To provide an epoxy resin composition which is improved to give excellent heat resistance and reduce a coefficient of linear expansion in the surface direction of a metal foil-clad laminate, to provide a prepreg using the epoxy resin composition, and to provide a metal foil-clad laminate using the prepreg.

This epoxy resin composition comprising an epoxy resin and a curing agent is characterized by using a phenol compound novolak resin having a softening point of ≥120°C as the curing agent.