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|name= Sports
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|date= August 2011  
|date= August 2011  
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|irl={{Anonymous|CollieSis|!!0sD18ui7YXt}} <br> {{Anonymous|Aitor Karanka|!!uqlHSOfiis9}} <br> {{Anonymous|gimi|!!cwmWrzo53n+}}
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|first_date=August 6, 2011
|first_date=August 6, 2011
|elite_cup_appearances= 11
|elite_cup_appearances= 23
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|best_elite_result= <span style="color:  #DAA520">'''Champions'''</span>
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|babby_cup_appearances= 13
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|first_babby_appearance= 2014 4chan Autumn Babby Cup
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|best_babby_result=2nd
|best_babby_cup= 2017 4chan Autumn Babby Cup
|best_babby_cup= 2024 4chan Spring Babby Cup
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|altanthem1_title=US Olympic team tribute to Muhammad Ali
|altanthem1_title=US Olympic team tribute to Muhammad Ali
|altanthem1_what=Knockout Anthem
|altanthem1_what=Knockout Anthem
|altanthem2=www.youtube.com/watch?v=34KZ7htACxA
|altanthem2=soundcloud.com/user-164047530/one-goat-2020
|altanthem2_title=One Goat on the Shirt
|altanthem2_title=One Goat on the Shirt
|altanthem2_what=Victory Anthem
|altanthem2_what=Victory Anthem
|horn=youtu.be/WTJSt4wP2ME?t=12s
|horn=youtu.be/WTJSt4wP2ME?t=12s
|gh_title= Wavin' Flag (Celebration Mix)
|gh_title= Wavin' Flag (Celebration Mix)
|altgh1=www.youtube.com/watch?v=IhnUgAaea4M
|altgh1=www.youtube.com/watch?v=Us3_8FxoAls
|altgh1_title= 'MURICA FUCK YEAH - USA USA USA
|altgh1_title= Mod on /sp/ - >HE DOES IT FOR FREE
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|altgh2_title= TSUUUUUUUU goalhorn
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|altgh3_title= TSUUUUUUUU penalty horn
|altgh3_title= TSUUUUUUUU penalty horn
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|altgh4=www.youtube.com/watch?v=-bHFXAtXzlY
|altgh4_title= Shiggy Diggy - George Costanza
|altgh4_title= Shiggy Diggy - George Costanza
|nickname= <b>The GOATs</b> - (the acronym of the commonly-used sporting term "Greatest Of All Time")<br><b>/sp/artans</b> - (originally used as the collective term for the denizens of the /sp/ board)
|nickname= <b>The GOATs</b> - (the acronym of the commonly-used sporting term "Greatest Of All Time")<br><b>/sp/artans</b> - (originally used as the collective term for the denizens of the /sp/ board)
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|home_ground=Transatlantic Semen Pipeline Stadium
|home_ground=Transatlantic Semen Pipeline Stadium
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}}


* {{team away|sp}} will play next in the 2025 4chan Winter Cup, starting (most likely) in January.


The /sp/artans Football Club is a simulated professional football team founded in August 2011, representing /sp/, the 4chan board dedicated to sports. They won the [[2012 4chan Summer Cup]] before the title was revoked due to the [[Dragongate]] scandal. They also won the [[2013 4chan Winter Cup]], making them, for a time, the first and only two-time [[Elite (competition level) | Elite]] competition champions. They also held the number 1 spot in the [[Rankings | cup rankings]] from January 2012 to May 2013, currently the longest such reign, and from March to May, 2017.
The /sp/artans Football Club is a simulated professional football team founded in August 2011, representing /sp/, the 4chan board dedicated to sports. They won the [[2012 4chan Summer Cup]] before the title was revoked due to the [[Dragongate]] scandal. They also won the [[2013 4chan Winter Cup]], making them, for a time, the first and only two-time [[Elite (competition level) | Elite]] competition champions. They also held the number 1 spot in the [[Rankings | cup rankings]] from January 2012 to May 2013, currently the longest such reign, and from March to May, 2017.
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The club's popularity among the proud posters of /sp/ has made them susceptible to negative press. Accusations of rigging lead to the Match Fixing Scandal in early January 2012. The team was implicated in the Dragongate scandal as well. Their almost-systematic shitposting on other boards during /sp/ Cup participation is often cited as one of the possible reasons for the global cup ban by 4chan moderation.
The club's popularity among the proud posters of /sp/ has made them susceptible to negative press. Accusations of rigging lead to the Match Fixing Scandal in early January 2012. The team was implicated in the Dragongate scandal as well. Their almost-systematic shitposting on other boards during /sp/ Cup participation is often cited as one of the possible reasons for the global cup ban by 4chan moderation.


/sp/'s main rivals are, without a doubt, /a/, who knocked them out of the cup twice on top of being dirty weeaboos, but they also have minor rivalries with /k/, /toy/, /tg/, /v/, /fit/, and potentially any board who knocks them out of the cup (/gd/ and /i/ we're looking at you) or have a fanbase as rambunctious as theirs.
/sp/'s main rivals are, without a doubt, /a/, who knocked them out of the cup twice on top of being dirty weeaboos, but they also have minor rivalries with /v/, /fit/, and potentially any board who knocks them out of the cup (/s4s/ and /vg/ we're looking at you) or have a fanbase as rambunctious as theirs.
 
== Squad ==
 
:''{{Main|:/sp/ Roster|l1=/sp/ Roster}}''
 
==={{team away|sp}}===
{{sq start|bg=#990000|fg=#FFF}}
{{sq start player |no=1 |pos=GK |name=So, It Happened Again}}
{{sq start player |no=93 |pos=LB |name={{greentext|1993}}}}
{{sq start player |no=4 |pos=CB |name=An Horse}}
{{sq start player |no=17 |pos=CB |name=700 Mirrion Dorrar}}
{{sq start player |no=3 |pos=RB |name=Universal Choking Sign}}
{{sq silver player |no=6 |pos=DMF |name=Perro Caca}}
{{sq silver player |no=19 |pos=CMF |name=My reffies :)}}
{{sq gold player |no=10 |pos=CMF |name=Messi}}
{{sq start player |no=43 |pos=SS |name={{greentext|he does it for free}}}}
{{sq start player |no=11 |pos=SS |name=Owen Goal}}
{{sq gold player |no=7 |pos=CF |name=TSUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU{{captain}}}}
{{sq mid|bg=#990000|fg=#FFF}}
{{sq player |no=12 |pos=GK |name=Exposed}}
{{sq player |no=29 |pos=LB |name=We European}}
{{sq player |no=5 |pos=LB |name=Ngubu}}
{{sq player |no=9 |pos=CB |name=Vent Colombians}}
{{sq player |no=24 |pos=CB |name=Please Watch Our Copa}}
{{sq player |no=14 |pos=CB |name=SHE'S A DISGRACE}}
{{sq player |no=90 |pos=RB |name=El Var Sinson}}
{{sq player |no=89 |pos=RB |name=George Costanza}}
{{sq player |no=77 |pos=SS |name=gimi}}
{{sq player |no=66 |pos=SS |name=HE'S COMING HOME}}
{{sq player |no=33 |pos=SS |name=AMD AMX}}
{{sq player |no=97 |pos=SS |name=THIS DOES NOT FOOKIN SLIP}}
{{sq end}}
 
Reserves can be found here: [[/sp B/]]
 
==2024 Match History==
:''For all-time match history: [[/sp/ Match History]]''
{{team away|sp}} have played 15 matches in 2024, winning 10, drawing 1 and losing 4. In this time they have scored 51 goals and conceded 36. TSUUUUUUUUUUUUU is the top scorer in 2024 with 24 goals, followed by Messi on 8 and {{greentext|he does it for free}} on 4.
 
