KAMAZ (russian: Футбольный клуб КАМАЗ Набережные Челны) is a Russian

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club based in Naberezhnye Chelny, Russia. The club plays in the second-tier Russian First League. Colours are (Home) all white. (Away) Light blue shirts, white shorts.

History

The club was founded on 11 November 1981 at the KAMAZ plant under the name ''Trud-PRZ''. The team played in local tournaments until 1988, when they entered Soviet Second League. KAMAZ stayed in this league until 1992, when following the collapse of the Soviet Union they were entitled to play in the Russian First League. They won the Centre Zone tournament and were promoted into the Top League. The best result achieved by KAMAZ in the Top League was a 6th position in 1994. It allowed the club to participate in the Intertoto Cup, where KAMAZ reached the semifinals, defeating München 1860 in the group stage. KAMAZ stayed in the top flight from 1993 to 1997, when the financial troubles of their owner, KAMAZ plant, forced them into the First Division and into the Second Division a year later. The team played in the Ural Zone of the Second Division from 1999 to 2003, where they earned promotion. KAMAZ became one of the leaders of the First Division in the 2000s, finishing 4th in 2004, 2006, 2007, and 2010 and 3rd in 2005 and 2008. They were relegated back to the third-tier at the end of the 2015–16 season. On 15 June 2021, the club secured first place in their PFL group and promotion back to FNL. The club has been known as ''Trud-PRZ'' (1981–1987), ''Torpedo'' (1988–1989), and ''KAMAZ-Chally'' (1995–2000). The club has won 4 Second Division titles and 1 First Division title. KAMAZ finished the

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in a relegation spot, but was not relegated due to other clubs failing to obtain the 2022–23 season license.

KAMAZ in Europe

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Group 8

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League history

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Soviet Union

Russia

Current squad

As of 13 January 2023, according to th
First League website

Reserve squad

KAMAZ's reserve squad played professionally as FC KAMAZ-d Naberezhnye Chelny (

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in 1993, Russian Third League in 1994) and as FC KAMAZ-Chally-d Naberezhnye Chelny ( Russian Third League in 1995–1997).

Notable players

Had international caps for their respective countries. Players whose name is listed in bold represented their countries while playing for KAMAZ. ;Soviet Union *

Ivan Yaremchuk Ivan Ivanovych Yaremchuk (or Jaremczuk) ( uk, Іван Іванович Яремчук) (born 19 March 1962) is a Ukrainian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. International career Yaremchuk earned 18 caps for the USSR n ...

Akhrik Tsveiba Akhrik Sokratovich Tsveiba (russian: Ахрик Сократович Цвейба; born 10 September 1966) is a former Soviet association footballer. Career Tsveiba started his career at FC Dinamo Sukhumi before playing regularly for FC Dinamo Tb ...

Anton Bober Anton Anatolyevich Bobyor (russian: Антон Анатольевич Бобёр; born 28 September 1982) is a former Russian football midfielder who spent most of his career in PFC Krylia Sovetov Samara. Career Bobyor spent twelve seasons with ...

Soslan Dzhanayev Soslan Totrazovich Dzhanaev (russian: Сослан Тотразович Джанаев, os, Джанайты Тотразы фырт Сослан; born 13 March 1987) is a Russian professional footballer of Ossetian descent who plays as a go ...

* Vladislav Ignatyev * Ruslan Nigmatullin *

Andrei Novosadov Andrey Nikolaevich Novosadov (russian: Андрей Николаевич Новосадов; born 27 March 1972) is a Russian association football coach and a former goalkeeper. Club career He is the only goalkeeper to score a goal in Russian P ...

* Yevgeni Varlamov ;Armenia * Barsegh Kirakosyan ;Azerbaijan *

Ruslan İdiqov Ruslan İdiqov (russian: Руслан Хазирович Идигов; born 29 March 1966) is an Azerbaijani professional football coach and a former player of Chechen descent. He also holds Russian citizenship. Playing career He made his prof ...

