Esbo Bollklubb
Introduction '''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'''1993Tier 4'''Kolmonen''' ''(Third Division)''Section 2Helsinki & Uusimaa ''(SPL Helsinki)'''''12th''' Relegated1994Tier 5'''Nelonen''' ''(Fourth Division)''Group 3Helsinki & Uusimaa ''(SPL Helsinki)'''''1st''' Promoted1995Tier 4'''Kolmonen''' ''(Third Division)''Section 1Helsinki & Uusimaa ''(SPL Helsinki)'''''5th'''1996Tier 4'''Kolmonen''' ''(Third Division)''Section 2Helsinki & Uusimaa ''(SPL Helsinki)'''''3rd'''1997Tier 4'''Kolmonen''' ''(Third Division)''Section 1Helsinki & Uusimaa ''(SPL Helsinki)'''''5th'''1998Tier 4'''Kolmonen''' ''(Third Division)''Section 1Helsinki & Uusimaa ''(SPL Helsinki)'''''7th'''1999Tier 4'''Kolmonen''' ''(Third Division)''Section 1Helsinki & Uusimaa ''(SPL Helsinki)'''''7th'''2000Tier 4'''Kolmonen''' ''(Third Division)''Section 1Helsinki & Uusimaa ''(SPL Helsinki)'''''8th'''2001Tier 4'''Kolmonen''' ''(Third Division)''Section 1Helsinki & Uusimaa ''(SPL Uusimaa)'''''4th'''2002Tier 4'''Kolmonen''' ''(Third Division)''Section 2Helsinki & Uusimaa ''(SPL Uusimaa)'''''1st'''Play-offs2003Tier 4'''Kolmonen''' ''(Third Division)''Section 1Helsinki & Uusimaa ''(SPL Uusimaa)'''''4th'''2004Tier 4'''Kolmonen''' ''(Third Division)''Section 1Helsinki & Uusimaa ''(SPL Uusimaa)'''''4th'''2005Tier 4'''Kolmonen''' ''(Third Division)''Section 1Helsinki & Uusimaa ''(SPL Uusimaa)'''''4th'''2006Tier 4'''Kolmonen''' ''(Third Division)''Section 1Helsinki & Uusimaa ''(SPL Uusimaa)'''''4th'''2007Tier 4'''Kolmonen''' ''(Third Division)''Section 1Helsinki & Uusimaa ''(SPL Uusimaa)'''''10th'''2008Tier 4'''Kolmonen''' ''(Third Division)''Section 1Helsinki & Uusimaa ''(SPL Uusimaa)'''''3rd'''2009Tier 4'''Kolmonen''' ''(Third Division)''Section 1Helsinki & Uusimaa ''(SPL Uusimaa)'''''2nd'''2010Tier 4'''Kolmonen''' ''(Third Division)''Section 1Helsinki & Uusimaa ''(SPL Uusimaa)'''''7th'''2011Tier 5'''Nelonen''' ''(Fourth Division)''Group 1Uusimaa ''(SPL Uusimaa)'''''2nd''' 2012Tier 5'''Nelonen''' ''(Fourth Division)''Group 1Uusimaa ''(SPL Uusimaa)'''''1st'''Promoted2013Tier 4'''Kolmonen''' ''(Third Division)''Group 2Helsinki & Uusimaa ''(SPL Uusimaa)'''''9th'''2014Tier 4'''Kolmonen''' ''(Third Division)''Group 1Helsinki & Uusimaa ''(SPL Uusimaa)'''''11th'''Relegated2015Tier 5'''Nelonen''' ''(Fourth Division)''Group 1Uusimaa ''(SPL Uusimaa)'''''5th'''2016Tier 5'''Nelonen''' ''(Fourth Division)''Group 1Uusimaa ''(SPL Uusimaa)'''''2nd'''Promotion Playoff2017Tier 5'''Nelonen''' ''(Fourth Division)''Group 2Uusimaa ''(SPL Uusimaa)'''''7th'''2018Tier 5'''Nelonen''' ''(Fourth Division)''Group 1Uusimaa ''(SPL Uusimaa)'''''10th'''Relegated2019Tier 6'''Vitonen''' ''(Fifth Division)''Group 2South ''(SPL Etelä)'''''1st'''Promoted2020Tier 5'''Nelonen''' ''(Fourth Division)''Group 1South ''(SPL Etelä)'''''1st'''Promoted2021Tier 4'''Kolmonen''' ''(Third Division)''Group ASouth ''(SPL Etelä)'''''2nd'''
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
External links * Official website* Suomen Cup* EBK Facebook