{{Short description|Soccer club based in Sydney, New South Wales}} {{Redirect|Stallions FC|Filipino soccer club|Stallion Laguna F.C.}} {{Use Australian English|date=November 2015}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2015}} {{Infobox football club | fullname = Marconi Stallions Football Club | image = Marconi Stallions FC.png | alt = A white shield depicting a boomerang situated in front of a radio tower. | upright = 0.5 | nickname = Stallions | founded = {{Start date and age|1958|p=yes}} | ground = {{Ubl|Marconi Stadium|Bossley Park, New South Wales}} | owner = Club Marconi | chairman = Robert Carniato | coach = Peter Tsekenis (men's) | league = {{Australian soccer updater|MarconiS}} (men's) | season = {{Australian soccer updater|MarconiS2}} | position = {{Australian soccer updater|MarconiS3}}
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'''Marconi Stallions FC''' is a semi-professional soccer club based in the suburb of Bossley Park in Sydney, New South Wales (NSW). It is a section of '''Club Marconi''', an Italian Australian social club. Its senior men's team plays in the National Premier Leagues NSW, while its senior women's team plays in the Football NSW League One Women's, in the second and third tiers of the Australian league system, respectively. It also competes in the Australian Championship as a foundation club. It plays its home games at Marconi Stadium.
One of many Italian Australian soccer clubs, Club Marconi first fielded a men's soccer team in 1958, and joined Football NSW in 1962, where it eventually gained promotion to its first division in 1970s and won back-to-back titles. It was a founding member of the National Soccer League (NSL), and competed in all 28 seasons from 1977 to 2004, winning four championships and an NSL Cup. During this time, the team was successively rebranded as the '''Marconi–Datsun Leopards''', then '''Marconi Fairfield''', and finally the Stallions. It returned to NSW's first division in 2005, where it has since remained, albeit for a brief spell in the second division in the mid-2010s. Its women's team last played in the first division in 2016.
The Marconi Stallions have won four NSW men's titles and two Waratah Cups. Its best performance in the Australia Cup is a round of sixteen appearance in 2019. Its rivalries include APIA Leichhardt, Sydney Olympic, and Sydney United. Its former players include Australia men's national team players Frank Farina, Paul Okon, and Mark Schwarzer; while Harry Kewell, Mathew Ryan, and Italy men's national team player Christian Vieri were products of its youth academy.
== History ==
=== Foundation and early years (1956–1976) ===
Club Marconi was founded as a bocce club in 1958<ref>{{Cite web|url = https://www.griffith.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0018/531621/R01_03_Alic_Shifting-Grounds.pdf|title = Shifting Grounds: Identity Politics and Sydney's Ethnic Clubs|date = July 3, 2013|access-date = 2015-11-30|last = Alic|first = Dijana|author-link = Dijana Alić|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160304112837/https://www.griffith.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0018/531621/R01_03_Alic_Shifting-Grounds.pdf|archive-date = 4 March 2016|url-status = dead}}</ref> by 106 members of the Italian community in the western suburbs of Sydney. It is named after the Italian inventor and electrical engineer Guglielmo Marconi, whose wireless company sent the first direct radio message from Great Britain to Australia. It was inaugural president Oscar Michelini who first suggested the name Marconi at the second meeting of the club's provisional committee.<ref>{{Cite web |title = Sixty Years Young |url = https://www.clubmarconi.com.au/60-years-young/ |website = clubmarconi.com.au |access-date = 2020-03-08 |archive-date = 13 August 2020 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200813033012/https://www.clubmarconi.com.au/60-years-young/ |url-status = dead }}</ref> A statue of Guglielmo Marconi was donated by the Italian government in 1959 and it remains inside the main foyer of the club, inscribed with the message “Guglielmo Marconi, 1874 – 1937, immortal genius of the Italian nation who first with science’s wonders and spiritual wings linked Australia with the world.”<ref>{{Cite web |title = Sixty Years Young |url = https://www.clubmarconi.com.au/60-years-young/ |website = clubmarconi.com.au |access-date = 2020-03-08 |archive-date = 13 August 2020 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200813033012/https://www.clubmarconi.com.au/60-years-young/ |url-status = dead }}</ref>
