Wikipedia:WikiProject Football
Template:WPF navigation Welcome to this WikiProject related to Association football. This page and its subpages contain suggestions on how to improve the articles on the subject. If you would like to help, please inquire on the talk page or write yourself up below. The significant milestones and achievements of the project can be found at the Milestones subpage.
Scope
This WikiProject aims primarily to establish and organize standards for football related articles resulting in well-structured and well-written articles, and possibly also in featured articles, and also making all articles related to football easy to find.
Goals
Write articles:
- on an overview of football in every country.
- on women's national teams in every country.
- on all notable football clubs in every country.
- on all notable football players in every country.
- on all notable football stadiums in every country.
- on all notable football competitions in every country.
Improve articles:
- to make them comply with standards set up here.
- to make them featured articles eventually.
Categorize articles:
- to make it easy to find what you want to find.
Participants
You can find a list of participants here. Joining WikiProject Football is easy - just add your username to the bottom of the list. When joining the project, you should watch this page. This allows you to keep up-to-date with discussions about the project on the talk page.
Manual of style
Guidelines and help pages for writing articles and other contributions.
Articles
Manual of style for a few common types of article:
- Club manual of style
- National team manual of style
- National association manual of style
- Competition manual of style
- Match manual of style
- Player manual of style
- Stadium manual of style
Categories
Info on in what category articles should be placed:
Templates
Numerous templates exist, how to find them and how to use them:
Notability
How to know if an article should be on Wikipedia or not:
Sources
Members of the project have collected a list of sources and links that could be of help to editors wishing to expand articles. The links collection lists all the websites of governing bodies such as FIFA and UEFA. It also contains player databases for all levels of competition, from National level to club level. The booklist lists some of the books that project members own. These members can be contacted for help in sourcing if information from these books is needed.
Assessment department
The assessment department focuses on assessing the quality of Wikipedia's football (soccer) related articles.
Open tasks
New articles
For a list of recently created football articles, see:
Requested articles
- Follow this link to go to the specific section of Wikipedia:Requested articles that lists the requested articles for football.
Articles currently under a review
This section lists those articles that are currently undergoing Peer review or are currently featured content candidates. Current good article candidates can be found on the good article candidates page under the Sports subheading.
Current Featured Content candidates | |||
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Article | Status | Peer Review | FAC/FLC |
List of Germany international footballers | Current FLC | FLC | |
Articles currently undergoing peer review | |||
Article | Status | Peer Review | FAC/FLC |
Geoff Horsfield | Current PR | PR | |
List of FA Trophy winners | Current PR | PR |
Nominations for deletion and page moves
Important: If you're thinking about nominating an article for deletion (only articles, not templates or categories), please consider the following two alternative options:
- Does the article meet the criteria for speedy deletion? If so, just tag it with one of the speedy deletion tags and an administrator will delete it (as long as they agree).
- Is the deletion likely to be uncontested? If so then add a proposed deletion tag to it instead; if uncontested after five days, the article will be automatically deleted.
Only if you think the deletion will be contested and debated is it necessary to go through AfD.
When listing a deletion or page move nomination here, please copy-paste the relevant notice to the deletion discussion:
- *<small>This discussion has been included in [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Football#Nominations for deletion and page moves|WikiProject Football]]'s list of association football related deletions. ~~~~</small>
- *<small>This discussion has been included in [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Football#Nominations for deletion and page moves|WikiProject Football]]'s list of association football related page moves. ~~~~</small>
- See also Wikipedia:WikiProject Deletion sorting/Football where deletion nominations are sometimes listed.
Old deletion nominations can be found in the archives:
Watchlist
For participants to be able to follow changes to pages and sub-pages of the project, please add Category:WikiProject Football to any page of the project you create. To follow all changes to the pages, see the related changes of the above mentioned category. This will work as a sort of watchlist for pages related to the project.
The table below lists articles that regularly need attention. This is usually because of higher rates of vandalism than other pages, it attracts a lot of attention from new users or if it is currently in the middle of an edit war. If you have time, please add these articles to your watchlist and help out when you notice vandalism/crappy edits etc.
There is currently a rough set of criteria for inclusion in this list. These are:
- three instances of vandalism/reverts in a week.
- Or, if the article is currently under some form of page protection, this can be extended to two weeks.
