[5] The next year, the stadium was partially demolished and renovated as part of China's bid for the 2000 Summer Olympics, which ultimately failed.

The stadium continued to be the main Beijing sports into the 21st century, being the 2001 Summer Universiade and the Grand Final venue of 2004 AFC Asian Cup.

The reasons given were that the NFL wanted to devote all its resources to the scheduled regular season game between the Miami Dolphins and the New York Giants, to be played in London on 28 October 2007.

The stadium was the host for the 2009 Barclays Asia Trophy between 29 and 31 July 2009, featuring Beijing Guoan, and Premier League clubs Tottenham Hotspur, West Ham United and Hull City.

It also hosted FC Bayern Munich's pre-season China Tour of 2012, during which the Bundesliga club had a friendly match with Beijing Guoan.