MKM Stadium

Le MKM Stadium, anciennement KC Stadium puis KCOM Stadium, est un stade omnisports situé à Kingston-upon-Hull en Angleterre. Principalement utilisé pour le football et le rugby à XIII, c'est depuis 2003 le domicile de Hull City Association Football Club du Championnat d'Angleterre de football et de Hull FC évoluant en Super League.

1. Histoire

L'idée d'édifier un nouveau stade à Kingston-upon-Hull a d'abord été suggérée en 1997, mais les fonds nécessaires pour financer un tel projet furent disponibles uniquement lorsque le conseil municipal (City Council) a vendu une partie de ses avoirs de Kingston Communications. La ville a fourni la plupart des fonds, soit plus de £42 millions, le reste provenant des subventions du gouvernement et du Football Stadium Improvement Fund.

Le conseil a nommé John Topliss à la tête du projet de construction du stade. Lui et son équipe ont fait appel au cabinet de conseil Drivers Jonas afin d'aborder les questions préliminaires telles que l'emplacement du stade ou la capacité. L'équipe examina plus d'une douzaine de sites potentiels, à l'intérieur et l'extérieur de la ville, avant de s'installer sur The Circle à West Park. La recommandation finale de Drivers Jonas avait inclus des équipements additionnels pour les sports d'intérieur et d'extérieur à West Hull, en plus du stade principal prévu pour accueillir de 25 000 à 30 000 spectateurs. L'entreprise Arup a fourni le concept initial des propositions pour le stade. Miller Partnership, un cabinet d'architecture et de design d'intérieur, a adopté celle-ci au cours de la conception du nouvel écrin. Le permis de construire a été accordé en décembre 2000, avec Birse Construction Limited désigné comme le maître d'ouvrage l'année suivante. En dépit d'un certain nombre d'obstacles au cours du projet, y compris le séquestre du Hull City Association Football Club en 2001 (juste après l'octroi du permis de construire), le complexe a été achevé à temps (en quatorze mois) et le budget respecté (environ £44 millions de livres). Le stade a ouvert ses portes le 18 décembre 2002. Hull City a battu Sunderland A.F.C. 1 à 0 lors d'un match amical pour l'occasion. Steve Melton a marqué le premier but au KC Stadium.

1. Évènements

Concert de Elton John, 19 juillet 2003 Tri-Nations de rugby à XIII, 2004 et 2005 Concert de Bon Jovi, 13 juin 2006

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1. Voir aussi


1. = Articles connexes =

Hull City Association Football Club Hull FC

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The MKM Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Kingston upon Hull, England. It has a current capacity of 25,586. The stadium is home to both association football club Hull City A.F.C. of the EFL Championship and rugby league club Hull F.C. of the Super League. It was previously known as the KC Stadium, but was renamed the KCOM Stadium as part of a major rebrand on 4 April 2016 by the stadium's sponsor KCOM. In June 2021, it was renamed to its current name, the MKM Stadium, as part of a five-year sponsorship with MKM Building Supplies. During UEFA competitions, the stadium is known as the Hull City Stadium due to sponsorship regulations. Conceived in the late 1990s, 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), 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. The stadium occasionally hosts international association football and rugby league competitions and acts as a venue for concerts by musical artists. Previous performances at the stadium include Elton John and The Who.

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Humber derby

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Anlaby Road

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