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EBK was founded in 1940 as a football club for Espoo
Espoo
Espoo is the second largest city and municipality in Finland. The population of the city of Espoo is . It is part of the Helsinki Metropolitan Area along with the cities of Helsinki, Vantaa, and Kauniainen. Espoo shares its eastern border with Helsinki and Vantaa, while enclosing Kauniainen....

. 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
Kakkonen
Kakkonen is the third tier of the Finnish football league system.-League structure:Kakkonen is divided to three groups of 14 clubs. A club plays each of the others in the same group twice, once at their home stadium and once at that of their opponents. Clubs gain three points for a win, one for a...

 [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 Espoos oldest team.

Season to season

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Season Level Division Section Administration Position Movements
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
  • 11 seasons in Kolmonen
    Kolmonen
    Kolmonen is the fourth highest football league in Finland. The most famous club competing at this level is Helsingin Palloseura who won the Finnish Championship on 9 occasions, the last time being in 1957. They also won the Finnish Cup in 1962...


2010 season

For the current season EBK are competing in Section 1 (Lohko 1) of the Kolmonen administered by the Uusimaa SPL. This is the fourth highest tier in the Finnish football system
Finnish football league system
The Finnish football league system is a series of interconnected leagues for club football in Finland. The three highest levels are managed by the Finnish FA while the higher leagues are managed by the regional departments of the FA.-The system:...

. In 2009 EBK finished in 2nd position in Section 1 of the Kolmonen.

Players for Season 2010

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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