On 14 October 1945,[2] it was the site of Kim Il Sung's victory speech after the liberation of Pyongyang,[3][self-published source][2] called "Every Effort for the Building of a New Democratic Korea.

"[2] Most of the stadium was destroyed during the 1950-1953 Korean War, mostly by U.S. aerial bombing of the capital city during those years.

On 2 October 2019, 4.25 SC became the first football club from North Korea reaching an AFC Cup final.

They reached the final after beating Hanoi FC from Vietnam at the Kim Il-sung Stadium in front of 5,500 spectators.

Today, the Kim Il-sung Stadium is used as the home ground for the North Korea national football team, the North Korea women's national football team and the Pyongyang City Sports Club and Kigwancha Sports Club.