{| class="wikitable" width=80% style="text-align: center"
|-
!style="color:#FFF; background:#990000;" width="150px"|'''Opponent'''
!style="color:#FFF; background:#990000;" width="150px"|'''Date'''
!style="color:#FFF; background:#990000;" width="500px"|'''Event'''
!style="color:#FFF; background:#990000;" width="250px"|'''Stage'''
!style="color:#FFF; background:#990000;" width="300px"|'''Result'''
!style="color:#FFF; background:#990000;" width="800px"|'''Goalscorers'''
|-bgcolor=ffffcc
|align="left"|{{team away|i}}
|'''January 20'''
|'''[[File:WC24 Design E1.png|25px]] [[2024 4chan Winter Cup]]'''
| '''Group stage'''
| '''3-3 D'''
| '''TSUUUUUUUUUUUUU, Messi x2'''
|-
|-bgcolor=ccffcc
|align="left"|{{team away|trv}}
|'''January 26'''
|'''[[File:WC24 Design E1.png|25px]] [[2024 4chan Winter Cup]]'''
| '''Group stage'''
| '''1-0 W'''
| '''TSUUUUUUUUUUUUU'''
|-
|-bgcolor=ffcccc
|align="left"|{{team away|vg}}
|'''January 28'''
|'''[[File:WC24 Design E1.png|25px]] [[2024 4chan Winter Cup]]'''
| '''Group stage'''
| '''0-1 L'''
|
|-
|-bgcolor=ccffcc
|align="left"|{{team away|h}}
|'''April 27'''
|'''[[File:SBC24 Design G.png|25px]] [[2024 4chan Spring Babby Cup]]'''
| '''Group stage'''
| '''4-2 W'''
| '''TSUUUUUUUUUUUUU x4'''
|-
|-bgcolor=ccffcc
|align="left"|{{team away|tg}}
|'''May 3'''
|'''[[File:SBC24 Design G.png|25px]] [[2024 4chan Spring Babby Cup]]'''
| '''Group stage'''
| '''4-2 W'''
| '''TSUUUUUUUUUUUUU x2, THIS DOES NOT FOOKIN SLIP, perro caca'''
|-
|-bgcolor=ccffcc
|align="left"|{{team away|pol}}
|'''May 5'''
|'''[[File:SBC24 Design G.png|25px]] [[2024 4chan Spring Babby Cup]]'''
| '''Group stage'''
| '''4-2 W'''
| '''TSUUUUUUUUUUUUU x3, We European'''
|-
|-bgcolor=ccffcc
|align="left"|{{team away|r9k}}
|'''May 11'''
|'''[[File:SBC24 Design G.png|25px]] [[2024 4chan Spring Babby Cup]]'''
| '''Round of 16'''
| '''3-0 W'''
| '''TSUUUUUUUUUUUUU x2, We European'''
|-
|-bgcolor=ccffcc
|align="left"|{{team away|vp}}
|'''May 12'''
|'''[[File:SBC24 Design G.png|25px]] [[2024 4chan Spring Babby Cup]]'''
| '''Quarter final'''
| '''8-8 AET (4-3 PK) W'''
| '''TSUUUUUUUUUUUUU x3, Messi x3, AMD AMX, George Costanza'''
|-
|-bgcolor=ccffcc
|align="left"|{{team away|y}}
|'''May 12'''
|'''[[File:SBC24 Design G.png|25px]] [[2024 4chan Spring Babby Cup]]'''
| '''Semi-final'''
| '''5-3 W'''
| '''TSUUUUUUUUUUUUU x3, We European, {{greentext|he does it for free}}'''
|-
|-bgcolor=ffcccc
|align="left"|{{team away|mlp}}
|'''May 12'''
|'''[[File:SBC24 Design G.png|25px]] [[2024 4chan Spring Babby Cup]]'''
| '''Final'''
| '''1-2 L'''
| '''THIS DOES NOT FOOKIN SLIP'''
|-
|-bgcolor=ffcccc
|align="left"|{{team away|sci}}
|'''July 20'''
|'''[[File:SC24_Design_C.png|25px]] [[2024 4chan Summer Cup]]'''
| '''Group Stage'''
| '''2-5 L'''
| '''TSUUUUUUUUUUUUU x2'''
|-
|-bgcolor=ccffcc
|align="left"|{{team away|x}}
|'''July 26'''
|'''[[File:SC24_Design_C.png|25px]] [[2024 4chan Summer Cup]]'''
| '''Group Stage'''
| '''4-2 W'''
| '''{{greentext|he does it for free}}, Owen Goal, my reffies :), {{tt| HE'S COMING HOME|AKA CAM ON INGERLAND SCORE SAM FAKIN GOALS}}'''
|-
|-bgcolor=ccffcc
|align="left"|{{team away|toy}}
|'''July 28'''
|'''[[File:SC24_Design_C.png|25px]] [[2024 4chan Summer Cup]]'''
| '''Group Stage'''
| '''5-1 W'''
| '''Messi, TSUUUUUUUU, Owen Goal, {{tt| HE'S COMING HOME|AKA CAM ON INGERLAND SCORE SAM FAKIN GOALS}}, amd amx '''
|-
|-bgcolor=ccffcc
|align="left"|{{team away|tg}}
|'''August 3'''
|'''[[File:SC24_Design_C.png|25px]] [[2024 4chan Summer Cup]]'''
| '''Round of 16'''
| '''5-1 W'''
| '''Messi x2, {{greentext|he does it for free}} x2, TSUUUUUUUUUUUUU'''
|-bgcolor=ffcccc
|align="left"|{{team away|wsg}}
|'''August 4'''
|'''[[File:SC24_Design_C.png|25px]] [[2024 4chan Summer Cup]]'''
| '''Quarter final'''
| '''2-4 L'''
| '''my reffies :), TSUUUUUUUUUUUUU'''
|}
</div>


== History ==
== History ==
:''For earlier history: [[/sp/ History]]''
:''For earlier history: [[/sp/ History]]''  
 
===2024===
 
'''Old departures and new arrivals: The 2024 4chan Winter Cup'''<br>
The [[2024 4chan Winter Cup]] was a disaster for /sp/. Taking 4 points in the first 2 matches and the final match being against a candidate for the wooden spoon, advancement was looking likely. Things looked even better for /sp/ as an /i/ win against /trv/ would guarantee promotion. The drawfags were holding on to a narrow 4-3 victory into the final minutes, when disaster struck: an own goal from Taking Requests in the added time gave /trv/ the one point they needed to stay alive. All /sp/ had to do was not slip against /vg/; a draw would be enough. In a true PES slurpfest, /vg/ took the win in an extremely boring 1-0 game. /sp/ were relegated to the babbies.
<br>


===2018===
This defeat prompted the resignation of long-term managers {{anonymous|TWAIN}} and {{anonymous|JohnnyBravo}}, who followed {{anonymous|Falco}}, who left the year before, out the door. {{anonymous|CollieSis}} was left holding the reins, and for the first time in a long while, /sp/ were left with a single manager. To generate more enthusiasm and maybe bring in some new blood, an attempt to hold a /sp/erb Owl for the first time in 3 years was done in the autumn in of 2023. The Owl received a meagre number of signups and the tournament was not held.
[[2018 4chan Winter Cup|2018 Winter]] stayed on PES 2017 due to issues with moving aesthetics onto PES 2018. The tournament would use different medal and height formats to compensate and attempt to shake up the competition with something new. /sp/ were drawn into Group B with /toy/, 2017 Summer's 4th-place team and a familiar foe for the /sp/artans, /g/, attempting to remain Elite after a round of 16 run the previous Summer, and /pol/, a surprise knockout qualifier in Autumn after spooning the 2017 Spring Fetus. /sp/ opened group play with a 2-2 draw against /toy/, an acceptable result at the time. /pol/'s 2-1 triumph over /g/ seated the /pol/iticians at the head of the table. The GOATs fell square behind the 8-ball on the second matchday for Group B on a 2-1 loss to /pol/, leaving with broken hearts after a furious final attack failed to break through for an equalizer. An earlier /g/-/toy/ draw meant /pol/ won the group and /sp/ entered the final matchday fourth. /sp/ needed to defeat /g/ to stand a chance of promoting back into Elite status. The /g/entoomen, also desperate for a result to stay afloat, drew a tense 2-2 match, eliminating the /sp/artans and condemning them straight back to the Babbies. With /pol/-/toy/ also ending 2-2, /g/ would join /sp/ in Spring.
<br>


[[2018 4chan Spring Babby Cup|2018 Spring]] became a Megababby late in the run-up to the tournament, creating an even bigger headache for teams like /sp/ looking to bounce back in time for the Summer Cup. The GOATs were drawn out of Pot 2 into Group F with /wsg/, /p/, /vg/ and /i/. /sp/'s bid for promotion took an early blow with a stunning 2-1 loss to /p/ on the group's first matchday. /sp/ salvaged a 3-3 draw against /wsg/ on matchday 3 after George Costanza scored the game-tying goal at the 90+4' mark. With a 2-1 win over the /i/ on matchday 4 and Costanza making the difference late again, they waited for /p/-/vg/ to sort out the group stage math. While a /p/ win outright would have also sufficed, /vg/ won 3-1 and put the GOATs in a favorable position - win and get in. After Costanza and Messi built up the most dangerous lead early on and {{greentext|Greg}} notched one for /vg/, /sp/ held on for the remaining tense 64 minutes. They defeated /vg/ 2-1 on matchday 5 to secure their place in Summer on goals scored at /p/'s expense.
New enthusiasm was however generated with [[The Decision 3]], a tournament held specifically to look for new managers. With some new and some old, [[The Decision 3]] went ahead on March 22nd with 8 teams; 7 with managers, and 1 autopilot as one manager had disappeared. The tournament turned out to be an absolute meme as /sp/, an autopilot team made by former manager {{anonymous|JohnnyBravo}}, won the tournament undefeated. Desperately trying to salvage something from this embarrassment, newfag {{anonymous|gimi}} and former /sci/ manager {{anonymous|AitorKaranka}} signed up to co-manage along {{anonymous|CollieSis}}.
<br>


In the Round of 16, /sp/ drew /ck/, the Group E winners who had whipped up a recipe for promotion after the [[2017 4chan Autumn Babby Cup|last Babby]] handed them the Wooden Spoon. These two teams last met in the [[2012 4chan Winter Cup]], when the GOATs defeated the ro/ck/stars 4-0 twice. This time, /ck/ had it their way and ran the /sp/artans out of the kitchen 2-1 to win their first knockout game since [[2015 4chan Winter Cup|2015 Winter]]. Though the Ro16 defeat was bitter, /sp/ came out with a place in the 2018 Summer Cup, /a/ didn't and the GOATs went again in two months' time.
'''So, it happened again: The 2024 4chan Spring Babby Cup'''<br>
The new management had their first outing just a few weeks later in the [[File:SBC24 Design G.png|25px]] [[2024 4chan Spring Babby Cup]]. /sp/ were drawn into Group E with /h/, /tg/ and /pol/. The group stage went brilliantly for the /sp/artans, winning every match 4-2 and securing promotion to the Elite Cup already in the second round of matches. For the knockout stage /sp/ received a favorable draw by meeting /r9k/ in the Round of 16. Two early goals from TSUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU and a goal from We European gave /sp/ a comfortable 3-0 victory, and /vp/ waited in the quarterfinals. Historically /sp/ have a terrible record against the Pokemon trainers, amassing only one win to their five. After a chaotic match that ended 8-8 after extra time, /sp/ avenged their 2022 Summer Cup Ro16 loss by winning the penalty shootout 4-3. On several occasions during play /sp/ were down by two goals, and even missed their first two penalties.  
<br>


