Become a sponsor of the East Bay FC Stompers!
Join the Stompers as we bring top-notch soccer to the Bay Area's most passionate fans. For more information, email info [at] EBFCStompers.com.
Premier sponsorship packages available
East Bay FC offers four primary marketing and sponsorship positions. As our key business partners, the organizations that fill these positions receive benefits such as:
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Prime branding locations on team uniforms, online, in printed marketing, and at game sites
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Game tickets
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Team apparel
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In-game promotions
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Co-branded philanthropy and outreach efforts
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Branded portions of game webcasts
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... and more!
Why partner with us?
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Reach a diverse, international demographic that spans all walks of life in the Bay Area.
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Take a lead role in representing the region in the world's most popular team sport.
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Partner with an up-and-coming organization in a broad, affluent market.
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Present your firm as one with a commitment to local athletics, from youth to adult.
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Interact and engage directly with fans while they're having fun.
What we offer
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Flexible partner/sponsor packages to meet your business needs
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Branding and special offers featured on team website and social media
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Signage and/or other presence at events
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PA recognition of sponsors and special-offer announcements
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Complimentary tickets for employees, clients, or prospects
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Product showcase/sampling/interactive opportunity at events
Soccer's growing popularity in the U.S.
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The world's most popular team sport is played by 250 million players in over 200 countries.
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More than 24 million Americans play soccer (as of 2006), including 4.2 million players (2.5 million men, 1.7 million women) registered with U.S. Soccer.
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30% of American households contain a soccer player, a figure second only to baseball.
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Soccer is the fourth most popular team sport in the United States, and ranked by 8.2% of Americans as their favorite sport (compared to 3.8% ranking hockey first) in a 2011 ESPN poll.
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Americans between the ages of 12 and 24 rank professional soccer as their second favorite sport, behind only American football.
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Soccer was the fourth most-played team sport by high school boys in 2012, and the third most-played team sport by high school girls.
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The U.S. was the #1 country in the world for participation in youth soccer as of 2006, with 3.9 million youths (2.3 million boys, 1.6 million girls) registered with U.S. Soccer.
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The number of high school soccer players more than doubled from 1990 to 2010, giving soccer the fastest growth rate among all major U.S. sports.
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The size of the TV market in the U.S. for annual club soccer competitions (excluding the World Cup, Gold Cup etc.) was $126 million as of 2009.
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MLS average attendance has grown steadily, from 13,756 per game in 2000 to 18,807 in 2012. MLS has drawn a higher per-game attendance than NBA basketball and NHL hockey every year since 2011, and it is the 12th most-attended premier division in the world.
