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Washington Diplomats

defunct soccer club in Washington, DC (1974-81)
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Summary

Washington Diplomats is a defunct association football club[1]. It ranks in the top 8% of defunct association football club entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (963 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Country: United States[3]
  • Home venue: Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium[4]
  • League or competition: North American Soccer League[5]
  • Headquarters location: Washington, D.C.[6]
  • Head coach: Dennis Viollet[7], Alan Spavin[8], Gordon Bradley[9], Ken Furphy[10]
  • Commons category: Washington Diplomats[11]
  • Inception: 1974[12]
  • Dissolved, abolished or demolished date: 1981[13]
  • Sport: association football[14]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Washington Diplomats[15]
  • Topic has template: Q14400287[16]
  • Category for members of a team: Category:Washington Diplomats (NASL) players[17]

Why It Matters

Washington Diplomats has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [19] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Nokya · 2026-10-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sport → association football
    Instance of → —
    Headquarters location → Washington, D.C.
    Home venue → Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium
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