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The result was keep. Fenix down ( talk) 06:57, 30 April 2019 (UTC) reply

Sigma FC

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Club which doesn't meet either WP:FOOTYN or WP:CORPDEPTH. Was deleted four years ago, and the only thing which has really changed since that AfD was that their coach was chosen to coach an actually notable club. Onel5969 ^{TT me} 00:31, 23 April 2019 (UTC) Onel5969 ^{TT me} 00:31, 23 April 2019 (UTC) reply

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Football-related deletion discussions. Kpg jhp jm 02:28, 23 April 2019 (UTC) reply

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Canada-related deletion discussions. Kpg jhp jm 02:28, 23 April 2019 (UTC) reply

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Ontario-related deletion discussions. Kpg jhp jm 02:28, 23 April 2019 (UTC) reply

Note: This discussion has been included in WikiProject Football's list of association football-related deletions. CAPTAIN RAJU ^(T) 05:49, 23 April 2019 (UTC) reply

• Redirect to League1 Ontario as possible search term. Giant Snowman 08:15, 23 April 2019 (UTC) reply
• Keep. Although it does not meet the WP:FOOTYN essay guidelines, it does meet WP:GNG. Since the last AfD, there have been multiple non-trivial mentions in news articles from independent, reliable sources which have been added to the article. As a note, the topic "does not need to be the main topic of the source material" to be useful as a source. I don't see any benefit in deleting this article as-is, but I would encourage it to be expanded further. BLAIXX 13:57, 23 April 2019 (UTC) reply
• Redirect The mentions are WP:ROUTINE sports coverage. Fails FOOTYN, etc. Walter Görlitz ( talk) 00:39, 24 April 2019 (UTC) reply

I disagree, the below two examples are medium- to long-form news reporting which far exceeds "routine" sports coverage.

• Local soccer academy has become playground for future stars
• Sigma FC: Laying the groundwork for Canadian youth development

Also FOOTYN only states that "teams that have played in the national cup generally meet GNG" so I don't think that essay is enough to justify an article deletion (or redirection). BLAIXX 13:07, 24 April 2019 (UTC) reply

• Keep – outside of BLPs, my guiding principles are WP:42 and WP:PAGEDECIDE, the most-relevant question for me being, "Is there enough RS to write a decent stand-alone about this?" In this case, I think yes. It just barely passes GNG, not with WP:THREE but with two: this article in the Toronto Star, and this two-part series in Red Nation (magazine): Part 1, Part 2. With those two sources, there's enough material to write an article. In addition, I found 13 pages of Google News results with routine coverage (game, transfer, and signing reports). All in all, it's enough to convince me that a stand alone article is warranted. Leviv  ich 15:27, 25 April 2019 (UTC) reply

• Keep Notability is clearly established from the refs. Passes WP:GNG Germcrow ( talk) 12:28, 26 April 2019 (UTC) reply
• Keep The article does contain independent sources just needs additional content. Shotgun pete ( talk) 6:09, 27 April 2019 (UTC)

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