2024–25 FC Baltika Kaliningrad season
| 2024–25 season | |
|---|---|
| Manager | Aleksandr Grishchenko |
| Stadium | Kaliningrad Stadium |
| Russian First League | 9th |
| Russian Cup | Pre-season |
| Biggest win | Baltika Kaliningrad 2–0 Chernomorets Novorossiysk |
The 2024–25 season is the 71st season in the history of FC Baltika Kaliningrad, and the club's first season back in the Russian First League. In addition to the domestic league, the team is scheduled to participate in the Russian Cup.
Transfers
In
Out
Friendlies
| 2 July 2024 Friendly | Baltika Kaliningrad | 1–0 | SKA-Khabarovsk | |
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| 6 July 2024 Friendly | Lokomotiv Moscow | 4–1 | Baltika Kaliningrad | |
| 18:00 UTC+3 |
Competitions
Overall record
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | ||||
| Russian First League | 14 July 2024 | Matchday 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 25.00 | |
| Russian Cup | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — | |||
| Total | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 25.00 | |||
Last updated: 2 August 2024
Source: Soccerway
Russian First League
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baltika Kaliningrad (C, P) | 34 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 50 | 18 | +32 | 69 | Promotion to Premier League |
| 2 | Torpedo Moscow[a] (P) | 34 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 51 | 25 | +26 | 65 | |
| 3 | Chernomorets Novorossiysk[b] | 34 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 51 | 34 | +17 | 64 | |
| 4 | Ural Yekaterinburg | 34 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 50 | 38 | +12 | 59 | Qualification to Premier League play-offs |
| 5 | Sochi (O, P) | 34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 55 | 34 | +21 | 57 |
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head matches won; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Head-to-head goals scored; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored; 7) Matches won; 8) Goal difference; 9) Goals scored; 10) Away matches won; 11) Away goals scored; 12) Best disciplinary record (3 points for red card, 1 point for yellow card); 13) Drawing lots. If teams tied on points did not play an equal number of head-to-head games, head-to-head criteria and disciplinary record are not used for positioning. If 1st- and 2nd-placed teams are tied in the final standings on the first 12 criteria, a winner is determined in an additional play-off game, with no extra time and a penalty-shootout if tied at the end of regulation, instead of drawing lots.[5]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head matches won; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Head-to-head goals scored; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored; 7) Matches won; 8) Goal difference; 9) Goals scored; 10) Away matches won; 11) Away goals scored; 12) Best disciplinary record (3 points for red card, 1 point for yellow card); 13) Drawing lots. If teams tied on points did not play an equal number of head-to-head games, head-to-head criteria and disciplinary record are not used for positioning. If 1st- and 2nd-placed teams are tied in the final standings on the first 12 criteria, a winner is determined in an additional play-off game, with no extra time and a penalty-shootout if tied at the end of regulation, instead of drawing lots.[5]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Notes:
- ^ The owner and the general director of Torpedo were arrested on 19 June 2025 and later charged with attempting to bribe a referee during the 2024–25 season. Russian Football Union is conducting their own investigation which could result in Torpedo's promotion being cancelled.[1][2]
- ^ Chernomorets was not issued the 2025–26 RPL license and was replaced in the play-offs by Sochi.[3][4]
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 28 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 44 | 14 | +30 | 62 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 21 | 4 | +17 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 10 | +13 |
Last updated: 13 April 2025.
