It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of FC Caspiy, which plays in the country's top-tier Kazakhstan Premier League.

In 2014, the authorities announced a possible transfer of the Zhas Kanat Stadium into private hands which caused a lot of indignation among parents of children training at the stadium, as well as among the coaches of the sports departments.

[2][3] The Kazakhstan Football Federation banned championship and cup matches at the stadium in early 2017 because of its inappropriate surface.

Subsequently FC Caspiy had to play the home matches in Shymkent.

[9] However, in April 2019, another inspection found that the stadium did not meet the requirements of the Kazakhstan Premier League Championship.