KCOM Stadium

MKM Stadium
Former names
  • KC Stadium (2002–2016)
  • KCOM Stadium (2016–2021)
LocationThe Circle, Walton Street, Anlaby Road, Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, HU3 6HU
Coordinates53°44′46″N 0°22′4″W / 53.74611°N 0.36778°W / 53.74611; -0.36778
OwnerHull City Council
OperatorStadium Management Company (SMC)
Capacity25,586[1]
Record attendance25,030 (Hull City vs. Liverpool, 9 May 2010)[2]
SurfaceDesso GrassMaster
Construction
Broke groundDecember 2001
OpenedOctober 2002
Construction cost£44 million
ArchitectThe Miller Partnership
Tenants

The MKM Stadium (also known as the Hull City Stadium due to UEFA sponsorship regulations) is a multi-purpose facility in the city of Kingston upon Hull, England. The stadium was previously called the KC Stadium, but was renamed the KCOM Stadium as part of a major rebrand by the stadium's sponsor KCOM, on 4 April 2016.[3] In June 2021, it was renamed to its current name, the MKM Stadium, as part of a five-year sponsorship with MKM Building Supplies.[4]

Conceived in the late 1990s,[5] it was completed in 2002 at a cost of approximately £44 million. The stadium is owned by Hull City Council and operated by the Stadium Management Company (SMC),[6] who have previously considered expanding the stadium capacity up to 34,000. The bowl-shaped stadium contains a continuous single tier of seats with a second tier on the west side.[6] Its current capacity is 25,586.[1] The stadium hosts two tenants, association football club Hull City A.F.C., which moved there from Boothferry Park,[7] and rugby league football club Hull FC, relocated from the Boulevard.[8] It is also the largest rugby league stadium in England. The ground also hosts international association football and rugby league football competitions and acts as a venue for concerts by musical artists,[9][10][11] such as Elton John and The Who.[12][13]

History

The MKM Stadium

The idea of a new stadium for Kingston upon Hull, whose professional football club Hull City had played at Boothferry Park since 1946, was first mooted in 1997, but funds to finance such a project only became available when the city council sold a portion of its holdings in Kingston Communications.[5] The council provided most of the funds, more than £42 million, with the rest stemming from government single regeneration budget grants and from the Football Stadium Improvement Fund.[5]

The council appointed John Topliss to head the stadium construction project.[5] He and his team partnered with consulting firm Drivers Jonas to explore preliminary issues such as stadium location, seating capacity, and facilities offered. Topliss stated that his team had "a totally blank canvas" and by working with consultants they made "a thorough assessment" of what was needed.[5]

The project team considered over a dozen sites, inside and outside of the city, before settling on The Circle in West Park.[5] Factors contributing to the decision include transport guidance, central government planning guidelines, existing athletic facilities, isolation from residential areas, and council ownership.[5] The stadium site is located around 110 yards (100 m) from the original 'Circle' Stadium, one of Hull City's previous home grounds.

The stadium under construction in 2002

The final recommendation of Drivers Jonas included additional facilities for both indoor and outdoor sports for the people of West Hull in addition to the main stadium, planned to seat from 25,000 to 30,000 spectators.[5] Professional services firm Arup Associates provided initial concept proposals for the stadium.[6] The Miller Partnership, an architectural and interior design firm, adopted these proposals during the stadium's design.[6] The construction work was undertaken by Birse Group.[14]

There were a handful of obstacles during the course of the project, including Hull City A.F.C.'s receivership in 2001, just after the granting of planning permission.[5] Despite this, the stadium complex was completed on time after fourteen months of work[6] and on budget, sitting at approximately £44 million.[6] The stadium officially opened its doors on 18 December 2002.

That day, there were 22,467 spectators in attendance as Hull City beat Sunderland A.F.C. 1–0 in a friendly match to mark the occasion.[15] Steve Melton scored the only goal of the game, consequently the first at the new stadium. Furthermore, the clubs contested for the 'Raich Carter Trophy' in honour of the late Raich Carter, who played for both of the clubs during his playing career, eventually also managing Hull between 1948 and 1951.[7]

Twenty years later, almost to the day, on 17 December 2022, the clubs met again at the MKM Stadium in the EFL Championship. Both sides agreed to recontest the Raich Carter Trophy to mark two decades at the Tigers' new stadium. The game ended 1–1 with Hull retaining the trophy, in front of a crowd of 18,120 spectators.[16]

