FC KAMAZ Naberezhnye Chelny
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 Sovied 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 recently, finishing 4th in 2004, 2006 and 2007 and 3rd in 2005.
The club has been known as Trud-PRZ (1981-1987), Torpedo (1988-1989), and KAMAZ-Chally (1995-2000).
KAMAZ in Europe
Group 8
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. FC KAMAZ Naberezhnye Chelny | 10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 |
| 2. TSV 1860 München | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 3 | +5 |
| 3. Kaucuk Opava | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | +1 |
| 4. PFC Spartak Varna | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| 5. ŁKS Łódź | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 12 | -11 |
| June 22, 1996 | |||
| FC KAMAZ | 3-0 | ŁKS Łódź | |
| June 29, 1996 | |||
| Kaucuk Opava | 1-2 | FC KAMAZ | |
| July 13, 1996 | |||
| FC KAMAZ | 2-2 | PFC Spartak Varna | |
| July 20, 1996 | |||
| TSV 1860 München | 0-1 | FC KAMAZ |
Semi-finals (July 27th-28th & 31st)
FC KAMAZ 2-0, 0-4 En Avant Guingamp
League results
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First-team squad
As of 11 August 2008, according to club's websiteNotable past players
Russia- Victor Panchenko
- Anton Bober
- Zakhar Dubenskiy
- Ruslan Nigmatullin
- Andrei Novosadov
- Yevgeni VarlamovSerbia
- Branimir PetrovićUkraine
- Ivan Yaremchuk
External links
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