Esbo Bollklubb

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Esbo Bollklubb
Esbo Bollklubb.png
Full nameEsbo Bollklubb
Nickname(s)EBK
Founded1940
GroundKeski-Espoon Urheilukeskus
Espoo
Finland
ChairmanJuha Pylkkö
Coach Ilir Zeneli
League Kakkonen
2023 1st – Kolmonen (Etelä) – Section 1

Esbo Bollklubb (EBK) was founded in 1940 as a football club for the city of Espoo in Finland. In the past the club participated in more sports, but in recent years has specialised in football. EBK's men's team plays in Kolmonen Section 1 of Helsinki and Uusimaa. At its pinnacle the men's team played in the Kakkonen [Third level] in the years 1989–91. The women's team played in women's SM-series in 1993 and 1994. EBK caters for a range of age groups for boys and girls teams.

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The club's greatest competitive success was in the Finnish Cup in 1995. EBK is Espoo's oldest team.

Season to season

SeasonLevelDivisionSectionAdministrationPositionMovements
1993Tier 4Kolmonen(Third Division)Section 2Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Helsinki)12thRelegated
1994Tier 5Nelonen(Fourth Division)Group 3Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Helsinki)1stPromoted
1995Tier 4Kolmonen(Third Division)Section 1Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Helsinki)5th
1996Tier 4Kolmonen(Third Division)Section 2Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Helsinki)3rd
1997Tier 4Kolmonen(Third Division)Section 1Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Helsinki)5th
1998Tier 4Kolmonen(Third Division)Section 1Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Helsinki)7th
1999Tier 4Kolmonen(Third Division)Section 1Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Helsinki)7th
2000Tier 4Kolmonen(Third Division)Section 1Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Helsinki)8th
2001Tier 4Kolmonen(Third Division)Section 1Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Uusimaa)4th
2002Tier 4Kolmonen(Third Division)Section 2Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Uusimaa)1stPlay-offs
2003Tier 4Kolmonen(Third Division)Section 1Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Uusimaa)4th
2004Tier 4Kolmonen(Third Division)Section 1Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Uusimaa)4th
2005Tier 4Kolmonen(Third Division)Section 1Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Uusimaa)4th
2006Tier 4Kolmonen(Third Division)Section 1Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Uusimaa)4th
2007Tier 4Kolmonen(Third Division)Section 1Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Uusimaa)10th
2008Tier 4Kolmonen(Third Division)Section 1Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Uusimaa)3rd
2009Tier 4Kolmonen(Third Division)Section 1Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Uusimaa)2nd
2010Tier 4Kolmonen(Third Division)Section 1Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Uusimaa)7th
2011Tier 5Nelonen(Fourth Division)Group 1Uusimaa (SPL Uusimaa)2nd
2012Tier 5Nelonen(Fourth Division)Group 1Uusimaa (SPL Uusimaa)1stPromoted
2013Tier 4Kolmonen(Third Division)Group 2Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Uusimaa)9th
2014Tier 4Kolmonen(Third Division)Group 1Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Uusimaa)11thRelegated
2015Tier 5Nelonen(Fourth Division)Group 1Uusimaa (SPL Uusimaa)5th
2016Tier 5Nelonen(Fourth Division)Group 1Uusimaa (SPL Uusimaa)2ndPromotion Playoff
2017Tier 5Nelonen(Fourth Division)Group 2Uusimaa (SPL Uusimaa)7th
2018Tier 5Nelonen(Fourth Division)Group 1Uusimaa (SPL Uusimaa)10thRelegated
2019Tier 6Vitonen(Fifth Division)Group 2South (SPL Etelä)1stPromoted
2020Tier 5Nelonen(Fourth Division)Group 1South (SPL Etelä)1stPromoted
2021Tier 4Kolmonen(Third Division)Group ASouth (SPL Etelä)2nd

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2020 season

For the 2020 season EBK competed in Section 1 (Lohko 1) of the Kolmonen administered by the Uusimaa SPL. This is the fourth highest tier in the Finnish football system. In 2009, EBK finished in 2nd position in Section 1 of the Kolmonen.

EBK's presidents

  • Tor Petrell (1940)
  • Alf Lindholm (1941–45)
  • Torsten Rein (1946)
  • Nils-Erik Ekman (1947–48)
  • Karl Weckström (1949)
  • Nils-Erik Ekman (1950)
  • Tor Petrell (1951–52)
  • Lars Schönberg (1953)
  • Balder Weckström (1954)
  • Georg Cederqvist (1955–63)
  • Stig Hasselström (1964–67)
  • Lars Holmberg (1968)
  • Rolf Mattsson (1969–75)
 
  • Arto Nikulainen (1976)
  • Leif Kumlin (1977–78)
  • Lars Lakanen (1979–82)
  • Pål-Olof Björklund (1983–85)
  • Mauri Salonen (1986–89)
  • Håkan Sundström (1990–92)
  • Tapio Kortelainen (1993)
  • Hannu Hirvonen (1994)
  • Esa Martonen (1995–97)
  • Erkki Lavanti (1998–00)
  • Jukka Serpola (2001)
  • Jaana Antikainen (2002)
  • Matti Kumpulainen (2003–)

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