Samartex
{{short description|Ghanaian football club}}
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| clubname = Samartex
| image = Samartex_logo.png
| fullname = Football Club Samartex 1996
| nickname = The Timber Giants
| founded = 1995
| ground = Samartex Park, Samreboi, Western Region, Ghana
| capacity = 7,000{{cite web|last=Yamoah|first=Benjamin|date=27 June 2022|title=Samartex begin renovation works on home stadium ahead of debut GPL campaign| url=https://starrfm.com.gh/2022/06/samartex-begin-renovation-works-on-home-stadium-ahead-of-debut-gpl-campaign/|website=Starr FM|access-date=27 June 2022}}
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| league = Ghana Premier League
| season = 2024–25
| position = 7th
| website = www.fcsamartex.com
| current = 2024–25 Samartex season
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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.{{cite web|last=Bonaventure|first=Kolog|date=25 January 2019|title=FC Samartex to host Medeama SC in club friendly|url=https://footballghana.com/fc-samartex-to-host-medeama-sc-in-club-friendly|website=Football Ghana|access-date=1 April 2020}}{{cite news|date=16 April 2016|title=FA Cup Preview: Samatex eyes Hearts of Oak fall in Samreboi|url=https://www.modernghana.com/sports/686291/fa-cup-preview-samatex-eyes-hearts-of-oak-fall.html|work=AllSportsGH|publisher=ModernGhana|access-date=1 April 2020}}
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.{{cite web|title=History|url=https://www.fcsamartex.com/gallery|website=FC Samartex|access-date =1 April 2020}}{{cite web|title=Samartex Football Club|url=https://www.samartex.com.gh/en/news/item/29-samartex-football-club.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181106082043/https://www.samartex.com.gh/en/news/item/29-samartex-football-club.html|archive-date=6 November 2018|website=Samartex Timber & Plywood Company Limited|access-date=1 April 2020}}
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.{{cite web|last=Ashitey|first=Vincent|date=23 May 2022|title=Samartex FC gain promotion to Ghana Premier League|url=https://www.primenewsghana.com/sports/samartex-fc-gain-promotion-to-ghana-premier-league.html|website=Prime News Ghana|access-date=28 May 2022}}{{cite web|date=23 May 2022|title=FC Samartex secure historic qualification to Ghana Premier League|url=https://www.footballghana.com/fc-samartex-secure-historic-qualification-to-ghana-premier-league|website=Football Ghana|access-date=25 May 2022}} 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,{{cite web|last=Baidoo|first=Lawrence Degraft|date=2 June 2024|title=Samartex win maiden Ghana Premier League title one season after promotion - MyJoyOnline|url=https://www.myjoyonline.com/samartex-win-maiden-ghana-premier-league-title-one-season-after-promotion/|website=MyJoyOnline.com|access-date=9 June 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://ghanasportspage.com/2024/06/02/historic-fc-samartex-stuns-gold-stars-to-secure-first-ever-ghana-premier-league-title-with-two-games-to-spare/|last=Tawiah|first=Martin|date=2 June 2024|title=Historic FC Samartex stuns Gold Stars to secure first ever Ghana Premier League title with two games to spare|website=Ghana Sports Page|access-date=5 June 2024}} 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