Cascadia Cup
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The Cascadia Cup is a fan-created soccer trophy contested among the MLS clubs Seattle Sounders FC, Portland Timbers, and Vancouver Whitecaps FC, symbolizing one of North America's most intense regional rivalries.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cascadia Cup canonical | 7 |
| Cascadia derby | 2 |
| Cascadia rivalry | 2 |
| Cascadia Cup Council | 1 |
| Cascadia Cup supporters’ competition | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T50036 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Cascadia Cup Context triple: [Major League Soccer, hasNotableRivalry, Cascadia Cup]
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A.
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.
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B.
CONCACAF Champions Cup
The CONCACAF Champions Cup is the premier club football competition in North America, Central America, and the Caribbean that determines the region’s champion and qualifiers for the FIFA Club World Cup.
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C.
Portland Thorns FC
Portland Thorns FC is a professional women's soccer club competing in the National Women's Soccer League and known for its large, passionate fan base and multiple league championships.
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D.
Pac-12 Conference
The Pac-12 Conference is a major collegiate athletic conference in the western United States, known for sponsoring top-tier NCAA Division I sports programs across multiple universities.
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E.
New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference
The New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference is an NCAA Division III collegiate athletic conference composed primarily of private institutions in the New England region, sponsoring a wide range of men's and women's sports.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Cascadia Cup Target entity description: The Cascadia Cup is a fan-created soccer trophy contested among the MLS clubs Seattle Sounders FC, Portland Timbers, and Vancouver Whitecaps FC, symbolizing one of North America's most intense regional rivalries.
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A.
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.
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B.
CONCACAF Champions Cup
The CONCACAF Champions Cup is the premier club football competition in North America, Central America, and the Caribbean that determines the region’s champion and qualifiers for the FIFA Club World Cup.
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C.
Conference of Champions
The "Conference of Champions" is a nickname highlighting the Pac-12 Conference’s historic dominance and record number of NCAA team championships across multiple collegiate sports.
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D.
Portland Thorns FC
Portland Thorns FC is a professional women's soccer club competing in the National Women's Soccer League and known for its large, passionate fan base and multiple league championships.
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E.
Pac-12 Conference
The Pac-12 Conference is a major collegiate athletic conference in the western United States, known for sponsoring top-tier NCAA Division I sports programs across multiple universities.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fan-created award
ⓘ
soccer rivalry trophy ⓘ sports trophy ⓘ |
| awardedFor | best head-to-head record among Seattle Sounders FC, Portland Timbers, and Vancouver Whitecaps FC ⓘ |
| competitionFormat | round-robin among three clubs ⓘ |
| competitionLevel | top-division North American soccer ⓘ |
| country |
Canada
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| createdBy |
supporters of Portland Timbers
ⓘ
supporters of Seattle Sounders FC ⓘ supporters of Vancouver Whitecaps FC ⓘ |
| decidedBy | regular-season MLS matches among the three clubs ⓘ |
| fanCulture | supporter-driven tradition ⓘ |
| hasNameOrigin |
Cascadia
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surface form:
Cascadia bioregion
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| hasParticipantCity |
Portland, Oregon, United States
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surface form:
Portland
Seattle, Washington, United States ⓘ
surface form:
Seattle
Vancouver ⓘ |
| hasParticipantStateOrProvince |
British Columbia
ⓘ
Oregon ⓘ Washington ⓘ |
| hasRivalryNickname |
Cascadia Cup
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Cascadia derby
Cascadia rivalry ⓘ |
| involvesClub |
Portland Timbers
ⓘ
Seattle Sounders FC ⓘ Vancouver Whitecaps FC ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| league | Major League Soccer ⓘ |
| notableFor |
cross-border competition between US and Canadian clubs
ⓘ
intense regional rivalry ⓘ |
| organizer |
Cascadia Cup
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Cascadia Cup Council
|
| partOf |
Pacific Northwest
ⓘ
surface form:
Pacific Northwest sports rivalries
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| region | Cascadia ⓘ |
| rivalryBetween |
Portland Timbers
ⓘ
surface form:
Portland Timbers and Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Seattle Sounders FC and Portland Timbers ⓘ Seattle Sounders FC and Vancouver Whitecaps FC ⓘ |
| sport |
association football
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soccer ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
Cascadia soccer rivalry
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regional rivalry in Pacific Northwest ⓘ |
| tiebreaker |
goal difference in Cascadia Cup matches
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goals scored in Cascadia Cup matches ⓘ |
| trophyType | cup ⓘ |
| usesMatchesFrom | Major League Soccer regular season ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Cascadia Cup Description of subject: The Cascadia Cup is a fan-created soccer trophy contested among the MLS clubs Seattle Sounders FC, Portland Timbers, and Vancouver Whitecaps FC, symbolizing one of North America's most intense regional rivalries.
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Cascadia rivalry
this entity surface form:
Cascadia Cup Council
this entity surface form:
Cascadia derby
this entity surface form:
Cascadia derby
this entity surface form:
Cascadia Cup supporters’ competition
subject surface form:
Portland Thorns FC
this entity surface form:
Cascadia rivalry