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🏟️ Stadium terrace ⛰️ A small hill
kop

kop

1 9.1
A stadium section where loud fans stand and sing
  • noun
  • /kɒp/
  • Jargon
translation icon : tribuna
  • The local fans filled the Kop to cheer for their team during the championship match.

Examples

  • One or two of the youngsters on The Kop will have had to hear all about it from their fathers and grandfathers, the good old days.

    One Night in Istanbul (2014)

  • TOMMY: When I was a kid, he was choir master to The Kop.

    One Night in Istanbul (2014)

  • I'm aware of the fact that you're a Temper Kop.

    Young Woman and the Sea (2024)

  • Many passionate supporters gather at the Kop every week to watch their favorite football club.

  • Last Saturday, the atmosphere in the Kop was electric as the home team scored the winning goal.

Synonyms

grandstand
vskop
15 5.3

The main covered seating area for people at a stadium or racetrack

is preferred by passionate fans who gather closely and cheer loudly
covered stand
vskop
4.1

An area of seats under a roof that shelters spectators from weather

is used by passionate fans who gather closely and cheer loudly

Surface Forms

kop singular
kops plural

Etymology

Kop for a stadium terrace comes from the hill called Spion Kop in South Africa, where a famous battle took place; Spion is like the English word 'spy' and kop is a Dutch/Afrikaans word meaning 'hill' or 'head'. That's why steep, crowded stands in football stadiums are called a kop, because they look like a high hill of loud supporters.