It was built in time for the 1998 Commonwealth Games and hosted the Games' rugby union matches.The stadium previously served as the home stadium to MPPJ FC, the first football club in Malaysian football competition to win the Malaysia Cup until its quietus in August 2006.

In June 2014, the stadium undergoes renovation to improve its facilities after has been neglected for a long time.

[11][12] In December 2016, PJ Rangers has announced to adopt the stadium as their home ground for the 2017 season onwards.

[13] The city council has approved PJ Rangers and MISC-MIFA of stadium tenancy for 2017 season.

In early 2020, regarding the temporary closure of Shah Alam Stadium, the home of the Malaysia Super League club Selangor due to major renovation and rebuild work.