Samartex
Ghanaian football club
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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]
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| Full name | Football Club Samartex 1996 |
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| Nickname | 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 |
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