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Because the kop is the common English name for a stand within a stadium which is well beloved by many fans, is usually packed to the rafters, and ignites chanting inside the ground. Examples of these are at Liverpool's Anfield, and Leeds United's Elland Road. The latter home to arguably the best team on the face of the Earth.

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Why Liverpool kop?

The Kop is named after hill called Spion Kop in South Africa, the scene of a battle during the Boer War.


How did the stand get called the Kop at Liverpool Football Club?

The famous stand in Liverpool is called the kop because of a war what happened in Africa and it killed so many people.


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August Kop was born in 1904.


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Petr Kop was born in 1937.


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What is the Liverpool's famous stand called?

Kop End... The Spion Kop, apparently in the early history of Anfield there was just a steep hill which reminded Boar War veterans of the Spion Kop in South Africa, the scene of a famous battle. Christened by the locals, the name stuck. Liverpool is not the only British football club to have a Spion Kop or Kop but it's certainly the most famous and probably the first, all Liverpool Football Club supporters are known as Kopites.


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When did Battle of Spion Kop happen?

Battle of Spion Kop happened on 1900-01-24.


When did the new spion kop open?

If you mean the Spion Kop at Liverpool FC's ground, Anfield, then the new (all-seater) Kop opened at the start of the 1995-96 season.


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