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Advertising and Sponsorship

YOUR BRAND AT THE HEART OF THE ACTION

This is your opportunity to align your brand with ours here at Colchester United, a unique arm that reaches into the heart of the community and the city throughout the year.

You can be as creative as you like with any sponsorship opportunities you have in mind - get in touch and see how we can help with your brand.

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OUR ADVERTISING OFFERING

Sports sponsorships offer a 365-day, multi-layered PR and Communications platform that will become integral to your company's marketing strategy. A sponsorship with Colchester United Football Club provides an opportunity to drive brand awareness within the local community, establishing a high level of brand association with the club and creating a direct connection to the fanbase.

Colchester United Football Club can utilise a variety of assets to match your needs, whether your brand objectives are increased brand loyalty, establishing or reinforcing brand image, or showcasing your commitment to supporting the local community. Opportunities for sponsorship include, but are not limited to:

  • Front of Shirt
  • Back of Shirt
  • Sleeve
  • Shorts
  • Training Wear
  • Warm-up Shirts
  • Travel Wear
  • North Stand
  • Fan Zone
  • Stewards
  • Hospitality Suites
  • Training Ground
  • Academy
  • Youth Teams
  • Community Foundation
  • Social Media and Digital Platforms

To discuss how we can help meet your brand objectives with a bespoke partnership package, email commercial@colchesterunited.net.

One of the most effective ways of reaching out to U's supporters is through Pitchside Advertising Boards. These are highly visible and many feature prominently in the press. With the stadium being used seven days a week for non-matchday events, this increases your exposure significantly. Pitchside boards are available on all sides of the pitch (both pitch and crowd-facing) and can be bought for short or long term basis.

ON OFFER

  • Crowd-facing - £450 +VAT Per Season
  • Non-televised Pitch-facing - £800 +VAT Per Season
  • TV Arc Pitch-facing - £2,500 +VAT Per Season

Colchester United's digital matchday programme offers a unique platform for advertising to fans a businesses alike. Adverts can be purchased on a match-to-match basis, as part of a block campaign or on a seasonal basis.

Digital programmes are included in the ticket price for all home league games at the JobServe Community Stadium.

ON OFFER

  • Quarter Page
    • Match-to-match - £80 +VAT
    • Seasonal - £1,000 +VAT
  • Half Page
    • Match-to-match - £125 +VAT
    • Seasonal - £1,500 +VAT
  • Full Page
    • Match-to-match - £195 +VAT
    • Seasonal - £2,500 +VAT

Colchester United's pitchside screen provides the opportunity to reach our fanbase in real time with pre-game, half time and live score advertising.

Inject your brand in the heart of the action with our live score advertising rotated throughout the ninety minutes alongside our live scoreboard, or instead, utilise the whole screen to rotate your branding pre-game and at half time.

Live Score Advertising Prices:

  • £150 +VAT Per Game
  • £2,500 +VAT Seasonal

Pre-Game and Half Time

  • £100 +VAT Per Game
  • £1,650 VAT Seasonal

Your chance to get your name next to your favourite player in the programme and on the official club website, player kit sponsorships are available as home or away, or as a complete package of both.

As well as seeing your name next to your favourite player in the programme, you'll also get their match-worn, signed shirt at the end of the season, along with a certificate of authenticity.

ON OFFER

  • Personal or company name next to players photo on Kit Sponsors page in matchday programme
  • Personal or company name on the player profile on Colchester United's website with click through for business
  • Personal or company name on pitchside big screen during player roll call
  • Personal or company name displayed on X in-game graphics when sponsored player scores, saves a penalty or is substituted
  • 2 x Layer Bar tickets to be used during the season
  • Match-issued signed shirt from your sponsored player with certificate of authenticity
  • Signed photo of your player
  • Video message from your sponsored player
  • Invitation to an exclusive stadium tour

Priced at £325 +VAT for home or away, or £550 +VAT for home and away.

A variety of sizes of fixed poster sites displayed within the stadium concourses that off you great exposure within the heart of our fans' matchday experience.

ON OFFER

  • A2 Poster Sites - £150 +VAT Per Season
  • A1 Poster Sites - £250 +VAT Per Season
  • A0 Poster Sites - £450 +VAT Per Season
  • 6 Sheet Poster Sites - £600 +VAT Per Season

A3 fixed poster sites displayed within washrooms throughout the stadium, with over 200 sites available you can spread your branding across multiple locations.

ON OFFER

  • 12 Poster Sites - £1,500 +VAT Per Season
  • 24 Poster Sites - £2,500 +VAT Per Season