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{{Short description|Sports stadium in Kingston upon Hull, England}}
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{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2021}}
{{Infobox venue
| name              = MKM Stadium
| former_names      = {{ubl|KC Stadium (2002–2016)|KCOM Stadium (2016–2021)}}
| nickname          = 
| logo_image        = 
| image             = Match day at the KC Stadium - geograph.org.uk - 1497910.jpg
| image_size        = 240px
| location          = The Circle, Walton Street, Anlaby Road, [[Kingston upon Hull|Hull]], [[East Riding of Yorkshire]], [[England]], HU3&nbsp;6HU
| coordinates       = {{coord|53|44|46|N|0|22|4|W|type:landmark_scale:2000_region:GB|display=inline,title}}
| broke_ground      = October 2001
| opened            = December 2002
| owner             = [[Hull City Council]]
| operator          = Stadium Management Company (SMC)
| surface           = [[Desso GrassMaster]]
| construction_cost = £44&nbsp;million
| architect         = The Miller Partnership
| tenants           = {{ubl|[[Hull City A.F.C.]] (2002–present)|[[Hull F.C.]] (2003–present)}}
| seating_capacity  = 25,586<ref name="mkmstadiuminfo">{{cite web|url=https://www.wearehullcity.co.uk/stadium/mkm-stadium/ |title=Hull City Football Club – MKM Stadium |publisher=Hull City A.F.C. |date=21 June 2021 |access-date=11 April 2023}}</ref>
| record_attendance = 25,030 ([[Hull City A.F.C.|Hull City]] vs. [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]], 9 May 2010)<ref name="record attendance">{{cite news |title=Premier League 2009/2010 » 38. Round » Hull City – Liverpool FC 0:0 |url= https://www.worldfootball.net/match-report/ma75283/lineup/ |access-date=15 May 2022 |date=9 May 2010}}</ref>
}}

The '''MKM Stadium''' is a [[multi-purpose stadium]] in [[Kingston upon Hull]], England. It has a current capacity of 25,586.<ref name="mkmstadiuminfo"/> 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]].<ref name="History Of The Tigers"/><ref name="hullfchistory2">{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-humber-34301784|title=Hull FC's Boulevard Stadium memorial unveiled|date=19 September 2015|website=[[BBC News]]|access-date=20 September 2016}}</ref>

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 Group|KCOM]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Hull's KC Stadium to change name to KCOM Stadium|url=http://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/Hull-s-KC-Stadium-change-KCOM-Stadium/story-28962649-detail/story.html|website=[[Hull Daily Mail]]|access-date=17 April 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160701200005/http://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/hull-s-kc-stadium-change-kcom-stadium/story-28962649-detail/story.html|archive-date=1 July 2016}}</ref> In June 2021, it was renamed to its current name, the '''MKM Stadium''', as part of a five-year sponsorship with [[MKM Building Supplies]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.hullcitytigers.com/news/2021/june/mkm-stadium-announcement/|title=SMC & MKM Announce New Stadium Sponsorship Deal|date=25 June 2021|publisher=Hull City A.F.C.|accessdate=25 June 2021|archive-date=29 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210629090151/https://www.hullcitytigers.com/news/2021/june/mkm-stadium-announcement/|url-status=dead}}</ref> 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&nbsp;million.<ref name="hull_in_print">{{cite web
  | title = Full Circle
  | publisher = Kingston upon Hull City Council
  | work = Hull in print
  | year = 2003
  | url = http://static.hullcc.gov.uk/hullinprint/archive/december2002/full_circle.php
  | access-date = 9 May 2010}}</ref> 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.<ref name="facts">{{cite web
  | title = About the KC Stadium
  | url = http://www.kcstadium.co.uk/about-the-kc-stadium
  | work = KC Stadium
  | publisher = KCStadium.co.uk
  | year = 2010
  | access-date = 26 April 2016}}</ref>

The stadium occasionally hosts international [[association football]] and [[rugby league]] competitions and acts as a venue for concerts by musical artists.<ref name="u21">{{cite web|url=http://www.skysports.com/football/england-u21-vs-slovenia-u21/teams/2109 |title=Under-21 International |date=19 August 2008 |website=Sky Sports |access-date=20 September 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161023013214/http://www.skysports.com/football/england-u21-vs-slovenia-u21/teams/2109 |archive-date=23 October 2016 }}</ref><ref name="gbnz"/><ref name="ashes"/> Previous performances at the stadium include [[Elton John]] and [[The Who]].<ref name="kcej"/><ref name="who"/>

==History==
[[File:KC Stadium.JPG|left|thumb|240px|The stadium in 2007]]
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. However, funds to finance such a project only became available when the [[Hull City Council|city council]] sold a portion of its holdings in [[Kingston Communications]].<ref name="hull_in_print"/> The council provided most of the funds, more than £42&nbsp;million, with the rest stemming from government single regeneration budget grants and from the Football Stadium Improvement Fund.<ref name="hull_in_print"/>

The council appointed John Topliss to head the stadium construction project.<ref name="hull_in_print"/> 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.<ref name="hull_in_print"/>

The project team considered over a dozen sites, inside and outside of the city, before settling on [[The Circle (Kingston upon Hull)|The Circle]] in West Park.<ref name="hull_in_print"/> Factors contributing to the decision include transport guidance, central government planning guidelines, existing athletic facilities, isolation from residential areas, and council ownership.<ref name="hull_in_print"/> The stadium site is located around {{convert|100|m|yd|order=flip}} from the original 'Circle' Stadium, one of Hull City's previous home grounds.

[[File:Kc under construction.jpg|thumb|right|The stadium during construction]]
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.<ref name="hull_in_print"/> Professional services firm [[Arup Group|Arup Associates]] provided initial concept proposals for the stadium.<ref name="facts"/> The Miller Partnership, an architectural and interior design firm, adopted these proposals during the stadium's design.<ref name="facts"/> The construction work began in the autumn of 2001 was undertaken by [[Birse Group]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.leisureopportunities.co.uk/news/Birse-to-build-Hull-stadium/945 |title=Birse to build Hull stadium |date=25 September 2001 |publisher=Leisure Opportunities |access-date=21 September 2020}}</ref>

There were a handful of obstacles during the course of the project, including [[Hull City A.F.C.]]'s receivership in early 2001, just after the granting of planning permission.<ref name="hull_in_print"/> Despite this, the stadium complex was completed on time after fourteen months of work<ref name="facts"/> and on budget, sitting at approximately £44&nbsp;million.<ref name="facts"/> 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 [[Exhibition game|friendly match]] to mark the occasion.<ref name="hfh">{{cite web |title=Home From Home |url=http://www.hullcityafc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/Stadium/0,,10338,00.html |publisher=Hull City AFC |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120217193311/http://www.hullcityafc.net/page/Stadium/0%2C%2C10338%2C00.html |archive-date=17 February 2012 |access-date=5 June 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref> [[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.<ref name="History Of The Tigers">{{cite web |title=History Of The Tigers |url=http://www.hullcityafc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/History/0,,10338,00.html |work=Hull City AFC: The Tigers: Official Site |publisher=Hull City Football Club & FL Interactive Ltd. |date=18 May 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120210174952/http://www.hullcityafc.net/page/History/0%2C%2C10338%2C00.html |archive-date=10 February 2012 |access-date=5 June 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

