football club
Esbjerg forenede Boldklubber ( danish pronunciation : [ ˈesˌpjɛɐ̯ˀ fʌˈe̝ˀnð̩ ˈpʌltkʰlupɐ ] ; normally known as Esbjerg fB or EfB in light ) is a professional football baseball club based in Esbjerg, West Jutland, Denmark, that plays in the 1st Division, the second-tier of the Danish football league system. Founded in 1924 as a fusion between Esbjerg Boldklub af 1898 and Esbjerg Amatørklub af 1911, the first team play their home games at Blue Water Arena which has been the club ‘s home labor since its opening in 1955 .
history [edit ]
original logo
Reading: Esbjerg fB
Esbjerg forenede Boldklubber was officially established in 1924 as a fusion between Esbjerg Boldklub af 1898 ( E.B. 98 ) and Esbjerg Amatørklub af 1911 ( EAK ) after 12 years of competition between the two clubs. [ 1 ] The modern club was driven by ambition for something bigger, which already produced results the day after when the club ‘s best start-up team defeated Kolding IF with 7–0. [ 2 ] The club ‘s gold years were in the first gear half of the 1960s with the austrian coach Rudi Strittich throughout most of the ten. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] The club won the danish Championship in 1961, 1962, 1963 and 1965 and won the DBU Cup in 1964. [ 5 ] In the 2010–11 Danish Superliga season EfB finished 12th and was relegated to the Danish 1st Division for the first clock time since the 1999-00 season. [ 6 ] In March 2021, Chien Lee, Partners Path Capital, Pacific Media Group and Krishen Sud invested in Esbjerg fB and became the majority stockholder. [ 7 ]
stadium [edit ]
Esbjerg fB plays at Blue Water Arena, which is the name of Esbjerg Stadion at Gl. Vardevej and part of Esbjerg Sports Park. In 2004, a new digest was built on the eastern side of a stadium. A fresh stadium with seating for 16,942 spectators was completed in August 2009. It is presently the moment biggest stadium in Jutland, and the fourth biggest in Denmark .
- Location: Gl. Vardevej 82, 6700 Esbjerg
- Year built: 1955
- Extended / renovated: 1999, 2004, 2008–09
- Capacity: 16,942 (11,451 seats)
- Pitch Size: 105 x 68 meters
- Lighting: 1200 lux.
- Record attendance: 22,000 (Esbjerg fB – KB, 1961)
- Address: Gl Vardevej 82, 6700 Esbjerg
Honours [edit ]
Esbjerg fB by season. Danish Superliga
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Danish Cup
Danish 1st Division
Achievements [edit ]
Players [edit ]
current squad [edit ]
- As of 1 September 2021[8]
notice : Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality .
youth players in use 2021-22 [edit ]
note : Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality .
staff [edit ]
former coaches [edit ]
The following 32 Esbjerg football players has been picked and had their debut on the danish national football team ( debut/matches/goals ) :
Former luminary alien players [edit ]
Esbjerg has a list of former luminary foreign players of which some have represented their national team. Some of the most memorable are listed here :
player of the year [edit ]
Player of the year Esbjerg fB
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Player of the year Denmark