[[2018 4chan Summer Cup|2018 Summer]] saw another magical run from the /sp/artans where they ran deep into the tournament and the fanbase grew ever more HYP by the game. The GOATs were placed into Group C with /sci/, who were on a streak of two quarterfinal appearances, /pol/, who had defeated them 2-1 in Winter, and /fit/, who /sp/ defeated 3-2 a.e.t. the last time they faced in the 2017 Autumn Round of 16. /sp/ opened group play taking vengeance on the /pol/iticians 2-1 with an early pair from new medal CAM ON INGERLAND SCORE SOME FACKIN GOALS and mainstay George Costanza. They held on for a tense 64 minutes after Hitler pulled /pol/ back in, though /sp/ locked them down and perpetuated the /new/remburg Curse. Facing off against /fit/ in another edition of their derby, the GOATs grabbed the only goal they needed through Punished Messi and held on to win 1-0 through solid defensive play. With /sci/ defeating /fit/ 2-1 on the first Group C matchday and /pol/ 2-1 on the second, /sp/'s win guaranteed they and /sci/ advanced while /fit/ and /pol/ relegated. Against /sci/, all they had left to play for was seeding, which /sci/ earned with a 2-1 win. Le Cut Inside Man contributed a goal, a right-back in this edition of the roster.
What awaited /sp/ in the semi-finals was probably the only thing gayer than watching 22 men run around and push each other; /y/. /sp/ had a nervy start and conceded early, but 2nd half tactical changes paid off and earned /sp/ a 5-3 victory. On the other side of the final were /mlp/. Despite /mlp/ and /sp/ being two of the most disliked teams in the cup, they had only ever met once before, which ended in a 3-4 loss for /sp/. Interestingly this meeting was also on PES 16. The final started in the worst possible way it could have, with /mlp/ scoring straight from kick-off. It soon got even worse as George Costanza, who had been solid as a rock all cup and even secured extra time against /vp/ with his 7-7 equalizing goal at '88, lost the ball to {{greentext|rape}} in /sp/'s box and /mlp/'s top scorer made no mistakes from close range. Getting two goals early suited /mlp/'s slow possession approach perfectly and /sp/ looked lethargic going into half-time. /sp/'s tactical changes started working in the 2nd half and THIS DOES NOT FOOKIN SLIP scored a header at '58, giving /sp/ a glimmer of hope. It unfortunately wasn't to be; /mlp/ continued to draw out the game and /sp/'s BALON A TSUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU tactic failed for the very first time. Despite the final loss this was /sp/'s best finish at a Babby Cup, beating 3rd place from Spring 2020.
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In the Round of 16, /sp/ drew /bant/, who were debuting in their first-ever Elite Cup after qualifying for 2018 Spring. The /sp/artans won the Banter Bowl 2-0, with George Costanza providing a brace - the 84th minute strike to open up the scoring and another at 90+2' to put the match to bed. /sp/ advanced to meet /gd/, the side behind the infamous IT'S TWO match that relegated /sp/ for the first time in club history in 2014 Summer. It would be two again today - however, the GOATs would cry back IT'S TWO as Messi opened scoring in the 51st and Untitled-1.ai punched a fly ball into his own net.  
Although this cup ultimately ended in disappointment, things are looking promising for /sp/. TSUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU earned the Golden Boot, and smashed the record for most goals scored in a cup by a player (17, previously 14.) This achievement is even more impressive considering the 2nd placers in the Golden Boot race only scored 11 goals, TSUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU beating them by six goals. He also earned the most Man of the Match awards with 5. Messi looked in doubt to continue his streak of scoring in every cup, but out those doubts to rest by scoring all 3 of his goals in the 8-8 draw vs /vp/. This 8-8 was also the highest scoring draw in the history of the cup.


/sp/ were lined up against /tg/ in the semifinals, the only other side remaining with a star. The fa/tg/uys pulled ahead in the first half 1-0 from Mork (or Gork) striking at 10' as /sp/ tried a 3-at-the-back formation. They abandoned the scheme during halftime for the 4-1-4-1 setup they used to get this far, and in the second half, their strengths shone through once more. CAM ON INGERLAND dropped his second to level the score. On a free kick awarded near the penalty box in the 82nd minute, commentary wondered aloud why TSUUUUUUUUUUUUU was kept on. The captain scored on the free kick in a fashion similar to his real-life counterpart at the 2018 World Cup vs Spain, and the GOATs survived /tg/ throwing 8 forward. For the first time since 2013 Winter, /sp/ made it to the final.
'''A New Hope: The 2024 4chan Summer Cup'''<br>
There were high hopes for /sp/ when the [[File:SC24_Design_C.png|25px]] [[2024 4chan Summer Cup]] kicked off the 19th of July. /sp/ played their first game the day after, vs /sci/. Within the first 50 minutes /sci/ had taken a 3 goal lead. TSUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU scrambled to bring some hope back to /sp/, reducing the deficit to just one goal the more aggressive tactics from /sp/ left them vulnerable on the counter and /sci/ countered in 2 goals to give them a 5-2 win toward the end. The group stage started with the worst possible scenario with /sp/ basically needing two wins from the next two games to advance; and even then, it might not be enough. A /sci/ loss to /toy/ meant a 6-6-6-0 group was possible. /sp/ would need to recover from a -3 goal difference to move on. In their next game, against /x/, the Spartans made no mistakes and echoed the 2024 Spring Babby Cup group stage by grabbing a 4-2 win against the spooky ghosts. {{tt|HE'S COMING HOME|AKA CAM ON INGERLAND SCORE SAM FAKIN GOALS}} scored in injury time to give /sp/ a desperately needed goal to help with goal difference, and as his goal music Three Lions '98 rang out over the stream, it truly felt, if only for a moment, like it was coming home. /sp/ would now only need to beat /toy/ by 2 goals to guarantee advancement, though a favorable result in the /x/ - /sci/ game could also see the Spartans through with only a 1 goal win or even a draw. Although /toy/ were an autopilot this cup, they had so far beaten /x/ AND /sci/, and only a 2 goal win would put /sp/ above the Lego pieces. With advancement on the line, the Spartans truly sent it, sending /toy/ to Spain in a 5-1 win with 5 different goal scorers, also ensuring Messi kept his streak of scoring in every cup he's participated in. Not only was this more than enough to advance over /toy/, /sci/ could only beat /x/ by 1 goal, which put /sp/ and /sci/ on equal goal difference, with /sp/ going through as group winners by virtue of goals scored. After a disastrous first game, /sp/ had pulled a great comeback to top the group.  


The GOATs met /vg/ in the final after the Generals dispatched /jp/ and /int/ earlier in the day. /sp/ fans salivated at the chance to finally, legitimately, wear a {{tt|second star|third* star}} on the crest. /sp/ had met /vg/ twice before in group stage matches where /vg/ were already through to knockouts, so this was the first match between them with high stakes. The Generals brought disaster quick, scoring from the kickoff sequence at the 3rd minute via Unity-chan, /vg/'s pariah-turned-ace as she notched her 8th goal of the Cup, all in knockouts. Git Gud brought the advantage to 2-0 after Tony Kornheiser spaghettied the ball straight to the opposing board's meta player and captain. Best Melty Player in Italy blasted a long-ranger to bring the scoreline to 3-0 within 25 minutes. /sp/ never recovered despite TSUUUUUUUUUUUUU bringing the GOATs to within two at 63'. The desperate +2 onslaught yielded nothing, and /sp/ fell for the first time in an Elite final as /vg/ became One-Star Generals.
For the knockout stage, /sp/ pulled a former 2024 Spring Babby Cup opponent in /tg/. So far this cup cycle, /sp/ and /mlp/ were the only two teams to tame this fearsome autopilot, who went unbeaten in the group stage with their main striker Doomrider scoring 11 goals. This was not just a match for advancement, but also to protect TSUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU's newly acquired goalscoring record from this cocaine-driven goal machine. Despite Doomrider rolling red condition on matchday, he was completely silenced as /sp/'s possession play almost completely nullified /tg/ to win a 2nd game in a row 5-1. Being drawn against an autopilot is considered an advantage in the 4CC, and /sp/ also avoided the PES16 heavy hitters in /u/ and /mlp/ in their side of the bracket, getting what was considered the favorable side. [wsg] were waiting in the quarter finals, having just beaten /aco/ 4-3.  


/sp/'s excellent defensive play, sufficient attacking prowess and well-played adjustments opened the door for them to make a run like few others in their history. They will seek redemption and to bring football home in the 2019 Winter Cup.
The quarter final could not have started worse, much like the Babby Cup final vs /mlp/. Immediately red condition goalkeeper EXPOSED decided that, instead of catching a poor shot straight at him, he would rather sperg out and deflect it into goal. Not long after, [wsg]'s gold player Gondola decided to pull a Haaland and with his heel higher up than Ngubu's head, heel tricked a goal from a corner before 20 minutes had passed. To add insult to injury, [wsg]'s striker and eventual Golden Boot winner Ricardo scored a beautiful free kick after 40 minutes. In 40 minutes [wsg] had scored of a keeper error, a corner kick, and a free kick. /sp/'s managers were bewildered at this unlucky start, and changes eventually improves /sp/'s play with my reffies :) bringing a goal back at 68 minutes. The dream of a comeback was shortlived as the ball bounced [wsg]'s way after a duel letting You Should Kill Yourself... Now! score an easy goal to make it 4-1. /sp/ continued pushing and created good chances but [wsg]'s keeper denied them again and again, and while TSUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU scored at 90+1, it was too late. It was not coming home this time either. The 11 years of hurt would soon turn to 12. [wsg] went on to win the cup beating /u/ in the final in a thrilling match that ended in extra time. This made the 9th time /sp/ had lost in knockouts to the eventual winner of a cup.
 
With a little luck, it might have finally come in the [[File:SC24_Design_C.png|25px]] [[2024 4chan Summer Cup]]. Another disappointment does not however take away from the fact that /sp/ made a strong recovery after 2 managers retired after being relegated from the [[File:WC24 Design E1.png|25px]] [[2024 4chan Winter Cup]]. Now, we await the arrival of Winter for another chance at bringing it home and making it no more years of hurt.
 
