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The result was keep. Shown to have played in WP:FPL. King of ♥ ♦ ♣ ♠ 04:52, 15 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Leonidas Sparta FC[edit]

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No evidence that this football club has ever existed. Possibly a duplicate of Sparta F.C., who are based in Sparta in Laconia. If not, then a non-notable/non-existent football club Joseph2302 (talk) 01:55, 1 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Football-related deletion discussions. Joseph2302 (talk) 01:55, 1 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Greece-related deletion discussions. Joseph2302 (talk) 01:55, 1 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in WikiProject Football's list of association football-related deletions. Spiderone 13:11, 1 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

• Delete - no evidence of notability. GiantSnowman 10:10, 2 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep - played in fully-professional Football League (Greece) in 1969-1970 and 1971-1972 according to el:Β΄ Εθνική ποδοσφαίρου ανδρών 1969-70 and el:Β΄ Εθνική ποδοσφαίρου ανδρών 1971-72. This means that this is not a duplicate of Sparta F.C. who were not founded until the 1990s. Nfitz (talk) 02:23, 5 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete: Can you reference other language wikipedia articles here? Either way, I can't find any sources outside of wikipedia that confirms this team exists or played in any league. This is the closest source I could find and it doesn't mention this club specifically. --ArsenalFan700 (talk) 13:19, 5 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep: Changed stance based on below. --ArsenalFan700 (talk) 19:40, 8 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

• Comment - Can you look at your reference [1] again ArsenalFan700. I see this club listed in the number 18 position in that table for 1969/1970 that you referenced, as "A.O. Spartis "O Leonidas". Nfitz (talk) 15:09, 5 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

• "A.O. Spartis "O Leonidas" is not the same as Leonidas Sparta. People shouldn't be expected to know that they're definitely the same team. Assuming this team did exist and did play in that league, then it can be kept and improved. Joseph2302 (talk) 15:22, 5 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Comment: Nfitz, if you can prove that the team you see in the reference is the same club as Leonidas then I am willing to change my stance, till then I remain delete. --ArsenalFan700 (talk) 19:01, 8 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Comment - [2] note the team started in 1965, once played in the second national Football League (Greece), and now plays in First Laconia el:Ένωση Ποδοσφαιρικών Σωματείων Λακωνίας; [3] (the team's own website) says similar. Nfitz (talk) 19:14, 8 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Good enough for me I guess. --ArsenalFan700 (talk) 19:40, 8 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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