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== For all groups ==
 
== For all groups ==
 
*Use the town name for "Group Name." If the name is two or more words, separate with spaces and use sentence case.  
 
*Use the town name for "Group Name." If the name is two or more words, separate with spaces and use sentence case.  
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*"FC Unique Name" includes City and Country (unless redundant), or City and State or Province
 
*No spaces or underlines in "FC Unique Name"  
 
*No spaces or underlines in "FC Unique Name"  
 
*Use caps to differentiate words for the "FC Unique Name"  
 
*Use caps to differentiate words for the "FC Unique Name"  
 
  CiudadDeMexico  
 
  CiudadDeMexico  
 
  LosAngelesCA  
 
  LosAngelesCA  
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EdmontonAB
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DouarnenezFR
 
  OxfordCoWI for a county group
 
  OxfordCoWI for a county group
  

Revision as of 23:19, 17 August 2016

For all groups

  • Use the town name for "Group Name." If the name is two or more words, separate with spaces and use sentence case.
  • "FC Unique Name" includes City and Country (unless redundant), or City and State or Province
  • No spaces or underlines in "FC Unique Name"
  • Use caps to differentiate words for the "FC Unique Name"
CiudadDeMexico 
LosAngelesCA 
EdmontonAB
DouarnenezFR
OxfordCoWI for a county group

For international groups

  • Use the local language for group name (location) and "FC Unique Name"
"Koeln" for Cologne, Germany. 
"Ciudad de Mexico" for Mexico City
  • Use country codes in "FC Unique Name." Use the 2-character (all caps) country codes unless the code is redundant.
MonterreyMX 
HamburgDE
CiudadDeMexico (omit MX here)
  • Use the region name if necessary to distinguish between two groups with the same name