Play on the Pitch is delighted to be hosting our junior tournaments at Ipswich Town FC. The club has made incredible progress both on and off the pitch in recent years, culminating in promotion to the Premier League last season.
The club’s Portman Road stadium, with a capacity of over 30,000, has an incredible history in English football and playing on the pitch at the stadium will provide an amazing experience for junior grassroots teams!
With 4 pitches set up on the main stadium pitch, we are able to deliver a great tournament format with group matches and then Finals. All teams play 5 matches of 12 minutes, so have a guaranteed 60 minutes of match time in the tournament. This is made up of 3 group matches and then Semi-Final and Final matches.
NEW for 2025 – following the group matches, teams will progress either to the Champions Cup or Shield Competition. Not only does this ensure that all teams play their Finals matches against teams of a similar standard, it also means that the teams playing in the Shield Competition have the opportunity to win the Shield Final and take home a winners trophy.
To ensure the players fully enjoy their time at the stadium, they will also visit the home and away changing rooms and have their names announced as they line up in the players’ tunnel and walk out on to the stadium pitch. We award medals and certificates to all players and there will be trophy presentations for the winner and runners-up teams in both the Champions Cup and Shield Competition in each age group.
This opportunity to play on the pitch at a stadium graced each week by Premier League stars is one that you and your team should not miss out on!
Tournament package includes
All matches played on the stadium pitch
Tournament with league format and then cup finals
Team and players names announced on stadium PA
Tunnel line-up and home and away changing rooms visit
Awards presentation with trophies for Winners and Runners Up
Medals and certificates for every player
Live fixtures and results website
Qualified match officials
First aid services
On-site Play on the Pitch event staff and tournament director
On the day costs
- Spectator admission fee (£5 per adult, including charity donation)
- Food and drinks
- Photography taken by professional photographers