This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Sankata F.C. (women).
Sankata Football Club
ClubnameSankata
FullnameSankata Football Club
Short nameSFC
Founded1950 (age 76)[citation needed]
OwnerSankata Boys Sports Club
GroundDasarath Rangasala Stadium, Kathmandu
Capacity15,000
ChairmanIndraman Tuladhar
MgrtitleHead coach
ManagerRabindra Shilakar
LeagueMartyr's Memorial A-Division League
Nepal National League (sometimes)
Season2023
PositionMartyr's Memorial A-Division League, 9th of 14
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Sankata Football Club, commonly known as Sankata FC, 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, 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 the A-Division League 2010, the club was relegated to the Martyr's Memorial B-Division League after 37 years.[5] However, they won the 2011 Martyr's Memorial B-Division League and has since been playing in Nepal's highest league. The club was runner-up in the 2018–19 Martyr's Memorial A-Division League, making it the best season since the 1980s,[6] in what The Kathmandu Post called a "stunning" performance.[7]

Honours

League finishes

ChampionsRunners-upThird placePromotedRelegated
SeasonLeaguePosition
2000A-Division9th
2003-046th
20048th
2005–20068th
2006–20079th
201012th
2011B-Division1st
2012National League B-Division3rd[12]
2012–13A-Division11th
2013–145th
2015National LeagueDNP[13]
2018–19A-Division2nd
2019–207th
2021–227th
20239th

Under-18

Performance record

Performance of Sankata BSC U-18 in ANFA Youth Leagues
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2024U-18 ANFA Youth League3rd

Under-16

Performance record

Performance of Sankata BSC U-16 in ANFA Youth Leagues
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2023U-16 ANFA Youth League3rd
20254th

References

  1. ^ बस्नेत, चुमन. "सर्वाधिक राशिको विराट गोल्डकप" (in Nepali). Nagarik News. Archived 29 April 2021 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2021-04-26.
  2. ^ Sigdel, Sandesh (12 November 2021). "Sankata Club Announces Squad For Upcoming League Season". goalnepal.com. Kathmandu: Goal Nepal. Archived 12 November 2021 at the Wayback Machine. 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. ^ "Sankata relegated after 37 years". Retrieved 21 January 2026.
  6. ^ "Martyrs' League: Meet the coach who guided minnows Sankata to second place finish". Online Khabar. 7 January 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
  7. ^ "'A' Division League: Underperforming stars, controversies, poor management mar top-tier league". The Kathmandu Post. 11 January 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
  8. ^ Kafle, Santosh (16 April 2021). "Punjab Police pip Sankata, enter final". The Himalayan Times. Archived 10 December 2024 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 24 April 2025.
  9. ^ "ANFA Cup Final". All Nepal Football Association. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
  10. ^ Narvekar, Ravish (16 March 2019). "Salgaocar FC win 4th CEM Gold Cup". The Navahind Times. Archived 13 December 2024 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
  11. ^ Terang, Nongee (15 March 2019). "Assam: Salgaocar FC emerge champions of 4th CEM Gold Cup". The Northeast Now. Archived 21 June 2021 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
  12. ^ "Red Bull B Division National League 2012". Goal Nepal. Archived 8 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine.
  13. ^ "FLASH NEWS: Makwanpur DFA Decides Not To Take Part In National League!". GoalNepal.com. 4 January 2015. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 19 January 2015.