On 3 September 2020, the stadium hosted its first official match, played in the 2020–21 Qatar Stars League season.

[10] On 16 March 2022 Infantino said in an interview, “I am pleased to see the strong commitment from the Qatari authorities to ensure the reforms are fully implemented across the labor market, leaving a lasting legacy of the FIFA World Cup long after the event, and benefiting migrant workers in the host country in the long term.”[11] On November 1, 2022, the International Labor Organization (ILO) recognized that Qatar has “undertaken comprehensive labor reforms to improve the conditions of the hundreds of thousands of migrant workers” which have “yielded benefits for workers, employers, and the economy more broadly.” This builds upon their 2021 report that detailed the positive impact of Qatar's new labor legislation and implementation mechanisms.

Also, On November 23, 2022, Foreign Policy (an American media house) drafted a report on the latest acknowledgement of the labor reforms that Qatar initiated, as the nation has already been scrutinized for its treatment of migrant workers in the past.

[16] Thus, Liverpool's opener, the final, and the third place match were all moved to the Khalifa International Stadium, also in Al Rayyan.

[19] In 2020 the Education City Stadium hosted the East and West Zone matches of the 2020 AFC Champions League.