1982 Marconi Fairfield FC season

Marconi Fairfield
1982 season
Head Coach	Dom Kapetanovic
Stadium	Marconi Stadium
National Soccer League	10th
NSL Cup	Quarter-finals
Top goalscorer	League: Mark Jankovics (12); All: Mark Jankovics (13)
Highest home attendance	10,812; vs. Sydney Olympic ; (11 April 1982); National Soccer League
Lowest home attendance	1,055; vs. APIA Leichhardt ; (14 July 1982); NSL Cup
Average home league attendance	3,511
Biggest win	7–1; vs. APIA Leichhardt (H); (6 June 1982); National Soccer League
Biggest defeat	1–4; vs. Preston Makedonia (A); (1 August 1982); National Soccer League
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Last updated July 29, 2025

The 1982 season was the sixth in the National Soccer League for Marconi Fairfield Football Club (now Marconi Stallions). In addition to the domestic league, they also participated in the NSL Cup. Marconi Fairfield finished 10th in their National Soccer League season, and were eliminated in the quarter-finals of the NSL Cup.

Players

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	AUS	Allan Maher (captain)
2	DF	AUS	Vic Bozanic
3	DF	AUS	Ricky Budini
4	DF	AUS	Tony Henderson (vice-captain)
5	DF	AUS	Ivo Prskalo
6	DF	AUS	Steve Calderan
7	FW	YUG	Jovan Djordjevic
8	MF	AUS	Attilio Carbone
9	FW	ITA	Roberto Vieri
10	GK	AUS	Dennis Colusso
11	MF	AUS	Rene Licata
12	FW	BRA	Hilton Silva


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
13	FW	AUS	Berti Mariani
14	FW	AUS	Mark Jankovics
15	DF	AUS	Tom McCulloch
16	MF	AUS	Josip Picioane
17	FW	AUS	Ian Hunter
18		AUS	Nikola Duvnjak
20	GK	AUS	Tony Veneri
—	DF	AUS	Paul Degney
—	MF	YUG	Dubravko Ledic
—	DF	AUS	Joe Rizzotto
—	FW	AUS	Peter Sharne
—	MF	AUS	Marcos Silva

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
National Soccer League	14 February 1982	5 September 1982	Matchday 1	10th	30	12	4	14	44	43	+1	040.00
NSL Cup	14 June 1982	14 July 1982	First round	Quarter-finals	2	0	1	1	3	4	−1	000.00
Total					32	12	5	15	47	47	+0	037.50

Source: Competitions

National Soccer League

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Relegation
1	Sydney City (C)	30	20	5	5	68	28	+40	45	Qualification to Finals series ^[a]
2	St George-Budapest	30	14	8	8	47	40	+7	36
3	Wollongong City	30	16	3	11	43	46	−3	35
4	Heidelberg United	30	13	8	9	42	37	+5	34
5	Preston Makedonia	30	12	10	8	45	41	+4	34
6	South Melbourne	30	11	9	10	46	37	+9	31
7	APIA Leichhardt	30	12	7	11	49	54	−5	31
8	Sydney Olympic	30	12	6	12	52	42	+10	30
9	West Adelaide	30	10	8	12	44	40	+4	28
10	Marconi Fairfield	30	12	4	14	44	43	+1	28
11	Brisbane Lions	30	10	8	12	39	42	−3	28
12	Newcastle KB United	30	10	7	13	43	52	−9	27
13	Adelaide City	30	6	12	12	36	44	−8	24
14	Footscray JUST	30	5	14	11	34	46	−12	24
15	Canberra City	30	7	10	13	37	54	−17	24
16	Brisbane City	30	5	11	14	32	55	−23	21

Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:

↑ The Finals series was not considered the championship for the 1982 National Soccer League.

Results summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
30	12	4	14	44	43	+1	40	8	2	5	32	19	+13	4	2	9	12	24	−12

Source: worldfootball.net

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	L	W	D	D	L	W	L	W	L	W	W	W	W	L	L	L	W	L	L	L	W	D	W	D	L	L	L	L	W	W
Position	14	6	8	8	10	9	10	10	10	10	7	6	5	7	8	7	7	7	9	10	9	10	9	8	10	10	11	12	11	10
Points	0	2	3	4	4	6	6	8	8	10	12	14	16	16	16	16	18	18	18	18	20	21	23	24	24	24	24	24	26	28

Source: worldfootball.net
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Win Draw Loss

14 February 19821	APIA Leichhardt	2–0	Marconi Fairfield	Sydney
	McBreen 41' Giampaolo 83'	Report		Attendance: 4,233^[1] Referee: Tony Boskovic

21 February 19822	Marconi Fairfield	4–0	Brisbane City	Sydney
	Silva 44' Bozanic 48', 88' (pen.) Jankovics 61'	Report		Stadium: Marconi Stadium Attendance: 2,766 Referee: Doug Rennie

28 February 19823	Footscray JUST	1–1	Marconi Fairfield	Melbourne
	Ilioski 62'	Report	Hunter 75'	Stadium: Schintler Reserve Attendance: 2,263 Referee: Dennis Voutsinas

