Sankata Boys S.C.
Sankata Boys Sports Club, commonly known as Sankata Boys S.C., is a Nepalese football club based in Kathmandu that competes in the Martyr's Memorial A-Division League. Named after Sankata Temple, the club has won the national championship three times, most recently in 1985.[1][2]
Full name | Sankata Boys Sports Club | |
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Founded | 1950 | |
Ground | Dasarath Rangasala Stadium, Kathmandu, Nepal | |
Capacity | 30,000 | |
Manager | Salyan Khadgi | |
League | Martyr's Memorial A-Division League | |
2018–19 | 2nd | |
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History
Being a successful club in the 1980s, Sankata won the title of the national championship in 1980, 1983 and 1985.[2] 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 ever season of the club,[3] in what The Kathmandu Post called a "stunning" performance.[4]
Honours
- Winners: 1980, 1983, 1985
- Winners: 1958, 2011
- Winners: 1979
- Winners: 2017
- Runners-up: 2017
References
- "Sankata Club". Goal Nepal. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
- "Nepal - List of Champions and Cup Winners". The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
- "Martyrs' League: Meet the coach who guided minnows Sankata to second place finish". Online Khabar. 7 January 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
- "'A' Division League: Underperforming stars, controversies, poor management mar top-tier league". The Kathmandu Post. 11 January 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2019.