Sankata Boys Sports Club, commonly known as Sankata Fotball Club, is a Nepalese professional football club based in Kathmandu,[1] that competes in the Martyr's Memorial A-Division League.[2] Named after Sankata Temple at Te Bahal, Kathmandu, the club has won the national championship three times, most recently in 1985.[3][4]
| Full name | Sankata FC | ||
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| Founded | 1950 (originally) [citation needed] | ||
| Ground | Dasarath Rangasala Stadium, Kathmandu | ||
| Capacity | 15,000 | ||
| Chairman | Indraman Tuladhar | ||
| Manager | Birendra Maharjan | ||
| Coach | Rabindra Shilakar | ||
| League | Martyr's Memorial A-Division League | ||
| 2023 | 10th of 14 | ||
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History
editSankata was a successful club in the 1980s, winning the national championship in 1980, 1983 and 1985.[4] After a string of poor performances and winning just five games out of 22 in A-Division League 2010, the club was relegated to Martyr's Memorial B-Division League after 38 years.[citation needed] However, the team won the 2011 Martyr's Memorial B-Division League and has since been playing in Nepal's highest league. In 2019, the team was runners-up in the 2018–19 league, making it the best season of the club since the 1980s,[5] in what The Kathmandu Post called a "stunning" performance.[6]
Honours
edit- Martyr's Memorial A-Division League
- Winners: 1980, 1983, 1985
- Martyr's Memorial B-Division League
- Winners: 1958, 2011
- Tribhuvan Challenge Shield
- Winners: 1979
- Simara Gold Cup
- Winners: 2073, 2078
- Rhino Gold Cup
- Winners: 2074
- Budha Subba Gold Cup
- Runners-up: 2017
- Aaha! Gold Cup
- Winners: 2077, 2079
- Birat Gold Cup
- Winners: 2069
- ANFA Cup
League finishes
edit| Champions | Runners-up | Third place | Promoted | Relegated |
| Season | League | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | A-Division | 9th |
| 2003-04 | A-Division | 6th |
| 2004 | A-Division | 8th |
| 2005–2006 | A-Division | 8th |
| 2006–2007 | A-Division | 9th |
| 2010 | A-Division | 12th |
| 2011 | B-Division | 1st |
| 2012 | National League B-Division | 3rd[8] |
| 2012–13 | A-Division | 11th |
| 2013–14 | A-Division | 5th |
| 2015 | National League | DNP[9] |
| 2018–19 | A-Division | 2nd |
| 2019–20 | A-Division | 7th |
| 2021–22 | A-Division | 7th |
References
edit- ^ बस्नेत, चुमन. "सर्वाधिक राशिको विराट गोल्डकप". Nagarik News (in Nepali). Archived from the original on 29 April 2021. Retrieved 2021-04-26.
- ^ Sigdel, Sandesh (12 November 2021). "Sankata Club Announces Squad For Upcoming League Season". goalnepal.com. Kathmandu: Goal Nepal. Archived from the original on 12 November 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ "Sankata Club". Goal Nepal. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
- ^ a b "Nepal - List of Champions and Cup Winners". The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
- ^ "Martyrs' League: Meet the coach who guided minnows Sankata to second place finish". Online Khabar. 7 January 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
- ^ "'A' Division League: Underperforming stars, controversies, poor management mar top-tier league". The Kathmandu Post. 11 January 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
- ^ "ANFA Cup Final". All Nepal Football Association. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
- ^ "Red Bull B Division National League 2012". Goal Nepal. Archived from the original on 8 August 2016.
- ^ "FLASH NEWS: Makwanpur DFA Decides Not To Take Part In National League!". GoalNepal.com. 4 January 2015. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
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