== Tactics & Aesthetics==
*[https://mega.nz/file/iwNAEbSZ#Oi1QhIZAoVln6eUbva0xwg4ge9SYB3_6V1PNBTRadxg Spring Babby 2024 Tactics]
*[https://mega.nz/folder/ZnwxDCpC#AraTQYZERZHbKPxUJkHspQ/file/Y7xBTB4R Spring Babby 2024 Final Aesthetics Export]
*[https://mega.nz/file/CgEV0TzQ#qbr7heVHFDh4PpQByrCOJbN_5mcBZZlEFjiF2Mqcb3U Spring Babby 2024 Music]


== Colors and Mascot ==
== Colors and Mascot ==
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| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px"| The lesser used logo. Paul the Goat is given orange colored horns and a shawl with the /sp/ name on it. While a lesser used logo, it is quite a classic among die-hard fans of the club.
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px"| The lesser used logo. Paul the Goat is given orange colored horns and a shawl with the /sp/ name on it. While a lesser used logo, it is quite a classic among die-hard fans of the club.
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== Squad ==
-Numbers and positions not final-
:''{{Main|:/sp/ Roster|l1=/sp/ Roster}}''
{{sq start}}
{{sq start player |no=1 |pos={{NewPosition|GK|type=1}} |name={{greentext|de gay}}}}
{{sq start player |no=11 |pos={{NewPosition|LB|type=1}} |name=Le Cut Inside Man}}
{{sq start player |no=99 |pos={{NewPosition|CB|type=1}} |name=VARball}}
{{sq start player |no=38 |pos={{NewPosition|CB|type=1}} |name=Please Watch Our League}}
{{sq start player |no=50 |pos={{NewPosition|RB|type=1}} |name=Tripadvisor and Trivago}}
{{sq start player |no=12 |pos={{NewPosition|DMF|type=1}} |name=APOLOGIZE}}
{{sq start player |no=96 |pos={{NewPosition|DMF|type=1}} |name=>he does it for free}}
{{sq silver player |no=96 |pos={{NewPosition|AMF|type=1}} |name=THIS DOES NOT FOOKIN' SLIP}}
{{sq silver player |no=89 |pos={{NewPosition|AMF|type=1}} |name=George Costanza}}
{{sq gold player |no=10 |pos={{NewPosition|AMF|type=1}} |name=Messi}}
{{sq gold player |no=7 |pos={{NewPosition|CF|type=1}} |name=TSUUUUUUUUUUUUU {{captain}}}}
{{sq mid}}
{{sq player |no=35 |pos={{NewPosition|GK|type=1}} |name={{greentext|Finnish goaltending}}
{{sq player |no=36 |pos={{NewPosition|LB|type=1}} |name=Lelbron}}
{{sq player |no=8 |pos={{NewPosition|LB|type=1}} |name=An Horse}}
{{sq player |no=77 |pos={{NewPosition|CB|type=1}} |name=*collects paycheck*}}
{{sq player |no=18 |pos={{NewPosition|CB|type=1}} |name=18-1}}
{{sq player |no=4 |pos={{NewPosition|CB|type=1}} |name={{greentext|Schalke}}}}
{{sq player |no=2 |pos={{NewPosition|RB|type=1}} |name=EXPOSED}}}}
{{sq player |no=85 |pos={{NewPosition|RB|type=1}} |name=>we}}
{{sq player |no=6 |pos={{NewPosition|DMF|type=1}} |name=6(SIX)}}
{{sq player |no=22 |pos={{NewPosition|DMF|type=1}} |name=perro caca}}
{{sq player |no=53 |pos={{NewPosition|DMF|type=1}} |name=CAM ON INGURLAND SCOR SUM FACKIN GOALS}}
{{sq player |no=2 |pos={{NewPosition|SS|type=1}} |name=<span class="explain" title="Subject to loan agreements between /sp/ and /vg/">Unity-chan*}}
{{sq end}}
Reserves can be found here:
[[/sp B/]]
== Tactics & Aesthetics==
*[http://www.mediafire.com/file/lkbydaixa2n8qso/TEXPORT00000000 Summer 18 tictacs]
*[https://mega.nz/#!lYtV0QZD!OoXlHKFGh-bnUtp_VTbO9cN7GYN4bYTyA1MnIBxJBpM Summer 18 aesthics]
*[https://mega.nz/#!NcUhiayC!Mc2qZDc2GdWqRGnwTX9hEAEDuU1hggcrpZa5_apFH8Y Spring 18 Music]


== Supporters ==
== Supporters ==
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|-  
| '''[[/a/|The Derby of /sp/art/a/]]'''<br/>
| '''[[/a/|The Derby of /sp/art/a/]]'''<br/>
The biggest derby in the game of virtual divegrass&ndash;El Classico. A battle between GOATs of /sp/orts and Men of /a/nime to see who are the greater champions. This derby's history runs all the way back to the [[2011 4chan Summer Cup]] semifinals&ndash;a moment /a/ refers to as Yamakan saving Anime and /sp/ remembers as BasedChoke. They did not meet again in an official match until the 2013 Spring Babby Cup friendlies, {{tt|which /sp/ won|implying friendlies count}}. They met twice more in Official Cup games for the [[2014 4chan Winter Cup]] round of 16 and [[2015 4chan Spring Babby Cup]] group stage, with /a/ winning both.
The biggest derby in the game of virtual divegrass&ndash;El Classico. A battle between GOATs of /sp/orts and Men of /a/nime to see who are the greater champions. This derby's history runs all the way back to the [[2011 4chan Summer Cup]] semifinals&ndash;a moment /a/ refers to as Yamakan saving Anime and /sp/ remembers as BasedChoke. They did not meet again in an official match until the 2013 Spring Babby Cup friendlies, {{tt|which /sp/ won|implying friendlies count}}. They met twice more in Official Cup games for the [[2014 4chan Winter Cup]] round of 16 and [[2015 4chan Spring Babby Cup]] group stage, with /a/ winning both. The two teams who were destined to be together forever finally met again after 8 years in the [[2023 4chan Spring Babby Cup]], resulting in a thrilling (yes, actually) 0-0 draw that just barely brought /a/ to their first Elite in 5 years alongside /sp/. 2024 started as a cursed year for /sp/ as the /sp/artans were relegated to the Babbies, while the degenerate weebs stayed Elite.
|-  
|-  
|  style="background:#dcdcdc; color: #333;" | <b>1-0-3</b>
|  style="background:#dcdcdc; color: #333;" | <b>1-1-3</b>
|}
|}
{|  class="wikitable" style="width: 31%; margin: 1%; text-align:center; float: left; position: relative;"  
{|  class="wikitable" style="width: 31%; margin: 1%; text-align:center; float: left; position: relative;"  
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|-  
|'''[[/asp/|The Not-Sports Derby]]'''<br/>
|'''[[/asp/|The Not-Sports Derby]]'''<br/>
Whenever there was a WWE thread on /sp/, there was always at least one person who told WWE fans that pro wrestling is fake and that it belongs on /asp/. Eventually, /sp/ managed to get wrestling threads officially kicked off the board with the help of Hiroyuki Nishimura, who succeeded {{tt|m00t|I don't know who, either}} as owner of 4chan in 2015, stoking the rivalry ever hotter. In the 4chan Cup, these teams have completely different mentalities, with /sp/ angrily sacking managers if they don't win cups and /asp/ exercising more patience with their managers. The two teams finally met in an official Cup match during the [[2017 4chan Winter Cup]] quarterfinals, which /sp/ won 3-1.
Whenever there was a WWE thread on /sp/, there was always at least one person who told WWE fans that pro wrestling is fake and that it belongs on /asp/. Eventually, /sp/ managed to get wrestling threads officially kicked off the board with the help of Hiroyuki Nishimura, who succeeded {{tt|m00t|I don't know who, either}} as owner of 4chan in 2015, stoking the rivalry ever hotter. In the 4chan Cup, these teams have completely different mentalities, with /sp/ angrily sacking managers if they don't win cups and /asp/ exercising more patience with their managers. The two teams finally met in an official Cup match during the [[2017 4chan Winter Cup]] quarterfinals, which /sp/ won 3-1. The rivalry was put to rest after /asp/ was split into /pw/ and /xs/. Rest in peace, /asp/.
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|-  
|  style="background:#dcdcdc; color: #333;" | <b>2-0-0</b>
|  style="background:#dcdcdc; color: #333;" | <b>2-0-0</b>
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|-  
|'''[[/v/|The e-Sports Derby]]'''<br/>
|'''[[/v/|The e-Sports Derby]]'''<br/>
/sp/ and /v/ are intense rivals in a feud that is essentially the alphas vs. the weeaboo gaming nerds, and this rivalry was only made worse after /sp/ sent /v/ to the Loser's Bracket in 2011. /v/ is also jealous of /sp/'s endless creativity, epic maymays and their ability to handle the banter. Despite this, /v/ took control of this rivalry for years, defeating the GOATs in the [[2013 4chan Summer Cup]] round of 16 and twice in the [[2016 4chan Spring Babby Cup]]&ndash;in the group stage and quarterfinals. This streak was broken in the [[2017 4chan Winter Cup]] when /sp/ eliminated /v/ in the round of 16. /sp/ leveled the series in the [[2017 4chan Autumn Babby Cup]] with a 1-0 win over /v/ in the group stage.
/sp/ and /v/ are intense rivals in a feud that is essentially the alphas vs. the weeaboo gaming nerds, and this rivalry was only made worse after /sp/ sent /v/ to the Loser's Bracket in 2011. /v/ is also jealous of /sp/'s endless creativity, epic maymays and their ability to handle the banter. Despite this, /v/ took control of this rivalry for years, defeating the GOATs in the [[2013 4chan Summer Cup]] round of 16 and twice in the [[2016 4chan Spring Babby Cup]]&ndash;in the group stage and quarterfinals. This streak was broken in the [[2017 4chan Winter Cup]] when /sp/ eliminated /v/ in the round of 16. /sp/ leveled the series in the [[2017 4chan Autumn Babby Cup]] with a 1-0 win over /v/ in the group stage and took the lead after beating them 2-1 in the group stage of [[2020 4chan Spring Babby Cup]]. The rivalry continued to be close as /v/ beat /sp/ 5-2 in the [[2023 4chan Winter Cup]], where /sp/ got relegated. /sp/ took their revenge in the [[2023 4chan Summer Cup]], winning 3-1 in a tournament that saw /v/ relegated.
|-  
|-  
|  style="background:#dcdcdc; color: #333;" | <b>3-0-3</b>
|  style="background:#dcdcdc; color: #333;" | <b>5-0-4</b>
|}
</div>
 
