The Blacktown Spartans Football Club are an Australian semi-professional

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club currently playing in the

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, the top tier of association football in

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and the 2nd tier including the fully professional top tier, the

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. They are based in

Blacktown Blacktown is a suburb in the City of Blacktown, in Greater Western Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Blacktown is located west of the Sydney central business district. It is one of the most multicultural places within Gr ...

, located in the

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area of Sydney,

History

The Blacktown Spartans were formed in 2002 in the effort to field elite youth squads. Permission was granted to form a semi-professional team, and were included into the NSW State League Division Two, the then Third Division. In 2006 they were promoted to the

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after finishing first. After the 2010 season, they were promoted to

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. After finishing first in Super League in 2011 the club has been promoted to Premier League in 2012. The 2010 season can be seen as successful for the Spartans, especially in the 2010 Waratah Cup as they have progressed to the semi-finals of the competition, and have been dubbed 'The Giant Killers' having knocked out the

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in Round 3, Sydney United in the Round of 16, and Granville Rage in the Quarter Finals t_news3961&tx_ttnews ackPid76&cHash=010246032d to book a spot in the semi-finals against

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side

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. In 2010 the Spartans Women were promoted from the NSW Super League to the NSW Premier League after finishing on top of the Club Championship with all five teams making the semi-finals. The Under-12s and Under-14s both won their respective Grand Finals.

Club Officials

References

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