Etelä-Espoon Pallo, or EsPa as the name is commonly abbreviated, is a Finnish amateur football club from the city of Espoo. The club was founded in 1988 and currently competes in the Kolmonen, the fourth tier of the Finnish football league system. EsPa's second adult team compete in the Vitonen. EsPa play their home matches at Matinkylä.
EsPa has two adult teams and twelve junior teams and in total has around 750 registered players. The club was founded to replace Matinkylän Mahti's football section.
Etelä-Espoon Pallo operates in Matinkylä and Olari parts of Espoo. The club organises the annual EsPa Iso Omena (Big Apple) Tournament.
Historyedit
In 2009 EsPa finished in 4th position in Section 2 of the Kolmonen and the next season finished in second place in Section 1 (Lohko 1) of the Kolmonen administered by the Uusimaa SPL, the fourth highest tier in the Finnish football system.
The 2011 season proved to be the best in EsPa's history. The first team secured promoted to the Kakkonen after finishing in second place of the Kolmonen. After finishing second, EsPa were included in the promotion play-offs as the best second placed team of all seven sections of Finland. EsPa were paired with Pallokerho Keski-Uusimaa. The first leg took place in Matinkylä with EsPa winning 3–1. The second leg proved to be a dramatic affair with EsPa controversially being reduced to ten men after five minutes. The match eventually ended 2–1 in PKKU's favour, however EsPa progressed, winning 4–3 on aggregate.
In the same season, EsPa's second team, in their first season, were crowned champions of the 6th Division section 2 and played in the 5th Division during 2012.
In 2012, EsPa started its first-ever season in Kakkonen (Finnish 3rd Tier) with general opinion being that they were unlikely to survive in what was thought to be the toughest Kakkonen section, Eteläinen (Southern) without signing a significant number of new players. However, after the first ten games Yellow-Greens had 16 points. In these matches EsPa were able to regularly field their best team, but then in mid season the club's best forward pairing, Masar Ömer and Joonas Vilkki, were injured. Ömer was out rest of the season, though Vilkki was able to return for last couple of games. Season 2012 culminated in the last two home games.
First a 2–0 win from local competitor FC Espoo, in a game where EsPa's goalkeeper Törnqvist produced a large number of saves, including a penalty kick. This made the crucial three-point difference in EsPa's benefit between these two teams fighting head to head against relegation. If these teams would end in same points, the goal difference would determine relegating team.
The last game of the season against section winner ÅIFK would set the series level for next season. With win or draw EsPa was going to continue on Kakkonen. If they lost the game, FC Espoo's last game against GrIFK would determine which team, EsPa or FC Espoo, would remain in the division. In spite of the pressure EsPa won 2–0, with Törnqvist again saving a penalty kick. With this win EsPa ensured that they keep on playing in Kakkonen also in season 2013.
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EsPa redirects here For the village in Hedmark Norway see Espa For the park in Helsinki colloquially called Espa see Esplanadi This article includes a list of general references but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations October 2021 Learn how and when to remove this message Etela Espoon Pallo or EsPa as the name is commonly abbreviated is a Finnish amateur football club from the city of Espoo The club was founded in 1988 and currently competes in the Kolmonen the fourth tier of the Finnish football league system EsPa s second adult team compete in the Vitonen EsPa play their home matches at Matinkyla Etela Espoon PalloFull nameEtela Espoon PalloNickname s EsPaFounded1988 36 years ago 1988 GroundMatinkylan tekonurmi 1Espoo FinlandCapacity200ChairmanJussi MononenManagerTuukka UimonenLeagueKolmonen2021Kolmonen Helsinki amp Uusimaa Section AHome coloursAway colours EsPa has two adult teams and twelve junior teams and in total has around 750 registered players The club was founded to replace Matinkylan Mahti s football section Etela Espoon Pallo operates in Matinkyla and Olari parts of Espoo The club organises the annual EsPa Iso Omena Big Apple