Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Vittoriosa Stars F.C.

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The result was withdrawn per WP:HEY. Primefac (talk) 12:32, 6 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Vittoriosa Stars F.C.[edit]

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Maybe I'm missing something, but I cannot find any history on this club, or really anything other than fan-created and/or stats pages. Heck, I can't even find verification that caused my PROD to be declined (that they used to be top-flight). Happy to withdraw if reasonable sources show up. Primefac (talk) 13:36, 5 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Sports-related deletion discussions. Primefac (talk) 13:36, 5 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Football-related deletion discussions. Primefac (talk) 13:36, 5 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Malta-related deletion discussions. Primefac (talk) 13:36, 5 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Keep - Looks like they competed in the Maltese top division, at least once, way back in 1912–13, per EU-Football, but under the name "Vittoriosa Melita". I believe it's consensus to keep clubs that have played in the top level and/or national cup competition, per WP:FOOTYN#Club notability. Vittoriosa have also appeared in the FA Trophy, Malta's main cup, regularly; e.g. in 2018 here and here, with a future tie coming on 27 October here. They've been around since 1906 ([1], [2]), so certainly a case for there being pre-internet/offline sources out there. R96Skinner (talk) 14:20, 5 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Keep - played in the top flight as recently as 2013–14 Maltese Premier League after being promoted after 2012–13 Maltese First Division. All this information was in earlier versions of this article, which appears to have been excessively pruned over the years. Article needs improving not deleting, as WP:FOOTYN is clearly met (even without the top flight appearances!). Nfitz (talk) 16:19, 5 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Keep easy keep, will try to source the article a little bit better. SportingFlyer T·C 11:42, 6 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Gave it a good whack. Not the easiest thing in the world to source, especially given I have no knowledge of Maltese, but it's at least a decent stub now. SportingFlyer T·C 12:00, 6 October 2019 (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.