Marconi Stadium
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Marconi Stadium is a football (soccer) stadium
in Bossley Park, New South Wales
, Australia
. It is mainly is used for association football and is the home ground for the Marconi Stallions
team.
. The stadium has hosted rugby league internationals in the past,now Marconi Stadium hosts NSW Premier League matches the competition in which the Stallions compete in.Marconi Stadium hosted the 2006 NSW Premier League final between Sydney United and Blacktown City Demons.
In November 2006 Berti Mariani ran for election to the board, on a platform of Marconi making a bid to join the A-League
, and rebuilding Marconi Stadium into suitable venue. http://www.theage.com.au/news/Sport/One-club-per-city-enough-Sydney-FC/2006/11/22/1163871476816.html. As Mariani was not elected, there are no current plans to rebuild the ground.
The venue was used for a Socceroos training camp as part of their preparation for their 2010 FIFA World Cup
qualification campaign.
Also recently the stadium hosted a match in which Chelsea legend Gianfranco Zola made a guest appearance in a game between APIA Leichardt and the Marconi Stallions. In the first half of the game he played for Marconi, and in the second half he played for APIA. He failed to score a goal.
In 2009, the stadium hosted the rugby league Mediterranean Cup
in October.
The ground record crowd for Marconi Stadium was set in 1993 when 14,220 fans attended to see the Young Socceroos take on Brazil U/20
's in a warm up game for the 1993 FIFA World Youth Championship
held in Australia later that year.
Stadium
A modern stadium is a place or venue for outdoor sports, concerts, or other events and consists of a field or stage either partly or completely surrounded by a structure designed to allow spectators to stand or sit and view the event.)Pausanias noted that for about half a century the only event...
in Bossley Park, New South Wales
Bossley Park, New South Wales
Bossley Park is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Bossley Park is located 36 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of the City of Fairfield...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. It is mainly is used for association football and is the home ground for the Marconi Stallions
Marconi Stallions
The Marconi Stallions Football Club is an Australian football club located in Sydney, Australia. The club won the National Soccer League title a record four times, along with South Melbourne FC and Sydney City SC...
team.
History
The stadium has a capacity of 11,500 and was built in 1972. The stadium was originally built as home of the NSL club Marconi StallionsMarconi Stallions
The Marconi Stallions Football Club is an Australian football club located in Sydney, Australia. The club won the National Soccer League title a record four times, along with South Melbourne FC and Sydney City SC...
. The stadium has hosted rugby league internationals in the past,now Marconi Stadium hosts NSW Premier League matches the competition in which the Stallions compete in.Marconi Stadium hosted the 2006 NSW Premier League final between Sydney United and Blacktown City Demons.
In November 2006 Berti Mariani ran for election to the board, on a platform of Marconi making a bid to join the A-League
A-League
The A-League is the top Australasian professional football league. Run by Australian governing body Football Federation Australia , it was founded in 2004 following the folding of the National Soccer League and staged its inaugural season in 2005–06. It is sponsored by Hyundai Motor Company...
, and rebuilding Marconi Stadium into suitable venue. http://www.theage.com.au/news/Sport/One-club-per-city-enough-Sydney-FC/2006/11/22/1163871476816.html. As Mariani was not elected, there are no current plans to rebuild the ground.
The venue was used for a Socceroos training camp as part of their preparation for their 2010 FIFA World Cup
FIFA World Cup
The FIFA World Cup, often simply the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association , the sport's global governing body...
qualification campaign.
Also recently the stadium hosted a match in which Chelsea legend Gianfranco Zola made a guest appearance in a game between APIA Leichardt and the Marconi Stallions. In the first half of the game he played for Marconi, and in the second half he played for APIA. He failed to score a goal.
In 2009, the stadium hosted the rugby league Mediterranean Cup
Mediterranean Cup
The Mediterranean Cup was an annual rugby league football tournament that was held in Lebanon although it also has been held in France. It was contested by Lebanon, France, Serbia and Morocco with the competition first conceived as a qualifying tournament for the 2000 Rugby League World Cup, and in...
in October.
The ground record crowd for Marconi Stadium was set in 1993 when 14,220 fans attended to see the Young Socceroos take on Brazil U/20
Brazil national football team
The Brazil national football team represents Brazil in international men's football and is controlled by the Brazilian Football Confederation , the governing body for football in Brazil. They are a member of the International Federation of Association Football since 1923 and also a member of the...
's in a warm up game for the 1993 FIFA World Youth Championship
1993 FIFA World Youth Championship
The 1993 FIFA World Youth Championship took place in Australia for second time from 5 to 20 March 1993. The 1993 championship was the 9th contested. The tournament took place in five venues: Sydney, Canberra, Brisbane, Melbourne and Adelaide....
held in Australia later that year.