It is the same site on which there was a historic venue called Stadion Obilića Poljana which opened in 1957 and was used until 2017.

[3] From 1943 to 1957, the stadium was relocated near the Cetinje Monastery, and during the summer of 1957, the newer Stadion Obilića Poljana was opened.

The first game on Obilića Poljana was a Yugoslav Second League match between FK Lovćen and NK GOŠK, played in August 1957.

[3] The highest attendance in the history of stadium was recorded during a Yugoslav Cup game between FK Lovćen and NK Dinamo Zagreb in 1971.

[4] The new stadium was named after Montenegrin ruler Sveti Petar Cetinjski.