Italo-Australian artist Guido Zuliani, born in 1927, designed Club Marconi's emblem, which remains in use by the social club today. It incorporates a globe, a boomerang to symbolise Indigenous Australian culture, with the colours of green, white and red to represent the Italian heritage. The emblem is encased by Marconi's invention of wireless communication, further portrayed as a radio tower.<ref>{{Cite web |title = Sixty Years Young |url = https://www.clubmarconi.com.au/60-years-young/ |website = clubmarconi.com.au |access-date = 2020-03-08 |archive-date = 13 August 2020 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200813033012/https://www.clubmarconi.com.au/60-years-young/ |url-status = dead }}</ref> The club's home base in Bossley Park, next to where Marconi Stadium now stands, was offered for $6900 by the brothers Ruben and Provino Sartor, two inaugural members who had visited the Yoogali Club in the rural town of Griffith, New South Wales to learn how the Italian community there had founded their own social organisation.<ref>{{Cite web |title = Sixty Years Young |url = https://www.clubmarconi.com.au/60-years-young/ |website = clubmarconi.com.au |access-date = 2020-03-08 |archive-date = 13 August 2020 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200813033012/https://www.clubmarconi.com.au/60-years-young/ |url-status = dead }}</ref>
The soccer club first appeared in 1958 as a youth team, and the first senior side competed in the 1961 NSW amateur championship that it won by 8 points.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title = History of Marconi|url = http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSLclubs/MFHist.html|website = www.ozfootball.net|access-date = 2015-11-30}}</ref>
The club gradually moved up the ranks in the NSW soccer system, eventually gaining promotion to the NSW 1st Division in 1970. By this point the club had come of age. Marconi became back-to-back champions of the NSW 1st Division in 1972 and 1973, and continued to challenge for honours up until 1976. The next year, 1977, Marconi and 13 other clubs formed the first ever truly national sports competition in Australia, the National Soccer League.
=== National Soccer League (1977–2004) ===
{{More citations needed section|date=October 2025}} [[File:Performance Chart NSL MAR.svg|thumb|Chart of yearly table positions for Marconi Stallions in NSL]]
In its first season in the NSL in 1977, Marconi finished second on goal difference to Eastern Suburbs (Sydney City). In 1979, Marconi was Australian champions. The club won the NSL Cup in 1980.
Ahead of the 1981 National Soccer League season, Marconi signed a sponsorship deal with car manufacturer Datsun under which the club were known as Marconi-Datsun Leopards.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.newspapers.com/image/126181261/ |title=Soccer – no-one's poor aunt |last=Curran |first=Brian |date=27 February 1981 |work=The Sydney Morning Herald |access-date=2019-08-26 |page=24 |language=en |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.newspapers.com/image/122641517/ |title=Marconi seal $250,000 contract with car firm |last=Curran |first=Brian |date=29 January 1981 |work=The Sydney Morning Herald |access-date=2019-08-26 |language=en |via=Newspapers.com |page=32 |url-access=subscription}}</ref>
What is generally described{{by whom|date=March 2020}} as the club's "golden era" started in the late 1980s, when some of the finest players{{citation needed|date=March 2020}} in Australia made their way to what was then known as "the Palace"{{citation needed|date=March 2020}}. The club made three consecutive Grand Final appearances in 1988, 1989 and 1989–90, winning the 1988 and 1989, but lost the 1989–90 decider. Marconi were also minor premiers in 1989 and 1989–90, and won the 1992–93 Grand Final.
In 1995–96 under former Socceroo Manfred Schaefer, Marconi won another Minor Premiership, finishing one point ahead of Melbourne Knights and Sydney Olympic. In the finals series, Marconi made it to yet another Grand Final, this time going down 2–1 to Melbourne Knights at Olympic Park in Melbourne.
Marconi made the finals for the next five consecutive seasons, before experiencing two poor seasons. In 2003–04, the final NSL season, Marconi again made the Finals, but the 1995–96 minor premiership ended up being the final trophy win during the club's time in the NSL.
=== NSW Premier League/National Premier Leagues NSW 1 (2004–2015) ===
thumb|150px|Logo of Marconi Stallions from 2004 until 2021.
