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Updated: 6 October 2023 (UTC)

Legend and abbreviation
  •  Name  – Female
  • GK – Goalkeeper

Vital articles (level 3)[edit]

One association football-related article has been listed as Wikipedia's level 3 vital articles.

Association football (level 3)[edit]

Title Current level
Association football Level/3/Everyday life/Recreation and entertainment

Vital articles (level 4)[edit]

Twenty-one association football-related articles have been listed as Wikipedia's level 4 vital articles.

Competitions (level 4)[edit]

Association football tournaments (level 4)[edit]

Title Current level
FIFA World Cup Level/4/Everyday life/Sports and recreation/Sports/Team sports

Association football leagues (level 4)[edit]

Title Country Current level
La Liga  Spain Level/4/Everyday life/Sports and recreation/Sports/Team sports
Premier League  England
UEFA Champions League Europe

People (level 4)[edit]

Association football players and managers (level 4)[edit]

Title Nationality Current level
Franz Beckenbauer  Germany Level/4/People/Sports figures/Team sports/Association football
Johan Cruyff  Netherlands
Alfredo Di Stéfano  Argentina
Mia Hamm  United States
Diego Maradona  Argentina
Marta (footballer)  Brazil
Lionel Messi  Argentina
Pelé  Brazil
Ronaldo (Brazilian footballer)  Brazil
Cristiano Ronaldo  Portugal
Lev Yashin (GK)  Soviet Union
Zinedine Zidane  France

Other (level 4)[edit]

Title Nationality Current level
Clement Attlee  England Level/4/People/Politicians and leaders/Modern/Europe/United Kingdom
Niels Bohr (GK)  Denmark Level/4/People/Scientists, inventors and mathematicians/Physics/Modern
Julio Iglesias (GK)  Spain Level/4/People/Musicians and composers/Popular music/Latin
Viv Richards  Antigua and Barbuda Level/4/People/Sports figures/Team sports/Cricket
George Soros  United States Level/4/People/Businesspeople

Vital articles (level 5)[edit]

215 association football-related articles have been listed as Wikipedia's level 5 vital articles.

Equipment (level 5)[edit]

Title Current level
Ball (association football) Level/5/Everyday life/Sports, games and recreation/Sports/Sports equipment
Football (ball) Level/5/Everyday life/Sports, games and recreation/Sports/Sports equipment
Football boot Level/5/Everyday life/Clothing and fashion/Clothes/Footwear

History of association football (level 5)[edit]

Title Current level
Hillsborough disaster Level/5/History/20th century/Europe/Western Europe
History of association football Level/5/History/History of games and sport/History of physical sports
Medieval football Level/5/History/History of games and sport/History of physical sports
Togo national football team attack Level/5/History/21st century/Africa

Traditional football (level 5)[edit]

Title Current level
Calcio Fiorentino Level/5/Everyday life/Sports, games and recreation/Entertainment/Games/Other games and plays
Cuju
Harpastum
Kemari

Women's association football (level 5)[edit]

Title Current level
Women's association football Level/5/Everyday life/Sports, games and recreation/Sports/Team sports

Association football governing bodies (level 5)[edit]

Title Current level
FIFA Level/5/Everyday life/Sports, games and recreation/Sports organizations/Governing authorities
UEFA

Competitions (level 5)[edit]

Association football tournaments (level 5)[edit]

Title Current level
Copa América Level/5/Everyday life/Sports, games and recreation/Sports/Team sports
UEFA European Championship

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Association football leagues (level 5)[edit]

Title Country Current level
A-League Men  Australia,  New Zealand Level/5/Everyday life/Sports, games and recreation/Sports organizations/Sports leagues/Association football
Bundesliga  Germany
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A  Brazil
Chinese Super League  China
Egyptian Premier League  Egypt
Eredivisie  Netherlands
J1 League  Japan
Liga MX  Mexico
Ligue 1  France
Major League Soccer  United States,  Canada
National Women's Soccer League  United States,  Canada
Nigeria Professional Football League  Nigeria
Russian Premier League  Russia
Serie A  Italy
Süper Lig  Turkey
Women's Super League  England

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Teams (level 5)[edit]

National football teams (level 5)[edit]

Title Current level
Brazil national football team Level/5/Everyday life/Sports, games and recreation/Sports organizations/Sports teams/Association football

Association football clubs (level 5)[edit]

