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Johnston United Soccer Association

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Articles for deletion/Johnston United Soccer Association

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I am requesting this page to be deleted. I have been doing lots of research, it is almost impossible to find reliable or unreliable sources on this topic. It is not notable enough for inclusion on Wikipedia If you found more sources verifying this article's content, please cite them, and we can consider removing this deletion notice. Mangoflies (talk) 01:25, 10 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Automated comment: This AfD was not correctly transcluded to the log (step 3). I have transcluded it to Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Log/2024 November 10. —^{cyberbot I}_{Talk to my owner:Online} 06:24, 10 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Keep This is a WP:DISAMBIGUATION page. By WP:WHYN "the general notability criteria [...] do not, however, apply to pages whose primary purpose is navigation (e.g. all disambiguation pages and some lists)". It has a navigational purpose so verification of each entry is not required. Please constrain deletion nominations. Thincat (talk) 06:46, 10 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Note: I have fixed this nomination to reflect that Johnston United Soccer Association, not the Johnston disambiguation page, is what was nominated for deletion. (Thincat's "keep" was based on the erroneous version of the nom and should not be considered in regard to the actually-nominated article.) No opinion or further comment. WCQuidditch ☎ ✎ 07:17, 10 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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Yaroslav Matyukhin

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Poorly sourced article. I dream of horses (Hoofprints) (Neigh at me) 06:27, 10 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Delete, fails all notability guidelines. Geschichte (talk) 08:27, 10 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Carlos Ortega (footballer, born 1997)

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Played 2 matches and then disappeared. The only decent source that I can find is Noroeste, which is little more than a trivial mention. No evidence of WP:SPORTBASIC. Spiderone^{(Talk to Spider)} 00:18, 10 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Delete as I have not been able to find any sources beyond the one raised by Spiderone, and automatic databases which only contain trivial mentions. The one human-created article doesn't meet WP:SIGCOV as it's mainly about the team, he's literally just listed next to a bullet point. At this point in time, he doesn't come close in both English and Spanish media to reaching WP:BIO or WP:SPORTSBASIC from my search. MolecularPilot ^{🧪️✈️} 04:04, 10 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Speedy delete, does not make a credible claim to notability. The creator seems like one of the worst and most problematic creators, per the flood of deletion notices on his talk page and being indefinitely blocked. Geschichte (talk) 08:38, 10 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Jovanni Hurtado

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Had a brief pro career but I'm not seeing enough coverage for WP:SPORTBASIC. The best that I could find was Medio Tiempo, which mentions him once in the main text and once in the squad list. Spiderone^{(Talk to Spider)} 22:05, 9 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Delete – Fails in WP:GNG. Svartner (talk) 22:09, 9 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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Rafael Escalante

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Despite 164 mins of professional football, I can find no evidence of a passing of WP:SPORTBASIC. In fact, I can only find database sources. Spiderone^{(Talk to Spider)} 21:58, 9 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Delete – Fails in WP:GNG. Svartner (talk) 22:08, 9 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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Besian Çeliku

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Potentially fails WP:GNG and WP:SPORTBASIC. My own searches yield only database sources. Spiderone^{(Talk to Spider)} 21:54, 9 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Delete – Fails in WP:GNG. Svartner (talk) 22:08, 9 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Delete, obviously fails said guidelines. Geschichte 23:37, 9 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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Theodore Travis

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Fails WP:GNG. No secondary sources that show WP:SIGCOV. Demt1298 (talk) 19:14, 9 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Delete – Fails in WP:GNG. Svartner (talk) 22:08, 9 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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Saoud Al-Nuaimi

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Had only a very brief career and no evidence of WP:SPORTBASIC. Best that I can find in Arabic is FilGoal, which is just a database source. Spiderone^{(Talk to Spider)} 13:22, 9 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Delete, only 308 playing minutes confirmed by Soccerway. Geschichte (talk) 17:47, 9 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - no evidence of notability. If sources are found which show significant coverage please ping me. Giant Snowman 19:14, 9 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Delete – Fails in WP:GNG. Svartner (talk) 22:08, 9 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Abdulrahman Mohamed (footballer, born 2002)

