22,467 saw Peter Taylor's Division Three Tigers upstage the Premiership side in a 1-0 victory. Steve Melton, on loan from Brighton, scored the goal after 19 minutes to win the inaugural Raich Carter Memorial Trophy. Melton signed permanently shortly after.
The first league goal was scored 8 days later by Dean Keates in City's first competitive game at the ground. Stuart Green, celebrating a permanent move to the club, scored the second in a 2-0 win against Hartlepool. Keates also became the first player to be booked at the KC Stadium.
On the 11th January, 2003 came the first away goals. Exeter came from 2-0 down to draw 2-2, Scott Partridge pulling one back and Steve Flack getting the equaliser in stoppage time. Exeter's Graeme Power became the first player to be sent off.
City lost to Lincoln on the 8th February, the first of 28 league defeats so far at the KC Stadium.
The first hat-trick was scored in the final home game of the 2002/03 season when Ben Burgess scored his first three goals for the club in a 4-1 win over Kidderminster.
City started the next season with a home game, resulting in a 4-1 win over Darlington. The Tigers missed the chance to secure promotion on the KC Stadium pitch, failing to beat Huddersfield, but 2,000 fans were at the stadium's accompanying Vulcan Arena to watch on a big screen the 2-1 win at Yeovil and the achievement of promotion. A week later it was party time at the KC as 22,562 saw the side beat Bristol Rovers 3-0.
Just under a year later it was celebration time again. Despite only drawing with Swindon - Craig Fagan missing an injury time penalty - City had won promotion again.
The KC Stadium has hosted Championship football since August 2005, the first match being an infamous 0-0 draw with QPR. City have twice avoided relegation to remain in the division to this day.
This is just a short summary of the five years City have enjoyed in their current home. 115 league matches have been played at the ground so far, as well as cup games against the likes of Aston Villa, Middlesbrough, and most recently Chelsea.
You can join in the discussion on the message board on your favourite moments to have happened at the KC Stadium, from that first glimpse of the new home of the Tigers, to memorable wins against Swansea, Oxford, Milton Keynes Dons, Tranmere and Luton on the way to back-to-back promotions, to crucial wins against Leeds and QPR in the Championship.