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clubname = Marconi Stallions FC | current = NSW Premier League 2009 | image = | fullname = Marconi Stallions Football Club | nickname = The Stallions | founded = 1958 | ground = Marconi Stadium,
Fairfield, New South Wales | capacity = 11,500 | chairman = Vincenzo Foti | mgrtitle = Coach | manager = Lee Sterrey | league = NSW Premier League | season = 2009 | position = 2nd | pattern_la1=|pattern_b1=|pattern_ra1=| leftarm1=87ceeb|body1=87ceeb|rightarm1=87ceeb|shorts1=87ceeb|socks1=87ceeb| pattern_la2=|pattern_b2=|pattern_ra2=| leftarm2=090821|body2=090823|rightarm2=090821|shorts2=090821|socks2=090821|
The Marconi Stallions Football Club is an Australian football (soccer) club located in Sydney, Australia. The club is famous for winning the National Soccer League title a record 4 times, along with South Melbourne FC and Sydney City SC. The club is also one of only two to have competed in every season of the now-defunct NSL. The club is currently a member of the New South Wales Premier League, playing their home games out of Marconi Stadium, in Bossley Park.

History

The club was formerly known as Marconi Fairfield; the name comes from Guglielmo Marconi, the Italian inventor of the radio, and Fairfield (New South Wales), the city in which the club plays. The club was founded in 1958 by an Italian social club called Club Marconi, and was primarily backed and supported by Italians and Italian-Australians living in Sydney. However, the club and team have since established themselves as one of the top sports and social clubs in the Western Sydney / Fairfield area (which is known as the premier region for soccer in Sydney and Australia). This has seen the team gain recognition as one of Australia's top soccer entities, with one of the highest rated youth academies in Australian soccer, and a support that has grown well beyond the Italian community in Sydney.

Season 2009 (1st Grade)

The Marconi Stallions had an impressive 2009 campaign finishing 2nd on the table behind local rivals Sydney United.The Stallions knocked Sydney United out of the NSW Premier League to advance to the grand final against Sutherland Sharks at CUA Stadium in Penrith.They unfortunately lost the final 4-1 in front of a crowd of approximately 3000.

Rivalries

Sydney United Marconi has a rivalry with Sydney Croatia due to closeness of the two clubs.Sydney United is located in Edensor Park and play out of King Tomislav Club which is only 1km south of Club Marconi.The Croatian club has been rivals with the Stallions since 1970 when Marconi got promoted to the State League.In this rivalry there have been some highs and lows but all in all the matches between the two clubs have been entertaining. Marconi beat Sydney United in 1998 grand final in a very intense match that went to a penalty shoot-out. Marconi Stallions and Sydney United compete for the Capitol Hill Cup each year,the cup is over two legs.Sydney United won the cup in 2009 but Marconi got them back to go to the 2009 nsw premier league grand final. A.P.I.A Leichhardt Tigers The Stallions and the Tigers have a friendly rivalry.These two clubs are the two Italian backed clubs in New South Wales.

Sponsors

Marconi have a number of sponsors including Club Marconi,Errea,Sport+,Fairfield Advance,Fairfield Champion,Balmain Commercial,Total Concept Signs,Vista Windows,Mario and Sons Steel,Atlas Cleaning Services,Sartoretto Interior Linings,Agata Excavations,The Scundi Family,Colourtone Stencil Systems,Andrews Meats,Sports Focus,Bodyworks Life Gym,Cox Concrete,Ultrasafe Fire Protections,Delizie Da Forno and their shirt sponsor is John.R.Turk.

Honours

Australian Champions--1979, 1988, 1989, 1993
NSL Cup Winners--1980
Brad Maloney won the Johnny Warren medal whilst playing for Marconi.

Former players

Francis Awaritefe
Michael Beauchamp
Evan Berger
Alex Brosque
Gary Byrne
Jimmy Cant
Nick Carle
Luke Casserly
Gus Cerro
Steve Corica
Angelo Costanzo
Ante Covic
Adam D'Apuzzo
Bruce Djite
Aleksander Duric
Trevor Edwards
Gary van Egmond
Mark Allen Keith Evans
Buddy Farah
Frank Farina
Craig Foster
Gerry Gomez (Footballer)
Ian Gray
Andy Harper
George Harper
Ali Abbas Al-Hilfi
Eric Hristodoulou
Danny Invincibile
George Jolevski
Peter Katholos
Harry Kewell
Eddie Krnčević
Jean-Paul de Marigny
Brad Maloney
John Markovski
Tom McCulloch
Nathan Moulds
Brodie Mooy
Georg Ohm
Paul Okon
Tolgay Ozbey
Marcus Phillips (1998-99) 22 apps 1 goal
Les Pogliacomi
Ivo Prskalo
Mark Schwarzer
David Seal
Tony Sekulic
Peter Sharne
Marshall Soper
Ufuk Talay
Kimon Taliadoros
Archie Thompson
Matt Thompson
Michael Thwaite
Christian Vieri
Roberto Vieri

Current players

1ST GRADE

Reserve squad

Nikodin Matic(GK)
Timothy Rassmussen
Brenton Rhodes
Sean O'Connell
Anthony Musumeci
Mitchell Mallia
George Khoury
Tom Brandon
Eros Bergamin
Joseph Andriano
Nathan Agbinya
Robert Tribbia
Andrew Vitucci

External links

Official website

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