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Lacks sources to meet WP:GNG and WP:SPORTCRIT. Only played 14 matches in the Qatari league. Article looks very similar to those created by sockpuppet abuser Mhsohaib (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · nuke contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log). Geschichte (talk) 09:48, 9 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Delete - no evidence of notability. If sources are found which show significant coverage please ping me. Giant Snowman 19:14, 9 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Delete – Fails in WP:GNG. Svartner (talk) 22:07, 9 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Youn Young-seong

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Fails WP:GNG and WP:SPORTCRIT. Played 7 minutes in the K-League and 215 minutes in the J2 league. The Japanese Wikipedia has mostly primary sources, though it has the one sports.khan.co.kr article, which looks like fluff to me. It has words like "grow rapidly" and "absorbing the detailed and fast-paced soccer unique to South America like a sponge" when the reality is he never played a single competitive match in South America. Geschichte (talk) 09:43, 9 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Delete - no evidence of notability. If sources are found which show significant coverage please ping me. Giant Snowman 19:14, 9 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Delete – Fails in WP:GNG. Svartner (talk) 22:07, 9 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Aaron Chandler

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Prod was formerly tried. A career consisting of a cup game, 13 games in the USL First Division and some failed trials is a very weak claim to notability, fails WP:GNG and WP:SPORTCRIT. Geschichte (talk) 17:23, 8 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Delete: Fails WP:GNG. No secondary coverage that shows [[WP:SIGCOV}} Demt1298 (talk) 19:10, 9 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - no evidence of notability. If sources are found which show significant coverage please ping me. Giant Snowman 19:13, 9 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Bavarians FC

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Fails WP:GNG. No evidence of notability. Demt1298 (talk) 14:28, 8 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Redirect to List of football clubs in Mongolia – As WP:ATD. Svartner (talk) 14:43, 8 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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Redirect as above. Giant Snowman 19:14, 9 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Stephen Akers

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Fully fails WP:SPORTCRIT and WP:GNG. During a WP:BEFORE, no significant coverage was found. And why would there be, when he only played one cup game for Notts County as well as brief spells in obscure locales. Kept before (twice) due to a guideline that was scrapped and no longer exists. Geschichte (talk) 09:43, 8 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Delete, as per the nomation. JustARandomEditor123 (talk) 11:04, 8 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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Delete: Fails WP:GNG, no secondary coverage that shows WP:SIGCOV. Demt1298 (talk) 19:09, 9 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - no evidence of notability. If sources are found which show significant coverage please ping me. Giant Snowman 19:13, 9 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Yu Tokiwa

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When one season in Singapore is all this player has done, notability is very questionable. Sources are lacking significant in-depth information about the player as well as independence (all Gekisaka sources in tha ja:wiki version are routine), and I don't think one piece in Town News is enough to make an encyclopedic article. Geschichte (talk) 05:38, 8 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Delete – Fails in WP:GNG. Svartner (talk) 14:42, 8 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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Delete - no evidence of notability. If sources are found which show significant coverage please ping me. Giant Snowman 17:30, 8 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Shinichi Shuto

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No sources to meet WP:GNG and WP:SPORTCRIT and not remotely close to a claim to notability, having played 2 cup games for J League teams. Creator is blocked indefinitely. Geschichte (talk) 20:49, 7 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Delete – Fails in WP:GNG. Svartner (talk) 14:42, 8 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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Delete - no evidence of notability. If sources are found which show significant coverage please ping me. Giant Snowman 17:30, 8 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

RI Reds

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Doesn't meet WP:SPORTSBIO / WP:GNG. Boleyn (talk) 20:50, 7 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Delete – No sources to establish WP:V. If new sources are found, I change the vote. Svartner (talk) 14:41, 8 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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Redirect to List of National Premier Soccer League teams as possible search term, but does not appear independently notable. I think we have done similar in the past. Giant Snowman 17:29, 8 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Sho Kamimura

