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The club

Baltika history

Not four dates — a chronicle since 1957: from Class B to the current RPL season, through the near-perfect 2002 and the best top-flight year.

Identity

Three facts without which the club does not read

Not a pile of curiosities — a frame: where Baltika lived the longest and which seasons still set the scale.

Fact 1

Second-tier record holders

Baltika lead the second tier of Russian football for matches played and were the first side to reach 1,000 points there. For a project called Baltika Without the Noise that is the frame: a club that spent decades away from the spotlight.

Fact 2

2002 — the near-perfect season

38 matches, 35 wins, 3 draws, no defeats. Goal difference 109:20, a 31-point gap to second. Ruslan Suanov scored 35 goals that season.

Fact 3

Best top-flight season — 2025/26

6th place and 46 points — the club’s best top-flight finish. The first top-flight season was 1996 (7th): wins over future champions Spartak, reigning champions Alania, CSKA and Torpedo. In 2024 came the biggest top-flight win: Akhmat 1–7 Baltika. Back in the RPL now: after 9 rounds of 2026/27 Baltika sit 8th on 11 points.

Two homes

Stadiums as the frame of the story

Two homes: the open stadium on Dmitry Donskoy Street (founded 1892; officially Walter Simon Stadium since 2015) and Rostec Arena (45,015 seats). 61 seasons on the first ground, move in 2018.

Baltika Stadium
Baltika Stadium Dmitry Donskoy St · founded 1892 61 club seasons, 1957–2017/18. Since 2015: open Walter Simon Stadium, a cultural heritage site. Photo: Kakaru / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
Rostec Arena
Rostec Arena Kaliningrad · 45,015 seats · since 2018 Home ground since 2018/19 — 9 seasons and counting. Built for the 2018 World Cup. Photo: Dmitry Rozhkov / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0

A club founded in 1954 played in a ground built 62 years earlier. Photos — Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA.

Strength in league

Relative place

Not the division tier — place inside that season’s table. So 2nd of 22 compares fairly with 6th of 16.

Chart: Baltika’s relative place in its own league by season 1stMid-tableLast 1960197019801990200020102020 1984: 1 of 181992: 1 of 201995: 1 of 222002: 1 of 202005: 1 of 172024/25: 1 of 18
  • Place in that season’s league
  • Interrupted or ongoing season
  • Title-winning season

Eras

Average level by decade

Shorter bar = lower division. The 2020s climb looks anomalous against the club’s long-run baseline.

Decade Seasons Strength Level
1950s 3
2.00 		Second
1960s 10
2.40 		Second
1970s 10
3.00 		Third
1980s 10
3.00 		Third
1990s 10
2.10 		Second
2000s 10
2.20 		Second
2010s 10
2.90 		Third
2020s 6
1.83 		Second

The 2020s are shorter than other decades — and already closer to the top flight than any stretch since the 1960s.

From the table

Records already in the data

Not copied from external lists — calculated from the season rows on this page.

Worst season

1983: 17 of 17 (Second League, zone 5).

Between top-flight spells

24 seasons in a row outside the top division — from 1999 to 2022/23. Before the first promotion in 1996 the club had never been there: a different story.

Best defence

2005: 13 conceded in 32 matches (0.41 per game).

Best attack

2002: 109 scored in 38 matches (2.87 per game).

Scorers

Who led the line

A bar is consecutive seasons with the same top scorer. Figure: seasons · peak goals.

Timeline of seasonal top scorers ГирсонГирсон: 1959–1960, peak 17 goals in a season2 · 17КнязевКнязев: 1971–1972, peak 16 goals in a season2 · 16КомаровКомаров: 1973–1974, peak 15 goals in a season2 · 15БондаревБондарев: 1975–1985, peak 39 goals in a season11 · 39ЧепельЧепель: 1987–1989, peak 27 goals in a season3 · 27СилинСилин: 1993–1994, peak 35 goals in a season2 · 35БулатовБулатов: 1995–1996, peak 29 goals in a season2 · 29ФедьковФедьков: 1997–1999, peak 16 goals in a season3 · 16ГолубовГолубов: 2009–2010, peak 10 goals in a season2 · 10СердюкСердюк: 2015/16–2016/17, peak 7 goals in a season2 · 7 1960197019801990200020102020
Runs of two or more seasons, plus single-season peaks of 25+ goals.