== Results ==
:''Main article: [[/sp/ Match History]]''
===Recent Form===
<div style="display: table; position-align: centre;">
{|  class="wikitable" style="width: 31%; margin: 1%; text-align:center; float: left; position: relative;"
| [[file:tg_logo.png|80px]]
| [[file:vg_logo.png|80px]]
| [[file:mlp_logo.png|80px]]
| [[file:vr_logo.png|80px]]
| [[file:s4s_logo.png|80px]]
|-
| <div style="font-size: 140%;"><span style="color:green">'''Win'''</span></div>2-1
| <div style="font-size: 140%;"><span style="color:red">'''Loss'''</span></div>1-3
| <div style="font-size: 140%;"><span style="color:red">'''Loss'''</span></div>3-4
| <div style="font-size: 140%;"><span style="color:gray">'''Draw'''</span></div>4-4
| <div style="font-size: 140%;"><span style="color:red">'''Loss'''</span></div>3-7
|}
|}
</div>
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!style="background:#990000;color:#c85505"| Notes
!style="background:#990000;color:#c85505"| Notes
|-
|-
| All friendlies || 4||6||5  || || {{greentext|implying friendlies count}}
| All friendlies || 5||6||5  || || {{greentext|implying friendlies count}}
|-
|-
| [[File:2012_Summer_Cup_logo.png|25px]] [[2011 4chan Summer Cup]] || 3||0||2 || Third Place || Double elimination bracket
| [[File:2012_Summer_Cup_logo.png|25px]] [[2011 4chan Summer Cup]] || 3||0||2 || Third Place || Double elimination bracket
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| [[File:2012_Winter_Cup_logo.png|25px]] [[2012 4chan Winter Cup]] || 5||0||2 || Runner up || Double elimination bracket
| [[File:2012_Winter_Cup_logo.png|25px]] [[2012 4chan Winter Cup]] || 5||0||2 || Runner up || Double elimination bracket
|-
|-
| rowspan=2|[[File:2012_Summer_Cup_logo.png|25px]] [[2012 4chan Summer Cup]] || <s>6</s>||<s>0</s>||<s>0</s> || <s>Champions</s> || Title vacated due to [[Dragongate]]
| rowspan=2|[[File:2012_Summer_Cup_logo.png|25px]] [[2012 4chan Summer Cup]] || <s>6</s>||<s>0</s>||<s>0</s> || <s>Champions</s> || Title vacated due to [[Dragongate]].
|-
|-
| 0||0||0 || Nullified  || Record after 2nd correction.
| 0||0||0 || Nullified  || Record after 2nd correction.
|-
|-
| [[File:2013_Winter_Cup_logo.png|25px]] [[2013 4chan Winter Cup]] || 6||0||0 || Champions || One match striken, due to Dragongate.
| [[File:2013_Winter_Cup_logo.png|25px]] [[2013 4chan Winter Cup]] || 6||0||0 || Champions || One match stricken, due to Dragongate.
|-
|-
| [[File:2013_Summer_Cup_logo.png|25px]] [[2013 4chan Summer Cup]] || 1||1||2 || Ro16 || {{greentext|tfw almost relegated}}
| [[File:2013_Summer_Cup_logo.png|25px]] [[2013 4chan Summer Cup]] || 1||1||2 || Round of 16 || {{greentext|tfw almost relegated}}
|-
|-
| [[File:2014_Winter_Cup_logo.png|25px]]  [[2014 4chan Winter Cup]] || 3||0||1 || Ro16 || {{greentext|could've been relegated on 6 (six) points}}
| [[File:2014_Winter_Cup_logo.png|25px]]  [[2014 4chan Winter Cup]] || 3||0||1 || Round of 16 || {{greentext|could've been relegated on 6 (six) points}}
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| [[File:2014SummerCupLogo.png|25px]] [[2014 4chan Summer Cup]] || 1||1||1 || Group (Relegated) || {{greentext|Moyes}}
| [[File:2014SummerCupLogo.png|25px]] [[2014 4chan Summer Cup]] || 1||1||1 || Group (Relegated) || {{greentext|Moyes}}
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| [[File:2015_Spring_Cup_Logo.png|25px]] [[2015 4chan Spring Babby Cup]] ||1||1||2|| Group (Failed to promote) || {{greentext|couldn't even beat any weeb team}}
| [[File:2015_Spring_Cup_Logo.png|25px]] [[2015 4chan Spring Babby Cup]] ||1||1||2|| Group (Failed to promote) || {{greentext|couldn't even beat any weeb team}}
|-
|-
| [[File:ABC15_Design_G.png|25px]] [[2015 4chan Autumn Babby Cup]] ||2||1||2|| Ro16 || Promoted
| [[File:ABC15_Design_G.png|25px]] [[2015 4chan Autumn Babby Cup]] ||2||1||2|| Round of 16 || Promoted
|-
|-
| [[File:WC16_Design_A.png|25px]] [[2016 4chan Winter Cup]] ||0||1||2|| Group (Relegated) || Killed after just two matches.  <br>{{greentext|one point}}
| [[File:WC16_Design_A.png|25px]] [[2016 4chan Winter Cup]] ||0||1||2|| Group (Relegated) || Killed after just two matches.  <br>{{greentext|one point}}
|-
|-
| [[File:2016_Spring_Cup_Logo.png|25px]] [[2016 4chan Spring Babby Cup]] ||3||0||2|| Quarterfinals || Promoted<br>Broke the Curse<br>Won Round of 16 match for the first time since 2013 Winter Cup
| [[File:2016_Spring_Cup_Logo.png|25px]] [[2016 4chan Spring Babby Cup]] ||3||0||2|| Quarterfinals || Promoted<br>Broke the Curse<br>Won Round of 16 match for the first time since 2013 Winter Cup.
|-
|-
| [[File:Summer16_H_ALT_2.png|25px]] [[2016 4chan Summer Cup]] ||1||1||1|| Group (Relegated) || The final match of the group got /vp/ to second place over /sp/ via goal difference.<br>{{greentext|Let's go, /vp/ (but not by much)}}
| [[File:Summer16_H_ALT_2.png|25px]] [[2016 4chan Summer Cup]] ||1||1||1|| Group (Relegated) || The final match of the group got /vp/ to second place over /sp/ via goal difference.<br>{{greentext|Let's go, /vp/ (but not by much)}}
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|-
| [[File:ABC16_Design_A.png|25px]] [[2016 4chan Autumn Babby Cup]] ||3||0||1|| Ro16 || A combination of results got /sp/ past the group stage after just two matches.
| [[File:ABC16_Design_A.png|25px]] [[2016 4chan Autumn Babby Cup]] ||3||0||1|| Round of 16 || A combination of results got /sp/ past the group stage after just two matches.
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| [[File:WC17_Design_A.png|25px]] [[2017 4chan Winter Cup]] ||4||0||3|| 4th || /sp/ finally broke the yo-yo cycle and reached the #1 spot on the [[Rankings]]
| [[File:WC17_Design_A.png|25px]] [[2017 4chan Winter Cup]] ||4||0||3|| Fourth Place || /sp/ finally broke the yo-yo cycle and reached the #1 spot on the [[Rankings]].
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| [[File:SC17_Design_A.png|25px]] [[2017 4chan Summer Cup]] ||0||1||2|| Group (Relegated) || Killed after /toy/ defeated /lgbt/ immediately before the final group match vs /o/.<br>{{greentext|one point (again)}}
| [[File:SC17_Design_A.png|25px]] [[2017 4chan Summer Cup]] ||0||1||2|| Group (Relegated) || Killed after /toy/ defeated /lgbt/ immediately before the final group match vs /o/.<br>{{greentext|one point (again)}}
|-
|-
| [[File:ABC17_Design_A.png|25px]] [[2017 4chan Autumn Babby Cup]] ||3||1||1|| Quarterfinals || Promoted<br>Finished T-5th, the new highest for /sp/ in a Babby Cup
| [[File:ABC17_Design_A.png|25px]] [[2017 4chan Autumn Babby Cup]] ||3||1||1|| Quarterfinals || Promoted
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|-
| [[File:WC18_Design_F2.png|25px]] [[2018 4chan Winter Cup]] ||0||2||1|| Group (Relegated) || {{greentext|tfw too high iq to win a game}}<br>{{greentext|tfw back in the yo-yo cycle}}
| [[File:WC18_Design_F2.png|25px]] [[2018 4chan Winter Cup]] ||0||2||1|| Group (Relegated) || {{greentext|tfw too high iq to win a game}}<br>{{greentext|tfw back in the yo-yo cycle}}
|-
|-
| [[File:SBC18_Design_G2.png|25px]] [[2018 4chan Spring Babby Cup]] ||2||1||2|| Ro16 || Promoted
| [[File:SBC18_Design_G2.png|25px]] [[2018 4chan Spring Babby Cup]] ||2||1||2|| Round of 16 || Promoted
|-
| [[File:Summer18 E.png|25px]] [[2018 4chan Summer Cup]] ||5||0||2|| Runner up || Broke the yo-yo cycle<br>One win away from football coming home.
|-
| [[File:WC19 Design E.png|25px]] [[2019 4chan Winter Cup]] ||0||1||2|| Group (Relegated) || {{greentext|1 point}}
|-
| [[File:SBC19_Design_B1.png|25px]] [[2019 4chan Spring Babby Cup]] ||0||3||0|| Group (Failed to promote) || {{greentext|3 draws}}
|-
| [[File:ABC19 Design E.png|25px]] [[2019 4chan Autumn Babby Cup]] ||0||2||1|| Group (Failed to promote) || {{greentext|art}}
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| [[File:SBC20_Design_A.png|25px]] [[2020 4chan Spring Babby Cup]] ||5||0||2|| Third Place || Promoted, 3rd place for new highest Babby Cup finish.
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| [[File:SC20_Design_E2.png|25px]] [[2020 4chan Summer Cup]] ||3||0||1|| Round of 16|| Promoted
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| [[File:WC21_Design_D.png|25px]] [[2021 4chan Winter Cup]] ||1||0||2|| Group (Relegated)|| {{greentext|4 managers just to lose in groups}}
|-
| [[File:WoC21_Design_E.png|25px]] [[2021 4chan World Cup]] ||6||0||2|| Fourth Place || {{greentext|performing on the final day}}
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| [[File:ABC21 Design C.png|25px]] [[2021 4chan Autumn Babby Cup]] || 2 || 2 || 1 || Round of 16 || Promoted
|-
| [[File:WC22 Design D.png|25px]] [[2022 4chan Winter Cup]] || 3 || 1 || 1 || Quarterfinals || {{greentext|winning on final day}}
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| [[File:SC22 Design G.png|25px]] [[2022 4chan Summer Cup]] || 3 || 0 || 1 || Round of 16 || {{greentext|9 point curse}}
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| [[File:WC23 Design G.png|25px]] [[2023 4chan Winter Cup]] || 1 || 1 || 1 || Group (Failed to promote) || All my homies hate /v/
|-
| [[File:SBC23 Design D.png|25px]] [[2023 4chan Spring Babby Cup]] || 1 || 2 || 1 || Round of 16 || {{greentext|letting /a/ advance from our group}}
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| [[File:SC23 Design G1.png|25px]] [[2023 4chan Summer Cup]] || 2 || 1 || 2 || Quarterfinals || {{greentext|scoring after it was too late}}
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| [[File:WC24 Design E1.png|25px]] [[2024 4chan Winter Cup]] || 1 || 1 || 1 || Group (Relegated) || 1 point needed from the worst team in the group? what could possibly go wrong
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| [[File:SBC24 Design G.png|25px]] [[2024 4chan Spring Babby Cup]] || 6 || 0 || 1 || Runner up || So, it happened again
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| [[File:Summer18 E.png|25px]] [[2018 4chan Summer Cup]] ||5||0||2|| Runner up || Broke the yo-yo cycle<br>One win away from football coming home
| [[File:SC24_Design_C.png|25px]] [[2024 4chan Summer Cup]] || 3 || 0 || 2 || Quarterfinals || {{greentext|concede 4 bullshit goals in 1 game}}
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== Trivia ==
== Trivia ==
*Of the 10 teams to win a 4chan Cup elite tournament, /sp/ is the only one to win every match on their way to the title.
*Of the 17 teams to win a 4chan Cup elite tournament, /sp/ is the only one to win every match on their way to the title.
**Closest calls: /a/ won 2011 Summer 8-0-1 when it was a double-elimination tournament. Under the two-stage format, /wg/ (2013 Summer), /trv/ (2014 Winter), /tg/ (2015 Winter) and /mlp/ (2015 Summer) all won with 6-1-0 records.
**Closest calls: /a/ won 2011 Summer 8-0-1 when it was a double-elimination tournament. Under the two-stage format, /wg/ (2013 Summer), /trv/ (2014 Winter), /tg/ (2015 Winter), /mlp/ (2015 Summer) and /pol/ (2020 Winter) all won with 6-1-0 records.
*/sp/ became the first board to have a sticky thread for a 4chan Cup event during the 2012 Winter Cup, a feat that remained unique to the board until [[/s4s/]] had their own sticky for the 2017 Summer Cup.
*/sp/ became the first board to have a sticky thread for a 4chan Cup event during the 2012 Winter Cup, a feat that remained unique to the board until [[/s4s/]] had their own sticky for the 2017 Summer Cup.