Structure and facilities

The all-seater stadium consists of a single-tier, asymmetrical bowl that can seat approximately 20,000,[6] with a second tier on the West Stand that can seat approximately 5,000.[6] The stadium's current capacity is 25,586.[1] Plans have previously been prepared for the potential extension of the stadium following Hull City's promotion to the Premier League. A further 4,500 seats could be added to create a second tier to the East Stand, whilst there is also a possibility of adding extensions to both the North Stand and the South Stand of around 2,000 seats each. This would make the stadium a completed two-tier bowl with an overall capacity of approximately 34,000 seats.[6][17]

Stand names and capacities
Stand Location Capacity
Smith & Nephew[18] North 4,000[6]
Chris Chilton[19] East 6,000[6]
MKM[18][20] South 4,000[6]
Cranswick plc[21][22] Lower West 6,000[6]
Upper West 5,000[6]

Each stand has a name for corporate sponsorship purposes.[18] On 4 July 2011, Hull City revealed that the stadium's West Stand would be sponsored by the local Cranswick plc under a two-year agreement,[21] which was extended on 26 July 2013.[22] On 10 July 2013 it was announced the East Stand would be sponsored by Ideal Standard and become known as the Ideal Standard Community East Stand.[23] Ahead of the home fixture against West Bromwich Albion on 5 March 2022, the stand was renamed the Chris Chilton Stand, in honour of Hull City's all-time record goalscorer, Chris Chilton.[19]

Corporate hospitality is provided by 28 executive boxes located between the two tiers of the Cranswick plc West Stand,[6] while security of the stadium is handled using 57 closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras that cover the stadium.[6] Over the summer of 2007, SMC installed an LED[24] screen in the Smith & Nephew North Stand to replace the old electronic scoreboard.[25] The screen has an area of approximately 40 m2 (430 ft.2) and displays such content as live home game feeds, match highlights, interviews, and action replays.[25]

The stadium decorated with blue and gold accents

The stadium's seats are mostly black, with a band of white and amber seats around the circumference.[6] White and amber seats form the word Hull in both the North Stand and the South Stand. In the Ideal Standard Community East Stand, the seats form an image of a coronet,[15] a symbol of the city that also appears in the club crest for Hull F.C.[8] and in the coat of arms of the city council.[26] Black, white, and amber were chosen to remain neutral toward the colours of its two tenants: black and white for Hull F.C. and black and amber for Hull City A.F.C.[6] The blue and gold of owner Hull City Council appear in the stadium's four external columns.[6]

The size of the playing surface is 114 x 74 metres (125 x 81 yd)[6] and made of rye grass with a 3% additive of artificial grass.[27] This provides ample room for a FIFA-regulation association football pitch of 105 x 68 metres (115 x 74 yd)[6] and a standard rugby league football pitch of 100 x 68 metres (109 x 74 yd).[6] The playing surface has an automated watering system and below-surface heating.[6]

Set within Hull's West Park, the stadium is the first in England to be built in a parkland setting.[27] The stadium complex also includes the 1,500 capacity Bonus Arena, a skate park, two multi-use all-weather pitches, a community learning zone complete with classrooms, a health & fitness suite, a cyber cafe, and a library.[6]

The MKM Stadium has received several honours. It was named the chief new development in Yorkshire at the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors Pro-Yorkshire Awards.[28] It was also on the shortlist for the Prime Minister's Award for Better Public Building[28] and received a high commendation in the British Construction Industry Awards in the Best Value category.[28] In a 2005 poll that was carried out by Drivers Jonas and decided by football fans from across the country, the KC Stadium was rated highest in comfort, services and view among all grounds in the Football League[29] and was also rated the most-improved venue.[29]

In 2011, the then Hull City owner Assem Allam announced that he wanted to buy the stadium freehold so he could develop, as he stated, "a sports park" on the site.[30] After Hull City Council refused, Allam stated "I had in mind £30 million to spend on the infrastructure of the club, to increase the stadium by 10,000 and to have commercial activities around the stadium – cafeterias, shops, supermarkets – to have all this to create income for the club so that in the future it can be self-financing and not relying on me."[31]

On 13 August 2013 a Goal Decision System by Hawk-Eye was installed in the ground ahead of the 2013–14 Premier League season which requires the use of goal-line technology to indicate if a goal is scored.[32]

On 25 June 2021, it was announced that local based building supplies firm MKM Building Supplies Ltd. had agreed a five-year sponsorship deal for the stadium and it was renamed the MKM Stadium.[4]

In February 2023, Tan Kesler, Hull City's vice-chairman, announced that the club were exploring the plans that had been made during the stadium's construction to upgrade the area surrounding the ground. These plans included "community pitches" and "multi-dimensional sports facilities", similar to those seen at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester, albeit on a smaller scale. Kesler stated that the club would work closely with the local council to ensure that the Hull Fair would not be impacted by any upgrades, as it occupies an area of land that could be used for potential development.[33]

