FC KAMAZ Naberezhnye Chelny
ClubnameKAMAZ
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KAMAZ Naberezhnye Chelny
Founded1981 (age 45)
GroundKAMAZ stadium
Capacity6,248
ChairmanIvan Klipov[1]
ManagerAnton Khazov
LeagueRussian First League
Season2025–26
Position5th of 18
Websitewww.fckamaz.ru
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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. (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.[2]

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 2021–22 Russian Football National League in a relegation spot, but was not relegated due to other clubs failing to obtain the 2022–23 season license.[3]

KAMAZ in Europe

1996 UEFA Intertoto Cup

Group 8

TeamPtsPldWDLGFGAGD
1. FC KAMAZ Naberezhnye Chelny10431083+5
2. TSV 1860 München6420283+5
3. Kaucuk Opava6420254+1
4. PFC Spartak Varna54121550
5. ŁKS Łódź14013112−11
22 June 1996
FC KAMAZ3–0ŁKS Łódź
29 June 1996
Kaucuk Opava1–2FC KAMAZ
13 July 1996
FC KAMAZ2–2PFC Spartak Varna
20 July 1996
TSV 1860 München0–1FC KAMAZ

Semi-finals (27–28 & 31 July)

FC KAMAZ 2–0, 0–4 En Avant Guingamp

League history

Soviet Union

SeasonDiv.Pos.Pl.W.D.L.GSGAPts.CupEuropeTop Scorer
(league)		Head Coach
19883rd, Group 2143281212323628——Gibadullin – 7
Dm. Smirnov – 7		Chetverik
198974220814595048——Zakiyev – 11Chetverik
19904th, Group 71322156672647——Baryshev – 17Chetverik
19913rd, "Centre"104219320605541R128—Y. Kuznetsov – 28Chetverik

Russia

SeasonDiv.Pos.Pl.W.D.L.GSGAPts.CupEuropeTop Scorer
(league)		Head Coach
19922nd, "Centre"1342635781955R32—Panchenko – 26Chetverik
1993PL (1st)103412616455330QF—Panchenko – 21Chetverik
199463011910383831R16—Tropanets – 7
Panchenko – 7		Chetverik
199593010812343038QF—Durnev – 9Chetverik
1996143410618435736R32UICSFBabenko – 9Chetverik
Butaliy
199718348323387521(−6)R16—Shukanov – 7Zelkevičius
19982nd22427530328226R256—Vekovishchev – 9Butaliy
19993rd, "Ural"103011712414640R1024—Tsarayev – 11Chetverik
20003302046802364R512—Strizhov – 20Shubin
20013302118812664R64—Yermilov – 26Shubin
Butaliy
20026281567412451R128—Yermilov – 15Butaliy
Gazzaev
20033rd, "Ural-P."1383044852094R32—Yermilov – 23Gazzaev
20042nd442191211524969R32—Kalimullin – 9Gazzaev
200534226610803284R64—Monaryov – 18Gazzaev
200644222119542677R64—Belozyorov – 8Gazzaev
200744223811673477R16—Zeba – 12Gazzaev
200834223109684179R32—Gogniyev – 17Gazzaev
2009538181010503164R64—Gogniyev – 17Gazzaev
Panov
201043819910554366R32—Gogniyev – 13
Serdyukov – 13		Yevdokimov
2011–12948191019534667R64—Koronov – 12Yevdokimov
Klontsak
2012–133rd, "Ural-P."10288614232930R256—Lukyanov – 4Klontsak
2013–143271548433639R512—Akbashev – 6Klontsak
2014–151251672391055R128—Safronov – 8Klontsak
2015–16FNL (2nd)20386626206024R64—Davydov – 4Klontsak
2016–17PFL (3rd), "Ural-P."/47248511232529R128—Ayukin – 4Klontsak
Shinkarenko
Klontsak
2017–184241365371945R256—Khubayev – 6Klontsak
Yefremov
2018–192251366442545R256—Karayev – 7
Galiakberov – 7		Yefremov
2019–204171025372332R32—Karayev – 11Belov
2020–211282116752564R128—Galiakberov – 15Belov
Akhmetzyanov
2021–22First League (2nd)173881317294537R16—Gagloyev – 7Akhmetzyanov[a]
2022–2311341111123536446th—Gagloyev – 5
Shamkin – 5		Akhmetzyanov[a]
2023–2412341011133036415th—4 players – 3Akhmetzyanov[a]
2024–251134108163135384th—Karayev – 6Akhmetzyanov

Current squad

As of 18 February 2026, according to the First League website.

Reserve squad

KAMAZ's reserve squad played professionally as FC KAMAZ-d Naberezhnye Chelny (Russian Second League 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
Armenia
Azerbaijan
Belarus
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Georgia
Kazakhstan
Lithuania
Malawi
Moldova
Jordan

References

  1. ^ "Иван Клипов назначен генеральным директором "КАМАЗа"" (in Russian). 1fnl.ru. 2022-07-20. Retrieved 2022-12-13.
  2. ^ ""КАМАЗ" вернулся в Олимп-ФНЛ!" (in Russian). Russian Football National League. 15 June 2021.
  3. ^ "ФК "КАМАЗ" подтвердил своё участие в сезоне 2022/2023гг. ФНЛ" (in Russian). FC KAMAZ Naberezhnye Chelny. 6 June 2022. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
  1. ^ De facto; de jure — Vladimir Klontsak