Yuri Bondarev was top scorer for 11 seasons running (1975–1985). In 1984 he scored 39: a quarter of the club’s history under one name.

Chronicle

Seasons and division

One line — division level by year, including the current RPL. Below — the full table: place, points, goal difference and top scorer.

Chart: Baltika’s division level by season since 1957 Top flightSecond tierThird tierFourth tier 1960197019801990200020102020 1973: Second League, zone 21996: Top League2002: Second Division, West2019/20: Football National League2023/24: Russian Premier League2024/25: First League2025/26: Russian Premier League2026/27: Russian Premier League
Top flight at the top, lower divisions below. Dots mark seasons worth remembering on their own.

View the current season

Season Competition P W D L Goals Pts Place Top scorer
2026/27 ongoing1 Russian Premier League 9 3 2 4 14–12 11 8 of 16* —
2025/262 Russian Premier League 30 11 13 6 38–21 46 6 of 16 Brayan Gil — 13
2024/25 First League 34 19 12 3 50–18 69 1 of 18 Лисакович — 8
2023/24 Russian Premier League 30 7 5 18 33–42 26 15 of 16 Энрикес — 6
2022/23 First League 34 18 13 3 56–30 67 2 of 18 Гузина — 14
2021/22 FNL First Division 38 14 16 8 51–30 58 10 of 20 Казаев — 9
2020/21 Football National League 42 22 7 13 49–35 73 5 of 22 Аллеф — 7
2019/20 cut short3 Football National League 27 12 7 8 34–23 43 7 of 20 Маркин — 11
2018/19 Football National League 38 10 12 16 38–52 42 16 of 20 Дядюн — 5
2017/18 Football National League 38 19 7 12 44–35 64 5 of 20 Скопинцев — 10
2016/17 Football National League 38 9 15 14 25–35 42 14 of 20 Сердюк — 4
2015/16 Football National League 38 11 11 16 37–47 44 17 of 20 Сердюк — 7
2014/15 Football National League 34 8 13 13 25–37 37 15 of 18 Цуканов — 6
2013/14 Football National League 36 14 12 10 39–31 54 9 of 19 Вотинов — 8
2012/13 Football National League 32 14 8 10 40–33 50 5 of 17 Сысуев — 9
2011/12 Football National League 48 14 17 17 42–54 59 15 of 20 Гонежуков — 7
2010 First Division 38 11 10 17 38–47 43 15 of 20 Голубов — 10
2009 First Division 38 14 10 14 41–42 52 9 of 20 Голубов — 8
2008 First Division 42 17 14 11 43–34 65 7 of 22 Завалий — 10
2007 First Division 42 14 12 16 53–49 54 15 of 22 Зернов — 8
2006 First Division 42 14 13 15 41–56 55 14 of 22 Марков — 8
2005 Second Division, West 32 24 6 2 55–13 78 1 of 17 Низамутдинов — 17
2004 First Division 42 10 9 23 37–60 39 20 of 22 Харлачёв — 5
2003 First Division 42 18 10 14 58–49 64 7 of 22 Дементьев — 17
2002 Second Division, West 38 35 3 0 109–20 108 1 of 20 Суанов — 35
2001 First Division 34 11 6 17 35–51 39 17 of 18 Олег Сергеев — 7
2000 First Division 38 15 6 17 40–46 51 12 of 20 Силин — 7
1999 First Division 42 22 8 12 60–37 74 5 of 22 Федьков — 16
1998 Top Division 30 7 11 12 32–43 32 15 of 16 Федьков — 6
1997 Top League 34 11 16 7 38–33 49 9 of 18 Федьков — 8
1996 Top League 34 12 10 12 44–35 46 7 of 18 Булатов — 12
1995 First League 42 29 5 8 83–30 92 1 of 22 Булатов — 29
1994 First League 42 26 10 6 89–41 62 3 of 22 Силин — 35
1993 First League, West 42 22 9 11 67–44 53 4 of 22 Силин — 12
