It is currently used mostly for athletics and football matches and the home ground of MFK Dukla Banská Bystrica.

[2] Construction of this centrally-located stadium in Banská Bystrica (part Štiavničky) was launched in 1957 and lasted two years.

[4] In 2018 began reconstruction of the stadium to meet IIAF and UEFA 3 stars criteria.

The stadium is owned by Ministry of Defence Slovak Republic.

Národný atletický štadión hosted athletics at the 2022 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival, from 25 to 30 July 2022.