Completed in January 2012, it is used mostly for football matches with the capability of hosting Olympic Games.

[1][2] It replaces Stade Al Harti as the home of Kawkab Marrakech and as the main stadium of the city.

It is one of the potential venues for the 2030 FIFA World Cup which Morocco will co-host along with Portugal and Spain.

After more than seven years in construction, the Marrakchis people and the contributors unveiled the first stadium in the world to be both rectangular and host a running track.

It is served by the international airport Marrakesh - Menara at fourteen kilometres, and the railway station of the city.