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 | http://www.fclokomotiva.sk | ||
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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
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
- 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). 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
Domestic
Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia
- Czechoslovak First League (1925–93)
- File:Bronze medal icon.svg Third place (2): 1951, 1977–78
- Czechoslovak Cup (1961–1993)
- File:Gold medal icon.svg Winners (2): 1977, 1979
Slovakia Slovakia
- Slovak Cup (1961–)
- File:Gold medal icon.svg Winners (3): 1977, 1979, 1985
- File:Silver medal icon.svg Runners-up (2): 1961, 1992
Czechoslovak and Slovak Top Goalscorer
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 | Czechoslovakia Ladislav Józsa | 21 |
| 1973–74 | Czechoslovakia Ladislav Józsa | 171 |
| 1976–77 | Czechoslovakia Ladislav Józsa | 18 |
- 1Shared award
Results
League and domestic cup history
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 | Slovakia Štefan Kysela (17) |
| 1995–1996 | Mars superliga | 8th | Round 1 | Slovakia Igor Popovec (8) |
| 1996–1997 | Mars superliga | 10th | Quarter-finals | |
| 1997–1998 | Mars superliga | 15th (relegated) | Semi-finals | Slovakia Marcel Korínek (4) Bosnia and Herzegovina Milan Pecelj (4) |
| 1998–1999 | 2. liga (II) | – | Round 1 | Slovakia Miloš Gallo (8) |
| 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 | Slovakia Tomáš Labun (16) |
| 2015–2016 | DOXXbet liga (II) | 4th (champions round) | Round 3 | Slovakia Adrián Leško (8) |
| 2016–2017 | DOXXbet liga (II) | 7th (champions round) | Round 4 | Slovakia Róbert Jano (20) |
| 2017–2018 | DOXXbet liga (II) | 4th | Round 4 | Slovakia Kamil Karaš (13) |
| 2018–2019 | II. Liga (II) | 11th | Round 5 | Slovakia Róbert Jano (7) |
| 2019–2020 | V.liga Košicko-gemerská (V) | 2nd | Did not enter | Slovakia Vladimír Beliš (9) |
| 2020–2021 | V.liga Košicko-gemerská (V) | 2nd | Round 3 | ? |
| 2021–2022 | V.liga Košicko-gemerská (V) | 1st | Round 3 | Slovakia Adrián Pačinda (26) |
| 2022–2023 | V.liga juh (V) | 1st (promoted) | Did not enter | Slovakia Martin Leško (26) |
| 2023–2024 | 4. Liga Východ (IV) | 2nd (promoted) | Round 3 | Slovakia Michal Vilkovský (19) |
| 2024–2025 | 3. Liga Východ (III) | TBD | TBD | TBD |
European competition history
| Season | Competition | Round | Country | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
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| 1969–70 | Mitropa Cup | 1.R | Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia | Radnicki Kragujevac | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 |
| 1977–78 | Cup Winners' Cup | 1.R | Sweden | Östers IF | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 (a) |
| 2.R | Austria | FK Austria Wien | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 (a) | ||
| 1978–79 | UEFA Cup | 1.R | Italy | A.C. Milan | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 (p) |
| 1979–80 | Cup Winners' Cup | 1.R | Austria | FC Wacker Innsbruck | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 |
| 2.R | Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia | NK Rijeka | 2–0 | 0–3 | 2–3 |
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Current squad
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
| Position | Staff |
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| Head coach | Slovakia Milan Lalkovič |
| Assistant coach | Slovakia Jozef Talian |
| Assistant coach | Slovakia Martin Hloušek |
| Goalkeeping coach | Slovakia Jozef Talian |
| Masseur | Slovakia Karol Orbán |
| Team Chef | Slovakia Anton Zabavník |
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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.
- Czechoslovakia Ján Polgár
- Czechoslovakia Bohumil Andrejko
- Czechoslovakia Pavol Biroš
- Czechoslovakia Ivan Čabala
- Slovakia Matúš Čonka
- Slovakia Pavol Diňa
- Czechoslovakia Gejza Farkaš
- Czechoslovakia František Feczko
- Czechoslovakia Anton Flešár
- Czechoslovakia Milan Gigler
- Czechoslovakia Miroslav Greskovics
- Czechoslovakia Andrej Iľko
- Czechoslovakia Július Holeš
- Czechoslovakia Ladislav Józsa
- Slovakia Karol Kisel
- Czechoslovakia Ján Kozák sr.
- Czechoslovakia František Kunzo
- Czechoslovakia Ján Luža
- Czechoslovakia František Matys
- Czechoslovakia Jozef Móder
- Slovakia Martin Obšitník
- Slovakia Erik Pačinda
- Czechoslovakia Ladislav Putyera
- Czechoslovakia Stanislav Seman
- Czechoslovakia Adolf Scherer
- Czechoslovakia Viliam Schrojf
- Slovakia Miroslav Sovič
- Czechoslovakia Stanislav Strapek
- Slovakia Anton Šoltis
- Slovakia Peter Štyvar
- Slovakia Rudolf Urban
- Slovakia Blažej Vaščák
- Czechoslovakia Rudolf Zibrínyi
- Czechoslovakia Ľudovít Žitňár
Notable managers
- Czechoslovakia Michal Baránek (1972)
- Czechoslovakia Ladislav Kačáni (1972–1974)
- Czechoslovakia Jozef Jankech (1975–1976)
- Czechoslovakia Michal Baránek (1976–1978)
- Czechoslovakia Jozef Jankech (1978–1980)
- Czechoslovakia Jozef Jankech (1983–1985)
- Czechoslovakia Michal Baránek (1985–1986)
- Slovakia Jaroslav Galko (2013–2014)
- Slovakia Dušan Ujhely (2014–2015)
- Slovakia Branislav Sokoli (2015–2016)
- Slovakia Albert Rusnák (2016–2018)
- Slovakia Ľuboš Benkovský (2018–2019)
- Slovakia Dušan Ujhely (2019–2020)
- Slovakia Milan Lalkovič (2020-)
References
Bibliography
- Jindřich Horák; Lubomír Král (1997), Encyklopedie našeho fotbalu (in čeština), Libri
- Luboš Jeřábek (2007), Český a československý fotbal: lexikon osobností a klubů 1906–2006 (in čeština), Prague: Grada
External links
- File:Commons-logo.svg Media related to FC Lokomotíva Košice at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in Slovak)
