It was formerly the home of Bundesliga team SC Freiburg between 1954 and 2021, until a new stadium — the Europa-Park Stadion — was built in October 2021.

[citation needed] Photovoltaic panels were installed on the roof, creating the first solar powered stadium.

[citation needed] The stadium was eventually outfitted with floodlights after Freiburg was promoted to the 1.

The current size of the stadium was reached in 1999, when the north and south stands were expanded or renovated, respectively.

Space for handicapped spectators were built in front of the east stands, right next to the pitch.

Due to a complaint from the neighborhood, the club has been banned from further increases to the stadium's capacity.

The stadium no longer fulfills the UEFA-guidelines (the field is 4,5 meters too short), which means that UEFA European competition matches beyond the qualification phase require special authorization.

[8] In 2004, the stadium's name was changed from Dreisamstadion to Badenova-Stadion, because the trademark rights were given to the energy company Badenova.

Two photovoltaic-generators cover a large amount of the stadium's energy needs by producing 250,000 kilowatt-hours per year.

During the World Cup the stadium was used as a training ground for the Netherlands national football team, which was quartered in Hinterzarten for the duration.

[9] On September 25, 2014, it was announced that the Schwarzwald Tourismus GmbH and seven other financing partners (Freiburg Wirtschaft Touristik und Messe GmbH & Co. KG, Hochschwarzwald Tourismus GmbH (HTG), Liftverbund Feldberg, Hermann Wein Schwarzwälder Genuss Manufaktur, Julabo Labortechnik, Schleith-Gruppe, and AHP Merkle) had taken over the trademark rights of the stadium for five years.

[14] SC Freiburg played their 360th and final Bundesliga match at the stadium on 26 September 2021.

[15] The stadium can be reached via the tram line "Stadtbahnlinie 1" or via the Höllentalbahn, which stops at the train-station Freiburg-Littenweiler.

The "Bruddler" fanzine was discontinued, and the "Dreisamgeplätscher" was published biannually starting in the 2010-11 Bundesliga season.