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Rightfully prodded by User:Piotrus in 2023. Played very briefly in Japan’s second league, India’s second league and in Singapore. Nothing usable in ja:wiki, no sources to meet WP:GNG and WP:SPORTCRIT. Creator is indefinitely blocked. Geschichte (talk) 07:45, 7 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Delete: One or two goals isn't the stuff of notability, playing in the third league is very likely non-notable. The lack of sourcing in both the Ja and En wiki articles are also indicative of non-notability. I can't find any sourcing about this person. Oaktree b (talk) 14:27, 7 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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Delete - no evidence of notability. If sources are found which show significant coverage please ping me. Giant Snowman 21:12, 7 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Delete this footballer does not seem notable. My search yielded nothing substantial that meets the GNG.Chanel Dsouza (talk) 14:51, 8 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. Non-notable ball kicker. Not everyone who dabbled with professional sports is notable. --_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 05:31, 9 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. One source on the page and it is only a data entry with no significant coverage on the subject. I can not find sufficient coverage to establish notability. Fails to meet WP:SPORTCRIT. RangersRus (talk) 15:48, 9 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hiroto Arai

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Played briefly in Japan’s third league. Nothing usable in ja:wiki, the longest source mentions Arai in half a sentence. Therefore no sources to meet WP:GNG and WP:SPORTCRIT. Creator (Simione) is active in AFD, what do you think? Geschichte (talk) 07:50, 7 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Delete - no evidence of notability. If sources are found which show significant coverage please ping me. Giant Snowman 21:13, 7 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Kim Ho (footballer, born 1998)

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Deleted before. Very weak claim to notability with 5 games/169 minutes in Japan's third league, no significant and independent sources (including ja:wiki), fails WP:GNG and WP:SPORTCRIT. Geschichte (talk) 20:12, 6 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Delete I don't know this user, but the deletion notices on their page suggest they had a habit of creating pages as soon as a player crossed the white line into Japanese third division football, even if that turned out to be the only time in their career. Some users were prolific under the old WP:NFOOTY guideline in creating perma-stubs like this with just a link to a database, as if notability were to be WP:INHERITED from a (still minor) league or club. Simply put, right now, any page on Wikipedia should WP:GNG or just GO. Unknown Temptation (talk) 21:52, 6 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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Delete - no evidence of notability. If sources are found which show significant coverage please ping me. Giant Snowman 21:12, 7 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Delete – Fails in WP:GNG. Svartner (talk) 14:40, 8 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Danil Novikov

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Fails WP:GNG (WP:NBASIC).--Анатолий Росдашин (talk) 17:34, 6 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Delete I don't know the local media profile of Yenisey or the Russian second tier, but presumably it's focused around players whose input was more than four minutes [1] at that level. No argument has been made for WP:GNG notability as an individual. Unknown Temptation (talk) 21:56, 6 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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Delete - no evidence of notability. If sources are found which show significant coverage please ping me. Giant Snowman 21:12, 7 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Delete – Fails in WP:GNG. Svartner (talk) 14:39, 8 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Manuel Kanté

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This is one of many articles created by Zombie433, who has since been banned due to adding dubious stories. I cannot find any significant coverage for this men's footballer, who has never played at professional level, to meet WP:GNG. The sources provided are either match reports and routine transfer announcements. ⋆｡˚꒰ঌ Clara A. Djalim ໒꒱˚｡⋆ 14:48, 6 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Delete Pages should be judged on the subject and not the creator, but I concur that this is embellished. I removed remarks that he opted to play internationally for Mali, because the source didn't say that. I don't think this man got anywhere near international football. The infobox says three games for Southend United, which could have tipped the balance to keep, but the text only mentions a trial. I would usually use Soccerbase for English professional clubs in the 2000s, and it has no record of a Manuel Kanté playing. Unknown Temptation (talk) 22:04, 6 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Records are also non-existent for his 2004-05 season with Falkirk - in which they won promotion to the Scottish Premier League. Finding one of three games from 45 that season in which he appeared would be a thankless task [2] Unknown Temptation (talk) 22:15, 6 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Delete: Fails WP:GNG. Most of his career was spent with lower level teams with no evidence of winning any major trophies. Current resources link to mostly non-existent articles currently and only one is focused on subject of article. Does not have secondary sources to prove WP:SIGCOV Demt1298 (talk) 14:34, 7 November 2024 (UTC) Demt1298 (talk) 14:34, 7 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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Delete - no evidence of notability. If sources are found which show significant coverage please ping me. Giant Snowman 21:12, 7 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Shinji Morita

