The Estádio Ismael Benigno is owned by, and is the home stadium of, São Raimundo Esporte Clube.

The inaugural match was played on February 19 of that year, when Sport Recife beat São Raimundo 8–1.

The first ever goal at the stadium was scored by Sport Recife's Mário.

On February 18, 1967, Nacional beat São Raimundo 3–1, during the inauguration of the stadium lights.

The stadium's attendance record currently stands at 16,000, set on August 4, 2000 when the stadium was reinaugurated and São Raimundo beat the Suriname national football team 5–0.