Bashundhara Kings Club Profile and Squad

Bashundhara Kings

Bashundhara Kings are a Dhaka-based football club founded in 2013 and one of the defining modern forces in Bangladesh’s domestic game. Known as The Kings and the Red Army, the club pairs red, blue and white colours with a high-profile sporting identity backed by the Bashundhara Group. Its home, Bashundhara Kings Arena, opened in 2022 within the Bashundhara Sports Complex, giving the club a distinctive purpose-built setting for domestic and Asian ambitions.

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Xtra rating
1598
Conservative: 941
Rank club
939
Updated: 24 October 2026

Bashundhara Kings Upcoming matches by league

Premier League

  • - Regular Season - 6
    Bashundhara Kings
    No H2H
    Fortis
    Bashundhara Kings Arena

Bashundhara Kings Last matches by league

Premier League

  • - Regular Season - 5
    Bashundhara Kings
    4 - 2
    Bashundhara Kings Arena
  • - Regular Season - 4
    0 - 3
    Bashundhara Kings
  • - Regular Season - 3
    Bashundhara Kings
    7 - 0
    Dhaka Wanderers
    Bashundhara Kings Arena
  • - Regular Season - 1
    Arambagh
    1 - 1
    Bashundhara Kings

Federation Cup

  • - Group Stage
    0 - 2
    Bashundhara Kings
  • - Group Stage
    Dhaka Wanderers
    0 - 5
    Bashundhara Kings
    Bashundhara Kings Arena
  • - Quarter-finals
    Brothers Union
    Bashundhara Kings
  • - Round - 5
    Bangladesh Police
    Bashundhara Kings

AFC Cup

  • - Group Stage - 6
    Odisha
    Bashundhara Kings
    Kalinga Stadium
  • - Group Stage - 5
    Bashundhara Kings
    Maziya
  • - Group Stage - 4
    Bashundhara Kings
    ATK Mohun Bagan
  • - Group Stage - 3
    ATK Mohun Bagan
    Bashundhara Kings
    Kalinga Stadium

AFC Champions League

  • - Preliminary Round
    Sharjah FC
    Bashundhara Kings

Bashundhara Kings Team Roster

The recorded squad contains 32 players: 7 attackers, 11 defenders, 10 midfielders and 4 goalkeepers. The attacking group includes Dori, E. Sunday, M. Fahim, N. Jibon and Rakib Hossain, while the defensive unit features E. T. Agbaji, H. Zahid, Jahid Hossain and T. Hossain. Midfield options include M. Ridoy, Mohsin Ahmed and U. Marma. A. Rahman, M. Hasan, M. Srabon and Shahin Mollah form the goalkeeper group. The available roster lists positions and shirt numbers, but not player biographies or nationality details, so it is best understood as a current squad snapshot rather than a full statistical profile.

position Goalkeeper

position Defender

2 Sushanto Tripura
Sushanto Tripura
DEF Bangladesh
3 Mohammed Alomgir Molla
Mohammed Alomgir Molla
DEF Bangladesh
4 Topu Barman
Topu Barman
DEF Bangladesh
5
12 Bishwanath Ghosh
Bishwanath Ghosh
DEF Bangladesh
15
23
24

position Midfielder

8 Mohammad Ridoy
Mohammad Ridoy
MID Bangladesh
17 Sohel Rana
Sohel Rana
MID Bangladesh
32 Rohit Chand Thakuri
42
44 Masuk Miah Zoni
Masuk Miah Zoni
MID Bangladesh
50 Chandon Roy
Chandon Roy
MID Bangladesh
51
66

position Attacker

7 Mohammed Rakib Hossain
Mohammed Rakib Hossain
FWD Bangladesh
10
11 Mohammed Abdullah
Mohammed Abdullah
FWD Bangladesh
14 Anjan Bista
Anjan Bista
FWD Nepal
21 Manish Dangi
Manish Dangi
FWD Nepal
88

Last Bashundhara Kings Coachs

Valeriu Tița is the current head coach of Bashundhara Kings, with his tenure beginning in July 2024. The Romanian coach, born in 1966, followed Spain’s Óscar Bruzón, who was recorded in charge from August 2018 until June 2024. Tița’s tenure remains current, and the timeline lists no departure date. The coaching history supports a clear succession but does not establish a tactical system, staffing structure, match results or performance assessment.

