2018 NWSL Shield
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The 2018 NWSL Shield is the National Women's Soccer League's regular-season award given to the team that finished with the best record in the league's 2018 season.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 2018 NWSL Shield canonical | 2 |
| NWSL Shield 2018 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3986708 — 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: 2018 NWSL Shield Context triple: [2017 NWSL Shield, followedBy, 2018 NWSL Shield]
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A.
2022 NWSL Shield
The 2022 NWSL Shield was the National Women's Soccer League's regular-season honor awarded to the team with the best overall record in the 2022 season.
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B.
2019 NWSL Shield
The 2019 NWSL Shield was the National Women's Soccer League's regular-season title awarded to the team with the best record during the 2019 season.
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C.
2021 NWSL Shield
The 2021 NWSL Shield is the National Women's Soccer League's regular-season trophy awarded to the team with the best overall record that year.
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D.
2018 NWSL Championship
The 2018 NWSL Championship was the National Women's Soccer League's season-ending title match held in 2018 to determine the league champion.
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E.
2017 NWSL Shield
The 2017 NWSL Shield was the National Women's Soccer League's regular-season title awarded to the team with the best record during the 2017 season.
- 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: 2018 NWSL Shield Target entity description: The 2018 NWSL Shield is the National Women's Soccer League's regular-season award given to the team that finished with the best record in the league's 2018 season.
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A.
2022 NWSL Shield
The 2022 NWSL Shield was the National Women's Soccer League's regular-season honor awarded to the team with the best overall record in the 2022 season.
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B.
2019 NWSL Shield
The 2019 NWSL Shield was the National Women's Soccer League's regular-season title awarded to the team with the best record during the 2019 season.
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C.
2021 NWSL Shield
The 2021 NWSL Shield is the National Women's Soccer League's regular-season trophy awarded to the team with the best overall record that year.
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D.
2018 NWSL Championship
The 2018 NWSL Championship was the National Women's Soccer League's season-ending title match held in 2018 to determine the league champion.
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E.
2017 NWSL Shield
The 2017 NWSL Shield was the National Women's Soccer League's regular-season title awarded to the team with the best record during the 2017 season.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
NWSL Shield
ⓘ
sports award ⓘ |
| associatedWithPlayoffs | yes ⓘ |
| awardedFor | best regular-season record in the 2018 NWSL season ⓘ |
| awardedIn | North America ⓘ |
| category |
2018 in American soccer
ⓘ
2018 in American women's soccer ⓘ 2018 sports awards ⓘ National Women's Soccer League season awards ⓘ
surface form:
National Women's Soccer League trophies and awards
|
| competitionLevel | top-division women's professional soccer in the United States ⓘ |
| competitionPhase | regular season ⓘ |
| competitionType | league ⓘ |
| confersTitle | NWSL regular-season champion ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| determinedBy | points earned in league matches ⓘ |
| distinctFrom | NWSL Championship ⓘ |
| followedBy | 2019 NWSL Shield ⓘ |
| follows | 2017 NWSL Shield ⓘ |
| genderCategory | women ⓘ |
| hasFormat | table standings based on points ⓘ |
| hasWinnerClubType | professional women's soccer club ⓘ |
| isPartOfSeries |
NWSL Shield
ⓘ
surface form:
NWSL Shield awards
|
| isRegularSeasonHonor | true ⓘ |
| isTeamAward | true ⓘ |
| league | National Women's Soccer League ⓘ |
| organizer | National Women's Soccer League ⓘ |
| season | 2018 NWSL season ⓘ |
| sport | soccer ⓘ |
| teamSport | yes ⓘ |
| tieBreakerCriteria | goal difference (standard league tiebreaker, if needed) ⓘ |
| winner | North Carolina Courage ⓘ |
| winningSeasonRecordType | regular season ⓘ |
| year | 2018 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: 2018 NWSL Shield Description of subject: The 2018 NWSL Shield is the National Women's Soccer League's regular-season award given to the team that finished with the best record in the league's 2018 season.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
NWSL Shield 2018