Bashundhara Kings Arena (), simply known as the Kings Arena, is a football stadium in the Bashundhara Sports City, which is the home of Bashundhara Kings and Fortis. Bashundhara Sports City is located in Dhaka, Bangladesh and is considered to be one of the largest sports complexes in the country. It has been designed by Architect Mohammad Foyez Ullah of Volumezero Limited. The stadium was opened to the public on 17 February 2022. It has an upgradable seating capacity of 14,000. It has a seating capacity of 6,000.
History The first match, a Bangladesh Premier League fixture between Bashundhara Kings and Bangladesh Police held on 17 February 2022, won by Kings 3–0, with the first-ever goal at the stadium scored by Robson Azevedo da Silva.
On 3 February 2024, Minhajul Abedin Ballu scored the only goal as Mohammedan SC defeated Bashundhara Kings 1–0 in the 2023–24 BPL, marking themselves as the first club to defeat Kings at their home venue and ending an unbeaten home run which stood for 31 games.
International matches Men's On 3 September 2023, the stadium hosted its first international match between Bangladesh and Afghanistan. DateHomeResultAwayTournamentSpectators 0–0 International friendlyUnknown7 September 2023 1–1 Unknown17 October 2023 2–1 /6,72921 November 2023 1–1 2026 WCQ R2/2027 ACQ6,29726 March 2024 0–1 2026 WCQ R2/2027 ACQ5,1956 June 2024 0–2 2026 WCQ R2/2027 ACQ5,227 0–1 International friendlyUnknown 2–1 International friendlyUnknown18 November 2025 Cancel 2027 ACQ – 3R–
Women's The venue hosted its first women's international match on 31 May 2024 between Bangladesh and Chinese Taipei.
DateHome ResultAway TournamentSpectators 0–4 International friendlyUnknown3 June 2024 0–1 Unknown
U-20 Women's 2025 SAFF U-20 Women's Championship It will also hosted the 2025 SAFF U-20 Women's Championship.
DateHome ResultAway TournamentSpectators 9–1 SAFF U-20 Women's Championship1,00011 July 2025 1–6 SAFF U-20 Women's Championship2,18013 July 2025 0–5 SAFF U-20 Women's Championship1,02013 July 2025 2–3 SAFF U-20 Women's Championship3,15015 July 2025 4–1 SAFF U-20 Women's Championship015 July 2025 0–7 SAFF U-20 Women's Championship017 July 2025 7–0 SAFF U-20 Women's Championship017 July 2025 0–3 SAFF U-20 Women's Championship019 July 2025 0–8 SAFF U-20 Women's Championship019 July 2025 0–5 SAFF U-20 Women's Championship021 July 2025 5–0 SAFF U-20 Women's Championship021 July 2025 4–0 SAFF U-20 Women's Championship5,374
Club International AFC Cup The venue served as the home venue for Bashundhara Kings during the 2023–24 AFC Cup, hosting their Group D fixtures.
DateHomeResultAwayTournamentSpectators 3–2 Odisha 2023–24 AFC Cup7,137 2–1 2023–24 AFC Cup7,137 2–1 Maziya 2023–24 AFC Cup6,552
See also List of football stadiums in Bangladesh
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