It is used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of KS Luftëtari Gjirokastër.

[2] The first stage of the reconstruction was completed in November 2016, which meant that the stadium was able to host Albanian Superliga games once again.

The first stage consisted of replacing the playing surface, the installation of 300 plastic seats in the main stand, the installation of CCTV as well as the refurbishment of the changing room for both players and officials.

The cost of the work carried out totalled 15,000,000 Albanian lek, around €110,000 at the time, and it was a joint investment by the Municipality of Gjirokastër, the Albanian Football Association as well as the club's owner Grigor Tavo.

The first game of the 2016–17 season to take place at the stadium came against Partizani which ended 1–1 with around 3,000 fans in attendance.