The under-23 team play their home games at either the Colchester Community Stadium or the club's training ground, Florence Park in Tiptree.

Under Colchester United chairman Robbie Cowling's stewardship, the club put forward a planning application for a nine-hectare site for a new training ground based in the nearby village of Tiptree in 2009.

[1] Under the new Elite Player Performance Plan development scheme, Colchester United were first granted Category Two status for their academy in July 2012.

The new system allowed greater contact time between the young players within the academy and the club's coaching staff.

[9] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply.