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|name= Sports
|name= Sports
|date= August 2011  
|date= August 2011  
|irl= {{Anonymous|TWAIN|!!VnvXhN8Apg7}}
|irl={{Anonymous|CollieSis|!!0sD18ui7YXt}} <br> {{Anonymous|Aitor Karanka|!!uqlHSOfiis9}} <br> {{Anonymous|gimi|!!cwmWrzo53n+}}
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|low_date= March 2, 2015
|low_date= November 10, 2019
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|first_score_away=2
|first_score_away=2
|first_date=August 6, 2011
|first_date=August 6, 2011
|elite_cup_appearances= 7
|elite_cup_appearances= 23
|first_elite_appearance= 2011 4chan Summer Cup
|first_elite_appearance= 2011 4chan Summer Cup
|best_elite_result= Champions
|best_elite_result= <span style="color:  #DAA520">'''Champions'''</span>
|best_elite_cup= 2013 4chan Winter Cup
|best_elite_cup= 2013 4chan Winter Cup
|babby_cup_appearances= 3
|babby_cup_appearances= 13
|first_babby_appearance= 2014 4chan Autumn Babby Cup
|first_babby_appearance= 2014 4chan Autumn Babby Cup
|best_babby_result=8th
|best_babby_result=2nd
|best_babby_cup= 2016 4chan Spring Babby Cup
|best_babby_cup= 2024 4chan Spring Babby Cup
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|color= Maroon
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|anthem=youtu.be/TgnG0rkhARo?t=6s
|a_title=NBA on NBC
|a_title=NBA on NBC
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|altanthem1_title=US Olympic team tribute to Muhammad Ali
|altanthem1_what=Knockout Anthem
|altanthem2=soundcloud.com/user-164047530/one-goat-2020
|altanthem2_title=One Goat on the Shirt
|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
|altgh2_title= TSUUUUUUUU goalhorn
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|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
|altgh3_title= Hat-trick and comeback goalhorn for TSUUUUUUUU
|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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|kitaway=Spaway-2016sc.png
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|kit3=Sp alt kit 3 2017 autumn babby cup.png
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|kit6=Spsixth-2016sc.png
|kit5=Sp alt kit 5 2022 summer cup.png
|kit7=Spseventh-2016sc.png
|kit6=Sp alt kit 6 2020 spring cup.png
|kit7=Sp alt kit 7 2019 winter cup.png
|kit8=Sp alt kit 8 2020 spring babby cup.png
|kit9=Sp alt kit 9 2022 winter cup.png
|home_ground=Transatlantic Semen Pipeline Stadium
}}
}}


* {{team away|sp}} will play next on the 24th or 25th of January, in the [[File:WC25_Design_J.png|25px]] [[2025 4chan Winter Cup]].


[[File:Spcheekyasterisk.png|x400px]]<br>
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 True /sp/ Badge/Logo/Crest wotevs


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.


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 [[2013 4chan Winter Cup]], and also won the [[2012 4chan Summer Cup]] before the title was revoked due to the [[Dragongate]], making them for a time the first and only team to have won two [[Elite (competition level) | Elite]] competitions. They also held the 1st position in the [[Rankings | cup rankings]] from January 2012 to May 2013, the longest time the position was held so far.
== Squad ==


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 heavily involved in the Dragongate scandal as well, and their almost systematic shitposting on other boards in the event /sp/ participate in a match is often cited as one of the possible reasons for the global cup ban by the 4chan moderation.
:''{{Main|:/sp/ Roster|l1=/sp/ Roster}}''


