The stadium is located at Sydenhams Road in Park Town besides the Chennai Central suburban railway station.

In 1946, the Corporation Stadium was built in a portion of the land occupied by the People's Park in Central Madras.

The Pro Kabaddi League team Tamil Thalaivas play their home matches at the indoor complex.

In 1946, the Corporation stadium was built on a portion of land occupied by the People's Park in Central Chennai.

[11][10][16] The stadium underwent further renovation in 2023 before it served as the host of the fifth Khelo India Youth Games in January 2024.

[1][17] The stadium has a natural football turf surrounded by a 400 m (1,300 ft) eight lane synthetic athletics track and a seating capacity of 40,000.

There are also facilities for judo, weightlifting, table tennis, chess, and carrom besides a fitness center and a conference hall.