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

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based in

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. The club plays in the second-tier

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. 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

. They won the Centre Zone tournament and were promoted into the

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. The best result achieved by KAMAZ in the Top League was a 6th position in 1994. It allowed the club to participate in the

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, 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

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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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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,

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in 1994) and as FC KAMAZ-Chally-d Naberezhnye Chelny (

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 * Anton Bober *

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 Vladislav Vyacheslavovich Ignatyev (russian: Владислав Вячеславович Игнатьев; born 20 January 1987) is a Russian professional footballer. He plays as a right-back or right midfielder. Club career He made his debut ...

Ruslan Nigmatullin Ruslan Karimovich Nigmatullin ( rus, Русла́н Кари́мович Нигмату́ллин, p=rʊˈslan kɐˈrʲiməvʲɪtɕ nʲɪɡmɐˈtulʲɪn, tt-Cyrl, Руслан Кәрим улы Нигъмәтуллин; born 7 October 1974 in K ...

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 Yevgeni Vladimirovich Varlamov (russian: Евгений Владимирович Варламов; born 25 July 1975) is a Russian football coach and a former player. He is an assistant coach with Kuban Krasnodar. Honours * Russian Premier L ...

;Armenia *

Barsegh Kirakosyan Barsegh Kirakosyan ( hy, Բարսեղ Կիրակոսյան, russian: Барсег Артёмович Киракосян; born on 23 September 1982) is a former Russian-born Armenian former football defender. He also holds Russian citizenship. I ...

;Azerbaijan * Ruslan İdiqov ;Belarus * Alyaksandar Lukhvich *

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 ;Georgia * Iuri Gabiskiria *

Revaz Gotsiridze Revaz Gotsiridze ( ka, რევაზ გოცირიძე; born 17 January 1981) is a Georgian football manager and a former player. Since May 2023, he has been the head coach at Lokomotivi Tbilisi. Career Gotsiridze left Georgia for ...

Mikheil Jishkariani Mikheil Dzhishkariani (born 1 November 1969) is a Georgian former professional footballer who played as a forward. Club career Dzhishkariani played mostly in Georgia and Russia, except for a spell at FC Dynamo Kyiv in 1993–1995 and a spell ...

;Kazakhstan * Oleg Kapustnikov * Maksim Shevchenko * Sergei Zhunenko ;Lithuania * Valdemaras Martinkenas * Aidas Preikšaitis *

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 Lithuan ...

* Giedrius Žutautas ;Malawi *

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;Moldova *

Nicolae Josan Nicolae Josan (born 18 September 1983) is a Moldovan former footballer. Career In March 2015, Josan signed for FC Sakhalin Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk. Honours * Russian First Division The Russian First League (russian: Первая лига, Perva ...

* Alexandru Onica ;Jordan * Badran Al-Shagran * Adnan Awad

References

External links

Official website
{{Russian Premier League Association football clubs established in 1981 KAMAZ Naberezhnye Chelny KAMAZ Naberezhnye Chelny 1981 establishments in Russia