FC Espoo is a Finnish

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club based in the city of

Espoo Espoo (, ; sv, Esbo) is a city and municipality in the region of Uusimaa in the Republic of Finland. It is located on the northern shore of the Gulf of Finland, bordering the cities of Helsinki, Vantaa, Kirkkonummi, Vihti and Nurmijärvi ...

, Finland. Founded in 1989, the first team plays in the Finnish Second Division (Kakkonen), the third tier of the Finnish football pyramid. The first team of FC Espoo plays its home games at Leppävaaran stadion in the district

Leppävaara Leppävaara ( sv, Alberga) is a district of Espoo, a city in Finland. The Rantarata rail line and the Ring Road I, the busiest road in Finland, cross in Leppävaara, thus making it a major traffic hub in the Greater Helsinki region. The Sello Sh ...

in the

Greater Helsinki Greater Helsinki ( fi, Helsingin seutu, Suur-Helsinki, Swedish: ''Helsingforsregionen'', ''Storhelsingfors'') is the metropolitan area surrounding Helsinki, the capital city of Finland. It includes the smaller Capital Region (''Pääkaupunkiseutu' ...

region.

Background

FC Espoo was founded in 1989 by the Leppävaaran Pallo and

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(Second Division), the first spell being in 1993 when they were relegated back to the

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(Third Division) after just one season and the second period being from 2002 until 2009 which culminated with promotion to the

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(First Division) for the first time.

Season to season

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
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Footnotes

{{DEFAULTSORT:Espoo Football clubs in Finland Association football clubs established in 1989 Sport in Espoo 1989 establishments in Finland