Tenants

Hull City

Hull City A.F.C. average attendances
Season League Attendance
2022–23 Championship 17,973[34]
2021–22 Championship 12,888[35]
2020–21 League One N/A[Note 1]
2019–20 Championship 9,544[36][Note 2]
2018–19 Championship 12,165[38]
2017–18 Championship 15,622[39]
2016–17 Premier League 20,761[40]
2015–16 Championship 17,199[41]
2014–15 Premier League 23,557[42]
2013–14 Premier League 24,116[43]
2012–13 Championship 17,368[44]
2011–12 Championship 18,790[45]
2010–11 Championship 21,168[46]
2009–10 Premier League 24,390[47]
2008–09 Premier League 24,816[47]
2007–08 Championship 18,024[48]
2006–07 Championship 18,583[48]
2005–06 Championship 19,841[48]
2004–05 League One 18,027[49]
2003–04 Third Division 16,846[50]

The stadium replaced Boothferry Park as home to Hull City Association Football Club, and was the backdrop for the club's recent climb through the English Football League.[7] It first hosted the club's home games during the second-half of the 2002–03 season, with the first competitive match against Hartlepool United, a game that Hull City won by a score of 2–0.[51] Hull City, nicknamed the Tigers, attracted an average attendance of almost 17,000 in their first full season at the KC Stadium, the 2003–04 season.[50] This figure is more than three times the average Third Division attendance for that season, and was only matched or exceeded by clubs in the Premier League and the First Division.[52] The stadium hosted Premier League football for the first time in the 2008–09 season, with all 20,500 available season tickets selling out shortly after Hull City's Championship play-off victory at Wembley Stadium.[53]

Attendances for Hull City's league games at the stadium have averaged above 16,000 in each full season they have played there, apart from a five year period between 2017 and 2022, where a mixture of protests against Assem Allam's ownership of the club and the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic reduced crowds significantly. The club has seen an upturn in home attendances since the sale of the club to Acun Ilıcalı, with an average of 17,973 supporters attending City games during the first full-season with Ilıcalı as owner, the 2022–23 campaign.

Allocated segregation between home fans and away fans prevents the stadium's full-stated capacity from ever being reached. As a result, the record attendance for a Premier League match set at the stadium is 25,030, which was recorded on 9 May 2010 for City's last match of the season against Liverpool,[54] which beat the previous record of 25,023 set on 13 March 2010 against Arsenal.[55] While playing in the Championship, the record stood at 24,350 on 26 April 2008 for the visit of Crystal Palace,[48] beating that of 24,311 on 30 January 2007 for the visit of Yorkshire rivals Leeds United.[48]

Hull F.C.

Rugby league team Hull Football Club also play their home games at the stadium, having moved from the Boulevard.[56] During their time at the new ground, they have consistently ended each season on a high note: in 2003, the team just missed play-off qualification; in 2004, the club finished third.[56] They finished fourth in 2005, and enjoyed even greater success in the Challenge Cup, in which they beat the Leeds Rhinos in the final.[56] Hull F.C. reached the Super League Grand Final in 2006.[57]

Attendances average around 14,000,[58] but are often well above that figure when the club hosts local rivals Hull Kingston Rovers, this local derby producing a record crowd of 23,004 for 2 September 2007 fixture.[59]

Hull F.C. average attendances[needs update]
Season Attendance
2022 10,771[citation needed]
2021 5,527[citation needed]
2020 10,843[citation needed][Note 3]
2019 11,478[citation needed]
2018 12,174[citation needed]
2017 11,718[citation needed]
2016 11,407[citation needed]
2015 11,343[citation needed]
2014 11,166[citation needed]
2013 11,640[citation needed]
2012 12,403[citation needed]
2011 12,483[citation needed]
2010 13,731[citation needed]
2009 13,244[citation needed]
2008 13,432[citation needed]
2007 14,606[58]
2006 10,866[58]
2005 10,604[58]
2004 11,458[58]
2003 11,598[58]

Other sporting events

Association football

The MKM Stadium has previously hosted five England under-21 international matches, four of which came relatively soon after the stadium's opening. Most recently though, the Young Lions played the Kosovo under-21 team in front of a 15,225 crowd in 2019.[60] The results of all of these games can be seen below.

