ðə hˈɪstɚɹi ʌvðə stˈeɪdiəm ɡoʊz bˈæk tə ðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti z, wˌɛɹ ðə lˈænd wˌɪtʃ hɐdbɪn fˈɔːɹmɚ fˈɑːɹm kˈɔːld tətˈɑːlkoʊ wʌz ɐkwˈaɪɚd baɪ ðə sˌiːˌiːˈɛl ænd wˌɪtʃ wʊd lˈeɪɾɚ biː tɹænsfˈɜːd tə hoʊsˈeɪ ɡɹɛɡˈoːɹɪˌoʊ mˈɑːɹtaɪnˌɛz, ðə fˈaʊndɚɹ ʌv tʃˌæleɪtnˈæŋɡoʊ.
The history of the stadium goes back to the 1970s, where the land which had been former farm called Totolco was acquired by the CEL and which would later be transferred to José Gregorio Martínez, the founder of Chalatenango.