7 March 19824	Marconi Fairfield	2–2	Canberra City	Sydney
	Jankovics 36' Hunter 81'	Report	T. Byrne ?' Purdie 65'	Stadium: Marconi Stadium Attendance: 4,039 Referee: Peter Rampley

13 March 19825	Newcastle KB United	2–0	Marconi Fairfield	Newcastle
	Lowe 16', 77'	Report		Stadium: Newcastle International Sports Centre Attendance: 2,920 Referee: Gary Power

21 March 19826	Marconi Fairfield	1–0	Heidelberg United	Sydney
	Calderan 11'	Report		Stadium: Marconi Stadium Attendance: 2,128 Referee: Richard Lorenc

28 March 19827	St George-Budapest	2–0	Marconi Fairfield	Sydney
	Marton 62', 87'	Report		Stadium: St George Stadium Attendance: 2,892 Referee: Tony Boskovic

4 April 19828	Marconi Fairfield	1–0	Adelaide City	Sydney
	Henderson 27'	Report		Stadium: Marconi Stadium Attendance: 2,281 Referee: Ken Small

11 April 19829	Marconi Fairfield	2–3	Sydney Olympic	Sydney
	Jankovics 24' Calderan 80'	Report	Koussas 9' Redfern 32', ?' (pen.)	Stadium: Marconi Stadium Attendance: 10,812 Referee: Jim Reeves

18 April 198210	Brisbane Lions	0–1	Marconi Fairfield	Brisbane
		Report	Licata 65'	Stadium: Richlands Stadium Attendance: 1,400 Referee: Dave Nugent

25 April 198211	Marconi Fairfield	4–1	Preston Makedonia	Sydney
	Hunter 2', ?' Vieri 30' Jankovics 79'	Report	Lucchesi 57'	Stadium: Marconi Stadium Attendance: 2,721 Referee: Brian Fowler

2 May 198212	Wollongong City	0–3	Marconi Fairfield	Wollongong
		Report	Jankovics 4' Bozanic 5' Licata 56'	Stadium: Wollongong Showground Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Doug Rennie

9 May 198213	Marconi Fairfield	2–1	South Melbourne	Sydney
	Bozanic 44' (pen.) Jankovics 62'	Report	Evans 26'	Stadium: Marconi Stadium Attendance: 3,281 Referee: Peter Rampley

16 May 198214	Sydney City	3–1	Marconi Fairfield	Sydney
	Kosmina 28', 30', 58' (pen.)	Report	Henderson 73'	Stadium: ES Marks Athletics Field Attendance: 4,028 Referee: Tim Davies

23 May 198215	Marconi Fairfield	0–2	West Adelaide	Sydney
		Report	Dunn ?' Honeyman 60'	Stadium: Marconi Stadium Attendance: 2,699 Referee: Gary Power

30 May 198216	Brisbane City	2–0	Marconi Fairfield	Brisbane
	Glockner 6', 75'	Report		Stadium: Spencer Park Attendance: 1,400 Referee: Bill Monteverde

6 June 198217	Marconi Fairfield	7–1	APIA Leichhardt	Sydney
	Hunter 5' Jankovics 30', 51' Bozanic 45' (pen.) Licata 61', 87' McCulloch 73'	Report	Giampaolo 85' (pen.)	Stadium: Marconi Stadium Attendance: 7,863 Referee: Ken Small

13 June 198218	Canberra City	2–0	Marconi Fairfield	Canberra
	T. Byrne 58' Stone 63'	Report		Stadium: Bruce Stadium Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Ken Small

20 June 198219	Marconi Fairfield	0–2	Footscray JUST	Sydney
		Report	Simic 8', 72'	Stadium: Marconi Stadium Attendance: 2,322 Referee: Doug Rennie

27 June 198220	Heidelberg United	2–1	Marconi Fairfield	Melbourne
	Selemidis 16' Paton 88'	Report	McMillan 17' (o.g.)	Stadium: Olympic Village Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Chris Bambridge

4 July 198221	Marconi Fairfield	3–1	St George-Budapest	Sydney
	Mariani 17' Sharne 20' Licata 74'	Report	Barton 80'	Stadium: Marconi Stadium Attendance: 2,681 Referee: Richard Lorenc

11 July 198222	Adelaide City	0–0	Marconi Fairfield	Adelaide
		Report		Stadium: Olympic Sports Field Attendance: 2,600 Referee: Don Campbell

18 July 198223	Sydney Olympic	1–2	Marconi Fairfield	Sydney
	Koussas 47'	Report	Hunter 42' Jankovics ?'	Stadium: Pratten Park Attendance: 5,657 Referee: Jim Reeves

25 July 198224	Marconi Fairfield	1–1	Brisbane Lions	Sydney
	Sharne 52'	Report	Hogg 34'	Stadium: Marconi Stadium Attendance: 2,119 Referee: Gary Power

