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The result was nomination withdrawn Sir Sputnik (talk) 17:46, 23 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

SFL Bremerhaven[edit]

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Contested PROD. Concern was Football club that does not meet WP:FOOTYN and WP:GNG. PROD was contested by an IP without providing a reason. Sir Sputnik (talk) 00:59, 20 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in WikiProject Football's list of association football-related deletions. Sir Sputnik (talk) 01:00, 20 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

• Comment. It's on the 6th tier of German soccer, but I guess that's about the same level or better than a lot of the US soccer teams that have articles on Wikipedia. They get good regional press (in German), based on my quick search. I'm leaning towards keep. Jack N. Stock (talk) 03:56, 20 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep - played in the 3rd-tier Oberliga Nord in the de:Fußball-Oberliga Nord 1988/89 season. Nfitz (talk) 17:39, 20 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Any evidence that playing in that division generated significant coverage for the club? The SNG WP:FOOTYN only covers clubs that have played in the national cup, which this club has not done. Sir Sputnik (talk) 18:18, 20 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

I think we can safely assume that the highest level of non-professional football in Germany, would have received media coverage in those pre-Internet days. Nfitz (talk) 18:35, 20 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Setting aside that notability requires verifiable evidence, with the Oberliga divided into five divisions of 18 clubs each in those days, I doubt the clubs at the lower end the of the table received much attention. This is born out by the fact that across the three versions of the article that exist (English, German, Spanish) only one independent, reliable source is cited, namely, Hardy Grüne in the German version. Sir Sputnik (talk) 19:12, 20 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

• Keep - I'd say playing in the German 3rd division is notable enough. GiantSnowman 20:50, 20 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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