Companies started the renovation of Al-Shaab stadium on 2 March 2010 with a cost of $3,966,000 from the expense of the Prime Minister of Iraqi Kurdistan Nechervan Barzani. The renovation included replacing the grass with an evergreen grass, the athletics track with a new one that consists of the blue and white colors and also replacing the seats with yellow, green, blue and grey colored new ones. The renovation was made by English, Swedish and Russian companies. It was finished on 9 May 2010.