Twenty years later, almost to the day, on 17 December 2022, the clubs met again at the now MKM Stadium in the [[2022-23 EFL Championship|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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wearehullcity.co.uk/news/2022/december/hull-city-1-1-sunderland/ |title=Hull City 1–1 Sunderland |date=17 December 2022 |website=Hull City A.F.C. |access-date=23 April 2023}}</ref>

==Design==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;margin-left:1em;float:right""
|+ Stand names and capacities
|-
!style="background-color:#0050CB; color:#FFAF00; border:3px ##;"|Stand Name
!style="background-color:#0050CB; color:#FFAF00; border:3px ##;"|Location
!style="background-color:#0050CB; color:#FFAF00; border:3px ##;"|Capacity
|-
|[[Smith & Nephew]]<ref name="stand_names">{{cite web|title=Seating Plan|publisher=KCStadium.co.uk & SMC|year=2010|url=http://www.kcstadium.co.uk/site-includes/uploads/pdfs/SeatingPlan.pdf|work=KC Stadium|accessdate=9 May 2010}}</ref>||North||4,000<ref name="facts"/>
|-
|[[Chris Chilton]]<ref name="Introducing the Chris Chilton Stand"/>||East||6,000<ref name="facts"/>
|-
|[[MKM Building Supplies|MKM]]<ref name="stand_names"/><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hullcityafc.net/news/article/201314-mkm-extend-sponsorship-907414.aspx|title=MKM Extend Sponsorship|date=11 July 2013|work=The Tigers Official website|publisher=Hull City A.F.C.|accessdate=11 July 2013}}</ref>||South||4,000<ref name="facts"/>
|-
|rowspan=2|[[Cranswick plc|Cranswick]]<ref name="Club Announce New West Stand Sponsor"/><ref name="Cranswick PLC Extend Stand Sponsorship"/>||Lower West||6,000<ref name="facts"/>
|-
|Upper West||5,000<ref name="facts"/>
|}
The stadium is an [[All-seater stadium|all-seater]], asymmetrical bowl with an official capacity of 25,586.<ref name="mkmstadiuminfo"/> A single tier runs around the entire bowl that can seat approximately 20,000 spectators, while the West Stand has a second tier that can hold approximately 5,000 more.<ref name="facts"/> The stadium's seats are mostly black, with a band of white and amber seats around the circumference.<ref name="facts"/> White and amber seats form the word ''[[Kingston upon Hull|Hull]]'' in both the North Stand and the South Stand. In the East Stand, the seats form an image of a [[coronet]],<ref name="hfh"/> a symbol of the city that also appears in the club crest for [[Hull F.C.]]<ref name="hullfchistory2"/> and in the [[coat of arms]] of the city council.<ref>{{cite web|title=College of Arms Newsletter, August 2004: Recent Grants of Arms|publisher=The College of Arms|date=August 2004|url=http://www.college-of-arms.gov.uk/Newsletter/002.htm|accessdate=10 August 2007}}</ref> 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.<ref name="facts"/> The blue and gold of owner [[Hull City Council]] appear in the stadium's four external columns.<ref name="facts"/> Set within Hull's West Park, it is the first stadium in England to be built in a parkland setting.<ref name="bbcfacts">{{cite web|title=About the stadium|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/england/hull_and_east_yorkshire|work=BBC Sport|publisher=BBC|year=2007|access-date=22 September 2008|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031006230724/http://www.bbc.co.uk/humber/sport/stadium/new_stadium/about.shtml|archive-date=6 October 2003}}</ref>

Each stand has a name for corporate sponsorship purposes.<ref name="stand_names"/> 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,<ref name="Club Announce New West Stand Sponsor">{{cite web|title=New Sponsor for the KC Stadium's West Stand|url=http://www.hullcityafc.net/page/NewsDetail/0,,10338~2385783,00.html|work=The Tigers: Official Website|publisher=Hull City Football Club & FL Interactive Ltd.|date=4 July 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110905191920/http://www.hullcityafc.net/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10338~2385783%2C00.html|archive-date=5 September 2011|accessdate=5 June 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> which was extended on 26 July 2013.<ref name="Cranswick PLC Extend Stand Sponsorship">{{cite news|url=http://www.hullcityafc.net/news/article/201314-cranswick-stand-sponsorship-946593.aspx|title=Cranswick PLC Extend Stand Sponsorship|date=26 July 2013|work=The Tigers: Official Website|publisher=Hull City A.F.C.|accessdate=26 July 2013}}</ref> 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.<ref name="New Sponsor For East Stand">{{cite news|url=http://www.hullcityafc.net/news/article/201314-commercial-east-stand-sponsor-905842.aspx|title=New Sponsor For East Stand|date=10 July 2013|work=The Tigers Official website|publisher=Hull City A.F.C.|accessdate=10 July 2013}}</ref> Ahead of the home fixture against [[West Bromwich Albion F.C.|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, the late [[Chris Chilton]].<ref name="Introducing the Chris Chilton Stand">{{cite news|url=https://www.wearehullcity.co.uk/news/2022/march/introducing-the-chris-chilton-stand/|title=Introducing the Chris Chilton Stand|date=2 March 2022|publisher=Hull City A.F.C.|accessdate=4 March 2022}}</ref>

==Facilities==
===Hospitality===
Corporate hospitality is provided by 28 executive boxes located between the two tiers of the West Stand,<ref name="facts"/>  while security of the stadium is maintained through the use of 57 closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras that cover the stadium.<ref name="facts"/> 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]].<ref name="facts"/>

===Pitch===
The size of the playing surface is 114 x 74 [[metre|m]] (125 x 81 [[yard|yd]])<ref name="facts"/> and made of rye grass with a 3% additive of artificial grass.<ref name="bbcfacts"/> This provides ample room for a [[FIFA]]-regulation [[association football|football]] pitch of 105 x 68 [[metre|m]] (115 x 74 [[yard|yd]])<ref name="facts"/> and a standard [[rugby league]] pitch of 100 x 68 [[metre|m]] (109 x 74 [[yard|yd]]), plus the minimum 6 [[metre|m]] (6.56 [[yard|yd]]) long in-goals at each end.<ref name="facts"/> The playing surface has an automated watering system and below-surface heating.<ref name="facts"/>

==Upgrades==
Plans have previously been prepared for the potential extension of the stadium. A further 4,500 seats could be added to create a second tier to the East Stand, while 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 complete two-tier bowl with an overall capacity of approximately 34,000 seats.<ref name="facts"/><ref>{{cite magazine|title=KC Stadium Future|date=September 2009|magazine=City Magazine|publisher=Hull City A.F.C.|issue=49|page=39}}</ref>