- Longterm
Article | Date added | Date validated | Reason |
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Manchester United F.C. (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) | 2007-12-19 | High-profile target for vandals | |
Alex Ferguson (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) | 2007-09-05 | High-profile target for vandals | |
Liverpool F.C. (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) | 2007-09-05 | High-profile target for vandals | |
Steven Gerrard (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) | 2006-12-11 | 2007-09-05 | Page is regularly vandalised, (Semi-Protected indefinitely) |
Association football (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) | 2007-09-05 | High-profile target for vandals | |
FIFA World Rankings (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) | 2007-09-05 | List of current rankings frequently vandalised | |
FC Barcelona (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) | 2007-10-19 | High-profile target for vandals | |
Everton F.C. (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) | 2007-09-05 | High-profile target for vandals | |
Frank Lampard (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) | 2007-09-05 | High-profile target for vandals | |
Wayne Rooney (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) | 2007-09-05 | Slight vandalism, semi-protected | |
Football hooliganism (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) | 2006-10-13 | 2007-09-25 | Edit wars/a lot of attention from new users/vandalism, (now semi-protected) |
Leeds United A.F.C. (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) | 2006-11-29 | 2007-09-25 | Vandalism from mainly IP editors, but also registered users who vandalise after requests not to. (now semi) |
Sunderland A.F.C. (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) | 2007-01-21 | 2007-09-25 | Continuous petty vandalism (now semi-protected) |
West Ham United F.C. (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) | 2007-05-14 | 2007-09-25 | General vandalism, some related to Tevez. |
F.C. Internazionale Milano (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) | 2007-04-23 | 2007-09-25 | Continuous edits by vandalism and hot-blooded fans (all IP users) |
FIFA 100 (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) | 2007-04-30 | 2007-09-25 | Constant vandalism by anon editors |
Northwich Victoria F.C. (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) | 2007-05-22 | 2007-09-25 | Persistent sock vandal changing players' nationalities. Page now Fully protected, |
Kaká (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) | 2007-06-01 | 2007-12-03 | High levels of vandalism and other bad edits. |
Witton Albion F.C. (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) | 2007-06-01 | 2007-09-25 | Edit war and block evasion, fully protected |
Chelsea F.C. (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) | 2007-06-10 | 2007-09-25 | High profile target for vandals |
Real Madrid C.F. (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) | 2007-07-19 | 2007-10-20 | High profile target for vandals, unsourced information being added and false info being purposely introduced. |
Michael Owen (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) | 2007-07-19 | 2007-11-13 | High profile target for vandals |
Nottingham Forest F.C. (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) | 2007-09-13 | 2007-11-13 | General vandalism from fans and rival fans |
Diego Maradona (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) | 2007-09-30 | 2007-11-13 | High-profile target for vandals. Often insults and WP:BLP violations. |
Oxford United F.C. (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) | 2007-10-02 | 2007-11-13 | General vandalism, mainly from various IP addresses. |
Dimitar Berbatov (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) | 2008-07-31 | 2008-11-01 | Semi-protected due to heavy vandalism by multiple IPs until January 2009. |
Eduardo da Silva (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) | 2008-02-24 | Rampant vandalism following his injury against Birmingham City | |
Martin Taylor (footballer born 1979) (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) | 2008-02-24 | Some vandalism following his red card against Arsenal |
- Short term
Article | Date added | Date validated | Reason |
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John Terry (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) | 2008-07-31 | High profile target for vandals | |
Andrei Arshavin (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) | 2008-08-29 | High level of IP vandalism. | |
Roy Keane (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) | 2008-09-13 | A lot of allegations of a penchant for canine masturbation and a few more about his supposed fear of Alan Shearer | |
Tottenham Hotspur F.C. (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) | 2008-10-07 | Continued High level of vandalism | |
Michael Ballack (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) | 2008-11-01 | Repeated ip vandalism | |
Fabian Delph (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) | 2008-11-09 | Repeated addition of unsourced rumours | |
Iain Hume (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) | 2008-11-10 | Possible vandalism due to high-profile injury | |
Chris Morgan (footballer) (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) | 2008-11-10 | Vandalism following tackle on Iain Hume | |
Club Deportivo Guadalajara (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) | 2008-11-10 | High level of IP vandalism. |
Showcase
Some of the articles supported by WikiProject Football have reached featured article or featured list status (FA and FL, respectively), meaning they are amongst the very best content in Wikipedia. They are listed below; a bold title indicates the article was "today's featured article" for the date listed. Also included here are articles that are featured article candidates (FAC) that failed, those that have undergone peer review (PR) as part of an effort to get them to FA status, and those that have achieved good article (GA) status, the next-highest level of quality.