/sp/'s main rivals are without a doubt /a/, who knocked them out twice out of the cup 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 rambuctious as theirs.
==={{team away|sp}}===
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{{sq start player |no=1 |pos=GK |name=So, It Happened Again}}
{{sq start player |no=3 |pos=RB |name=Universal Choking Sign}}
{{sq start player |no=2 |pos=CB |name=An Horse}}
{{sq start player |no=25 |pos=CB |name=Please Watch Our League}}
{{sq start player |no=20 |pos=LB |name=Monicius Jr.}}
{{sq start player |no=97 |pos=DMF |name=THIS DOES NOT FOOKIN SLIP}}
{{sq start player |no=89 |pos=CMF |name=George Costanza}}
{{sq gold player |no=10 |pos=CMF |name=Messi{{captain}}}}
{{sq silver player |no=43 |pos=SS |name={{greentext|he does it for free}}}}
{{sq silver player |no=6 |pos=SS |name=Perro Caca}}
{{sq gold player |no=7 |pos=CF |name=TSUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU}}
{{sq mid|bg=#990000|fg=#FFF}}
{{sq player |no=13 |pos=GK |name=Bald Fraud}}
{{sq player |no=77 |pos=RB |name=gimi}}
{{sq player |no=22 |pos=RB |name=Prison FC}}
{{sq player |no=14 |pos=CB |name=SHE'S A DISGRACE}}
{{sq player |no=18 |pos=CB |name=Cuckitini}}
{{sq player |no=4 |pos=CB |name={{greentext|Schalke}}}}
{{sq player |no=33 |pos=LB |name=AMD AMX}}
{{sq player |no=0 |pos=LB |name=Rachael Gunn, PhD}}
{{sq player |no=5 |pos=DMF |name=Ngubu}}
{{sq player |no=90 |pos=DMF |name=El Var Sinson}}
{{sq player |no=19 |pos=CMF |name=my reffies :)}}
{{sq player |no=66 |pos=CMF |name=CAM ON INGERLAND SCORE SAM FAKIN GOALS}}
{{sq end}}


== History ==
Reserves can be found here: [[/sp B/]]
:''For earlier history: [[/sp/ History]]''


===2016===
==2025 Match History==
This year's Winter Cup got /sp/ into a hell of a group. Along the /sp/artans were the infamous /pol/, 2015 Winter Cup champions /tg/, and /u/, a team that consistently reached quarterfinals since the 2014 Spring Babby Cup. Initially, /sp/ looked good in the spotlight of 1541 viewers as they took a 2-1 lead against /tg/. After USA USA USA's goal, the team's performance fell off a cliff and /tg/ came back to win 3-2 in the end. After the /u/'s 3-1 win over /tg/ in the group, /sp/ had to avoid losing against /pol/ in the next match, otherwise, they'd be eliminated. Sadly, /sp/ didn't just lose to /pol/, they were murdered by the hungry /pol/iticians who dominated in a 5-1 win for them.
:''For all-time match history: [[/sp/ Match History]]''


Following these results, the fans were livid, and somebody had to be held responsible. {{Anonymous|Bochumbrew}} announced his resignation shortly after this match. It's only due to current cup rules that he was allowed to manage in the match against /u/, where /sp/ drew 2-2, and left the cup on a whimper.
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!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'''
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|-bgcolor=
|align="left"|{{team away|}}
|'''January 24/25'''
|'''[[File:WC25_Design_J.png|25px]] [[2025 4chan Winter Cup]]'''
| '''Group stage'''
| '''TBD'''
| '''TBD'''
|-
|-bgcolor=
|align="left"|{{team away|}}
|'''January 26/31'''
|'''[[File:WC25_Design_J.png|25px]] [[2025 4chan Winter Cup]]'''
| '''Group stage'''
| '''TBD'''
| '''TBD'''
|-
|-bgcolor=
|align="left"|{{team away|}}
|'''February 1/2'''
|'''[[File:WC25_Design_J.png|25px]] [[2025 4chan Winter Cup]]'''
| '''Group stage'''
| '''TBD'''
| '''TBD'''
|}
</div>


With numerous people expressing interest in /sp/ management, [[The Decision 2|another Decision tournament]] was held.
== History ==
:''For earlier history: [[/sp/ History]]''


The winner of that Tournament turned out to be {{Anonymous|DM|!!4ejBZS7hAn9}} who elected to have fellow competitor {{Anonymous|TWAIN|!!VnvXhN8Apg7}} as his co manager.
===2025===


With the Group stage draw handing /sp/ a tough group, described by many as a group of death containing /n/, /v/ and /jp/, the doubters were out in force, and many expected /sp/ to suffer another failed promotion attempt.
Only the gods of PES know what disappointments 2025 holds for /sp/.


