Colchester United F.C.

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English football club association football club

Colchester United F.C. is an English professional football club based in Colchester, Essex, known for competing in the lower tiers of the Football League and for its regional rivalries, including with Cambridge United.

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Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form Occurrences
Colchester United 2
Colchester United Academy 2
Colchester United Football Club 2

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf English football club ⓘ
association football club ⓘ
abbreviation CUFC ⓘ
basedIn Colchester ⓘ
bestLeagueFinish 2nd in Football League Championship 2006–07 (second tier) ⓘ
chairman Robbie Cowling ⓘ
competitionLevel lower tiers of the English Football League ⓘ
country England ⓘ
county Essex ⓘ
currentLeagueTier EFL League Two ⓘ
formerHomeStadium Layer Road ⓘ
founded 1937 ⓘ
foundedAs successor to Colchester Town F.C. ⓘ
fullName Colchester United F.C. self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Colchester United Football Club
governingBody The Football Association ⓘ
hasYouthAcademy Colchester United F.C. self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Colchester United Academy
homeCityPopulationApprox 190000 ⓘ
homeKitColor blue ⓘ
white ⓘ
homeStadium Colchester Community Stadium ⓘ
league English Football League ⓘ
localAuthorityArea Colchester ⓘ
surface form: Colchester City Council
movedToCurrentStadium 2008 ⓘ
nickname The U's ⓘ
notableCupRun FA Cup quarter-finals 1970–71 ⓘ
notableMatch FA Cup victory over Leeds United 1971 ⓘ
owner Robbie Cowling ⓘ
participatesIn EFL Cup ⓘ
EFL Trophy ⓘ
FA Cup ⓘ
playsHomeMatchesAt Colchester Community Stadium ⓘ
professionalStatus professional ⓘ
region East of England ⓘ
regionalRivalry Peterborough United F.C. ⓘ
surface form: East Anglian derby with Ipswich Town F.C.

Essex derby with Southend United F.C. ⓘ
rival Cambridge United F.C. ⓘ
Ipswich Town F.C. ⓘ
Southend United F.C. ⓘ
Wycombe Wanderers F.C. ⓘ
shortName Colchester United F.C. self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Colchester United
sport association football ⓘ
stadiumCapacity about 10000 ⓘ
traditionalHomeKitPattern blue and white stripes ⓘ
website https://www.cu-fc.com/ ⓘ
wonCompetition Conference National 1991–92 ⓘ
FA Trophy ⓘ
surface form: FA Trophy 1991–92

Fourth Division 1961–62 ⓘ
Fourth Division 1991–92 play-offs ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Fourth Division 1961–62 → champion → Colchester United F.C. ⓘ
Conference National 1991–92 → featuredClub → Colchester United F.C. ⓘ
Colchester United F.C. → fullName → Colchester United F.C. self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Colchester United Football Club
CUFC → fullName → Colchester United F.C. ⓘ
subject surface form: Colchester United F.C.
this entity surface form: Colchester United Football Club
Cambridge United F.C. → hasRival → Colchester United F.C. ⓘ
Colchester United F.C. → hasYouthAcademy → Colchester United F.C. self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Colchester United Academy
CUFC → hasYouthAcademy → Colchester United F.C. ⓘ
subject surface form: Colchester United F.C.
this entity surface form: Colchester United Academy
Colchester Community Stadium → homeStadiumOf → Colchester United F.C. ⓘ
Fourth Division 1961–62 → includesClub → Colchester United F.C. ⓘ
CUFC → predecessor → Colchester United F.C. ⓘ
subject surface form: Colchester United F.C.
this entity surface form: Colchester Town F.C.
Conference National 1991–92 → promotedTeam → Colchester United F.C. ⓘ
Wycombe Wanderers F.C. → rival → Colchester United F.C. ⓘ
Colchester United F.C. → shortName → Colchester United F.C. self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Colchester United
CUFC → shortName → Colchester United F.C. ⓘ
subject surface form: Colchester United F.C.
this entity surface form: Colchester United
Colchester Community Stadium → tenant → Colchester United F.C. ⓘ
Conference National 1991–92 → winner → Colchester United F.C. ⓘ
Fourth Division 1961–62 → winner → Colchester United F.C. ⓘ