	0
36	Isa Hamidov		DF	(1988-07-07)7 July 1988 (aged 20)	Trainee	2008		0	0
37	Valihan Mejidov		DF	(1988-04-10)10 April 1988 (aged 20)	Trainee	2008		0	0
42	Syarhey Amelyanchuk		DF	(1980-08-08)8 August 1980 (aged 28)	Rostov	2008		18	1
43	Nikola Karčev		DF	(1981-03-31)31 March 1981 (aged 27)	Elbasani	2008		3	0
47	Sergei Bendz		DF	(1983-04-03)3 April 1983 (aged 25)	Rostov	2008		11	2
63	David Lopes		DF	(1982-07-19)19 July 1982 (aged 26)	NK Osijek	2008		8	0
Midfielders
7	Guy Essame		MF	(1984-11-25)25 November 1984 (aged 23)	Boavista	2008		21	0
8	Rade Petrović		MF	(1982-09-21)21 September 1982 (aged 26)	FK Borac Čačak	2008		3	0
11	Florentin Petre		MF	(1976-01-15)15 January 1976 (aged 32)	CSKA Sofia	2008		19	3
15	Aslan Dashayev		MF	(1989-02-19)19 February 1989 (aged 19)	Trainee	2008		0	0
17	Vladislav Kulik		MF	(1985-02-27)27 February 1985 (aged 23)	Ural Yekaterinburg	2006
20	Artyom Voronkin		MF	(1986-02-19)19 February 1986 (aged 22)	Avangard Kursk	2008		6	0
21	Islam Soltayev		MF	(1988-11-08)8 November 1988 (aged 20)	Trainee	2008		0	0
26	Anzor Tembulatov		MF	(1989-06-08)8 June 1989 (aged 19)	Trainee	2008		0	0
27	Adlan Katsayev		MF	(1988-02-20)20 February 1988 (aged 20)	Trainee	2005
28	Vladimir Kuzmichyov		MF	(1979-07-28)28 July 1979 (aged 29)	Kuban Krasnodar	2008		25	6
31	Magomed Ozdoyev		MF	(1992-11-05)5 November 1992 (aged 16)	Angusht Nazran	2008		0	0
34	Islam Dadayev		MF	(1991-11-26)26 November 1991 (aged 16)	Trainee	2008		0	0
40	Oleg Vlasov		MF	(1984-12-10)10 December 1984 (aged 23)	Saturn Ramenskoye	2008		17	0
44	Suleyman Edilov		MF	(1988-01-23)23 January 1988 (aged 20)	Trainee	2008		0	0
45	Ramzan Utsiyev		MF	(1989-02-24)24 February 1989 (aged 19)	Trainee	2008		0	0
46	Vitali Kuznetsov		MF	(1986-02-21)21 February 1986 (aged 22)	Baltika Kaliningrad	2008		5	0
51	Shamil Ashakhanov		MF	(1990-12-23)23 December 1990 (aged 17)	Trainee	2008		0	0
55	Andrei Mărgăritescu		MF	(1980-01-01)1 January 1980 (aged 28)	Dinamo București	2008		18	0
77	Marko Dinjar		MF	(1986-05-21)21 May 1986 (aged 22)	Osijek	2008		5	0
98	Jean Bouli		MF	(1980-09-04)4 September 1980 (aged 28)	Dynamo Bryansk	2007
Forwards
9	Sergei Serdyukov		FW	(1981-04-10)10 April 1981 (aged 27)	Tom Tomsk	2008		27	1
10	Magomed Adiyev		FW	(1977-06-30)30 June 1977 (aged 31)	Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih	2006
24	Islam Kadirov		FW	(1989-11-27)27 November 1989 (aged 18)	Trainee	2008		0	0
33	Shamil Lakhiyalov		FW	(1979-10-28)28 October 1979 (aged 29)	Anzhi Makhachkala	2007
38	Hamad Asuhanov		FW	(1988-01-20)20 January 1988 (aged 20)	Trainee	2008		0	0
41	Islam Tsuroyev		FW	(1989-04-23)23 April 1989 (aged 19)	Angusht Nazran	2007
70	Zaur Sadayev		FW	(1989-11-06)6 November 1989 (aged 19)	Trainee	2006
78	Daniel Pancu		FW	(1977-08-17)17 August 1977 (aged 31)	Rapid București	2008		11	3
99	Viktor Zemchenkov		FW	(1986-09-15)15 September 1986 (aged 22)	Torpedo Moscow	2008		12	1
Out on Loan
Left During the Season
5	Najaddi Ibragimov		DF	(1987-07-05)5 July 1987 (aged 21)	Trainee	2008		0	0
19	Yuri Mamaev		MF	(1984-02-03)3 February 1984 (aged 24)	Shinnik Yaroslavl	2008		1	0
23	Goran Dimovski		MF	(1982-10-14)14 October 1982 (aged 26)	Makedonija Gjorče Petrov	2008		1	0

