Hull City Association Football Club is an English football club based in Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, founded in 1904.
They play in the Football League Championship.
In 2007–08 they achieved promotion to the top flight of English football for the first time in their history, by winning the Championship play-off final at Wembley Stadium.
They finished the 2008–09 season 17th in the Premier League table, successfully avoiding relegation by one point.
The previous highest position Hull City had finished in the English Football League was third in the old second division in 1909–10, which they matched in 2007–08 when they gained promotion.
Their greatest achievement in cup competitions came in 1930, when the team reached the semi-finals of the FA Cup.
Hull play their home games at the KC Stadium.
They previously played at Boothferry Park, but moved to their current home in 2002, with Boothferry Park set for demolition.
They traditionally play in black and amber, often with a striped shirt design, hence their nickname The Tigers.
The club's mascot is Roary the Tiger.
Hull City Reserves play in the Premier Reserves League North Division.
The team plays home fixtures at the Church Road Ground, home of North Ferriby United.
In the 2006–07 season, Hull finished in fourth place in the league table after picking up 31 points from their 18 league meetings.
They also reached the semi-final of the League Cup before losing 3–2 to Hartlepool United Reserves.
Hull City Juniors play in the Football League Youth Alliance, playing their home fixtures at Winterton Rangers' home stadium.
The juniors won the league title in the 2006–07 season by a 10 point margin, and retained the championship in the 2007–08 season, when they also won the Football League Youth Alliance Cup.
Hull City Women play in the Northern Combination Women's Football League. In the 2006–07 season, the team finished seventh in the table with 33 points.