Sankata Club
Full nameSankata Boys Sports Club
Founded1950 (1950) (originally)
GroundDasarath Rangasala Stadium, Kathmandu
Capacity15,000
ChairmanIndraman Tuladhar
ManagerRajesh Tuladhar
CoachSalyan Khadgi
LeagueMartyr's Memorial A-Division League
202310th of 14

Sankata Boys Sports Club, commonly known as Sankata 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, the club has won the national championship three times, most recently in 1985.[3][4]

History

Being a successful club in the 1980s, Sankata won the title of the national championship in 1980, 1983 and 1985.[4] Due to poor performance just winning five games out of 22 in A-Division league 2010 the club was relegated to Martyr's Memorial B-Division League after 38 years. However, the team won the 2011 Martyr's Memorial B-Division League and since is playing in Nepal's highest league. In 2019, the team became 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

Squads

Current squad

As of 31 October 2021

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
GK Nepal   NEP Tikendra Thapa
GK Nepal   NEP Bishnu KC
GK Nepal   NEP Nishan Rana
DF Nepal   NEP Gautam Shrestha
DF Nepal   NEP Nishan Khadka
DF Nepal   NEP Kuldip Karki
DF Nepal   NEP Saroj Dahal
DF Nepal   NEP Ravi Silwal
No. Pos. Nation Player
DF Nepal   NEP Dipendra BK
DF Cameroon CMR Andre Thiery Biyik
MF Nepal   NEP Suraj Jeu Thakuri
MF Nepal   NEP Ayush Ghalan
MF Nepal   NEP Roshan Pahari
FW Nepal   NEP Sunil Bal
FW Nepal   NEP Manish Dangi
FW Nepal   NEP Ganesh Hamal

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[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

  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. 1 2 "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. "Red Bull B Division National League 2012". Goal Nepal. Archived from the original on 8 August 2016.
  9. "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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