FC Košice

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FC Košice is a Slovak professional football club based in Košice, that currently plays in the Slovak First Football League, the highest tier of Slovak football. FC Košice was founded in 2018. They merged into a new club with FK Košice-Barca. From a historical and traditional point of view, the club follows the first football club from Košice, Kassai Athletikai Club from 1903, later known as FC VSS Košice, but from a legal point of view it is a new club with a clean slate. [4]

Full nameFootball Club Košice[1]
NicknamesVSS
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Founded27 April 2018; 7 years ago (2018-04-27) (as FC Košice)
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Košice
Full nameFootball Club Košice[1]
NicknamesVSS
žltomodrí
Founded27 April 2018; 7 years ago (2018-04-27) (as FC Košice)
GroundKošická futbalová aréna
Capacity12,555[2]
Owner(s)Arago group (50%)
Local investors (50%)
ChairmanDušan Trnka[3]
Head coachPeter Černák
LeagueSlovak First Football League
2024–25Slovak First Football League, 5th of 12
Websitehttp://www.fckosice.sk/
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History

2022–23

In the 2022–23 season, FC Košice managed to advance to the highest Slovak league after winning the 2nd division.[5][6][7][8] Throughout the season, they lagged behind FC Tatran Prešov and it looked like Košice would have to fight for promotion in the play-offs, but Prešov's poor form towards the end of the season meant that Košice became the league winners. Out of 30 matches, they collected 20 wins, 6 draws and only 4 losses. They had a four-point lead over second-placed Prešov.[6]

2023–24

Kosicka Futbalova Arena renovated in 2022.

The club's first ever match in the Niké Liga was played by Košice players on 29 July 2023 against Slovan Bratislava. The match ended in a 0–0 draw. The match was sold out.[9] Košice's first victory in the Niké Liga came on 25 August in an away match against Zemplín Michalovce. Košice won the match 2–0.[10][11] They finished the season in 10th out of 12th spot with 27 points.[12]

2024–25

Košice’s first match was a friendly against Italian side AS Roma. The final result was a 1–1 draw. The match was sold out.[13][14] They finished the season in 5th spot, playing in the semi-final of the Slovak First Football League play-off for a European spot, however they lost to FK Železiarne Podbrezová on penalties.[15][16] In spite of the defeat, Košice was awarded a spot in the UEFA Conference League after FC DAC 1904 Dunajská Streda was disqualified due to common ownership with another Conference league contestant.[17]

Previous names

  • ŠK Vyšné Opátske (1921)
  • TJ Sokol Vyšné Opátske (1948)
  • TJ FK Turkon Vyšné Opátske (2006)
  • TJ FK Vyšné Opátske (2014)
  • FK Košice (2017, new club)
  • FC Košice (merger with FK Košice-Barca) (2018–present, new club)

Logos

Affiliated clubs

The following clubs were affiliated with FC Košice:

Honours

HONOURS (2018 - Present)

  • This is the list of honours of current “VSS” Košice club.

Slovakia Slovakia

PREVIOUS HONOURS (1903 - 2017)

  • The is the list of honours of previous “VSS” Košice club FC VSS Košice.

Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia

Slovakia Slovakia

Sponsorship

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Period Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
2018–2019 Adidas MAXIMA BROKER
2019–2021 BMW Regnum Košice
2021-2022 FASTAV
2022-2023 HELL
2023– niké
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Results

League and domestic cup history

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Season League Slovak Cup Top goalscorer(s)[19]
Division (Name) Pos/T Pld W D L Score Pts Name(s) Goals
2018–19 3rd (3. Liga) 1/(16) 26 25 0 1 90:9 75 QF, 0–0 (3–4 p) (Spartak Trnava) Slovakia Filip Serečin 26
2019–20 2nd (2. Liga) 10/(16) 17 5 6 6 22:18 21 R4, 2–2 (1–4 p) (AS Trenčín) Slovakia Erik Liener 5
2020–21 2nd (2. Liga) 5/(15) 28 15 4 9 40:27 49 SF, 3-8 agg. (MŠK Žilina) Slovakia František Pavúk /Slovakia Boris Gáll 6
2021–22 2nd (2. Liga) 5/(16) 30 17 5 8 73:38 56 Ro16, 1–2 (Spartak Trnava) Slovakia Erik Pačinda 17
2022–23 2nd (2. Liga) 1/(16) 30 20 6 4 61:21 66 R4, 2–3 (Komárno) Senegal Landing Sagna 15
2023–24 1st (Niké liga) 10/(12) 32 7 6 19 27:56 27 Ro16, 2–3 (Trnava) Slovenia Žan Medved 9
2024–25 1st (Niké liga) 5/(12) 32 11 11 10 45:38 44 QF, 0–1 (Slovan) Slovenia Žan Medved 9
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European competition history

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Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate
2025-26 UEFA Conference League 2QR Belarus Neman Grodno 2–3 1–1 3–4
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Current squad

As of 15 January 2026.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

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For recent transfers, see List of Slovak football transfers summer 2025

Out on loan

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Technical staff

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Position Staff
Sport DirectorJán Gajdošík (caretaker)
Head CoachPeter Černák (caretaker)
Assistant CoachPeter Šinglár (caretaker)
Assistant CoachJaroslav Kolbas (caretaker)
Goalkeeping CoachTBA
Sport ManagerEngland Terry Westley
Fitness CoachSlovakia Igor Bakaľár
Technical ManagerSlovakia Roman Šimko
Team doctorSlovakia MUDr. Ronald Polomský
Team doctorSlovakia MUDr. Peter Polan
PhysiotherapistSlovakia Peter Vresilovič
MasseurSlovakia Dárius Kolodzej
MasseurSlovakia Dominik Lukáč
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  • Last updated: 11 November 2025

Notable players

The following players had international caps for their respective countries. Players whose name is listed in bold represented their countries while playing for FC Košice.

Managers

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2017 – 2019Slovakia Miroslav Sovič
2019Slovakia Gejza Farkaš
2019 – 2020Slovakia Marek Fabuľa
2020 – 2021Slovakia Peter Šinglár (interim)
2021 – 2022Slovakia Jozef Vukušič
2022 – 2023Slovakia Anton Šoltis
2023 – 2024Slovakia Ján Kozák jr.
2024Slovakia Gergely Geri
2024 – 2025Czech Republic Roman Skuhravý
2025Slovakia Matej Čobik-Ferčík (interim)
2025Czech Republic František Straka
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