Wikipedia:WikiProject Football/Article improvement drive/History

The Football Article Improvement Drive began on July 27, 2005. The winners for each week are listed below, along with a brief summary of how the article was improved during its featured week.


 * 1) August 3, 2005: Brazil national football team (7 votes over 7 days)
 * 2) * 48 edits made by 19 editors (including 11 anonymous IPs)
 * 3) August 24, 2005: Hooliganism (3 votes over 25 days)
 * 4) * 5 edits made by 5 editors (including 1 anonymous IP)
 * 5) September 15, 2005: Bobby Charlton (3 votes over 29 days)
 * 6) * Improvement drive was suspended after selection of this article.
 * 7) January 1, 2006:  Football World Cup (17 votes over 5 days)
 * 8) * 71 edits made by 19 editors (including 3 anonymous IPs, two of whom were vandals)
 * 9) January 8, 2006: Argentina and Brazil football rivalry (6 votes over 12 days)
 * 10) * 21 edits made by 8 editors (including 1 anonymous IP vandal)
 * 11) January 15, 2006: UEFA Champions League (9 votes over 9 days)
 * 12) * 50 edits made by 17 editors (including 3 anonymous IPs, 2 of whom were vandals)
 * 13) January 23, 2006: Bobby Charlton (8 votes over 28 days)
 * 14) * 7 edits made by 4 editors (including 1 anonymous IP)
 * 15) January 29, 2006: List of football (soccer) clubs (7 votes over 14 days)
 * 16) * 80 edits made by 14 editors
 * 17) February 5, 2006: Bayern Munich (11 valid votes over 14 days)
 * 18) * 157 edits made by 17 editors (including 1 anonymous IP)
 * 19) February 12, 2006: FC Dynamo Kyiv (17 valid votes over 10 days)
 * 20) * 15 edits made by 8 editors
 * 21) February 19, 2006: Football (soccer) (16 votes over 23 days)
 * 22) * 86 edits made by 41 editors (including 18 anonymous IPs, 17 of whom were vandals)
 * 23) February 26, 2006: Bobby Robson (3 votes over 12 days)
 * 24) * 34 edits made by 8 editors (including 1 anonymous IP)
 * 25) March 5, 2006: A.C. Milan (6 votes over 7 days)
 * 26) * 23 edits made by 13 editors (including 4 anonymous IPs, 1 of whom was a vandal)
 * 27) March 12, 2006: Ronaldinho (9 votes over 17 days)
 * 28) * 43 edits made by 28 editors (including 11 anonymous IPs, 6 of whom were vandals)
 * 29) March 19, 2006: European Football Championship (10 votes over 14 days)
 * 30) * 36 edits made by 7 editors
 * 31) March 26, 2006: Football in Germany (9 votes over 24 days)
 * 32) * 38 edits made by 5 editors (including 2 anonymous IPs)
 * 33) April 2, 2006: Timeline of football (soccer) (10 votes over 17 days)
 * 34) * 20 edits made by 5 editors
 * 35) April 9, 2006: FC St. Pauli (7 votes over 12 days)
 * 36) * 38 edits made by 12 editors (including 4 anonymous IPs, 1 of whom was a vandal)
 * 37) April 16, 2006: Ukrainian Premier League (7 votes over 19 days)
 * 38) * 16 edits made by 6 editors (including 1 anonymous IP)
 * 39) April 23, 2006: History of football (soccer) (11 votes over 14 days)
 * 40) * 132 edits made by 13 editors (including 2 anonymous IPs)
 * 41) April 30, 2006: History of the FIFA World Cup (8 votes over 18 days)
 * 42) * 14 edits made by 6 editors
 * 43) May 7, 2006: Reading F.C. (8 votes over 7 days)
 * 44) * 50 edits made by 10 editors (including 2 anonymous IPs)
 * 45) May 14, 2006: Timeline of football (soccer) (3 votes over 4 days)
 * 46) * 9 edits made by 2 editors
 * 47) May 21, 2006: Heysel Stadium disaster (4 votes over 9 days)
 * 48) *77 edits made by 16 editors (including 3 anonymous IPs)
