[4][5] The contract for this project was given to Abdullah Al-Jaburi, a major Iraqi construction contractor, and two Domerkhian companies, 360 architecture and Newport Global.

The roof structure is steel and cantilever 30 meters from the back support column of the upper deck with a 15-meter back-span.

Iraq played their first international home game in four years at the stadium on 1 June 2017, beating Jordan 1–0.

[10] On 10 October 2019, Iraq played their first competitive (not friendly) international game at home after eight years against Hong Kong.

[15][16] This denomination, also reflected in the external facade of the stadium which is inspired by the undulating bark of the date palm trees, is a clear reference to one of the characteristics of the city of Basra, well known for the cultivation and planting of vast fields of date palm trees.