Hull City

The KCOM Stadium has been the ground that Hull City Association Football Club has called home since it opened in 2002. It is the very definition of a multi-purpose facility given that it is also the home of Hull FC, the rugby league club. The name of the ground comes from the fact that it is sponsored by the telecommunications company KCOM, previously known as Kingston Communications. When it's used for UEFA games it is known as Hull City Stadium, owing to restrictions on sponsored names. The stadium is owned by Hull City Council as well as KCOM, and the council spent a long time deciding on the best location for the venue to be built. They took into account such things as existing facilities within the city, its isolation from residential areas and the local transport options before deciding upon its current setting. Although the football club went into receivership in 2001 not long after being granted the necessary planning permission, the stadium was completed within the allotted timeframe and within its £44 million budget.