Over the summer of 2007, SMC installed an LED<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.displayled.com/news.php?pg=story&id=82|title=Scotland v Italy|publisher=displayled.com|accessdate=11 December 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090330112422/http://displayled.com/news.php?pg=story&id=82|archive-date=30 March 2009}}</ref> screen in the North Stand to replace the old electronic scoreboard.<ref name="big_screen">{{cite web|title=Big Screen Installed|publisher=Hull City Football Club & FL Interactive Ltd.|date=9 August 2007|url=http://www.hullcityafc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10338~1088153,00.html|work=Hull City AFC: the Tigers: Official Site|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120217193108/http://www.hullcityafc.net/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10338~1088153%2C00.html|archive-date=17 February 2012|accessdate=5 June 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> The screen has an area of approximately 40&nbsp;[[Metre|m]]<sup>2</sup> (430&nbsp;[[Foot (unit)|ft]].<sup>2</sup>) and displays such content as live home game feeds, match highlights, interviews, and action replays.<ref name="big_screen"/>

In 2011, Hull City owner [[Assem Allam]] announced that he wanted to buy the stadium [[Freehold (law)|freehold]] so he could develop, as he stated, "a sports park" on the site.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/h/hull_city/9355077.stm|title=Allams plan to buy KC Stadium from Hull City Council|date=11 January 2011|work=BBC Sport|publisher=BBC|access-date=14 January 2011}}</ref> After the council refused, Allam stated "I had in mind £30m 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."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/hull-city/10232633/Hull-City-irrelevant-says-owner-Assem-Allam.-From-now-on-we-will-be-known-as-Hull-Tigers.html|title='Hull City irrelevant', says owner Assem Allam|newspaper=The Daily Telegraph|date=9 August 2013|accessdate=19 November 2013|location=London|first=Radhika|last=Sanghani}}</ref>

Ahead of the [[2013–14 Hull City A.F.C. season|2013–14]] season, [[goal-line technology]] was installed in the ground to abide by the new [[Premier League]] regulations.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hullcityafc.net/news/article/201314-gds-technology-989888.aspx|title=GDS Arrives at the KC|date=13 August 2013|work=The Tigers Official Website|publisher=Hull City A.F.C.|accessdate=13 August 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130817081130/http://www.hullcityafc.net/news/article/201314-gds-technology-989888.aspx|archive-date=17 August 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In February 2023, [[Tan Kesler]], Hull City's vice chairman, announced that the club was exploring the plans that had been made during the stadium's construction to upgrade the area surrounding the ground.<ref name="stadiumupgrades">{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-humber-64648325|title=Hull Fair will not be impacted by Hull City expansion|work=BBC News|date=15 February 2023|accessdate=11 April 2023}}</ref> These plans included "community pitches" and "multi-dimensional sports facilities", similar to those seen at the [[City of Manchester 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.<ref name="stadiumupgrades"/> However, in September 2024, the fair's organisers deemed the early plans to upgrade the area as "unacceptable" and that they were even willing to begin a boycott in retaliation, if action was not taken to change the plans.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cgm7k138wjjo|title=Sports village plans unacceptable – Hull Fair|work=BBC News|date=10 September 2024|accessdate=10 September 2024}}</ref>

On 13 April 2025, it was announced that [[Safe standing|safe standing]] would be introduced to the stadium, with work set to begin at the end of the [[2024–25 Hull City A.F.C. season|2024–25]] season. Approximately 2,700 seats were converted, with both the home and away ends affected. The upgrade was carried out by Ferco Seating and completed in time for the new [[2025–26 Hull City A.F.C. season|2025–26]] campaign.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.wearehullcity.co.uk/news/2025/april/13/safe-standing-to-be-introduced-to-the-mkm-stadium/|title=Safe Standing to be Introduced to the MKM Stadium|work=Hull City A.F.C.|date=13 April 2025|accessdate=13 April 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cly5lpz32kpo|title=Hull City announces safe standing from next season|work=BBC News|date=13 April 2025|accessdate=18 April 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c8rpyzv8526o|title=Safe standing to 'recreate atmosphere of old days'|work=BBC News|date=3 July 2025|accessdate=6 July 2025}}</ref>

==Awards==
The stadium has received several honours. It was named the chief new development in Yorkshire at the [[Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors]] Pro-Yorkshire Awards.<ref name="awards">{{cite web|title=Another award goes to...|publisher=Kingston upon Hull City Council|work=Hull in print|year=2003|url=http://static.hullcc.gov.uk/hullinprint/archive/decjan20034/another_award_goes.php|accessdate=9 May 2010}}</ref> It was also on the shortlist for the Prime Minister's Award for Better Public Building and received a high commendation in the British Construction Industry Awards in the Best Value category.<ref name="awards"/> 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 and was also rated the most-improved venue.<ref>{{cite news|title=City has 'best' football stadium|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/humber/4206582.stm|work=BBC News|publisher=BBC|date=2 September 2005|access-date=5 August 2007}}</ref>