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File:2013_Winter_Cup_logo.png|[[2013 4chan Winter Cup]]: Champions
File:2013_Winter_Cup_logo.png|[[2013 4chan Winter Cup]]: Champions
File:Summer18 E.png|[[2018 4chan Summer Cup]]: Runner-up
File:Summer18 E.png|[[2018 4chan Summer Cup]]: Runner-up
File:SBC20_Design_A.png|[[2020 4chan Spring Babby Cup]]: 3rd place
File:SBC24_Design_G.png|[[2024 4chan Spring Babby Cup]]: Runner-up
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[[Category:Official teams|sp]]
[[Category:Official teams|sp]]
[[Category:Original Sixteen|sp]]
[[Category:Winter Cup Champions|sp]]
[[Category:Winter Cup Champions|sp]]

Latest revision as of 11:20, 21 August 2024

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/sp/
/sp/ found a way
Sp logo.png
/sp/ - Sports
Founded August 2011
IRL manager CollieSis !!0sD18ui7YXt
Aitor Karanka !!uqlHSOfiis9
gimi !!cwmWrzo53n+
Team colors
Chat color 990000
Maroon
Ranking 6 (increase 2)
Highest rank 1 (January 8, 2012)
Lowest rank 46 (November 10, 2019)
Top scorer Messi (120)
Top assister Messi (54)
Captain Messi
Website /sp/ - Sports
Nickname The GOATs - (the acronym of the commonly-used sporting term "Greatest Of All Time")
/sp/artans - (originally used as the collective term for the denizens of the /sp/ board)
Home ground Transatlantic Semen Pipeline Stadium
Historic performance
W D L TOTAL EFFICIENCY
86 31 54 171 50.29%
GF GA GD
370 292 +78
Biggest win
/sp/ Sp icon.png 6–1 Biz icon.png /biz/
October 30, 2016
Biggest defeat
/sp/ Sp icon.png 1–5 Diy icon.png /diy/
October 25, 2015
First match
/fa/ Fa icon.png 1–2 Sp icon.png /sp/
August 6, 2011
Elite Cup
Appearances 23 (First in 2011 4chan Summer Cup)
Best result Champions, 2013 4chan Winter Cup
Babby Cup
Appearances 13 (First in 2014 4chan Autumn Babby Cup)
Best result 2nd, 2024 4chan Spring Babby Cup
Team music
Anthem NBA on NBC
Knockout Anthem US Olympic team tribute to Muhammad Ali
Victory Anthem One Goat on the Shirt

Goal horn Wavin' Flag (Celebration Mix)
Alternate goal horn Mod on /sp/ - >HE DOES IT FOR FREE
Alternate goal horn TSUUUUUUUU goalhorn
Alternate goal horn TSUUUUUUUU penalty horn
Alternate goal horn Shiggy Diggy - George Costanza
Kits
Home kit Sp home kit 2018 summer cup.png
Away kit Spaway-2016sc.png
Goalkeeper kit Sp goalkeeper 2016 summer cup.png
Third kit Sp alt kit 3 2017 autumn babby cup.png
Fourth kit Sphome-2016sc.png
Fifth kit Sp alt kit 5 2022 summer cup.png
Sixth kit Sp alt kit 6 2020 spring cup.png
Seventh kit Sp alt kit 7 2019 winter cup.png
Eighth kit Sp alt kit 8 2020 spring babby cup.png
Ninth kit Sp alt kit 9 2022 winter cup.png


  • Sp icon.png /sp/ will play next in the 2025 4chan Winter Cup, starting (most likely) in January.

The /sp/artans Football Club is a simulated professional football team founded in August 2011, representing /sp/, the 4chan board dedicated to sports. They won the 2012 4chan Summer Cup before the title was revoked due to the Dragongate scandal. They also won the 2013 4chan Winter Cup, making them, for a time, the first and only two-time Elite competition champions. They also held the number 1 spot in the cup rankings from January 2012 to May 2013, currently the longest such reign, and from March to May, 2017.

The club's popularity among the proud posters of /sp/ has made them susceptible to negative press. Accusations of rigging lead to the Match Fixing Scandal in early January 2012. The team was implicated in the Dragongate scandal as well. Their almost-systematic shitposting on other boards during /sp/ Cup participation is often cited as one of the possible reasons for the global cup ban by 4chan moderation.

/sp/'s main rivals are, without a doubt, /a/, who knocked them out of the cup twice on top of being dirty weeaboos, but they also have minor rivalries with /v/, /fit/, and potentially any board who knocks them out of the cup (/s4s/ and /vg/ we're looking at you) or have a fanbase as rambunctious as theirs.

Squad

Sp icon.png /sp/

No. Position Player
1
  GK
So, It Happened Again
93
  LB
>1993
4
  CB
An Horse
17
  CB
700 Mirrion Dorrar
3
  RB
Universal Choking Sign
6
  DMF
Perro Caca
19
  CMF
My reffies :)
10
  CMF
Messi
43
  SS
>he does it for free
11
  SS
Owen Goal
7
  CF
TSUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCaptain
No. Position Player
12
  GK
Exposed
29
  LB
We European
5
  LB
Ngubu
9
  CB
Vent Colombians
24
  CB
Please Watch Our Copa
14
  CB
SHE'S A DISGRACE
90
  RB
El Var Sinson
89
  RB
George Costanza
77
  SS
gimi
66
  SS
HE'S COMING HOME
33
  SS
AMD AMX
97
  SS
THIS DOES NOT FOOKIN SLIP

Reserves can be found here: /sp B/

2024 Match History

For all-time match history: /sp/ Match History

Sp icon.png /sp/ have played 15 matches in 2024, winning 10, drawing 1 and losing 4. In this time they have scored 51 goals and conceded 36. TSUUUUUUUUUUUUU is the top scorer in 2024 with 24 goals, followed by Messi on 8 and >he does it for free on 4.

Opponent Date Event Stage Result Goalscorers
I icon.png /i/ January 20 WC24 Design E1.png 2024 4chan Winter Cup Group stage 3-3 D TSUUUUUUUUUUUUU, Messi x2
Trv icon.png /trv/ January 26 WC24 Design E1.png 2024 4chan Winter Cup Group stage 1-0 W TSUUUUUUUUUUUUU
Vg icon.png /vg/ January 28 WC24 Design E1.png 2024 4chan Winter Cup Group stage 0-1 L
H icon.png /h/ April 27 SBC24 Design G.png 2024 4chan Spring Babby Cup Group stage 4-2 W TSUUUUUUUUUUUUU x4
Tg icon.png /tg/ May 3 SBC24 Design G.png 2024 4chan Spring Babby Cup Group stage 4-2 W TSUUUUUUUUUUUUU x2, THIS DOES NOT FOOKIN SLIP, perro caca
Pol icon.png /pol/ May 5 SBC24 Design G.png 2024 4chan Spring Babby Cup Group stage 4-2 W TSUUUUUUUUUUUUU x3, We European
R9k icon.png /r9k/ May 11 SBC24 Design G.png 2024 4chan Spring Babby Cup Round of 16 3-0 W TSUUUUUUUUUUUUU x2, We European
Vp icon.png /vp/ May 12 SBC24 Design G.png 2024 4chan Spring Babby Cup Quarter final 8-8 AET (4-3 PK) W TSUUUUUUUUUUUUU x3, Messi x3, AMD AMX, George Costanza
Y icon.png /y/ May 12 SBC24 Design G.png 2024 4chan Spring Babby Cup Semi-final 5-3 W TSUUUUUUUUUUUUU x3, We European, >he does it for free
Mlp icon.png /mlp/ May 12 SBC24 Design G.png 2024 4chan Spring Babby Cup Final 1-2 L THIS DOES NOT FOOKIN SLIP
Sci icon.png /sci/ July 20 SC24 Design C.png 2024 4chan Summer Cup Group Stage 2-5 L TSUUUUUUUUUUUUU x2
X icon.png /x/ July 26 SC24 Design C.png 2024 4chan Summer Cup Group Stage 4-2 W >he does it for free, Owen Goal, my reffies :), HE'S COMING HOME
Toy icon.png /toy/ July 28 SC24 Design C.png 2024 4chan Summer Cup Group Stage 5-1 W Messi, TSUUUUUUUU, Owen Goal, HE'S COMING HOME, amd amx
Tg icon.png /tg/ August 3 SC24 Design C.png 2024 4chan Summer Cup Round of 16 5-1 W Messi x2, >he does it for free x2, TSUUUUUUUUUUUUU
Wsg icon.png /wsg/ August 4 SC24 Design C.png 2024 4chan Summer Cup Quarter final 2-4 L my reffies :), TSUUUUUUUUUUUUU

History

For earlier history: /sp/ History

2024

Old departures and new arrivals: The 2024 4chan Winter Cup
The 2024 4chan Winter Cup was a disaster for /sp/. Taking 4 points in the first 2 matches and the final match being against a candidate for the wooden spoon, advancement was looking likely. Things looked even better for /sp/ as an /i/ win against /trv/ would guarantee promotion. The drawfags were holding on to a narrow 4-3 victory into the final minutes, when disaster struck: an own goal from Taking Requests in the added time gave /trv/ the one point they needed to stay alive. All /sp/ had to do was not slip against /vg/; a draw would be enough. In a true PES slurpfest, /vg/ took the win in an extremely boring 1-0 game. /sp/ were relegated to the babbies.

