User:ArsenalFan700/Indian Football Notability

This is an essay on Wikipedia:Notability (people) and Wikipedia:Notability (sports) as they pertain to association football players of India. It contains the advice or opinions of one or more Wikipedia contributors. This page is not an encyclopedia article, nor is it one of Wikipedia's policies or guidelines, as it has not been thoroughly vetted by the community. Some essays represent widespread norms; others only represent minority viewpoints.

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This page is specifically for Indian football pages and if they are notable or not. Everything pertaining to Indian Football must be followed through here. The reason this page was made so that confusion does not arise over whether this is notable or not and considering the unorganized system of football in India this page came to be a must.

This page is also on line with Wikipedia:WikiProject Football/Notability.

Players

For an Indian or foreigner playing in India to be considered notable they must follow these guidelines...

1. The player must have played at least 1 minute in the I-League for his team.
2. The player must have played at least 1 minute in the Federation Cup (India).
3. The player must have played at least 1 minute in the Durand Cup.
4. Steps 1, 2, or 3 must be proven via reference.

Also when creating a page for a player in the I-League please use the following template on

The following is a list of competitions in India which a player is not considered notable if they play only in that league...

• I-League 2nd Division
• Nagaland Premier League
• Premier League Soccer
• Any other league OR cup that is not the I-League, Federation Cup and Durand Cup

Managers

For an Indian or foreign manager/assistant manager coaching in India to be considered notable they must follow the following...

1. The coach/assistant coach must coach at least 1 full I-League, Federation Cup (India), or Durand Cup match.

Note that if a person coaches in an Indian League/Cup that is not the I-League, Federation Cup, or Durand Cup then they are not notable.

Leagues/Cups

A league/cup in India is considered notable if they follow the following...

1. The league/cup is a national league/cup (spans all of India).
2. The league/cup is an official All India Football Federation competition
3. The league/cup is played with
   I-League 2nd Division
   )
4. The league/cup is the Top State League of a certain state (example: An article of the Nagaland Premier League in 100% notable as it is the top division of Nagaland but an article called the Nagaland 2nd Division is not notable because it is only the 2nd top league in the state)
5. The league/cup is a zonal league which can be proven that it was certified by the All India Football Federation. (example: And article on the North-East Premier League is notable because it was approved by the All India Football Federation but a league called the South India Football League is not because it was not approved by the AIFF)
6. The league/cup can be a district/city league (example: Mumbai Football League) only if they gain notable nationwide attention from the Indian newspapers.

Clubs

A club in India is considered notable if they follow the following...

1. They participate in the
   I-League 2nd Division, Federation Cup (India) or Durand Cup
2. They used to participate in the I-League, I-League 2nd Division, Federation Cup (India) and Durand Cup (for at least 1 actual tournament)
3. If they are in the Federation Cup or Durand Cup they must make the tournament proper. If they dont have a wikipedia article and they only participated in the qualifiers then the club is still not notable.

• Premier League Soccer
• Nagaland Premier League
• Any league that is not I-League, I-League 2nd Division, Federation Cup (India) Proper, and Durand Cup Proper.