Tournament History editIn 2009 EsPa finished in 4th position in Section 2 of the Kolmonen and the next season finished in second place in Section 1 Lohko 1 of the Kolmonen administered by the Uusimaa SPL the fourth highest tier in the Finnish football system The 2011 season proved to be the best in EsPa s history The first team secured promoted to the Kakkonen after finishing in second place of the Kolmonen After finishing second EsPa were included in the promotion play offs as the best second placed team of all seven sections of Finland EsPa were paired with Pallokerho Keski Uusimaa The first leg took place in Matinkyla with EsPa winning 3 1 The second leg proved to be a dramatic affair with EsPa controversially being reduced to ten men after five minutes The match eventually ended 2 1 in PKKU s favour however EsPa progressed winning 4 3 on aggregate In the same season EsPa s second team in their first season were crowned champions of the 6th Division section 2 and played in the 5th Division during 2012 In 2012 EsPa started its first ever season in Kakkonen Finnish 3rd Tier with general opinion being that they were unlikely to survive in what was thought to be the toughest Kakkonen section Etelainen Southern without signing a significant number of new players However after the first ten games Yellow Greens had 16 points In these matches EsPa were able to regularly field their best team but then in mid season the club s best forward pairing Masar Omer and Joonas Vilkki were injured Omer was out rest of the season though Vilkki was able to return for last couple of games Season 2012 culminated in the last two home games First a 2 0 win from local competitor FC Espoo in a game where EsPa s goalkeeper Tornqvist produced a large number of saves including a penalty kick This made the crucial three point difference in EsPa s benefit between these two teams fighting head to head against relegation If these teams would end in same points the goal difference would determine relegating team The last game of the season against section winner AIFK would set the series level for next season With win or draw EsPa was going to continue on Kakkonen If they lost the game FC Espoo s last game against GrIFK would determine which team EsPa or FC Espoo would remain in the division In spite of the pressure EsPa won 2 0 with Tornqvist again saving a penalty kick With this win EsPa ensured that they keep on playing in Kakkonen also in season 2013 Season to season editSeason Level Division Section Administration Position Movements 2000 Tier 4 Kolmonen Third Division Section 1 Helsinki amp Uusimaa SPL Helsinki 11th Relegated 2001 Tier 5 Nelonen Fourth Division Section 1 Uusimaa District SPL Uusimaa 2nd Promoted 2002 Tier 4 Kolmonen Third Division Section 1 Helsinki amp Uusimaa SPL Uusimaa 10th 2003 Tier 4 Kolmonen Third Division Section 1 Helsinki amp Uusimaa SPL Uusimaa 11th Relegated 2004 Tier 5 Nelonen Fourth Division Section 1 Uusimaa District SPL Uusimaa 7th 2005 Tier 5 Nelonen Fourth Division Section 1 Uusimaa District SPL Uusimaa 9th 2006 Tier 5 Nelonen Fourth Division Section 1 Uusimaa District SPL Uusimaa 3rd Promoted 2007 Tier 4 Kolmonen Third Division Section 1 Helsinki amp Uusimaa SPL Uusimaa 6th 2008 Tier 4 Kolmonen Third Division Section 1 Helsinki amp Uusimaa SPL Uusimaa 7th 2009 Tier 4 Kolmonen Third Division Section 2 Helsinki amp Uusimaa SPL Helsinki 4th 2010 Tier 4 Kolmonen Third Division Section 1 Helsinki amp Uusimaa SPL Uusimaa 2nd 2011 Tier 4 Kolmonen Third Division Section 1 Helsinki amp Uusimaa SPL Uusimaa 2nd Promoted 2012 Tier 3 Kakkonen Second Division Etelainen Southern Finnish FA Suomen Pallolitto 8th 2013 Tier 3 Kakkonen Second Division Etelainen Southern Finnish FA Suomen Pallolitto 9th Relegated 2014 Tier 4 Kolmonen Third Division Section 1 Helsinki amp Uusimaa SPL Uusimaa 3rd 2015 Tier 4 Kolmonen Third Division Section 2 Helsinki amp Uusimaa SPL Uusimaa 1st Promoted 2016 Tier 3 Kakkonen Second Division Section B Finnish FA Suomen Pallolitto 2017 Tier 3 Kakkonen Second Division Section B Finnish FA Suomen Pallolitto 4 seasons in Kakkonen 10 seasons in Kolmonen 4 seasons in NelonenReferences and sources editOfficial Website Finnish Wikipedia Suomen Cup Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Etela Espoon Pallo amp oldid 1050677524, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
