Samartex

Samartex

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
2024–25	7th
Website	www.fcsamartex.com
Current season

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

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

1996–1997: Division Three

1997–2021: Division Two

2021–2022: Division One League

2022–present: Ghana Premier League

Honours

• Ghana Division One League Zone 2 : 2023–24
• Ghana Premier League : 2023–24

References

1. Yamoah, Benjamin (27 June 2022). "Samartex begin renovation works on home stadium ahead of debut GPL campaign". Starr FM . Retrieved 27 June 2022.
2. Bonaventure, Kolog (25 January 2019). "FC Samartex to host Medeama SC in club friendly". Football Ghana. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
3. "FA Cup Preview: Samatex eyes Hearts of Oak fall in Samreboi". AllSportsGH. ModernGhana. 16 April 2016. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
4. "History". FC Samartex. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
5. "Samartex Football Club". Samartex Timber & Plywood Company Limited. Archived from the original on 6 November 2018. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
6. Ashitey, Vincent (23 May 2022). "Samartex FC gain promotion to Ghana Premier League". Prime News Ghana. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
7. "FC Samartex secure historic qualification to Ghana Premier League". Football Ghana. 23 May 2022. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
8. Baidoo, Lawrence Degraft (2 June 2024). "Samartex win maiden Ghana Premier League title one season after promotion - MyJoyOnline". MyJoyOnline.com . Retrieved 9 June 2024.
9. 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.