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The claim to notability, playing 15 games in Japan's second league 10 years ago, is weak. The sources (including in the ja:wiki) are not enough to rectify that and as such he fails WP:GNG and WP:SPORTCRIT. The creator of the article is globally locked. Geschichte (talk) 08:08, 6 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Delete - no evidence of notability. If sources are found which show significant coverage please ping me. Giant Snowman 19:32, 6 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Delete– Fails in WP:GNG. Svartner (talk) 14:39, 8 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Ryang Hyon-ju

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Article fails WP:GNG. Simione001 (talk) 23:00, 5 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Keep - I've found some coverage about this player in Japanese, including this interview article 1, and two other articles from Gekisaka 2, 3. I think they're enough to pass WP:GNG, especially for a North Korean footballer. -- Lâm (talk) 03:56, 6 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Keep per sources above which show notability. Giant Snowman 19:32, 6 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Keep – Per Lâm. WP:SIGCOV from japanese media. Svartner (talk) 14:38, 8 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Ro Hak-su

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Article fails WP:GNG and not updated since 2017. Simione001 (talk) 22:58, 5 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Redirect to 2015 AFC Asian Cup squads#North Korea. -- Lâm (talk) 03:39, 6 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Redirect as above. Giant Snowman 19:31, 6 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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Ri Yong-jin

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Article fails WP:GNG. Simione001 (talk) 21:03, 5 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Delete - no evidence of notability. If sources are found which show significant coverage please ping me. Giant Snowman 19:31, 6 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Delete – Fails in WP:GNG. Svartner (talk) 14:32, 8 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Delete – I just noticed his name is linked on 2009, 2014, and 2019 North Korean parliamentary election pages. However, I can't prove if this footballer being elected to them after retirement from sports. ⋆｡˚꒰ঌ Clara A. Djalim ໒꒱˚｡⋆ 12:23, 9 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Rim Hwa-young

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Article fails WP:GNG. Simione001 (talk) 21:01, 5 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Redirect to 1992 AFC Asian Cup squads#North Korea. -- Lâm (talk) 03:37, 6 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Kumpei Kakuta

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Unfortunately, I don't see this player meeting WP:GNG and WP:SPORTCRIT, spending one season in Singapore and then moving on to the fifth tier of Japanese football. Geschichte (talk) 20:13, 5 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Delete: fails GNG, I'm finding only passing mentions in much larger articles (and not many of them, either). AntiDionysius (talk) 20:48, 5 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Delete - no evidence of notability. If sources are found which show significant coverage please ping me. Giant Snowman 19:31, 6 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Delete – Fails in WP:GNG. Svartner (talk) 14:31, 8 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Iikka Miettinen

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Not a notable football manager, WP:TOOSOON at best. Held positions such as analyst, U19 assistant, assistant and U19 coach. The sources are not independent or significant; the YLE piece is not about Miettinen, but about Roberto Mancini with Miettinen's reports about the manager. The Aamulehti piece is about an U17 club tournament, there's nothing notable about that. Geschichte (talk) 20:11, 5 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Delete - no evidence of notability. If sources are found which show significant coverage please ping me. Giant Snowman 19:30, 6 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Delete – Fails in WP:GNG. Svartner (talk) 14:30, 8 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Brooklyn Kabongolo

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Fails WP:GNG. Sources are primary sources that do not show notability. Only has 9 appearances at 5th tier of English soccer. Demt1298 (talk) 18:40, 5 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Delete - no evidence of notability. If sources are found which show significant coverage please ping me. Giant Snowman 19:30, 6 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Delete – Per nom. Just primary sources of a footballer from lower levels. Svartner (talk) 14:30, 8 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Iván Varga

