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|first_date=August 6, 2011
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|first_elite_appearance= 2011 4chan Summer Cup
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|best_elite_result= <span style="color:  #DAA520">'''Champions'''</span>
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|first_babby_appearance= 2014 4chan Autumn Babby Cup
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|best_babby_cup= 2024 4chan Spring Babby Cup
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|altgh1_title= Mod on /sp/ - >HE DOES IT FOR FREE
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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 They won the [[2012 4chan Summer Cup]] before the title was revoked due to the [[Dragongate]] scandal.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 They won the [[2012 4chan Summer Cup]] before the title was revoked due to the [[Dragongate]] scandal.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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/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.
/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.
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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.
<br>
 
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>
 
'''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>


===2020===
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.
[[2020 4chan Spring Babby Cup|2020 Spring]] was the introduction to PES 19, which showed a lot of promise to be miles above the boring slurp-fest of PES 18. With {{anonymous|JohnnyBravo}} becoming active again and {{anonymous|CollieBro}} returning to manage /sp/, new life was pumped into the team. Prior to the cup, long time captain TSUUUUUUUUU was demoted to silver due to his poor performance in the previous Babby Cups, with Punished Messi taking his place as captain. In addition, Kobr was added to the team as a gold player in memorial to the real life passing of Kobe Bryant, a move that would prove invaluable to the team. /sp/ narrowly missed competing in the first Babby Cup Qualifiers of the team's history, and were drawn into Group B with /fit/, /v/ and /tv/, in what would prove to be one of the best groups this cup got to see. In the first game against /fit/, /sp/ sought to defeat the only autopilot in the group. Punished Messi opened up the scoring at 28' and scoring a brace at 33' to put the team up 2-0 at half time. Kobr would add to the lead, scoring at 49’ to put /sp/ up 3-0, before George Costanza would put in a header at 89' to close the game out 4-0. A statement win, and the first win since the [[2018 4chan Summer Cup|2018 Summer Semi-final]]. The second game against /tv/ would prove to be a bigger challenge. /tv/ would draw first blood with Sheev heading in the first goal of the game. Kobr would answer with a tying goal at 34', but For You would end up with a quickoff abuse goal to put /tv/ up 2-1 at the half. TSUUUUUUUUU would answer early in the second half with a 2-2 tying goal. /tv/ responded with a passing play to For You, who finished it to take the lead 3-2 for /tv/. Sheev would score again at 85', with Really Raimi? adding another to extend the lead to 5-2. Kobr would be able to score a 90+ goal that ended up being crucial to the final result of the group stage, but for now /tv/ would take a deserved win. The third game was the e-Sports Derby against /v/. Going into the match, /sp/'s prospects looked similar to what they faced the previous 2 babby cups. A win and in scenario, in which they had failed each time previous. Sanic would open up the scoring at 11', but /sp/ answered back when George Costanza scored at both 22' and 32' for /sp/ to take the lead 2-1. From here on out the game was a war of attrition. The second half ended without another goal, where /sp/ secured the victory and guaranteeing promotion to the first elite cup since [[2019 4chan Winter Cup|2019 Winter]]. First up though, was the knockouts.
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The Round of 16 saw /sp/ draw /adv/ as their opponent. Suicide scored at 10' to put /adv/ up early, but TSUUUUUUUU would respond with a tying goal at 14'. Messi was able to receive a pass in the box to put in a shot, taking the lead for /sp/ at 29', adding a brace at 33'. Costanza headed in a late corner kick to secure the team's spot in the final day. But not before 18-1 under the guise of Timothy Bradley decided to kick the ball through his own crease to a wide open Femanon to score a free consolation goal. But /sp/ had the 4-2 win and would move on to the Quarter Final. They faced /s4s/, holding at 0-0 for the majority of the game, until 71' when Costanza was able to score, and soon after Gimi would score a rare goal to secure the win. /sp/ would move on to their first babby cup semi-final game. It saw /sp/ face off against /d/, where Messi and H*nd H*lding would score quick goals at 9' and 14' respectively to kick off the action. Messi knocked in a brace goal at 36' to put /sp/ up 2-1 all the way until H*nd H*lding scored her own brace to tie the game at 69' (nice). No Cock Like Horsecock would score at 81' before an answer from Costanza at 86' tied the game back up. 2 period of extra time were played, but with the score remaining 3-3 it was off to penalties. Kobr and Messi shanked their first two shots by putting them into the keeper. This put /sp/ behind insurmountably. /d/ would win the penalties after Haaland sabotaged a come back, and /d/ would go on to win the final match and the babby cup. Although /sp/ lost, the third place game still had something to play for. Facing /wg/, Messi helped /sp/ take the lead early after scoring at 12', but not long after /wg/ would answer by finding Cunt Destroyer in the box for a tying goal at 32', and the 1-1 tie would hold for most of the game. Finally, at 84' TSUUUUUUUUUU snuck a shot past Bliss to push /sp/ ahead 2-1 late in the game, where they would hold on until the end. /sp/ had won a third place trophy for the first time since all the way back to [[2011 4chan Summer Cup|2011 Summer]]. With trophy in hand, /sp/ look ahead to Summer, where they would finally have another chance to bring football home.
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.


