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The result was keep. WP:NFOOTY applies only to football players. (non-admin closure) —Hue Sat Lum 00:44, 11 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Eagles F.C.[edit]

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Fails football notability guideline (WP:NFOOTY) guidelines as it is not in a fully professional league. Sven Manguard Wha? 16:25, 3 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Keep. I understand WP:NFOOTY to apply to sportspeople, not to sports clubs. This article does pass WP:ORG, after all, so it should probably stay. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dybeck (talk • contribs) 16:41, 3 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of India-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 20:11, 3 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Football-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 20:12, 3 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in WikiProject Football's list of association football-related deletions. ★☆ DUCKISJAMMMY☆★ 23:57, 3 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Keep: I dont know why you think this should be deleted. Wikipedia:WikiProject Football/Notability clearly states that "All teams that have played in the national cup (or the national level of the league structure in countries where no cup exists) are assumed to meet WP:N criteria. Teams that are not eligible for national cups must be shown to meet broader WP:N criteria." and the I-League 2nd Division is a national competition. So ya, this 100% passes notability guidelines. --Arsenalkid700 (talk) 00:48, 4 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

It's not a fully professional league though, which is where the standard is set. Sven Manguard Wha? 04:56, 4 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Comment - With respect Sven Manguard, WP:NFOOTY doesn't apply to Football Clubs only players. I think you need to reread it as you don't seem familiar with specific football guidelines we have 1000's of articles on clubs which play in non-fully professional leagues & clubs that are not professional. We generally use WP:FOOTYN in regards to clubs although it is just considered an essay. It states all teams that have played in the national cup are considered notable which Eagles F.C. haven't but given the fact they play in the Second Tier of Indian football they would be considered notable.★☆ DUCKISJAMMMY☆★ 05:43, 4 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Keep. This club plays at the second highest level in the second most populous nation in the world. That makes it somewhere between the 15th and 39th best football club in a nation of more than a billion people. Trying to apply a biographical guideline to an organisation makes no sense. Its like saying an article on a company should be deleted because its CEO fails WP:BIO. Oldelpaso (talk) 22:43, 4 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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