This defeat prompted the resignation of long-term managers TWAIN and JohnnyBravo, who followed Falco, who left the year before, out the door. CollieSis was left holding the reins, and for the first time in a long while, /sp/ were left with a single manager. To generate more enthusiasm and maybe bring in some new blood, an attempt to hold a /sp/erb Owl for the first time in 3 years was done in the autumn in of 2023. The Owl received a meagre number of signups and the tournament was not held.

New enthusiasm was however generated with The Decision 3, a tournament held specifically to look for new managers. With some new and some old, The Decision 3 went ahead on March 22nd with 8 teams; 7 with managers, and 1 autopilot as one manager had disappeared. The tournament turned out to be an absolute meme as /sp/, an autopilot team made by former manager JohnnyBravo, won the tournament undefeated. Desperately trying to salvage something from this embarrassment, newfag gimi and former /sci/ manager AitorKaranka signed up to co-manage along CollieSis.

So, it happened again: The 2024 4chan Spring Babby Cup
The new management had their first outing just a few weeks later in the SBC24 Design G.png 2024 4chan Spring Babby Cup. /sp/ were drawn into Group E with /h/, /tg/ and /pol/. The group stage went brilliantly for the /sp/artans, winning every match 4-2 and securing promotion to the Elite Cup already in the second round of matches. For the knockout stage /sp/ received a favorable draw by meeting /r9k/ in the Round of 16. Two early goals from TSUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU and a goal from We European gave /sp/ a comfortable 3-0 victory, and /vp/ waited in the quarterfinals. Historically /sp/ have a terrible record against the Pokemon trainers, amassing only one win to their five. After a chaotic match that ended 8-8 after extra time, /sp/ avenged their 2022 Summer Cup Ro16 loss by winning the penalty shootout 4-3. On several occasions during play /sp/ were down by two goals, and even missed their first two penalties.

What awaited /sp/ in the semi-finals was probably the only thing gayer than watching 22 men run around and push each other; /y/. /sp/ had a nervy start and conceded early, but 2nd half tactical changes paid off and earned /sp/ a 5-3 victory. On the other side of the final were /mlp/. Despite /mlp/ and /sp/ being two of the most disliked teams in the cup, they had only ever met once before, which ended in a 3-4 loss for /sp/. Interestingly this meeting was also on PES 16. The final started in the worst possible way it could have, with /mlp/ scoring straight from kick-off. It soon got even worse as George Costanza, who had been solid as a rock all cup and even secured extra time against /vp/ with his 7-7 equalizing goal at '88, lost the ball to >rape in /sp/'s box and /mlp/'s top scorer made no mistakes from close range. Getting two goals early suited /mlp/'s slow possession approach perfectly and /sp/ looked lethargic going into half-time. /sp/'s tactical changes started working in the 2nd half and THIS DOES NOT FOOKIN SLIP scored a header at '58, giving /sp/ a glimmer of hope. It unfortunately wasn't to be; /mlp/ continued to draw out the game and /sp/'s BALON A TSUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU tactic failed for the very first time. Despite the final loss this was /sp/'s best finish at a Babby Cup, beating 3rd place from Spring 2020.

Although this cup ultimately ended in disappointment, things are looking promising for /sp/. TSUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU earned the Golden Boot, and smashed the record for most goals scored in a cup by a player (17, previously 14.) This achievement is even more impressive considering the 2nd placers in the Golden Boot race only scored 11 goals, TSUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU beating them by six goals. He also earned the most Man of the Match awards with 5. Messi looked in doubt to continue his streak of scoring in every cup, but out those doubts to rest by scoring all 3 of his goals in the 8-8 draw vs /vp/. This 8-8 was also the highest scoring draw in the history of the cup.

A New Hope: The 2024 4chan Summer Cup
There were high hopes for /sp/ when the SC24 Design C.png 2024 4chan Summer Cup kicked off the 19th of July. /sp/ played their first game the day after, vs /sci/. Within the first 50 minutes /sci/ had taken a 3 goal lead. TSUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU scrambled to bring some hope back to /sp/, reducing the deficit to just one goal the more aggressive tactics from /sp/ left them vulnerable on the counter and /sci/ countered in 2 goals to give them a 5-2 win toward the end. The group stage started with the worst possible scenario with /sp/ basically needing two wins from the next two games to advance; and even then, it might not be enough. A /sci/ loss to /toy/ meant a 6-6-6-0 group was possible. /sp/ would need to recover from a -3 goal difference to move on. In their next game, against /x/, the Spartans made no mistakes and echoed the 2024 Spring Babby Cup group stage by grabbing a 4-2 win against the spooky ghosts. HE'S COMING HOME scored in injury time to give /sp/ a desperately needed goal to help with goal difference, and as his goal music Three Lions '98 rang out over the stream, it truly felt, if only for a moment, like it was coming home. /sp/ would now only need to beat /toy/ by 2 goals to guarantee advancement, though a favorable result in the /x/ - /sci/ game could also see the Spartans through with only a 1 goal win or even a draw. Although /toy/ were an autopilot this cup, they had so far beaten /x/ AND /sci/, and only a 2 goal win would put /sp/ above the Lego pieces. With advancement on the line, the Spartans truly sent it, sending /toy/ to Spain in a 5-1 win with 5 different goal scorers, also ensuring Messi kept his streak of scoring in every cup he's participated in. Not only was this more than enough to advance over /toy/, /sci/ could only beat /x/ by 1 goal, which put /sp/ and /sci/ on equal goal difference, with /sp/ going through as group winners by virtue of goals scored. After a disastrous first game, /sp/ had pulled a great comeback to top the group.

For the knockout stage, /sp/ pulled a former 2024 Spring Babby Cup opponent in /tg/. So far this cup cycle, /sp/ and /mlp/ were the only two teams to tame this fearsome autopilot, who went unbeaten in the group stage with their main striker Doomrider scoring 11 goals. This was not just a match for advancement, but also to protect TSUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU's newly acquired goalscoring record from this cocaine-driven goal machine. Despite Doomrider rolling red condition on matchday, he was completely silenced as /sp/'s possession play almost completely nullified /tg/ to win a 2nd game in a row 5-1. Being drawn against an autopilot is considered an advantage in the 4CC, and /sp/ also avoided the PES16 heavy hitters in /u/ and /mlp/ in their side of the bracket, getting what was considered the favorable side. [wsg] were waiting in the quarter finals, having just beaten /aco/ 4-3.

The quarter final could not have started worse, much like the Babby Cup final vs /mlp/. Immediately red condition goalkeeper EXPOSED decided that, instead of catching a poor shot straight at him, he would rather sperg out and deflect it into goal. Not long after, [wsg]'s gold player Gondola decided to pull a Haaland and with his heel higher up than Ngubu's head, heel tricked a goal from a corner before 20 minutes had passed. To add insult to injury, [wsg]'s striker and eventual Golden Boot winner Ricardo scored a beautiful free kick after 40 minutes. In 40 minutes [wsg] had scored of a keeper error, a corner kick, and a free kick. /sp/'s managers were bewildered at this unlucky start, and changes eventually improves /sp/'s play with my reffies :) bringing a goal back at 68 minutes. The dream of a comeback was shortlived as the ball bounced [wsg]'s way after a duel letting You Should Kill Yourself... Now! score an easy goal to make it 4-1. /sp/ continued pushing and created good chances but [wsg]'s keeper denied them again and again, and while TSUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU scored at 90+1, it was too late. It was not coming home this time either. The 11 years of hurt would soon turn to 12. [wsg] went on to win the cup beating /u/ in the final in a thrilling match that ended in extra time. This made the 9th time /sp/ had lost in knockouts to the eventual winner of a cup.

With a little luck, it might have finally come in the SC24 Design C.png 2024 4chan Summer Cup. Another disappointment does not however take away from the fact that /sp/ made a strong recovery after 2 managers retired after being relegated from the WC24 Design E1.png 2024 4chan Winter Cup. Now, we await the arrival of Winter for another chance at bringing it home and making it no more years of hurt.

Tactics & Aesthetics

Colors and Mascot

/sp/ is maroon, orange, black and white.

Maroon: R173 G17 B12
Orange: R200 G85 B5

For the first 4chan World Cup, /sp/ wore an all white kit with a simplistic green logo. Before the 2012 Winter Cup the team wore blue but eventually settled on the current iconic maroon and orange home kit, based on real world Italian divegrass team AS Roma. For away matches, /sp/ wears solid black kit with orange details. To continue the theme that the club's number one goalkeeper is DA BEARS, the uniform for the goalkeeper is a near representation of the uniform of the handegg team, the Chicago Bears.

The mascot of the club is Paul the Goat (named after the legendary Paul the Octopus), who has gained worldwide fame for his alleged psychic powers. When presented with two boxes containing goat food decorated with the club crest of the two teams who are about to play in a game, Paul has successfully picked the winning team 100% of the time from 25 attempts.

Two logos have been used to represent /sp/ Football Club. While one is the official logo and the other pointless, both are alright to use when depicting the /sp/ Club.

