Esbo Bollklubb (EBK) is a Finnish football club based in Espoo. Founded in 1940, the men's team currently competes in the Finnish fourth tier Kakkonen. EBK is Espoo's oldest football team. EBK also has a women's team that currently competes in the Finnish second tier Kansallinen Ykkönen.
History In the past the club participated in more sports, but in recent years has specialised in football. At its pinnacle the men's team played in the Kakkonen in the years 1989–91, before returning back in 2024 and 2026. 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.
Season to season
SeasonLevelDivisionSectionAdministrationPositionMovements1993Tier 4Kolmonen (Third Division)Section 2Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Helsinki)12th Relegated1994Tier 5Nelonen (Fourth Division)Group 3Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Helsinki)1st Promoted1995Tier 4Kolmonen (Third Division)Section 1Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Helsinki)5th1996Tier 4Kolmonen (Third Division)Section 2Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Helsinki)3rd1997Tier 4Kolmonen (Third Division)Section 1Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Helsinki)5th1998Tier 4Kolmonen (Third Division)Section 1Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Helsinki)7th1999Tier 4Kolmonen (Third Division)Section 1Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Helsinki)7th2000Tier 4Kolmonen (Third Division)Section 1Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Helsinki)8th2001Tier 4Kolmonen (Third Division)Section 1Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Uusimaa)4th2002Tier 4Kolmonen (Third Division)Section 2Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Uusimaa)1stPlay-offs2003Tier 4Kolmonen (Third Division)Section 1Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Uusimaa)4th2004Tier 4Kolmonen (Third Division)Section 1Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Uusimaa)4th2005Tier 4Kolmonen (Third Division)Section 1Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Uusimaa)4th2006Tier 4Kolmonen (Third Division)Section 1Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Uusimaa)4th2007Tier 4Kolmonen (Third Division)Section 1Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Uusimaa)10th2008Tier 4Kolmonen (Third Division)Section 1Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Uusimaa)3rd2009Tier 4Kolmonen (Third Division)Section 1Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Uusimaa)2nd2010Tier 4Kolmonen (Third Division)Section 1Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Uusimaa)7th2011Tier 5Nelonen (Fourth Division)Group 1Uusimaa (SPL Uusimaa)2nd 2012Tier 5Nelonen (Fourth Division)Group 1Uusimaa (SPL Uusimaa)1stPromoted2013Tier 4Kolmonen (Third Division)Group 2Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Uusimaa)9th2014Tier 4Kolmonen (Third Division)Group 1Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Uusimaa)11thRelegated2015Tier 5Nelonen (Fourth Division)Group 1Uusimaa (SPL Uusimaa)5th2016Tier 5Nelonen (Fourth Division)Group 1Uusimaa (SPL Uusimaa)2ndPromotion Playoff2017Tier 5Nelonen (Fourth Division)Group 2Uusimaa (SPL Uusimaa)7th2018Tier 5Nelonen (Fourth Division)Group 1Uusimaa (SPL Uusimaa)10thRelegated2019Tier 6Vitonen (Fifth Division)Group 2South (SPL Etelä)1stPromoted2020Tier 5Nelonen (Fourth Division)Group 1South (SPL Etelä)1stPromoted2021Tier 4Kolmonen (Third Division)Group ASouth (SPL Etelä)2nd2022Tier 4Kolmonen (Third Division)Group ASouth (SPL Etelä)4th2023Tier 4Kolmonen (Third Division)Group ASouth (SPL Etelä)1stPromoted2024Tier 4Kakkonen (Second Division)Group BFinnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto)9thRelegated2025Tier 5Kolmonen (Third Division)Group ASouth (SPL Etelä)1stPromoted2026Tier 4Kakkonen (Second Division)Group BFinnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto)
2026 season For the 2026 season EBK competes in Kakkonen Group B. This is the fourth highest tier in the Finnish football system.
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 Finnish FA website Suomen Cup