FC Baltika Kaliningrad
| Full name | Football Club Baltika Kaliningrad |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | Balda |
| Founded | 1954; 71 years ago (1954) |
| Ground | Kaliningrad Stadium |
| Capacity | 35,016 |
| Owner | Kaliningrad/Kaliningrad Oblast |
| General director | Ravil Izmaylov |
| Manager | Andrey Talalayev |
| League | Russian First League |
| 2023–24 | Russian Premier League, 15th of 16 (relegated) |
| Website | https://www.fc-baltika.ru/ |
| Current season | |
FC Baltika (Russian: Акционерное Общество «Футбольный клуб «Балтика») is a professional association football club based in Kaliningrad, Russia. The club will return to the Russian First League in the 2024–25 season.
History
[edit ]The club was founded on 22 December 1954 as Pishchevik Kaliningrad. In 1958 the club was renamed Baltika.
The team entered the Soviet League in 1957 and played in Class B (1957–1965), Class A, Group 2 (1966–1970), and Second League (1971–1991). The best result was achieved in 1984, when Baltika won the regional group tournament.
In 1992 Baltika entered the Russian Second Division and won the regional tournament and promotion to the First Division. After a fourth-place finish in 1993 and third position in 1994 Baltika won the division in 1995. In 1996 Baltika achieved the best result in club's history, finishing 7th in the Top Division, the Russian Premier League. Baltika were relegated in 1998, spending a total of three seasons in the top flight. In 1998 Baltika participated in the Intertoto Cup and reached the third round.
Since then, Baltika played in the First Division, except for the 2002 and 2005 seasons which they spent in the Second Division.
In 2018–19 Russian Football National League, they finished 16th (a relegation spot). However, PFL zone East winners FC Sakhalin Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk did not apply for the FNL license, keeping Baltika in the league.[1]
On 19 May 2023, Baltika secured a promotion to the Russian Premier League for the first time in 25 years.[2]
In the 2023–24 Russian Cup, Baltika advanced to the Superfinal.[3]
Baltika finished 15th in the league season and was relegated back to second tier after one year in the Premier League.[4]
On 2 June 2024, Baltika lost the 2024 Russian Cup final to Zenit St. Petersburg with the score of 1–2, Baltika initially led 1–0 and conceded two goals in the 81st minute and in the 5th added minute.[5]
League results
[edit ]Current squad
[edit ]As of 30 January 2025, according to the official Russian First League website.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan
[edit ]Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Reserve team
[edit ]Reserve team
[edit ]Baltika's reserve team played professionally in the Russian Third League in 1994 as FC Baltika-d Kaliningrad and in the Russian Second Division in 2006 and 2007 as FC Baltika-2 Kaliningrad.
Notable players
[edit ]These players had international caps for their respective countries. Players whose name is listed in bold represented their countries while playing for Baltika.
- USSR/Russia
- Soviet Union Sergei Shvetsov
- Soviet Union Commonwealth of Independent States Russia Oleg Sergeyev
- Russia Maksim Buznikin
- Russia Nikita Chernov
- Russia Vyacheslav Dayev
- Russia Soslan Dzhanayev
- Russia Andrei Fedkov
- Russia Lyubomir Kantonistov
- Russia Yevgeni Kharlachyov
- Russia Andrei Kondrashov
- Russia Ilya Lantratov
- Russia Yevgeni Latyshonok
- Russia Artyom Makarchuk
- Russia Tamerlan Musayev
- Russia Pavel Pogrebnyak
- Russia Dmitri Skopintsev
- Russia Dmitry Stotsky
- Russia Sergei Terekhov
- Russia Azerbaijan Vladislav Lemish
- Europe
- Armenia Artak Aleksanyan
- Armenia Aram Voskanyan
- Armenia Robert Zebelyan
- Azerbaijan Emin Agaev
- Azerbaijan Gurban Gurbanov
- Azerbaijan Mehdi Jannatov
- Azerbaijan Aslan Kerimov
- Azerbaijan Dmitriy Kramarenko
- Azerbaijan Yuri Muzika
- Belarus Vasili Baranov
- Belarus Syarhey Herasimets
- Belarus Kirill Kaplenko
- Belarus Yury Kavalyow
- Belarus Alyaksandr Klimenka
- Belarus Andrei Lavrik
- Belarus Vitaly Lisakovich
- Belarus Uladzimir Makowski
- Belarus Valer Shantalosau
- Belarus Yuri Shukanov
- Belarus Maksim Skavysh
- Belarus Sergey Vekhtev
- Estonia Taavi Rähn
- Georgia (country) Zaza Janashia
- Georgia (country) Zviad Jeladze
- Georgia (country) Levan Mikadze
- Georgia (country) Tengiz Sichinava
- Kazakhstan Renat Dubinskiy
- Kazakhstan Dmitriy Galich
- Kazakhstan Dmitriy Lyapkin
- Kazakhstan Maksim Nizovtsev
- Kazakhstan Aleksandr Sklyarov
- Latvia Aleksandrs Koliņko
- Latvia Mihails Miholaps
- Latvia Igors Troickis
- Latvia Aleksejs Višņakovs
- Latvia Maksims Rafaļskis
- Latvia Artūrs Zjuzins
- Lithuania Vidas Alunderis
- Lithuania Vytautas Apanavičius
- Lithuania Ričardas Beniušis
- Lithuania Orestas Buitkus
- Lithuania Rolandas Džiaukštas
- Lithuania Andrius Jokšas
- Lithuania Kestutis Kumza
- Lithuania Viktoras Olšanskis
- North Macedonia Goran Maznov
- Moldova Valeriu Andronic
- Ukraine Oleksandr Pomazun
- Ukraine Vladyslav Prudius
- Ukraine Serhiy Shyshchenko
- Ukraine Dmytro Topchiev
- South America
- Africa
- Asia
- Turkmenistan Vyacheslav Krendelyov
- Uzbekistan Andrei Fyodorov
- Uzbekistan Maksim Shatskikh
- Uzbekistan Andrei Vlasichev
Club staff
[edit ]| Position | Staff |
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| Manager | Russia Andrey Talalayev |
| Assistant Manager | Russia Dmitri Michkov |
| First-Team Coach | Russia Leonid Tkachenko |
| First-Team Coach | Belarus Artsyom Buloychyk |
| Fitness Coach | Russia Mikhail Solovey |
| Club Doctor | Russia Ruslan Zasiev |
| Team Manager | Russia Evgeniy Buda |
External links
[edit ]- Official website (in Russian)
References
[edit ]- ^ "Сахалин" выиграл первенство ПФЛ в зоне "Восток", но не сыграет в ФНЛ [Sakhalin won the PFL East zone, but will not play in the FNL] (in Russian). RIA Novosti. 28 May 2019.
- ^ ""Балтика" завоевала право участия в Мир РПЛ" [Baltika secured the right to participate in Mir RPL] (in Russian). Russian Premier League. 19 May 2023.
- ^ ""Балтика" вышла в Суперфинал FONBET Кубка России" (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 14 May 2024.
- ^ ""Пари НН" и "Урал" – участники переходных матчей за места в Мир РПЛ" [Pari NN and Ural will play in the relegation play-offs] (in Russian). Russian Premier League. 25 May 2024.
- ^ "Суперфинал FONBET Кубка России LIVE. Гол Алипа приносит "Зениту" победу" [Russian Cup Superfinal: Alip goal gives Zenit the victory] (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 2 June 2024.