It is located approximately 11 kilometers or 20 minutes by car from Daegu Airport.

[3][4] The construction started in July 1997 and was completed in May 2001 in time for the 2002 FIFA World Cup at a cost of 265,000,000 USD.

The roof was engineered by the international consultancy WS Atkins.

The modelling (form-finding) and analysis of the tensile roof was performed by Tensys.

The stadium was also the venue for the 8th Asia Song Festival, organised by Korea Foundation for International Culture Exchange, in 2011.