Lesson plan

Ba FA

Ba Football Association (Ba FA) is a Fijian professional football club based in Ba that competes in the Fiji Premier League, the top flight of professional Fijian football. The club was founded in 1935. The club's home ground is the Govind Park. Ba FA have won more trophies than any other club in Fijian football, with a record of 94 trophies: 22 Fiji Premier League, 25 Inter-District Championship, 9 Fiji FA Cup Tournament, 18 Battle Of Giants, 20 Champion versus Champion and is the only club in OFC to have won a quintuple (5 trophies) in a single season, achieving the feat in 2006. . During the 2019 Fiji Premier League, Ba FA ended the campaign as champions without a single defeat – a record of 11 wins and 3 draws. Fans gave the club the nickname MEN IN BLACK due to their all black home kit. A common phrase in Ba is BA TOH BA HAI which has since gone on to become the slogan for the club. The success this club has faced over the year has lead to the town being informally known as Soccer Crazy Town,Ba. Records include: * Won Fiji Fact 4 in a row (2004-2007) * Won BOG 4 in a row x2 (1998-2001) and (2006-2009) * Won IDC 6 in a row (1975-1980) * Won the National League 6 in a row (2001-2006) * Won CVC 14 in a row (1993-2006) * Clean sweep of all Fiji FA competitions in 2006

Back to article

Article summary

Ba Football Association (Ba FA) is a Fijian professional football club based in Ba that competes in the Fiji Premier League, the top flight of professional Fijian football. The club was founded in 1935. The club's home ground is the Govind Park. Ba FA have won more trophies than any other club in Fijian football, with a record of 94 trophies: 22 Fiji Premier League, 25 Inter-District Championship, 9 Fiji FA Cup Tournament, 18 Battle Of Giants, 20 Champion versus Champion and is the only club in OFC to have won a quintuple (5 trophies) in a single season, achieving the feat in 2006. . During the 2019 Fiji Premier League, Ba FA ended the campaign as champions without a single defeat – a record of 11 wins and 3 draws. Fans gave the club the nickname MEN IN BLACK due to their all black home kit. A common phrase in Ba is BA TOH BA HAI which has since gone on to become the slogan for the club. The success this club has faced over the year has lead to the town being informally known as Soccer Crazy Town,Ba. Records include: * Won Fiji Fact 4 in a row (2004-2007) * Won BOG 4 in a row x2 (1998-2001) and (2006-2009) * Won IDC 6 in a row (1975-1980) * Won the National League 6 in a row (2001-2006) * Won CVC 14 in a row (1993-2006) * Clean sweep of all Fiji FA competitions in 2006

Key claims

  1. date of formation: 1935 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  2. date of foundation: 1935 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the date of formation is "1935". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. The record states that the date of foundation is "1935". What evidence would count against this claim?
  4. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  5. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1375978863

Key claims and bibliography are generated from the same tracked claims and sources as the article page.