Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Essendon Royals SC
Seems like an incorrect interpretation of . The logical interpretation of "teams that have played in the national cup" would mean only those who've qualified to play in the Cup itself – ie. the qualifying 32. Ridiculous to suggest that any minor local club with barely enough coverage to even pass  meets the notability guidelines. Regardless,  is not a formal notability guideline, but rather is merely an essay. Thus should be read in conjunction with  which applies to teams, as  does not. There's no way this team comes even close to meeting 
— User:Kb, 00:33, 2 February 2018 (UTC)
Stance: comment
Cited policy: WP:FOOTYN||WP:V||WP:FOOTYN||WP:NCORP||WP:NSPORT||WP:CORPDEPTH (Wikipedia:Notability)