FC 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.

KAMAZ
Club crest
Full nameFootball Club
KAMAZ Naberezhnye Chelny
Nickname(s)Грузовики Gruzoviki
(The Trucks)
Автозаводцы Avtozovodci
(The Car Workers)
Founded1981; 43 years ago (1981)
GroundKAMAZ stadium
Capacity6,248
ChairmanIvan Klipov[1]
ManagerVladimir Klontsak[2]
LeagueRussian First League
2023–2412th of 18
WebsiteClub website

Colours are (Home) all white. (Away) Light blue shirts, white shorts.

History

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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.[3]

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.[4]

KAMAZ in Europe

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1996 UEFA Intertoto Cup

Group 8

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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

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Russian Second DivisionRussian National Football LeagueRussian Second DivisionRussian National Football LeagueRussian Premier LeagueRussian National Football League
SeasonDiv.Pos.Pl.W.D.L.GSGAPts.CupEuropeTop Scorer
(league)
Head Coach
19883rd, Group 2143281212323628 Gibadullin – 7
Dm. Smirnov – 7
Chetverik
198974220814595048 Zakiyev – 11 Chetverik
19904th, Group 71322156672647 Baryshev – 17 Chetverik
19913rd, "Centre"104219320605541 Y. Kuznetsov – 28 Chetverik
1992R128 Chetverik
SeasonDiv.Pos.Pl.W.D.L.GSGAPts.CupEuropeTop Scorer
(league)
Head Coach
19922nd, "Centre"1342635781955R32 Panchenko – 26 Chetverik
1993PL (1st)103412616455330QF Panchenko – 21 Chetverik
199463011910383831R16 Tropanets – 7
Panchenko – 7
Chetverik
199593010812343038QF Durnev – 9 Chetverik
1996143410618435736R32UICSF Babenko – 9 Chetverik
Butaliy
199718348323387521(−6)R16 Shukanov – 7 Zelkevičius
19982nd22427530328226R256 Vekovishchev – 9 Butaliy
19993rd, "Ural"103011712414640R1024 Tsarayev – 11 Chetverik
20003302046802364R512 Strizhov – 20 Shubin
20013302118812664R64 Yermilov – 26 Shubin
Butaliy
20026281567412451R128 Yermilov – 15 Butaliy
Gazzaev
20033rd, "Ural-P."1383044852094R32 Yermilov – 23 Gazzaev
20042nd442191211524969R32 Kalimullin – 9 Gazzaev
200534226610803284R64 Monaryov – 18 Gazzaev
200644222119542677R64 Belozyorov – 8 Gazzaev
200744223811673477R16 Zeba – 12 Gazzaev
200834223109684179R32 Gogniyev – 17 Gazzaev
2009538181010503164R64 Gogniyev – 17 Gazzaev
Panov
201043819910554366R32 Gogniyev – 13
Serdyukov – 13
Yevdokimov
2011–12948191019534667R64 Koronov – 12 Yevdokimov
Klontsak
2012–133rd, "Ural-P."10288614232930R256 Lukyanov – 4 Klontsak
2013–143271548433639R512 Akbashev – 6 Klontsak
2014–151251672391055R128 Safronov – 8 Klontsak
2015–16FNL (2nd)20386626206024R64 Davydov – 4 Klontsak
2016–17PFL (3rd), "Ural-P."/47248511232529R128 Ayukin – 4 Klontsak
Shinkarenko
Klontsak
2017–184241365371945R256 Khubayev – 6 Klontsak
Yefremov
2018–192251366442545R256 Karayev – 7
Galiakberov – 7
Yefremov
2019–204171025372332R32 Karayev – 11 Belov
2020–211282116752564R128 Galiakberov – 15 Belov
Akhmetzyanov
2021–22First League (2nd)173881317294537R16 Gagloyev – 7 Akhmetzyanov[a]
2022–2311341111123536446th Gagloyev – 5
Shamkin – 5
Akhmetzyanov[a]

Current squad

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As of 13 June 2024, according to the First League website.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos. NationPlayer
4DF  RUSArtyom Abramov
7DF  RUSRuslan Ayukin
8DF  RUSDmitri Starodub
10MF  RUSRoman Zashchepkin
13DF  RUSValeri Pochivalin
14MF  RUSSurkhaykhan Abdullayev
15DF  RUSSavely Ratnikov
20DF  RUSAnton Polyutkin
22MF  ARMPavel Gorelov
27DF  RUSRoman Manuylov
No.Pos. NationPlayer
29DF  RUSIlnur Badrtdinov
31GK  RUSArtur Anisimov
33MF  RUSBoris Fartuna
37FW  RUSNikolay Yermolayev
41GK  RUSSergey Samok
42MF  RUSYuri Kirillov
43DF  RUSDmitri Ivanov
69DF  RUSIlyas Asylov
75GK  RUSRoman Grashchenkov
97MF  RUSDamir Talikin

Out on loan

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos. NationPlayer
GK  RUSVladislav Vasilyev (at Ryazan until 30 June 2024)
No.Pos. NationPlayer
FW  RUSKirill Vorobyov (at Znamya Truda until 30 June 2024)

Reserve squad

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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

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

References

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  1. ^ "Иван Клипов назначен генеральным директором "КАМАЗа"" (in Russian). 1fnl.ru. 20 July 2022. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
  2. ^ "Владимир Клонцак стал главным тренером "КАМАЗа"" (in Russian). championat.com. 7 July 2021. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
  3. ^ ""КАМАЗ" вернулся в Олимп-ФНЛ!" (in Russian). Russian Football National League. 15 June 2021.
  4. ^ "ФК "КАМАЗ" подтвердил своё участие в сезоне 2022/2023гг. ФНЛ" (in Russian). FC KAMAZ Naberezhnye Chelny. 6 June 2022. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
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