Valeriu Tița

Valeriu Tița

Romania
Coach since 1 July 2024
Coach until
History
Coach Coach country Coach since Coach until
Valeriu Tița Romania 1 July 2024
Óscar Willian Bruzón Barreras Spain 1 August 2018 1 June 2024

Bashundhara Kings Transfers

The listed arrivals through 29 June 2026 include Mohsin Ahmed’s return from a loan at Brothers Union and C. Mitchell’s move from Sunderland Under-21 as a free agent in August 2025. July 2025 entries show arrivals from Abahani, Rahmatgonj MFS, Odisha and Mohammedan Dhaka. Named additions include M. Ridoy, N. Newaj Jibon, Raphael Augusto, Dori, N. Jibon, M. Taj Uddin, E. Agbaji, E. T. Agbaji, S. Emmanuel, E. Sunday, T. Hossain and S. Emon. H. Zahid’s June entry and A. Gafurov’s March entry were also listed; Gafurov’s movement is listed as a transfer with no fee recorded. Repeated entries for some players mean these listed movements are not a complete arrivals total.

Latest player transfers from
Player Team from Transfer type Transfer date
Brothers Union
Free agent 1 September 2026
Caique
Vila Nova
Transfer 1 September 2026
Arambagh
Free agent 31 August 2026
P. Marandi
Fakirerpool
Free agent 31 August 2026
Caique
Vila Nova
Transfer 31 August 2026
Robinho
ATK Mohun Bagan
Transfer 30 August 2026
P. Hossain
Abahani
Free agent 27 August 2026
M. Abdullah
PWD Sports Club
Free agent 27 August 2026
N. M. Shimul
Fakirerpool
Free agent 27 August 2026
I. Sakhawat
Arambagh
Free agent 27 August 2026
S. Shah Quazem Kirmine
Abahani
Free agent 27 August 2026
R. Chand
Persik Kediri
Free agent 27 August 2026
N. M. Shimul
Fakirerpool
Free agent 31 July 2026
Md Insan Hossen
Brothers Union
Return from loan 29 June 2026
P. Hossain
Abahani
Free agent 29 June 2026

The listed departures through 25 February 2026 include Fernandes’s move to Rajasthan United, January loans taking Md Insan Hossen and Mohsin Ahmed to Brothers Union, and C. Mitchell’s free-agent move to Gloucester City. The 2025 entries feature free-agent or free-transfer departures to domestic sides such as Brothers Union, Arambagh, Bangladesh Police, Rahmatgonj MFS and Abahani, alongside moves abroad. Named destinations include Haka, Tomori Berat, Wofoo Tai Po, Qizilqum, Nimes, East Bengal II and Persepam Madura Utd. A. Hossain Noyon was listed in a separate transfer to Abahani Chittagong. Duplicate entries for several players mean the listing should not be treated as a complete departure total.

Latest player transfers to
Player Team to Transfer type Transfer date
Abahani
Free agent 27 August 2026
A. Rahman
Mohammedan Dhaka
Free agent 12 August 2026
PWD Sports Club
Free agent 9 August 2026
E. T. Agbaji
Mohammedan Dhaka
Free agent 31 July 2026
M. Rahman Jony
Mohammedan Dhaka
Free agent 30 July 2026
E. Sunday
Mohammedan Dhaka
Free agent 29 July 2026
M. Fahim
Mohammedan Dhaka
Free agent 28 July 2026
Rimon Hossain
Mohammedan Dhaka
Free agent 28 July 2026
S. Emon
Mohammedan Dhaka
Free agent 28 July 2026
S. Uddin
Mohammedan Dhaka
Free agent 28 July 2026
T. Hossain
City Club
Free agent 27 July 2026
Jahid Hossain
Bangladesh Police
Free agent 11 July 2026
Md Insan Hossen
Fortis
Transfer 4 July 2026
Akmol Hossain
Bangladesh Police
Transfer 4 July 2026
Md Insan Hossen
Fortis
Transfer 3 July 2026

