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This page is part of the WikiProject on Football and is intended to be used as a guide to how you best categorise articles related to association football. These are the over 30 categories presently located directly under :Category:Association football, the top category of the project. The bold v to the left of each category takes you to the subheading of that category.

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<span id="Football (soccer) academies"></span> Association football academies

All football academies and youth systems should be placed directly under this category.

<span id="Football (soccer) clubs"></span> Association football clubs

This category should only contain sub-categories named in the standard Category:Countrian [football/soccer] clubs format (except for a few cases due to problems with that format). In each of these sub-categories, all clubs from that country should be placed. The sub-categories may contain more categories on teams having their own categories.

<span id="Football (soccer) competitions"></span> Association football competitions

This category should only contain sub-categories named in the standard Category:Countrian [football/soccer] competitions format (except for a few cases due to problems with that format). In each of these sub-categories, all club competitions in that country should be placed, if not placed in its own sub-category. There may also be a (defunct) sub-category for competitions not played any more. There are also a few special categories for international competitions, national cups and premier leagues.

<span id="Football (soccer) by country"></span> Association football by country

Extensive category collecting everything related to a specific country from all the other various categories.

<span id="Football (soccer) culture"></span> Association football culture

Everything related to football and its culture should be placed in this category, or any of its sub-categories. Movies, books and TV series related to football, fan culture, casuals, songs and so on. See also the Association football media category further down on this page.

<span id="Football (soccer) governing bodies"></span> Association football governing bodies

All national governing bodies of football should be placed directly under this category.

<span id="History of football (soccer)"></span> History of association football

Everything related to the history of football should be placed in this category.

<span id="Football (soccer) laws"></span> Laws of association football

Everything related to the laws of football should be placed directly under this category. Many articles fit both under this and the Association football terminology category further down on this page.

<span id="Football (soccer) related lists"></span> Association football-related lists

All lists of various kinds should be placed directly under this category or under the player sub-category.

<span id="Football (soccer) managers"></span> Association football managers

This category should only contain sub-categories named in the standard Category:Countrian [football/soccer] [managers/coaches] format (except for a few cases due to problems with that format). In each of these sub-categories, all managers from that country should be placed.

<span id="Football (soccer) matches"></span> Association football matches

Any football match worthy of having a separate article should be placed directly under this category.

<span id="Football (soccer) media"></span> Association football media

Everything related to football and media should be placed in this category, or any of its sub-categories. See also the Association football culture category further up on this page.

<span id="National football (soccer) teams"></span> National association football teams

Articles on national teams are located under their continental sub-category, or under the women's category if fitting.

<span id="Football (soccer) organizations"></span> Association football organisations

All organizations and companies related to football should be placed in this category, for governing bodies, see the Football (soccer) governing bodies category further up on this page.

<span id="Football (soccer) players"></span> Association football players

Players should be placed in their respective country's sub-category named in the standard Category:Countrian [footballers/soccer players] format and in the fitting position sub-category. They may also be placed in a club-specific or competition-specific sub-category if one exists. Female players are placed directly under their category. The football knights category is for players or managers knighted for their contributions to football.

<span id="Football (soccer) rankings"></span> Association football rankings

All articles dealing with rankings of football clubs, national teams and similar should be placed here.

<span id="Football (soccer) records and statistics"></span> Association football records and statistics

All articles dealing with records or statistics should be placed here.

<span id="Football (soccer) referees"></span> Association football referees

All referees should be placed directly under this category until there are enough of them to start making sub-categories.

<span id="Seasons in football (soccer)"></span> Association football seasons

This category should only contain sub-categories named in the standard Category:Seasons in Countrian in [football/soccer] format. Each sub-category should contain the seasonal football articles of the country.

<span id="Football (soccer) tactics and skills"></span> Association football tactics and skills

All articles on player or team tactics and skills should be placed directly under this category. For ordinary terms and situations of the game, see Association football terminology further down on this page.

<span id="Football (soccer) terminology"></span> Association football terminology

All articles on specific words relating to football should be placed directly under this category. Many articles fit both under this and the Football (soccer) laws category further up on this page. Player pitch positions should be placed in the sub-category.

<span id="Football (soccer) awards"></span><span id="Association football awards"></span> Association football trophies and awards

All awards given to players, managers or clubs, which are decided by polls or panels of judges should be placed directly under this category. Sub-categories may be created to contain awards from specific countries or leagues, or to contain players that have won the award. For trophies won in the course of playing competitive matches in a tournament or league, see Association football competitions.

<span id="Football (soccer) variants"></span> Association football variants

Category used for articles on the different variants of football present in the world. If enough articles on a subject exist, a sub-category might be needed.

<span id="Football (soccer) venues"></span> Association football venues

Stadiums used for football should be placed either directly under this category or in any of the nation-specific sub-categories. These sub-categories should be named in the standard Category:[Football/soccer] venuesin Country format. Some special sub-categories exist for various types of competitions the venues have hosted or are able to host.

<span id="Women's football (soccer)"></span> Women's association football

Category used for articles specific to women's football. Self explaining categories, no need for more sub-categories before there are more articles on the subject. This category needs more work. Should football and women's football categories overlap, should women's football clubs be listed under both the normal club category and the women's club category, or should there be separate categories for all cases?

<span id="Football (soccer) by year"></span><span id="Association football by year"></span> Association football by year

This category should only contain sub-categories named in the standard Category:yyyy in football (soccer) format. In each of these sub-categories, all year-specific articles on competitions played during the course of the year should be placed. The sub-categories may contain more categories on year-specific events having its own category.

<span id="Football (soccer) stubs"></span> Association football stubs

Nothing should be placed in any of these categories by hand. They are used only when adding a football stub template to an article.

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