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 The main home stand (left) and the Chalet end stand (far end) | |
 Interactive map of Shamrock Park | |
| Location | Brownstown Road,Portadown, County Armagh, Northern Ireland |
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| Coordinates | 54°24′47″N6°27′28″W / 54.41306°N 6.45778°W /54.41306; -6.45778 |
| Owner | Portadown Football Club |
| Capacity | 2,770[1] |
| Record attendance | 16,000 VsManchester City |
| Surface | Grass |
| Tenants | |
| Portadown Football Club | |
Shamrock Park is afootball stadium inPortadown,County Armagh,Northern Ireland. It is the home ground ofPortadown F.C. Shamrock Park was previously used forstock-car racing, but this has since been discontinued. The stadium is classed as anall-seater stadium but has only two seated stands around thepitch totaling 2,770 seats, with one side containing a training pitch and the other having an older seated stand which is no longer in use. When grant aid is available, the older stand will be demolished and replaced with a brand new seated stand.
A £1.8-million 1,840-seater stand was built at the unreserved end of the ground, replacing the "shed" and opened in late 2008. It was named "The MET Steel Stand" after Portadown's long-serving sponsors. At the same time, the pitch was moved closer to the Chalet end of the stadium allowing supporters from every angle to have a better view of the football. In early February 2009 the oldfloodlights were replaced with new 800lux floodlights at each corner of the pitch.
Due to the extensive redevelopment of the stadium, theIrish Football Association has recognised that Shamrock Park is a venue that can be used for under-ageNorthern Ireland matches. Shamrock Park was chosen for the under-21friendly betweenNorthern Ireland andUkraine on 31 March 2009.[citation needed]
On 24 November 2009 Shamrock Park staged its second international fixture, an under-23 match between Northern Ireland andWales in theInternational Challenge Trophy.[citation needed]
In April 2014 theSweden women's national football team beatNorthern Ireland 4–0 at Shamrock Park. Swedish team managerMarika Domanski-Lyfors ridiculed the sloping pitch and inadequate facilities, saying they were wholly unfit for international matches and like a return to the 1980s.[2]