2016 NWSL Shield
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The 2016 NWSL Shield is the National Women's Soccer League's regular-season championship trophy awarded to the team with the best record that year.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 2016 NWSL Shield canonical | 3 |
| 2015 NWSL Shield | 1 |
| NWSL Shield 2016 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T92676 — 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: 2016 NWSL Shield Context triple: [Portland Thorns FC, shieldTitle, 2016 NWSL Shield]
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A.
2022 NWSL Championship
The 2022 NWSL Championship was the National Women's Soccer League's title match for the 2022 season, culminating in Portland Thorns FC winning the league championship.
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B.
2017 NWSL Championship
The 2017 NWSL Championship was the National Women's Soccer League's title match for the 2017 season, in which the Portland Thorns FC won the league championship.
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C.
2013 NWSL Championship
The 2013 NWSL Championship was the inaugural title match of the National Women's Soccer League, in which Portland Thorns FC won the league's first-ever championship.
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D.
National Women's Soccer League
The National Women's Soccer League is the top professional women's soccer league in the United States, featuring elite clubs and many of the country's and world's best players.
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E.
2021 MLS Supporters' Shield
The 2021 MLS Supporters' Shield is the annual Major League Soccer trophy awarded to the team with the best regular-season record, claimed that year by the New England Revolution.
- 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: 2016 NWSL Shield Target entity description: The 2016 NWSL Shield is the National Women's Soccer League's regular-season championship trophy awarded to the team with the best record that year.
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A.
2022 NWSL Championship
The 2022 NWSL Championship was the National Women's Soccer League's title match for the 2022 season, culminating in Portland Thorns FC winning the league championship.
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B.
2017 NWSL Championship
The 2017 NWSL Championship was the National Women's Soccer League's title match for the 2017 season, in which the Portland Thorns FC won the league championship.
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C.
2013 NWSL Championship
The 2013 NWSL Championship was the inaugural title match of the National Women's Soccer League, in which Portland Thorns FC won the league's first-ever championship.
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D.
National Women's Soccer League
The National Women's Soccer League is the top professional women's soccer league in the United States, featuring elite clubs and many of the country's and world's best players.
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E.
2021 MLS Supporters' Shield
The 2021 MLS Supporters' Shield is the annual Major League Soccer trophy awarded to the team with the best regular-season record, claimed that year by the New England Revolution.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
NWSL Shield
ⓘ
soccer trophy ⓘ sports award ⓘ |
| awardedFor | first place in regular-season standings ⓘ |
| awardFor |
NWSL regular-season championship
ⓘ
best regular-season record ⓘ |
| competitionFormat | double round-robin regular season ⓘ |
| competitionLevel | top-division women's professional soccer in the United States ⓘ |
| competitionPhase | regular season ⓘ |
| confederation | CONCACAF ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| decidedBy | points total in league table ⓘ |
| distinctFrom | NWSL Championship trophy ⓘ |
| followedBy | 2017 NWSL Shield ⓘ |
| follows |
2016 NWSL Shield
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
2015 NWSL Shield
|
| genderCategory | women ⓘ |
| governingBody | National Women's Soccer League ⓘ |
| league | National Women's Soccer League ⓘ |
| organizedBy | National Women's Soccer League ⓘ |
| professional | yes ⓘ |
| relatedCompetition |
NWSL playoffs
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surface form:
NWSL Championship
|
| season | 2016 NWSL season ⓘ |
| seasonStartYear | 2016 ⓘ |
| sport |
association football
ⓘ
soccer ⓘ |
| teamSport | yes ⓘ |
| tieBreaker |
goal difference
ⓘ
goals scored ⓘ head-to-head record ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: 2016 NWSL Shield Description of subject: The 2016 NWSL Shield is the National Women's Soccer League's regular-season championship trophy awarded to the team with the best record that year.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
2015 NWSL Shield
this entity surface form:
NWSL Shield 2016