And after losing their first match against /v/ in unspectacular fashion, many thought the doubters were proven right.
== Tactics & Aesthetics==
But all of them were in for a huge surprise.
*[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]
When the /sp/artans faced /n/ in their second match they came out aggressive, offensive and determined to make it to Summer.
*[https://mega.nz/file/CgEV0TzQ#qbr7heVHFDh4PpQByrCOJbN_5mcBZZlEFjiF2Mqcb3U Spring Babby 2024 Music]
They quickly overwhelmed /n/ surging ahead to a 5:0 lead courtesy to Messi scoring a double brace inside 30 minutes. And even when it looked like /n/ might mount a freak comeback USA USA USA silenced their hopes with a great curler to make the final result a 6:3 win.
 
Going into the last match against /jp/, the /sp/artans controlled their own destiny, needing just a draw to advance to the Round of 16 and the Summer Cup. Much was riding on this match, especially as /a/ had failed to win promotion, and many a shitposter was ready to spam '[[The Together Forever Curse|TOGETHER FOREVER]]', in anticipation of a now sure to come /sp/ defeat.
 
But that wasn't to be.  TSUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU quickly put /sp/ ahead with a magical volley strike and even though /sp/ choked like there was no tomorrow, just before halftime George Costanza doubled the lead. And the inspired /sp/ defense lead by an on form lelbron never let any doubt arise. /sp/ was back to the Elites and the dreaded [[The Together Forever Curse|Together Forever Curse]] was finally broken.
 
…at least for three months.
 
But the lack of a /g/ manager, /wg/ missing the Summer deadline and /gif/ deliberately not submitting an export rigged /a/ in anyway. And so once again, they were together in Summer. While /a/ won their first two matches and were on the verge of 9 point mustard racing their group in an attempt to prove themselves worthy of their rigged spot, /sp/ was struggling in the middle with one loss to /out/ followed by one win against /vp/. Going into the final group match, due to /v/'s 2-1 win against /ck/, /a/ could still survive with a two goal loss to a struggling /fit/, and potentially leave /sp/ behind in the dust.
 
Then the unthinkable happened. /a/ lost to /fit/ 0-7 PU70-style, their worst ever loss. Going out despite having 6 points; sheer humiliation. Now a win against /d/ would shut up those f/a/ggots once and for all. But that win never came; instead, /sp/ had to fight hard for a 2-2 draw. This meant that /sp/'s fate would depend on the /vp/-/out/ match. /sp/ would go through on a draw or if /vp/ won by a small enough margin.
 
/vp/ took an early lead. They would go through at /sp/'s expense only if they scored 4+ goals and won by 3+ goals — a tall order for a yo-yo team that never made it to an Elite Cup knockout stage before. And it seemed impossible as /out/, who needed to win to progress, fought back, and by half-time /vp/ were but 3-2 ahead. As long as neither side scored at least 2 goals more than the other in the second half, /sp/ would go through. But that was not to be as /vp/ scored a further 4 goals without response, and with their 6-2 win, would enter their first ever Elite Cup knockouts at the expense of /sp/, consigning them back to the Babbies and keeping the [[The Together Forever Curse|Together Forever*]] curse alive while /vp/ broke their own yo-yo curse.
 