Source: soccerway
Results by round
Updated to match(es) played on 13 April 2025. Source: worldfootball
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
The tentative match schedule was released on 27 June.[6]
| 14 July 2024 1 | Rodina Moscow | 0–0 | Baltika Kaliningrad | Moscow |
| 19:30 UTC+3 | Stadium: Sapsan Arena Attendance: 758 Referee: Anton Frolov |
| 21 July 2024 2 | Sochi | 1–1 | Baltika Kaliningrad | Sochi |
| 19:00 UTC+3 |
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Stadium: Fisht Olympic Stadium Attendance: 5,796 Referee: Ivan Abrosimov |
| 26 July 2024 3 | Baltika Kaliningrad | 1–1 | Ufa | Kaliningrad |
| 20:15 UTC+3 |
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Stadium: Kaliningrad Stadium Attendance: 10,755 Referee: Aleksandr Mashlyakevich |
| 2 August 2024 4 | Baltika Kaliningrad | 2–0 | Chernomorets Novorossiysk | Kaliningrad |
| 20:00 UTC+3 |
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Stadium: Kaliningrad Stadium |
| 10 August 2024 5 | Sokol Saratov | 1–1 | Baltika Kaliningrad | Saratov |
| 18:00 UTC+3 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Lokomotiv Stadium Attendance: 5,020 Referee: Nikolay Voloshin |
| 16 August 2024 6 | Rotor Volgograd | 2–0 | Baltika Kaliningrad | Volgograd |
| 20:30 MST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Volgograd Arena Attendance: 22,118 Referee: Artur Fedorov |
| 25 August 2024 7 | Baltika Kaliningrad | 1–0 | KAMAZ | Kaliningrad |
| 20:00 MST | Report |
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Stadium: Rostec Arena Attendance: 12,170 Referee: Sergey Cheban |
| 31 August 2024 8 | Yenisey | 1–2 | Baltika Kaliningrad | Krasnoyarsk |
| 11:00 MST | Report | Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 3,716 Referee: Roman Galimov |
| 9 September 2024 9 | Baltika Kaliningrad | 2–1 | Tyumen | Kaliningrad |
| 22:15 MST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Rostec Arena Attendance: 9,405 Referee: Sergey Kulikov |
| 16 September 2024 10 | Torpedo Moscow | 2–1 | Baltika Kaliningrad | Khimki |
| 20:30 MST | Report |
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Stadium: Arena Khimki Attendance: 1,091 Referee: Ivan Saraev |
| 21 September 2024 11 | Baltika Kaliningrad | 0–0 | Arsenal Tula | Kaliningrad |
| 22:15 MST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Rostec Arena Attendance: 14,108 Referee: Anatoliy Zhabchenko |
| 29 September 2024 12 | Chayka | 0–1 | Baltika Kaliningrad | Peschanokopskoye |
| 19:00 MST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Chayka Central Stadium Attendance: 1,156 Referee: Anton Frolov |
| 6 October 2024 13 | Baltika Kaliningrad | 0–0 | Neftekhimik | Kaliningrad |
| 20:00 MST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Rostec Arena Attendance: 12,763 Referee: Kirill Silantyev |
| 13 October 2024 14 | Alania Vladikavkaz | 0–2 | Baltika Kaliningrad | Grozny |
| 18:00 MST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Sultan Bilimkhanov Stadium Attendance: 477 Referee: Andrey Fisenko |
| 20 October 2024 15 | Shinnik | 1–3 | Baltika Kaliningrad | Yaroslavl |
| 16:00 MST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Shinnik Stadium Attendance: 2,540 Referee: Konstantin Averyanov |
| 26 October 2024 16 | Baltika Kaliningrad | 2–1 | Ural | Kaliningrad |
| 20:00 MST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Rostec Arena Attendance: 14,235 Referee: Anton Frolov |
| 3 November 2024 17 | Baltika Kaliningrad | 2–0 | SKA-Khabarovsk | Kaliningrad |
| 19:00 MST | Report |
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Stadium: Rostec Arena Attendance: 17,127 Referee: Vladimir Falov |
| 9 November 2024 18 | Neftekhimik | 1–2 | Baltika Kaliningrad | Nizhnekamsk |
| 18:00 MST |
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Report | Stadium: Neftekhimik Stadium Attendance: 658 Referee: Kirill Silantyev |
| 16 November 2024 19 | KAMAZ | 0–1 | Baltika Kaliningrad | Naberezhnye Chelny |
