Sankata Boys Sports Club, commonly known as Sankata Club, is a

Nepal Nepal (; ne, :ne:नेपाल, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne, सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in S ...

ese professional football club based in

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, that competes in the

Martyr's Memorial A-Division League Martyr's Memorial A-Division League ( Nepali: शहीद स्मारक ए- डिभिजन लिग; formerly known as the Kathmandu League Championship) is the top divisions of football in Nepal. Contested by 12 to 16 clubs, it opera ...

. Named after Sankata Temple, the club has won the national championship three times, most recently in 1985.

History

Being a successful club in the 1980s, Sankata won the title of the

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in 1980, 1983 and 1985. 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 Martyr's Memorial 'B' Division League ( Nepali: शहीद स्मारक बी डिभिजन लीग) is the second tier of the association football league of Nepal football league system after the Martyr's Memorial A-Division League ...

after 38 years. However, the team won the

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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, in what

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called a "stunning" performance.

Honours

**Winners: 1980, 1983, 1985 *

**Winners: 1958, 2011 *

Tribhuvan Challenge Shield The Tribhuvan Challenge Shield is Nepal's second oldest association football tournament, founded in 1948 by King Tribhuvan. History In 1947 ( 2004 BS), Tribhuvan Challenge Shield was introduced by late H. M. King Tribhuvan for the development of ...

**Winners: 1979 *

Simara Gold Cup Jeetpursimara Gold Cup is an Association football, football knockout tournament held in Jitpur Simara, Simara, Nepal. It is organised by Simara FC (formerly known as Nawa Jan Jagriti Yuwa Club). Currently, the tournament is sponsored by Vishwoka ...

**Winners: 2073, 2078 * Rhino Gold Cup **Winners: 2074 *

Budha Subba Gold Cup Budha Subba Gold Cup is an annual international club-level knockout association football tournament in Nepal. The competition is held yearly in Dharan, Province No. 1 by Dharan Football Club every year in Nepal Nepal (; ne, :ne:नेप ...

**Runners-up:

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* Aaha! Gold Cup **Winners: 2077, 2079 *

Birat Gold Cup Birat Gold Cup (Nepali: विराट गोल्डकप, previously called the Mahendra Gold Cup) is an annual football tournament held in Biratnagar, the second largest metropolitan city of Nepal. It has been held at the Sahid Rangsala sta ...

**Winners: 2069 *

ANFA Cup The ANFA Cup refers to a series of invitational association football knockout tournaments organised by the All Nepal Football Association. Both National football teams as well as football clubs participated in the past. History Although Nepal ha ...

**Runners-up:

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Squads

Current squad

League finishes

References

Football clubs in Nepal 1954 establishments in Nepal Association football clubs established in 1954 {{Nepal-footyclub-stub