==Tenants==

===Hull City===

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;margin-left:1em;float:right""
|+ Hull City A.F.C. average attendances
|-
!style="background-color:#FFAF00; color:000000; border:3px ##;"|Season
!style="background-color:#FFAF00; color:000000; border:3px ##;"|League
!style="background-color:#FFAF00; color:000000; border:3px ##;"|Average
!style="background-color:#FFAF00; color:000000; border:3px ##;"|Ref.
|-
|[[2024–25 Hull City A.F.C. season|2024–25]]||[[2024–25 EFL Championship|Championship]]||21,323||<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/competition/co20/se74930/attendance/|title=Championship 2024/2025 » Attendance » Home matches|work=worldfootball.net|year=2025|access-date=2 May 2025}}</ref>
|-
| [[2023–24 Hull City A.F.C. season|2023–24]] || [[2023–24 EFL Championship|Championship]] || 21,980||<ref name="23/24">{{cite web
 | url = https://www.worldfootball.net/competition/co20/se53345/attendance/
 | title = Championship 2023/2024 » Attendance » Home matches
 | year = 2024
 | work = worldfootball.net
 | access-date = 1 May 2024}}</ref>
|-
| [[2022–23 Hull City A.F.C. season|2022–23]] || [[2022–23 EFL Championship|Championship]] || 17,973||<ref name="22/23">{{cite web
 | url = https://www.worldfootball.net/competition/co20/se45821/attendance/
 | title = Championship 2022/2023 » Attendance » Home matches
 | year = 2023
 | work = worldfootball.net
 | access-date = 29 April 2023}}</ref>
|-
| [[2021–22 Hull City A.F.C. season|2021–22]] || [[2021–22 EFL Championship|Championship]] || 12,888||<ref>{{cite web
 | url = https://www.worldfootball.net/competition/co20/se39344/attendance/
 | title = Championship 2021/2022 » Attendance » Home matches
 | year = 2022
 | work = worldfootball.net
 | access-date = 15 May 2022}}</ref>
|-
| [[2020–21 Hull City A.F.C. season|2020–21]] || [[2020–21 EFL League One|League One]] || N/A{{efn|Because of the [[COVID-19 pandemic]] all matches were held behind closed doors}}||–
|-
| [[2019–20 Hull City A.F.C. season|2019–20]] || [[2019–20 EFL Championship|Championship]] || 9,544{{efn|Because of the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], the final nine matches of the season were held behind closed doors<ref>{{cite news
 | url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/52964728
 | title = Championship: Fulham v Brentford set to be first match on 20 June return
 | date = 8 June 2020
 | work =BBC Sport
 | publisher = BBC
 | access-date = 8 June 2020}}</ref>}}||<ref>{{cite web
 | url = https://www.worldfootball.net/competition/co20/se31731/attendance/
 | title = Championship 2019/2020 » Attendance » Home matches
 | year = 2020
 | work = worldfootball.net
 | access-date = 7 August 2020}}</ref>
|-
| [[2018–19 Hull City A.F.C. season|2018–19]] || [[2018–19 EFL Championship|Championship]] || 12,165||<ref>{{cite web
 | url = https://www.worldfootball.net/competition/co20/se28577/attendance/
 | title = Championship 2018/2019 » Attendance » Home matches
 | year = 2019
 | work = worldfootball.net
 | access-date = 13 May 2019}}</ref>
|-
| [[2017–18 Hull City A.F.C. season|2017–18]] || [[2017–18 EFL Championship|Championship]] || 15,622||<ref>{{cite web
 | url = https://www.worldfootball.net/competition/co20/se23961/attendance/
 | title = Championship 2017/2018 » Attendance » Home matches
 | year = 2018
 | work = worldfootball.net
 | access-date= 28 April 2018}}</ref>
|-
| [[2016–17 Hull City A.F.C. season|2016–17]] || [[2016–17 Premier League|Premier League]] || 20,761||<ref>{{cite web
  | url = https://www.worldfootball.net/competition/co91/se20827/attendance/
  | title =Premier League 2016/2017 » Attendance » Home matches
  | year = 2017
  | work = worldfootball.net
  | access-date= 21 May 2017}}</ref>
|-
| [[2015–16 Hull City A.F.C. season|2015–16]] ||[[2015–16 Football League Championship|Championship]] || 17,199||<ref>{{cite web
 | url = https://www.worldfootball.net/competition/co20/se18483/attendance/
 | title = Championship 2015/2016 » Attendance » Home matches
 | year = 2016
 | work = worldfootball.net
 | access-date= 7 May 2016}}</ref>
|-
| [[2014–15 Hull City A.F.C. season|2014–15]] || [[2014–15 Premier League|Premier League]] || 23,557||<ref>{{cite web
  | url = https://www.worldfootball.net/competition/co91/se15390/attendance/
  | title =Premier League 2014/2015 » Attendance » Home matches
  | year = 2015
  | work = worldfootball.net
  | access-date= 30 May 2015}}</ref>
|-
| [[2013–14 Hull City A.F.C. season|2013–14]] || [[2013–14 Premier League|Premier League]] || 24,116||<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.espnfc.com/stats/attendance/_/league/eng.1/barclays-premier-league?cc=5739
  | title = English Premier League Stats: Team Attendance – 2013–14
  | publisher = ESPN FC
  | date = 11 May 2014
  | access-date = 11 May 2014 }}</ref>
|-
| [[2012–13 Hull City A.F.C. season|2012–13]] || [[2012–13 Football League Championship|Championship]] || 17,368||<ref name="stats1213">{{cite web
 |title=Football League: FLC Attendance, 2012–2013
 |url=http://www.football-league.co.uk/page/DivisionalAttendance/0,,10794~20127,00.html
 |publisher=The Football League
 |access-date=7 May 2013
 |url-status=dead
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121007045715/http://www.football-league.co.uk/page/DivisionalAttendance/0%2C%2C10794~20127%2C00.html
 |archive-date= 7 October 2012
}}</ref>
|-
| [[2011–12 Hull City A.F.C. season|2011–12]] || [[2011–12 Football League Championship|Championship]] || 18,790||<ref name="stats1112">{{cite web
 |title=Football League: FLC Attendance, 2011–2012
 |url=http://www.football-league.co.uk/page/DivisionalAttendance/0,,10794~20117,00.html
 |publisher=The Football League
 |access-date=27 April 2012
 |url-status=dead
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120421013004/http://www.football-league.co.uk/page/DivisionalAttendance/0%2C%2C10794~20117%2C00.html
 |archive-date=21 April 2012
}}</ref>
|-
| [[2010–11 Hull City A.F.C. season|2010–11]] || [[2010–11 Football League Championship|Championship]] || 21,168||<ref name="stats1011">{{cite web
 |title=Football League: FLC Attendance, 2010–2011
 |url=http://www.football-league.co.uk/page/DivisionalAttendance/0,,10794~20107,00.html
 |publisher=The Football League
 |access-date=7 May 2011
 |url-status=dead
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110821062035/http://www.football-league.co.uk/page/DivisionalAttendance/0%2C%2C10794~20107%2C00.html
 |archive-date=21 August 2011
}}</ref>
|-
| [[2009–10 Hull City A.F.C. season|2009–10]] || [[2009–10 Premier League|Premier League]] || 24,390||<ref name="stats0809">{{cite web
 |title=Statistics
 |url=http://www.premierleague.com/page/Statistics/0,,12306,00.html
 |publisher=Premier League
 |access-date=12 May 2010
 |url-status=dead
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101230130252/http://www.premierleague.com/page/Statistics/0%2C%2C12306%2C00.html
 |archive-date=30 December 2010
}}</ref>
|-
| [[2008–09 Hull City A.F.C. season|2008–09]] || [[2008–09 Premier League|Premier League]] || 24,816||<ref name="stats0809"/>
|-
| [[2007–08 Hull City A.F.C. season|2007–08]] || [[2007–08 Football League Championship|Championship]] || 18,024||<ref name="stats0708"/>
|-
| [[2006–07 Hull City A.F.C. season|2006–07]] || [[2006–07 Football League Championship|Championship]] || 18,583||<ref name="stats0708">{{cite web|url=http://www.tipsdaddy.com/championship-attendance|title=Championship Attendance Stats|website=Tips Daddy|publisher=English Football League|access-date=20 September 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170203232513/https://www.tipsdaddy.com/championship-attendance|archive-date=3 February 2017}}</ref>
|-
| [[2005–06 Hull City A.F.C. season|2005–06]] || [[2005–06 Football League Championship|Championship]] || 19,841||<ref name="stats0708"/>
|-
| [[2004–05 Hull City A.F.C. season|2004–05]] || [[2004–05 Football League One|League One]] || 18,027||<ref name="stats0405">{{cite web
 |title=Football League: FL1 Attendance, 2004–2005
 |url=http://www.football-league.co.uk/page/DivisionalAttendance/0,,10794~200425,00.html
 |publisher=The Football League
 |access-date=5 August 2007
 |url-status=dead
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110122171242/http://www.football-league.co.uk/page/DivisionalAttendance/0%2C%2C10794~200425%2C00.html
 |archive-date=22 January 2011
}}</ref>
|-
| [[2003–04 Hull City A.F.C. season|2003–04]] || [[2003–04 Football League Third Division|Third Division]] || 16,846||<ref name="stats0304">{{cite web
 |title=Football League: FLD3 Attendance, 2003–2004
 |url=http://www.football-league.co.uk/page/DivisionalAttendance/0,,10794~200326,00.html
 |publisher=The Football League
 |access-date=9 May 2010
 |url-status=dead
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110130092731/http://www.football-league.co.uk/page/DivisionalAttendance/0%2C%2C10794~200326%2C00.html
 |archive-date=30 January 2011
}}</ref>
|}

