KAMAZ () is a Russian

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club 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

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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

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

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Group 8

Semi-finals (27–28 & 31 July) FC KAMAZ 2–0, 0–4

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League history

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Current squad

As of 1 June 2025, according to th
First League website

Out on loan

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 * Akhrik Tsveiba * Anton Bober * Soslan Dzhanayev * Vladislav Ignatyev * Tamerlan Musayev *

Ruslan Nigmatullin Ruslan Karimovich Nigmatullin ( rus, Русла́н Кари́мович Нигмату́ллин, p=rʊˈslan kɐˈrʲiməvʲɪtɕ nʲɪɡmɐˈtulʲɪn, ; born 7 October 1974 in Kazan, Tatar Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic, Soviet Union) i ...

* 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 *

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References

External links

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