About FC Steel Trans Ličartovce

FC Steel Trans Ličartovce was a Slovak football club based in the village of Ličartovce in eastern Slovakia. The club was founded in 1938 and spent much of its early history in lower regional competitions before gradually rising through the Slovak football system. Its development accelerated in the 1990s after major investment and sponsorship, which allowed the team to climb from amateur levels into professional leagues and eventually establish itself as one of the strongest lower-division sides in the country.

In the early 2000s, Steel Trans Ličartovce became one of the most competitive clubs outside Slovakia’s top division. The team consistently finished near the top of the second league, finishing as runners-up several times and regularly challenging for promotion. Its greatest sporting achievement came in the 2003–04 Slovak Cup, when the club reached the final, defeating several top-flight teams along the way before losing to FC Artmedia Petržalka in the final match.

Despite its success, the club’s independent existence ended after a major structural change in Slovak football. In 2004, it merged with the struggling FC Košice system, and in 2005 it was effectively relocated and transformed into MFK Košice. This marked the end of Steel Trans Ličartovce as a standalone club, although its legacy continued through the restructured Košice team, which went on to compete in the Slovak top division.