In early December 2019, the name "Al-Shohada Stadium" was chosen as a tribute to the martyrs of the Tishreen Revolution.

[8] It was scheduled to be inaugurated in early 2020, but the unprecedented situation linked to the global health crisis forced the Iraqi authorities to postpone the opening to 2021 despite the fact that works have been completed since 2019.

[12] The first-ever international goal at this stadium belongs to Iraqi striker Alaa Abbas, who scored with a bicycle kick in the 17th minute against Uganda in a friendly on 21 January 2022.

[16] Anecdotally, Al-Madina Stadium broke the record for the fastest turf laying of a football pitch by completing it in 2 hours 24 minutes.

The roof of the stadium is equipped with large areas of solar panels on the north and south sides, forming a 7,000 square meter power plant with a voltage of 1,200 kV.

[20] When photovoltaic production is higher than the loads consumption, the excess power is distributed to residents in the nearby area of the stadium.