Sankata Football Club

Sankata Football Club, commonly known as Sankata FC, is a Nepalese professional football club based in Kathmandu, that competes in the Martyr's Memorial A-Division League. Named after Sankata Temple at Te Bahal, the club has won the national championship three times, most recently in 1985.

History

Sankata was a successful club in the 1980s, winning the national championship in 1980, 1983 and 1985.
After a string of poor performances and winning just five games out of 22 in the A-Division League 2010, the club was relegated to the Martyr's Memorial B-Division League after 37 years. However, they won the 2011 Martyr's Memorial B-Division League and has since been playing in Nepal's highest league. The club was runner-up in the 2018–19 Martyr's Memorial A-Division League, making it the best season since the 1980s, in what The Kathmandu Post called a "stunning" performance.