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; 75 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
2023	A-Division	9th

Under-18

Performance record

Performance of Sankata BSC U-18 in ANFA Youth Leagues
Year	Tournament	Final Position
2024	U-18 ANFA Youth League	3rd

Under-16

Performance record

Performance of Sankata BSC U-16 in ANFA Youth Leagues
Year	Tournament	Final Position
2023	U-16 ANFA Youth League	3rd
2025		4th