Nehru had previously spoke at the stadium when he visited the country in June 1950, calling for "peace and conciliation" in the region while decolonisation was underway.

[9] SAFFC (Now Warriors FC) played their 2009 and 2010 AFC Champions League group stage matches at the stadium which see them faced Suwon Samsung Bluewings from Korea, Kashima Antlers from Japan and Shanghai Shenhua from China for the 2009 tournament.

The following year in the 2010 tournament, SAFFC is drawn in a group with Suwon Samsung Bluewings, Gamba Osaka from Japan and Henan Jianye from China.

[10][11] That same year during the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics held in Singapore, the stadium was the designated venue for both the boys' and girls' football tournament.

[15] On 4 October 2013, Fulham U-21 travelled to Singapore to play a friendly against Singaporean club, Woodlands Wellington in a thrashing 7–0 defeat for the rams.

[16] On 24 November 2022, As part of BVB Asia Tour, Borussia Dortmund played a friendly against the Singapore Premier League champions, Lion City Sailors which see the match resulted in a 7–2 win for the German club.

It consists of a durable shock pad underneath the playing surface, enhancing the compactness and reduce the hardness of the pitch.

[21] Jalan Besar Stadium have been retrofitted with remote cameras that relay the feeds back Production Control Room 2 which is operated centrally by a three-man team.

New pitch-side camera systems that allow up to 40-time zoom have been installed, while network connectivity has been improved to deliver enhanced reliability and a smoother viewing experience.

With VAR serving as extra pairs of eyes on the pitch, local football authorities hope to reduce bad refereeing calls, such as when a goal is wrongly disallowed for offside.