Custom Football Boxes

Custom football boxes are printed boxes made around the game: die-cut football shapes, game-day gift and snack boxes, and cartons sized to hold a real football. TBPB makes them with no minimum order, and a written quote for the same specs gets beaten under our price-beat guarantee.

Three different jobs, three different builds

People searching for football boxes want one of three things, and the box is different for each. A football-shaped box is a novelty gift or treat box with an oval profile, laces printed on top and a closure that has to survive the curve. A game-day box is a regular box, often square or rectangular, dressed in team colours to hold snacks, cookies or a fan gift. A football carton is sized for the ball itself, so it needs real dimensions and enough strength to stand a shipper. Tell us which one you mean and we build from there.

Shaped boxes need more planning

A die-cut oval cannot be folded like a standard rectangle, so the structure matters. Curved edges have to be glued or locked in a way that does not buckle, and the contents need to sit flat in the middle. Food or small gifts do best in a modest depth, because a deep football shape gets unstable. Ask for a plain white sample before you commit to a full-colour run, since a shape that looks fine on screen can feel awkward in the hand.

Sizing a box for a real football

Footballs are not uniform, so measure the one you will ship. Length is the long axis point to point, and the girth at the thickest point decides the width and height. Add about 1/4 inch of room around the ball so it slides in without being squeezed. A ball is awkward to pack because it rolls, so a fitted insert or a two-piece lid-and-base carton with a collar holds it in place. For parcels, use a corrugated shipper. Our mailer boxes are a good starting point for that.

Print, colour and the team question

Team colours need accurate matching, so give us Pantone numbers where you have them. CMYK covers photographic artwork, a matte coating gives a leather-like feel and gloss gives a stadium-lights shine. If you plan to print an official team name, mascot or league logo, you are responsible for holding the right to use it. TBPB prints the artwork you supply and does not license brands. A custom club crest or an original illustration avoids the problem altogether.

For a gift-set angle, look at the four corner gift box and the corporate gift boxes. More shapes sit in the custom retail packaging range.

If the box will hold food, line it or wrap the food first, and remember that food labelling and contact-material checks are yours to confirm with your own adviser. Fans also like a box they can keep, so a sturdier board and a clean interior design often earn it a second life as a storage box.

• Types: football-shaped die-cut box, game-day gift or snack box, football carton
• Board: folding carton paperboard for gifts, corrugated for shipping a ball
• Print: CMYK, Pantone match for team colours, matte or gloss coating
• Extras: fitted insert, window, handle or hang feature on request
• Quantity: no minimum order

Next step: tell us which type you need, the contents’ dimensions and the quantity, even one box, and TBPB will draw the dieline and quote it.

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