Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Shonai FC


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The result was   delete. Cirt (talk) 02:15, 11 October 2008 (UTC)

Shonai FC

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Non ontable amateur football club. Previously prodded, but prod removed. 73 distinct Google hits, no Google News hit. No reliable independent sources. Claims to fame could not be verified. Their official website gives an idea of the prefessional level of the club. Sad that this can survive on Wikipedia for over three years (first at Shonai fc) ... Fram (talk) 11:40, 6 October 2008 (UTC)
 * This discussion has been included in WikiProject Football's list of association football related deletions. ChrisTheDude (talk) 12:07, 6 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Japan-related deletion discussions.   —Fg2 (talk) 00:17, 7 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete Despite the claim that the club plays in the Tokai league (4th level in Japan), which would probably make it notable, this does not appear to be the case. пﮟოьεԻ   5  7  09:25, 7 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete - I agree with Number 57, there's something here which doesn't add up. The club website shows them winning the Tokai League in 2005, yet RSSSF.com's page for the same tournament is very different with only one team (Shizuoka) showing up in both (the dates shown and number of games played are also different). I would assume the 'Tokai League' won by Shonai is perhaps a regional amateur tournament rather than the 4th level league. Either way, amateur teams are usually non-notable and I would say this is one of those occasions. Bettia   (rawr CRUSH!)  10:04, 7 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Comment. I have no opinion about this particular team, but it is not true that simply being amateur makes a team non-notable. We accept articles on English teams six levels below the bottom professional level. Phil Bridger (talk) 14:57, 9 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Yes, but those amateur teams (such as Sheffield F.C.) play in leagues which form part of the national league system, and they play at a sufficiently high level in that system to make them notable. This team (along with many other amateur teams) doesn't, as far as I can tell. Bettia   (rawr CRUSH!)  08:20, 10 October 2008 (UTC)


 * Delete per nom. GiantSnowman 19:25, 8 October 2008 (UTC)


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