Title Country Current level
AFC Ajax  Netherlands Level/5/Everyday life/Sports, games and recreation/Sports organizations/Sports teams/Association football
Arsenal F.C.  England
FC Barcelona  Spain
Chelsea F.C.  England
Borussia Dortmund  Germany
Juventus FC  Italy
Liverpool F.C.  England
Manchester United F.C.  England
AC Milan  Italy
FC Bayern Munich  Germany
Paris Saint-Germain F.C.  France
FC Porto  Portugal
Real Madrid CF  Spain

Multi-sport clubs (level 5)[edit]

Title Country Current level
Galatasaray S.K.  Turkey Level/5/Everyday life/Sports, games and recreation/Sports organizations/Sports teams

Stadiums (level 5)[edit]

Title Country Current level
Luzhniki Stadium  Russia Level/5/Everyday life/Sports, games and recreation/Sports organizations/Stadiums
Maracanã Stadium  Brazil
Melbourne Cricket Ground  Australia
Stade de France  France
Stadio Olimpico  Italy
Wembley Stadium  England

Society and culture (level 5)[edit]

Title Current level
Football hooliganism Level/5/Society and social sciences/Politic and economic/Law/Crime

People (level 5)[edit]

Association football players and managers (level 5)[edit]

Footballers from Africa (level 5)[edit]
Title Nationality Current level
Didier Drogba  Ivory Coast Level/5/People/Sports figures/Association football/Africa
Samuel Eto'o  Cameroon
Nwankwo Kanu  Nigeria
Roger Milla  Cameroon
Jay-Jay Okocha  Nigeria
Abedi Pele  Ghana
George Weah  Liberia
Footballers from Central and North America (level 5)[edit]
Title Nationality Current level
Michelle Akers  United States Level/5/People/Sports figures/Association football/Central and North America
Landon Donovan  United States
Carli Lloyd  United States
Alex Morgan  United States
Megan Rapinoe  United States
Hugo Sánchez  Mexico
Christine Sinclair  Canada
Hope Solo (GK)  United States
Abby Wambach  United States

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Footballers from South America (level 5)[edit]
Title Nationality Current level
José Leandro Andrade  Uruguay Level/5/People/Sports figures/Association football/South America
Gabriel Batistuta  Argentina
Cafu  Brazil
Roberto Carlos  Brazil
José Luis Chilavert (GK)  Paraguay
Teófilo Cubillas  Peru
Didi (footballer, born 1928)  Brazil
Elías Figueroa  Chile
Garrincha  Brazil
Helenio Herrera  Argentina Level/5/People/Sports figures/Sports business-people, coaches, and referees/Association football
José Manuel Moreno  Argentina Level/5/People/Sports figures/Association football/South America
Neymar  Brazil
Romário  Brazil
Ronaldinho  Brazil
Juan Alberto Schiaffino  Uruguay
Alberto Spencer  Ecuador
Carlos Alberto Torres  Brazil
Mário Zagallo  Brazil Level/5/People/Sports figures/Sports business-people, coaches, and referees/Association football
Zico (footballer)  Brazil Level/5/People/Sports figures/Association football/South America