After the 2003–04 NSL season the competition was ceased. Marconi entered the NSW Premier League for the 2004–05 season. Between 2004 and 2011 in the NSW Premier League the club had mixed results, with their best season in 2009 when they finished second.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Marconi Stallions – PS4 National Premier Leagues NSW Men's 1|url = http://www.nswpl.com.au/index.php?id=marconi-stallions|website = www.nswpl.com.au|access-date = 2015-11-30}}</ref>
In 2012 the club rebounded and the Marconi Stallions were the Champions of the NSW Premier League.<ref>{{Cite web|title = NSW Premier League 2012 Index|url = http://www.socceraust.co.uk/2012/NSW/PL/nswplindex.htm|website = www.socceraust.co.uk|access-date = 2015-11-30}}</ref> After a third placed league finish, Marconi beat Sydney Olympic 2–0 in the Qualifying Final, then lost to Bonnyrigg White Eagles FC 2–0 in the Major Semi-Final. In the Preliminary Final they faced Blacktown City Demons who led 2–1 at half time, but Marconi scored 3 unanswered goals in the second half to win 4–2. In the Grand Final, they came up against the minor premiers and favourites Bonnyrigg at their ground. Bonnyrigg had won the league by 15 points and had already beaten Marconi in the finals series, but Marconi won the Championship with two second half goals to win 2–0.<ref>{{Cite web|title = NSW Premier League 2012 – Fixtures/Results|url = http://www.socceraust.co.uk/2012/NSW/PL/fixtures.html|website = www.socceraust.co.uk|access-date = 2015-11-30}}</ref>
In late 2013 the Marconi Stallions were accepted into the newly formed National Premier Leagues NSW. The NPL NSW replaced the previous NSW Premier League. In their first season in the NPL NSW in 2014, Marconi finished in 8th place in the 12-team division.
=== Relegation and Promotion (2015–2017) ===
Marconi was relegated to the NPL NSW 2 on 16 August 2015, after enduring the worst season in its history. The Stallions earned just seven points all season and, after a mass player exodus, ended the season with ten consecutive defeats.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nswpl.com.au/index.php?id=fixtures-results|title=Fixtures/Results – PS4 National Premier Leagues NSW Men's 1|website=www.nswpl.com.au|access-date=2015-11-30}}</ref>
The Stallions began their rebuilding campaign in October 2015 with the aim of getting straight back in the top state division. They signed former A-League players Sean Rooney, Mirjan Pavlović and Marko Ješić.<ref name="cornerflag">{{cite web|url=http://www.cornerflag.com.au/pavlovic-rooney-depart-oakleigh/|title=Pavlovic, Rooney depart Oakleigh|website=The Corner Flag|access-date=2018-11-11}}</ref> Marconi qualified for the 2016 FFA Cup<ref>{{cite web|last1=Stavroulakis|first1=Mark|title=NSW spots confirmed for Westfield FFA Cup Round of 32|url=http://www.theffacup.com.au/article/nsw-spots-confirmed-for-westfield-ffa-cup-round-of-32/1dgmrwmx6k8jv1s1rm556g8z16|website=Westfield FFA Cup|date=18 May 2016|access-date=2016-05-18}}</ref> and drew Victorian side Hume City in the Round of 32.<ref>{{cite web|title=Sydney FC to meet Wollongong Wolves in FFA Cup Round of 32|url=http://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/article/2016/06/30/sydney-fc-meet-wollongong-wolves-ffa-cup-round-32|website=The World Game|publisher=SBS|access-date=2016-07-01}}</ref> Marconi sacked head coach Jeff Suzor in mid-July 2016.<ref name="theffacup">{{cite web|url=http://www.theffacup.com.au/article/ffa-cup-shock-opposing-coaches-axed/1fod7a1uf72vv1g52g4cux4ois|title=FFA Cup shock: opposing coaches axed|website=FFA Cup|date=21 July 2016|access-date=2018-11-11}}</ref> Marconi were defeated by Hume City despite taking the lead in the first half of extra time, as Hume managed a 117th-minute equaliser and then won the clash on penalties.<ref name="theffacup2">{{cite web|url=http://www.theffacup.com.au/matchcentre/Hume-City-FC-v-Marconi-Stallions/862158|title=Hume City FC v Marconi Stallions FC - FFA Cup Match Centre|website=theffacup.com.au|date=31 July 2017|access-date=2018-11-11}}</ref> Marconi finished the NPL 2 season in 4th place, failing to achieve its target of promotion, despite Rooney, Pavlovic and Jesic scoring 51 goals between them.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://websites.sportstg.com/comp_info.cgi?c=1-10179-0-399130-0&a=STATS|title=Competition Stats for 1st - PlayStation 4 NPL 2 NSW Men's|website=SportsTG|language=en|access-date=2019-07-31}}</ref>
