Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Ta' Xbiex S.C.

The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was keep. Consensus exists that the subject meets the essay WP:FOOTYN.

However, it is reasonable to re-nominate the article on the basis of WP:GNG, though there exists a not-as-clear consensus that WP:GNG is met. (non-admin closure) ~ Aseleste (t, e | c, l) 21:17, 12 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Ta' Xbiex S.C.[edit]

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Amateur team which does not meet WP:FOOTYN. Onel5969 ^{TT me} 16:14, 4 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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Club plays in the national cup and thus passes WP:FOOTYN. User:apple20674 16:55, 4 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Malta-related deletion discussions. Shellwood (talk) 17:30, 4 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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Delete — WP:FOOTYN isn’t met/satisfied here. Celestina007 (talk) 22:38, 4 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - no evidence of notability. Giant Snowman 10:43, 5 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]
- Keep per research below showing club has played in national cup, the generally accepted benchmark for club notability. Giant Snowman 14:19, 6 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Do not Delete - Passes WP:FOOTYN, because of the clause here: "Teams that have played in the national cup (or the national level of the league structure in countries where no cup exists) generally meet WP:GNG criteria. Teams that are not eligible for national cups must be shown to meet broader WP:N criteria." as shown here: "https://int.soccerway.com/national/malta/fa-trophy/20192020/preliminary-round/r53597/", in the 3rd line. Also passes WP:GNG as they have significant coverage from the Maltese Football Association, which is reliable and official and a FIFA member, thus being naturally independant. apple20674 apple20674 Talk 12:04, 5 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Keep As this is clearly floored grounds for a delete argument, you can't delete an article on WP:FOOTYN when technically they qualify under WP:FOOTYN, as apple20674 has clearly shown with the soccerway url above. Which show the club do play in the FA Trophy which is Maltese version of the FA Cup here in England. @Celestina007: , @GiantSnowman: would you reconsider your votes? GNG is a slightly different matter. However there are previous incarnations of the club as shown by this article. [1], There is support from Argus Insurance for the new incarnation of the club. I am sure there are more historical sources that can help. (site:timesofmalta.com "Ta' Xbiex" football) into google shows there is a fair amount of content to go through locally for Malta. Govvy (talk) 13:06, 6 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Keep - meets WP:FOOTYN due to playing in a national cup, as evidenced above. If we keep all clubs that play in the FA Cup or even the FA Vase, it seems silly to delete an article on a Maltese club that has done the same. Spiderone^{(Talk to Spider)} 18:24, 6 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Note: The discussion has been refactored slightly. ~ Aseleste (t, e | c, l) 20:57, 12 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.