biggest rivalry is with 1. FC Tatran Prešov. Matches between these two clubs are referred to as the Východniarske derby (Eastern Slovak derby). They also have rivalries with ŠK Slovan Bratislava, FC Spartak Trnava and MŠK Žilina. VSS Košice supporters are called Viva Košice. VSS Košice supporters maintain friendly relations with fans of MFK Zemplín Michalovce and Czech Sparta Prague. Historical names Note: The club played 2004–05 season as Steel Trans Ličartovce reserve squad. Honours Czechoslovakia Czechoslovak First League (1925 – 1938, 1945 – 1993) Runners-up (1): 1970–71 Czechoslovak Cup (1961–1993) Winners (1): 1992–93 Runners-up (3): 1963–64, 1972–73, 1979–80 1.SNL (1st Slovak National football league) (1969–1993) Winners (3): 1973–74, 1977–78, 1992–93 Slovakia Slovak Superliga (1939 – 1944, 1993 – Present) Winners (2): 1996–97, 1997–98 Runners-up (3): 1994–95, 1995–96, 1999–00 Slovak Cup (1961 – Present) Winners (5): 1972–73, 1979–80, 1992–93, 2008–09, 2013–14 Runners-up (3): 1980–81, 1997–98, 1999–00 Slovak Super Cup (1993 – Present) Winners (1): 1997 Runners-up (3): 1998, 2009, 2014 Slovak Second Division (1993 – Present) Winners (2): 2005–06, 2016–17 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 Sponsorship Club partners source STEEL TRANS City of Košice Transfers VSS have produced numerous players who have gone on to represent the Slovak national football team. Over the last period there has been a steady increase of young players leaving Košice after a few years of first team football and moving on to play football in leagues of a higher standard, with the Czech First League (Szilárd Németh and Miroslav Sovič to AC Sparta Prague, Vladimír Labant, Dávid Škutka and Matúš Kozáčik to SK Slavia Prague, Kamil Čontofalský to Bohemians 1905 in 1999; Marek Špilár to FC Baník Ostrava in 2000), Greece Superleague (Vladimír Janočko to Xanthi in 2000), German 2. Bundesliga (Jozef Kožlej to SpVgg Greuther Fürth in 1998), Israel League (Ruslan Lyubarskyi to Maccabi Netanya F.C. in 2000), Polish Ekstraklasa (Ondrej Duda to Legia Warsaw in 2014), Portugal Primeira Liga (Uroš Matić to S.L. Benfica in 2013). The top transfer was agreed in 2009 when Nemanja Matić joined English FC Chelsea for a fee of €1.75 million,. Record departures *-unofficial fee Record arrivals *-unofficial fee Results League and Cup history Slovak League only (1993–2017) {|class="wikitable" ! style="color:#00509E; background:#FCCC06;"| Season ! style="color:#00509E; background:#FCCC06;"| Division (Name) ! style="color:#00509E; background:#FCCC06;"| Pos./Teams ! style="color:#00509E; background:#FCCC06;"| Pl. ! style="color:#00509E; background:#FCCC06;"|