The stadium features a canopy roof and some of the steepest-raked seating in Major League Soccer to provide a better view.

Additionally, the area behind the northeast goal houses the largest outdoor bar in North America, a 2-acre (0.81 ha) fan zone and a double-sided video scoreboard.

Additionally, Lewis Wolff, the then owner of the San Jose Earthquakes, offered to pay for the maintenance of the stadium for a 55-year time span.

On April 15, 2008, it was revealed that a deal to sell the Airport West site to the group headed by the Earthquakes ownership had been reached.

[14][15] The purchase price was renegotiated between the city and ownership group in April 2009 to account for the lost value of the land due to the economic climate change since the original deal was struck.

In a San Jose Mercury News article in August 2009, Lew Wolff backed off from publicly claiming a definite 2012 opening date for the stadium until a naming rights sponsor could be found and signed.

[18] In November 2010, Earthquakes ownership requested the City of San Jose for another amendment to the purchase option for the stadium site.

If Earthquakes ownership closes on the property earlier, a reduction of $4 million in non-refundable option payments will occur.

On December 14, 2011, the planning commission approved the permit for stadium construction, which was subsequently appealed by residents nearby the site.

The groundbreaking of the new stadium occurred on October 21, 2012,[1] with 6,256 participants on hand digging into the ground, smashing the previous world record.

[27] Ahead of the 2021 MLS season, the playing surface which had previously consisted of Kentucky bluegrass or Bermuda grass at various times was replaced with a SIS Pitches SISGrass hybrid surface featuring a blend of Kentucky bluegrass, ryegrass, and synthetic fiber.

[33] PayPal Park has also hosted a number of exhibition matches featuring both domestic and international clubs, including 10 meetings between Liga MX sides.

[35] The reserve team was rebranded as The Town FC ahead of the 2024 season and moved the majority of their home matches to Saint Mary's Stadium in Moraga, California, with three home matches of the season scheduled to be played in San Jose at PayPal Park.

[36] On July 21, 2023, National Women's Soccer League expansion club Bay FC announced that they had signed a five-year agreement to play at PayPal Park while planning construction of their own stadium.

[39] PayPal Park hosted the 2015 AUDL Championship on August 9, won by the local San Jose Spiders.