It was built in 1995 for the 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship.

The stadium also hosted the famous ''South American derby'' between Brazil and Argentina during the 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship.

Notable names who played in the stadium include Thierry Henry, Nicolas Anelka, David Trezeguet, Mikaël Silvestre, William Gallas, Walter Samuel, Esteban Cambiasso, Juan Román Riquelme, Pablo Aimar, Lionel Scaloni, Helton and Mickaël Landreau.

The inaugural edition of the AFC Solidarity Cup was hosted in the stadium in 2016.

It consists of 4 levels, with an electronic multimedia scoreboard, manila grass football field with patented drainage and synthetic running track.