In September 2017, Marconi won the NPL NSW 2 Grand Final, having already won the premiership by 18 points, and returned to the New South Wales top flight.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/newslocal/fairfield-advance/sport/marconi-stallions-defeat-mt-druitt-town-rangers-to-win-npl-2-nsw-mens-football-competition/news-story/20449852e8bf1e8ed4d07b3406943929|title=Marconi crowned football champions|date=2017-09-19|website=www.dailytelegraph.com.au|language=en|access-date=2018-12-14}}</ref> Sean Rooney won the league golden boot with 27 goals.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://websites.sportstg.com/comp_info.cgi?c=1-10179-0-439113-0&a=STATS|title=Competition Stats for 1st - PS4 NPL 2 NSW Men's 2017|website=SportsTG|language=en|access-date=2019-07-31}}</ref> In January 2018 Marconi signed AFC Champions League-winning midfielder Mateo Poljak.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.a-league.com.au/news/transfer-news-former-wanderers-star-signs-npl-club-marconi|title=Transfer news: former Wanderers star signs for NPL club Marconi|website=Hyundai A-League|date=12 January 2018|language=en|access-date=2018-12-14}}</ref> The Stallions finished in 6th place in its first season back in the top-flight.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://websites.sportstg.com/comp_info.cgi?c=1-10179-0-475936-0&a=LADDER|title=Ladder for 1st - NPL NSW Men's 2018|website=SportsTG|language=en|access-date=2019-07-31}}</ref>
Marconi won the 2019 Waratah Cup, defeating Sydney United 58 FC 2–1.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mens.nplnsw.com.au/2019/07/14/marconi-stallions-crowned-2019-tafe-nsw-waratah-cup-champions/|title=Marconi Stallions crowned 2019 TAFE NSW Waratah Cup Champions|date=2019-07-14|website=National Premier Leagues NSW Men's 1|language=en-AU|access-date=2019-07-31}}</ref>
=== Move to Australian Championship (from 2025) ===
The club was announced on 20 November 2023, as one of the eight foundation teams for the Australian Championship, due to start either March or April 2025. They will continue to play in the NPL NSW for the 2024 and 2025 season, before transitioning to the new league.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.footballaustralia.com.au/news/football-australia-announces-foundation-clubs-national-second-tier/|title=Football Australia announces foundation clubs for National Second Tier |website=Football Australia |date=2023-11-20}}</ref>
== Stadium ==
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The Marconi Stallions' home games are played at the 9000-capacity Marconi Stadium in the suburb of Bossley Park in Sydney's west; a venue known affectionately by players and fans as ''the Palace''.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Marconi Stallions' situation poses the question the FFA must answer| url = https://www.smh.com.au/sport/soccer/marconi-stallions-situation-poses-the-question-the-ffa-must-answer-20160303-gna15k.html|website = www.smh.com.au| date = 4 March 2016|access-date = 2020-03-08}}</ref>
== Rivalries ==
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'''Sydney Olympic'''
Marconi vs Sydney Olympic has always been one of the most relevant rivalries in Australian soccer. Over the time, there has been a number of memorable matches. Notable differences are in the fan base. Both clubs were backed by large migrant populations, which was of Italians for Marconi and Greeks for the Olympic.
'''Sydney United 58'''
Marconi has a rivalry with Sydney United due to the close proximity of the two clubs. Sydney United is located in Edensor Park and play out of King Tomislav Club which is only 1 km south of Club Marconi. The Croatian club have been rivals of the Stallions since 1971 when Marconi were promoted to the State League.
