Formed in 1998 as Değirmenderespor, the club changed its name to Trabzon Karadenizspor in 2008.

The club colours are maroon, blue and white.

The club was founded in 1998 as Değirmenderespor and played in the Trabzon amateur league.

In the 2012–13 Turkish Cup season, the team won the matches against both Galatasaray and Fenerbahçe.

1461 Trabzon finished in third place in the TFF First League and gained rights to play in the play-off games for the promotion to the Süper Lig but were not allowed by the TFF because of being the local affiliate of Trabzonspor.