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
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 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: West Ham (2018–2019) Slávia TU Košice (2020-)
Honours
HONOURS (2018–Present) This is the list of honours of current “VSS” Košice club.
Slovakia Slovak Second Division Winners (1): 2022–23 Slovak Third Division Winners (1): 2018–19 League East Slovak Cup (1961 – Present) Runners-Up (1): 2025-26
PREVIOUS HONOURS (1903 - 2017) This is the list of honours of previous “VSS” Košice club FC VSS Košice.
Czechoslovakia Czechoslovak First League (1925 – 1938, 1945 – 1993) Runners-up (1): 1970–71 Czechoslovak Cup (1961–1993) Winners (1): 1992–93 Runners-up (3): 1963–64, 1972–73, 1979–80 1.SNL (1st Slovak National football league) (1969–1993) Winners (3): 1973–74, 1977–78, 1992–93
Slovakia Slovak Superliga (1939 – 1944, 1993 – Present) Winners (2): 1996–97, 1997–98 Runners-up (3): 1994–95, 1995–96, 1999–00 Slovak Cup (1961 – Present) Winners (5): 1972–73, 1979–80, 1992–93, 2008–09, 2013–14 Runners-up (3): 1980–81, 1997–98, 1999–00 Slovak Super Cup (1993 – Present) Winners (1): 1997 Runners-up (3): 1998, 2009, 2014 Slovak Second Division (1993 – Present) Winners (31): 2005–06, 2016–17
Sponsorship PeriodKit manufacturerShirt sponsor2018–2019AdidasMAXIMA BROKER2019–2021BMW Regnum Košice2021-2022FASTAV2022-2023HELL2023–Niké
Results League and domestic cup history {|class="wikitable" ! style="color:#00509E; background:#FDEE00;"! rowspan="2" |Season ! style="color:#00509E; background:#FDEE00;"! colspan="8" |League ! style="color:#00509E; background:#FDEE00;"! rowspan="2" |Slovak Cup ! style="color:#00509E; background:#FDEE00;"! rowspan="2" |Europe ! style="color:#00509E; background:#FDEE00;"! colspan="2" |Top goalscorer(s)League matches only. |- bgcolor="#efefef" ! style="color:#00509E; background:#FDEE00;"| Division (Name) ! style="color:#00509E; background:#FDEE00;" | Pos/T ! style="color:#00509E; background:#FDEE00;"| Pld ! style="color:#00509E; background:#FDEE00;" | W ! style="color:#00509E; background:#FDEE00;"| D ! style="color:#00509E; background:#FDEE00;"| L ! style="color:#00509E; background:#FDEE00;" |Score ! style="color:#00509E; background:#FDEE00;" | Pts ! style="color:#00509E; background:#FDEE00;" | Name(s) ! style="color:#00509E; background:#FDEE00;" |Goals |- | align="center" |2018–19 | align="center" |3rd (3. Liga) | align="center" bgcolor="green" |1/(16) | align="center" |26 | align="center" |25 | align="center" |0 | align="center" |1 | align="center" |90:9 | align="center" |75 | align="center" |QF, 0–0 (Spartak Trnava) | align="center"| | Filip Serečin |26 |- | align="center" |2019–20 | align="center" |2nd (2. Liga) | align="center" |10/(16) | align="center" |17 | align="center" |5 | align="center" |6 | align="center" |6 | align="center" |22:18 | align="center" |21 | align="center" |R4, 2–2 (AS Trenčín) | align="center"| | Erik Liener |5 |- | align="center" |2020–21 | align="center" |2nd (2. Liga) | align="center" |5/(15) | align="center" |28 | align="center" |15 | align="center" |4 | align="center" |9 | align="center" |40:27 | align="center" |49 | align="center" |SF, 3-8 agg. (MŠK Žilina) | align="center"| | František Pavúk / Boris Gáll |6 |- | align="center" |2021–22 | align="center" |2nd (2. Liga) | align="center" |5/(16) | align="center" |30 | align="center" |17 | align="center" |5 | align="center" |8 | align="center" |73:38 | align="center" |56 | align="center" |Ro16, 1–2 (Spartak Trnava) | align="center"| | Erik Pačinda |17 |- | align="center" |2022–23 | align="center" |2nd (2. Liga) | align="center" bgcolor="green" |1/(16) | align="center" |30 | align="center" |20 | align="center" |6 | align="center" |4 | align="center" |61:21 | align="center" |66 | align="center" |R4, 2–3 (Komárno) | align="center"| | Landing Sagna |15 |- | align="center" |2023–24 | align="center" |1st (Niké liga) | align="center" |10/(12) | align="center" |32 | align="center" |7 | align="center" |6 | align="center" |19 | align="center" |27:56 | align="center" |27 | align="center" |Ro16, 2–3 (Trnava) | align="center"| | Žan Medved |9 |- | align="center" |2024–25 | align="center" |1st (Niké liga) | align="center" |5/(12) | align="center" |32 | align="center" |11 | align="center" |11 | align="center" |10 | align="center" |45:38 | align="center" |44 | align="center" |QF, 0–1 (Slovan) | align="center"| | Žan Medved |9 |- | align="center" |2025–26 | align="center" |1st (Niké liga) | align="center" |7/(12) | align="center" |32 | align="center" |13 | align="center" |4 | align="center" |15 | align="center" |51-55 | align="center" |43 | align="center" |Final, 1–3 (Žilina) | align="center"| ECL, Q2 ( FC Neman Grodno) | Roman Čerepkai |10
European competition history Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate2025-26UEFA Conference League2QR Neman Grodno 2–3 1–1 3–4
Current squad As of 20 September 2026.
For recent transfers, see List of Slovak football transfers summer 2026
Out on loan
Technical staff Source: Position StaffSport Director Ján GajdošíkHead Coach Peter ČernákAssistant Coach Peter ŠinglárAssistant Coach Jaroslav KolbasGoalkeeping Coach TBASport Manager Terry Westley Fitness Coach Igor BakaľárTechnical Manager Roman Šimko Team doctor MUDr. Ronald PolomskýTeam doctor MUDr. Peter PolanPhysiotherapist Peter VresilovičMasseur Dárius KolodzejMasseur Dominik Lukáč 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.
Tidjani Anaane Roman Čerepkai Eric Davis Michal Faško Osman Kakay Marián Kello Galymzhan Kenzhebek Sebastian Kóša Ján Krivák Dominik Kružliak Richard Lásik Kevor Palumets Moha Rharsalla Erik Pačinda Kristi Qose
Managers Year Name 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 2026- Peter Černák
External links Official club website Club profile at Futbalnet.sk portal Club profile at Ligy.sk portal
References