'''APIA Leichhardt'''
The Stallions and APIA have a friendly rivalry. These two clubs are the two Italian backed clubs in New South Wales. The two clubs compete every season in the Italian Derby.{{Citation needed|date=February 2026}}
== Current squad ==
=== First-team === {{updated|28 March, 2026}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://australianchampionship.com.au/news/inaugural-australian-championship-squad-announced|title=Inaugural Australian Championship squads announced|publisher=Football Australia|website=Australian Championship|date=8 October 2025}}</ref>
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== Notable players ==
Marconi has produced at least six former captains of the Australia national soccer team, as well as former Internazionale and Italian national team striker Christian Vieri, who came through its junior ranks while his father Roberto lived and played in Sydney.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Christian Vieri: made in Australia | url = https://www.theage.com.au/sport/soccer/fifa-world-cup-2018/christian-vieri-made-in-australia-20020608-gdua6d.html|website = www.smh.com.au| date = 8 June 2002|access-date = 2020-03-08}}</ref> Other Marconi youth products include former Leeds United, Liverpool and Australian winger Harry Kewell, former Middlesbrough and national team goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer, current AS Roma goalkeeper and national team captain Mathew Ryan, ex-Lazio and Fiorentina midfielder Paul Okon, and former Bari striker Frank Farina, who went on to coach the Australia men's national soccer team.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Marconi Stallions' situation poses the question the FFA must answer| url = https://www.smh.com.au/sport/soccer/marconi-stallions-situation-poses-the-question-the-ffa-must-answer-20160303-gna15k.html|website = www.smh.com.au| date = 4 March 2016|access-date = 2020-03-08}}</ref>
== Seasons ==
=== Key ===
'''Key to league competitions:''' {{col-begin}} {{col-3}} * NSL – Australia's top league, beginning in 1977 before folding in 2004. * AC – Australia's second league, beginning in 2025 after foundation in 2017. * NSW Premier League or NPL NSW 1 – NSW Regional top league. * NPL NSW 2 – NSW Regional second division. {{col-3}} {{col-end}} {{col-begin}} {{col-3}} '''Key to colours and symbols:''' {| class="wikitable" text-align:center" |- |bgcolor=gold|1st <small>or</small> W||Winners |- |bgcolor=#DCDCDC|2nd <small>or</small> RU||Runners-up |- |bgcolor=#CC9966|3rd ||Third |- |bgcolor=Pink| ||Relegated |- |bgcolor=#FFE4B5| ♦ ||Top scorer in division |} {{col-3}} '''Key to league record:''' * Season = The year and article of the season * Pos = Final position * Pld = Games played * W = Games won * D = Games drawn * L = Games lost * GF = Goals scored * GA = Goals against * Pts = Points {{col-3}} '''Key to cup record:''' * En-dash (—) = Did not qualify * GS = Group stage * 1R, 2R...7R = 1st Round, 2nd Round...7th Round * R32 = Round of 32 * R16 = Round of 16 * QF = Quarter-final * SF = Semi-final * RU = Runners-up * W = Winners {{col-end}}
