Nickname(s) Balda Chairman Veniamin Vozhzhov Manager Igor Cherevchenko Founded 1954 | Ground Capacity 14,660 Arena/Stadium Baltika Stadium Location Kaliningrad, Russia | |
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Full name Football Club
Baltika Kaliningrad Ground Baltika Stadium,
Kaliningrad Owner Kaliningrad/Kaliningrad Oblast League Russian Football National League Profiles | ||
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Baltika is an association football club based in Kaliningrad, Russia. Currently the club plays in the Russian Football National League.
Contents
- Russia 2018 magazine fc baltika kaliningrad
- Fc sibir novosibirsk v fc baltika kaliningrad
- History
- Current squad
- Reserve team
- Notable players
- References
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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.
Current squad
As of 24 February 2017, 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.
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.