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This claim to notability, playing a total of 620 minutes in Argentina's league, is weak. The only possible WP:SIRS material I found is ESPN Argentina which tells that he debuted for Arsenal de Sarandí in 2015. Corresponding article on Spanish Wikipedia is an unsourced dumping ground. ⋆｡˚꒰ঌ Clara A. Djalim ໒꒱˚｡⋆ 13:37, 5 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Delete, too little to ascertain notability. Geschichte (talk) 17:52, 5 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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Thailand–Vietnam football rivalry

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Unanimously deleted in the first AFD. Therefore echoing User:Spiderone's words from then; "I can't find much to support the existence of this rivalry, let alone its notability. See WP:NRIVALRY; rivalries are not inherently notable and GNG needs to be met. In this case, it doesn't appear to be met." Geschichte (talk) 10:01, 5 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Comment – I know the rivalry exists to some degree since they are both members of the EAFF, even if it's not Thailand's main rivalry (it seems to be against Indonesia). Svartner (talk) 14:24, 5 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Comment: There are at least two references in the current version that directly discuss the rivalry: The New Mandala article (which is actually more about the nationalist background to the conflict) and the Fox Sports Asia article reproduced by Seasia. --Paul_012 (talk) 15:04, 5 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Strong keep – Both teams are members of the ASEAN Football Federation and had officially faced each other 55 times since 1956. Both teams had established a long rivalry due to them being close to each other geographically, and since they frequently face each other in the important games of regional tournaments such as SEA Games or the AFF Championship. The match between both teams is considered as the "El Classico of ASEAN". References about this rivalry in English may be limited, but in Thai or Vietnamese, the number of references covering this subject is immense. For example, in Vietnamese : 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 . During the press conference for friendly game between Vietnam and Thailand in September, Vietnam national team coach Kim Sang-sik also said "The relationship between Vietnam and Thailand is a rivalry like the one between South Korea and Japan, it's a regional rivalry." 7. - Lâm (talk) 17:02, 5 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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Delete - still no evidence of notability. If sources are found which show significant coverage please ping me. GiantSnowman 19:30, 6 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
- GiantSnowman, I pointed out two sources in the article and Lâm mentioned several Vietnamese sources above. It would be nice if you explained why you think they contribute no evidence of notability. --Paul_012 (talk) 03:59, 7 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  @Paul 012 could you help find references for this subject in Thai as well? It would be a great addition to the article alongside the sources in Vietnamese. Lâm (talk) 15:12, 7 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  Please justify the sources you say are GNG. Giant Snowman 18:37, 7 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Vakha Keligov

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Fails WP:GNG (WP:NBASIC). Closest I could get to finding sources that establish notability for this football player are databases and statistics, which do not constitute in-depth, significant coverage of the subject. Nothing much outside of that in Russian either. ~ Tails Wx 03:50, 5 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Delete - no evidence of notability. If sources are found which show significant coverage please ping me. Giant Snowman 19:29, 6 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Mario Teqja

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Failure of WP:SPORTCRIT and WP:GNG. Modest career with 8 games in Albania's highest league and several seasons in the semi-pro second tier. Some unsubstantiated reports about big-club scouting; I could not find a single piece of evidence for that. What I found during a WP:BEFORE was duplications of a transfer announcement [3] [4], a short and insignificant piece [5] and a piece about Erzeni's squad where Teqja is mentioned in passing [6]. Geschichte (talk) 22:24, 4 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Delete per lack of sufficient notability. Ktrimi991 (talk) 17:35, 5 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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Ali Daei Stadium

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No refs on the page for a long time. It's tough to read sources from Iran but this one is quite spicy - it is about an official complaint that the stadium has never been finished. I can't tell if it has ever actually been used for sport, however the news clips as far as I can tell looking at translated pages appear to be regurgitated from official sources (announcing the opening and this one about complaints). I don't think it is notable because it's an unfinished building project. JMWt (talk) 08:07, 4 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Redirect to Ardabil – Non notable stadium. Svartner (talk) 07:01, 5 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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Yun Yong-il

