Baltika is the football club of Kaliningrad, Russia’s western Baltic outpost, founded in 1954 and shaped by a long presence in the country’s professional tiers. The 2026 page brings together its recorded 32-player squad, coaching timeline, recent market movements and competition footprint. Andrey Talalaev leads the latest coaching record, while the roster blends established domestic names with international additions. The club’s maritime setting, blue-and-white identity and home at Kaliningrad Stadium frame a profile rooted in regional football culture.
Baltika Upcoming matches by league
Premier League
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- Regular Season - 10
AkhmatNo H2HBaltika
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- Regular Season - 11
BaltikaNo H2HFC Rostov
Rostec Arena -
- Regular Season - 12
FC KrasnodarNo H2HBaltika
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- Regular Season - 13
BaltikaNo H2HAkron
Rostec Arena
Cup
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- Group Stage - 4
Krylia SovetovNo H2HBaltika
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- Group Stage - 5
BaltikaNo H2HZenit
Rostec Arena
Baltika Last matches by league
Premier League
Cup
Friendlies Clubs
First League
Baltika Team Roster
Baltika’s recorded squad contains 32 players: six attackers, 12 defenders, four goalkeepers and 10 midfielders. The attacking group includes C. Offor, T. Yenne and I. Manelov, while E. Ćivić, F. Moufi and N. Gassama add depth in defence. E. Latyshonok, E. Lyubakov and I. Kukushkin form part of the goalkeeping group. In midfield, A. Mendel, I. Petrov, K. Shiltsov and S. Kovač are among the listed options. The listed shirt numbers range from 1 to 91 across the 32-player group.
position Goalkeeper
Evgeni Latyshonok
Andrey Tsitsilin
Egor Lyubakov
Ivan Kukushkin
position Defender
Sergey Varatynov
Ilya Kirsch
Nathan Gassama
Fahd Moufi
Maksim Shnaptsev
Eduardo Antonio Anderson Gómez
Mingiyan Beveev
Loris Mouyokolo
Aleksandr Filin
N. Bokov
Osman Gasanbekov
Mikhail Ryadno
Eldar Ćivić
position Midfielder
Aymane Mourid
Konstantin Shiltsov
Andrey Mendel
Ilya Petrov
Stefan Kovač
Ivan Belikov
V. Pospelov
E. Mamedov
Maksim Petrov
A. Makarov
position Attacker
Dmitri Nikitin
Chinonso Offor Nnamdi
Kirill Nikishin
T. Timofeev
Egor Golenkov
Brayan Alexander Gil Hurtado
Last Baltika Coachs
Andrey Talalaev is Baltika’s current head coach, having begun his spell on 1 September 2024. The timeline places Aleksandr Grishchenko immediately before him, from June to September 2024, following Sergey Ignashevich’s tenure from October 2021 to June 2024. Evgeni Kaleshin led the side from January 2019 to September 2021, while Igor Ledyakhov’s recorded spell ran from September to December 2018. This sequence places Talalaev at the head of a recent coaching succession.
Andrey Talalaev
History
| Coach | Coach country | Coach since | Coach until |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andrey Talalaev | Russia | 1 September 2024 | |
| Aleksandr Grishchenko | Russia | 1 June 2024 | 1 September 2024 |
| 1 October 2021 | |||
| Evgeni Kaleshin | Russia | 1 January 2019 | 1 September 2021 |
| Igor Ledyakhov | Russia | 1 September 2018 | 1 December 2018 |
| Valeri Nepomnyashchiy | Russia | 1 June 2018 | 1 September 2018 |
| Igor Cherevchenko | Tajikistan | 1 February 2017 | 1 May 2018 |
| Igor Zakharyak | Ukraine | 1 September 2016 | 1 February 2017 |
| Aleksandr Gorbachev | Russia | 1 July 2016 | 1 September 2016 |
| Sergey Yuran | Ukraine | 1 December 2014 | 1 June 2015 |
| Evgeni Perevertaylo | Russia | 1 July 2011 | 1 December 2014 |
| Aleksandr Gorbachev | Russia | 1 June 2011 | 1 July 2011 |
| Sergey Frantsev | Russia | 1 February 2011 | 1 June 2011 |
Baltika Transfers
The recorded arrivals show several types of squad movement rather than a complete total. L. Mouyokolo and I. Kirsch joined from Grenoble and Nizhny Novgorod respectively, while F. Moufi, M. Shnaptsev and E. Anderson were also listed as transfers. E. Latyshonok arrived on loan from Nizhny Novgorod, and K. Shiltsov was recorded as a free agent. Return-from-loan entries include M. Mokin from Arsenal, D. Nikitin from Novosibirsk and several others. Earlier loans and returns also feature in the selected record.