Date Opponents Result Attendance Competition Ref.
2 June 2003  Serbia and Montenegro 3–2 24,004 International friendly [61]
17 February 2004  Netherlands 3–2 25,280 [62]
25 March 2005  Germany 2–2 21,746 2006 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group 6 [63]
19 August 2008  Slovenia 2–1 6,235 International friendly [64]
9 September 2019  Kosovo 2–0 15,225 2021 UEFA U-21 Group 3 Qualifier [60]

In 2009, the then KC Stadium was shortlisted as a possible venue for games at the 2018 FIFA World Cup should England win the right to host it. However, when the finalised list of venues was announced on 16 December 2009, the stadium was not among those included in the bid.[65]

Rugby league

The MKM Stadium has hosted several rugby league matches at international level, all of which can be seen below alongside their results. These include one match at the 2013 Men's Rugby League World Cup, two at the 2021 Men's Rugby League World Cup and one at the 2021 Women's Rugby League World Cup.[66]

Date Result Attendance Notes
15 November 2003  Australia def.  Great Britain 23–20 25,147 2003 Ashes series
20 November 2004  Great Britain def.  New Zealand 26–24 23,377 2004 Rugby League Tri-Nations
19 November 2005  Australia def.  Great Britain 26–14 25,150 2005 Rugby League Tri-Nations
5 November 2006  England def.  Samoa 38–14 5,698 2006 Federation Shield
3 November 2007  Great Britain def.  New Zealand 44–0 20,324 2007 Baskerville Shield
12 November 2011  England def.  New Zealand 28–6 23,447 2011 Rugby League Four Nations
9 November 2013  England def.  Fiji 34–12 25,114 2013 Men's Rugby League World Cup Group A
1 November 2015  England def.  New Zealand 26–12 23,526 2015 Baskerville Shield
27 October 2018  England def.  New Zealand 18–16 17,649 2018 Baskerville Shield
22 October 2022  New Zealand def.  Jamaica 68–6 6,829 2021 Men's Rugby League World Cup Group C
5 November 2022 Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea Women def. Brazil Brazil Women 70–0 7,080 2021 Women's Rugby League World Cup Group A
 New Zealand def.  Fiji 24–18 2021 Men's Rugby League World Cup quarter-finals

The MKM Stadium has become an occasional host venue for international rugby league games, including Great Britain matches in both the Tri-Nations[10] and the Ashes[11] competitions. The stadium hosted the 2004 Tri-Nations match in which New Zealand lost by a score of 26–24.[10] The stadium also hosted the Tri-Nations game between Great Britain and Australia in 2005; the final score was 26–14 to Australia.[67]

On Saturday 9 November 2013, the stadium hosted the England versus Fiji Rugby League World Cup match, in which England won 34–12 in front of an attendance of 25,114. Before the match, there was a minute's silence, followed by spontaneous applause, to mark the early death of former England International Steve Prescott.[68][69]

Due to the unavailability of its usual venue of Old Trafford, the stadium also hosted the 2020 Super League Grand Final.[70][71]

Cricket

The MKM Stadium has also played host to two exhibition Twenty20 cricket matches between Yorkshire County Cricket Club and Lashings World XI.[72]

Concerts

As well as serving as a sporting venue, the MKM Stadium also hosts musical events, including such artists as Sir Elton John,[12] Bryan Adams,[73] Neil Diamond,[74] R.E.M.,[75] Bon Jovi,[76] and The Who.[13]

JLS have also performed here in front of 20,000 fans as part of their 2010 JLS Tour.

Rod Stewart performed at the stadium on 14 June 2016[77] and Jeff Lynne's ELO played at the stadium on 1 July 2017.[78]

Gallery

  • MKM South Stand

    MKM South Stand

  • Cranswick plc West Stand

    Cranswick plc West Stand

  • Smith & Nephew North Stand

    Smith & Nephew North Stand

  • A view of the North Stand from the South Stand before the match against Norwich City on 13 August 2022.

    A view of the North Stand from the South Stand before the match against Norwich City on 13 August 2022.

  • A view of the South Stand from the North Stand before the match against Burnley on 4 March 2008.

    A view of the South Stand from the North Stand before the match against Burnley on 4 March 2008.

  • A panorama taken from the East Stand during the match against Nottingham Forest on 24 November 2018.

    A panorama taken from the East Stand during the match against Nottingham Forest on 24 November 2018.

Notes

  1. ^ Because of the COVID-19 pandemic all matches were held behind closed doors.
  2. ^ Because of the COVID-19 pandemic the final nine matches of the season were held behind closed doors.[37]
  3. ^ Because of the COVID-19 pandemic only the first seven matches of the season were held with spectators in attendance.

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