Transfers

Winter

Main article: List of Russian football transfers winter 2007-08

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

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	ALB	Ilion Lika (from KF Elbasani)
2	DF	SVK	Radoslav Zabavník (from Sparta Prague)
3	DF	UKR	Ihor Dudnyk (from Metalurh-2 Zaporizhzhia)
7	MF	CMR	Guy Essame (from Boavista)
8	MF	MNE	Rade Petrović (from Borac Čačak)
9	FW	RUS	Sergei Serdyukov (from Tom Tomsk)
14	DF	BUL	Valentin Iliev (from CSKA Sofia)
19	MF	RUS	Yuri Mamaev (from Shinnik Yaroslavl)
20	MF	RUS	Artyom Voronkin (from Avangard Kursk)
22	DF	MDA	Dumitru Dolgov (from Nistru Otaci)
23	MF	MKD	Goran Dimovski (from Makedonija Gjorče Petrov)
28	MF	RUS	Vladimir Kuzmichyov (from Kuban Krasnodar)
31	MF	RUS	Magomed Ozdoyev (from Angusht Nazran)
63	DF	BRA	David Lopes (from NK Osijek)
77	MF	CRO	Marko Dinjar (from Osijek)
88	GK	MDA	Ștefan Sicaci (from Sheriff Tiraspol)
99	FW	RUS	Viktor Zemchenkov (from Torpedo Moscow)

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

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	GK	KAZ	Sergei Stepanenko (to Kairat)
—	GK	UKR	Maksym Levytskyi (to Rostov)
—	DF	BIH	Damir Memišević (to Željezničar Sarajevo)
—	DF	CMR	Jerry-Christian Tchuissé (to Vityaz Podolsk)
—	DF	RUS	Sergei Kurdyukov (to Avangard Podolsk)
—	DF	RUS	Yevgeni Varlamov (Retired)
—	MF	ARM	Albert Sarkisyan (to Nika Moscow)
—	MF	BIH	Dejan Martinović (to Široki Brijeg)
—	MF	BUL	Atanas Bornosuzov (to Aris Limassol)
—	MF	RUS	Murad Ramazanov (to Anzhi Makhachkala)
—	MF	RUS	Taras Shelest (to SKA-Khabarovsk)
—	MF	RUS	Gamlet Siukayev (to Baltika Kaliningrad)
—	MF	TKM	Wýaçeslaw Krendelew (to Amkar Perm)
—	FW	ARM	Andrey Movsisyan (to Sportakademklub Moscow)
—	FW	RUS	Shamil Asildarov (to Anzhi Makhachkala)
—	FW	RUS	Andrei Fedkov (to Sheksna Cherepovets)
—	FW	RUS	Denis Zubko (to Kuban Krasnodar)

Summer

Main article: List of Russian football transfers summer 2008

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

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
11	MF	ROU	Florentin Petre (from CSKA Sofia)
12	GK	UKR	Yaroslav Hodzyur (from Dynamo-2 Kyiv)
40	MF	RUS	Oleg Vlasov (from Saturn Ramenskoye)
42	DF	BLR	Syarhey Amelyanchuk (from Rostov)
43	DF	MKD	Nikola Karčev (from Elbasani)
46	MF	RUS	Vitali Kuznetsov (from Baltika Kaliningrad)
47	DF	RUS	Sergei Bendz (from Rostov)
55	MF	ROU	Andrei Mărgăritescu (from Dinamo București)
78	FW	ROU	Daniel Pancu (from Rapid București)