1992 Second League, zone 4 38 24 8 6 78–27 56 1 of 20 Копылов — 15
1991 Second Lower League, zone 6 42 24 9 9 72–45 57 5 of 22 Коновалов — 14
1990 Вторая лига, Запад 42 7 13 22 32–64 27 21 of 22 Рудько — 14
1989 Second League, zone 5 42 23 10 9 75–51 56 4 of 22 Чепель — 27
1988 Second League, zone 5 34 11 7 16 40–46 29 11 of 18 Чепель — 11
1987 Second League, zone 5 34 20 3 11 56–33 43 3 of 18 Чепель — 18
1986 Second League, zone 5 30 9 6 15 34–45 24 13 of 16 Копылов — 12
1985 Second League, zone 5 30 12 3 15 41–50 27 11 of 16 Бондарев — 12
1984 Second League, zone 5 34 25 2 7 77–44 52 1 of 18 Бондарев — 39
1983 Second League, zone 5 32 6 8 18 38–64 20 17 of 17 Бондарев — 11
1982 Second League, zone 5 30 13 4 13 45–44 30 8 of 16 Бондарев — 18
1981 Вторая лига, зона 1 32 17 6 9 47–28 40 5 of 17 Бондарев — 20
1980 Вторая лига, зона 1 36 10 4 22 30–47 24 15 of 19 Бондарев — 12
1979 Вторая лига, зона 1 46 8 11 27 34–71 27 22 of 24 Бондарев — 14
1978 Вторая лига, зона 1 46 11 11 24 51–74 33 18 of 24 Бондарев — 18
1977 Вторая лига, зона 1 40 19 5 16 53–54 43 9 of 21 Бондарев — 15
1976 Second League, zone 3 40 17 12 11 50–42 46 9 of 21 Бондарев — 17
1975 Second League, zone 2 34 9 7 18 33–63 25 14 of 18 Бондарев — 9
1974 Second League, zone 2 40 12 9 19 41–60 33 17 of 21 Комаров — 15
19734 Second League, zone 2 32 11 7 14 41–48 25 8 of 17 Комаров — 13
1972 Second League, zone 2 38 12 13 13 44–38 49 11 of 20 Князев — 9
1971 Second League, zone 2 38 17 11 10 47–30 62 5 of 20 Князев — 16
1970 Вторая группа Класса «А», зона 1 42 10 11 21 24–51 31 19 of 22 Перевалов — 6
1969 Вторая группа Класса «А», зона 1 38 9 18 11 34–43 36 10 of 20 Алексанов — 7
1968 Вторая группа Класса «А», зона 1 40 8 13 19 30–59 29 18 of 21 Князев — 10
1967 Вторая группа Класса «А», зона 1 38 13 11 14 30–35 37 13 of 20 Чесноков — 9
1966 Вторая группа Класса «А», зона 1 32 8 10 14 20–32 26 14 of 17 Агапов — 4
1965 Class B, RSFSR zone 1 34 20 5 9 44–19 45 2 of 18 Пятов — 15
1964 Class B, RSFSR zone 1 32 13 8 11 36–39 34 9 of 17 Тимошин — 11
1963 Class B, RSFSR zone 2 32 15 9 8 52–35 39 4 of 17 Ковалёв — 12
1962 Class B, RSFSR zone 2 30 10 13 7 31–25 33 6 of 16 Котёлкин — 12
1961 Class B, RSFSR zone 2 24 13 6 5 41–25 32 2 of 13 Сафронов — 12
1960 Class B, RSFSR zone 1 30 12 6 12 60–37 30 7 of 16 Гирсон — 13
1959 Класс «Б», зона 4 28 17 6 5 58–27 40 2 of 15 Гирсон — 17
1958 Class B, zone 3 30 5 10 15 29–46 20 15 of 16 Анашкин — 6
1957 Class B, zone 3 34 9 9 16 35–57 27 14 of 18 Ковалевский — 8
  1. 1. Current season, figures after 9 rounds (as of 17 Sep 2026). The full row will follow when the league finishes.
  2. 2. Top scorer — Brayan Gil, 13 RPL goals (Championat / league sheets; Wikipedia wrongly had 17).
  3. 3. Season cut short by the COVID-19 pandemic. Wikipedia lists 38 games while 12+7+8 = 27; the 43 points (= 3×12+7) match the wins and draws, so the match count is corrected to 27.
  4. 4. Points sit below 2×wins+draws because of the Soviet draw limit: draws above the quota earned nothing. With three counting draws: 2×11+3 = 25.

