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| Full name | Esbjerg forenede Boldklubber | ||
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| Short name | EfB | ||
| Founded | 23 July 1924 | ||
| Ground | Blue Water Arena (Capacity: 18,000) |
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| Chairman |  Jørgen L. Jensen |
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| Manager | Jess Thorup |
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| League | Danish 1st Division | ||
| 2010-11 | Danish Superliga, 12th | ||
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Esbjerg forenede Boldklubber also referred to as Esbjerg fB or simply EfB is a professional Danish football club from the port city of Esbjerg in West Jutland. The club was formed in 1924, as a merger between Esbjerg Boldklub af 1898 and Esbjerg Amatørklub af 1911. The club has training facilities and stadium at Gl. Vardevej in Esbjerg, and plays in blue and white striped shirts. Long time club player Jess Thorup is the current head coach. Esbjerg fB is one of the more winning clubs in Denmark terms of trophies. They have won the Danish championship five times (1961, 1962, 1963, 1965 and 1979) and two Danish cup titles (1964 and 1976).
The main sponsor is Syd Energi and the club's kit sponsor is Umbro. The official fanclub of Esbjerg fB is Blue Knights.
In 2005 EfB took over the management of the elite ishockey club, Esbjerg Ishockey Klub (EIK). Which is now called EfB Ishockey.
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[edit] History
Esbjerg forenede Boldklubber was officially established in 1924 as a merger between Esbjerg Boldklub af 1898 (E.B. 98) and Esbjerg Amatørklub af 1911 (EAK) after 12 years of competition between the two clubs. The new 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.
The club's golden years was in the first half of the 1960's with the Austrian coach Rudi Strittich throughout most of the decade. The club won the Danish Championship in 1961 1962 1963 and 1965 and won the DBU national Cup for men in 1964. In the 2010/2011 Danish Superliga season EfB finished 12th and was relegated to the Danish 1st Division for the first time since the 1999/2000 season.
[edit] Stadium
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 stand was built on the eastern side of a stadium. A new stadium with seating for 18,000 spectators, was completed in August 2009. It is currently the second biggest stadium in Jutland, and the fourth biggest in Denmark.
- Location: Gl. Vardevej 62, 6700 Esbjerg
- Year built: 1955.
- Extended / renovated: 1999, 2004, 2008-09.
- Capacity: 18,000 (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
[edit] Honours
[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] Players
[edit] Current squad
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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[edit] Staff
Manager: Jess Thorup
Ass. Coach: Vacant
ITU Coach: Michael Pedersen
Goalkeeper Coach: Kaj Stefansen
Team Leader: Allan Jensen
Team Leader: Kaj Schmidt
Masseur: Patrick McTeigue
Physioterapeut: Bo Larsen
Team Doctor: Uwe Jürgensen
[edit] Former coaches
Rudi Strittich (1961-62), (1965-67), (1976-79)
Viggo Jensen (1997-02)- Ove Pedersen (2002-05), (2009-11)
- Troels Bech (2006-08)
[edit] Denmark national football team players
The following 32 Esbjerg football players has been picked and had their debut on the Danish national football team (debut/matches/goals):
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[edit] Player of the year
Player of the year Esbjerg fB
- 2010/2011: Jesper Lange
- 2009/2010: Nicolai Høgh
- 2008/2009: Søren Rieks
- 2007/2008: Martin Vingaard
- 2006/2007: Niki Zimling
- 2005/2006: Jerry Lucena
- 2004/2005: Fredrik Berglund
- 2003/2004: Tommy Bechmann
- 2002/2003: Jan Kristiansen
- 2001/2002: Christian Karlsson
- 2000/2001: Joakim Persson
- 1999/2000: Henrik Ibsen
Player of the year Denmark
- 1979: Jens Jørn Bertelsen
- 1978: Ole Kjær
- 1963: Jens Petersen
[edit] Recent history
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Season Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Cup Notes 2000–01 1D 1 30 19 8 3 79 29 65 5th round promoted 2001–02 SL 7 33 13 6 14 42 44 45 Semifinal 2002–03 SL 5 33 12 11 10 65 57 47 Quarterfinal 2003–04 SL 3 33 18 8 7 71 44 62 5th round 2004–05 SL 5 33 13 10 10 61 47 49 5th round 2005–06 SL 6 33 12 6 15 43 45 42 Runner-up 2006–07 SL 7 33 10 10 13 46 51 40 4th round 2007–08 SL 7 33 13 6 14 59 54 45 Runner-up 2008–09 SL 9 33 7 11 15 32 41 32 3rd round 2009–10 SL 4 33 13 11 9 48 43 50 Last 16 2010-11 SL 12 33 7 12 14 36 49 33 Semifinal relegated
[edit] External links
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