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

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
5	DF	RUS	Nazhaddi Ibragimov (to Volga Tver)
19	MF	RUS	Yuri Mamaev (from Chornomorets Odesa)
23	DF	MKD	Goran Dimovski (from Rabotnički)

Competitions

Russian Premier League

Main article: 2008 Russian Premier League

Results

Terek Grozny v Krylia Sovetov

14 March 2008 1	Terek Grozny	0 – 3	Krylia Sovetov	Grozny
MSK (UTC+4)	Adiyev  38' 65' Lika  90+1'	Report	Ajinjal  16' Kalachev  42' 77' Savin 48' Bobyor  60' Taranov  65' Oh  65' Lobos  81' Tikhonov 90+1' (pen.)	Stadium: Sultan Bilimkhanov Stadium Attendance: 10,120 Referee: Igor Zakharov

Saturn Moscow v Terek Grozny

22 March 2008 2	Saturn Moscow	3 – 1	Terek Grozny	Moscow
MSK (UTC+4)	Jakubko 10', 19' 62' Ďurica  64' Vorobyov  75'	Report	Essame  45+1' Zabavník  59' Romanovich  61' Lakhiyalov 66'	Stadium: Saturn Stadium Attendance: 9,000 Referee: Maksim Layushkin

Terek Grozny v Spartak Nalchik

29 March 2008 3	Terek Grozny	2 – 1	Spartak Nalchik	Grozny
MSK (UTC+4)	Romanovich  9' Lakhiyalov 44', 73' (pen.) 90+1' Petrović  55' Kuzmichyov  56'	Report	Gogua  23' Dzakhmishev 39' Patyak  72' Mashukov  82'	Stadium: Sultan Bilimkhanov Stadium Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Yuri Baskakov

Terek Grozny v CSKA Moscow

5 April 2008 4	Terek Grozny	1 – 0	CSKA Moscow	Grozny
14:00 MSK (UTC+4)	Essame  58' Kuzmichyov 65' Zabavník  84'	Report	Šemberas  68' Ryzhov  80'	Stadium: Akhmat-Arena Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Aleksandr Gvardis

Lokomotiv Moscow v Terek Grozny

13 April 2008 5	Lokomotiv Moscow	2 – 0	Terek Grozny	Moscow
MSK (UTC+4)	Cociș  26' 33' Torbinski 37' Sennikov  59'	Report	Zabavník 68' Romanovich 78'	Stadium: RZD Arena Attendance: 14,207 Referee: Alexei Kovalev

Terek Grozny v Luch-Energiya Vladivostok

20 April 2008 6	Terek Grozny	2 – 1	Luch-Energiya Vladivostok	Grozny
MSK (UTC+4)	Serdyukov  11' Kulik 3' (pen.) Kuzmichyov 45+1' Lopes  58'	Report	Sheshukov  22' Vujović  29' Shevchenko  39' 90' Čech  45+1'	Stadium: Sultan Bilimkhanov Stadium Attendance: 9,500 Referee: Almir Kayumov

Zenit St.Petersburg v Terek Grozny

26 April 2008 7	Zenit St.Petersburg	3 – 1	Terek Grozny	Saint Petersburg
MSK (UTC+4)	Zabavník 17' (o.g.) Zyryanov 38' Tekke 53'	Report	Pancu 47' Zabavník  83'	Stadium: Petrovsky Stadium Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Sergei Karasev

Terek Grozny v Tom Tomsk

3 May 2008 8	Terek Grozny	1 – 3	Tom Tomsk	Grozny
MSK (UTC+4)	Iliev  36' Dzhabrailov  54' Essame  56' Dolgov  71' Zemchenkov 75'	Report	Ajinjal 11'  84' Strelkov 11', 64' 84' Volkov  54' Arkhipov 67' Yanotovsky  90+3'	Stadium: Sultan Bilimkhanov Stadium Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Aleksei Nikolaev

