Full name | Colchester United Football Club Under-23s and Academy | |||
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Nickname(s) | The U's | |||
Ground | Florence Park, Tiptree Colchester Community Stadium | |||
Capacity | 10,105 (Colchester Community Stadium) | |||
Chairman | Robbie Cowling | |||
Lead coach | Richard Hall (under-23s) Liam Bailey (under-18s) | |||
League | Professional U23 Development League League 2 South Division (under-23s) Professional U18 Development League League 2 South Division (under-18s) | |||
2020–21 | Professional U23 Development League 2 South Division, 9th (under-23s) Professional U18 Development League League 2 South Division, 7th (under-18s) | |||
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Colchester United Football Club Under-23s are the under-23 team of Colchester United Football Club. They play in the South Division of the Professional U21 Development League 2, the second tier of reserve football in England. The team mostly consists of the club's under-23 players, although senior players have occasionally made appearances for the side, for instance, during recovery from injury. The team are coached by Richard Hall.
Colchester United Football Club Academy are the youth team of Colchester United Football Club. They play in the South Division of the Professional U18 Development League 2, the second tier of youth football in England. The team are coached by Liam Bailey.
The under-23 team play their home games at either the Colchester Community Stadium or the club's training ground, Florence Park in Tiptree. The under-18's also use Florence Park for their home matches.