The stadium holds 50,000 people and is named after the reigning Terengganu Ruler, Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin.

[2] On 2 June 2009, a major part of the roof construction collapsed under normal weather conditions, including the section above the royal box.

Witness accounts indicated that a long loud sound similar to a jet engine noise was heard as the roof fell to earth in pieces.

[7] In October 2014, the stadium undergo a RM26 million repair funded by the Terengganu state government and supervised by the Public Works Department (PWD) involving 14 contractors.

[10][11] On 1 February 2020, the damaged running track cause by the collapse of the roof will be replaced with artificial grass and will look exactly like the Tan Sri Dato' Haji Hassan Yunos Stadium.

[12] The stadium's fate was overseen by the opposition as a part of the administration by the former Barisan Nasional government led by then Menteri Besar Idris Jusoh.