FC Košice

Košice
Full nameFootball Club Košice
NicknamesVSS
žltomodrí
Founded27 April 2018; 8 years ago (2018-04-27) (as FC Košice)
GroundKošická futbalová aréna
Capacity12,555
Owner(s)Arago group (50%)
Local investors (50%)
ChairmanDušan Trnka
Head coachPeter Černák
LeagueSlovak First Football League
2025–26Slovak First Football League, 7th of 12
Websitehttp://www.fckosice.sk/

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.

History

2022–23

In the 2022–23 season, FC Košice managed to advance to the highest Slovak league after winning the 2nd division. 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.

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. 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. They finished the season in 10th out of 12th spot with 27 points.

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. 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. 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.

Previous names

Logos

Affiliated clubs

The following clubs were affiliated with FC Košice:

Honours

HONOURS (2018–Present)

Slovakia Slovakia

PREVIOUS HONOURS (1903 - 2017)

Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia

Slovakia Slovakia

Sponsorship

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

Results

League and domestic cup history

Season League Slovak Cup Europe Top goalscorer(s)
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
2025–26 1st (Niké liga) 7/(12) 32 13 4 15 51-55 43 Final, 1–3 (Žilina) ECL, Q2 (Belarus FC Neman Grodno) Slovakia Roman Čerepkai 10

European competition history

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

Current squad

As of 20 September 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.

No. Pos. Nation Player
5 MF  SVK Jakub Marko
6 MF  SVK Filip Lichý
7 MF  SVK Milan Dimun
8 MF  SVK Dávid Gallovič
10 MF  CRO Edin Julardžija
13 MF  SVK Matej Jakúbek
15 MF  SVK Miroslav Sovič
18 DF  SVK Tomáš Ďurko
21 DF  SVK Daniel Magda
22 GK  SVK Matúš Kira
23 MF  SVK Matej Madleňák
24 DF  SVK Dominik Kružliak
25 MF  SVK Marek Zsigmund
No. Pos. Nation Player
26 DF  SVK Sebastian Kóša (on loan from Spain Real Zaragoza)
29 DF  SLE Osman Kakay
30 FW  BIH Aleksandar Kahvić
31 DF  ENG Taylor Moore
32 GK  SVK Filip Kalanin
37 MF  SVK Juraj Teplan
44 MF  SVK Maxim Mateáš
47 DF  AUT Leonardo Lukačević
66 DF  MNE Bojan Damjanović (on loan from Montenegro Sutjeska Nikšić)
77 FW  SVK Milan Rehuš
80 MF  EST Kevor Palumets
87 MF  SVK Viliam Vrabel
99 FW  MNE Aleksa Maraš

For recent transfers, see List of Slovak football transfers summer 2026

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
17 FW  SVK Tomáš Husarčík (at MFK Zvolen until 30 June 2027)
31 MF  AUT Emilian Metu (at Inter Bratislava until 30 June 2027)
— DF  SVK Ľubomír Žinčák (at Humenné until 30 June 2027)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— FW  SVK Ľubomír Žinčák (at Lokomotíva Košice until 30 June 2027)
— FW  ENG Alex-Jason Amadin (at Spartak Medzev until 30 June 2027)

Technical staff

Source:

Position Staff
Sport DirectorJán Gajdošík
Head CoachPeter Černák
Assistant CoachPeter Šinglár
Assistant CoachJaroslav Kolbas
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

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

Year Name
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
2026-Slovakia Peter Černák

References

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