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Article fails WP:GNG. Simione001 (talk) 00:54, 4 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Delete - no evidence of notability. If sources are found which show significant coverage please ping me. Giant Snowman 20:00, 4 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Delete – I just noticed his name is linked on 2014 and 2019 North Korean parliamentary election pages. However, I can't prove if this footballer being elected to them after retirement from sports. A 26-year-old person would be too young to be elected to any parliament office anyway... ⋆｡˚꒰ঌ Clara A. Djalim ໒꒱˚｡⋆ 12:24, 9 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Ri Thong-il

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Article fails WP:GNG. Simione001 (talk) 00:41, 4 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Redirect to 2019 AFC Asian Cup squads#North Korea. - Lâm (talk) 05:15, 4 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Redirect According to User:Lâm TNM101 (chat) 12:09, 4 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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Rim Kwang-hyok

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Article fails WP:GNG. Simione001 (talk) 23:18, 3 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Redirect to 2019 AFC Asian Cup squads#North Korea (I originally voted delete but support the redirect proposed by other users) as the only "references" in the articles are passing mentions in a squad list "X, Y, Z ... and him were selected for the team" - not meeting the WP:SIGCOV requirement of WP:BIO, and inclusion in automated soccer player databases with limited biographical information (name, age, matches played). Couldn't find much more than this with searches both in English and Korean. Molecular Pilot 00:20, 4 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Redirect to 2019 AFC Asian Cup squads#North Korea. - Lâm (talk) 05:16, 4 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Redirect – As above. Svartner (talk) 14:46, 8 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Pavel Zhabov

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I just don't see any trace of notability for this Bulgarian second-tier footballer. Not now and not in the short term, making draftification undesirable in my opinion. Geschichte (talk) 21:45, 3 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Delete - no evidence of notability. If sources are found which show significant coverage please ping me. Giant Snowman 19:59, 4 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Mohammed Awaji

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Deleted before. No indication of meeting WP:GNG and WP:SPORTCRIT. Created by notorious sockpuppet user and block evader. Geschichte (talk) 12:39, 2 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Delete - no evidence of notability. If sources are found which show significant coverage please ping me. Giant Snowman 14:56, 3 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Kyohei Suzaki

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Rightfully prodded by User:Spiderone back in 2009. The claim to notability, playing 6 games in Japan's second league and 1 cup game, is very weak. The sources (including those found in ja:wiki) are not enough to rectify that and as such he fails WP:GNG and WP:SPORTCRIT. Geschichte (talk) 07:15, 29 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Delete - no evidence of notability. If sources are found which show significant coverage please ping me. Giant Snowman 19:01, 29 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Tim Myers (footballer)

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Article fails WP:GNG. Simione001 (talk) 03:06, 28 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Delete per nom. Alexeyevitch^(talk) 07:41, 28 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Delete - no evidence of notability. If sources are found which show significant coverage please ping me. Giant Snowman 19:08, 28 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
There's significant coverage here. BeanieFan11 (talk) 19:39, 28 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Keep - @Alexeyevitch:, @GiantSnowman:, @BeanieFan11:, I found [7], [8], and [9] among more sources. Clearly signficant player in NZ local football who won OFC Champions League, five league titles and played for the NZ national and olympic team. Article needs improvement not deletion. Thanks, Das osmnezz (talk) 21:30, 30 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
First source is decent, second one too broad, third one inaccessible. Giant Snowman 21:54, 30 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Weak Keep. I can't read Das osmnezz's ProQuest link, but the first one is sigcov (as pointed out above), and, by looking through ProQuest myself, I located this which is arguably sigcov as well. For a New Zealand international and Olympian, this should probably be sufficient. BeanieFan11 (talk) 21:47, 30 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
That source is also inaccessible. Giant Snowman 21:54, 30 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Copied from the source: ANY PLANS Tim Myers and his soccer-mad mates might have had for these school holidays went on hold early last month. Against the odds, the Myers-led Soccer 2 team beat Australian champions FC Melbourne 2-1 on an outer field at North Harbour Stadium, and with it won the chance to lace their boots at the Manchester United Premier Cup tournament in Hong Kong. The under-15 team ... leaves tomorrow on the trip of their lives. As captain, Myers has the honour of leading the team, who include two of his Auckland Grammar schoolmates, into the unknown ... Since being selected for Soccer 2 this year when he was juggling cricket and soccer, Myers has been aware of the big prize, but admits he and his team-mates did not carry any great expectations into the game against Melbourne. When Soccer 2 fell a goal behind after 20 minutes to an Australian team so confident of success that they did not turn up until the day before the game, he was not too surprised, but said he and the rest did not give up ... Myers, a defender who first kicked a ball as a five-year-old at the Eastern Suburbs club where he continues to play, is under no illusions as he prepares for the 10-day trip, which will include, realistically, four pool games, but not much else... BeanieFan11 (talk) 22:00, 30 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Keep I think the two NZ Herald articles clearly exceeds the notability requirements for WP:SPORTCRIT and WP:GNG.

