Match Programme Guidelines

Match Day Programme Requirements

Clubs must provide a match day programme for all home league and cup fixtures as per league rule 8.14 below.

8.14 The home Club is responsible for publishing a full match programme acceptable to the Board for each of its Competition matches. A full match programme available electronically only shall be acceptable providing that each Club has approval from the Board before the commencement of the Playing Season and must be continuous for the whole of that Playing Season. A Team Sheet will not be considered sufficient to comply with this Rule.

The Board of Directors have set a minimum requirement as detailed below:

- - Minimum 8-page booklet.
  - The front cover must have the League details and the main sponsor’s logo (Download at bottom of this page), it must also carry the FA Respect Programme logo (Download at bottom of this page).
  - In a prominent position, there must be the identity of the club with the status of the club and, if a limited company, the necessary requirements to comply with the Companies Act 2006.
  - The programme must contain the League’s sponsor’s advertisement (Download at bottom of this page).
  - Space must be provided for the team line ups in a prominent position together with details of the match officials appointed for the match with the date of the match and the scheduled time of kick off.
  - Details of the visitors should be provided with a short club history of the visitors and or pen pictures of the players.
  - All programmes must include the following statements: “The Southern Counties East Football League strongly support recent FA statements that there should be a zero tolerance approach against racism and all forms of discrimination, accordingly any form of discriminatory abuse whether it be based on race or ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender, faith, age, ability or any other form of abuse will be reported to the relevant County Association for action by that Association.”
    AND
    “The Southern Counties East Football League supports the ‘Swearing – Let’s Tackle It’ campaign and strongly condemns the use of foul and abusive language at football matches” (If any club is unable or unwilling to include this in their match programme, they should contact the League office, but otherwise failure to include this statement may amount to a breach of League Rule 4.6)