Sankata Boys S.C.

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Sankata F.C. (women).
Sankata Football Club
Full nameSankata FC
Founded1950; 74 years ago (1950) (originally) [citation needed]
GroundDasarath Rangasala Stadium, Kathmandu
Capacity15,000
ChairmanIndraman Tuladhar
ManagerBirendra Maharjan
CoachRabindra Shilakar
LeagueMartyr's Memorial A-Division League
202310th of 14

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]

History

Sankata 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

League finishes

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[10]
2012–13 A-Division 11th
2013–14 A-Division 5th
2015 National League DNP[11]
2018–19 A-Division 2nd
2019–20 A-Division 7th
2021–22 A-Division 7th

References

  1. ^ बस्नेत, चुमन. "सर्वाधिक राशिको विराट गोल्डकप". Nagarik News (in Nepali). Archived from the original on 29 April 2021. Retrieved 2021-04-26.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Sankata Club". Goal Nepal. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
  4. ^ a b "Nepal - List of Champions and Cup Winners". The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
  5. ^ "Martyrs' League: Meet the coach who guided minnows Sankata to second place finish". Online Khabar. 7 January 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
  6. ^ "'A' Division League: Underperforming stars, controversies, poor management mar top-tier league". The Kathmandu Post. 11 January 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
  7. ^ "ANFA Cup Final". All Nepal Football Association. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
  8. ^ Narvekar, Ravish (16 March 2019). "Salgaocar FC win 4th CEM Gold Cup". The Navahind Times. Panaji, Goa. Archived from the original on 13 December 2024. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
  9. ^ Terang, Nongee (15 March 2019). "Assam: Salgaocar FC emerge champions of 4th CEM Gold Cup". The Northeast Now. Panaji. Archived from the original on 21 June 2021. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
  10. ^ "Red Bull B Division National League 2012". Goal Nepal. Archived from the original on 8 August 2016.
  11. ^ "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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