--- title: "Baltic Power Rankings after GW15: Šiauliai break into the Top 15 as ‘sub-500’ clubs grows to six" date: 2025-06-15T16:54:45Z lang: en author: "Dmitrijs Kravcenko" canonical: https://balticfootballnews.com/baltic-power-rankings-after-gw15-siauliai-break-into-the-top-15-as-sub-500-clubs-grows-to-six/ categories: ["Power Rankings"] --- # Baltic Power Rankings after GW15: Šiauliai break into the Top 15 as ‘sub-500’ clubs grows to six ![](https://i0.wp.com/balticfootballnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/503494640_1415486603354609_4993666108069281782_n.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&ssl=1) Image credit: FA Šiauliai As the Baltic football season edges past the halfway point, clear patterns are beginning to emerge in the Power Rankings. The Top 5 remained unchanged for weeks—until **Kauno Žalgiris** shook things up in GW14. With a string of outstanding performances, they displaced Estonian champions **Levadia** to break into the elite. They held onto their position in GW15, despite a goalless draw with **Sūduva**. While 0-0 may not excite the crowds, it proved beneficial for both clubs in terms of coefficients—Sūduva even climbed to 9th place. **Nõmme Kalju**, the fan-favorite risers of recent rounds, remain in 13th. But with **Hegelmann** dropping points to **Dainava**—the only winless side in the Baltics—the gap to 12th has narrowed to just 25 points. If Kalju can bridge that distance (no easy task against Hegelmann), the door to the Top 10 could swing open for the pink-blacks. The biggest storyline of GW15 belongs to **FA Šiauliai**. They began the season with a new coach, a heavily reshaped squad, and a spot in 19th, falling to 22nd by GW3. But their A Lyga campaign has gained traction, and they’ve now surged to 15th, overtaking Estonian **Narva Trans**. Interestingly, both clubs have followed similar upward arcs—except Narva avoided an early collapse and climbed steadily. Šiauliai now sit 20 points behind struggling **Daugavpils** from Latvia and just 4 ahead of Narva, setting the stage for a tight race in the weeks ahead. Elsewhere, Latvia’s **SK Super Nova** climbed back to 19th—their best standing since GW6. Yet, having started the season in 17th, they still have ground to recover. At the bottom of the table, **Tallinna Kalev** remain anchored in last place, but **FK Riteriai** are closing in fast, slipping three spots from 26th to 29th. Notably, the group of clubs with fewer than 500 coefficient points—once limited to two or three sides—has now grown to six: FC Kuressaare, Tammeka Tartu, DFK Dainava Alytus, Harju JK, FK Riteriai, and Tallinna Kalev. This signals a growing divide between the top and bottom tiers in each Baltic league. In Lithuania, the gap between first and last place stands at 27 points; in Latvia, it’s 31; and in Estonia, 28. With more than half the season still ahead, these are stark margins—and their impact is now clearly visible in the Power Rankings. All rankings after GW15 include results from the pan-Baltic friendlies played during the June international break.
RankClubPower rating
-1FC RFS1156
-2Riga FC1146
-3FC Flora1013
-4FK Žalgiris943
-5Kauno Žalgiris887
-6FCI Levadia783
↑7Paide783
↓8FK Liepāja769
↑9FK Panevėžys750
↓10FK Auda733
↑11FK Sūduva691
↓12Nõmme Kalju690
-13Hegelmann FC679
-14BFC Daugavpils624
-15FA Šiauliai594
-16FK Tukums 2000590
↑17FK Banga Gargždai571
↓18SK Super Nova564
↓19FS Jelgava562
↓20FK Grobiņa558
↑21FC Džiugas Telšiai554
↑22Pärnu Vaprus545
-23Narva Trans545
↑24Harju JK465
↑25FK Riteriai445
↑26Tammeka Tartu445
↑27FC Kuressaare425
↑28Nõmme United351
-29TransINVEST328
↓30Ogre United327