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.[5]
Full name | Football Club Košice[1] | ||
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Founded | 27 April 2018 | (as FC Košice)||
Ground | Košická futbalová aréna | ||
Capacity | 12,658[2] | ||
Owner | Arago group - 37%[3] Local investors - 63% | ||
Chairman | Dušan Trnka[4] | ||
Head coach | Gergely Geri | ||
League | Niké Liga | ||
2023–24 | Niké Liga, 10th of 12 | ||
Website | Club website | ||
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Previous names edit
- 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 edit
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2014–2017
Affiliated clubs edit
The following clubs were affiliated with FC Košice:
- West Ham (2018–2019)
- Slávia TU Košice (2020-)[6]
Honours edit
Domestic edit
- Slovak Second Division (1993–)
- Winners (1): 2022-23 (Promoted)
- Slovak Third Division (1993-)
- Winners (1): 2018-19 League East (Promoted)
Sponsorship edit
Period | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
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2018–2019 | Adidas | MAXIMA BROKER |
2019–2021 | BMW Regnum Košice | |
2021-2022 | FASTAV | |
2022-2023 | HELL | |
2023– | niké |
Results edit
League and domestic cup history edit
Season League Slovak Cup Top goalscorer(s)[7] 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) 10/(12) 32 7 6 19 27:56 27 Ro16, 2–3 (Trnava) Žan Medved 9
Current squad edit
As of 26 March 2024.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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For recent transfers, see List of Slovak football transfers winter 2023–24
Out on loan 2023–24 edit
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Technical staff edit
Source:[8]
Position | Staff |
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Manager | Gergely Geri |
Assistant coach | Zsombor Végh |
Assistant coach | István Nagy |
Goalkeeping Coach | Marián Kello |
Fitness Coach | |
Sport Director | Balázs Farkas |
Team chef | František Vancák |
Team doctor | Ľubomír Jacko |
Physiotherapist | Daniel Lippay |
Masseur | Dominik Lukáč |
- Last updated: 10 June 2022
Notable players edit
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.
Managers edit
- 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 jr. (31 Oct 2023 - 13 may 2024)
- Gergely Geri (13 may 2024 - present)
External links edit
- 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)
References edit
- ^ Všetci Spolu Silnejší, FC Košice bude úzko spolupracovať s West Hamom United June 21, 2018
- ^ "Hlavná stránka". Košice Online. 3 January 2024. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
- ^ "Príchod lepších časov? Do FC Košice vstupuje zahraničný investor. Plánom návrat medzi elitu". 18 December 2019.
- ^ Všetci Spolu Silnejší. FC Košice avizuje prvú ligu do piatich rokov June 21, 2018
- ^ "Adresár klubov súťažný ročník 2010/2011" (PDF) (in Slovak). website FUTBALVSFZ.SK. 2011-03-27. Retrieved 2011-03-27.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Vznikol FC Košice, do piatich rokov chce byť prvoligový a bude spolupracovať s West Ham United". 22 June 2018.
- ^ League matches only.
- ^ "FC Košice | Realizačný tím".