FC Lokomotíva Košice
| Full name | FC Lokomotíva Košice | ||
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| Nickname | Loky | ||
| Founded | 1946 | ||
| Ground | Štadión Lokomotívy, Košice | ||
| Capacity | 9,200 | ||
| President | Roman Nižník | ||
| Head coach | Martin Juhar | ||
| League | 3. liga Group East | ||
| 2024–25 | 9th | ||
| Website | https://fclokomotiva.com | ||
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FC Lokomotíva Košice is a Slovak football club, based in Košice and competing in the 3rd tier of Slovak football, 3. liga. The club was founded in 1946 and spent 25 seasons playing in the Czechoslovak First League.
The club also had several appearances in Europe, playing the 1977–78 European Cup Winners' Cup and the 1978–79 UEFA Cup.
Club history
In 1951 and the 1977–1978 season, the club finished 3rd in the Czechoslovak First League.[1] The club won the Czechoslovak Cup in the 1976–77 and 1978–79 seasons, beating Teplice and Baník Ostrava, respectively, with both finals held in Prague.[2] In the 1970s, striker Ladislav Józsa was the First League's top scorer three times: in 1972–73 outright with 21 goals, in 1973–74 shared with Přemysl Bičovský (17 goals each), and again outright in 1976–77 with 18 goals.[3]
The last major success of the club was winning the Slovak Cup in the 1984–1985 season.[1] The 1985–86 season was the last for the club in the Czechoslovak First League.[4] That season the team finished next to last, 15th place in the league and were relegated to the 2nd division.
After the disintegration of Czechoslovakia, the club took part in the Corgoň Liga. In the 1993–1994 season they took 8th place out of 12 participants. In the 1997–1998 season, finishing next to last, 15th place, they were relegated to the second league. In the 1999–2000 season in the second division championship, the club finished in 17th place and were relegated to the third division. In the 2003–2004 season they dropped to the 4th division.
They withdrew from the second league after the 2018-19 season due to financial problems.[5]
Club's name
- 1946 - ŠK Železničiari Košice
- 1946 - ŠK Železničiari Sparta Košice
- 1949 - ZSJ Dynamo ČSD Košice
- 1952 - TJ Lokomotíva Košice
- 1965 - TJ Lokomotíva VSŽ Košice
- 1967 - TJ Lokomotíva Košice
- 1990 - FK Lokomotíva Košice
- 1994 - FK Lokomotíva Energogas Košice
- 1997 - FC Lokomotíva Košice
- 1999 - FC Spoje Lokomotíva Košice
- 2005 - FC Lokomotíva Košice
Stadium
Initially Lokomotíva played at Lokomotíva Stadium in the Čermeľ district for most of its history (until 1997). Lokomotíva played in a small village named Družstevná pri Hornáde 16 km far from city center of Košice. As of 2022, Lokomotíva returned to its home ground Lokomotíva Stadium.
Honours
Domestic
- Czechoslovak First League (1925–93)
- Czechoslovak Cup (1961–1993)
- Winners (2): 1977, 1979
- Slovak Cup (1961–)
- Winners (3): 1977, 1979, 1985
- Runners-up (2): 1961, 1992
European
- European Railways Cup
- Runners-up (3): 1976, 1979, 1983
Results
League and domestic cup history
Slovak League only (1993-present)
| Year | Division | Position | Domestic cup | Topscorer/goals |
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| 1993–94 | Mars superliga (I) | 8th | Round 3 | |
| 1994–95 | Mars superliga | 9th | Round 2 | Štefan Kysela (17) |
| 1995–96 | Mars superliga | 8th | Round 1 | Igor Popovec (8) |
| 1996–97 | Mars superliga | 10th | Quarter-finals | |
| 1997–98 | Mars superliga | 15th (relegated) | Semi-finals | Marcel Korínek (4) Milan Pecelj (4) |
| 1998–99 | 2. liga (II) | – | Round 1 | Miloš Gallo (8) |
| 1999–2000 | 2. liga | – (relegated) | ||
| 2000–01 | 3. liga (III) | – | Round 1 | |
| 2001–02 | 3. liga | – | ||
| 2002–03 | 3. liga | – | ||
| 2003–04 | 3. liga | – (relegated) | ||
| 2004–05 | 4. liga (IV) | – | ||
| 2005–06 | 4. liga (IV) | 1st (promoted) | ||
| 2006–07 | 3. liga (III) | – | ||
| 2007–08 | 3. liga (III) | – | ||
| 2008–09 | 3. liga (III) | 3rd | ||
| 2009–10 | 3. liga (III) | 2nd | ||
| 2010–11 | 3. liga (III) | 1st (promoted) | ||
| 2011–12 | 3. liga (III) | 3rd | Round 1 | |
| 2012–13 | Keno 10 3.liga (III) | 3rd | Round 3 | |
