Arambagh Krira Sangha were formed in
Dhaka in 1958. Originally established as a football club, Arambagh later added handball, basketball and volleyball to their roster. They became the first football club from Bangladesh who played in the final in an international club tournament during 1981
ANFA Cup, hosted by
Nepal. They also finished runners-up twice in the
Sikkim Gold Cup. In 1997, the club took part in a football tournament at
Agartala that marked the golden jubilee of the independence of
India. They used to be a top-five finisher prior to 1990, but failed to continue their form later and during
2012–13 season, the club experienced one of its lowest points when it was relegated from the
Bangladesh Premier League. Since their return to the top flight again in 2016, their performance graph only shows upward movement. Moreover, after being appointed as the club president in 2015, Mominul Haque Shaeed made a link-up with Dilkusha and Arambagh Football Academy to collect footballers from grassroots for his club, and those players are now delivering results. As far as domestic football is concerned, Arambagh emerged as the runners-up three times in the prestigious season-opening
Federation Cup, in 1997, 2001 and 2016. International or domestic football, Arambagh's crowning moment came in the
2017–18 Independence Cup where they defeated established powerhouses on their way to the title.
Saiful Bari Titu era Arambagh KS appointed
Saiful Bari Titu as head coach on 19 March 2016. Arambagh finished at sixth position in
2016 Bangladesh Football Premier League which is their best performance after
2009–10 Bangladesh League. They also played the final of
Bangladesh Federation Cup after 15 long years where they lost the game to
Dhaka Abahani by
Lee Tuck's solitary goal.
Maruful Haque era On 8 April 2017, Arambagh KS appointed former
Bangladesh national team head coach
Maruful Haque as their new head coach.A few days later Arambagh also became the first club ever to introduce GPS system in Bangladesh football. On 10 February 2018, Arambagh KS celebrated their first ever domestic silverware in the club's history of about 60 years by defeating defending champion
Chittagong Abahani in the final of
2017–18 Independence Cup by 2–0 margin at
Bangabandhu National Stadium in
Dhaka. The champions received taka 500,000 and the runners-up received taka 300,000 as prize money. Besides, Arambagh club management also announced taka 10,00,000 for the entire team. Arambagh winger
Mohammad Arifur Rahman was named the man of the final and also the man of the tournament. Arambagh striker
Mohammad Jewel was adjudged the top scorer netting three goals.
Subrata Bhattacharya Jr. On 23 December 2020, Arambagh boys gifted their new Indian head coach Subrata Bhattacharya a winning debut as they beat
Brothers Union by 2–0. On 16 August 2021 defeat against
Uttar Baridhara SC at
Dhaka the club have confirmed relegation from
Bangladesh Premier League to
Bangladesh Championship League. Its the club 2nd relegation after 2015–16 season.
Suspension and relegation On 29 August 2021
Bangladesh Football Federation disciplinary committee had confirmed the clubs involvement with spot fixing, match manipulations and live and online betting. The clubs management committee along with local and foreign players, were all reported to be involved. BFF disciplinary committee decided to fine 5 lakhs BDT & ban the club for two years from entering the
Bangladesh Championship League. The club would have to enter domestic football again through the third-tier, the
Dhaka Senior Division Football League. ==Current squad==