Back in the Autumn Babby Cup, /sp/ looked strangely dominant. Following a tense 1-0 win over /tg/, the GOATs actually got blowout wins in the remaining matches of the group stage. First, /sp/ destroyed /biz/ 6-1, and then entered the 9 point master race with a 5-1 win over /vg/. These strong wins led to some arrogance among fans and even the team's management. When /c/ was set to be /sp/'s opponent in the round of 16, many expect the GOATs to push past them easily. Instead, the team was eliminated in a 2-1 loss that led to some {{greentext|it's only /c/, lads}} spam.
 
Despite the early exit, at least /sp/ could look forward to playing in the [[2017 4chan Winter Cup]].


== Colors and Mascot ==
== Colors and Mascot ==
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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.
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.  
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.


{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; border-collapse: collapse; border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; border-color: #000"
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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=85 |pos=GK |name=Da Burrs}}
{{sq start player |no=24 |pos=LB |name=EXPOSED}}
{{sq start player |no=23 |pos=CB |name=Lelbron}}
{{sq start player |no=43 |pos=CB |name={{greentext|he does it for free}}}}
{{sq start player |no=99 |pos=RB |name=Refball}}
{{sq start player |no=50 |pos=DMF |name=USA USA USA}}
{{sq start player |no=6 |pos=CMF |name=£100M for a dabbing Dembele}}
{{sq silver player |no=89 |pos=AMF |name=George Costanza}}
{{sq silver player |no=11 |pos=SS |name=Le Cut Inside Man}}
{{sq gold player |no=10 |pos=SS |name=Punished Messi}}
{{sq gold player |no=7 |pos=CF |name=TSUUUUUUUUUUUUU {{captain}}}}
{{sq mid}}
{{sq player |no=1 |pos=GK |name=Roast Solo}}
{{sq player |no=71 |pos=CB |name=BTFO}}
{{sq player |no=3 |pos=CB |name=An Horse}}
{{sq player |no=4 |pos=LB |name={{greentext|Schalke}}}}
{{sq player |no=18 |pos=LB |name=18-1}}
{{sq player |no=42 |pos=RB |name=Please Watch Our Sport}}
{{sq player |no=2 |pos=RB |name=Lifelong}}
{{sq player |no=13 |pos=DMF |name=Tony Kornheiser}}
{{sq player |no=20 |pos=DMF |name={{greentext|I rate Zidane}}}}
{{sq player |no=31 |pos=CMF |name=Universal Choking Sign}}
{{sq player |no=96 |pos=CMF |name=THIS DOES NOT FOOKIN' SLIP}}
{{sq player |no=9 |pos=CMF |name={{greentext|Torres}}}}
{{sq end}}
== Tactics & Aesthetics==
*[https://mega.nz/#!FFsSEKhI!hL_rMR8yMyuhxlxO4pD0uOGUs2KzYmDLivU_Kg1I2mM Tactics for the 7 Jan friendly against /int/]
*[https://mega.nz/#!9ZUF3YBJ!_hj73ut7Xi5Z6TrVWQjoK8D77gAIzLAIpOLOJhOyGKg Tactics for the 8 Jan friendly against /fit/ and '''Winter Cup''' export]
*[https://mega.nz/#!JN9CiIiS!bGFdrKs6hALQxGSy-oHH_dB117cXEtuTGZeUhl2cDUA Winter Friendlies and Cup Aesthetics]


== Supporters ==
== 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 [[4chan_Cup_Committee#2012_SC_Bracket_Scandal|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.  
/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 [[4chan_Cup_Committee#2012_SC_Bracket_Scandal|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.  
Available NOW: /sp/artans FC scarfs.
Cost including shipping: 14.50€/17$
further enquiries and orders can be made at
sp_scarfs@hotmail.com
[[File:spscarfnew.jpg|200px|thumb|right|design of the aforementioned scarf]]


