About FC Lokomotíva Košice

FC Lokomotíva Košice is a Slovak football club based in Košice, founded in 1946 as ŠK Železničiari Košice. The club was originally created by railway workers and quickly became associated with the industrial and working-class identity of the city. Over time, it went through several name changes and reorganisations, but maintained its identity as one of the traditional football institutions in eastern Slovakia.

During the Czechoslovak era, Lokomotíva Košice established itself as one of the stronger provincial clubs. It spent many seasons in the top division and achieved its most successful period in the 1970s and 1980s, when it regularly competed among the national elite. The club won major domestic honours, including Czechoslovak Cup titles, and also achieved a third-place league finish in the top division, marking the peak of its sporting success.

After the breakup of Czechoslovakia, the club continued to compete in Slovak football but gradually declined due to financial and organisational difficulties. It lost its position in the top tier and spent long periods in lower divisions, also facing periods of withdrawal from higher competitions due to sponsorship issues. In recent years, Lokomotíva has been working on rebuilding its structure and identity, including a return to its traditional home stadium in Košice and efforts to stabilize its position in the lower leagues.