 * 49) May 28, 2006: Football in Norway (6 votes over 7 days)
 * 50) * 7 edits made by 2 editors
 * 51) June 4, 2006: UEFA Cup (7 votes over 5 days)
 * 52) * 22 edits made by 7 editors
 * 53) June 11, 2006: Watford F.C. (8 votes over 18 days)
 * 54) * 12 edits made by 8 editors
 * 55) June 18, 2006: Netherlands national football team (6 votes over 16 days)
 * 56) * 100 edits made by 41 editors (including 16 anonymous IPs, 3 of whom were vandals, and 2 bots)
 * 57) June 25, 2006: 2006 FIFA World Cup (squads) (3 votes over 9 days)
 * 58) * 29 edits made by 12 editors (including 6 anonymous IPs)
 * 59) July 2, 2006: UEFA Intertoto Cup (4 votes over 6 days)
 * 60) * 44 edits made by 12 editors (including 3 anonymous IPs and 1 bot)
 * 61) July 9, 2006: FA Premier League (5 votes over 14 days)
 * 62) * 51 edits made by 24 editors (including 7 anonymous IPs, 5 of whom were vandals)
 * 63) July 16, 2006: FA Cup Final (4 votes over 14 days)
 * 64) * 17 edits made by 7 editors
 * 65) July 23, 2006: 2006 FIFA World Cup (7 votes over 14 days)
 * 66) * 90 edits made by 59 editors (including 23 anonymous IPs, 12 of whom were vandals, and 1 bot)
 * 67) July 30, 2006: Juventus F.C. (6 votes over 14 days)
 * 68) *53 edits made by 31 editors (including 14 anonymous IPs, 1 of whom was a vandal)
 * 69) August 6, 2006: FIFA World Rankings (7 votes over 20 days)
 * 70) *6 edits made by 4 editors (including 2 anonymous IPs, both of whom were vandals)
 * 71) August 13, 2006: Dunga (4 votes over 7 days)
 * 72) *5 edits made by 5 editors (including 2 anonymous IPs)
 * 73) August 20, 2006: Pelé (5 votes over 6 days)
 * 74) *117 edits made by 14 editors (including 6 anonymous IPs, 3 of whom were vandals)
 * 75) August 27, 2006: Bradford City disaster (6 votes over 6 days)
 * 76) *4 edits made by 4 editors
 * 77) September 3, 2006: Spain national football team (5 votes over 7 days)
 * 78) *20 edits made by 10 editors (including 2 anonymous IPs)
 * 79) September 10, 2006: Boudewijn Zenden (4 votes over 12 days)
 * 80) *13 edits made by 4 editors.
 * 81) September 17, 2006: Garrincha (3 votes over 7 days)
 * 82) *85 edits made by 9 editors (including 2 anonymous IPs and 1 bot)
 * 83) September 24, 2006: Colin Cameron  (4 votes over 11 days)
 * 84) *20 edits made by 6 editors (including 1 anonymous IP)
 * 85) October 1, 2006: Ben Thatcher  (3 votes over 7 days)
 * 86) *33 edits made by 5 editors.
 * 87) October 8, 2006: Bill Shankly (6 votes over 12 days)
 * 88) *6 edits made by 5 editors (including 1 anonymous IP).
 * 89) October 15, 2006: Uruguay national football team (6 votes over 7 days)
 * 90) *11 edits made by 4 editors (including 1 anonymous IP, of which 1 was a vandal)
 * 91) October 22, 2006: Tottenham Hotspur F.C. (3 votes over 8 days)
 * 92) *78 edits made by 33 editors (including 12 anonymous IPs, of which 8 were vandals, and 2 bots)
 * 93) October 29, 2006: Goalkeeper (football) (4 votes over 7 days)
 * 94) * 19 edits made by 9 editors (including 2 anonymous IPs)
 * 95) November 5, 2006: Michel Platini (4 votes over 11 days)
 * 96) * 91 edits made by 4 editors (including 1 anonymous IP, of which 1 was a vandal).
 * 97) November 12, 2006: Central Coast Mariners FC (4 votes over 11 days)
 * 98) * 36 edits 8 editors (including 1 anonymous IP)
 * 99) November 19, 2006: Old Firm (7 votes over 9 days)
 * 100) * 16 edits made by 6 editors, of which 1 was a vandal.