| 2013–14 | TIPOS liga (III) | 8th (promoted) | Round 1 | |
| 2014–15 | DOXXbet liga (II) | 1st (relegation round east) | Round 3 | Tomáš Labun (16) |
| 2015–16 | DOXXbet liga (II) | 4th (champions round) | Round 3 | Adrián Leško (8) |
| 2016–17 | DOXXbet liga (II) | 7th (champions round) | Round 4 | Róbert Jano (20) |
| 2017–18 | DOXXbet liga (II) | 4th | Round 4 | Kamil Karaš (13) |
| 2018–19 | II. Liga (II) | 11th | Round 5 | Róbert Jano (7) |
| 2019–20 | V.liga Košicko-gemerská (V) | 2nd | Did not enter | Vladimír Beliš (9) |
| 2020–21 | V.liga Košicko-gemerská (V) | 2nd | Round 3 | ? |
| 2021–22 | V.liga Košicko-gemerská (V) | 1st | Round 3 | Adrián Pačinda (26) |
| 2022–23 | V.liga juh (V) | 1st (promoted) | Did not enter | Martin Leško (26) |
| 2023–24 | 4. Liga Východ (IV) | 2nd (promoted) | Round 3 | Michal Vilkovský (19) |
| 2024–25 | 3. Liga Východ (III) | 9th | Round 3 | Jakub Škovran (21) |
European competition history
| Season | Competition | Round | Country | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
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| 1969–70 | Mitropa Cup | 1.R | Radnicki Kragujevac | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | |
| 1977–78 | Cup Winners' Cup | 1.R | Östers IF | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 (a) | |
| 2.R | FK Austria Wien | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 (a) | |||
| 1978–79 | UEFA Cup | 1.R | A.C. Milan | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 (p) | |
| 1979–80 | Cup Winners' Cup | 1.R | FC Wacker Innsbruck | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | |
| 2.R | NK Rijeka | 2–0 | 0–3 | 2–3 |
Current squad
As of September 19, 2019. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Technical staff
| Position | Staff |
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| Head coach | Milan Lalkovič |
| Assistant coach | Jozef Talian |
| Assistant coach | Martin Hloušek |
| Goalkeeping coach | Jozef Talian |
| Masseur | Karol Orbán |
| Team Chef | Anton Zabavník |
Player records
Most appearances
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Most goals
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Notable players
Had international caps for their respective countries. Players whose name is listed in bold represented their countries while playing for Lokomotiva.
Past (and present) players who are the subjects of Wikipedia articles can be found here.
- Ján Polgár
- Bohumil Andrejko
- Pavol Biroš
- Ivan Čabala
- Matúš Čonka
- Pavol Diňa
- Gejza Farkaš
- František Feczko
- Anton Flešár
- Milan Gigler
- Miroslav Greskovics
- Andrej Iľko
- Július Holeš
- Ladislav Józsa
- Karol Kisel
- Ján Kozák sr.
- František Kunzo
- Ján Luža
- František Matys
- Jozef Móder
- Martin Obšitník
- Erik Pačinda
- Ladislav Putyera
- Stanislav Seman
- Adolf Scherer
- Viliam Schrojf
- Miroslav Sovič
- Stanislav Strapek
- Anton Šoltis
- Peter Štyvar
- Rudolf Urban
- Blažej Vaščák
- Rudolf Zibrínyi
- Ľudovít Žitňár
Notable managers
- Michal Baránek (1972)
- Ladislav Kačáni (1972–1974)
- Jozef Jankech (1975–1976)
- Michal Baránek (1976–1978)
- Jozef Jankech (1978–1980)
- Jozef Jankech (1983–1985)
- Michal Baránek (1985–1986)
- Jaroslav Galko (2013–2014)
- Dušan Ujhely (2014–2015)
- Branislav Sokoli (2015–2016)
- Albert Rusnák (2016–2018)
- Ľuboš Benkovský (2018–2019)
- Dušan Ujhely (2019–2020)
- Milan Lalkovič (2020-)
References
- ^ a b Dadej, Daniel (18 July 2021). "Loky bola trikrát vo finále Československého pohára". Sme (in Slovak). Retrieved 23 December 2025.
- ^ Jeřábek, p. 234.
- ^ Jeřábek, p. 232.
- ^ Jeřábek, p. 96.
- ^ "Lokomotíva Košice je po odstúpení investora na dne. Neprihlási sa ani do 3. ligy". sport.sk (in Slovak). 17 June 2019. Retrieved 23 December 2025.
Bibliography
- Jindřich Horák; Lubomír Král (1997), Encyklopedie našeho fotbalu (in Czech), Libri
- Jeřábek, Luboš (2007). Český a československý fotbal – lexikon osobností a klubů (in Czech). Prague: Grada Publishing. ISBN 978-80-247-1656-5.
External links
- Media related to Lokomotíva Košice at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in Slovak)