[2] The name Ikada only appeared during the Japanese occupation as an abbreviation of Ikatan Atletik Djakarta (Jakarta Athletic Association).

This field was established in colonial times by Governor-General Herman Willem Daendels (1818) and was first called Champ de Mars because it coincided with the conquest of the Netherlands by Napoleon Bonaparte.

The Ikada Field Great Meeting took place on September 19, 1945, when President Sukarno gave a short speech in front of thousands of people at Ikada Field in commemoration of one month of the Proclamation of Indonesian Independence.

In various places, the community, spearheaded by youth, held meetings and mobilizations to round up determination to welcome independence.

At Ikada Square Jakarta on September 19, 1945 a general meeting was held spearheaded by the Action Van Committee.