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Full name
  
FC Lokomotíva Košice

President
  
Peter Daduľák

Website
  
Club home page

Founded
  
1946

Nickname(s)
  
Loky

Head coach
  
Albert Rusnák

Manager
  
Albert Rusnák

Leagues
  
3. Liga, 2. Liga

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2015–16
  
2. liga Championship round , 4th

Grounds
  
Stadium Družstevná pri Hornáde, Krásna

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FC Lokomotíva Košice is a Slovak football club, playing in the town of Košice. The club was founded in 1946 and played for 29 years in the Czechoslovak First League.

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The club also had several appearances in Europe playing the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1977-78 and the UEFA Cup 1978-79.

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Club history

FC Lokomotíva Košice Tmov fotky Lokomotvy Koice iLoky

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.

FC Lokomotíva Košice World Stadiums Lokomotiva Stadion in Kosice

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.

Currently the team performs in the 3rd division.

Rivalries

Lokomotíva's most important rivalry is with FC VSS Košice, before MFK Košice, 1. FC Košice. The match between them is called, Košické Derby (Košice Derby). Lokomotíva and VSS Košice include among historically the most successful football teams in the country.

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.

Domestic

Czechoslovakia

  • Czechoslovak First League (1925–93)
  • 3rd place (2): 1951, 1977–78
  • Czechoslovak Cup (1961–1993)
  • Winners (2): 1977, 1979

    • Slovakia

  • Slovak Cup (1961–)
  • Winners (3): 1977, 1979, 1985
  • 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.

    1Shared award

    Club's name

  • 1946 ŠK Železničiari Košice
  • 1946 ŠK Železničiari Sparta Košice (Merge with ŠK Sparta Košice)
  • 1949 ZSJ Dynamo ČSD Košice (Merge with Sokol Jednota Dynamo Košice)
  • 1952 TJ Lokomotíva Košice
  • 1965 TJ Lokomotíva VSŽ Košice (Merge with TJ VSŽ Košice)
  • 1967 TJ Lokomotíva Košice (End of merge with TJ VSŽ Košice)
  • 1990 FK Lokomotíva Košice (The football section became independent)
  • 1994 FK Lokomotíva Energogas Košice
  • 1999 FK Lokomotíva PČSP Košice
  • 2003 FC Lokomotíva Košice

    • League and domestic cup history

    Slovak League only (1993-present)

    Current squad

    As of 22 October, 2016. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

    For recent transfers, see List of Slovak football transfers summer 2016.

    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.

    References

    FC Lokomotíva Košice Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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