Sankata Boys S.C.

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Sankata F.C. (women).

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]

Sankata Football Club

Full name	Sankata FC
Founded	1950; 74 years ago (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
Home colours Away colours

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

• 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
  • Runners-up: 2014^[7]
• CEM Gold Cup
  • Runners-up (1): 2014^[8][9]

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. "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.