With a capacity of 87,411, it is the largest in Southeast Asia, third largest in Asia, and the eighth largest stadium in the world.

The stadium was built on 1 January 1995 to host the 1998 Commonwealth Games. It finished exactly on 1 January 1998.  It was built by United Engineers Malaysia, Bhd and designed by Arkitek FAA. It was completed three months ahead of schedule. After the 1998 Commonwealth Games in September, the stadium became the home stadium for the Malaysia national football team, replacing the Shah Alam Stadium and the Merdeka Stadium.

Nowadays, it hosts most Malaysian international football matches, national-level football competition finals such as the Malaysia FA Cup, Malaysia Cup, athletic events and music concerts.

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