It was named after Prince Albert, the Consort of Queen Victoria of Great Britain, to whom the country was ceded in 1874.

[citation needed] Albert Park can hold two rugby matches at one time.

There is also a hockey pitch located in the middle of the ground with a grandstand and a cafeteria.

[1] The park was the site of a landing by the Australian aviator Sir Charles Kingsford Smith during the first trans-Pacific flight from the United States to Australia in 1928.

[citation needed] In August 2018, it was named as the host venue for the matches in Group A of the 2018–19 ICC World Twenty20 East Asia-Pacific Qualifier tournament.