Sankata Boys S.C.

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]

Sankata Club
Full nameSankata Boys Sports Club
Founded1950 (1950) (originally)
GroundDasarath Rangasala Stadium, Kathmandu
Capacity15,000
ManagerBishnu Gurung
LeagueMartyr's Memorial A-Division League

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
  • Aaha Rara Gold Cup
    • Winners: 2077

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    NEP Raja Babu Thapa Magar
— GK    NEP Rohit Karki
— GK    NEP Ajay Maharjan
— DF    NEP Niraj Basnet
— DF    NEP Ravi Silwal (captain)
— DF    NEP Saroj Dahal
— DF    NEP Janak Koirala
— DF    NEP Dipendra BK
— DF    NEP Roman Limbu
— DF    NEP Amit Tamang
— MF    NEP Jaya Gurung
— MF  CMR Ernest Tampi
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF    NEP Subash Gurung
— MF    NEP Laxman Ruchal
— MF  GUI Fode Fofana
— MF    NEP Tika Raj Gurung
— MF    NEP Roshan Pahari
— MF    NEP Samir Baral
— FW    NEP Dipesh Ale Magar
— FW    NEP Ganesh Hamal
— FW  IND Uttam Rai
— FW    NEP Sirshak Tuladhar
— FW  CMR Yannick Daphinas

League finishes

The season-by-season performance of SBSC since 2000:

Season League Position
2000 Martyr's Memorial A-Division League 9th
2001–2002 League not held
2003-04 Martyr's Memorial A-Division League 6th
2004 8th
2005–2006 8th
2006–2007 9th
2008–2009 League not held due to conflicts between ANFA and the clubs
2010 Martyr's Memorial A-Division League 12th (relegated)
2011 Martyr's Memorial B-Division League 1st (promoted)
2012 B-Division National League 3rd[8]
2012–13 Martyr's Memorial A-Division League 11th
2013–14 5th
2015 Nepal National League Pulled out of competition[9]
2017–18 League not held
2018–19 Martyr's Memorial A-Division League 2nd
2019–20 7th
2021

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. "Sankata Club Announces Squad For Upcoming League Season". 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. "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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