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The result of the move request was: move the page, per the discussion below. Dekimasuよ! 02:22, 10 November 2014 (UTC)Reply

Singapore Lions → Singapore FA – For consistency across all articles of the state teams which took part in the Malaysia Cup competitions, and per WP:COMMONNAME. The other articles are named "XXX FA" (FA being the equivalent of FC in other football club articles). For example, Sarawak FA (nicknamed The Crocs), Pahang FA (nicknamed The Elephants). The Football Association of Singapore, as with the other state FAs, entered their state team in the competitions. They were know simply as "Singapore" in the media, or referred by their nickname, "The Lions". I believe the reason behind choosing "Singapore Lions" and not "Singapore FA" as the initial page title was in order not to confuse readers between the team and the football association. A {{about}} note could be placed at the Football Association of Singapore and the Singapore FA pages to explain the differences between the two. --Relisted. Dekimasuよ! 01:17, 31 October 2014 (UTC) LRD 07:16, 14 October 2014 (UTC)Reply

Note: This discussion has been included in WikiProject Football's list of association football-related page moves. LRD 08:03, 14 October 2014 (UTC)Reply

Note: This discussion has been included in WikiProject Singapore's talk page. LRD 08:21, 15 October 2014 (UTC)Reply

Oppose - the Football Association of Singapore calls them 'Singapore Lions'. Giant Snowman 17:23, 15 October 2014 (UTC)Reply

Comment @GiantSnowman: The page you link to is about the Singapore national football team, which they listed as "Singapore Lions" in order to differentiate from the under-23 Young Lions. This article is about the Singapore team that the FAS entered in Malaysian domestic competitions from 1921 to 1994, and a year's stint in the Singapore domestic league in 1995. Throughout their 75-year history, they have received less than 31 mentions as "Singapore Lions" in the local press.[1] The majority of the time, they were referred to either "Singapore" or "the Lions" (their nickname). LRD 23:56, 15 October 2014 (UTC)Reply

Support This article refers to the team as Singapore FA. LRD also correctly points out that the line provided in the oppose vote above is for a contemporary team rather than the one this article is about. Number 5 7 01:04, 9 November 2014 (UTC)Reply

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