FC Baltika Kaliningrad

History

The club was founded on 23 August 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.

On 19 May 2023, Baltika secured a promotion to the Russian Premier League for the first time in 25 years.

In the 2023–24 Russian Cup, Baltika advanced to the Superfinal.

Baltika finished 15th in the league season and was relegated back to second tier after one year in the Premier League.

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.

On 10 May 2025, Baltika secured a top-2 finish in the First League season and promotion back to the Russian Premier League for 2025–26.

League results

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Current squad

As of 26 January 2026, according to the official Russian Premier League website.

Other players under contract

Out on loan

Reserve team

Reserve team

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

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

• USSR Sergei Shvetsov
• Russia CIS USSR Oleg Sergeyev
• Russia Mingiyan Beveyev
• 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 Vitaly Mattis
• Russia Ilya Lantratov
• Russia Yevgeni Latyshonok
• Russia Artyom Makarchuk
• Russia Tamerlan Musayev
• Russia Pavel Pogrebnyak
• Russia Dmitry Stotsky
• Russia Sergei Terekhov
• Russia Daniil Utkin

;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 Russia Vladislav Lemish
• 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
• GEO Zaza Janashia
• GEO Zviad Jeladze
• GEO Levan Mikadze
• GEO 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
• Macedonia Goran Maznov
• Moldova Valeriu Andronic
• Ukraine Oleksandr Pomazun
• Ukraine Vladyslav Prudius
• Ukraine Serhiy Shyshchenko
• Ukraine Dmytro Topchiev

; North America

• El Salvador Brayan Gil

; South America

• Bolivia Roberto Fernández
• Chile Ángelo Henríquez

; Africa

• Ghana Joel Fameyeh

; Asia

• Turkmenistan Vyacheslav Krendelyov
• Uzbekistan Andrei Fyodorov
• Uzbekistan Maksim Shatskikh
• Uzbekistan Andrei Vlasichev

Club staff

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References

References

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2. (19 May 2023). ""Балтика" завоевала право участия в Мир РПЛ". Russian Premier League.
3. (14 May 2024). ""Балтика" вышла в Суперфинал FONBET Кубка России". Russian Football Union.
4. (25 May 2024). ""Пари НН" и "Урал" – участники переходных матчей за места в Мир РПЛ". Russian Premier League.
5. (2 June 2024). "Суперфинал FONBET Кубка России LIVE. Гол Алипа приносит "Зениту" победу". Russian Football Union.
6. (10 May 2025). "«Балтика» вышла в РПЛ спустя год после вылета". Sports.ru.