Blacktown City
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Blacktown City Football Club is an Australian semi-professional soccer club based in Blacktown, New South Wales. Founded in 1953, the club currently competes in the National Premier Leagues NSW. Blacktown City's home ground is Landen Stadium in the suburb of Seven Hills.
History
The club was formed in 1953 as Toongabbie Soccer Club and changed their name to Blacktown City in 1979. The club competed in the National Soccer League in 1980, 1981, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1989 and 1990. Since then they have competed in the highest level in New South Wales, the NSW Premier League, where they have finished Premiers (1st in the League) in 2001, 2002/03, 2004/05, 2006 and 2008.
The Blacktown City Demons took out the double in 2007 winning both the Premiership and then staging a comeback from 1–1 with ten men to defeat Bankstown City 3–1 and claim the Championship. The team was known as Blacktown City Demons and owned by The Demons Sports Club until 2009 when the club went into liquidation. The demon image was retained in the logo but dropped from the name.
On 2 August 2017, Blacktown City defeated Central Coast Mariners 3–2 in the Round of 32 of the 2017 FFA Cup, becoming the fifth state-level side in FFA Cup history to defeat A-League opposition. Blacktown made it to the competition's quarter-finals, having defeated APIA Leichhardt Tigers in the Round of 16, where they would be eliminated on penalties by the Western Sydney Wanderers. This equals the Demons best finish in the FFA Cup, which they first achieved in 2016 when they lost to Sydney FC.
Il Blacktown City ha una lunga e ricca storia nel calcio australiano. Il club ha vinto la National Soccer League, la massima divisione del calcio australiano all'epoca, nel 1989 e nel 1990. Ha anche vinto la Australian Cup, la coppa nazionale australiana, nel 2002 e nel 2003.
Il Blacktown City è noto per il suo stile di gioco offensivo e ha prodotto numerosi giocatori che hanno continuato a giocare nel calcio professionistico in Australia e all'estero. Alcuni dei giocatori più famosi che hanno giocato nel Blacktown City sono:
* Mark Bosnich
* Ned Zelic
* Robbie Slater
* Tony Popovic
* Craig Foster
* John Aloisi
* Scott Chipperfield
* Mark Schwarzer
Il Blacktown City è una delle squadre di calcio più popolari e sostenute del Nuovo Galles del Sud. La squadra gioca le sue partite casalinghe al Blacktown International Sportspark, uno stadio da 12.000 posti.