=== Seasons ===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center" |+ Results of league and cup competitions by season |- !scope="col" rowspan="2"|Season !scope="col"|Division !width="20" scope="col"|P !width="20" scope="col"|W !width="20" scope="col"|D !width="20" scope="col"|L !width="20" scope="col"|F !width="20" scope="col"|A !width="20" scope="col"|Pts !scope="col"|Pos !rowspan="2" width=6% scope="col" class="unsortable" |Finals !rowspan="2" width=6% scope="col" class="unsortable" |Waratah Cup !scope="col"|Competition !scope="col"|Result !scope="col"|Name !scope="col"|Goals |- class="unsortable" !colspan="9" scope="col"|League !colspan="2" scope="col"|Other !colspan="2" scope="col"|Top goalscorer{{efn|Includes goals scored in the National Premier Leagues NSW regular season and finals.|group=nb}} |- !scope="row"|1991–92 |rowspan="13"|National Soccer League |26||10||5||11|| 33||31|| 25||7th || — | ? | || | ||align=center| |- !scope="row"|1992–93 |26||17||2||7|| 57||29|| 53||bgcolor=silver|2nd || bgcolor=gold|'''W''' | ? | || | ||align=center| |- !scope="row"|1993–94 |26||11||9||6|| 52||33|| 42||4th || SF | ? | || | ||align=center| |- !scope="row"|1994–95 |24||6||7{{efn|Draws were decided by penalty shoot-out (PSO). Marconi had 4 PSO wins and 3 PSO losses.}}||11|| 34||43|| 35{{efn|Due to penalty shoot-outs (PSO) deciding draws, points were awarded as: 4 points for outright win, 2 points for PSO win, 1 point for PSO loss, 0 points for outright loss.}} ||10th || — | ? | || | ||align=center| |- !scope="row"|1995–96 |33||17||9||7|| 58||35|| 60||bgcolor=gold|1st || bgcolor=silver|RU | ? | || | ||align=center| |- !scope="row"|1996–97 |26||12||4||10|| 41||37|| 40||5th || EF | SF | || | ||align=center| |- !scope="row"|1997–98 |26||12||7||7|| 33||25|| 43||5th || PF | SF | || | ||align=center| |- !scope="row"|1998–99 |28||15||3||10|| 53||47|| 48||4th || SF | | || | ||align=center| |- !scope="row"|1999–2000 |34||16||7||11|| 53||49|| 55||5th || EF | | || | ||align=center| |- !scope="row"|2000–01 |30||14||8||8|| 42||33|| 50||5th || EF | | || | ||align=center| |- !scope="row"|2001–02 |24||8||6||10|| 33||36|| 30||9th || — | | || | ||align=center| |- !scope="row"|2002–03 |24||6||5||13|| 25||42|| 23||12th || — | | || | ||align=center| |- !scope="row"|2003–04 |24||10||8||6|| 29||25|| 38||4th|| EF |? | || | ||align=center| |- !scope="row"|2004–05 |rowspan="8"|NSW Premier League |22||8||7||7|| 32||29|| 31||2nd{{efn|The 2004–05 NSW Premier League season was played with teams playing each other once over 15 rounds then forming two leagues (top half named 'Champions League' and bottom half 'Challengers League'. Marconi was placed second in Challengers League.|group=nb}} || SF |? | || | ||align=center| |- !scope="row"|2006 |18||10||2||6|| 42||25|| 32||3rd || SF |? | || | ||align=center| |- !scope="row"|2007 |18||8||6||4|| 34||27|| 30||3rd || SF |? | || | ||align=center| |- !scope="row"|2008 |22||3||10||9|| 29||41|| 19||9th || — |? | || | ||align=center| |- !scope="row"|2009 |22||11||6||5|| 44||22|| 39||bgcolor=silver|2nd ||bgcolor=silver|RU |? | || | ||align=center| |- !scope="row"|2010 |22||11||3||8|| 26||26|| 36||5th ||EF |bgcolor=gold|'''W''' | || | ||align=center| |- !scope="row"|2011 |22||6||8||8|| 28||25|| 26||9th ||— |3R | || | ||align=center| |- !scope="row"|2012 |22||12||2||8|| 32||28|| 38||3rd ||bgcolor=gold|'''W''' |QF | || | ||align=center| |- !scope="row"|2013 |rowspan="3"|NPL NSW 1 |22||11||4||7|| 29||26|| 37||5th || QF |R16 | || | ||align=center| |- !scope="row"|2014 |22||7||4||11|| 28||36|| 25||8th || — |5R | || | ||align=center| |- !scope="row"|2015 |22||2||1||19|| 14||55|| 7||bgcolor=pink|12th || — |4R | || | ||align=center| |- !scope="row"|2016 |rowspan="2"|NPL NSW 2 |26||13||5||8|| 65||53|| 44||4th || EF |SF |FFA