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| Full name | Football Club Košice[1] | |||
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| Nicknames | VSS žltomodrí | |||
| Founded | 27 April 2018; 7 years ago (2018-04-27) (as FC Košice) | |||
| Ground | Košická futbalová aréna | |||
| Capacity | 12,555[2] | |||
| Owner(s) | Arago group (50%) Local investors (50%) | |||
| Chairman | Dušan Trnka[3] | |||
| Head coach | Peter Černák (caretaker) | |||
| League | Slovak First Football League | |||
| 2024–25 | Slovak First Football League, 5th of 12 | |||
| Website | http://www.fckosice.sk/ | |||
FC Košice is aSlovak professionalfootball club based inKošice, that currently plays in theSlovak First Football League, the highest tier of Slovak football. FC Košice was founded in 2018. They merged into a new club withFK 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 asFC VSS Košice, but from a legal point of view it is a new club with a clean slate.[4]
In the 2022–23 season, FC Košice managed to advance to the highest Slovak league after winning the2nd division.[5][6][7][8] Throughout the season, they lagged behindFC 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]
The club's first ever match in theNiké Liga was played by Košice players on 29 July 2023 againstSlovan 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 againstZemplín Michalovce. Košice won the match 2–0.[10][11] They finished the season in 10th out of 12th spot with 27 points.[12]
Košice’s first match was a friendly against Italian sideAS 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 theSlovak First Football League play-off for a European spot, however they lost toFK Železiarne Podbrezová on penalties.[15][16] In spite of the defeat, Košice was awarded a spot in theUEFA Conference League afterFC DAC 1904 Dunajská Streda was disqualified due to common ownership with another Conference league contestant.[17]
The following clubs were affiliated with FC Košice:
West Ham (2018–2019)
Slávia TU Košice (2020-)[18]HONOURS (2018 - Present)
Slovakia
Winners (1):2022–23Winners (1):2018–19 League EastPREVIOUS HONOURS (1903 - 2017)
Czechoslovakia
Runners-up (1):1970–71Winners (1): 1992–93Runners-up (3): 1963–64, 1972–73, 1979–80Winners (3): 1973–74, 1977–78,1992–93Slovakia
Winners (1): 1997Runners-up (3): 1998,2009, 2014| 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 |
| Season | League | Slovak Cup | Top goalscorer(s)[19] | ||||||||
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| 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(3–4p) (Spartak Trnava) | Filip Serečin | 26 |
| 2019–20 | 2nd(2. Liga) | 10/(16) | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 22:18 | 21 | R4, 2–2(1–4p) (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(Niké liga) | 10/(12) | 32 | 7 | 6 | 19 | 27:56 | 27 | Ro16, 2–3 (Trnava) |  Žan Medved | 9 |
| 2024–25 | 1st(Niké liga) | 5/(12) | 32 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 45:38 | 44 | QF, 0–1 (Slovan) | Žan Medved | 9 |
| Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
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| 2025-26 | UEFA Conference League | 2QR |  Neman Grodno | 2–3 | 1–1 | 3–4 |
As of 14 September 2025.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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For recent transfers, seeList of Slovak football transfers summer 2025
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| Position | Staff |
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| Sport Director | Ján Gajdošík (caretaker) |
| Head Coach | Peter Černák (caretaker) |
| Assistant Coach | Peter Šinglár (caretaker) |
| Assistant Coach | Jaroslav Kolbas (caretaker) |
| Goalkeeping Coach | TBA |
| Sport Manager | Terry Westley |
| Fitness Coach | Igor Bakaľár |
| Technical Manager | Roman Šimko |
| Team doctor | MUDr. Ronald Polomský |
| Team doctor | MUDr. Peter Polan |
| Physiotherapist | Peter Vresilovič |
| Masseur | Dárius Kolodzej |
| Masseur | Dominik Lukáč |
The following players had international caps for their respective countries. Players whose name is listed inbold represented their countries while playing for FC Košice.
| Year | Name |
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| 2017 – 2019 | Miroslav Sovič |
| 2019 | Gejza Farkaš |
| 2019 – 2020 | Marek Fabuľa |
| 2020 – 2021 | Peter Šinglár (interim) |
| 2021 – 2022 | Jozef Vukušič |
| 2022 – 2023 | Anton Šoltis |
| 2023 – 2024 | Ján Kozák jr. |
| 2024 | Gergely Geri |
| 2024 – 2025 | Roman Skuhravý |
| 2025 | Matej Čobik-Ferčík (interim) |
| 2025 | František Straka |
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