Esbjerg fB

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Esbjerg fB
Full name	Esbjerg forenede Boldklubber
Short name	EfB
Founded	23 July 1924
Ground	Blue Water Arena, Esbjerg (Capacity 13,282)
Chairman	Jørgen L. Jensen
Manager	Troels Bech
League	Danish Superliga
2007-08	Danish Superliga, 7th
Home colours 　 Away colours

Esbjerg forenede Boldklubber (EfB) is a Danish football club from the port city of Esbjerg. They play in the Danish Superliga. The club was formed in 1924, as a merger between Esbjerg Boldklub af 1898 and Esbjerg Amatørklub af 1911.

The main sponsor is Frøs Herreds Sparrekasse, and away colour sponsor is Telesikring a/s. The kit sponsor is Umbro.

Contents 1 Honours 2 Achievements 3 Current squad 4 Recent History 5 External links

[edit] Honours

• Danish championship
  • Champions (5): 1961, 1962, 1963, 1965 and 1979.
  • Silver (3): 1956, 1968 and 1978.
  • Bronze (2): 1977 and 2004.
• Danish Cup
  • Winners (2): 1964 and 1976.
  • Lost Finals (6): 1957, 1962, 1978, 1985, 2006, and 2008.

[edit] Achievements

• 45 seasons in the Highest Danish League
• 24 seasons in the Second Highest Danish League
• 5 seasons in the Third Highest Danish League

[edit] Current squad

Up to date as of 2008-05-24.

No. Position Player 1 GK Tally Hall 2 DF Frank Hansen 3 DF Fernando Derveld 5 MF Andrew Ornoch 6 MF Niki Zimling 7 MF Jesper Jørgensen 8 FW Rajko Lekic (on loan to Silkeborg) 10 MF Thiago Pinto Borges 11 FW Jesper Bech 12 FW Emanuel Ukpai 13 DF Kevin Conboy 14 MF Martin Vingaard

No. Position Player 15 DF Andreas Klarström 16 GK Lars Winde 18 MF Jeppe Mehl 20 DF Kristian Flittie Onstad 21 DF Fredrik Björck 22 FW Jesper Lange 23 DF Joakim Steiness 24 DF Nicolai Høgh 26 MF Mikkel Vendelbo 31 MF Søren Rieks 32 MF Samuel Agba 40 GK Jonas Jensen

[edit] Recent History

Season		Pos.	Pl.	W	D	L	GS	GA	P	Cup	Notes
2000-2001	1D	1	30	19	8	3	79	29	65	5th round	promoted
2001-2002	SL	7	33	13	6	14	42	44	45	Semifinal
2002-2003	SL	5	33	12	11	10	65	57	47	Quarterfinal
2003-2004	SL	3	33	18	8	7	71	44	62	5th round
2004-2005	SL	5	33	13	10	10	61	47	49	5th round
2005-2006	SL	6	33	12	6	15	43	45	42	Runner-up
2006-2007	SL	7	33	10	10	13	46	51	40	4th round
2007-2008	SL	7	33	13	6	14	59	54	45	Runner-up

[edit] External links

• Official website (English pages)

Danish Superliga 2008–09 v • d • e
AaB AC Horsens AGF Brøndby IF Esbjerg fB F.C. Copenhagen FC Midtjylland FC Nordsjælland OB Randers FC SønderjyskE Vejle B
Danish 2nd Division East 2007–08 v • d • e
B 1908 B.93 BK Skjold BK Søllerød-Vedbæk Brøndby 2 Brønshøj BK FC Roskilde Fremad Amager Glostrup FK Greve Fodbold Holbæk B&I KB (FCK 2) Skovlunde IF Slagelse B&I Stenløse BK Værløse BK
Danish 2nd Division West 2007–08
AaB 2 AB 70 AGF 2 Brabrand IF Esbjerg 2 FC Fyn FC Hjørring Hobro IK Holstebro BK Ikast FS (FCM 2) Jetsmark IF Næsby BK OB 2 Thisted FC Vanløse IF Varde IF
Football in Denmark v • d • e
National association National team U-21 national team Female national team Superliga 1st Division 2nd Division East/West Cup - League Cup List of clubs List of clubs by league List of champions List of stadia