KAMAZ () 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.

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.

KAMAZ in Europe

1996 UEFA Intertoto Cup

Group 8 TeamPtsPldWDLGFGAGD1. FC KAMAZ Naberezhnye Chelny10431083+52. TSV 1860 München6420283+53. Kaucuk Opava6420254+14. PFC Spartak Varna541215505. ŁKS Łódź14013112−11

22 June 1996FC KAMAZ3–0ŁKS Łódź29 June 1996Kaucuk Opava1–2FC KAMAZ13 July 1996FC KAMAZ2–2PFC Spartak Varna20 July 1996TSV 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 Coach19883rd, Group 2143281212323628—— Gibadullin – 7 Dm. Smirnov – 7 Chetverik198974220814595048—— Zakiyev – 11 Chetverik19904th, Group 71322156672647—— Baryshev – 17 Chetverik19913rd, "Centre"104219320605541R128— Y. Kuznetsov – 28 Chetverik

Russia SeasonDiv.Pos.Pl.W.D.L.GSGAPts.CupEuropeTop scorer (league)Head Coach19922nd, "Centre"1342635781955R32— Panchenko – 26 Chetverik1993PL (1st)103412616455330QF — Panchenko – 21 Chetverik199463011910383831R16— Tropanets – 7 Panchenko – 7 Chetverik199593010812343038QF — Durnev – 9 Chetverik1996143410618435736R32UICSF Babenko – 9 Chetverik Butaliy199718348323387521(−6)R16 — Shukanov – 7 Zelkevičius19982nd22427530328226R256— Vekovishchev – 9 Butaliy19993rd, "Ural"103011712414640R1024— Tsarayev – 11 Chetverik20003302046802364R512— Strizhov – 20 Shubin20013302118812664R64— Yermilov – 26 Shubin Butaliy20026281567412451R128— Yermilov – 15 Butaliy Gazzaev20033rd, "Ural-P."1383044852094R32— Yermilov – 23 Gazzaev20042nd442191211524969R32— Kalimullin – 9 Gazzaev200534226610803284R64— Monaryov – 18 Gazzaev200644222119542677R64— Belozyorov – 8 Gazzaev200744223811673477R16— Zeba – 12 Gazzaev200834223109684179R32— Gogniyev – 17 Gazzaev2009538181010503164R64— Gogniyev – 17 Gazzaev Panov201043819910554366R32— Gogniyev – 13 Serdyukov – 13 Yevdokimov2011–12948191019534667R64— Koronov – 12 Yevdokimov Klontsak2012–133rd, "Ural-P."10288614232930R256— Lukyanov – 4 Klontsak2013–143271548433639R512— Akbashev – 6 Klontsak2014–151251672391055R128— Safronov – 8 Klontsak2015–16FNL (2nd)20386626206024R64— Davydov – 4 Klontsak2016–17PFL (3rd), "Ural-P."/47248511232529R128— Ayukin – 4 Klontsak Shinkarenko Klontsak2017–184241365371945R256— Khubayev – 6 Klontsak Yefremov2018–192251366442545R256— Karayev – 7 Galiakberov – 7 Yefremov2019–204171025372332R32— Karayev – 11 Belov2020–211282116752564R128— Galiakberov – 15 Belov Akhmetzyanov2021–22First League (2nd)173881317294537R16— Gagloyev – 7 Akhmetzyanov2022–2311341111123536446th— Gagloyev – 5 Shamkin – 5 Akhmetzyanov2023–2412341011133036415th— 4 players – 3 Akhmetzyanov2024–251134108163135384th— Karayev – 6 Akhmetzyanov

Current squad As of 11 September 2026, according to the First League website.

Out on loan

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 Ivan Yaremchuk Akhrik Tsveiba Mingiyan Beveyev Anton Bober Soslan Dzhanayev Vladislav Ignatyev Tamerlan Musayev Ruslan Nigmatullin Andrei Novosadov Valentin Paltsev Yevgeni Varlamov Armenia Barsegh Kirakosyan Azerbaijan Ruslan İdiqov Belarus Alyaksandar Lukhvich Yuri Shukanov Bosnia and Herzegovina Zajko Zeba Georgia Iuri Gabiskiria Revaz Gotsiridze Mikheil Jishkariani Kazakhstan Oleg Kapustnikov Maksim Shevchenko Sergei Zhunenko Lithuania Valdemaras Martinkenas Aidas Preikšaitis Tomas Ražanauskas Giedrius Žutautas Malawi Essau Kanyenda Moldova Nicolae Josan Alexandru Onica Jordan Badran Al-Shagran Adnan Awad

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