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