Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Ontario United FC


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The result was   delete. Mkativerata (talk) 20:04, 17 September 2011 (UTC)

Ontario United FC

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Wannabe club that has no real record, just hopes. Bbb23 (talk) 15:20, 10 September 2011 (UTC)
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 * Note: This discussion has been included in WikiProject Football's list of association football-related deletions. Sir Sputnik (talk) 18:40, 11 September 2011 (UTC)
 * Delete – The club (in its original format) hasn't played any higher than level 4 of the American league system. Clearly non-notable, and no significant media coverage about them to justify WP:GNG. Kosm1fent Won't you talk to me? 18:57, 11 September 2011 (UTC)
 * Keep - the fourth tier of the United States soccer pyramid is notable as the highest amateur level. GiantSnowman 20:31, 11 September 2011 (UTC)
 * Comment. I can't sort out what the club is or what they were, so it's not clear to me that this club ever played in the NPSL. The only "source" we have is the club's own website, which, in my view, is not reliable. But, even so, it says, "Although not the same entity Ontario United FC previously was called Buffalo City FC." I don't know what it means by "not the same entity". Then, it says that "the club competed in the 2009 National Premier Soccer League". I think it means that Buffalo City FC competed in 2009. The website also says that it sold its "franchise rights" to FC Buffalo. Then, the website says that the Ontario club was founded in 2011 and INTENDS "to join one of the several top North American soccer leagues". So, we now have the Ontario article AND the Buffalo City FC article. Maybe keeping the Buffalo City FC article (which I've also AfD'ed) makes some sense and keeping the FC Buffalo article (which I have not AfD'ed) also makes sense because it's actually playing, but it would be incestuous to also keep the Ontario article until it plays in something that is considered notable. Ontario is nothing more than a derivative of something else with aspirations.--Bbb23 (talk) 20:54, 11 September 2011 (UTC)


 * Delete - A brand new club that doesn't compete in any league and never has .. it just has plans to join a league at some point. Definitely not notable as of right now! Article can be re-created in the future if they actually join a league and play a game. TonyStarks (talk) 05:59, 14 September 2011 (UTC)
 * Delete fails WP:GNG. Stuartyeates (talk) 10:31, 15 September 2011 (UTC)
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