=== Chants ===
=== Chants ===
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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. A battle between GOATs of /sp/orts and the Men of /a/nime to see who is the greater champion. There is a lot of history between these teams, and it's not all pretty, beginning in the 2011 4chan Cup Semi Finals, a moment /a/ refers to as Yamakan saving Anime while /sp/ often refers to it as BasedChoke. The 2 teams did not meet in an official match until the 2013 Spring Babby Cup friendlies, and did not meet in an Official Cup game until the 2014 Winter Cup. Both teams have won Summer cups by this time, and the feud was reignited with /sp/ winning a friendly for the first time ever against /a/.  However, /a/ leads /sp/ 3 games to 0 under cup competitions. Tournament matches between /sp/ and /a/ have been dubbed as "El Classico".
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>
|}
|}
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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, the new owner of 4chan in 2015, and thus the rivalry became hotter than it ever was. In the 4chan cup, these teams have completely different mentalities, with /sp/ angrily sacking managers if they don't win cups, and /asp/ practicing the concept of patience with their managers. These teams only faced each other once in a friendly that was won by /sp/.
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/.
|-  
|-  
|  style="background:#dcdcdc; color: #333;" | <b>1-0-0</b>
|  style="background:#dcdcdc; color: #333;" | <b>2-0-0</b>
|}
|}
{|  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 and epic maymays, as well as their ability to handle the banter. Despite this, /v/ have won three of four matchups, including two [[2016 4chan Spring Babby Cup|last 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>1-0-3</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:d_logo.png|80px]]
| [[file:tg_logo.png|80px]]
| [[file:biz_logo.png|80px]]
| [[file:vg_logo.png|80px]]
| [[file:c_logo.png|80px]]
|-
| <div style="font-size: 140%;"><span style="color:yellow">'''Draw'''</span></div>2-2
| <div style="font-size: 140%;"><span style="color:green">'''Win'''</span></div>1-0
| <div style="font-size: 140%;"><span style="color:green">'''Win'''</span></div>6-1
| <div style="font-size: 140%;"><span style="color:green">'''Win'''</span></div>5-1
| <div style="font-size: 140%;"><span style="color:red">'''Loss'''</span></div>1-2
|}
|}
</div>
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!style="background:#990000;color:#c85505"| Competition
!style="background:#990000;color:#c85505"| Competition
!style="background:#990000;color:#c85505"| Win
!style="background:#990000;color:#c85505"| Win
!style="background:#990000;color:#c85505"| Draw
!style="background:#990000;color:#c85505"| Loss
!style="background:#990000;color:#c85505"| Loss
!style="background:#990000;color:#c85505"| Tie
!style="background:#990000;color:#c85505"| End result
!style="background:#990000;color:#c85505"| End result
!style="background:#990000;color:#c85505"| Notes
!style="background:#990000;color:#c85505"| Notes
|-
|-
| All friendlies || 4||5||6 || || {{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||2||0 || Third Place || Double elimination bracket
| [[File:2012_Summer_Cup_logo.png|25px]] [[2011 4chan Summer Cup]] || 3||0||2 || Third Place || Double elimination bracket
|-
|-
| [[File:2012_Winter_Cup_logo.png|25px]] [[2012 4chan Winter Cup]] || 5||2||0 || 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||2||1 || 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||1||0 || 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}}
|-
|-
| [[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}}
|-
|-
| [[File:2014_Autumn_Cup_Logo.png|25px]] [[2014 4chan Autumn Babby Cup]] ||2||2||0|| Group (Failed to promote) || {{greentext|losing to a shit team and a new team}}
| [[File:2014_Autumn_Cup_Logo.png|25px]] [[2014 4chan Autumn Babby Cup]] ||2||0||2|| Group (Failed to promote) || {{greentext|losing to a shit team and a new team}}
|-
|-
| [[File:2015_Spring_Cup_Logo.png|25px]] [[2015 4chan Spring Babby Cup]] ||1||2||1|| 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||2||1|| 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||2||1|| 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||2||0|| 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)}}
|-
|-
| [[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.
|-
| [[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]].
|-
| [[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
|-
| [[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|| 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}}
|-
| [[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.
|-
| [[File:SC20_Design_E2.png|25px]] [[2020 4chan Summer Cup]] ||3||0||1|| Round of 16|| Promoted
|-
| [[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}}
|-
| [[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}}
|-
| [[File:SC22 Design G.png|25px]] [[2022 4chan Summer Cup]] || 3 || 0 || 1 || Round of 16 || {{greentext|9 point curse}}
|-
| [[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}}
|-
| [[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
|-
| [[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:TSPstadium.png|200px|thumb|right|The pipeline after which /sp/'s stadium is named.]]
[[File:TSPstadium.png|200px|thumb|right|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. Plans for the stadium's re-construction in [[Pro Evolution Soccer 2016|PES 2016]] have been submitted.
/sp/'s current home is the '''Transatlantic Semen Pipeline Stadium''', named in remembrance of Murrika's selfless donations to impoverished Yurop.