Transfers Synthesis

The listed movement pattern around Bashundhara Kings is characterised by frequent player changes across 2025 and 2026, but it does not constitute a full transfer ledger. Arrivals are dominated by free-agent and free-transfer designations, with one explicit loan return and one entry listed simply as a transfer. Departures include free-agent and free-transfer moves, two loans to Brothers Union and another entry listed as a transfer. Domestic exchanges involve Abahani, Rahmatgonj MFS, Mohammedan Dhaka, Brothers Union and other Bangladesh clubs, while several players moved to teams in Asia and Europe. Dori, S. Emon, T. Hossain, A. Gafurov, Daciel and S. Morsalin appear more than once under repeated or differing status entries, so these movements cannot be converted into unique arrival or departure totals. No transfer fees are recorded, leaving the financial scale of the movements undetermined. The overall picture is documented roster turnover with both domestic circulation and cross-border movement, rather than a complete account of every squad change.

Leagues Bashundhara Kings has participated in

Bashundhara Kings have recorded Bangladesh Premier League participation from 2019 through 2026, the latest and currently active domestic competition in the available record. The Federation Cup is recorded from 2020 to 2025, while the AFC Challenge League appears from 2024 to 2025; both are recent in the recorded cycle. Earlier continental participation includes the AFC Champions League in 2023 and the AFC Cup from 2020 to 2023. Those entries are historical rather than current in the available record. The record shows a pathway from domestic competition into AFC football, but it does not establish titles, results or qualification outcomes.

More about Bashundhara Kings

Bashundhara Kings Football Club, commonly known as Bashundhara Kings, is a Dhaka-based Bangladeshi club founded in 2013. The team is also known as The Kings and the Red Army, nicknames that frame its public identity around authority, ambition and a strong red visual tradition. Its principal colours are red, blue and white, with red and blue forming the most recognisable traditional combination.

The club is associated with the Bashundhara Group, whose backing has supported an ambitious professional model and investment in football infrastructure. That connection is most visible in Bashundhara Kings Arena, the club’s home inside the Bashundhara Sports Complex in Dhaka. Opened in 2022, the purpose-built venue provides a modern natural-grass setting and gives the club a distinctive home base within South Asian football.

Founded during a period of change in Bangladeshi football, Bashundhara Kings moved rapidly through the domestic pyramid and reached the country’s top division. The club now operates in the Bangladesh Premier League, the highest level of the national league system, while its recorded competition history extends into AFC tournaments. Premier League and Federation Cup participation form the domestic core, complemented by appearances in the AFC Cup, AFC Champions League and AFC Challenge League.

The Kings’ ecosystem combines a substantial domestic talent base with selected overseas recruitment, supporting ambitions that extend beyond the national calendar. Its continental pathway has brought the club into the wider Asian football network, while the arena and corporate infrastructure reinforce a modern identity. The crest’s crown imagery and bold lettering reflect the Kings name, and the red-led kit tradition supports the Red Army label. Together, these elements distinguish Bashundhara Kings as a young, infrastructure-backed club with a prominent place in contemporary Bangladeshi football.

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Odisha vs Bashundhara Kings
AFC Cup 2023 - 1123780
Bashundhara Kings vs Maziya
AFC Cup 2023 - Bashundhara Kings Arena
Bashundhara Kings vs ATK Mohun Bagan
AFC Cup 2023 - Bashundhara Kings Arena
ATK Mohun Bagan vs Bashundhara Kings
AFC Cup 2023 - Kalinga Stadium
Bashundhara Kings vs Odisha
AFC Cup 2023 - Bashundhara Kings Arena
Maziya vs Bashundhara Kings
AFC Cup 2023 - National Football Stadium