FYI anyone can access Proquest content via the Wikipedia Library if you have enough edits to your name. An inaccessible source is still a source. However the proquest links above appear to just be the NZ Herald sources already in the article.

He is also mentioned here^[1]^[2] as replacing another injured player in a world cup qualifying game, with the coach saying, "Tim is another promising young player from the ASB Premiership. He's part of the Olympic team and he'll do the shirt proud if called upon during this tournament." David Palmer//cloventt ^(talk) 02:45, 1 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

References

^ "Reid out, Smith retains captaincy", RNZ, 2012-05-30, retrieved 2024-11-01
^ Woodcock, Fred (31 May 2012), "Myers in for injured Reid in cup qualifier", The Marlborough Express

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Weak Delete: The new sources do not provide WP:SIGCOV, just a couple of sentences about the subject. The only source I see that passes WP:GNG is the New Zealand Herald, and although he is featured in more than one article there, it will count as only one source unfortunately. DesiMoore (talk) 15:42, 4 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Comment – I would like to know why the user @Canary757 reverted the edit with my vote. Svartner (talk) 14:19, 5 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
total accident, no idea it had happened, not sure how, please accept my apologiesCanary757 (talk) 14:58, 5 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
No problem. Svartner (talk) 15:52, 5 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Keep – The NZ Herald's sources look good enough for WP:GNG. Svartner (talk) 15:52, 5 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
My understanding is that one source is inadequate. Simione001 (talk) 20:59, 5 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Keep I've made some additions, agree with Das osmnezz that the article needs improvement not deletion. Kiwichris (talk) 07:53, 7 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Ri Myong-jun

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Article fails WP:GNG. Simione001 (talk) 01:57, 28 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Delete or Redirect to 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup squads#North Korea as WP:ATD. Svartner (talk) 02:23, 28 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Weak keep Bits around and more on the web to digest, I found little bits with [10], [11], youtube, [12]. There appears to be more sources around on the internet about him which I can't be bothered to go through. The nature of his career shows there was interest in him and some reporters have picked up on that and reported it. You just need to go looking, an extensive WP:BEFORE hasn't been done here in my opinion. Govvy (talk) 09:07, 28 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Considering that information about these North Korean players is almost impossible, here at least we have something. I'm going to withdraw my vote, I don't know if it's enough for WP:SIGCOV, but let's expand the discussion. Svartner (talk) 00:18, 30 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Of the four sources, only the first seems to be decent. Source #2 is primary, Source #3 is against WP:LINKSTOAVOID, while Source #4 is a brief mention in match report. None of them pass WP:GNG in my opinion. ⋆｡˚꒰ঌ Clara A. Djalim ໒꒱˚｡⋆ 16:07, 31 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Delete - no evidence of notability. If sources are found which show significant coverage please ping me. Giant Snowman 19:08, 28 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Delete per my reply to Govvy and Svartner. ⋆｡˚꒰ঌ Clara A. Djalim ໒꒱˚｡⋆ 16:07, 31 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Keep - @GiantSnowman:, @Svartner:, I found [13], [14], and [15] among other sources which is decent for a North Korena player. Definitelyy has offline North Korean sources too. One of few North Korean players to have played professionally for a few European clubsm and has 5 goals in 9 games for the national team. Article needs improvement, not deletion. Thanks, Das osmnezz (talk) 08:56, 7 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Why do people often say good sources for a North Korean footballer like the bar is lower for some reason? The nationality of the player isn't relevant and then also speculating about the apparent existence of offline sources. Simione001 (talk) 20:53, 7 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Why do people often say good sources for a North Korean footballer like the bar is lower for some reason? – do you understand the situation of media in North Korea? Do you realize that they don't have real media? Why should they be treated with the same strictness as those from countries with extensive media? BeanieFan11 (talk) 22:30, 7 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Simione001 I think you do a good job filtering these articles from North Korean players since the majority are in fact unable to be kept. But it is valid when something comes up to establish the minimum coverage. There is a little more tolerance throughout the context of the country's regime, where there is no independent media. Svartner (talk) 14:36, 8 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