Cup ||R32 | ||align=center| |- !scope="row"|2017 |26||20||2||4|| 70||29|| 62||bgcolor=gold|'''1st''' || bgcolor=gold|'''W''' |6R | || | ||align=center| |- !scope="row"|2018 |rowspan="8"|NPL NSW 1 |22||8||6||8|| 30||34|| 30||6th || — |SF |FFA Cup || R32 | ||align=center| |- !scope="row"|2019 |22||10||2||10|| 42||30|| 32||5th || QF |bgcolor=gold|'''W''' |FFA Cup || R16 | ||align=center| |- !scope="row"|2020 |11||4||2||5|| 14||14|| 14||7th || — | ''cancelled'' || | || ||align=center| |- !scope="row"|2021 |colspan=8| ''cancelled'' |''cancelled'' ||''cancelled'' || | || ||align=center| |- !scope="row"|2022 |22||10||2||10|| 42||30|| 32||4th || QF |5R | || |Marko Jesic ||align=center|14 |- !scope="row"|2023 |30||17||5||8|| 64||35|| 56||4th ||– |5R | || |Jordan Swibel ||align=center|15 |- !scope="row"|2024 |30||21||2||7|| 70||35|| 35||bgcolor=silver|2nd || bgcolor=gold|'''W''' |7R | || ||Marko Jesic ||align=center|20 |- !rowspan="2" scope="row"|2025 ||||||||| |||| ||TBD || | | || | ||align=center| |- |Australian Championship ||||||||| |||| ||TBD || | | || | ||align=center| |}
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== Honours ==
=== National Soccer League ===
* NSL Championship :'''Champions (4)''' – 1979, 1988, 1989, 1992–93 * NSL Premiership :'''Minor Premiers (3)''' – 1989, 1989–90, 1995–96 * NSL Cup :'''Winners (1)''' – 1980
=== National Premier Leagues ===
*National Premier Leagues NSW Championship :'''Champions (4):''' 1972, 1973, 2012, 2024 *National Premier Leagues NSW 2 Premiership :'''Premiers (1):''' 2017 *National Premier Leagues NSW 2 Championship :'''Champions (1):''' 2017
=== Academy ===
*National Youth League Championship :'''Champions (2):''' 1988, 1995–96
=== Individual ===
* Brad Maloney won the Johnny Warren Medal while playing for Marconi in the 1998–99 NSL season.
== Divisional history ==
=== By seasons ===
{| class="wikitable" |- ! Seasons ! Division ! Tier ! No. of seasons <br />(cumulative) |- ! 1962–1963 | NSW Federation Amateurs || || |- ! 1964–1965 | NSW Second Division || NSW 2 || 2 (2)
|- ! 1966 |NSW Federation Amateurs || ||
|- ! 1967–1969 | NSW Second Division || NSW 2 || 3 (5)
|- ! 1970–1976 | NSW First Division || NSW 1 || 7 (7) |- ! 1977–2004 | National Soccer League || AUS 1 || 28 (28) |- ! 2004–2015 | NSWPL/ NPL NSW 1 || NSW 1 || 11 (18) |- ! 2016–2017 | NPL NSW 2 || NSW 2 || 2 (8) |- ! 2018–2025 | NPL NSW 1 || NSW 1 || 6 (24) |- ! 2025–present | Australian Championship || AUS 2 || 1 |}
=== By tier ===
{| class="wikitable" |- ! Tier !! No. of <br />seasons !! Years |- ! AUS 1 | 28 || 1977–2004 |- ! AUS 2 | 1 || 2025– |- ! NSW 1 | 24 || 1970–1976, 2004–2015, 2018–2025 |- ! NSW 2 | 8 || 1964–1969, 2016–2017 |}
== References ==
{{Reflist}} [https://www.theffacup.com.au/match/avondale-fc-v-marconi-stallions-fc-ffa-cup-25-07-2018/994541#!/lineups] Alex elyassih was goalkeeper from 1987 to 1988.
== External links == * [https://www.clubmarconi.com.au/marconi-stallions/ Marconi Stallions] at Club Marconi * {{cite web | url = http://dictionaryofsydney.org/entry/club_marconi_fairfield | title = Club Marconi Fairfield | access-date = 2015-10-09 | author = Deepika Ratnaraj and Sahar Shirazi | date = 2012 | work = Dictionary of Sydney | publisher = Dictionary of Sydney Trust}}<nowiki>[</nowiki>CC-By-SA<nowiki>]</nowiki>. Origins of Italian social club which founded soccer club. * {{facebook|marconistallionsfc}}
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