FC Lokomotíva Košice
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Full name | FC Lokomotíva Košice | ||
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Nickname(s) | Loky | ||
Founded | 1946 | ||
Ground | Štadión Lokomotívy, Košice | ||
Capacity | 9000 | ||
Owner | Vladislav Zvara | ||
Head coach | Milan Lalkovič | ||
League | 3 . liga | ||
2023–24 | 4. liga, 2nd (promoted) | ||
Website | Club website | ||
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FC Lokomotíva Košice is a Slovak football club, playing in the town of Košice and will be compete in the 3rd tier of Slovak football, 3. Liga (Slovakia). The club was founded in 1946 and played for 29 years in the Czechoslovak First League.
The club also had several appearances in Europe playing the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1977-78 and the UEFA Cup 1978-79.
Club history
[edit]In 1951–1952 and 1977–1978 seasons, the club ranked 3rd in the Czechoslovak First League. In the 1977–1978 season the team also won the Czechoslovak Cup.
The last major success of the club until the present time was winning the Slovak Cup in the 1984–1985 season. Season 1985–1986 was the last for the club in the Czechoslovak First League. That season the team finished next to last, 15th place in the league and relegated to the 2nd division.
After the disintegration of Czechoslovakia, the club took part in the Corgoň Liga. In the 1993–1994 season took 8th place out of 12 participants. In the 1997–1998 season, finishing next to last, 15th place, relegated to the second league. In the 1999–2000 season in the second division championship club finished 17th place and relegated to the third division. In the 2003–2004 season was dropped to the 4th division.
They withdrew from the 2018-19 2. liga season due to financial problems
Club's name
[edit]- 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
[edit]Initially Lokomotíva played at Lokomotíva Stadium in the Čermeľ district for most of its history (until 1997). Now Lokomotíva plays in small village Družstevná pri Hornáde 16 km far from city center of Košice. As of 2021, Lokomotíva plays in Barca, municipal district of Košice.
Honours
[edit]Domestic
[edit]- Czechoslovak First League (1925–93)
- Czechoslovak Cup (1961–1993)
- Slovak Cup (1961–)
Czechoslovak and Slovak Top Goalscorer
[edit]The Czechoslovak League top scorer from 1944–45 until 1992–93. Since the 1993–94 Slovak League Top scorer.
Year | Winner | G |
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1972–73 | ![]() | 21 |
1973–74 | ![]() | 171 |
1976–77 | ![]() | 18 |
- 1Shared award
Results
[edit]League and domestic cup history
[edit]Slovak League only (1993-present)
Year | Division | Position | Domestic cup | Topscorer/goals |
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1993–1994 | Mars superliga (I) | 8th | Round 3 | |
1994–1995 | Mars superliga | 9th | Round 2 | ![]() |
1995–1996 | Mars superliga | 8th | Round 1 | ![]() |
1996–1997 | Mars superliga | 10th | Quarter-finals | |
1997–1998 | Mars superliga | 15th (relegated) | Semi-finals | ![]() ![]() |
1998–1999 | 2. liga (II) | – | Round 1 | ![]() |
1999–2000 | 2. liga | – (relegated) | ||
2000–2001 | 3. liga (III) | – | Round 1 | |
2001–2002 | 3. liga | – | ||
2002–2003 | 3. liga | – | ||
2003–2004 | 3. liga | – (relegated) | ||
2004–2005 | 4. liga (IV) | – | ||
2005–2006 | 4. liga (IV) | 1st (promoted) | ||
2006–2007 | 3. liga (III) | – | ||
2007–2008 | 3. liga (III) | – | ||
2008–2009 | 3. liga (III) | 3rd | ||
2009–2010 | 3. liga (III) | 2nd | ||
2010–2011 | 3. liga (III) | 1st (promoted) | ||
2011–2012 | 3. liga (III) | 3rd | Round 1 | |
2012–2013 | Keno 10 3.liga (III) | 3rd | Round 3 | |
2013–2014 | TIPOS liga (III) | 8th (promoted) | Round 1 | |
2014–2015 | DOXXbet liga (II) | 1st (relegation round east) | Round 3 | ![]() |
2015–2016 | DOXXbet liga (II) | 4th (champions round) | Round 3 | ![]() |
2016–2017 | DOXXbet liga (II) | 7th (champions round) | Round 4 | ![]() |
2017–2018 | DOXXbet liga (II) | 4th | Round 4 | ![]() |
2018–2019 | II. Liga (II) | 11th | Round 5 | ![]() |
2019–2020 | V.liga Košicko-gemerská (V) | 2nd | Did not enter | ![]() |
2020–2021 | V.liga Košicko-gemerská (V) | 2nd | Round 3 | ? |
2021–2022 | V.liga Košicko-gemerská (V) | 1st | Round 3 | ![]() |
2022–2023 | V.liga juh (V) | 1st (promoted) | Did not enter | ![]() |
2023–2024 | 4. Liga Východ (IV) | 2nd (promoted) | Round 3 | ![]() |
2024–2025 | 3. Liga Východ (III) | TBD | TBD | TBD |
European competition history
[edit]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
[edit]As of September 19, 2019. 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]Position | Staff |
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Head coach | ![]() |
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Assistant coach | ![]() |
Goalkeeping coach | ![]() |
Masseur | ![]() |
Team Chef | ![]() |
Youth Sports Director |
Player records
[edit] Most appearances[edit]
| Most goals[edit]
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Notable players
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]Bibliography
[edit]- Jindřich Horák; Lubomír Král (1997), Encyklopedie našeho fotbalu (in Czech), Libri
- Luboš Jeřábek (2007), Český a československý fotbal: lexikon osobností a klubů 1906–2006 (in Czech), Prague: Grada
External links
[edit]Media related to Lokomotíva Košice at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in Slovak)