1 August 198225	Preston Makedonia	4–1	Marconi Fairfield	Melbourne
	Ward 3', 12' McMillan 52' Calderan 59' (o.g.)	Report	Jankovics 59'	Stadium: B.T. Connor Reserve Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Evan Venios

8 August 198226	Marconi Fairfield	1–2	Wollongong City	Sydney
	Jankovics ?'	Report	Tredinnick 12' Cotton 49'	Stadium: Marconi Stadium Attendance: 2,034 Referee: Ken Allen

15 August 198227	South Melbourne	3–1	Marconi Fairfield	Melbourne
	Campbell 9' Buljevic 62' Nicolaidis 68'	Report	Licata 78'	Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Bill Monteverde

22 August 198228	Marconi Fairfield	1–2	Sydney City	Sydney
	Silva 81'	Report	Kosmina 20' Boden 73'	Stadium: Marconi Stadium Attendance: 3,046 Referee: Peter Rampley

29 August 198229	West Adelaide	0–1	Marconi Fairfield	Adelaide
		Report	Djordjevic 9'	Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Don Campbell

5 September 198230	Marconi Fairfield	3–1	Newcastle KB United	Sydney
	Henderson 72' Licata 80' Jankovics 82'	Report	Hamilton 41'	Stadium: Marconi Stadium Attendance: 1,880 Referee: Tony Boskovic

NSL Cup

14 June 1982 First round	Newcastle KB United	2–2 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p)	Marconi Fairfield	Gosford
	Lowe 10', 30'	Report	Silva ?', ?'	Stadium: Grahame Park Attendance: 2,876^[2]

14 July 1982 Quarter-finals	Marconi Fairfield	1–2	APIA Leichhardt	Sydney
	Jankovics 75'	Report	Jones 80', 89'	Stadium: Marconi Stadium Attendance: 1,055 Referee: Tim Davies

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Includes all competitions. Players with no appearances not included in the list.^[3]^[2]

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		National Soccer League		NSL Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	AUS	Allan Maher	29	0	27	0	2	0
2	DF	AUS	Vic Bozanic	29	5	26+1	5	2	0
3	DF	AUS	Ricky Budini	26	0	25	0	1	0
4	DF	AUS	Tony Henderson	27	3	24+1	3	2	0
5	DF	AUS	Ivo Prskalo	30	0	29	0	1	0
6	DF	AUS	Steve Calderan	27	2	26+1	2	0	0
7	FW	YUG	Jovan Djordjevic	7	0	4+3	0	0	0
8	MF	AUS	Attilio Carbone	5	0	3+2	0	0	0
9	FW	ITA	Roberto Vieri	22	1	19+2	1	1	0
10	GK	AUS	Dennis Colusso	2	0	2	0	0	0
11	MF	AUS	Rene Licata	30	7	22+6	7	1+1	0
12	FW	BRA	Hilton Silva	27	4	25	2	1+1	2
13	FW	AUS	Berti Mariani	12	1	8+2	1	2	0
14	FW	AUS	Mark Jankovics	24	13	22	12	2	1
15	DF	AUS	Tom McCulloch	11	1	9+1	1	1	0
16	MF	AUS	Josip Picioane	7	0	5+2	0	0	0
17	FW	AUS	Ian Hunter	30	6	27+2	6	1	0
18		AUS	Nikola Duvnjak	11	0	10+1	0	0	0
20	GK	AUS	Tony Veneri	3	0	3	0	0	0
	DF	AUS	Paul Degney	7	0	6	0	1	0
	MF	YUG	Dubravko Ledic	2	0	2	0	0	0
	DF	AUS	Joe Rizzotto	2	0	1+1	0	0	0
	FW	AUS	Peter Sharne	4	2	4	2	0	0
	MF	AUS	Marcos Silva	5	0	3+2	0	0	0

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}

Disciplinary record

Includes all competitions. The list is sorted by squad number when total cards are equal. Players with no cards not included in the list.

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total			National Soccer League			NSL Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player
2	DF	AUS	Vic Bozanic	4	0	1	4	0	1	0	0	0
14	FW	AUS	Mark Jankovics	3	0	1	3	0	1	0	0	0
4	DF	AUS	Tony Henderson	5	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0
3	DF	AUS	Ricky Budini	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
5	DF	AUS	Ivo Prskalo	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
6	DF	AUS	Steve Calderan	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
18		AUS	Nikola Duvnjak	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	YUG	Dubravko Ledic	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
9	FW	ITA	Roberto Vieri	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
12	MF	AUS	Marcos Silva	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}
= Number of bookings; = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.

References

↑ Stock, Greg. "1982 National Soccer League Results". OzFootball.
1 2 Stock, Greg. "1982 National Soccer League Cup Results". OzFootball.
↑ "Marconi 1982 Squad". OzFootball.

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[table_note_res_FS0.37009939475455-1] The Finals series was not considered the championship for the 1982 National Soccer League.

[2] Stock, Greg. "1982 National Soccer League Results". OzFootball.

[NSLCup-3] 1 2 Stock, Greg. "1982 National Soccer League Cup Results". OzFootball.

[appearances-4] "Marconi 1982 Squad". OzFootball.

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