Esbo Bollklubb

Esbo Bollklubb
Full nameEsbo Bollklubb
Nickname(s)EBK
Founded1940
GroundKeski-Espoon Urheilukeskus
Espoo
Finland
ChairmanJuha Pylkkö
CoachIlir Zeneli
LeagueKakkonen
20231st – 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.

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

Season to season

Season Level Division Section Administration Position Movements
1993 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Section 2 Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Helsinki) 12th Relegated
1994 Tier 5 Nelonen (Fourth Division) Group 3 Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Helsinki) 1st Promoted
1995 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Section 1 Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Helsinki) 5th
1996 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Section 2 Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Helsinki) 3rd
1997 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Section 1 Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Helsinki) 5th
1998 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Section 1 Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Helsinki) 7th
1999 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Section 1 Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Helsinki) 7th
2000 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Section 1 Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Helsinki) 8th
2001 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Section 1 Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Uusimaa) 4th
2002 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Section 2 Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Uusimaa) 1st Play-offs
2003 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Section 1 Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Uusimaa) 4th
2004 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Section 1 Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Uusimaa) 4th
2005 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Section 1 Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Uusimaa) 4th
2006 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Section 1 Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Uusimaa) 4th
2007 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Section 1 Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Uusimaa) 10th
2008 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Section 1 Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Uusimaa) 3rd
2009 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Section 1 Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Uusimaa) 2nd
2010 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Section 1 Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Uusimaa) 7th
2011 Tier 5 Nelonen (Fourth Division) Group 1 Uusimaa (SPL Uusimaa) 2nd
2012 Tier 5 Nelonen (Fourth Division) Group 1 Uusimaa (SPL Uusimaa) 1st Promoted
2013 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Group 2 Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Uusimaa) 9th
2014 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Group 1 Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Uusimaa) 11th Relegated
2015 Tier 5 Nelonen (Fourth Division) Group 1 Uusimaa (SPL Uusimaa) 5th
2016 Tier 5 Nelonen (Fourth Division) Group 1 Uusimaa (SPL Uusimaa) 2nd Promotion Playoff
2017 Tier 5 Nelonen (Fourth Division) Group 2 Uusimaa (SPL Uusimaa) 7th
2018 Tier 5 Nelonen (Fourth Division) Group 1 Uusimaa (SPL Uusimaa) 10th Relegated
2019 Tier 6 Vitonen (Fifth Division) Group 2 South (SPL Etelä) 1st Promoted
2020 Tier 5 Nelonen (Fourth Division) Group 1 South (SPL Etelä) 1st Promoted
2021 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Group A South (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–)

References

  1. ^ "Finland football".


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