It was inaugurated on November 22, 1992, with a soccer game between San Fernando CD and Montilla CF.

Property of the municipality, it is the home stadium of CD San Fernando.

[1] The stadium was constructed as a replacement for CD San Fernando's previous field, Campo de Deportes Marqués de Varela, that it has become outdated.

It hosted the XIV Campeonato Iberoamericano de Atletismo in 2010,[2] and underwent considerable refurbishment.

This included the addition of a roof over the main stand, new seating and athletics track.