| 16:00 MST | Report |
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Stadium: KAMAZ Stadium Attendance: 815 Referee: Igor Egorov |
| 23 November 2024 20 | Baltika Kaliningrad | 2–1 | Rodina Moscow | Kaliningrad |
| 18:00 MST | Report |
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Stadium: Rostec Arena Attendance: 8,315 Referee: Oleg Sokolov |
| 29 November 2024 21 | Baltika Kaliningrad | 3–0 | Alania Vladikavkaz | Kaliningrad |
| 19:00 MST | Report | Stadium: Rostec Arena Attendance: 10,147 Referee: Inal Tanashev |
| 2 March 2025 22 | Baltika Kaliningrad | 0–0 | Shinnik | Kaliningrad |
| 18:00 MST |
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Report | Stadium: Rostec Arena Attendance: 11,921 Referee: Anton Frolov |
| 10 March 2025 23 | Baltika Kaliningrad | 0–0 | Rotor Volgograd | Kaliningrad |
| 19:00 MST | Report | Stadium: Rostec Arena Attendance: 9,975 Referee: Mikhail Cheremnykh |
| 16 March 2025 24 | Tyumen | 0–1 | Baltika Kaliningrad | Tyumen |
| 14:00 MST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Geolog Stadium Attendance: 2,925 Referee: Evgeniy Galimov |
| 23 March 2025 25 | Ufa | 0–6 | Baltika Kaliningrad | Ufa |
| 11:00 MST | Report | Stadium: BetBoom Arena Attendance: 1,620 Referee: Inal Tanashev |
| 30 March 2025 26 | Baltika Kaliningrad | 4–0 | Chayka | Kaliningrad |
| 19:00 MST | Report |
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Stadium: Rostec Arena Attendance: 13,375 Referee: Oleg Sokolov |
| 6 April 2025 27 | SKA-Khabarovsk | 1–2 | Baltika Kaliningrad | Khabarovsk |
| 8:00 MST |
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Report | Stadium: Lenin Stadium Attendance: 4,327 Referee: Vladislav Tselovalnikov |
| 13 April 2025 28 | Baltika Kaliningrad | 2–0 | Sochi | Kaliningrad |
| 18:00 MST | Report |
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Stadium: Rostec Arena Attendance: 21,391 Referee: Ranel Ziyakov |
| 20 April 2025 29 | Baltika Kaliningrad | – | Sokol Saratov | Kaliningrad |
| 18:00 MST | Stadium: Rostec Arena |
Russian Cup
| 25 September 2024 Round Four | Luki-Energiya | 1-1 (1–3 p) | Baltika | Velikiye Luki |
| 19:30 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Ekspress Stadium Attendance: 2,236 Referee: Mikhail Plisko |
| 16 October 2024 Round Five | Torpedo Moscow | 0-4 | Baltika | Khimki |
| 20:30 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Arena Khimki Attendance: 704 Referee: Evgeniy Galimov |
| 29 October 2024 Round Six | Baltika | 0-1 | Ural | Kaliningrad |
| 20:00 |
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Report | Stadium: Rostec Arena Attendance: 9,154 Referee: Vladislav Tselovalnikov |
References
- ^ "Руководителей "Торпедо" обвинили во взятке арбитру за три матча. Суд — 21 июня" [Torpedo managers are charged with bribing a referee for three games. Court date is 21 June] (in Russian). Sport Express. 20 June 2025. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
- ^ "Дюков: "Будем стараться провести максимальное количество матчей сборной"" (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 26 June 2025. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
- ^ "«Химки» и «Черноморец» не получили лицензии для участия в РПЛ 2025/26" [Khimki and Chernomorets were not licensed for the 2025-26 RPL] (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 24 May 2025. Retrieved 24 May 2025.
- ^ "«Ахмат» встретится с «Уралом» в стыковых матчах за право играть в РПЛ, «Пари НН» – с «Сочи». «Черноморец» не получил лицензию" [Akhmat will play Ural in the RPL play-offs, Pari NN will play Sochi. Chernomorets was not issued a license] (in Russian). Sports.ru. 24 May 2025. Retrieved 24 May 2025.
- ^ "First League 2024-25 regulations - paragraph 3.5" (PDF) (in Russian). Russian First League. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
- ^ футбол, Тульский (June 27, 2024). "Стал известен полный предварительный календарь матчей "Арсенала" в сезоне-2024/25". Тульский футбол.