;Belarus *

Alyaksandar Lukhvich Alyaksandar Lukhvich ( be, Аляксандар Лухвіч; russian: Александр Анатольевич Лухвич; born 21 February 1970) is a Belarusian professional football coach and a former player. Club career He made his profes ...

Yuri Shukanov Yuri Vladimirovich Shukanov ( be, Юры Уладзіміравіч Шуканаў; russian: Юрий Владимирович Шуканов; born 10 March 1971) is a Belarusian professional football coach and former player. He made his professi ...

;Bosnia and Herzegovina *

Zajko Zeba Zajko Zeba (born 22 May 1983) is a Bosnian retired footballer. He was part of the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team from 2005 to 2007. For a short period during 2018, Zeba worked as a football manager, holding the role of assistant manager ...

;Georgia *

Iuri Gabiskiria Iuri Gabiskiria ( ka, იური გაბისკირია; born 1 September 1968) is a Georgian former professional footballer. He made his professional debut in the Soviet Second League in 1988 for FC Torpedo Kutaisi. He played 2 games ...

* Revaz Gotsiridze * Mikheil Jishkariani ;Kazakhstan *

Oleg Kapustnikov Oleg Yuryevich Kapustnikov (russian: Олег Юрьевич Капустников; born 5 May 1972) is a retired Kazakhstani professional Association football, footballer. He made his professional debut in the Soviet Second League in 1990 for ...

* Maksim Shevchenko *

Sergei Zhunenko Sergey Nikolayevich Zhunenko (russian: Серге́й Николаевич Жуненко; born 13 May 1970) is a Kazakhstani former professional footballer who played as a defender or midfielder. Club career He made his professional debut in ...

;Lithuania *

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Aidas Preikšaitis Aidas Preikšaitis (born 15 July 1970) is a Lithuanian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Club career Preikšaitis was born in Akmenė. He represented FK Žalgiris Vilnius from 1989 to 1997. His former teams include 1. ...

Tomas Ražanauskas Tomas Ražanauskas (born 7 January 1976) is a Lithuanian professional football coach and a former player. He is an assistant coach with the Lithuania national team. He played in the position of midfielder and was also a member of the Lithuania ...

Giedrius Žutautas Giedrius Žutautas (born 15 March 1974, in Gargždai) is a retired Lithuanian professional footballer. He made his professional debut in the A Lyga in 1992 for FK ROMAR Mažeikiai. His younger brother Darius Žutautas is also a professional fo ...

;Malawi *

Essau Kanyenda Essau Black-Mamba Kanyenda (born 27 September 1982) is a former Malawian international Association football, footballer who played as a Forward (association football), striker. Career Kanyenda started his career in 1998 in Malawi's First Divi ...

;Moldova * Nicolae Josan *

Alexandru Onica Alexandru Onica (born 29 July 1984) is a Moldovan professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Petrocub Hîncești in the Moldovan National Division. Club career Onica began playing football with local side Izvorash Draslicheny at age ...

;Jordan *

Badran Al-Shagran Badran Mohammad Al-Shaqran ( ar, بدران محمد الشقران; born 19 January 1974) is a retired Jordanian professional footballer. He was nicknamed "Sinbad of Jordanian football". Retirement On 13 July 2011, Jordan played a friendly ma ...

Adnan Awad Adnan Awad (born 1942 in Palestine) was a captain in the Palestinian Liberation Army who joined the 15 May Organization and prepared to bomb the Noga Hilton hotel in Geneva, Switzerland on August 31, 1982, but instead fled the scene and later tu ...

References

External links

Official website
{{Russian Premier League Association football clubs established in 1981

KAMAZ Naberezhnye Chelny KAMAZ (russian: Футбольный клуб КАМАЗ Набережные Челны) is a Russian football club based in Naberezhnye Chelny, Russia. The club plays in the second-tier Russian First League. Colours are (Home) all white. (A ...

1981 establishments in Russia