Deletion of Dontan PCCM F.C.

Comment: All the keep !votes (a) appear to only cite , which is an essay and not an accepted SNG, and (b) fail to provide any evidence that the subject satisfies the , which by default supersedes any SNG
Stance: comment
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:FOOTYN||WP:GNG)

Comment: Fails , has only played in the qualifying rounds of a national cup. No indication of wider GNG for this amateur side
Stance: delete
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:FOOTYN)

Comment: as per , which supersedes any requirements laid out in ; the lack of verifiable evidence supplants any other discussion regarding this club
Stance: delete
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:NRV||WP:FOOTYN)

Comment: WP:SNG|SNGs including  exist to provide for the inclusion of certain defined subjects that cannot immediately be shown to pass GNG. An SNG provides for a presumption of notability, not a presumption of non-notability An SNG cannot be used to exclude/delete an article when the subject passes GNG, but the reverse is patently absurd because that would negate the entire reason for the existence of SNGs
Stance: comment
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:FOOTYN)

Comment: Searching in Thai, I found zero sources providing in-depth coverage of the subject, thus failing the .  is a project-advice essay, not a policy or guideline
Stance: delete
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:GNG||WP:FOOTYN)

Comment: I'm willing to defend the assumption as most national cups generate local coverage. For instance, searching for Dontan PCCM brings up a number of mentions in directory listings of the FA Cup game, a number of youtube videos (including one of the FA Cup match, some of which appear secondary but I don't speak Thai), and even a "Did you know?" facebook post by the other (top division) team (used Google Translate.) Their Facebook feed is really good and I know it's primary, but since it's meant to advertise the club, it looks as if there may be some secondary coverage linked to on the Facebook page, especially 20 September 2016 it looks as if the club may have been profiled on SMM TV. The FA Cup game they were in definitely received some sort of television coverage from youtube. The article easily passes . I know we're probably a media source or two of significant coverage short at the moment, frustrated by the language barrier, but it's not as if an article about this club can't be written at all. A similar level of coverage exists for many teams playing in their national cup
Stance: comment
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Verifiability (WP:V)

Comment: Passes  by playing in a national cup. There is no mention of qualifying rounds not counting whatsoever. The Thai Cup seemingly draws teams at random with league tier being ignored. Dontan have been unlucky to play in the QR twice while other teams of the same tier have been drawn straight into R1. Bad luck shouldn't be an excuse to delete
Stance: keep
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:FOOTYN)

Comment: Fails  with lack of significant coverage from multiple independent sources.  Unfortunately, even the Thai Wikipedia article is unsourced.  Unswayed by those citing essay FOOTYN. Even if we assume a qualifier is part of the national cup, the essay makes an unfounded assumption that every country necessarily has reliable, independent, significant coverage
Stance: delete
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:GNG)

Comment: Essays by football invested editors in a walled garden do not trump our notability guidelines.  is '''NOT''' an SNG,  is. There is no SNG for teams, they must pass the GNG; this is clearly stated at Wikipedia:Notability_(sports)#Teams
Stance: delete
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:FOOTYN||WP:NFOOTY)

Comment: Played in the national cup per . Just because it's called a "qualifying round" doesn't mean it's not a part of the national cup (being one of the last four teams in the amateur cup qualifies you for the preliminary round of the national cup
Stance: keep
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:FOOTYN)

Comment: Unless there are sources (probably Thai ones) which provide any method of passing , then this has to be deleted.  There is no notability rule that says playing in a national cup infers automatic notability, regardless of what the FOOTYN essay says
Stance: delete
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:GNG)

Comment: Clubs that have played in a national cup are considered notable per . This was mentioned recently at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/White Ensign F.C. (2nd nomination) regarding English clubs
Stance: keep
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:FOOTYN)