[[Hull City A.F.C.|Hull City]] moved into the stadium upon its opening. Soon, it became the backdrop for the club's rapid climb through the [[The Football League|Football League]].<ref name="History Of The Tigers"/> It first hosted the Tigers' home games during the second half of the [[2002–03 in English football|2002–03]] season, with the first competitive match against [[Hartlepool United F.C.|Hartlepool United]] resulting in a 2–0 win for City.<ref name="first_match">{{cite web
 |title=2002/2003: Hull City: Match: Fixtures & Results
 |url=http://www.hullcityafc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/Fixtures/0,,10338~2002,00.html
 |work=Hull City AFC: the Tigers: Official Site
 |publisher=Hull City Football Club & FL Interactive Ltd.
 |year=2003
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120210174720/http://www.hullcityafc.net/page/Fixtures/0%2C%2C10338~2002%2C00.html
 |archive-date=10 February 2012
 |access-date=5 June 2013
 |url-status=dead
}}</ref> The Tigers attracted an average attendance of almost 17,000 in their first full season at the then-KC Stadium, the [[2003–04 Hull City A.F.C. season|2003–04]] season.<ref name="stats0304"/> This figure was more than three times the average attendance for Third Division sides that season, and was only matched or exceeded by clubs in the [[Premier League]] and the [[Football League First Division|First Division]].<ref name="political_economy">{{cite web
  | title = Average Attendances – English Football Divisions – 1994/95-2005/06
  | url = http://www.footballeconomy.com/stats/stats_att_01.htm
  | work = The Political Economy of Football
  | publisher = Jez Booker
  | year = 2007
  | access-date = 10 August 2007}}</ref> The stadium hosted Premier League football for the first time in the [[2008–09 Hull City A.F.C. season|2008–09]] season, with all 20,500 available [[season ticket|season tickets]] selling out shortly after Hull City's [[Football League play-offs|play-off]] victory at [[Wembley Stadium]].<ref name="season_tickets">{{ cite news
  | title = Hull City sell out season tickets
  | url = https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/h/hull_city/7438727.stm
  | work = BBC Sport
  | date = 4 June 2008
  | access-date = 7 June 2008}}</ref>

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 five years 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 Hull City A.F.C. season|2022–23]] campaign.<ref name="22/23"/> The following year, the [[2023–24 Hull City A.F.C. season|2023–24]] season, the average home attendance grew yet further to 21,980.<ref name="23/24"/>

Allocated segregation between home and away fans prevents the stadium's full-stated capacity from ever being reached. As a result, the record attendance set at the MKM Stadium is 25,030, which was recorded on 9 May 2010 for City's last match of the [[2009–10 Hull City A.F.C. season|2009–10]] season against [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]], which ended 0–0.<ref name="Hull 0–0 Liverpool">{{cite news
  | title = Hull 0–0 Liverpool
  | url = https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/8660536.stm
  | publisher = BBC
  | work = [[BBC Sport]]
  | date = 9 May 2010
  | access-date = 14 May 2010}}</ref> This marginally beat the previous record of 25,023, set just under two months earlier on 13 March 2010 in the 2–1 defeat to [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]].<ref name="Hull 1–2 Arsenal">{{cite news
  | title = Hull 1–2 Arsenal
  | url = https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/8558061.stm
  | publisher = BBC
  | work = [[BBC Sport]]
  | date = 13 March 2010
  | access-date = 15 March 2010}}</ref> While playing in the Championship, the record stands at 24,605, set on 9 March 2024 when [[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester City]] drew 2–2 with the Tigers.<ref name="Hull City 2–2 Leicester City">{{cite news
  | title = Hull City 2–2 Leicester City
  | url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/68454823
  | publisher = BBC
  | work = [[BBC Sport]]
  | date = 9 March 2024
  | access-date = 1 May 2024}}</ref>

===Hull F.C.===

[[Hull F.C.]] moved into the stadium two months after the football club did, ahead of the [[2003 Super League season|2003]] Super League season. On 9 February 2003, they played their first match at the then-KC Stadium, a 24–16 fourth round [[2003 Challenge Cup|Challenge Cup]] victory over [[Halifax Panthers|Halifax]] in front of 15,310 spectators.<ref>{{cite web| title=On This Day at KCOM Stadium: Hull FC v Halifax| url=https://www.kcom.com/home/discover/categories/sport/on-this-day-at-kcom-stadium-hull-fc-v-halifax/| publisher=KCOM| date=9 February 2018| access-date=29 July 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| title=Remembering the first Hull FC team that played at the MKM Stadium against Halifax| url=https://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/remembering-first-hull-fc-team-7934750| publisher=Hull Live| date=9 February 2024| access-date=29 July 2024}}</ref> In the Black and Whites' first four seasons after they left [[The Boulevard (stadium)|the Boulevard]],<ref name="hullfchistory3">{{cite web| title=Club History 2003 – To Present| url=http://www.hullfc.com/page.aspx?p=1003| work=Welcome to the Official Hull FC Website| publisher=Hull FC| year=2008| access-date=23 April 2012| url-status=dead| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304063142/http://www.hullfc.com/page.aspx?p=1003| archive-date=4 March 2016}}</ref> they maintained good results. In 2003, the team narrowly missed out on the play-offs, before a third-placed finish in 2004 and a fourth-placed finish in 2005.<ref name="hullfchistory3"/> However in the latter year they won the [[2005 Challenge Cup|Challenge Cup]], beating [[Leeds Rhinos]] 25–24 in a thrilling final.<ref name="hullfchistory3"/> They came agonisingly close to victory again the following season, reaching the [[2006 Super League Grand Final|Super League Grand Final]] but ultimately losing 26–4 to [[St. Helens R.F.C.|St Helens]].<ref name="hullfchistory3"/><ref name="hullfcgf">{{cite web| title=Previous Winners| url=http://www.superleague.co.uk/page.php?id=345| work=engage Super League| publisher=Super League (Europe) Limited| year=2010| access-date=9 May 2010| url-status=dead| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100523002036/http://www.superleague.co.uk/page.php?id=345| archive-date=23 May 2010}}</ref> Aside from back-to-back Challenge Cup wins in [[2016 Challenge Cup|2016]]<ref>{{cite web| title=Challenge Cup final: Hull FC 12–10 Warrington Wolves| url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/37169016| website=BBC Sport| date=27 August 2016| access-date=29 July 2024}}</ref> and [[2017 Challenge Cup|2017]],<ref>{{cite web| title=Challenge Cup final: Hull FC 18–14 Wigan Warriors| url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/41012717| website=BBC Sport| date=26 August 2016| access-date=29 July 2024}}</ref> more recent years have been much less successful for the Black and Whites, only managing to reach the league play-offs three times since 2014, winning on none of those occasions.