1939–40 Maltese FA Trophy

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This is another article I moved into draftspace; it was then moved into mainspace back without any changes. A WP:BEFORE search would be difficult for something that happened in the 1930s. I dream of horses (Hoofprints) (Neigh at me) 23:17, 26 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Football and Malta. I dream of horses (Hoofprints) (Neigh at me) 23:17, 26 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Delete or re-draftify. There's definitely something out there - see [16], which has a different date and scoreline for the final. This also contains similar but different information. If we could simply independently verify the information and fix what's wrong, I'd switch to keep in an instant. SportingFlyer T·C 23:51, 26 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This discussion has been included in WikiProject Football's list of association football-related deletions. Giant Snowman 14:11, 27 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Redirect to Maltese FA Trophy, doesn't need a separate article. Giant Snowman 14:17, 27 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Redirect to Maltese FA Trophy – Impossible to WP:V. Svartner (talk) 15:18, 27 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Comment Can User:I dream of horses stop creating these. At least one of the two original nominations is trending to keep. The normal method with these kinds of things is just to nominate a single article, and see how that goes. Nfitz (talk) 19:56, 28 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Nfitz See here. I dream of horses (Hoofprints) (Neigh at me) 22:32, 28 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Relisting comment: Relisting. Divided between Redirection or Deletion.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 22:37, 2 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Redirect to Maltese FA Trophy per WP:V failure Spiderone^{(Talk to Spider)} 12:53, 3 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Further to the above, see here where the creator says that they have contacted the Maltese FA directly for the information but won't be able to provide a source, so basically original research. This article fails V and NOR, 2 of the 3 main policies of Wikipedia. Spiderone^{(Talk to Spider)} 18:40, 4 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Keep Changing to keep. It's not original research, it's not unverifiable, and it's part of an article structure which should be able to have an article on it if it passes GNG. There are definitely articles on the tournament, including this modern one. Unfortunately some of the information in the newspaper article doesn't match what is in our article, and I trust the newspaper more. I'm sure there would be additional sources if we were able to do a newspaper search of Malta for 1940 papers. SportingFlyer T·C 03:12, 5 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I've also fixed the scoreline in the final, added scorers, and added two sources to the article. It could use further improvement, but I don't know how to look at Maltese papers. It's almost certainly notable if that 2007 article can get into that level of detail, though. SportingFlyer T·C 03:17, 5 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@SportingFlyer If an article can be sourced, it should be kept. However, all because the 2007 article is sourceable doesn't mean this one is; if this one is sourceable, though, that's a good thing! I dream of horses (Hoofprints) (Neigh at me) 03:28, 5 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Relisting comment: Relisting again, now divided between keep and redirect. Can we evaluate sourcing potential slightly more?
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, ThadeusOfNazereth(he/him)^{Talk to Me!} 01:33, 10 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

[1] "Reid out, Smith retains captaincy", RNZ, 2012-05-30, retrieved 2024-11-01

[2] Woodcock, Fred (31 May 2012), "Myers in for injured Reid in cup qualifier", The Marlborough Express

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