[12] In the summer of 2016, the first construction work started and after 11 months, in May 2017, the football field, the building with changing rooms and showers, all communications, roads, and parking lots were ready to receive visitors.

[13][14] In the summer of 2020, Chernihiv Arena received accreditation from the UAF to host Ukrainian Second League matches.

On 9 March, during the Siege of Chernihiv, the stadium was damaged, as well as part of the administrative building and locker rooms, the box office and the fan shop.

[17][18][19] In April 2022, the club's press office stated that specialists had carried out a deconstruction of the arena and cleaned up all the non-violent items that they had found.

[23] On 26 April 2022, the players of FC Chernihiv held their first training session at the home stadium since the beginning of the war.