Introduction
[edit]The club notability tables have been prepared as a quick reference aid for those preparing and assessing association football club articles. In particular the Tables can provide assistance to new Wikipedia Editors who may waste valuable time and effort preparing articles for non-notable clubs (that fail WP:GNG and WP:FOOTYN).
The essay is subject to consultation and feedback from WP Editors with amendments being made where there is general consensus. Feedback can be left on the essay's Talk page.
Within any league system there is likely to be a "Grey Area" where it becomes more difficult to determine whether competing clubs are notable. This is the area where Editors and Administrators have the greatest differences of opinion with the result that it is often difficult to obtain a general consensus. This is the area that has given WT:FOOTY and AfD decision-making the greatest difficulties in the recent past. The case is put forward in this essay that the "Grey Area" should be recognised and should be the subject of more rigorous scrutiny.
The essay generally conforms with Wikipedia:WikiProject Football/Notability but covers new ground in defining notable leagues (listed in the Yellow Column) and the Grey Area covering leagues at the next highest level (identified as the Grey Column). These additions could be included in the Club notability section of WP:FOOTYN and revised wording is suggested below.
The Tables below should be read in conjunction with the following simple test.
Club notability test
[edit]Five questions
[edit]Q1. Has the club played in a national cup (listed in the Blue Column)?
- YES – the club can be assumed to be notable / progress to the Final questions.
- NO – move on to Question 2.
Q2. Has the club played in a notable league (listed in the Yellow Column)?
- YES – the club can be assumed to be notable / progress to the Final questions.
- NO – move on to Question 3.
Q3. Has the club played in a league at the next highest level (listed in the Grey Column)?
- YES – move on to Question 4.
- NO – move on to Question 5.
Q4. Is there substantial identifiable media coverage (excluding match reports) about the club in reliable independent sources?
- YES – the club might be notable / progress to the Final questions.
- NO – move on to Question 5.
Q5. Has the club played in the past in a competition of comparable status to one listed in the Blue or Yellow Columns?
- YES – the club might be notable / progress to the Final questions.
- NO – move on to the Articles for deletion.
Articles for deletion
[edit]Any club that fails the above test is most unlikely to be notable and in the event that an article is prepared it will in due course be placed through Wikipedia's Articles for deletion process (commonly referred to as AfD). In a few instances exceptions could be made (if broader WP:N criteria can be met) but this is most unlikely.
Clubs that successfully navigate Questions 3 to 5 might also be deleted by the AfD process if shortcomings are identified (if WP:GNG cannot be achieved through existing or potential coverage in reliable independent sources).
Any club article that is poorly written and/or is unsourced runs the risk of being taken through the AfD process and deleted for failing to meet WP:GNG.
Final questions
[edit]Q6. Does the completed article generally meet the notability standards set down in WP:GNG?
- YES – the club is notable.
- NO – move on to Question 7.
Q7. Has sufficient time been allowed for the preparation of the article?
- YES – move back to Articles for deletion (third paragraph).
- NO – allow a reasonable period of time for the preparation of the article (say 4 weeks).
It is essential that Editors meet the notability standards set down in WP:GNG when writing their club article.
Club notability tables
[edit]The Tables are divided into 8 sections:
- Europe
- North America Central America and Caribbean
- South America
- Africa
- Asia
- Oceania
- Former countries
- Miscellaneous
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