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Portman Road is anassociation footballstadium inIpswich,Suffolk,England. It has been the home ground ofIpswich Town F.C. since 1884. The stadium has also hosted onesenior Englandfriendly international match. It has staged several othersports events includingathleticsmeetings and internationalhockey matches. The stadium has also held several musicconcerts, includingperformances fromR.E.M. andElton 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 largestcapacity football stadium inEast Anglia. The record number of people in the ground of 38,010 was set in anFA Cup match againstLeeds United in 1975. The stadium also hasconference and foodfacilities, the "Sir Bobby Robson Suite", "Legends Bar" and a club store selling Ipswich Townsouvenirs.