Image Description
Sp logo.png The famous logo of /sp/ Fooball Club and currently the most widely used, it depicts Paul the Goat standing proud on an image of a Spartan soldier. The nickname of the club is the /sp/artans, which is the reason for the Spartan on the logo. The star under the Spartan is a representation of /sp/'s first cup victory in the 4chan summer cup. Football came home that night.
Sp logo 2.png The lesser used logo. Paul the Goat is given orange colored horns and a shawl with the /sp/ name on it. While a lesser used logo, it is quite a classic among die-hard fans of the club.

Supporters

/sp/ is known to have some of the most passionate fans in the game. Due to this passion, /sp/artans are often seen as whiners by other boards, especially in the wake of the 2012 SC Bracket Scandal. Due to this, /sp/ was the winner of the Worst Fans Award in that cup. However, /sp/ does boast some of the most supportive fans in all of 4chan, participating in the most watched game of the 2012 4chan Summer Cup. After claiming victory in this cup, /sp/ was flooded with celebratory "MESSIMESSIMESSI" and "THANK YOU BASED TORRES" posts.

Chants

  • Some History

You might have some history,

But we don’t give a crud,

Your team will always be a joke until they have a cup

(Shout the Opposing team’s name)!!!

Rivalries

A logo.png
The Derby of /sp/art/a/

The biggest derby in the game of virtual divegrass–El Classico. A battle between GOATs of /sp/orts and Men of /a/nime to see who are the greater champions. This derby's history runs all the way back to the 2011 4chan Summer Cup semifinals–a moment /a/ refers to as Yamakan saving Anime and /sp/ remembers as BasedChoke. They did not meet again in an official match until the 2013 Spring Babby Cup friendlies, which /sp/ won. They met twice more in Official Cup games for the 2014 4chan Winter Cup round of 16 and 2015 4chan Spring Babby Cup group stage, with /a/ winning both. The two teams who were destined to be together forever finally met again after 8 years in the 2023 4chan Spring Babby Cup, resulting in a thrilling (yes, actually) 0-0 draw that just barely brought /a/ to their first Elite in 5 years alongside /sp/. 2024 started as a cursed year for /sp/ as the /sp/artans were relegated to the Babbies, while the degenerate weebs stayed Elite.

1-1-3
Asp logo.png
The Not-Sports Derby

Whenever there was a WWE thread on /sp/, there was always at least one person who told WWE fans that pro wrestling is fake and that it belongs on /asp/. Eventually, /sp/ managed to get wrestling threads officially kicked off the board with the help of Hiroyuki Nishimura, who succeeded m00t as owner of 4chan in 2015, stoking the rivalry ever hotter. In the 4chan Cup, these teams have completely different mentalities, with /sp/ angrily sacking managers if they don't win cups and /asp/ exercising more patience with their managers. The two teams finally met in an official Cup match during the 2017 4chan Winter Cup quarterfinals, which /sp/ won 3-1. The rivalry was put to rest after /asp/ was split into /pw/ and /xs/. Rest in peace, /asp/.

2-0-0
V logo.png
The e-Sports Derby

/sp/ and /v/ are intense rivals in a feud that is essentially the alphas vs. the weeaboo gaming nerds, and this rivalry was only made worse after /sp/ sent /v/ to the Loser's Bracket in 2011. /v/ is also jealous of /sp/'s endless creativity, epic maymays and their ability to handle the banter. Despite this, /v/ took control of this rivalry for years, defeating the GOATs in the 2013 4chan Summer Cup round of 16 and twice in the 2016 4chan Spring Babby Cup–in the group stage and quarterfinals. This streak was broken in the 2017 4chan Winter Cup when /sp/ eliminated /v/ in the round of 16. /sp/ leveled the series in the 2017 4chan Autumn Babby Cup with a 1-0 win over /v/ in the group stage and took the lead after beating them 2-1 in the group stage of 2020 4chan Spring Babby Cup. The rivalry continued to be close as /v/ beat /sp/ 5-2 in the 2023 4chan Winter Cup, where /sp/ got relegated. /sp/ took their revenge in the 2023 4chan Summer Cup, winning 3-1 in a tournament that saw /v/ relegated.

5-0-4

Tournament History

Competition Win Draw Loss End result Notes
All friendlies 5 6 5 >implying friendlies count
2012 Summer Cup logo.png 2011 4chan Summer Cup 3 0 2 Third Place Double elimination bracket
2012 Winter Cup logo.png 2012 4chan Winter Cup 5 0 2 Runner up Double elimination bracket
2012 Summer Cup logo.png 2012 4chan Summer Cup 6 0 0 Champions Title vacated due to Dragongate.
0 0 0 Nullified Record after 2nd correction.
2013 Winter Cup logo.png 2013 4chan Winter Cup 6 0 0 Champions One match stricken, due to Dragongate.
2013 Summer Cup logo.png 2013 4chan Summer Cup 1 1 2 Round of 16 >tfw almost relegated
2014 Winter Cup logo.png 2014 4chan Winter Cup 3 0 1 Round of 16 >could've been relegated on 6 (six) points
2014SummerCupLogo.png 2014 4chan Summer Cup 1 1 1 Group (Relegated) >Moyes
2014 Autumn Cup Logo.png 2014 4chan Autumn Babby Cup 2 0 2 Group (Failed to promote) >losing to a shit team and a new team
2015 Spring Cup Logo.png 2015 4chan Spring Babby Cup 1 1 2 Group (Failed to promote) >couldn't even beat any weeb team
ABC15 Design G.png 2015 4chan Autumn Babby Cup 2 1 2 Round of 16 Promoted
WC16 Design A.png 2016 4chan Winter Cup 0 1 2 Group (Relegated) Killed after just two matches.
>one point
2016 Spring Cup Logo.png 2016 4chan Spring Babby Cup 3 0 2 Quarterfinals Promoted
Broke the Curse
Won Round of 16 match for the first time since 2013 Winter Cup.
Summer16 H ALT 2.png 2016 4chan Summer Cup 1 1 1 Group (Relegated) The final match of the group got /vp/ to second place over /sp/ via goal difference.
>Let's go, /vp/ (but not by much)
ABC16 Design A.png 2016 4chan Autumn Babby Cup 3 0 1 Round of 16 A combination of results got /sp/ past the group stage after just two matches.
WC17 Design A.png 2017 4chan Winter Cup 4 0 3 Fourth Place /sp/ finally broke the yo-yo cycle and reached the #1 spot on the Rankings.
SC17 Design A.png 2017 4chan Summer Cup 0 1 2 Group (Relegated) Killed after /toy/ defeated /lgbt/ immediately before the final group match vs /o/.
>one point (again)
ABC17 Design A.png 2017 4chan Autumn Babby Cup 3 1 1 Quarterfinals Promoted
WC18 Design F2.png 2018 4chan Winter Cup 0 2 1 Group (Relegated) >tfw too high iq to win a game
>tfw back in the yo-yo cycle
SBC18 Design G2.png 2018 4chan Spring Babby Cup 2 1 2 Round of 16 Promoted
Summer18 E.png 2018 4chan Summer Cup 5 0 2 Runner up Broke the yo-yo cycle
One win away from football coming home.
WC19 Design E.png 2019 4chan Winter Cup 0 1 2 Group (Relegated) >1 point
SBC19 Design B1.png 2019 4chan Spring Babby Cup 0 3 0 Group (Failed to promote) >3 draws
ABC19 Design E.png 2019 4chan Autumn Babby Cup 0 2 1 Group (Failed to promote) >art
SBC20 Design A.png 2020 4chan Spring Babby Cup 5 0 2 Third Place Promoted, 3rd place for new highest Babby Cup finish.
SC20 Design E2.png 2020 4chan Summer Cup 3 0 1 Round of 16 Promoted
WC21 Design D.png 2021 4chan Winter Cup 1 0 2 Group (Relegated) >4 managers just to lose in groups
WoC21 Design E.png 2021 4chan World Cup 6 0 2 Fourth Place >performing on the final day
ABC21 Design C.png 2021 4chan Autumn Babby Cup 2 2 1 Round of 16 Promoted
WC22 Design D.png 2022 4chan Winter Cup 3 1 1 Quarterfinals >winning on final day
SC22 Design G.png 2022 4chan Summer Cup 3 0 1 Round of 16 >9 point curse
WC23 Design G.png 2023 4chan Winter Cup 1 1 1 Group (Failed to promote) All my homies hate /v/
SBC23 Design D.png 2023 4chan Spring Babby Cup 1 2 1 Round of 16 >letting /a/ advance from our group
SC23 Design G1.png 2023 4chan Summer Cup 2 1 2 Quarterfinals >scoring after it was too late
WC24 Design E1.png 2024 4chan Winter Cup 1 1 1 Group (Relegated) 1 point needed from the worst team in the group? what could possibly go wrong
SBC24 Design G.png 2024 4chan Spring Babby Cup 6 0 1 Runner up So, it happened again
SC24 Design C.png 2024 4chan Summer Cup 3 0 2 Quarterfinals >concede 4 bullshit goals in 1 game

Stadium

The pipeline after which /sp/'s stadium is named.

/sp/'s current home is the Transatlantic Semen Pipeline Stadium, named in remembrance of Murrika's selfless donations to impoverished Yurop.

Trivia

  • Of the 17 teams to win a 4chan Cup elite tournament, /sp/ is the only one to win every match on their way to the title.
    • Closest calls: /a/ won 2011 Summer 8-0-1 when it was a double-elimination tournament. Under the two-stage format, /wg/ (2013 Summer), /trv/ (2014 Winter), /tg/ (2015 Winter), /mlp/ (2015 Summer) and /pol/ (2020 Winter) all won with 6-1-0 records.
  • /sp/ became the first board to have a sticky thread for a 4chan Cup event during the 2012 Winter Cup, a feat that remained unique to the board until /s4s/ had their own sticky for the 2017 Summer Cup.

Honors

Official Honors

Invitationals

Vacated Honours

Video Gallery

Old Downloads

Achievements
Elite Cups
Preceded by
2011 /a/ A icon.png
Summer Champions
2012 (Title vacated)
Succeeded by
2013 /wg/ Wg icon.png
Preceded by
2012 /k/ K icon.png
Winter Champions
2013 (1st title)
Succeeded by
2014 /trv/ Trv icon.png