NASL playoffs

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postseason championship tournament soccer competition sports playoff system

The NASL playoffs were the postseason championship tournament of the former North American Soccer League, determining the league’s overall season champion.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
2014 NASL Soccer Bowl	1
NASL Soccer Bowl playoffs	1
NASL championship game	1
NASL championship playoffs	1
NASL playoffs canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2604463 — 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) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: NASL playoffs
Context triple: [Los Angeles Aztecs, competition, NASL playoffs]

A. NASL
NASL was a professional soccer league that operated in the United States and Canada from 2011 to 2017 as a second-division competition.
B. USL playoffs
The USL playoffs are the postseason elimination tournament of the United Soccer League, determining the league champion among its top professional soccer clubs in the United States.
C. NWSL playoffs
The NWSL playoffs are the National Women's Soccer League’s postseason knockout tournament that determines the league champion each year.
D. MLS Cup Playoffs
The MLS Cup Playoffs are Major League Soccer’s postseason knockout tournament that determines the league champion from qualifying Eastern and Western Conference teams.
E. U.S. Open Cup
The U.S. Open Cup is the oldest ongoing national soccer tournament in the United States, featuring a knockout competition among professional and amateur clubs from across the American soccer pyramid.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: NASL playoffs
Target entity description: The NASL playoffs were the postseason championship tournament of the former North American Soccer League, determining the league’s overall season champion.

A. NASL
NASL was a professional soccer league that operated in the United States and Canada from 2011 to 2017 as a second-division competition.
B. USL playoffs
The USL playoffs are the postseason elimination tournament of the United Soccer League, determining the league champion among its top professional soccer clubs in the United States.
C. NWSL playoffs
The NWSL playoffs are the National Women's Soccer League’s postseason knockout tournament that determines the league champion each year.
D. MLS Cup Playoffs
The MLS Cup Playoffs are Major League Soccer’s postseason knockout tournament that determines the league champion from qualifying Eastern and Western Conference teams.
E. U.S. Open Cup
The U.S. Open Cup is the oldest ongoing national soccer tournament in the United States, featuring a knockout competition among professional and amateur clubs from across the American soccer pyramid.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	postseason championship tournament ⓘ soccer competition ⓘ sports playoff system ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	NASL playoffs ⓘ surface form: NASL championship playoffs NASL postseason ⓘ
broadcastOn	television in Canada ⓘ television in the United States ⓘ
championshipTrophy	NASL championship trophy ⓘ
country	Canada ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
decidingMatchName	Soccer Bowl ⓘ
determineTitle	NASL champion ⓘ
endedBecause	folding of the North American Soccer League ⓘ
endYear	1984 ⓘ
era	early era of professional soccer in North America ⓘ
feature	conference champions in many seasons ⓘ wild-card teams in some seasons ⓘ
finalSeason	1984 NASL season ⓘ
followedBy	Soccer Bowl ⓘ
format	knockout tournament ⓘ single-elimination ties in many seasons ⓘ two-leg aggregate series in some seasons ⓘ
governingBody	NASL league office ⓘ
governingRules	NASL rules of play ⓘ
leagueLevel	top division in North American professional soccer ⓘ
notableChampionClub	Chicago Sting ⓘ New York Cosmos ⓘ San Jose Earthquakes ⓘ Tampa Bay Rowdies ⓘ Vancouver Whitecaps FC ⓘ surface form: Vancouver Whitecaps
notableFinalVenue	BC Place ⓘ surface form: BC Place Stadium MetLife Stadium ⓘ surface form: Giants Stadium Lockhart Stadium ⓘ Tampa Stadium ⓘ
organizer	North American Soccer League (1968–1984) ⓘ surface form: North American Soccer League
partOf	North American Soccer League (1968–1984) ⓘ surface form: North American Soccer League
precededBy	NASL regular season ⓘ
purpose	to determine the NASL season champion ⓘ
region	North America ⓘ
relatedCompetition	NASL regular season ⓘ Soccer Bowl ⓘ surface form: Soccer Bowl championship game
sport	association football ⓘ
startYear	1968 ⓘ
status	defunct ⓘ
teamQualification	based on regular-season performance ⓘ
timeframe	late 1960s to mid-1980s ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Los Angeles Aztecs → competition → NASL playoffs ⓘ

San Antonio Scorpions → wonTitle → NASL playoffs ⓘ

this entity surface form: 2014 NASL Soccer Bowl

Ottawa Fury FC → participatedIn → NASL playoffs ⓘ

this entity surface form: NASL Soccer Bowl playoffs

Soccer Bowl → alsoKnownAs → NASL playoffs ⓘ

this entity surface form: NASL championship game

NASL playoffs → alsoKnownAs → NASL playoffs ⓘ

this entity surface form: NASL championship playoffs

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