Seattle Sounders (NASL)
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The Seattle Sounders (NASL) were a professional soccer club based in Seattle that competed in the original North American Soccer League during the 1970s and early 1980s.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Seattle Sounders (NASL) canonical | 8 |
| Seattle Sounders (USL) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4826946 — 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: Seattle Sounders (NASL) Context triple: [Geoff Hurst, memberOfSportsTeam, Seattle Sounders (NASL)]
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A.
Tampa Bay Rowdies
The Tampa Bay Rowdies are a professional soccer club based in St. Petersburg, Florida, known for their historic roots in American soccer dating back to the original NASL era and their passionate local fanbase.
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B.
Valour FC
Valour FC is a professional soccer club based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, that competes in the Canadian Premier League.
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C.
Seattle Sounders FC
Seattle Sounders FC is a professional Major League Soccer club based in Seattle, Washington, known for its passionate fan base and multiple MLS Cup titles.
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D.
Sacramento Republic FC
Sacramento Republic FC is a professional soccer club based in Sacramento, California, that competes in the USL Championship, the second tier of the American soccer league system.
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E.
Indy Eleven
Indy Eleven is a professional American soccer club that competes in the USL Championship and is based in Indianapolis, Indiana.
- 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: Seattle Sounders (NASL) Target entity description: The Seattle Sounders (NASL) were a professional soccer club based in Seattle that competed in the original North American Soccer League during the 1970s and early 1980s.
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A.
Tampa Bay Rowdies
The Tampa Bay Rowdies are a professional soccer club based in St. Petersburg, Florida, known for their historic roots in American soccer dating back to the original NASL era and their passionate local fanbase.
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B.
Valour FC
Valour FC is a professional soccer club based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, that competes in the Canadian Premier League.
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C.
Seattle Sounders FC
Seattle Sounders FC is a professional Major League Soccer club based in Seattle, Washington, known for its passionate fan base and multiple MLS Cup titles.
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D.
Sacramento Republic FC
Sacramento Republic FC is a professional soccer club based in Sacramento, California, that competes in the USL Championship, the second tier of the American soccer league system.
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E.
Indy Eleven
Indy Eleven is a professional American soccer club that competes in the USL Championship and is based in Indianapolis, Indiana.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
association football club
ⓘ
defunct sports team ⓘ |
| awayKitPrimaryColor | white ⓘ |
| city | Seattle ⓘ |
| competition |
NASL Soccer Bowl
ⓘ
linked to:
Soccer Bowl
|
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| dissolved | 1983 ⓘ |
| fanBase | Seattle Sounders supporters ⓘ |
| founded | 1974 ⓘ |
| fullName |
Seattle Sounders
ⓘ
linked to:
Seattle Sounders FC
|
| governingBody | North American Soccer League organization ⓘ |
| heritage | predecessor of modern Seattle Sounders FC tradition ⓘ |
| homeCityPopulationContext | Seattle metropolitan area ⓘ |
| homeCountryLeagueSystem | United States soccer league system ⓘ |
| homeStadium |
Memorial Stadium (Seattle)
ⓘ
Seattle Kingdome ⓘ
linked to:
Kingdome
|
| league |
North American Soccer League
ⓘ
linked to:
North American Soccer League (1968–1984)
|
| locatedIn |
Pacific Northwest
ⓘ
Washington ⓘ |
| notableCompetition |
Cascadia derbies
ⓘ
linked to:
Cascadia Cup
|
| notableLeague | top-tier soccer league in United States and Canada ⓘ |
| opponentInFinal | New York Cosmos ⓘ |
| originalLeague | original North American Soccer League ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
NASL playoffs
ⓘ
NASL regular season ⓘ |
| playedHomeMatchesAt |
Memorial Stadium (Seattle)
ⓘ
Seattle Kingdome ⓘ
linked to:
Kingdome
|
| playedInEra |
1970s
ⓘ
1980s ⓘ |
| playedSurface |
artificial turf (Kingdome)
ⓘ
grass (Memorial Stadium) ⓘ |
| reachedFinal |
1977 NASL Soccer Bowl
ⓘ
1982 NASL Soccer Bowl ⓘ |
| region | North America ⓘ |
| rival |
Portland Timbers (NASL)
ⓘ
linked to:
Portland Timbers
Vancouver Whitecaps (NASL) ⓘ
linked to:
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
|
| shortName |
Sounders
ⓘ
linked to:
Seattle Sounders FC
|
| sport | soccer ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| successorClub |
Seattle Sounders (USL)
ⓘ
linked to:
Seattle Sounders (NASL)
Seattle Sounders FC ⓘ |
| teamColors |
blue
ⓘ
green ⓘ white ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Seattle Sounders (NASL) Description of subject: The Seattle Sounders (NASL) were a professional soccer club based in Seattle that competed in the original North American Soccer League during the 1970s and early 1980s.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Seattle Sounders (NASL)