Khimki v Terek Grozny

7 May 2008 9	Khimki	0 – 1	Terek Grozny	Khimki
MSK (UTC+4)	Nizamutdinov  17' Mrđa  50' Stepanov  56'	Report	Romanovich  21' Zabavník  39' 77' Dinjar  90+2'	Stadium: Rodina Stadium Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Yuri Baskakov

Terek Grozny v Amkar Perm

11 May 2008 10	Terek Grozny	1 – 0	Amkar Perm	Grozny
MSK (UTC+4)	Lopes  71' Voronkin  86'	Report	Kushev 7' Starkov  50' Zhilyayev  70'	Stadium: Sultan Bilimkhanov Stadium Attendance: 8,500 Referee: Vladimir Pettay

Dynamo Moscow v Terek Grozny

16 May 2008 11	Dynamo Moscow	2 – 1	Terek Grozny	Moscow
MSK (UTC+4)	Danny  45' 63' Fernández 69' Kowalczyk  74' Karpovich  90'	Report	Lakhiyalov  37' Dudnyk  45' Dzhabrailov  72' Kuzmichyov 86'	Stadium: Central Dynamo Stadium Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Igor Egorov

Terek Grozny v Spartak Moscow

6 July 2008 12	Terek Grozny	3 – 1	Spartak Moscow	Grozny
MSK (UTC+4)	Iliev  21' Dzhabrailov 53' Bouli 57' Kuzmichyov 66' Kulik  82'	Report	Kalynychenko 36' Pavlyuchenko  90'	Stadium: Sultan Bilimkhanov Stadium Attendance: 9,650 Referee: Stanislav Sukhina

FC Moscow v Terek Grozny

13 July 2008 13	FC Moscow	0 – 0	Terek Grozny	Moscow
MSK (UTC+4)	Bracamonte  23'	Report	Serdyukov  22' Dzhabrailov  49' Bouli  87'	Stadium: Eduard Streltsov Stadium Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Vladimir Pettay

Terek Grozny v Rubin Kazan

20 July 2008 14	Terek Grozny	0 – 0	Rubin Kazan	Grozny
MSK (UTC+4)	Pancu  42' Dzhabrailov  89' Bouli  90+1'	Report	Noboa  36' Ryzhikov  42' Ryazantsev  83'	Stadium: Sultan Bilimkhanov Stadium Attendance: 9,500 Referee: Maksim Layushkin

Shinnik Yaroslavl v Terek Grozny

27 July 2008 15	Shinnik Yaroslavl	1 – 1	Terek Grozny	Yaroslavl
MSK (UTC+4)	Vještica  55' Boyarintsev  61' Kudryashov  67' Đorđević  71' Semochko  72' Khazov 81' Lazarov  86' Olexici  88'	Report	Kulik 26' Petre  42' Romanovich  43' Kulik  72' Mărgăritescu  77' Zabavník  88'	Stadium: Shinnik Stadium Attendance: 10,800 Referee: Igor Zakharov

Terek Grozny v Saturn Moscow

3 August 2008 16	Terek Grozny	1 – 0	Saturn Moscow	Grozny
MSK (UTC+4)	Petre  26' Iliev 45+1' Dzhabrailov  61' Kulik  90+3'	Report	Vorobyov  44' Igonin  50' Nakhushev  61'	Stadium: Sultan Bilimkhanov Stadium Attendance: 8,500 Referee: Igor Egorov

Spartak Nalchik v Terek Grozny

10 August 2008 17	Spartak Nalchik	2 – 0	Terek Grozny	Grozny
MSK (UTC+4)	Siradze 18' Frunză  75' Samsonov 89'	Report	Romanovich  19' Lopes  24'	Stadium: Sultan Bilimkhanov Stadium Attendance: 9,000 Referee: Vladimir Pettay

CSKA Moscow v Terek Grozny

17 August 2008 18	CSKA Moscow	2 – 0	Terek Grozny	Moscow
17:30 MSK (UTC+4)	Dzagoev 47' Ignashevich 70'	Report	Zabavník  24' Iliev  27'	Stadium: Luzhniki Stadium Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Stanislav Sukhina

