FC Košice is a Slovak association 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]
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| Full name | Football Club Košice[1] | ||
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| Nickname(s) | VSS žltomodrí | ||
| Founded | 27 April 2018 (as FC Košice) | ||
| Ground | Košická futbalová aréna | ||
| Capacity | 12,658[2] | ||
| Owner | Arago group - 50% Local investors - 50% | ||
| Chairman | Dušan Trnka[3] | ||
| Head coach | Gergely Geri | ||
| League | Slovak First Football League | ||
| 2023–24 | Slovak First Football League, 10th of 12 | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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Previous names
edit- 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
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2014–2017
Affiliated clubs
editThe following clubs were affiliated with FC Košice:
West Ham (2018–2019)
Slávia TU Košice (2020-)[5]
Honours
editDomestic
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Slovakia
- Slovak Second Division (1993–)
Winners (1): 2022–23 (Promoted)
- Slovak Third Division (1993–)
- Winners (1): 2018–19 League East (Promoted)
Sponsorship
edit| Period | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
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| 2018–2019 | Adidas | MAXIMA BROKER |
| 2019–2021 | BMW Regnum Košice | |
| 2021-2022 | FASTAV | |
| 2022-2023 | HELL | |
| 2023– | niké |
Results
editLeague and domestic cup history
editSeason League Slovak Cup Top goalscorer(s)[6] 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) 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) Erik Liener
5 2020–21 2nd (2. Liga) 5/(15) 28 15 4 9 40:27 49 SF, 3-8 agg. (MŠK Žilina) František Pavúk / Boris Gáll
6 2021–22 2nd (2. Liga) 5/(16) 30 17 5 8 73:38 56 Ro16, 1–2 (Spartak Trnava) Erik Pačinda
17 2022–23 2nd (2. Liga) 1/(16) 30 20 6 4 61:21 66 R4, 2–3 (Komárno) 
Landing Sagna
15 2023–24 1st (Fortuna liga) 10/(12) 32 7 6 19 27:56 27 Ro16, 2–3 (Trnava) 
Žan Medved
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Current squad
editAs of 25 July 2024.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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For recent transfers, see List of Slovak football transfers summer 2024
Out on loan 2024–25
editNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Technical staff
editSource:[7]
| Position | Staff |
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| Head Coach | Gergely Geri
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| Assistant Coach | Ľubomír Kordanič
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| Goalkeeping Coach | Marián Kello
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| Fitness Coach | Igor Bakaľár
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| Sport Director |  Balázs Farkas
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| Team chef | Roman Šimko
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| Team doctor | MUDr. Ronald Polomský
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| Team doctor | MUDr. Peter Polan
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| Physiotherapist | Peter Vresilovič
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| Masseur | Dárius Kolodzej
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| Masseur | Dominik Lukáč
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- Last updated: 19 August 2024
Notable players
editThe 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
edit| Year | Name |
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| 2017 – 2019 | Miroslav Sovič
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| 2019 | Gejza Farkaš
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| 2019 - 2020 | Marek Fabuľa
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| 2020 - 2021 | Peter Šinglár (interim)
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| 2021 - 2022 | Jozef Vukušič
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| 2022 - 2023 | Anton Šoltis
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| 2023 - 2024 | Ján Kozák jr.
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| 2024 – cur. | Gergely Geri
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External links
edit- Official club website (in Slovak)
- Club profile at Futbalnet.sk portal (in Slovak)
- Club profile at Ligy.sk portal (in Slovak) Archived 2020-03-18 at the Wayback Machine
- FC Košice on Facebook (in Slovak)
- FC Košice on Instagram (in Slovak)
References
edit- ^ Všetci Spolu Silnejší, FC Košice bude úzko spolupracovať s West Hamom United June 21, 2018
- ^ "Hlavná stránka". Košice Online. 3 January 2024. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
- ^ Všetci Spolu Silnejší. FC Košice avizuje prvú ligu do piatich rokov June 21, 2018
- ^ "Adresár klubov súťažný ročník 2010/2011" (PDF) (in Slovak). website FUTBALVSFZ.SK. 2011-03-27. Retrieved 2011-03-27.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Vznikol FC Košice, do piatich rokov chce byť prvoligový a bude spolupracovať s West Ham United". 22 June 2018.
- ^ League matches only.
- ^ "FC Košice | Realizačný tím".