== Trivia ==
== Trivia ==
*Of the six teams to win the 4chan cup, /sp/ is the only one to win with a perfect record of 6-0-0 (/a/ finished 8-0-1 and /k/ finished 5-0-1).
*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.
*/sp/ became the first board to have a sticky thread for a 4chan Cup event during the 2012 Winter Cup.
**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 ==
== Honors ==
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File:2012_Summer_Cup_logo.png|we also won summer 2012 , fuk da h8ers hashtag outlels, Torres McIlroy did nothin wrong  
File:2012_Summer_Cup_logo.png|we also won summer 2012 , fuk da h8ers hashtag outlels, Torres McIlroy did nothin wrong  
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: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>


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*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZEzZKXwgh_o| 2015 SBC /b/ match promo]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZEzZKXwgh_o| 2015 SBC /b/ match promo]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xcFD9M067Q4 2016 Winter Cup Promo]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xcFD9M067Q4 2016 Winter Cup Promo]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YEdatZJ81VU 2024 Spring Babby Cup: All TSUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU goals, breaking the record for most goals in a cup]


== Old Downloads ==
== Old Downloads ==
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[[Category:Official teams|sp]]
[[Category:Official teams|sp]]
[[Category:Original Sixteen|sp]]
[[Category:Winter Cup Champions|sp]]

Latest revision as of 00:36, 19 January 2025

Mootallowsspthread.png

/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 9 (decrease 3)
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


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

Main article: /sp/ Roster

Sp icon.png /sp/

No. Position Player
1
  GK
So, It Happened Again
3
  RB
Universal Choking Sign
2
  CB
An Horse
25
  CB
Please Watch Our League
20
  LB
Monicius Jr.
97
  DMF
THIS DOES NOT FOOKIN SLIP
89
  CMF
George Costanza
10
  CMF
MessiCaptain
43
  SS
>he does it for free
6
  SS
Perro Caca
7
  CF
TSUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU
No. Position Player
13
  GK
Bald Fraud
77
  RB
gimi
22
  RB
Prison FC
14
  CB
SHE'S A DISGRACE
18
  CB
Cuckitini
4
  CB
>Schalke
33
  LB
AMD AMX
0
  LB
Rachael Gunn, PhD
5
  DMF
Ngubu
90
  DMF
El Var Sinson
19
  CMF
my reffies :)
66
  CMF
CAM ON INGERLAND SCORE SAM FAKIN GOALS

Reserves can be found here: /sp B/

2025 Match History

For all-time match history: /sp/ Match History
Opponent Date Event Stage Result Goalscorers
TBD icon.png TBD January 24/25 WC25 Design J.png 2025 4chan Winter Cup Group stage TBD TBD
TBD icon.png TBD January 26/31 WC25 Design J.png 2025 4chan Winter Cup Group stage TBD TBD
TBD icon.png TBD February 1/2 WC25 Design J.png 2025 4chan Winter Cup Group stage TBD TBD

History

For earlier history: /sp/ History

2025

Only the gods of PES know what disappointments 2025 holds for /sp/.

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


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