Terek Grozny v Lokomotiv Moscow

23 August 2008 19	Terek Grozny	2 – 1	Lokomotiv Moscow	Grozny
MSK (UTC+4)	Petre 23' Zabavník  31' Pancu  60' Pereyra 62' (o.g.) Kuzmichyov  70' Zemchenkov  90+3'	Report	Fininho  22' Torbinski  31' Glushakov 36' Rodolfo  39' Pereyra  74'	Stadium: Sultan Bilimkhanov Stadium Attendance: 9,200 Referee: Alexei Kovalev

Luch-Energiya Vladivostok v Terek Grozny

31 August 2008 20	Luch-Energiya Vladivostok	1 – 1	Terek Grozny	Vladivostok
MSK (UTC+4)	Bulyga  45' D.A.Smirnov 50' Novković  83'	Report	Dzhabrailov  35' 77' Kuzmichyov  55' Petre 83'	Stadium: Dynamo Stadium Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Aleksei Nikolaev

Terek Grozny v Zenit St.Petersburg

13 September 2008 21	Terek Grozny	1 – 4	Zenit St.Petersburg	Grozny
MSK (UTC+4)	Bouli  15' Bendz  39' 75' Kuznetsov  90+'	Report	Arshavin 12' Križanac 23' Tymoshchuk  25' Anyukov  32' Pogrebnyak 41' Zyryanov 70'	Stadium: Sultan Bilimkhanov Stadium Attendance: 13,000 Referee: Igor Egorov

Tom Tomsk v Terek Grozny

21 September 2008 22	Tom Tomsk	2 – 0	Terek Grozny	Tomsk
MSK (UTC+4)	Jokić 6' Tarasov 29' Yanotovsky  44' Stoica  58' Vejić 63'	Report	Amelyanchuk  33' Petre  66' Bendz  90+2'	Stadium: Trud Stadium Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Vladislav Bezborodov

Terek Grozny v Khimki

28 September 2008 23	Terek Grozny	1 – 0	Khimki	Grozny
MSK (UTC+4)	Bouli 61' Essame  62' Bendz  79' Lika  90+2'	Report	Baýramow  14' Jakubko  66'	Stadium: Sultan Bilimkhanov Stadium Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Aleksei Nikolaev

Amkar Perm v Terek Grozny

5 October 2008 24	Amkar Perm	0 – 0	Terek Grozny	Perm
MSK (UTC+4)	Sirakov  60' Drinčić  87'	Report	Mărgăritescu  45+1'	Stadium: Zvezda Stadium Attendance: 14,800 Referee: Ildus Biglov

Terek Grozny v Dynamo Moscow

19 October 2008 25	Terek Grozny	0 – 0	Dynamo Moscow	Grozny
MSK (UTC+4)	Mărgăritescu  35' Voronkin  44' Amelyanchuk  61'	Report	Tanasijević  45'  88' Fernández  50'	Stadium: Sultan Bilimkhanov Stadium Attendance: 7,700 Referee: Igor Egorov

Spartak Moscow v Terek Grozny

25 October 2008 26	Spartak Moscow	3 – 1	Terek Grozny	Moscow
MSK (UTC+4)	Pavlenko 45+1' (pen.) Bazhenov 58' Kováč 61'	Report	Kuzmichyov  14' 74' Amelyanchuk  45+1' Mărgăritescu  68'	Stadium: Luzhniki Stadium Attendance: 11,000 Referee: Vitali Doroshenko

Terek Grozny v FC Moscow

2 November 2008 27	Terek Grozny	1 – 1	FC Moscow	Grozny
MSK (UTC+4)	Zabavník  12' Iliev  29' 90+5' Bouli  80'	Report	Vukić 49' Nababkin  67' Goore  75'	Stadium: Sultan Bilimkhanov Stadium Attendance: 9,800 Referee: Stanislav Sukhina

Rubin Kazan v Terek Grozny

9 November 2008 28	Rubin Kazan	1 – 3	Terek Grozny	Kazan
MSK (UTC+4)	Fyodorov  5' Semak 28' Kobenko  18' Sharonov  76'	Report	Bendz 32' Mărgăritescu  44' Zabavník  72' Petre 82', 86'	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 24,500 Referee: Sergei Karasev

