It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium for Ho Chi Minh City FC of the V.League 1.

In its early day, the stadium only consisted of one 20-step spectators' stand, which was covered by a reinforced cement roof.

Between 1955 and 1975, the site had witnessed a number of major sporting events including an over-capacity 30,000 strong crowd to watch the elimination football match between South Vietnam and South Korea leading up to the 1964 Summer Olympics.

[5] The Merdeka Cup gold trophy, won by South Vietnam in 1966, was kept at the stadium.

In 2002, renovation was done to prepare the stadium to host Group B men's football matches at the 2003 Southeast Asian Games.

In the first phase, the A1 and A2 sections of the main stand were repainted and a new 1500-lux floodlight system was installed in the last quarter of 2017.

[11] To prepare for the 2026 Vietnam National Games, grandstand B will be completely renovated, which will add 4,500 seats and bring the total capacity of the stadium to 19,000.