| Full name | Etelä-Espoon Pallo | |
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| Nickname(s) | EsPa | |
| Founded | 1988 | |
| Ground | Matinkylän tekonurmi Espoo Finland |
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| Chairman | Timo Muttonen | |
| Manager | Tuukka Uimonen | |
| League | Kakkonen | |
| 2011 | 2nd - Kolmonen (Helsinki and Uusimaa) - Section 2 | |
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Etelä-Espoon Pallo, or EsPa as the name is commonly abbreviated, is a Finnish football club from the city of Espoo. The club was founded in 1988 and currently competes in the Kakkonen, the third tier of the Finnish football league system. EsPa's second adult team compete in the Kutonen. EsPa play their home matches at Matinkylä.
EsPa has two adult teams and twelve junior teams and in total has around 340 registered players. The club was founded to replace Matinkylän Mahti.
Etelä-Espoon Pallo operates in Matinkylä and Olari parts of Espoo. The club organises the annual EsPa Big Apple (Iso Omena) Tournament.
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The 2011 season proved to be the best in EsPa Men's Team'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 Kakkonen 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.
EsPa's second team, in their first season, were crowned champions of the Kutonen section 2 and currently await confirmation of their promotion to the Vitonen.
EsPa Men's Team finished in second place in Section 1 (Lohko 1) of the Kolmonen administered by the Uusimaa SPL. This is the fourth highest tier in the Finnish football system. In 2009 EsPa finished in 4th position in Section 2 of the Kolmonen.
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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