FC Košice (2018)

Not to be confused with FC VSS 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. ^[4]

Košice

Full name	Football Club Košice[1]
Nickname(s)	VSS žltomodrí
Founded	27 April 2018; 7 years ago (2018-04-27) (as FC Košice)
Ground	Košická futbalová aréna
Capacity	12,555[2]
Owner	Arago group - 50% Local investors - 50%
Chairman	Dušan Trnka[3]
Head coach	Roman Skuhravý
League	Slovak First Football League
2024–25	Slovak First Football League, 5th of 12
Website	http://www.fckosice.sk/
Home colours Away colours Third colours

History

2022-23

In the 2022/23 season, FC Košice managed to advance to the highest Slovak league after winning the 2nd division.^[5][6][7][8] 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.^[6]

2023-24

Kosicka Futbalova Arena renovated in 2022.

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.^[9] Košice's first victory in the Niké Liga came on 25 August in an away match against Zemplín Michalovce. Košice won the match 0–2.^[10][11] They finished the season in 10th out of 12th spot with 27 points.^[12]

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.^[13][14] 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.^[15][16] 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.^[17]

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-)^[18]

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

PREVIOUS HONOURS (1903 - 2017)

• The 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

European

• UEFA Champions League
  • Group stage (1): 1997-98

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)[19]
	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 (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

Current squad

As of 17 July 2025.

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  SVK Dávid Šípoš 5 DF  SVK Jakub Jakubko 8 MF  SVK Dávid Gallovič 9 FW  SVK Roman Čerepkai 10 FW  USA Zyen Jones 11 MF  POR Luís Santos 13 MF  SVK Matej Jakúbek 15 MF  SVK Miroslav Sovič 17 MF  SVK Dalibor Takáč 20 DF  SVK Ján Krivák (Captain) 21 DF  SVK Daniel Magda

No. Pos. Nation Player 22 GK  SVK Matúš Kira 24 DF  SVK Dominik Kružliak 25 MF  SVK Marek Zsigmund 27 MF  CRO Karlo Miljanić 31 DF  AUT Emilian Metu 55 FW  SVK Michal Domik 87 FW  MNE Vladimir Perišić (on loan from SK Slavia Prague) ― DF  SVK Matej Madleňák ― MF  SVK Milan Dimun ― MF  SVK Adam Goljan ― MF  SVK Milan Rehuš ― DF  AUT Mario Pejazic ― DF  ESP Erlantz Palacín ― DF  SLE Osman Kakay

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.

No. Pos. Nation Player — FW  SEN Landing Sagna (at Tatran Prešov until 30 June 2025)

No. Pos. Nation Player — FW  SVK Boris Gáll (at Tatran Prešov until 30 June 2025) — FW  SVK Samuel Gladiš (at Tatran Prešov until 30 June 2025)

Technical staff

Source:^[20]

Position	Staff
Sport Director	Marek Sapara
Head Coach	Roman Skuhravý
Assistant Coach	Matej Čobík - Ferčík
Assistant Coach	Ľubomír Kordanič
Goalkeeping Coach	Marián Kello
Fitness Coach	Igor Bakaľár
Fitness Coach	Dávid Skuhravý
Technical Manager	Roman Šimko
Team doctor	MUDr. Ronald Polomský
Team doctor	MUDr. Peter Polan
Physiotherapist	Peter Vresilovič
Masseur	Dárius Kolodzej
Masseur	Dominik Lukáč

• Last updated: 18 June 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
• Eric Davis
• Osman Kakay
• Marián Kello
• Galymzhan Kenzhebek
• Ján Krivák
• Dominik Kružliak
• Richard Lásik
• 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 – cur.	Roman Skuhravý

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)