The Soccerfield in the Trading quarter was built in the mid 1960s for local sporting events and small inter-city games, but it was getting old and was quite small. The idea came up in 1999 to build a new, partly enclosed stadium. At the same time, FC Caltrava was looking for a new, larger, venue. Sponsors were found in Federal Foods Inc. and the stadium began construction in mid 2002. THe stadium was designed/built by Adams and Fletcher (Karl Hitzlsperger) along with a British and Dutch company. It was finished and officially opened on 24 October 2004. Though Federal Foods owns 82% of the stadium (the club owns 18%), it was not named after the company, instead retaining its original name.