It is the home ground of J1 League club Albirex Niigata and was one of the twenty stadia used in the 2002 FIFA World Cup, hosting three matches.

[1] The highest recorded attendance at the stadium was Albirex Niigata's home fixture against Omiya Ardija on 23 November 2003, the final day of the 2003 J.

[4][5] The stadium also sometimes hosts rugby union Top League games and on May 18, 2008, Japan played Hong Kong here in the 2008 Asian Five Nations.

Niigata Stadium hosted 3 matches in the 2002 FIFA World Cup.

There is a bus stop Big Swan-mae (ビッグスワン前)', a minute walk away from the stadium.