[[2020 4chan Summer Cup|2020 Summer]] would be /sp/'s first Elite Cup appearance since [[2019 4chan Winter Cup|2019 Winter]]. They were drawn into Group E with /cm/, /w/, and /h/ - a veritable smorgasbord of anime teams. The GOATs wasted no time getting to work. In their first match against /cm/, George Costanza notched the first goal 6 minutes in. From there, it was The Punished Messi Show as he returned to the top flight with a bang, bagging a hat trick with goals at 15, 55, and 61 minutes to power the side to a 4-0 win. Their second group match against /w/ was a much tighter contest. IMT took the first notch and Waifu Walls made it two, though Perro Caca scored a critical goal before halftime to cut the deficit to 2-1. Out of the gate in the second half, George Costanza equalized, then Messi followed to pull ahead seven minutes later. Waifu Walls made it a brace for /w/, but Messi followed suit at {{tt|69 minutes|nice}}. The GOATs kept the match cold the rest of the way despite /w/'s last attempts. With the combination of results in Group E after two games, /sp/ clinched their knockout berth. The last thing they had to play for in their third group match against /h/ was the top spot in Group E and the seeded bracket position with it. While /h/ could not advance, they gave /sp/ a game. Messi bagged his 6th goal at 10 minutes before TSUUUUUUUUUUU showed up with his first of the tournament. Messi made it a brace at 22 minutes to press the advantage to 3-0 before /h/'s Liru got the hentai board off the mark on the following kickoff. Can't Beat the Cock pulled /h/ within one eight minutes later, and 3-2 would hold as the halftime score. TSUUUUUUUUUUU scored again early in the second half, Faceless Fatguy kept /h/ in it, then Messi completed his second hat trick of the group stage at 57 minutes. Can't Beat the Cock would make it a brace, though Messi would respond near the end and make it a double brace. With that final goal, Messi tied the group stage record with 9 goals.
'''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.  


