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Address: Lincoln, United Kingdom
Capacity: 10,000
Opened: 1895
Main use: Football
Tenants: Lincoln City FC (football)
The LNER Stadium, traditionally and still widely known as Sincil Bank, is one of the oldest continuously used football stadiums in England. Located in the city of Lincoln, the venue has been the home ground of Lincoln City Football Club since its opening in 1895, making it a central landmark in the club’s long history.
Lincoln City Football Club was founded in 1884 and joined the Football League for the first time in 1892. Just three years later, the club moved into what is now the LNER Stadium, establishing a permanent home that has hosted top-flight, lower-league, and non-league football across more than a century.
Lincoln City are nicknamed “The Imps,” a reference to the city’s medieval folklore, and the stadium has long been associated with the club’s strong local identity and loyal supporter base.
The LNER Stadium has undergone multiple redevelopments over its lifetime to comply with evolving safety standards and modern matchday requirements. Today, it is an all-seater stadium with a capacity of approximately 10,000, divided among four distinct stands.
Key features include:
Close-to-pitch seating creating an intense matchday atmosphere
Modern hospitality lounges and media facilities
Improved spectator access and safety infrastructure
Integration with community and commercial spaces
The stadium’s naming rights reflect a partnership with London North Eastern Railway (LNER), while the historic “Sincil Bank” name remains deeply embedded in football culture.
Over the decades, the LNER Stadium has hosted:
English Football League fixtures across multiple divisions
FA Cup matches, including notable cup runs
National League matches during Lincoln City’s non-league period
Home games during Lincoln City’s return to the EFL
One of the club’s most significant modern achievements came during the 2016–17 FA Cup, when Lincoln City became the first non-league club in over a century to reach the quarter-finals, a run that further elevated the stadium’s national profile.
Beyond professional football, the LNER Stadium plays an important role in the social and sporting life of Lincoln. It is used for community outreach programs, youth development initiatives, and club-led educational projects. Its location close to the city centre reinforces its status as a historic and cultural sports venue.
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With the growing popularity of nighttime sports events, professional competitions demand higher lighting quality. The glare from traditional fixtures can no longer meet athletes’ expectations for sensory experience. Leveraging breakthroughs in MECREE’s sports lighting technology, our precise light control and anti-glare designs enable athletes to perform at their peak and enjoy an exceptional sports experience.
Issues caused by unnecessary nighttime lighting, such as light pollution and light trespass, are increasingly concerning and have led to rising public complaints. Amid growing environmental awareness, lighting designers must prioritize controlling “Light Pollution” and “Light Trespass.” We are committed to addressing this challenge through innovative optical technologies.
Currently common traditional stadium lights model for some international stadiums as below:
MVF406/1800W, HNF003, MVF401, MVF403, MVF024, EF-2000, YOA56305, YOAX56400, 2kW: HQI-TS 2000WDS, 2kW: HQI-TS 1000WDS, MHN-SA 2KW 400V/956, MHN-SB/HO 2KW 400V/956, LPW2000M/D, LPW1000MB/L, LPP2000MHN-SA, LPP2000MHN-SB.
There is big problem that traditional lamps can not cannot meet the needs of 4K and 8K high-definition broadcast and huge energy consumption.
With the strengthening of environmental lighting awareness and the pursuit of high-quality lighting, there is a trend to replace traditional lamps by high quality of LED Stadium Lights.
MECREE has launched the following series of LED Sport Stadium Lighting:
MECREE’s specially engineered precision lighting control is designed to meet the needs of such users. The polarized light range of 65-73° is defined as the P73-L and A65 series products, which deliver an unparalleled visual experience while offering access to thousands of IES profiles.
Our precisely engineered optics of polarized light aim light directly onto the field of play, to shine uniformly and to minimize glare. Outdoor venues benefit from spill light control, no more skyglow and no more complaints from the neighbors.
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The power supply and lamp body can be mounted separately, reducing the withstand weight of the lamp pole and facilitating maintenance.
Customized crossarms are available to meet all your existing old poles without replacing the main rod, crossarms bolt directly to light pole, easy and accurate installation saves time, ensures performance, safety and reliability,also lower the budget.
In current sports lighting projects, high-altitude light calibration is recognized as a major efficiency bottleneck. The process carries high safety risks, is prone to aiming deviations, and involves cumbersome installation and removal procedures, making it difficult to achieve the required uniformity.
MECREE’s innovative laser aiming mount was designed precisely to address these issues. It revolutionizes the workflow through three key advantages:
Easy Installation: With a simple design, it allows rapid mounting and dismounting, significantly lowering the operational threshold.
Precise Aiming: Ensures accurate laser alignment, fundamentally guaranteeing uniform illumination and compliance with lighting standards.
Efficient Operation: Reduces labor and time costs by up to 80%. Calibrating 200 fixtures at height previously took 20 days; now the same workload can be completed in just 4 days.
Choosing MECREE means choosing a safer, more precise, and highly efficient sports lighting solution.
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