FC 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.
History
2022–23
In the 2022–23 season, FC Košice managed to advance to the highest Slovak league after winning the 2nd division. 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.2023–24
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. Košice's first victory in the Niké Liga came on 25 August in an away match against Zemplín Michalovce. Košice won the match 2–0. They finished the season in 10th out of 12th spot with 27 points.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. 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. 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.Previous names
- ŠK Vyšné Opátske '
- TJ Sokol Vyšné Opátske '
- TJ FK Turkon Vyšné Opátske '
- TJ FK Vyšné Opátske '
- FK Košice
- FC Košice ''''
Affiliated clubs
The following clubs were affiliated with FC Košice:Honours
HONOURS- This is the list of honours of current “VSS” Košice club.
- * Winners : 2022–23Slovak Third Division
- * Winners : 2018–19 League East
- The is the list of honours of previous “VSS” Košice club FC VSS Košice.
- * Runners-up : 1970–71Czechoslovak Cup
- * Winners : 1992–93
- * Runners-up : 1963–64, 1972–73, 1979–801.SNL (1st Slovak National football league)
- * Winners : 1973–74, 1977–78, 1992–93
- * Winners : 1996–97, 1997–98
- * Runners-up : 1994–95, 1995–96, 1999–00Slovak Cup
- * Winners : 1972–73, 1979–80, 1992–93, 2008–09, 2013–14
- * Runners-up : 1980–81, 1997–98, 1999–00Slovak Super Cup
- * Winners : 1997
- * Runners-up : 1998, 2009, 2014Slovak Second Division
- * Winners : 2005–06, 2016–17
Current squad
As of 15 January 2026.''For recent transfers, see List of Slovak football transfers summer 2025''
Technical staff
Source:| Position | Staff |
| Sport Director | Ján Gajdošík |
| Head Coach | Peter Černák |
| Assistant Coach | Peter Šinglár |
| Assistant Coach | Jaroslav Kolbas |
| Goalkeeping Coach | TBA |
| Sport Manager |  Notable playersThe following players had international caps for their respective countries. Players whose name is listed in bold represented their countries while playing for FC Košice. |