FK Kosice is a historic Slovak football club from the country's second-largest city, currently playing in the Slovak Nike liga, the top division. The team's home ground is the futuristic Steel Arena. The club traces its roots back to 1952 and has a rich history, most famously winning the Czechoslovak Cup in the 1970s. Its greatest achievement came in the independent Slovak era, winning the Slovak Double (league and cup) in the 1997-98 season and subsequently competing in the UEFA Champions League group stages, a landmark moment for Slovak club football. After financial collapse and reformulation in the 2000s, the club has fought its way back up the pyramid. The modern FK Kosice is once again a top-flight contender, aiming to recapture past glories with a new generation of players. The club commands a large and passionate following in eastern Slovakia. FK Kosice stands as a phoenix of Slovak football, a club with a proud European history seeking to write new chapters.