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;margin-left:1em;float:right""
|+ Hull F.C. average attendances
|-
!style="background-color:#000000; color:#FFFFFF; border:3px ##;"|Season
!style="background-color:#000000; color:#FFFFFF; border:3px ##;"|League
!style="background-color:#000000; color:#FFFFFF; border:3px ##;"|Average
!style="background-color:#000000; color:#FFFFFF; border:3px ##;"|Ref.
|-
| 2024 || [[2024 Super League season|Super League]]||10,975||<ref name="Statista">{{cite web|url=https://www.statista.com/statistics/1457867/super-league-team-average-attendance/|title=Average attendance of teams in the Super League in England and France in 2023 and 2024|publisher=Statista|date=14 October 2024|accessdate=15 April 2025}}</ref>
|-
| 2023 || [[2023 Super League season|Super League]]||12,355||<ref name="Statista"/>
|-
| 2022 || [[2022 Super League season|Super League]]||10,771||<ref name="HFCAv">{{cite news|url=https://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/hull-fc-season-average-attendances-7631053|title=Hull FC season average attendances continue impressive streak despite fall on pre-Covid year|publisher=HullLive|date=27 September 2022|accessdate=15 April 2025}}</ref>
|-
| 2021 || [[2021 Super League season|Super League]]||5,527||{{citation needed|date=April 2025}}
|-
| 2020 || [[2020 Super League season|Super League]]||10,843{{efn|Because of the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], only the first seven matches of the season were held with spectators in attendance}}||{{citation needed|date=April 2025}}
|-
| 2019 || [[2019 Super League season|Super League]]||11,478||<ref name="HFCAv"/>
|-
| 2018 || [[2018 Super League season|Super League]]||12,174||<ref name="HFCAv"/>
|-
| 2017 || [[2017 Super League season|Super League]]||11,718||<ref name="HFCAv"/>
|-
| 2016 || [[2016 Super League season|Super League]]||11,407||<ref name="HFCAv"/>
|-
| 2015 || [[2015 Super League season|Super League]]||11,343||<ref name="HFCAv"/>
|-
| 2014 || [[2014 Super League season|Super League]]||11,166||<ref name="HFCAv"/>
|-
| 2013 || [[2013 Super League season|Super League]]||11,640||<ref name="HFCAv"/>
|-
| 2012 || [[2012 Super League season|Super League]]||12,403||<ref name="HFCAv"/>
|-
| 2011 || [[2011 Super League season|Super League]]||12,483||<ref name="HFCAv"/>
|-
| 2010 || [[2010 Super League season|Super League]]||13,731||<ref name="HFCAv"/>
|-
| 2009 || [[2009 Super League season|Super League]]||13,244||<ref name="HFCAv"/>
|-
| 2008 || [[2008 Super League season|Super League]]||13,432||<ref name="HFCAv"/>
|-
| 2007 || [[2007 Super League season|Super League]]||14,606||<ref name="SLS">{{cite web
  | title = Super League Statistics – Hull FC
  | url = http://www.slstats.org/t9/Hull%20FC/
  | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070929090950/http://www.slstats.org/t9/Hull%20FC/
  | url-status = dead
  | archive-date = 29 September 2007
  | publisher = RLFANS.COM
  | access-date = 12 December 2011}}</ref>
|-
| 2006 || [[2006 Super League season|Super League]]||10,866||<ref name="SLS"/>
|-
| 2005 || [[2005 Super League season|Super League]]||10,604||<ref name="SLS"/>
|-
| 2004 || [[2004 Super League season|Super League]]||11,458||<ref name="SLS"/>
|-
| 2003 || [[2003 Super League season|Super League]]||11,598||<ref name="SLS"/>
|}

The average attendance of rugby league games at the MKM Stadium is often significantly lower than the football games played there. This is largely explained by the fact that [[Kingston upon Hull]], as a city, is home to two separate professional rugby league sides, the other being [[Hull Kingston Rovers]]. Therefore, half of the city's rugby league fanbase does not follow the Black and Whites, unlike in football, where there is only one professional side. However, the stadium does in turn see a rise in attendance when the [[Hull Derby|Hull derby]] is contested. It is therefore unsurprising that the highest attendance for a Hull F.C. game at the MKM Stadium was on 2 September 2007, when Hull K.R. thrashed the home side 42–6 in front of 23,004 spectators.<ref name="RL 2007">{{cite web| title=SLStats: Hull FC 2007 Summary| url=http://www.slstats.org/t9/Hull+FC/2007/Summary.html| publisher=RLFANS.com| access-date=9 May 2010| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100329032151/http://www.slstats.org/t9/Hull%2BFC/2007/Summary.html| archive-date=29 March 2010| url-status=dead}}</ref>

In April 2024, Hull F.C. chairman [[Adam Pearson (sports executive)|Adam Pearson]] discussed the possibility of the club leaving the MKM Stadium, as attendances for the Black and Whites' games have generally averaged far below full capacity since arriving.<ref name="Pearson">{{cite web| title=Adam Pearson opens up on potential for new Hull FC stadium| url=https://www.seriousaboutrl.com/adam-pearson-opens-up-on-potential-for-new-hull-fc-stadium-90224/| publisher=Serious About Rugby League| date=14 April 2024| access-date=29 July 2024}}</ref> Pearson admitted that although he would be happy to explore the proposed idea of having a smaller stadium that was owned by the club, it was simply a "pipe dream" and not a currently viable option.<ref name="Pearson"/> He noted that if it were to happen, the new ground could be built similarly to both the [[Halliwell Jones Stadium]] and the [[York Community Stadium]], at a suitable site in Hull like the Costello Stadium.<ref name="Pearson"/>

==Other sporting events==

===Association football===
[[File:Caleb Folan warms up, Wigan Athletic vs Hull City, 3rd May 2010.jpg|thumb|right|Hull City players wore shirts to promote  England's [[England 2018 FIFA World Cup bid|2018 FIFA World Cup bid]] while warming-up for games]]

