It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Persian Gulf League side, Fajr Sepasi F.C.

The operation of the venue was officially begun on 1 March 1945 and after near ten months, the stadium was opened in January 1946.

[citation needed] Hafezieh stadium has been renovated twice, firstly in 1972 to make venue ready for the Asian Cup, which later was cancelled when Tabriz's Bagh Shomal Stadium was made second host because of its greater capacity.

The second leg was held in Hafezieh and Fajr won 2-1, leading to winning the title for the first time.

Fajr was also a finalist in the 2001–02 Hazfi Cup, faced Esteghlal in first leg in Shiraz.