/sp/ topped Group E with 9 points and the better goal difference between them and /m/, the only other Mustard Race team in 2020 Summer. The GOATs drew /u/ for the Round of 16, a side who had barely scraped into the knockout stage with a comeback to win a game they needed to win to survive. The spark ignited from that survival carried over into their knockout match. While the first half was about to be written down in the books as a slurpfest, /u/'s Black Sunshine scored to take a 1-0 /u/ lead into the break. Feito-chan would compound /sp/'s woes early in the second half and put them in a 2-0 hole. Normally, this would not be cause for alarm, as this was the most dangerous lead. If anyone could invoke that power, it was /sp/. Despite turning up the attack, they could not invoke the memes as /u/ choked them out at nearly every step. Homucifer would sink their hopes further at 75 minutes, and /u/ held firm on defense in the last 15 minutes to eliminate /sp/. While the loss put /sp/ below where they hoped to end up, they took away a guaranteed berth in a second straight Elite tournament in 2021 Winter. Messi would also ultimately share the Golden Boot with /c/'s Yui, even after the assists tiebreaker.
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 [[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.
|}
|}
== Squad ==
:''{{Main|:/sp/ Roster|l1=/sp/ Roster}}''
{{sq start}}
{{sq start player |no=1 |pos={{NewPosition|GK|type=1}} |name=So, it happened AGAIN}}
{{sq start player |no=33 |pos={{NewPosition|LB|type=1}} |name=amd amx}}
{{sq start player |no=90 |pos={{NewPosition|CB|type=1}} |name=El VAR Sinson}}
{{sq start player |no=78 |pos={{NewPosition|CB|type=1}} |name=An Horse}}
{{sq start player |no=66 |pos={{NewPosition|RB|type=1}} |name=CAM ON INGERLAND SCORE SOME FACKIN GOALS}}
{{sq start player |no=97 |pos={{NewPosition|DMF|type=1}} |name=THIS DOES NOT FOOKIN SLIP}}
{{sq silver player |no=43 |pos={{NewPosition|CMF|type=1}} |name={{greentext|he does it for free}}}}
{{sq silver player |no=6 |pos={{NewPosition|CMF|type=1}} |name=perro caca}}
{{sq silver player |no=89 |pos={{NewPosition|SS|type=1}} |name=George Costanza}}
{{sq gold player |no=7 |pos={{NewPosition|SS|type=1}} |name=TSUUUUUUUUUUUUU}}
{{sq gold player |no=10 |pos={{NewPosition|CF|type=1}} |name=MESSI {{captain}}}}
{{sq mid}}
{{sq player |no=5 |pos={{NewPosition|GK|type=1}} |name=APOLOGIZE}}
{{sq player |no=77 |pos={{NewPosition|CB|type=1}} |name=gimi}}
{{sq player |no=16 |pos={{NewPosition|CB|type=1}} |name={{greentext|we}}}}
{{sq player |no=2 |pos={{NewPosition|CB|type=1}} |name=SIRS}}
{{sq player |no=18 |pos={{NewPosition|LB|type=1}} |name=Emma :)}}
{{sq player |no=12 |pos={{NewPosition|LB|type=1}} |name=Please Watch Our League}}
{{sq player |no=4 |pos={{NewPosition|RB|type=1}} |name=Ngubu}}
{{sq player |no=3 |pos={{NewPosition|RB|type=1}} |name=Universal Choking Sign}}
{{sq player |no=9 |pos={{NewPosition|DMF|type=1}} |name=El Ogro De La Norte}}
{{sq player |no=19 |pos={{NewPosition|DMF|type=1}} |name=HUGE day for college football}}
{{sq player |no=11 |pos={{NewPosition|DMF|type=1}} |name=WE EUROPEAN}}
{{sq player |no=23 |pos={{NewPosition|DMF|type=1}} |name=my boy...just needs more time}}
{{sq end}}
Reserves can be found here:
[[/sp B/]]
== Tactics & Aesthetics==
*[https://mega.nz/file/JtQGFDrR#qhCeirwbNic1Xg8HutvCcURbRonA_BByZ_M_mdj8eXU World Cup 21 Tactics]
*[https://mega.nz/file/TMBjSSyQ#5JGSBFGLr-_DaKiHrO2CSUqLzyz08llHEKEzjLxdJu4 World Cup 21 Aesthetics]
*[https://mega.nz/file/eFRX3QZC#y1mHOLMQ1Oa6jydHjja70KbqUy_MbpdBrQvW4HHJtNM World Cup 21 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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|-  
|-  
|'''[[/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 and took the lead after beating them 2-1 in the group stage of [[2020 4chan Spring Babby Cup]].
/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>4-0-3</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:v_logo.png|80px]]
| [[file:d_logo.png|80px]]
| [[file:biz_logo.png|80px]]
| [[file:trv_logo.png|80px]]
| [[file:tv_logo.png|80px]]
|-
| <div style="font-size: 140%;"><span style="color:green">'''Win'''</span></div>3-1
| <div style="font-size: 140%;"><span style="color:red">'''Loss'''</span></div>0-1
| <div style="font-size: 140%;"><span style="color:orange">'''Draw'''</span></div>1-1
| <div style="font-size: 140%;"><span style="color:green">'''Win'''</span></div>4-2
| <div style="font-size: 140%;"><span style="color:red">'''Loss'''</span></div>0-2
|}
|}
</div>
</div>
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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}}
| [[File:SC23 Design G1.png|25px]] [[2023 4chan Summer Cup]] || 2 || 1 || 2 || Quarterfinals || {{greentext|scoring after it was too late}}
|-
| [[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
|-
| [[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: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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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:SBC20_Design_A.png|[[2020 4chan Spring Babby Cup]]: 3rd place
File:SBC24_Design_G.png|[[2024 4chan Spring Babby Cup]]: Runner-up
</gallery>
</gallery>



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

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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.

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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/.

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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.

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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