It was previously used as a soccer stadium by Cape Town City in the National Football League era, as well as by Hellenic during the late 1980s.

In 1996 the Hartleyvale Stadium was upgraded at a cost of 20 million rand.

The designed was by ACG Architects in association with GAPP Architects as a regional and national sporting facility to boost South Africa's bid to host the 2004 Olympics.

[3] The facility is now run by the City of Cape Town and has an offering two astroturf sports fields.

plays its training centre, the club's original home ground between 1962 and 1977.