1996 MLS Supporters' Shield
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The 1996 MLS Supporters' Shield is the inaugural Major League Soccer trophy awarded to the team with the best regular-season record.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 1996 MLS Supporters' Shield canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13103619 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: 1996 MLS Supporters' Shield Context triple: [Tampa Bay Mutiny, wonAward, 1996 MLS Supporters' Shield]
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A.
1996 MLS Cup
The 1996 MLS Cup was the inaugural championship match of Major League Soccer, contested between D.C. United and the LA Galaxy to determine the league’s first champion.
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B.
2000 MLS Supporters' Shield
The 2000 MLS Supporters' Shield was the trophy awarded to the Major League Soccer team that finished the 2000 regular season with the league’s best overall record.
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C.
1997 Supporters' Shield
The 1997 Supporters' Shield was the Major League Soccer regular-season trophy awarded to the team with the league's best overall record that year.
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D.
1998 Supporters' Shield
The 1998 Supporters' Shield was the Major League Soccer regular-season honor awarded to the team with the league's best overall record that year.
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E.
1997 MLS Cup
The 1997 MLS Cup was the second championship match of Major League Soccer, featuring D.C. United defeating the Colorado Rapids to secure back-to-back league titles.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: 1996 MLS Supporters' Shield Target entity description: The 1996 MLS Supporters' Shield is the inaugural Major League Soccer trophy awarded to the team with the best regular-season record.
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A.
1996 MLS Cup
The 1996 MLS Cup was the inaugural championship match of Major League Soccer, contested between D.C. United and the LA Galaxy to determine the league’s first champion.
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B.
2000 MLS Supporters' Shield
The 2000 MLS Supporters' Shield was the trophy awarded to the Major League Soccer team that finished the 2000 regular season with the league’s best overall record.
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C.
1997 Supporters' Shield
The 1997 Supporters' Shield was the Major League Soccer regular-season trophy awarded to the team with the league's best overall record that year.
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D.
1998 Supporters' Shield
The 1998 Supporters' Shield was the Major League Soccer regular-season honor awarded to the team with the league's best overall record that year.
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E.
1997 MLS Cup
The 1997 MLS Cup was the second championship match of Major League Soccer, featuring D.C. United defeating the Colorado Rapids to secure back-to-back league titles.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Major League Soccer trophy
ⓘ
sports trophy ⓘ |
| associatedAward | MLS Supporters' Shield ⓘ |
| awardedFor | best regular-season record in Major League Soccer ⓘ |
| competition | Major League Soccer ⓘ |
| competitionFormat | regular season table ⓘ |
| confederation | CONCACAF ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| decidedBy | regular-season standings ⓘ |
| followedBy |
1997 MLS Supporters' Shield
ⓘ
linked to:
1997 Supporters' Shield
|
| governingBody |
U.S. Soccer Federation
ⓘ
linked to:
United States Soccer Federation
|
| isInauguralEditionOf | MLS Supporters' Shield ⓘ |
| league | Major League Soccer ⓘ |
| notes | first time MLS recognized best regular-season team with a trophy ⓘ |
| organizer | Major League Soccer ⓘ |
| precededBy | no previous edition ⓘ |
| region | North America ⓘ |
| season |
1996 MLS season
ⓘ
1996 Major League Soccer season ⓘ |
| sport |
association football
ⓘ
soccer ⓘ |
| teamCountInLeague | 10 ⓘ |
| winner | Tampa Bay Mutiny ⓘ |
| winnerCoach | Thomas Rongen ⓘ |
| winningTeam | Tampa Bay Mutiny ⓘ |
| year | 1996 ⓘ |
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Subject: 1996 MLS Supporters' Shield Description of subject: The 1996 MLS Supporters' Shield is the inaugural Major League Soccer trophy awarded to the team with the best regular-season record.
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