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Footballers from Asia and Oceania (level 5)[edit]
Title Nationality Current level
Paulino Alcántara  Philippines Level/5/People/Sports figures/Association football/Asia and Oceania
Cha Bum-kun  South Korea
Ali Daei  Iran
Sam Kerr  Australia
Hidetoshi Nakata  Japan
Homare Sawa  Japan
Sun Wen (footballer)  China
Footballers from Europe (level 5)[edit]
Title Nationality Current level
Malcolm Allison  England Level/5/People/Sports figures/Sports business-people, coaches, and referees/Association football
Roberto Baggio  Italy Level/5/People/Sports figures/Association football/Europe
Gareth Bale  Wales
Gordon Banks (GK)  England
Franco Baresi  Italy
David Beckham  England
Dennis Bergkamp  Netherlands
George Best  Northern Ireland
Josef Bican  Czech Republic
Oleg Blokhin  Ukraine
Vicente del Bosque  Spain Level/5/People/Sports figures/Sports business-people, coaches, and referees/Association football
Gianluigi Buffon (GK)  Italy Level/5/People/Sports figures/Association football/Europe
Matt Busby  Scotland Level/5/People/Sports figures/Sports business-people, coaches, and referees/Association football
Eric Cantona  France Level/5/People/Sports figures/Association football/Europe
Iker Casillas (GK)  Spain
John Charles  Wales
Bobby Charlton  England
Brian Clough  England Level/5/People/Sports figures/Sports business-people, coaches, and referees/Association football
Kenny Dalglish  Scotland Level/5/People/Sports figures/Association football/Europe
Kevin De Bruyne  Belgium
Dixie Dean  England
Didier Deschamps  France Level/5/People/Sports figures/Sports business-people, coaches, and referees/Association football
Eusébio  Portugal Level/5/People/Sports figures/Association football/Europe
Alex Ferguson  Scotland Level/5/People/Sports figures/Sports business-people, coaches, and referees/Association football
Luís Figo  Portugal Level/5/People/Sports figures/Association football/Europe
Just Fontaine  France
Ryan Giggs  Wales
Pep Guardiola  Spain Level/5/People/Sports figures/Sports business-people, coaches, and referees/Association football
Ruud Gullit  Netherlands Level/5/People/Sports figures/Association football/Europe
Béla Guttmann  Hungary Level/5/People/Sports figures/Sports business-people, coaches, and referees/Association football
Gheorghe Hagi  Romania Level/5/People/Sports figures/Association football/Europe
Ada Hegerberg  Norway
Thierry Henry  France
Zlatan Ibrahimović  Sweden
Roy Keane  Republic of Ireland
Kevin Keegan  England
Udo Lattek  Germany Level/5/People/Sports figures/Sports business-people, coaches, and referees/Association football
Michael Laudrup  Denmark Level/5/People/Sports figures/Association football/Europe
Robert Lewandowski  Poland
Gary Lineker  England
Valeriy Lobanovskyi  Ukraine Level/5/People/Sports figures/Sports business-people, coaches, and referees/Association football
Mircea Lucescu  Romania
Paolo Maldini  Italy Level/5/People/Sports figures/Association football/Europe
Dzsenifer Marozsán  France
Lothar Matthäus  Germany
Stanley Matthews  England
Kylian Mbappé  France
Giuseppe Meazza  Italy
Rinus Michels  Netherlands Level/5/People/Sports figures/Sports business-people, coaches, and referees/Association football
Bobby Moore  England Level/5/People/Sports figures/Association football/Europe
José Mourinho  Portugal Level/5/People/Sports figures/Sports business-people, coaches, and referees/Association football
Gerd Müller  Germany Level/5/People/Sports figures/Association football/Europe
Silvia Neid  Germany Level/5/People/Sports figures/Sports business-people, coaches, and referees/Association football
Bob Paisley  England
Michel Platini  France Level/5/People/Sports figures/Association football/Europe
Vittorio Pozzo  Italy Level/5/People/Sports figures/Sports business-people, coaches, and referees/Association football
Birgit Prinz  Germany Level/5/People/Sports figures/Association football/Europe
Ferenc Puskás  Hungary
Alf Ramsey  England Level/5/People/Sports figures/Sports business-people, coaches, and referees/Association football
Wayne Rooney  England Level/5/People/Sports figures/Association football/Europe
Paolo Rossi  Italy
Ian Rush  Wales
Arrigo Sacchi  Italy Level/5/People/Sports figures/Sports business-people, coaches, and referees/Association football
György Sárosi  Hungary Level/5/People/Sports figures/Association football/Europe
Peter Schmeichel (GK)  Denmark
Clarence Seedorf  Netherlands
Alan Shearer  England
Andriy Shevchenko  Ukraine
Matthias Sindelar  Austria
Hristo Stoichkov  Bulgaria
Luis Suárez (footballer, born 1935)  Spain
Davor Šuker  Croatia
Marco van Basten  Netherlands
Fritz Walter  Germany
Arsène Wenger  France Level/5/People/Sports figures/Sports business-people, coaches, and referees/Association football
Dino Zoff (GK)  Italy Level/5/People/Sports figures/Association football/Europe

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Association football administrators and referees (level 5)[edit]

Title Nationality Current level
Ken Aston  England Level/5/People/Sports figures/Sports business-people, coaches, and referees/Association football
Sepp Blatter   Switzerland
Ebenezer Cobb Morley  England
Pierluigi Collina  Italy
Arthur Drewry  England
Robert Guérin  France
João Havelange  Brazil
Jules Rimet  France
Stanley Rous (GK)  England
Rodolphe Seeldrayers  Belgium
Howard Webb  England