Hall of fame

Record holders

One page of tables — no separate URL for each name. The current squad stays under Squad.

Appearances for the club (all competitions)

# Player Period Apps
1 Viktor Biryukov 1977–1978, 1980–1994 545
2 Sergei Voytyuk 1978–1991 472
3 Alexander Artyomov 1979, 1981–1990 375
4 Yuri Bondarev 1975–1985 365
5 Вячеслав Никифоров 1983–1984, 1987–1993, 1995–1997 336

Goals for the club (all competitions)

# Player Period Goals
1 Yuri Bondarev 1975–1985 185
2 Dmitri Silin 1993–2000 85
3 Dmitri Chepel 1983–1985, 1987–1989 83
4 Геннадий Перевалов 1970–1977 75
5 Юрий Копылов 1980–1986, 1992 57

Goals in Russian league seasons

# Player Period Goals
1 Dmitri Silin 1993–2000 85
2 Sergei Bulatov 1994–1998 54
3 Andrei Dementyev 1994–1996, 1999, 2002–2005 48
4 Ruslan Suanov 2002–2003 36
5 Maxim Nizovtsev 1995–1999, 2000 33

Top-flight appearances

# Player Period Apps
1 Viktor Navochenko 1996–1998 95
2 Viktor Yablonsky 1996–1998 93
3 Vyacheslav Dayev 1996–1998 92
4 Dmitri Silin 1996–1998 91
5 Maxim Nizovtsev 1996–1998 88

Wikipedia disagrees with itself on Dmitri Silin (84 vs 85 goals). This page uses 85 throughout — otherwise “all competitions” would be lower than “Russia only”.

The armband

Captains since 1991

From Viktor Biryukov to Andrei Mendel.

Period Captain
1991–1993 Viktor Biryukov
1994 Алексей Прудников
1994–1995 Андрей Румянцев
1995–1996, 2000 Dmitri Silin
1997 Александр Помазун
1998 Viktor Navochenko
1999 Зураб Саная
2001–2002 Андрей Кляшторный
2003 Вадим Соколов
2004 Andrei Dementyev
2012–2014 Григорий Чиркин
2014 Дмитрий Стоцкий
2015 Александр Шуленин
2016 Евгений Овсиенко
2017–2018 Никита Тимошкин
2018 Алан Касаев
2019 Евгений Помазан
2019–2021 Максим Тишкин
2021–2023 Младен Кашчелан
2023 Аслан Дудиев
2024 Кристиян Бистрович
2024–2025 Александр Осипов
2025–present Andrei Mendel

The season table starts from Wikipedia as a frame, but figures are not taken on trust: where the source contradicts itself or the league match sheets, we correct and footnote (2019/20, 1973, 2025/26 top scorer). No separate pages for historical players. The current squad is under Squad. Data frame as of 17 September 2026: Wikipedia (frame) ↗

Squad