[4][5] The stadium was built before the partition of British Raj, as a piece of barren land surrounded by a 12 ft wall.

[5] In 1956, in a match featuring Keamari Union against Baloch XI, the pavilion collapsed with close to 100 people getting injured.

[6] The then commissioner of Karachi, Ghulam Ahmed Madni visited the ground after the tragedy, being instructed by the president of Pakistan Ayub Khan, to start the renovation work in 1962.

[5] The stadium also had their own club called KMC football team, which was formed in the same decade in which the venue was established.

[5] The area possessed a unique footballing identity which was born in the slums of Orangi, Landhi, Korangi, Malir and Lyari, dominated by players from the Sheedi and Makrani communities.