Home venues in Ticket Timeline's game data
The Kings franchise began in 1945 as the Rochester Royals and won the first NBL championship in 1946, then joined the NBA in 1948. The Royals played in Rochester through 1957 before relocating to Cincinnati, becoming the Cincinnati Royals for 15 seasons (1957–1972). In 1972, the franchise moved to Kansas City and split home games between Kansas City and Omaha, playing as the Kansas City-Omaha Kings through 1975. In 1975, the franchise settled in Kansas City full-time as the Kansas City Kings, playing there until 1985. On June 23, 1985, the franchise relocated to Sacramento, becoming the Sacramento Kings. In Sacramento, the Kings initially played at a small temporary ARCO Arena (1985–1988), then moved to a larger second ARCO Arena (1988–2016) that became synonymous with Kings basketball in the city. The modern era began December 27, 2016, when the Kings moved to the brand-new downtown Golden 1 Center, their current home and the first arena built specifically for the franchise since their Sacramento arrival.
- Former home: ARCO Arena (1985–2016) — two different buildings, both called ARCO Arena
- Current home: Golden 1 Center (2016–present) — opened December 27, 2016, the first arena built specifically for the Kings
Ticket Timeline's game data covers Kings home arenas from Sacramento's 1985 arrival, with gaps where source rows do not connect continuously; the franchise's full history dates back to 1945 in Rochester.
If your ticket says ARCO Arena or Sleep Train Arena (a later naming-rights label for the second ARCO building), that's a former downtown Sacramento home—not the current downtown Golden 1 Center.
Sacramento Kings play home games at Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, CA, USA. Dates for those nights are anchored in Sacramento time. The building list above is what Ticket Timeline uses when an older ticket names a former arena or an earlier name of the same building.