FC Baltika Kaliningrad

Baltika
Full name Football Club
Baltika Kaliningrad
Nickname(s) Balda
Founded 1954 (1954)
Ground Baltika Stadium,
Kaliningrad
Ground Capacity 14,660
Chairman Mikhail Tsikel
Manager Khazret Dyshekov
League Russian National Football League
2014–15 15th
2000-2004 logo

Baltika is an association football club based in Kaliningrad, Russia. Currently the club plays in the Football Championship of the National League.

History

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 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. 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 2002 and 2005 seasons spent in the Second Division.

League results

Russian First Division Russian Second Division Russian First Division Russian Second Division Russian First Division Russian Premier League Russian First Division Russian Second Division

Current squad

As of 26 February 2016, according to the official FNL website.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 Russia GK Aleksei Rogachyov
4 Russia DF Yevgeny Ovsiyenko
5 Russia MF Yevgeni Butakov
6 Russia DF Vyacheslav Zemlyansky
9 Russia MF Artur Ryabokobylenko
10 Russia MF Ishkhan Geloyan
11 Russia FW Artyom Serdyuk
13 Russia DF Vitali Timofeyev
15 Russia DF Rustam Sosranov
16 Russia GK Mikhail Baranovsky
19 Russia MF Artyom Makarchuk
20 Russia FW Vyacheslav Kirillov
22 Russia FW Aleksei Alekseyev
No. Position Player
23 Russia FW Viktor Zemchenkov
25 Russia MF Yevgeni Tsimbal
27 Russia MF Aleksei Kutsero
31 Russia MF Aleksandr Makarov
33 Russia MF Maksim Volkov
39 Russia DF Valeri Sarmont
64 Russia MF Oleg Lanin
68 Russia DF Vitali Zaprudskikh
76 Russia FW Grigori Postanogov
87 Russia DF Yuri Lebedev
91 Russia DF Nikita Chernov
95 Russia GK Denis Vambolt
97 Russia MF Yevgeni Frolov

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

Had international caps for their respective countries. Players whose name is listed in bold represented their countries while playing for Baltika.

Baltika is an association football club based in Kaliningrad, Russia. Currently the club plays in the Football Championship of the National League and Russian Cup.

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