FC Košice (2018)

Not to be confused with FC VSS Košice.

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.^[4]

FC Košice

Full name	Football Club Košice^[1]
Founded	27 April 2018; 5 years ago (2018-04-27) (as FC Košice)
Ground	Košická futbalová aréna
Capacity	5.836 (under construction)
Owner	Arago group - 37%^[2] Local investors - 63%
Chairman	Dušan Trnka^[3]
Head coach	Ján Kozák
League	Niké Liga
2022–23	2. liga, 1st of 16 (promoted)
Website	Club website
Home colours Away colours

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-)^[5]

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)^[6]
	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)	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)	TBD/(12)	00	00	00	00	00:00	00	2023–24 Slovak Cup, TBD)	TBD	TBD

Current squad

As of 1 October 2023.

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 3 DF   SVK Bernard Petrák 4 DF   SVK Dominik Kružliak 5 DF   SVK Jakub Jakubko 6 MF   ALB Kristi Qose 7 DF   SVK Ján Mizerák 8 MF   SVK Dávid Gallovič 9 FW   SVK Erik Pačinda (Vice-Captain) 10 FW   SVK Boris Turčák 11 MF   SVK Marcel Vasiľ 14 MF   BEN Tidjani Anaane 15 MF   SVK Miroslav Sovič 17 DF   UKR Oleksandr Holikov

No. Pos. Nation Player 18 DF   CZE Martin Šindelář 19 DF   SVK Lukáš Fabiš 20 DF   SVK Ján Krivák (Captain) 22 GK   SVK Matúš Kira 23 DF   SVK Michal Jonec 24 MF   SVK Michal Faško 27 MF   SVK Erik Liener 30 GK   SVK Matúš Putnocký 31 FW   SVK Miloš Lačný 34 MF   SVK Lukáš Greššák 55 FW   SVN Žan Medved 66 MF   SVK Peter Varga 80 FW   SEN Landing Sagna

For recent transfers, see List of Slovak football transfers summer 2023

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 — FW   SVK Boris Gáll (at Tatran Prešov until 30 June 2024) — MF   SVK Marcel Novák (at Trebišov until 31 December 2023) — FW   SVK Matúš Smieško (at Trebišov until 30 June 2024)

No. Pos. Nation Player — 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:^[7]

Position	Staff
Manager	Ján Kozák
Assistant coach	Xavier de Sousa Simões
Assistant coach	Miroslav Guza
Goalkeeping Coach	Marián Kello
Fitness Coach	Ladislav Dragula
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.

•   Tidjani Anaane
•   Marián Kello
•   Ján Krivák
•   Dominik Kružliak
•   Richard Lásik
•   Erik Pačinda
•   Kristi Qose

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 (31 Oct 2023 - present)

External links

• Official club website (in Slovak)
• Club profile at Futbalnet.sk portal (in Slovak)
• Club profile at Ligy.sk portal (in Slovak)
• FC Košice on Facebook (in Slovak)
• FC Košice on Instagram (in Slovak)

References

1. June 21, 2018
2. "Príchod lepších časov? Do FC Košice vstupuje zahraničný investor. Plánom návrat medzi elitu". 18 December 2019.
3. Všetci Spolu Silnejší. FC Košice avizuje prvú ligu do piatich rokov June 21, 2018
4. "Adresár klubov súťažný ročník 2010/2011" (PDF) (in Slovak). website FUTBALVSFZ.SK. 2011-03-27. Retrieved 2011-03-27.^{[permanent dead link]}
5. "Vznikol FC Košice, do piatich rokov chce byť prvoligový a bude spolupracovať s West Ham United". 22 June 2018.
6. League matches only.
7. "FC Košice | Realizačný tím".