The MKM Stadium has previously hosted five [[England national under-21 football team|England U-21]] matches, four of which came relatively soon after the stadium's opening. Most recently, the Young Lions played [[Kosovo national under-21 football team|Kosovo U-21]] in front of a crowd of 15,225 spectators in 2019.<ref name="englandvskosovo">{{cite web|url=http://www.thefa.com/news/2019/sep/09/england-u21s-kosovo-report-090919|title=Phil Foden's double helps Young Lions to U21 EURO qualifying victory over Kosovo|date=9 September 2019|publisher=The FA|access-date=11 September 2019}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#bdb76b;"
! Date !! Hosts !! Result !! Visitors !! Attendance !! Competition || Ref.
|-
| 2 June 2003 || {{fbu|21|ENG}} || 3–2 || {{fbu|21|SCG}} || 24,004 || rowspan=2|U-21 international friendly ||<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/internationals/2957966.stm |title=England U21s claim late win |date=2 June 2003 |website=BBC Sport |access-date=23 April 2023}}</ref>
|-
| 17 February 2004 || {{fbu|21|ENG}} || 3–2 || {{fbu|21|NED}} || 25,280 ||<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/3493515.stm |title=England U21 3–2 Holland U21 |date=17 February 2004 |website=BBC Sport |access-date=23 April 2023}}</ref>
|-
| 25 March 2005 || {{fbu|21|ENG}} || 2–2 || {{fbu|21|GER}} || 21,746 || [[2006 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification#Group 6|2006 UEFA Euro U-21 Qualification Group 6]] ||<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/internationals/4383487.stm |title=England U21 2–2 Germany U21 |date=25 March 2005 |website=BBC Sport |access-date=23 April 2023}}</ref>
|-
| 19 August 2008 || {{fbu|21|ENG}} || 2–1 || {{fbu|21|SVN}} || 6,235 || U-21 international friendly ||<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.skysports.com/football/england-u21-vs-slovenia-u21/teams/2109|title=Starting Lineups – England U21 vs Slovenia U21|date=19 August 2008|work=SKY Sport|access-date=23 July 2019}}</ref>
|-
| 9 September 2019 || {{fbu|21|ENG}} || 2–0 || {{fbu|21|KOS}} || 15,225 || [[2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group 3|2021 UEFA Euro U-21 Qualification Group 3]] ||<ref name="englandvskosovo"/>
|}

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.<ref>{{cite news
  |url = https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/8414235.stm
  |title = Milton Keynes chosen for England's 2018 World Cup bid
  |date = 16 December 2009
  |work = BBC Sport
  |publisher = BBC
  |access-date = 27 September 2010}}</ref>

===Rugby league===
The MKM Stadium has previously hosted several rugby league matches at an international level. 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]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/Custom/LS0tMS0tNjMtLS0tLS0tLXkteS0tLS0tLQ==|title=KC Stadium|work= Rugby League Project|access-date=17 May 2014}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#bdb76b;"
! Date !! Hosts !! Result !! Visitors !! Attendance !! Competition
|-
| 15 November 2003 || {{rl|GBR}} || 20–23 || {{rl|AUS}} || 25,147 || [[2003 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain and France|2003 Ashes series]]
|-
| 20 November 2004 || {{rl|GBR}} || 26–24 || {{rl|NZL}} || 23,377 || [[2004 Rugby League Tri-Nations]]
|-
| 19 November 2005 || {{rl|GBR}} || 14–26 || {{rl|AUS}} || 25,150 || [[2005 Rugby League Tri-Nations]]
|-
| 5 November 2006 || {{rl|ENG}} || 38–14 || {{rl|SAM}} || 5,698 || [[Federation Shield|2006 Federation Shield]]
|-
| 3 November 2007 || {{rl|GBR}} || 44–0 || {{rl|NZL}} || 20,324 || [[2007 All Golds Tour|2007]] [[Baskerville Shield]]
|-
| 12 November 2011 || {{rl|ENG}} || 28–6 || {{rl|NZL}} || 23,447 || [[2011 Rugby League Four Nations]]
|-
| 9 November 2013 || {{rl|ENG}} || 34–12 || {{rl|FIJ}} || 25,114 || [[2013 Rugby League World Cup Group A#England vs Fiji|2013 Men's Rugby League World Cup Group A]]
|-
| 1 November 2015 || {{rl|ENG}} || 26–12 || {{rl|NZL}} || 23,526 || [[2015 New Zealand rugby league tour of Great Britain|2015]] [[Baskerville Shield]]
|-
| 27 October 2018 || {{rl|ENG}} || 18–16 || {{rl|NZL}} || 17,649 || [[2018 New Zealand rugby league tour of Great Britain|2018]] [[Baskerville Shield]]
|-
| 22 October 2022 || {{rl|NZL}} || 68–6 || {{rl|JAM}} || 6,829 || [[2021 Men's Rugby League World Cup Group C#New Zealand vs Jamaica|2021 Men's Rugby League World Cup Group C]]
|-
|rowspan=2| 5 November 2022 || {{rlw-l|PNG|name=Papua New Guinea}} || 70–0 || {{rlw-l|Brazil|name=Brazil}} || rowspan=2| 7,080 || [[2021 Women's Rugby League World Cup#Group A|2021 Women's Rugby League World Cup Group A]]
|-
|{{rl|NZL}} || 24–18 || {{rl|FIJ}} || [[2021 Men's Rugby League World Cup knockout stage#Quarter-final 3: New Zealand vs Fiji|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 national rugby league team|Great Britain]] matches in both the [[Rugby League Tri-Nations|Tri-Nations]]<ref name="gbnz"/> and the [[Rugby League Ashes|Ashes]]<ref name="ashes">{{cite news
  | title = What are the Ashes all about?
  | work = BBC Sport Academy
  | publisher = The British Broadcasting Corporation
  | url = https://news.bbc.co.uk/sportacademy/hi/sa/rugby_league/features/newsid_3197000/3197488.stm
  | access-date = 5 August 2007
  | date=20 October 2003}}</ref> competitions. The stadium hosted the 2004 Tri-Nations match in which New Zealand lost by a score of 26–24.<ref name="gbnz">
{{cite news
  | title = Carney keeps Lions' eye on the final ball
  | work = guardian.co.uk
  | publisher = Guardian News and Media Limited
  | url = https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2004/nov/21/rugbyleague.trinations2004
  | access-date = 9 May 2010
  | location = London
  | date = 21 November 2004
  | first = David
  | last = Lawrenson}}</ref> The stadium also hosted the Tri-Nations game between Great Britain and Australia in 2005; the final score was 26–14 to Australia.<ref name="gbau">
{{cite news
  | title = Lions never in hunt
  | work = guardian.co.uk
  | publisher = Guardian News and Media Limited
  | url = https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2005/nov/20/rugbyleague.trinations2005
  | access-date = 9 May 2010
  | location = London
  | date = 20 November 2005
  | first = David
  | last = Lawrenson}}</ref> 

