This stadium, which features a retractable roof, is the home ground of J1 League club Vissel Kobe and the rugby union Japan Rugby League One team Kobelco Kobe Steelers.

It was the first football stadium in Japan to be able to host games at night following the installation of floodlights.

In order to host the 2002 FIFA World Cup, the stadium was renovated to install a removable roof and increase spectator capacity.

[3] Four group games were played in the stadium between the end of September and early October 2019.

Kobe-based cosmetics company Noevir was the only bidder, and in February 2013, the city announced the conclusion of a three-year contract for the sum of 65 million yen per year.