FC Košice is a Slovak

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club based in

Košice Košice is the largest city in eastern Slovakia. It is situated on the river Hornád at the eastern reaches of the Slovak Ore Mountains, near the border with Hungary. With a population of approximately 230,000, Košice is the second-largest cit ...

, that currently plays in the

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, 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 FC VSS Košice, formerly 1. FC Košice, was a Slovakia, Slovak Football team, football club based in Košice which played in the 2. Liga (Slovakia), Slovak 2. Liga during the 2016–17 season. The club officially ceased operations on 27 July 2017 ...

, but from a legal point of view it is a new club with a clean slate.

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

File:fk vysne opatske.png, 2014–2017

Affiliated clubs

The following clubs were affiliated with FC Košice: *

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(2018–2019) *

Slávia TU Košice Slávia TU Košice is a Slovak football team, based in the city of Košice Košice is the largest city in eastern Slovakia. It is situated on the river Hornád at the eastern reaches of the Slovak Ore Mountains, near the border with Hungary ...

(2020-)

Honours

HONOURS (2018 - Present) * This is the list of honours of current “VSS” Košice club. Slovakia *

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** ''Winners (1):''

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* Slovak Third Division ** ''Winners (1):'' 2018–19 League East PREVIOUS HONOURS (1903 - 2017) * The is the list of honours of previous “VSS” Košice club

. Czechoslovakia *

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''(1925 – 1938, 1945 – 1993)'' ** ''Runners-up (1):'' 1970–71 *

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''(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 *

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''(1939 – 1944, 1993 – Present)'' ** ''Winners (2):'' 1996–97, 1997–98 ** ''Runners-up (3):'' 1994–95, 1995–96, 1999–00 *

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''(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,

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, 2014 *

''(1993 – Present)'' ** ''Winners (31):'' 2005–06, 2016–17

European

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** ''Group stage (1)'': 1997-98

Sponsorship

Results

League and domestic cup history

Current squad

''As of 15 January 2025.'' ''For recent transfers, see

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and
List of Slovak football transfers winter 2024-25''

Out on loan

Technical staff

Source: * 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 *

Marián Kello Marián Kello (born 5 September 1982) is a Slovak former international footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Kello played for 1. FC Košice, FC Vítkovice, FBK Kaunas, Heart of Midlothian, Astra Giurgiu, Wolverhampton Wanderers, St Mirren, A ...

* Galymzhan Kenzhebek * Ján Krivák * Dominik Kružliak *

Richard Lásik Richard Lásik (born 18 August 1992) is a Slovak football midfielder who plays for Andau. Club career Early career Born in Bratislava, Lásik began his career at Slovan Bratislava before departing in 2004 for the Jozef Vengloš Academy. Lá ...

* Moha Rharsalla * Erik Pačinda * Kristi Qose

Managers

External links

Official club website Club profile at Futbalnet.sk portal Club profile at Ligy.sk portal
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References

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