Latest player transfers from
| Player | Team from | Transfer type | Transfer date |
|---|---|---|---|
| K. Stepanov |
Volga Ulyanovsk
|
Return from loan | 19 August 2026 |
| L. Mouyokolo |
Grenoble
|
Transfer | 31 July 2026 |
| E. Latyshonok |
Nizhny Novgorod
|
Loan | 29 July 2026 |
| M. Mokin |
Arsenal
|
Return from loan | 13 July 2026 |
| I. Kirsch |
Nizhny Novgorod
|
Transfer | 6 July 2026 |
| E. Anderson |
Alianza FC
|
Transfer | 30 June 2026 |
| M. Shnaptsev |
Nizhny Novgorod
|
Transfer | 30 June 2026 |
| K. Shiltsov |
FK Neftekhimik
|
Free agent | 30 June 2026 |
| F. Moufi |
FC Orenburg
|
Transfer | 30 June 2026 |
| D. Begun |
Tyumen
|
Return from loan | 29 June 2026 |
| A. Eldarushev |
Rotor Volgograd
|
Return from loan | 29 June 2026 |
| Y. Arbuzov |
Rotor Volgograd
|
Return from loan | 29 June 2026 |
| N. Bozov |
Shinnik Yaroslavl
|
Return from loan | 29 June 2026 |
| D. Nikitin |
Novosibirsk
|
Return from loan | 29 June 2026 |
| M. Ryadno |
CSKA Moscow
|
Free agent | 15 February 2026 |
Departures recorded include M. Borisko’s transfer to CSKA Moscow and K. Andrade’s move to Zenit, alongside A. Eldarushev’s transfer to Rotor Volgograd. Y. Kovalev, V. I. Malyshev, D. Luna, D. Shramko and A. Mokhammad were listed as free-agent departures. Loan movements involved K. Stepanov, N. Bozov, Alex and D. Nikitin, while Nikola Čavlina, E. Anderson and Derik Lacerda returned from loans. The listed departures are a selected record of movement, not a complete count for the period.
Latest player transfers to
| Player | Team to | Transfer type | Transfer date |
|---|---|---|---|
| I. Manelov |
Rotor Volgograd
|
Loan | 3 September 2026 |
| T. Yenne |
Vanspor FK
|
Loan | 3 September 2026 |
| K. Stepanov |
Novosibirsk
|
Loan | 20 August 2026 |
| Y. Arbuzov |
Shinnik Yaroslavl
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Loan | 11 August 2026 |
| M. Borisko |
CSKA Moscow
|
Transfer | 27 July 2026 |
| Y. Kovalev |
Bate Borisov
|
Free agent | 13 July 2026 |
| A. Eldarushev |
Rotor Volgograd
|
Transfer | 2 July 2026 |
| A. Eldarushev |
Rotor Volgograd
|
Transfer | 1 July 2026 |
| N. Bozov |
Torpedo Moskva
|
Loan | 30 June 2026 |
| K. Andrade |
Zenit
|
Transfer | 30 June 2026 |
| K. Stepanov |
Volga Ulyanovsk
|
Loan | 30 June 2026 |
| Derik Lacerda |
Cuiaba
|
Return from loan | 29 June 2026 |
| E. Anderson |
Alianza FC
|
Return from loan | 29 June 2026 |
| Nikola Čavlina |
Zenit 2
|
Return from loan | 29 June 2026 |
| V. I. Malyshev |
Dinamo Vologda
|
Free agent | 6 April 2026 |
Transfers Synthesis
Across the movement entries available, Baltika shows activity across transfers, loans, free-agent additions and returns from temporary spells. Arrivals include L. Mouyokolo, I. Kirsch and F. Moufi on transfer records, E. Latyshonok on loan, K. Shiltsov as a free agent, and several players returning from loans. The departure side includes transfers for M. Borisko, K. Andrade and A. Eldarushev, free-agent exits involving Y. Kovalev and others, loans for K. Stepanov and N. Bozov, and several loan returns. Some names appear in more than one movement entry, reflecting different stages of temporary or permanent registration. The available lists are selected rather than exhaustive, so they support a description of movement types and recent examples, but not a complete arrivals-versus-departures balance. The listed deals carry no disclosed amounts, leaving their financial dimension unquantified.