Beach soccer players and managers (level 5)[edit]

Title Nationality Current level
Madjer  Portugal Level/5/People/Sports figures/Other team sports/Beach soccer

Futsal players and managers (level 5)[edit]

Title Nationality Current level
Falcão (futsal player)  Brazil Level/5/People/Sports figures/Other team sports/Futsal

Other (level 5)[edit]

Title Nationality Current level
Roman Abramovich  Russia Level/5/People/Miscellaneous/Businesspeople/Banking, finance and trade
Chioma Ajunwa  Nigeria Level/5/People/Sports figures/Athletics
Paul Allen  United States Level/5/People/Miscellaneous/Businesspeople/Computing and information technology
King Baggot  United States Level/5/People/Entertainers, directors, producers, and screenwriters/Entertainers/Actors/Film/Americas/United States
Arthur Balfour  Scotland Level/5/People/Politicians and leaders/Modern [about 1815-1945]/Europe/United Kingdom/Prime Ministers
Ahmed Ben Bella  Algeria Level/5/People/Politicians and leaders/Post-1945/Africa/Northern Africa/Algeria
Ian Botham  England Level/5/People/Sports figures/Cricket
Drew Carey  United States Level/5/People/Entertainers, directors, producers, and screenwriters/Television hosts and personalities/United States
Eduardo Chillida (GK)  Spain Level/5/People/Artists, musicians, and composers/Visual artists/Sculptors
Ahmet Ertegun  Turkey Level/5/People/Artists, musicians, and composers/Musicians and composers/Music producers, songwriters and businesspeople
Eyal Golan  Israel Level/5/People/Artists, musicians, and composers/Musicians and composers/Popular music/Non-English language popular music/Hebrew
Veronica Guerin  Ireland Level/5/People/Writers and journalists/Journalists/General
Barry Hearn  England Level/5/People/Sports figures/Sports business-people, coaches, and referees/Snooker
David Icke (GK)  England Level/5/People/Miscellaneous/Pseudoscientists/Conspiracy theorists
J. Bruce Ismay  England Level/5/People/Miscellaneous/Businesspeople/Other
Henry Kissinger  United States Level/5/People/Politicians and leaders/Post-1945/North America/United States/Other
Frank Lowy  Australia Level/5/People/Miscellaneous/Businesspeople/Retail
Des O'Connor  England Level/5/People/Entertainers, directors, producers, and screenwriters/Television hosts and personalities/Other countries
Jacqui Oatley  England Level/5/People/Writers and journalists/Journalists/Sports journalists, commentators and sports announcers
Viktor Orbán  Hungary Level/5/People/Politicians and leaders/Post-1945/Europe/Eastern Europe/Hungary
Charles Perkins (Aboriginal activist)  Australia Level/5/People/Military personnel, revolutionaries, and activists/Rebels, revolutionaries and activists/Modern history/Oceania
Ellyse Perry  Australia Level/5/People/Sports figures/Cricket
Gordon Ramsay  Scotland Level/5/People/Miscellaneous/Chefs, bartenders and winemakers
George Robey  England Level/5/People/Entertainers, directors, producers, and screenwriters/Other entertainment and fields/Vaudeville, minstrelsy, music hall and chorus performers
Caster Semenya  South Africa Level/5/People/Sports figures/Athletics
Daley Thompson  England Level/5/People/Sports figures/Athletics
Robbie Williams  England Level/5/People/Artists, musicians, and composers/Popular music/General

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Tabletop and video games (level 5)[edit]

Title Current level
FIFA (video game series) Level/5/Everyday life/Sports, games and recreation/Entertainment/Games/Video games/Specific video games and series
Pro Evolution Soccer Level/5/Everyday life/Sports, games and recreation/Entertainment/Games/Video games/Specific video games and series
Table football Level/5/Everyday life/Sports, games and recreation/Entertainment/Games/Other games and plays

Vital Articles found by JL-Bot[edit]

Articles are labelled as:

Level 3 vital articles[edit]

Total pages in content type is 1

Level 4 vital articles[edit]

Total pages in content type is 21

Level 5 vital articles[edit]

Total pages in content type is 216

Other articles[edit]

This category contains articles that have been rated as "Top-importance" by WikiProject Football, and this category contains articles that have been rated as "High-importance".

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