Featured content
Featured articles | |||
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Article | Status | Peer Review | FAC |
1923 FA Cup Final | Featured Article | PR | FAC |
1956 FA Cup Final | Featured Article | PR | FAC |
2007 UEFA Champions League Final (January 13, 2008) | Featured Article | PR | FAC, FAR |
Arsenal F.C. (November 7, 2005) | Featured Article | PR | FAC |
Association football (November 20, 2006) | Featured Article | FAC, FAR , | |
Aston Villa F.C. | Featured Article | PR | FAC |
Steve Bruce | Featured Article | PR | FAC |
Central Coast Mariners FC | Featured Article | PR | FAC |
Chelsea F.C. | Featured Article | PR | FAC, FAR |
City of Manchester Stadium (April 21, 2007) | Featured Article | PR | FAC |
Derry City F.C. | Featured Article | PR | FAC |
Dover Athletic F.C. | Featured Article | PR | FAC |
Duncan Edwards | Featured Article | PR | FAC |
England national football team managers | Featured Article | PR 1st, 2nd | FAC |
Everton F.C. | Featured Article | PR | FAC, FAR |
FIFA World Cup (June 8, 2006) | Featured Article | PR | FAC 1st, 2nd, FAR |
German women's national football team | Featured Article | PR | FAC |
Gillingham F.C. | Featured Article | PR | FAC |
IFK Göteborg (September 20, 2005) | Featured Article | PR | FAC |
Thierry Henry (April 23, 2008) | Featured Article | PR | FAC |
History of Arsenal F.C. (1886–1966) | Featured Article | PR | FAC |
History of Aston Villa F.C. (1961–present) | Featured Article | FAC: 1st, 2nd | |
History of Bradford City A.F.C. | Featured Article | PR 1st, 2nd | FAC |
History of Gillingham F.C. | Featured Article | PR | FAC |
History of Ipswich Town F.C. | Featured Article | PR | FAC |
History of Norwich City F.C. | Featured Article | PR | FAC |
History of Stoke City F.C. | Featured Article | FAC | |
Ipswich Town F.C. | Featured Article | PR | FAC |
Kit (association football) | Featured Article | PR | FAC |
Leek Town F.C. | Featured Article | PR | FAC |
Manchester City F.C. (August 11, 2006) | Featured Article | PR | FAC, FAR |
Margate F.C. | Featured Article | PR | FAC |
Norwich City F.C. (June 17, 2007) | Featured Article | PR | FAC |
Old Trafford | Featured Article | PR 1st, 2nd | FAC |
Portman Road | Featured Article | PR | FAC |
Premier League (October 12, 2006) | Featured Article | FAC 1st, 2nd, FAR | |
Priestfield Stadium (November 9, 2008) | Featured Article | PR | FAC |
Bobby Robson (February 18, 2008) | Featured Article | PR 1st, 2nd | FAC |
Roy of the Rovers | Featured Article | PR | FAC |
Scotland national football team | Featured Article | PR | FAC 1st, 2nd, FAR |
Sheffield Wednesday F.C. (January 17, 2007) | Featured Article | PR | FAC |
Gilberto Silva (May 16, 2007) | Featured Article | PR | FAC |
Stocksbridge Park Steels F.C. | Featured Article | PR | FAC |
Bert Trautmann | Featured Article | PR PR | FAC |
Valley Parade | Featured Article | PR | FAC |
York City F.C. (August 26, 2007) | Featured Article | PR | FAC |
Previously reviewed articles
This section lists articles that have gone through an external peer review. This includes articles that have been through a peer review, or a featured article or featured list nomination but were deemed to have failed to meet the criteria at the time. It also lists those articles were previously featured but subsequently de-listed due to a featured article review.
Did you know?
- ... that Wilfried Nancy became the first Black coach to win the MLS Cup in 2023? (21 January 2024)
- ... that the 2026 FIFA World Cup final will be hosted by a stadium that is cutting corners? (18 March 2024)
- ... that Charlotte FC opened their third season with their third manager? (7 April 2024)
- ... that Seattle Reign FC have had three name changes during their 11-year history? (20 June 2024)
- ... that a new soccer team in Boise, Idaho, plans to play at a converted horse racing track? (28 November 2024)
These extracts from newly created football articles appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page on the date shown. A full archive of all football related entries is maintained on Wikipedia:WikiProject Football/Did you know.
Similar WikiProjects
For other WikiProjects on other forms of football, see:
- WikiProject Australian Football League (Australian rules football)
- WikiProject College football (American college football)
- WikiProject National Football League (gridiron football)
- WikiProject Rugby (rugby football)
Descendent WikiProjects
- For an up-to-date WikiProject Council directory listing for football, see here.
A list of articles needing cleanup associated with this project is available. See also the tool's wiki page and the index of WikiProjects.