It was home to the Danish Superliga club Silkeborg IF until the opening of JYSK Park in 2017.

The track was founded in 1925, and in 1943 was also a stadium house built with primitive dressing rooms.

By this time, Silkeborg Stadium was used for both football and athletics, with a running track around the pitch.

When Silkeborg IF achieved success in the 1990s, it was necessary to modernise the stadium and the stands latterly consisted primarily of covered seating.

The record attendance was set in 1995 when 12,288 people watched the match between Silkeborg IF and Brøndby IF.