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.
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 playersedit
These players had international caps for their respective countries. Players whose name is listed in bold represented their countries while playing for Baltika.
^ ab"«Балтика» завоевала право участия в Мир РПЛ" [Baltika secured the right to participate in Mir RPL] (in Russian). Russian Premier League. 19 May 2023.
^"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.
November 23, 2023
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FC Baltika Russian Akcionernoe Obshestvo Futbolnyj klub Baltika is a professional association football club based in Kaliningrad Russia The club will be promoted to the Russian Premier League for the 2023 24 season 1 BaltikaFull nameFootball ClubBaltika KaliningradNickname s BaldaFounded1954 69 years ago 1954 GroundKaliningrad StadiumCapacity35 016OwnerKaliningrad Kaliningrad OblastChairmanKirill VolzhenkinManagerSergei IgnashevichLeagueRussian Premier League2022 23Russian First League 2nd of 18th promoted WebsiteClub websiteHome coloursAway coloursThird colours Contents 1 History 2 League results 3 Current squad 3 1 Out on loan 3 2 Reserve team 4 Reserve team 5 Notable players 6 Club staff 7 External links 8 ReferencesHistory editThe 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 2 On 19 May 2023 Baltika secured a promotion to the Russian Premier League for the first time in 25 years 1 League results editCurrent squad editAs of 14 September 2023 according to the official Russian Premier League website Note Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules Players may hold more than one non FIFA nationality No Pos Nation Player1 GK nbsp RUS Yevgeni Latyshonok2 DF nbsp RUS Aleksandr Zhirov3 DF nbsp RUS Kirill Malyarov4 DF nbsp FRA Nathan Gassama5 MF nbsp RUS Aleksandr Osipov6 MF nbsp RUS Maksim Kuzmin7 DF nbsp BOL Roberto Fernandez on loan from Bolivar 8 DF nbsp RUS Aslan Dudiyev9 FW nbsp BIH Gedeon Guzina10 MF nbsp RUS Yan Kazayev13 DF nbsp CHI Guillermo Soto16 GK nbsp RUS Aleksandr Koryakin No Pos Nation Player17 MF nbsp CRO Kristijan Bistrovic on loan from CSKA Moscow 18 FW nbsp CHI Angelo Henriquez19 MF nbsp RUS Sergei Pryakhin20 MF nbsp ARM Artur Galoyan21 DF nbsp SRB Ivan Ostojic22 FW nbsp RUS Tamerlan Musayev23 DF nbsp RUS Aleksandr Putsko26 DF nbsp SRB Nikola Radmanovac27 DF nbsp ARM Sergey Kochkanyan35 GK nbsp RUS Soslan Dzhanayev59 MF nbsp ARM Tigran Avanesyan66 MF nbsp POR Joao Lameira67 GK nbsp RUS Maksim Borisko89 MF nbsp RUS Vladislav LazarevOut on loan edit Note Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules Players may hold more than one non FIFA nationality No Pos Nation Player FW nbsp RUS Gocha Gogrichiani at Volgar Astrakhan until 30 June 2024 Reserve team edit Further information FC Baltika BFU KaliningradReserve team editBaltika 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 editThese players had international caps for their respective countries Players whose name is listed in bold represented their countries while playing for Baltika Russia USSR nbsp Sergei Shvetsov nbsp nbsp nbsp Oleg Sergeyev nbsp Maksim Buznikin nbsp Nikita Chernov nbsp Vyacheslav Dayev nbsp Andrei Fedkov nbsp Lyubomir Kantonistov nbsp Yevgeni Kharlachyov nbsp Andrei Kondrashov nbsp Ilya Lantratov nbsp Artyom Makarchuk nbsp Pavel Pogrebnyak nbsp Dmitri Skopintsev nbsp Dmitry Stotsky nbsp Sergei Terekhov nbsp nbsp Vladislav LemishFormer USSR countries nbsp Artak Aleksanyan nbsp Aram Voskanyan nbsp Robert Zebelyan nbsp Emin Agaev nbsp Gurban Gurbanov nbsp Mehdi Jannatov nbsp Aslan Kerimov nbsp Dmitriy Kramarenko nbsp Yuri Muzika nbsp Vasili Baranov nbsp Syarhey Herasimets nbsp Alyaksandr Klimenka nbsp Andrei Lavrik nbsp Uladzimir Makowski nbsp Valer Shantalosau nbsp Yuri Shukanov nbsp Maksim Skavysh nbsp Sergey Vekhtev nbsp Taavi Rahn nbsp Zaza Janashia nbsp Zviad Jeladze nbsp Levan Mikadze nbsp Tengiz Sichinava nbsp Renat Dubinskiy nbsp Dmitriy Galich nbsp Dmitriy Lyapkin nbsp Maksim Nizovtsev nbsp Aleksandr Sklyarov nbsp Aleksandrs Kolinko nbsp Mihails Miholaps nbsp Igors Troickis nbsp Aleksejs Visnakovs nbsp Maksims Rafalskis nbsp Arturs Zjuzins nbsp Vidas Alunderis nbsp Vytautas Apanavicius nbsp Ricardas Beniusis nbsp Orestas Buitkus nbsp Rolandas Dziaukstas nbsp Andrius Joksas nbsp Kestutis Kumza nbsp Viktoras Olsanskis nbsp Valeriu Andronic nbsp Vyacheslav Krendelyov nbsp Oleksandr Pomazun nbsp Vladyslav Prudius nbsp Serhiy Shyshchenko nbsp Dmytro Topchiev nbsp Andrei Fyodorov nbsp Maksim Shatskikh nbsp Andrei VlasichevOther countries nbsp Goran MaznovClub staff editPosition StaffManager nbsp Sergei IgnashevichAssistant Manager nbsp Dmitri MichkovFirst Team Coach nbsp Leonid TkachenkoFirst Team Coach nbsp Artsyom BuloychykFitness Coach nbsp Mikhail SoloveyClub Doctor nbsp Ruslan ZasievTeam Manager nbsp Evgeniy BudaExternal links editOfficial website in Russian References edit a b Baltika zavoevala pravo uchastiya v Mir RPL Baltika secured the right to participate in Mir RPL in Russian Russian Premier League 19 May 2023 Sahalin vyigral pervenstvo PFL v zone Vostok no ne sygraet v FNL Sakhalin won the PFL East zone but will not play in the FNL in Russian RIA Novosti 28 May 2019 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w 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