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| Full name | Blacktown City Football Club | ||
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| Nickname | The Demons | ||
| Founded | 1953; 72 years ago (1953) | ||
| Ground | Landen Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 7,500 | ||
| Chairman | Neil Shepherd | ||
| Manager | Mark Crittenden | ||
| League | NPL NSW | ||
| 2025 | 5th of 16 | ||
| Website | www | ||
Blacktown City Football Club is an Australian semi-professionalsoccer club based inBlacktown,New South Wales. Founded in 1953, the club currently competes in theNational Premier Leagues NSW. Blacktown City's home ground is Landen Stadium[1] in the suburb ofSeven Hills.
The club was formed in 1953 as Toongabbie Soccer Club and changed their name to Blacktown City in 1979. The club competed in theNational Soccer League in 1980, 1981, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1989 and 1990. Since then they have competed in the highest level in New South Wales, theNSW 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 intoliquidation. The demon image was retained in the logo but dropped from the name.[2]
On 2 August 2017, Blacktown City defeatedCentral Coast Mariners 3–2 in the Round of 32 of the2017 FFA Cup, becoming the fifth state-level side inFFA Cup history to defeatA-League opposition.[3][4] Blacktown made it to the competition's quarter-finals, having defeatedAPIA Leichhardt Tigers in the Round of 16, where they would be eliminated on penalties by theWestern Sydney Wanderers.[5][6] This equals the Demons best finish in the FFA Cup, which they first achieved in 2016 when they lost toSydney FC.[7]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Players included in this section have either represented their nation or have had their careers progress by playing or coaching in theA-League.
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