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FC Košice is a Slovak association football club based in Košice, that currently plays in the Niké Liga, the highest tier of Slovak football. FC Košice was founded in 2018. They merged into a new club with FK Košice-Barca.^[5]

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

2014–2017

Affiliated clubs

The following clubs were affiliated with FC Košice:

West Ham (2018–2019)
Slávia TU Košice (2020-)^[6]

Honours

Domestic

Slovakia

Slovak Second Division (1993–)
- Winners (1): 2022-23 (Promoted)
Slovak Third Division (1993-)
- Winners (1): 2018-19 League East (Promoted)

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	Top goalscorer(s)^[7]
Season	Division (Name)	Pos/T	Pld	W	D	L	Score	Pts	Slovak Cup	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	9

Current squad

As of 26 March 2024.

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	SVK	Frederik Valach
2	DF	SVK	Dominik Veselý
3	DF	SVK	Bernard Petrák
6	MF	ALB	Kristi Qose
7	DF	SVK	Ján Mizerák
8	MF	SVK	Dávid Gallovič
9	FW	SVK	Erik Pačinda (Vice-Captain)
10	MF	USA	Zyen Jones
13	GK	POR	Cristiano
15	MF	SVK	Miroslav Sovič
17	DF	UKR	Oleksandr Holikov
18	DF	CZE	Martin Šindelář
19	DF	SVK	Lukáš Fabiš
20	DF	SVK	Ján Krivák (Captain)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
22	GK	SVK	Matúš Kira
23	MF	SVK	Michal Faško
24	DF	SVK	Dominik Kružliak
28	MF	MNE	Deni Hočko
31	DF	PAN	Eric Davis
33	DF	SVK	Michal Jonec
34	MF	SVK	Lukáš Greššák
55	FW	SVN	Žan Medved
66	MF	SVK	Peter Varga
77	FW	GAB	Moussango Obounet (on loan from Diósgyőr)
88	DF	ARG	Nicolás Gorosito
90	DF	FRA	Nassim Innocenti
—	FW	MAR	Moha Rharsalla

For recent transfers, see List of Slovak football transfers winter 2023–24

Out on loan 2023–24

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
5	DF	SVK	Jakub Jakubko (at Petržalka until 30 June 2024)
27	MF	SVK	Erik Liener (at Petržalka until 30 June 2024)
80	FW	SEN	Landing Sagna (at Vysočina Jihlava until 30 June 2024)
—	FW	SVK	Boris Gáll (at Tatran Prešov until 30 June 2024)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	FW	SVK	Matúš Smieško (at Trebišov until 30 June 2024)
—	FW	SVK	Samuel Gladiš (at Tatran Prešov until 30 June 2024)
—	DF	SVK	Samuel Magda (at Komárno until 30 June 2024)
—	DF	SVK	František Pavúk (at Trebišov until 30 June 2024)

Technical staff

Source:^[8]

Position	Staff
Manager	Gergely Geri
Assistant coach	Zsombor Végh
Assistant coach	István Nagy
Goalkeeping Coach	Marián Kello
Fitness Coach	Ladislav Dragula
Sport Director	Balázs Farkas
Team chef	František Vancák
Team doctor	Ľubomír Jacko
Physiotherapist	Daniel Lippay
Masseur	Dominik Lukáč

Last updated: 10 June 2022

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

Miroslav Sovič (2017 – 2019)
Gejza Farkaš (Jun 2019 – Aug 2019)
Marek Fabuľa (Aug 2019 – Oct 2020)
Peter Šinglár (Oct 2020 – Mar 2021) (interim)
Jozef Vukušič (Mar 2021 - May 2022)
Anton Šoltis (May 2022 - Oct 2023)
Ján Kozák jr. (31 Oct 2023 - 13 May 2024)
Gergely Geri (13 May 2024–present)

External links

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

^ 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.
^ "Príchod lepších časov? Do FC Košice vstupuje zahraničný investor. Plánom návrat medzi elitu". 18 December 2019.
^ 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".

[fckosice-1] Všetci Spolu Silnejší, FC Košice bude úzko spolupracovať s West Hamom United June 21, 2018

[:9-2] "Hlavná stránka". Košice Online. 3 January 2024. Retrieved 3 January 2024.

[3] "Príchod lepších časov? Do FC Košice vstupuje zahraničný investor. Plánom návrat medzi elitu". 18 December 2019.

[trnka-4] Všetci Spolu Silnejší. FC Košice avizuje prvú ligu do piatich rokov June 21, 2018

[5] "Adresár klubov súťažný ročník 2010/2011" (PDF) (in Slovak). website FUTBALVSFZ.SK. 2011-03-27. Retrieved 2011-03-27.^{[permanent dead link]}

[6] "Vznikol FC Košice, do piatich rokov chce byť prvoligový a bude spolupracovať s West Ham United". 22 June 2018.

[7] League matches only.

[8] "FC Košice | Realizačný tím".

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