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No consensus to move. bd2412 T 15:12, 25 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

– Current titles don't comply with the WP:FOOTBALL manual of style for season articles at Wikipedia:WikiProject Football/League season

If there are two separate championships played over the course of one season (for example, in many Latin American countries with their Apertura/Clausura system) OR the season is decided by a knock-out tournament after the conclusion of the regular season (e.g. Major League Soccer, Australian A-League), the word "season" should be attached to the title.

Hack (talk) 16:47, 10 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I don't understand why the format of the season affects the name page. The suggestion here is just to add the word season, not to specify a format (like separating to group stage and knockout stage, like in UEFA Champions or UEFA Europa League which both don't have the addition of season). Also, other more famous leagues than the Australian, American and Latin American leagues that don't have season: English Premier League, Spanish La Liga, Italian Serie A, German Bundesliga, French Ligue 1, Dutch Eredivisie.

--SuperJew (talk) 17:35, 10 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in WikiProject Football's list of association football-related page moves. --BDD (talk) 18:11, 10 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Comment- all of those leagues are determined purely on the basis of league play, hence the use of the word league unqualified is fine. The A-League is comprised of a league competition and a final series which together comprise the A-League season. Hack (talk) 00:42, 11 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Still don't understand why the format of the season affects if it should have the word season attached to the name. Also both UEFA Champions and UEFA Europa League are not determined purely on the basis of league play and do not have the word season attached to their season pages. --SuperJew (talk) 05:34, 11 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Comment- SuperJew, I would assume that the 2013–14 UEFA Champions League is one competition with various stages, where as the 2013–14 A-League is a separate competition to the Final Series of that season (the league acting as qualification for the end-of-season play-off tournament). So, it could be said the 2013–14 A-League season is comprised of two separate competitions.--2nyte (talk) 05:54, 11 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

The UEFA Champions is the same as the A-League in the regard of phases. There is a play-off stage which "acts as qualification" for the group stage which "acts as qualification" for the knock-out phase. --SuperJew (talk) 06:11, 11 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I'm still not convinced that the addition of season to the article name will add clarification. Is clarification really necessary? If so, why?--2nyte (talk) 05:54, 11 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Comment- I was just looking at 2012–13 Football League Championship. There is a league and end-of season playoffs, though the article title does not have season in it. This format (of league and end-of season playoffs) exists through out the whole English football league system (with the exception to the Premier League) and none of the season articles title has season in it.--2nyte (talk) 06:10, 11 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Comment - The English lower league winners are not determined on the basis of those playoff series, they're just a way of working out promotion places (a similar process applies in the Netherlands with the European playoffs). The A-League regular season and finals are distinct but interconnected competitions which are part of a single championship. Hack (talk) 08:24, 11 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Comment - do we have articles on the play-offs? If not, there is no reason to disambiguate. Giant Snowman 10:58, 14 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

no, only about the grand final, like most tournaments with cups have. I think we should continue as now, firstly because there is no difference, and secondly (as stated above) both UEFA Champions and UEFA Europa League have a few phases, but do not attach the word season to their page title. --SuperJew (talk) 12:23, 14 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Almost all of these articles refer to xxxx–xx A-League season in the lead and the seasons are almost always referred to as A-League seasons in reliable sources. Most of the links to these articles have to be piped in prose because of the awkwardness of xxxx–xx A-League. Wikipedia should be following reliable sources, not inventing usages - especially when the relevant manual of style mentions this league specifically. Hack (talk) 13:19, 14 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Hack, I can see your point, though in relation to links to season articles the same can be said about the Premier League and La Liga. Where xxxx–xx league season or xxxx–xx season is used due to the 'awkwardness' of xxxx–xx league. I think we should really question the manual of style; why aren't all leagues titled xxxx–xx league season?--2nyte (talk) 14:03, 14 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose - If the MOS for this type of article suggests that "season" be added to the titles of these articles, then I suggest that the MOS was badly formulated. There's no need for "season" to be added to the titles of these articles; if anything, it would introduce an element of inconsistency that we don't really need. – Pee Jay 19:08, 19 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose per PeeJay. I just don't see any benefit to this change. --BDD (talk) 19:13, 23 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose - I agree that the problem here is the MOS, not these article titles. Giant Snowman 10:20, 24 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose - Oh this is a vote? Well I oppose too, as per above. --SuperJew (talk) 10:29, 24 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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