 * 101) November 26, 2006: Ferenc Puskás (8 votes over 9 days)
 * 102) * 52 edits made by 16 editors (including 4 anaonymous IPs, of which 1 was a vandal, and 1 bot)
 * 103) December 3, 2006: George Weah (6 votes over 21 days)
 * 104) * 12 edits made by 7 editors (including 2 anonymous IPs)
 * 105) December 10, 2006: Ajax Amsterdam (5 votes over 14 days)
 * 106) * 20 edits 11 editors (including 2 anonymous IPs & 1 bot)
 * 107) December 17, 2006: Preston North End F.C. (3 votes over 5 days)
 * 108) * 8 edits made by 2 editors
 * 109) December 24, 2006: Brazil national football team (6 votes over 9 days)
 * 110) * 16 edits made by 10 editors (including 3 anonymous IPs, one of which was a vandal)
 * 111) December 31, 2006: Formation (football) (10 votes over 12 days)
 * 112) * 11 edits made by 6 editors (including 1 anonymous IP)
 * 113) January 7, 2007: USSR national football team (6 votes over 8 days)
 * 114) * 19 edits made by 6 editors (including 2 anonymous IPs and 1 bot)
 * 115) January 14, 2007: Turkcell Super League (5 votes over 14 days)
 * 116) * 4 edits made by 3 editors (including 1 anonymous IP, which was a vandal)
 * 117) January 21, 2007: Dixie Dean (6 votes over 9 days)
 * 118) * 8 edits made by 5 editors (including 2 anonymous IPs)
 * 119) January 28, 2007: Rinus Michels (7 votes over 11 days)
 * 120) * 31 edits made by 6 editors (including 1 anonymous IP and 1 bot)
 * 121) February 4, 2007: Hillsborough disaster (7 votes over 18 days)
 * 122) * 6 edits made by 5 editors (including 2 anonymous IPs, 2 of which were vandals)
 * 123) February 11, 2007: Toulouse FC (6 votes over 23 days)
 * 124) * 20 edits by 3 editors.
 * 125) February 18, 2007: Birmingham City F.C. (4 votes over 7 days)
 * 126) * 27 edits by 15 editors (including 4 anonymous IPs, 3 of whom were vandals, and two bots).
 * 127) February 25, 2007: Valdir Pereira (3 votes over 14 days)
 * 128) * 6 edits by 4 editors (including 1 bot).
 * 129) March 4, 2007: Liverpool F.C. (3 votes over 3 days)
 * 130) * 76 edits by 14 editors (including 1 bot and 1 vandal)
 * 131) March 11, 2007: African Cup of Nations (3 votes over 5 days)
 * 132) * 17 edits by 3 editors
 * 133) March 18, 2007: FIFA Women's World Cup (2 votes over 7 days)
 * 134) * 11 edits by 4 editors (including 1 bot)
 * 135) March 25, 2007: Wembley Stadium (3 votes over 7 days)
 * 136) * 54 edits by 29 editors (including 10 anonymous IPs, 3 of whom were vandals, and 2 bots)
 * 137) April 1, 2007: Johan Cruijff (5 votes over 12 days)
 * 138) * 16 edits by 9 editors, one of whom was a vandal, and 2 of whom were anonymous IPs
 * 139) April 8, 2007: Liverpool F.C. (5 votes over 10 days)
 * 140) * 113 edits by 58 editors (including 30 anonymous IPs and one bot), 31 of whom were vandals.
 * 141) April 15, 2007: Bernd Schuster (3 votes over 7 days)
 * 142) * 13 edits by 10 editors (including 3 anonymous IPs, 1 of whom was a vandal, and 1 bot)
 * 143) April 22, 2007: Leeds United A.F.C. (4 votes over 12 days)
 * 144) * 85 edits by 52 editors, many of whom were vandals
 * 145) April 29, 2007: Northern Ireland national football team (3 votes over 14 days)
 * 146) * 13 edits by 4 editors (including 1 anonymous IP)
 * 147) May 6, 2007: Jairzinho (3 votes in 11 days)
 * 148) *8 edits by 4 editors
 * 149) May 27, 2007: Paolo Maldini (6 votes in 6 days)
 * 150) * 26 edits by 16 editors (including 7 anonymous IPs, 2 of whom were vandals, and two bots)
 * 151) June 10, 2007: Football club names (9 votes in 13 days)
 * 152) * This is the current collaboration.