FC Košice (2018)

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]

Not to be confused with FC VSS Košice.
FC Košice
Full nameFootball Club Košice[1]
Founded27 April 2018 (2018-04-27) (as FC Košice)
GroundKošická futbalová aréna
Capacity12,658[2]
OwnerArago group - 37%[3]
Local investors - 63%
ChairmanDušan Trnka[4]
Head coachJán Kozák
LeagueNiké Liga
2022–232. liga, 1st of 16 (promoted)
WebsiteClub website

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
    2014–2017

Affiliated clubs

The following clubs were affiliated with FC Košice:

Honours

Domestic

Slovakia 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)[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) Slovakia 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) Slovakia Erik Liener 5
2020–21 2nd (2. Liga) 5/(15) 28 15 4 9 40:27 49 SF, 3-8 agg. (MŠK Žilina) Slovakia František Pavúk /Slovakia Boris Gáll 6
2021–22 2nd (2. Liga) 5/(16) 30 17 5 8 73:38 56 Ro16, 1–2 (Spartak Trnava) Slovakia Erik Pačinda 17
2022–23 2nd (2. Liga) 1/(16) 30 20 6 4 61:21 66 R4, 2–3 (Komárno) Senegal 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 26 March 2024.

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 Slovakia SVK Frederik Valach
2 DF Slovakia SVK Dominik Veselý
3 DF Slovakia SVK Bernard Petrák
6 MF Albania ALB Kristi Qose
7 DF Slovakia SVK Ján Mizerák
8 MF Slovakia SVK Dávid Gallovič
9 FW Slovakia SVK Erik Pačinda (Vice-Captain)
10 MF United States USA Zyen Jones
13 GK Portugal POR Cristiano
15 MF Slovakia SVK Miroslav Sovič
17 DF Ukraine UKR Oleksandr Holikov
18 DF Czech Republic CZE Martin Šindelář
19 DF Slovakia SVK Lukáš Fabiš
20 DF Slovakia SVK Ján Krivák (Captain)
No. Pos. Nation Player
22 GK Slovakia SVK Matúš Kira
23 MF Slovakia SVK Michal Faško
24 DF Slovakia SVK Dominik Kružliak
28 MF Montenegro MNE Deni Hočko
31 DF Panama PAN Eric Davis
33 DF Slovakia SVK Michal Jonec
34 MF Slovakia SVK Lukáš Greššák
55 FW Slovenia SVN Žan Medved
66 MF Slovakia SVK Peter Varga
77 FW Gabon GAB Moussango Obounet (on loan from Diósgyőr)
88 DF Argentina ARG Nicolás Gorosito
90 DF France FRA Nassim Innocenti
— FW Morocco MAR Moha Rharsalla

For recent transfers, see List of Slovak football transfers winter 2023–24

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
5 DF Slovakia SVK Jakub Jakubko (at Petržalka until 30 June 2024)
27 MF Slovakia SVK Erik Liener (at Petržalka until 30 June 2024)
80 FW Senegal SEN Landing Sagna (at Vysočina Jihlava until 30 June 2024)
— FW Slovakia SVK Boris Gáll (at Tatran Prešov until 30 June 2024)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— FW Slovakia SVK Matúš Smieško (at Trebišov until 30 June 2024)
— FW Slovakia SVK Samuel Gladiš (at Tatran Prešov until 30 June 2024)
— DF Slovakia SVK Samuel Magda (at Komárno until 30 June 2024)
— DF Slovakia SVK František Pavúk (at Trebišov until 30 June 2024)

Technical staff

Source:[8]

Position Staff
ManagerSlovakia Ján Kozák
Assistant coachAngola Xavier de Sousa Simões
Assistant coachSlovakia Miroslav Guza
Goalkeeping CoachSlovakia Marián Kello
Fitness Coach

Slovakia Ladislav Dragula

Sport DirectorHungary Balázs Farkas
Team chefSlovakia František Vancák
Team doctorSlovakia Ľubomír Jacko
PhysiotherapistSlovakia Daniel Lippay
MasseurSlovakia 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.

  • Benin Tidjani Anaane
  • Panama Eric Davis
  • Slovakia Marián Kello
  • Slovakia Ján Krivák
  • Slovakia Dominik Kružliak
  • Slovakia Richard Lásik
  • Slovakia Erik Pačinda
  • Albania Kristi Qose

Managers
  • Slovakia Miroslav Sovič (2017 – 2019)
  • Slovakia Gejza Farkaš (Jun 2019 – Aug 2019)
  • Slovakia Marek Fabuľa (Aug 2019 – Oct 2020)
  • Slovakia Peter Šinglár (Oct 2020 – Mar 2021) (interim)
  • Slovakia Jozef Vukušič (Mar 2021 - May 2022)
  • Slovakia Anton Šoltis (May 2022 - Oct 2023)
  • Slovakia Ján Kozák (31 Oct 2023 - present)

References
  1. Všetci Spolu Silnejší, FC Košice bude úzko spolupracovať s West Hamom United June 21, 2018
  2. "Hlavná stránka". Košice Online. 3 January 2024. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
  3. "Príchod lepších časov? Do FC Košice vstupuje zahraničný investor. Plánom návrat medzi elitu". 18 December 2019.
  4. Všetci Spolu Silnejší. FC Košice avizuje prvú ligu do piatich rokov June 21, 2018
  5. "Adresár klubov súťažný ročník 2010/2011" (PDF) (in Slovak). website FUTBALVSFZ.SK. 2011-03-27. Retrieved 2011-03-27.
  6. "Vznikol FC Košice, do piatich rokov chce byť prvoligový a bude spolupracovať s West Ham United". 22 June 2018.
  7. League matches only.
  8. "FC Košice | Realizačný tím".


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