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Portman Road
is an
association football
stadium
in
Ipswich
,
Suffolk
,
England
. It has been the home ground of
Ipswich Town F.C.
since 1884. The stadium has also hosted one
senior England
friendly
international match. It has staged several other
sports
events including
athletics
meetings
and international
hockey
matches. The stadium has also held several music
concerts
, including
performances
from
R.E.M.
and
Elton John
.
The stadium was changed a lot in the early 2000s. This increased the number of people it could hold from 22,600 to 30,311. It is the largest
capacity
football stadium in
East Anglia
. The record number of people in the ground of 38,010 was set in an
FA Cup
match against
Leeds United
in 1975. The stadium also has
conference
and food
facilities
, the "Sir Bobby Robson Suite", "Legends Bar" and a club store selling Ipswich Town
souvenirs
.
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