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The result was keep. Arbitrarily0 ^(talk) 11:22, 25 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Desportivo de Cova Figueira[edit]

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Non-notable club, fails WP:FOOTYN... also, quite possibly a hoax, due to information constantly being changed by a single editor... same editors and problems as Achda Fluminencse (see Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Achda Fluminense) for details... Adolphus79 (talk) 03:14, 18 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in WikiProject Football's list of association football related deletions. ChrisTheDude (talk) 12:46, 18 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - it does look to exist but it doesn't seem to be notable. Giant Snowman 14:04, 18 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Keep - new research from Bettia seems to establish notability. Giant Snowman 19:06, 22 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Delete It's not a hoax-- the article was created by a longtime contributor who has been here since 2003. However, I don't think that notability is demonstrated for either the team, or the league in which it competes. It is one of several members of the Fogo Island League. I had never heard of "Fogo Island" either, but it's one of the Cape Verde Islands, and the population is 55,000. It's comparable to being one of the 20 teams in a city league in Rapid City, South Dakota. The article dates from Wikipedia's building days, when just about anything got accepted. Mandsford (talk) 14:05, 18 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Comment - I noticed the same thing about the Fogo Island league, and was considering putting them all up... the hoax part is due in part to the recent constant changes to uniform colors, personnel, etc. by an IP user... - Adolphus79 (talk) 16:50, 18 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Weak Keep. From what I can tell, this team won the Fogo Island League on three occasions, and the winner of the league is eligible to play in the national championships. This would be the equivalent of playing in a country's top division and potentially being crowned national champions, so I would say this team is just about notable. Bettia (talk) 09:50, 19 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Keep per Bettia. Obviously I wouldn't consider the players to be notable, but it is the a champion club from its league and it is the top league in its area. Clubs in top level leagues should be notable. matt91486 (talk) 05:54, 20 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

'Comment - And can either of you verify said information? Or justify the constant changes to uniform colors, current roster, or addition of other clubs logos? - Adolphus79 (talk) 04:29, 21 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, the bit about them competing in the national championships can be verified. As for the other issue, if there is any disrputive editing then it can't be justified, that that it has anything to do with this AfD. Bettia (talk) 12:00, 22 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Keep is a notable team as plays in its island's championship, which is used as a direct qualifier for the inter-island league Eldumpo (talk) 14:14, 22 November 2009 (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.