Shamrock Park ( English Shamrock Park ) - a football stadium located in the northern Irish city of Portadown and is the home arena of the eponymous football club . In the past, it was used for automobile racing . It is classified as a stadium exclusively with seats, however, it only has two stands with a seating capacity of 2770 people: on one side there is a training field, on the other side there is an old stand with standing places, which is no longer in use.
| Shamrock Park | ||
|---|---|---|
 Shamrock Park in 2008, view of the stands of MET Mesh | ||
| original name | English Shamrock park | |
| Location |  Portadown , County Armagh , Northern Ireland | |
| Owner | FC Portadown | |
| Capacity | 2770 | |
| Home team | FC Portadown Northern Ireland (Women) | |
| Coating | herbal, natural | |
Stadium History
For some time, on the stadium wall, a portrait of Ulster loyalist activist Billy Wright flaunted, as the club's fans were predominantly Protestant by religion. In 2006, he was erased to avoid provocations, and in his place painted a portrait of George Best [1] .
At the end of 2008, the MET Steel tribune was opened at the stadium in honor of the club’s well-known sponsor, the capacity of the tribune is 1,840 people, and 1.8 million pounds were spent on everything. The field was moved to the exit of Chalet from the stadium so that the fans could better see the players and events on the field. In February 2009, 800 lux floodlights were installed in the corners of the field. The club plans to demolish the old stand with standing places and set up a new one with seats, but it currently lacks funds.
International meetings
The Irish Football Association has decided that the stadium will play youth and youth teams of Northern Ireland. So, on March 31, 2009 there was a match of the youth teams of Northern Ireland and Ukraine [2] . November 24 of the same year as part of the International Challenge Trophy tournament The match of the Northern Ireland national team under 23 years old against the amateur national team of Wales took place [3] .
In April 2014, the match of the Northern Ireland women's team against Sweden was held at the stadium, which ended in a 4-0 victory for the guests. Sweden coach Marika Domanski-Lufors stated that the stadium is absolutely unsuitable for matches of national teams, because the lawn seemed very slippery to its players, and its premises seemed to be “thrown back in the 1980s” [4]
Notes
- ↑ Bestie replaces Wright on mural . The News Letter (March 28, 2006). Date of treatment February 24, 2019.
- ↑ N Ireland U21 v Ukraine U21 preview
- ↑ International Challenge Trophy
- ↑ Hur kunde Shamrock Park godkännas för VM-kval? Damfotboll.com, April 6, 2014
Links
- The Ulster Groundhop; Shamrock Park; March 7, 2011 on YouTube