KC Stadium

Hull City ( football) Hull FC (Rugby League)

The KC Stadium (full name: Kingston Communications Stadium ) is a football stadium in Kingston upon Hull, England. The stadium cost £ 44 million and was completed in 2002. It's to Kingston Communications, a communications company, named.

The stadium is mainly used by the football club Hull City and the rugby league club Hull FC, ​​but there were also games between national teams of both sports as well as concerts, for example of Elton John and The Who, there instead.

With its opening, the stadium replaced the one used by the Hull City Boothferry Park and the Stadium The Boulevard of Hull FC.

Location of the stadium

The stadium is located in the west of Kingston upon Hull in the Westpark. It is just off the A1105 ( Anlaby Road).

History

The idea of ​​a new building stadium came on for the first time in 1997. However, the project could be financed only by the fact that the city of Kingston upon Hull sold an equity interest in the communication company Kingston Communications.

John Topliss was tasked with the project management. He and his team dealt with the added solid firm Drivers Jonas Preparatory actions for stadium construction, such as the exploration of a suitable location, the stadium size and internal stadium facilities.

The project team examined more than a dozen different locations, both inside and outside of the city to finally lay down on The Circle at West Park. Decision criteria were especially accessibility, building codes, existing sports facilities, the separation of the site from residential areas and the city of possession.

The recommendation of Drivers Jonas for the current location based on the construction of additional sports facilities ( next to the stadium ) for the inhabitants in the western Hulls. The stadium should therefore maintain a capability 25000-30000 places. The engineering firm Arup submitted various kits for the stadium, which as several design variations were adopted by the designer company Miller Partnership and created.

The building permit for the project was granted in December 2000. The building contractors company in the following year was Birse Construction.

Despite numerous difficulties during construction ( such as the bankruptcy of Hull City ) was the stadium will be completed on time; The construction took a total of 14 months and cost £ 44 million The official opening took place on 18 December 2002 with a friendly match between Hull City and Sunderland AFC. The game ended 1-0, while Steve Melton was the first goalscorer in the new stadium.

Description

The pure -seater stadium consists of an asymmetric oval, which currently accommodate a total of 25,404 spectators. There are plans by building a top rank on the east stand to increase the capacity to 30,000 seats. Each stand has a sponsor's name.

The West Stand will be a total of 28 boxes provided between the two ranks for company representatives. The security at the stadium is guaranteed a total of 57 video cameras. In the summer of 2007, the old electronic scoreboard was replaced by a modern, 40m ² large LED screen.

The stadium seats are mostly black. On the north and south stand white and amber seats each form once the word Hull. On the east stand a coronet is shown - a symbol of the town, which is found both in the club logo from Hull FC and in the coat of arms. The three colors black, white and amber were chosen to represent the team colors of the two harbored clubs. With Hull City they are black and amber, at Hull FC, ​​they are black and white. On the outer shell of the stadium, the colors are also blue and gold to recognize the city of Hull (see picture left).

The recordable lawn is 114 meters long and 74 meters wide, of which a proportion of 3 % is made of synthetic turf. Accordingly, it offers plenty of room for a game of football by FIFA regulations (105 x 68 meters ) and for a rugby game ( 100 x 68 meters). The lawn has an automatic irrigation system and a soil heating.

The stadium at West Park is the first, which was built in an urban park. The stadium complex also includes a 1,500 -seat multi-purpose hall ( Gemtec Arena), a skate park, two sports lawns, a sports high school, a fitness center, an Internet cafe and a library.

The KC Stadium were given various honors. In the Pro- Yorkshire Awards, it was named by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors as one of the most important structural developments in Yorkshire. It was also nominated for a Prime Minister 's Award for Better Public Building and received at the British Construction Industry Awards in the Best Value category high recognition. In one in 2005, initiated by Drivers Jonas survey of football fans from across the UK the KC Stadium received in the categories of comfort, service and attention to each highest rating.

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