Samartex
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| Full name | Football Club Samartex 1996 |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | The Timber Giants |
| Founded | 1995 |
| Ground | Samartex Park, Samreboi, Western Region, Ghana |
| Capacity | 7,000[1] |
| League | Ghana Premier League |
| 2023–24 | 1st (Champions) |
| Website | www.fcsamartex.com |
Football Club Samartex 1996, more commonly known as Samartex, is a Ghanaian professional football club based in Samreboi, Western Region, Ghana, that competes in the Ghana Premier League, the top-flight of Ghanaian football. It plays its home matches at Samartex Park.[2][3]
History
[edit]Football Club Samartex 1996 was founded in 1995 by the Samartex Timber & Plywood Company as a recreational football club, and gained promotion from the Third Division to the Second Division of the Western Region in their first season.[4][5]
The club spent the following years and existence below the Ghana Premier League before reaching there in the 2022–23 season via them winning the 2021–22 Division One League Zone 2 title.[6][7] They surprisingly won the league title for the first time in the club's history after edging out Bibiani Gold Stars in the 2023–24 season,[8][9] thus qualifying for the 2024–25 CAF Champions League.
Season trajectory
[edit]1996–1997: Division Three
1997–2021: Division Two
2021–2022: Division One League
2022–present: Ghana Premier League
Honours
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Yamoah, Benjamin (27 June 2022). "Samartex begin renovation works on home stadium ahead of debut GPL campaign". Starr FM. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
- ^ Bonaventure, Kolog (25 January 2019). "FC Samartex to host Medeama SC in club friendly". Football Ghana. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
- ^ "FA Cup Preview: Samatex eyes Hearts of Oak fall in Samreboi". AllSportsGH. ModernGhana. 16 April 2016. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
- ^ "History". FC Samartex. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
- ^ "Samartex Football Club". Samartex Timber & Plywood Company Limited. Archived from the original on 6 November 2018. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
- ^ Ashitey, Vincent (23 May 2022). "Samartex FC gain promotion to Ghana Premier League". Prime News Ghana. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
- ^ "FC Samartex secure historic qualification to Ghana Premier League". Football Ghana. 23 May 2022. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
- ^ Baidoo, Lawrence Degraft (2 June 2024). "Samartex win maiden Ghana Premier League title one season after promotion - MyJoyOnline". MyJoyOnline.com. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
- ^ Tawiah, Martin (2 June 2024). "Historic FC Samartex stuns Gold Stars to secure first ever Ghana Premier League title with two games to spare". Ghana Sports Page. Retrieved 5 June 2024.