On 9 November 2013, the stadium hosted its only game of the [[2013 Men's Rugby League World Cup]].<ref>{{cite news
 |url=http://www.code13rugbyleague.com/2012/07/23/rugby-league-world-cup-2013-fixtures-announced/
 |title=Rugby League World Cup 2013 fixtures announced
 |date=23 July 2012
 |work=Code 13 Rugby League
 |access-date=25 September 2012
 |url-status=dead
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120926135213/http://www.code13rugbyleague.com/2012/07/23/rugby-league-world-cup-2013-fixtures-announced/
 |archive-date=26 September 2012
}}</ref> Hosts [[England national rugby league team|England]] beat [[Fiji national rugby league team|Fiji]] 34–12 in front of a crowd of 25,114. Before the match, there was a minute's silence, followed by a spontaneous applause, to mark the sudden death of former Hull F.C. and England player [[Steve Prescott]] who had died earlier that day.<ref>{{cite news
  | url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/24867379
  | title = Rugby League World Cup 2013: England 34–12 Fiji
  | date = 9 November 2013
  | work = BBC Sport
  | publisher = BBC
  | access-date = 9 November 2013}}</ref>

Due to the unavailability of its usual venue of [[Old Trafford]], the stadium also hosted the [[2020 Super League Grand Final]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Darbyshire |first1=Drew |title=Super League Grand Final to take place at Hull's KCOM Stadium |url=https://www.loverugbyleague.com/post/super-league-grand-final-to-take-place-at-hulls-kcom-stadium/ |website=Love Rugby League |access-date=22 October 2020 |date=22 October 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Aloia|first=Andrew|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/55072997|title=Super League Grand Final: Wigan 4–8 St Helens|date=27 November 2020|work=[[BBC Sport]]|access-date=12 April 2022}}</ref> The stadium will also host the [[2026 World Club Challenge]] between [[Hull Kingston Rovers]] and [[Brisbane Broncos]] on 19 February 2026.<ref>{{cite news |title=World Club Challenge: Hull KR to host Brisbane Broncos as rugby league's battle for global supremacy returns in 2026 |url=https://www.skysports.com/rugby-league/news/12196/13464377/world-club-challenge-hull-kr-to-host-brisbane-broncos-as-rugby-leagues-battle-for-global-supremacy-returns-in-2026 |access-date=6 November 2025 |work=Sky Sports |date=6 November 2025}}</ref>

==Concerts==
As well as serving as a sporting venue, the MKM Stadium also hosts musical events, including such artists as [[Elton John|Sir Elton John]],<ref name="kcej">{{cite web
  | title = Slide Shows: Elton John at the KC
  | work = This Is Hull & East Riding
  | publisher = Northcliffe Media Ltd.
  | year = 2006
  | url = http://www.thisishullandeastriding.co.uk/galleries/Elton-John-KC-gallery-176036-detail/gallery.html
  | access-date = 11 December 2015
  | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120426180041/http://www.thisishullandeastriding.co.uk/pictures/Elton-John-at-the-KC/pictures-11980358-detail/pictures.html
  | archive-date = 26 April 2012 }}</ref> [[Bryan Adams]],<ref name="kcba">{{cite web
  | title = Music Live Band Reviews
  | work = thisisULL.com
  | publisher = www.thisisULL.com
  | year = 2004
  | url = http://www.thisisull.com/music/stevekc26june04.html
  | access-date = 9 May 2010}}</ref> [[Neil Diamond]],<ref name="kcnd">{{cite web
  | title = Neil Diamond Concert Setlist
  | work = Event Reviews
  | publisher = setlist.fm
  | year = 2005
  | url = http://www.setlist.fm/setlist/neil-diamond/2005/kingston-communication-stadium-kingston-upon-hull-england-13ddb981.html
  | access-date = 19 November 2014}}</ref> [[R.E.M.]],<ref name="kcrem">{{cite web
  | title = REM at the KC stadium
  | work = Event Reviews
  | publisher = BBC Humber
  | year = 2005
  | url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/humber/content/articles/2005/07/07/rem_review_lucougar.shtml
  | access-date = 9 May 2010}}</ref> [[Bon Jovi]],<ref name="bonjovi">{{cite web
  | title = Music Reviews
  | work = thisisULL.com
  | publisher = www.thisisULL.com
  | year = 2006
  | url = http://www.thisisull.com/music06/kcstadium/451251504_stevebonjovi13june06.html
  | access-date = 9 May 2010}}</ref> and [[The Who]].<ref name="who">{{cite web
  | title = KC Stadium in talks over music festival
  | work = This Is Hull & East Riding
  | publisher = Northcliffe Media Ltd.
  | date = 23 March 2009
  | url = http://www.thisishullandeastriding.co.uk/news/KC-Stadium-talks-music-festival/article-788503-detail/article.html
  | access-date = 11 December 2015
  | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120426180117/http://www.thisishullandeastriding.co.uk/KC-Stadium-talks-music-festival/story-11947009-detail/story.html
  | archive-date = 26 April 2012 }}</ref>

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<ref>{{cite news
 | url = http://www.hullcitytigers.com/news/article/rod-stewart-the-hits-2016-concert-live-at-the-kc-stadium-2714660.aspx
 | title = Rod Stewart – The Hits 2016 Concert – Live At The KC Stadium
 | date = 28 September 2015
 | publisher = Hull City A.F.C.
 | access-date = 10 June 2016
 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160808063023/http://www.hullcitytigers.com/news/article/rod-stewart-the-hits-2016-concert-live-at-the-kc-stadium-2714660.aspx
 | archive-date = 8 August 2016
 | url-status = dead
 }}</ref> and [[Jeff Lynne's ELO]] played at the stadium on 1 July 2017.<ref>{{cite news
 | url = http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/what-s-on/music/gig-review-jeff-lynne-s-elo-at-wembley-stadium-1-8616109
 | title = Gig review: Jeff Lynne's ELO at Wembley Stadium
 | date = 26 June 2017
 | work = The Yorkshire Post
 | access-date = 10 July 2017}}</ref>

==Gallery==
<gallery class="center">
File:KC South Stand.JPG|The South Stand
File:KC West Stand.JPG|The West Stand
File:KC North Stand.JPG|The North Stand
File:The KC Stadium, Hull - geograph.org.uk - 897474.jpg|The stadium's exterior decorated in the City Council's colours
File:Hull City Football Club, KC Stadium - geograph.org.uk - 3904606.jpg|A view of the stadium from the surrounding West Park
File:MKM Stadium North Stand View.jpg|A view of the North Stand from the South Stand before the match against [[Norwich City F.C.|Norwich City]] on 13 August 2022.
File:KC Stadium before Hull v Burnley.jpg|A view of the South Stand from the North Stand before the match against [[Burnley F.C.|Burnley]] on 4 March 2008.
File:KC Stadium 24 May 2015.jpg|A panorama taken from the West Stand before the match against [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] on 24 May 2015.
File:KCOMStadiumPanorama.jpg|A panorama taken from the East Stand during the match against [[Nottingham Forest F.C.|Nottingham Forest]] on 24 November 2018.
</gallery>

==Notes==
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==References==
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==External links==
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* {{Official website|http://kcomstadium.com/}}

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