SeaFrance In Sponsorship Deal With Dover Athletic Football Club

Dover Athletic Football Club is delighted to announce that SeaFrance Dover-Calais ferries will be the Club's new main sponsors for the 2007-2008 season. The five figure sponsorship represents a significant deal for the club and DAFC Director Roger Knight has expressed his excitement at the tie-up with such a high profile company.

Roger Knight said: "I am delighted with the new sponsorship agreement. Over the past few years I have discussed with SeaFrance the possibility of sponsorship, Sarah has always been very supportive and to finally agree terms as our Main Sponsor is a massive boost for the club. The agreement will be signed on 31 July 2007 and we are very much looking forward to a long and prosperous relationship with SeaFrance".

SeaFrance Head of Marketing, Sarah Staughton added: "We are very excited about this sponsorship deal with Dover Athletic Football Club. SeaFrance wants to work more closely with the Dover community and help the club to regain its position back in the Conference League (last time was 2001-2002 season) in a few years time. With Andy Hessenthaler and Darren Hare now working with the club we can see great potential for the future especially with the community based youth projects which we hope will allow us to forge our position as an integral part of the local community."

SeaFrance will sign the agreement on 31 July at the Crystal Palace game, confirming the company as the Club's main sponsor. The deal means the SeaFrance name will appear on all the first team home and away kits, club programmes, publications, marketing material and advertising perimeter boards and signage at "The SeaFrance Crabble Stadium".