FC Espoo is a Finnish football club. It was based in the city of Espoo, Finland. Founded in 1989, the first team plays in the Kolmonen, the fourth tier of the Finnish football pyramid. The club is amateur and focuses mainly on junior football sides for youth development.
The first team of FC Espoo plays its home games at Leppävaaran stadion in the district Leppävaara in the Greater Helsinki region.
Background FC Espoo was founded in 1989 by the Leppävaaran Pallo and FC Kasiysi football clubs based in Espoo who now act as feeder clubs.
The club has played 9 seasons in the Kakkonen (Second Division), the first spell being in 1993 when they were relegated back to the Kolmonen (Third Division) after just one season and the second period being from 2002 until 2009 which culminated with promotion to the Ykkönen (First Division) for the first time.
Season to season SeasonLevelDivisionSectionAdministrationPositionMovements2000Tier 4Kolmonen (Third Division)Section 2Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Uusimaa)3rd2001Tier 4Kolmonen (Third Division)Section 2Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Uusimaa)4thPromoted2002Tier 3Kakkonen (Second Division)South GroupFinnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 1stPlay-offs2003Tier 3Kakkonen (Second Division)South GroupFinnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 4th2004Tier 3Kakkonen (Second Division)South GroupFinnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 4th2005Tier 3Kakkonen (Second Division)South GroupFinnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 3rd2006Tier 3Kakkonen (Second Division)Group BFinnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 5th2007Tier 3Kakkonen (Second Division)Group BFinnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 6th2008Tier 3Kakkonen (Second Division)Group BFinnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 9th2009Tier 3Kakkonen (Second Division)Group BFinnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 1stPromoted2010Tier 2 Ykkönen (First Division) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 6th2011Tier 2 Ykkönen (First Division) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 13thRelegated2012Tier 3Kakkonen (Second Division)South GroupFinnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 10thRelegated2013Tier 4Kolmonen (Third Division)Section 2Uusimaa (SPL Uusimaa)1stPromoted2014Tier 3Kakkonen (Second Division)South GroupFinnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 10thRelegated2015Tier 4Kolmonen (Third Division)Helsinki/Uusimaa 1Uusimaa (SPL Uusimaa)1stPromoted2016Tier 3Kakkonen (Second Division)Group BFinnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto)4th2017Tier 3Kakkonen (Second Division)Group BFinnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 2 season in Ykkönen 12 seasons in Kakkonen 4 seasons in Kolmonen
Club structure The club runs a number of teams including 2 men's teams, 2 ladies' teams, FCE Akatemia and 3 other boys' teams and finally 2 girls' teams. A key mission of the club is to "work with Espoo football clubs to provide a first team for them and make it possible for footballers in Espoo to make progress in the sport."
A key operational objective is to provide the local clubs with talented and motivated young players that have had the best possible development opportunities. This is achieved by a high quality coaching, good training conditions and the empowerment of young players. A first team with a young age profile is the key way to support this objective.
Facilities used by the club include:
Leppävaaran urheilupuisto (Leppävaara Sports Park) Laaksolahden kenttä and jalkapallohalli (Laaksolahti Playing Field and Football Hall) Keski-Espoon kenttä (Central Espoo Playing Field)
References and sources Official Website Finnish Wikipedia Suomen Cup FC Espoo Facebook
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