Editing FC Amkar Perm (section)

===1999–2004. First Division===
From 1999 to 2003, the team performed reasonably well in the First Division, finishing each year in the top six. In the 2001–02 season, the club reached the semi-final of the Russian Cup but lost to [[PFC CSKA Moscow|CSKA Moscow]] 0–1. In 2003, with two matches left to play, Amkar was in fourth position, one point behind [[FC Kuban Krasnodar|Kuban Krasnodar]] and losing out to [[FC Tom Tomsk|Tom Tomsk]] and [[FC Terek Grozny|Terek Grozny]] on the total number of wins. According to the pundits, Amkar and Terek would be losers in this four-horse race but a sensational draw between Tom and [[FC Baltika Kaliningrad|Baltika Kaliningrad]] made the red and blacks favourites. In the final match, Kuban and Terek played each other. To move up into the Premier League, Amkar needed a win against [[FC Fakel Voronezh|Fakel Voronezh]], which was duly achieved.