Leagues Baltika has participated in
Baltika’s recorded competition footprint spans league, cup and friendly football. The Cup appears from 2019 through 2025, while Friendlies Clubs are recorded from 2020 through 2025. Premier League participation is recorded from 2023 through 2025, making it part of the club’s recent competitive profile. First League entries run from 2016 through 2024 and are historical in this timeline rather than a recent competition record. The available history therefore traces Baltika across Russia’s top two recorded league levels, alongside cup fixtures and club friendlies. No results, standings or honours are established by these participation records alone.
More about Baltika
Baltika is the professional football club of Kaliningrad, the administrative centre of Russia’s Kaliningrad Oblast and a Baltic Sea exclave between Poland and Lithuania. Founded in 1954, it began as Pishchevik Kaliningrad before adopting the Baltika name in 1958. That history gives the club a strong regional identity: it represents a geographically separated community and has long served as the most visible football institution in Russia’s westernmost region.
On the pitch, Baltika’s story is one of persistence across Soviet lower divisions and modern Russian professional football. The club has spent much of its existence moving between the country’s lower tiers and the First and Premier Leagues, with repeated efforts to establish a lasting top-flight presence. Its late-1990s period also brought limited cross-border exposure, including advanced-round participation in the UEFA Intertoto Cup. The recorded competition history reflects this layered path, with Premier League and First League football alongside cup and friendly fixtures.
Home matches are associated with Kaliningrad Stadium on Oktyabrsky Island in the Pregolya River basin. Built for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, the venue replaced the older Baltika Stadium in the city centre and gives the club a modern landmark suited to its regional profile. The ground is also commonly known as Rostec Arena for sponsorship purposes.
Baltika’s visual culture draws on the sea and the coastline. Deep navy, bright blue and white dominate the club’s traditional palette, while amber and sandy accents evoke the Baltic shore. Maritime imagery, including waves and anchors, reinforces that connection, and the nickname Baltiitsy carries the same regional emphasis. The club’s ownership and institutional backing are closely linked to regional administrative support and state-aligned industrial partnerships, tying the club to Kaliningrad’s local economy. Together, its history, geography, stadium and maritime symbolism define Baltika as a distinctive Russian football institution rather than simply another professional side.
Last matches statistics for Baltika
| match | shots | Poss. | Pass % | Fouls | Cards | Saves |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Zenit
1 - 0
Baltika
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | 1 | |
|
Krylia Sovetov
0 - 2
Baltika
|
5 / 13 |
|
70 | 16 | - | 2 |
|
Baltika
1 - 2
Spartak Moscow
|
5 / 12 |
|
57 | 16 | 4 | 2 |
|
Baltika
1 - 1
Makhachkala
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | 1 | |
|
Baltika
1 - 1
Rubin
|
4 / 16 |
|
68 | 12 | - | 2 |
|
Rodina Moskva
0 - 3
Baltika
|
9 / 16 |
|
66 | 20 | 5 | 3 |
|
Baltika
0 - 0
Krylia Sovetov
|
4 / 10 |
|
0% | 0 | 6 | |
|
Baltika
0 - 1
Lokomotiv
|
3 / 10 |
|
62 | 16 | 1 | 0 |
|
Fakel
2 - 2
Baltika
|
4 / 18 |
|
0% | 11 | 3 | 1 |
|
Baltika
2 - 3
Zenit
|
4 / 8 |
|
0% | 16 | 2 | 5 |
Detailed statistics Baltika
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Last rating points (most recent matches).