FC Košice

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

• 2014–2017

Affiliated clubs

The following clubs were affiliated with FC Košice:

• England West Ham (2018–2019)
• Slovakia Slávia TU Košice (2020-)

Honours

HONOURS (2018–Present)

• This is the list of honours of current “VSS” Košice club.

Slovakia Slovakia

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

PREVIOUS HONOURS (1903 - 2017)

• The is the list of honours of previous “VSS” Košice club FC VSS Košice.

Czechoslovakia 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 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

Results

League and domestic cup history

Season League Slovak Cup 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

European competition history

Current squad

As of 10 February 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.

For recent transfers, see List of Slovak football transfers summer 2025

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.

Technical staff

Source:

• 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.

• Benin Tidjani Anaane
• Panama Eric Davis
• Sierra Leone Osman Kakay
• Slovakia Marián Kello
• Kazakhstan Galymzhan Kenzhebek
• Slovakia Sebastian Kóša
• Slovakia Ján Krivák
• Slovakia Dominik Kružliak
• Slovakia Richard Lásik
• Morocco Moha Rharsalla
• Slovakia Erik Pačinda
• Albania Kristi Qose

Managers

External links

• 2020-03-18 at the Wayback Machine
• on Facebook (in Slovak)
• on Instagram (in Slovak)