Terek Grozny v Shinnik Yaroslavl

16 November 2008 29	Terek Grozny	0 – 0	Shinnik Yaroslavl	Grozny
MSK (UTC+4)	Iliev  51' Adiyev  68' Bendz  87'	Report	Silva  5' Gorawski  19' Monaryov  58' Semochko  90'	Stadium: Sultan Bilimkhanov Stadium Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Vladimir Pettay

Krylia Sovetov v Terek Grozny

22 November 2008 30	Krylia Sovetov	4 – 3	Terek Grozny	Samara
MSK (UTC+4)	Tikhonov 46' (pen.) Taranov 60' Koller 68', 72'	Report	Pancu 63', 79' Lakhiyalov 83'	Stadium: Metallurg Stadium Attendance: 19,500 Referee: Igor Zakharov

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
8	Spartak Moscow	30	11	11	8	43	39	+4	44
9	FC Moscow	30	9	11	10	34	36	−2	38
10	Terek Grozny	30	9	8	13	28	42	−14	35
11	Saturn	30	7	12	11	26	30	−4	33
12	Spartak Nalchik	30	8	8	14	30	39	−9	32

Source: RFPL (in Russian)
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd matches won; 3rd head-to-head (points, matches won, goal difference, goals scored, away goals scored); 4th goal difference; 5th goals scored; 6th away goals scored; 7th position in previous season or decision game

Russian Cup

Main article: 2008–09 Russian Cup

Anzhi Makhachkala v Terek Grozny

6 August 2008 Round of 32	Anzhi Makhachkala	2 – 3	Terek Grozny	Makhachkala
18:00 MSK (UTC+4)	Gridnev 8' Barabadze 15'	Report	Serdyukov 11' (pen.) Amelyanchuk 21' Mărgăritescu  31' Kuzmichyov 34' Vlasov  52' Zabavník  63'	Stadium: Dynamo Stadium Attendance: 10,600 Referee: Vladislav Bezborodov

FC Moscow v Terek Grozny

24 September 2008 Round of 16	FC Moscow	3 – 0	Terek Grozny	Moscow
MSK (UTC+4)	Kuzmin 28' (pen.), 84' (pen.) Česnauskis 49' Jop  70'	Report	Bendz  69' Karčev  84'	Stadium: Eduard Streltsov Stadium Attendance: 683 Referee: Vladimir Kazmenko

Squad statistics

As of match played 22 November 2008

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Premier League		Russian Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	ALB	Ilion Lika	28	0	27	0	1	0
2	DF	SVK	Radoslav Zabavník	27	1	25	1	2	0
3	DF	UKR	Ihor Dudnyk	4	0	4	0	0	0
4	DF	RUS	Anatoli Romanovich	21	0	20	0	1	0
7	MF	CMR	Guy Essame	21	0	14+6	0	0+1	0
8	MF	MNE	Rade Petrović	3	0	3	0	0	0
9	FW	RUS	Sergei Serdyukov	27	1	15+11	0	1	1
10	FW	RUS	Magomed Adiyev	14	0	4+9	0	1	0
11	MF	ROU	Florentin Petre	19	3	17	3	2	0
12	GK	UKR	Yaroslav Hodzyur	3	0	2	0	1	0
14	DF	BUL	Valentin Iliev	26	2	25	2	1	0
17	MF	RUS	Vladislav Kulik	22	2	12+8	2	2	0
18	DF	RUS	Timur Dzhabrailov	31	2	29	2	2	0
20	MF	RUS	Artyom Voronkin	6	0	0+6	0	0	0
22	DF	MDA	Dumitru Dolgov	7	0	5+2	0	0	0
28	MF	RUS	Vladimir Kuzmichyov	25	6	22+2	5	1	1
33	FW	RUS	Shamil Lakhiyalov	20	5	18+1	4	1	1
40	MF	RUS	Oleg Vlasov	17	0	7+8	0	1+1	0
41	FW	RUS	Islam Tsuroyev	1	0	0+1	0	0	0
42	DF	BLR	Syarhey Amelyanchuk	18	1	16	0	2	1
43	DF	MKD	Nikola Karčev	3	0	1	0	1+1	0
46	MF	RUS	Vitali Kuznetsov	5	0	0+4	0	1	0
47	DF	RUS	Sergei Bendz	11	2	10	2	0+1	0
55	MF	ROU	Andrei Mărgăritescu	18	0	15+1	0	2	0
63	DF	BRA	David Lopes	8	0	6+2	0	0	0
70	FW	RUS	Zaur Sadayev	3	0	0+3	0	0	0
77	MF	CRO	Marko Dinjar	5	0	2+3	0	0	0
78	FW	ROU	Daniel Pancu	11	3	9+2	3	0	0
88	GK	MDA	Ștefan Sicaci	1	0	1	0	0	0
95	GK	RUS	Rizavdi Edilov	1	0	0+1	0	0	0
98	MF	CMR	Jean Bouli	15	2	9+5	2	0+1	0
99	FW	RUS	Viktor Zemchenkov	12	1	5+6	1	0+1	0
Players away on loan:
Players who appeared for Terek Grozny but left during the season:
19	MF	RUS	Yuri Mamaev	1	0	0+1	0	0	0
23	MF	MKD	Goran Dimovski	1	0	1	0	0	0

