It is named for Marcelo Leitão, one of the two main features on the island, the other is a square located in Santa Maria.

[2] ENE of Espargos and north of the subdivision of Pretoria, is another small football field named Patina used for youth competitions, it was built in the late 2000s and demolished in 2015.

Two finals were held in the stadium, the first was the second match of the 2003 Cape Verdean Football Championships where Acadèmico do Aeroporto do Sal won their only title after winning over FC Ultramarina 3–2, all goals were scored by Dixa.

The most recent was the 2006 Cape Verdean Football Championships where Académico of Sal Airport lost to Sporting Clube da Praia 0–1 in its first match, in the following week, Académico of Sal Airport lost the championships and Sporting Praia won their fifth title.

The 2009 Cape Verdean Cup had Group B teams played in the stadium, clubs based in the east of the archipelago.