Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Rah Ahan Novin Shahr-e-Rey F.C.

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The result was merge to Rah Ahan F.C.. (non-admin closure) —Theo polisme 00:00, 30 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Rah Ahan Novin Shahr-e-Rey F.C.

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Football club who played in an amateur league at the fourth level. One of a large number of unreferenced stub articles for Iran football clubs. Fails WP:GNG. Cloudz 679 17:37, 23 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in WikiProject Football's list of association football-related deletions. Giant Snowman 17:40, 23 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Redirect to ~~Iran Football's 3rd Division~~Rah Ahan F.C. as possible search term. Giant Snowman 17:41, 23 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]
I think that this might be the reserve team of Rah Ahan. If so (and it would probably take someone with a much better knowledge of Persian than I have to confirm it), it should be merged with the club's article. Phil Bridger (talk) 18:31, 23 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, good spot - it makes more sense to redirect to the parent club and merge anything appropriate there. Giant Snowman 10:52, 26 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Iran-related deletion discussions. Phil Bridger (talk) 18:31, 23 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

~~Delete~~ Merge and redirect to Rah Ahan F.C. - With reference to the Club Notability Test user essay WP:NTEST we get this result:

Q1. Has the club played in a national cup (listed in the Blue Column)? NO

Q2. Has the club played in a notable league (listed in the Yellow Column)? NO

Q3. Has the club played in a league at the next highest level (listed in the Grey Column)? NO

Q4. Is there substantial identifiable media coverage (excluding match reports) about the club in reliable independent sources? NO

Q5. Has the club played in the past in a competition of comparable status to one listed in the Blue or Yellow Columns? NO

The club therefore fails the test and should be deleted. I think Novin means reserve team so the redirect should be to Rah Ahan F.C. (referred to as Rah Ahan Shahr-e-Rey in the 2009–10 Hazfi Cup). League Octopus (League Octopus 21:24, 23 November 2012 (UTC))[reply]

I'd be interested to know how you are so sure about all of those answers. Did you check for Persian sources? If not, then surely all of those "NO"s should be "DON'T KNOW"s. And why delete before redirection? If this is a reserve team then shouldn't the content that we have about it be merged to the club's article? Phil Bridger (talk) 22:43, 23 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I always use the best available information and am very confident that a fair assessment has been made in this case. The article is devoid of content but I would be supportive of the season by season details for 2010–11 being transferred to the main club's article with the additional note that reserve team was relegated back to the Provincial Leagues at the end of the season. It is clear that Rah Ahan Novin Shahr-e-Rey F.C. has not played at a level in which the parameters laid down in the user essay WP:NTEST are triggered - no evidence of an appearance in the national cup or appearances in the Iran Football's 2nd Division. League Octopus (League Octopus 09:35, 24 November 2012 (UTC))[reply]

Merge and redirect to Rah Ahan F.C. - The reserve team is not notable, but a redirect might be in place. Mentoz86 (talk) 18:50, 24 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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