Goal Scorers

Place	Position	Nation	Number	Name	Premier League	Russian Cup	Total
1	MF		28	Vladimir Kuzmichyov	5	1	1
2	FW		33	Shamil Lakhiyalov	4	0	4
3	MF		11	Florentin Petre	3	0	3
	DF		78	Daniel Pancu	3	0	3
5	DF		14	Valentin Iliev	2	0	2
	MF		17	Vladislav Kulik	2	0	2
	DF		18	Timur Dzhabrailov	2	0	2
	DF		47	Sergei Bendz	2	0	2
	MF		98	Jean Bouli	2	0	2
10	FW		99	Viktor Zemchenkov	1	0	1
	DF		2	Radoslav Zabavník	1	0	1
	FW		9	Sergei Serdyukov	0	1	1
	DF		42	Syarhey Amelyanchuk	0	1	1
				Own goal	1	0	1
				TOTALS	28	3	31

Disciplinary record

Number	Nation	Position	Name	Premier League		Russian Cup		Total
1		GK	Ilion Lika	2	0	0	0	2	0
2		DF	Radoslav Zabavník	10	0	1	0	11	0
3		DF	Ihor Dudnyk	1	0	0	0	1	0
4		DF	Anatoli Romanovich	7	0	0	0	7	0
7		MF	Guy Essame	4	0	0	0	4	0
8		MF	Rade Petrović	1	0	0	0	1	0
9		FW	Sergei Serdyukov	1	1	0	0	1	1
10		FW	Magomed Adiyev	2	0	0	0	2	0
11		MF	Florentin Petre	4	0	0	0	4	0
14		DF	Valentin Iliev	5	0	0	0	5	0
17		MF	Vladislav Kulik	3	0	0	0	3	0
18		DF	Timur Dzhabrailov	6	0	0	0	6	0
20		MF	Artyom Voronkin	2	0	0	0	2	0
22		DF	Dumitru Dolgov	1	0	0	0	1	0
28		MF	Vladimir Kuzmichyov	4	0	1	0	5	0
33		FW	Shamil Lakhiyalov	2	0	0	0	2	0
40		MF	Oleg Vlasov	0	0	1	0	1	0
42		DF	Syarhey Amelyanchuk	3	0	0	0	3	0
43		DF	Nikola Karčev	0	0	0	1	0	1
46		MF	Vitali Kuznetsov	1	0	0	0	1	0
47		DF	Sergei Bendz	4	0	1	0	5	0
55		MF	Andrei Mărgăritescu	5	0	1	0	6	0
63		DF	David Lopes	3	0	0	0	3	0
77		MF	Marko Dinjar	1	0	0	0	1	0
78		FW	Daniel Pancu	2	0	0	0	2	0
98		MF	Jean Bouli	4	0	0	0	4	0
99		FW	Viktor Zemchenkov	1	0	0	0	1	0
Players away on loan:
Players who left Terek Grozny during the season:
			TOTALS	79	1	5	1	84	2