Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/AFC Ann Arbor


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The result was keep. (non-admin closure) ansh 666 20:34, 20 November 2015 (UTC)

AFC Ann Arbor

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Club has not played in the national cup and is not in a WP:FPL, thus fails WP:FOOTYN. Club has not garnered significant coverage to meet requirements of WP:N. — Jkudlick t c s 16:14, 3 November 2015 (UTC)
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 * Delete - I still believe that playing in the 4th tier of US soccer is notable, but the community disagrees, and so I have to go with that. No evidence this club meets GNG either. GiantSnowman 18:16, 3 November 2015 (UTC)

I'm a little unclear on the guidelines. AFC Ann Arbor has not played in, though is eligible to play in, the U.S. Open Cup as of the 2016 season. Some of the guidelines seem to say that eligibility is enough to meet WP:FOOTYN. Is that the case? It appears as though all NPSL teams have an entry on Wikipedia and from clicking through, it looks like only AFC Ann Arbor and Grand Rapids FC have been flagged for possible deletion, though I didn't look through all of them. I can see that the article may have been premature while they were in the Great Lakes Premier League, which itself may not meet WP:FOOTYN, but now that they have moved to the NPSL...? Gremlyn1 (talk) 16:40, 3 November 2015 (UTC)  Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
 * Keep - Posted on the talk page, maybe I needed to post it here? Gremlyn1 (talk) 15:31, 5 November 2015 (UTC)
 * Keep - AFC Ann Arbor (unlike the Canadian team that User:GiantSnowman notes above) is eligible to play in the U.S. Open Cup. And their transfer to NPSL has received media attention Nfitz (talk) 18:16, 8 November 2015 (UTC)
 * Comment. There are three related AfDs peding.  It may make sense to consolidate them in order to ensure a more consistent treatment.  The others are: Articles for deletion/Oakland United FC and Articles for deletion/Grand Rapids FC. Cbl62 (talk) 15:23, 10 November 2015 (UTC)

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, — UY Scuti Talk  20:11, 10 November 2015 (UTC)


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