Who owns Hull City F.C.?

The club is owned by Turkish media mogul Acun Ilıcalı through his company Acun Medya, following a takeover from the Allam family completed in January 2022.

Who supplies Hull City's kit for the 2026–27 season?

Hull City partnered with local brand Oxen Sports for the 2026–27 campaign, ending its previous kit deal with Kappa.

Hull City | History, Kit, Sponsors, Trophies, Rivals and Club Value

Club	PL	W	D	L	GD	PTS
2	ARS Arsenal	3	3	0	0	5	9
3	HUL Hull City	3	2	1	0	3	7

Hull City Football Club has completed one of English football's feel-good stories of 2026, returning to the Premier League after a nine-year absence from the top flight. The club's last taste of top-level football came in 2017, and since then the Tigers have weathered relegations, ownership upheaval, and a spell in League One before rebuilding into a promotion-ready side.

The turnaround was sealed at Wembley Stadium in May 2026, where Hull City edged out Middlesbrough 1-0 in the Championship Play-off Final. Head coach Sergej Jakirovic, appointed in June 2025, guided the team through a play-off run that included a semi-final win over Millwall, capping off a Championship campaign that surprised many analysts given the squad's underlying numbers throughout the season.

Behind the scenes, Hull City's revival has been closely tied to the ownership of Turkish media mogul Acun Ilıcalı, whose Acun Medya group took control of the club in 2022. From new kit deals to renewed shirt sponsorships, this profile covers everything fans need to know about the club heading into its first Premier League campaign since 2017, including its history, current ownership, playing kit, rivalries, and commercial partners.

Hull City: Key Facts

Detail	Information
Founded	28 June 1904
Home Ground	MKM Stadium
Capacity	24,983
Head Coach	Sergej Jakirovic
Owner	Acun Ilıcalı / Acun Medya
League	Premier League
Major Rivals	Grimsby Town, Scunthorpe United Leeds United, Sheffield United
Kit Supplier	Oxen Sports
Shirt Sponsor	Corendon Airlines

Hull City F.C. spent much of its first century shuffling between the second, third, and fourth tiers of English football, even surviving a serious financial crisis in the early 1980s. The club's fortunes shifted in 2008 with a first-ever promotion to the Premier League, and its most celebrated period followed under manager Steve Bruce between 2012 and 2016, when the Tigers reached a 2014 FA Cup Final and recorded a best-ever top-flight finish of 16th. That richer Hull City history now includes a third Championship play-off triumph, following earlier promotions in 2008 and 2016.

Hull City Net Worth & Owners

Hull City's ownership changed hands in January 2022, when Acun Ilıcalı completed a takeover reported to be worth between £20 million and £30 million, buying the club from the Allam family. The Allams' relationship with supporters had soured badly in prior years, largely due to a controversial and ultimately abandoned attempt to rebrand the club as “Hull Tigers.”

Since then, Ilıcalı has taken a hands-on approach as chairman, using his broader media and business network to help fund transfer activity and to build stronger ties between East Yorkshire and Turkish football. That investment has paid dividends: with the club now newly promoted, Hull City's overall market valuation is estimated at roughly £150 million to £200 million, a figure lifted significantly by incoming Premier League broadcast revenue.

Ilıcalı's own personal net worth is estimated at somewhere between £225 million and £375 million, while his wider Acun Medya production empire is valued at more than £1.5 billion globally. That financial backing has been central to Hull City's rise back into English football's top division.

Hull City Sponsors

Promotion has strengthened several of Hull City's commercial relationships, many of which connect back to owner Acun Ilıcalı's Turkish business interests. Turkish leisure carrier Corendon Airlines remains the club's front-of-shirt sponsor, having signed a three-year extension that runs through the 2028–29 season. On the sleeve, travel agency group Anex Tour continues as a partner, alongside regional IT provider Giacom.

The club has also added new commercial partners ahead of its Premier League return, most notably global snack brand McVitie's, which joined Hull City's roster of sponsors just before the new season kicked off. Together, these deals reflect growing commercial interest in Hull City F.C. now that the club is back on English football's biggest stage, with Premier League exposure likely to attract further sponsorship interest as the season progresses.