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
ChairmanIndraman Tuladhar
ManagerRajesh Tuladhar
CoachSalyan Khadgi
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

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. "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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