Until the construction of the Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez in 1986, the Romelio Martínez had been the city's primary stadium.

The project was conceived on 1932, because that year the National Games of Colombia were to be made in Barranquilla and was built in the ground that occupied the "Estadio Juana de Arco".

Has a wooden structure that support the deck of the grandstand and the architectural stadium's style is Art Deco.

[1] Since the birth of the professional football in Barranquilla on 1948, they have needed to enlarge the capacity of the stadium because there are so many fans of the local team of the city that want to see the soccer games.

So many fans that the crowd would constantly exceed the stadiums capacity, creating long lines at the entry since the first hours of the day.