NWSL playoffs
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The NWSL playoffs are the National Women's Soccer League’s postseason knockout tournament that determines the league champion each year.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| NWSL playoffs canonical | 23 |
| NWSL Playoffs | 4 |
| NWSL Championship | 2 |
| National Women's Soccer League playoffs | 1 |
| National Women’s Soccer League playoffs | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T363791 — 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: NWSL playoffs Context triple: [2013 NWSL Championship, partOf, NWSL playoffs]
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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.
2020 NWSL Fall Series Community Shield
The 2020 NWSL Fall Series Community Shield was a special National Women's Soccer League trophy awarded during the league's shortened 2020 fall competition, recognizing the top-performing club in the regional pod-based series held amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
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C.
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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D.
2021 NWSL Challenge Cup
The 2021 NWSL Challenge Cup was a preseason tournament of the National Women's Soccer League in the United States that served as an early competitive showcase ahead of the regular 2021 season.
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E.
2014 NWSL Championship
The 2014 NWSL Championship was the National Women's Soccer League's second title match, determining the league champion for the 2014 season in top-tier U.S. women's professional soccer.
- 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: NWSL playoffs Target entity description: The NWSL playoffs are the National Women's Soccer League’s postseason knockout tournament that determines the league champion each 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.
2020 NWSL Fall Series Community Shield
The 2020 NWSL Fall Series Community Shield was a special National Women's Soccer League trophy awarded during the league's shortened 2020 fall competition, recognizing the top-performing club in the regional pod-based series held amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
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C.
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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D.
2021 NWSL Challenge Cup
The 2021 NWSL Challenge Cup was a preseason tournament of the National Women's Soccer League in the United States that served as an early competitive showcase ahead of the regular 2021 season.
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E.
2014 NWSL Championship
The 2014 NWSL Championship was the National Women's Soccer League's second title match, determining the league champion for the 2014 season in top-tier U.S. women's professional soccer.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
knockout tournament
ⓘ
postseason tournament ⓘ sports competition ⓘ |
| broadcastMedium |
streaming platforms
ⓘ
television ⓘ |
| competitionLevel | top division ⓘ |
| competitionScope | national ⓘ |
| competitionStage |
final
ⓘ
first round ⓘ quarterfinals ⓘ semifinals ⓘ |
| confersStatus | season champion ⓘ |
| confersTitle | league champion ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| determines | NWSL champion ⓘ |
| firstSeason | 2013 ⓘ |
| format | single-elimination ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| genderCategory | women’s soccer ⓘ |
| governingBody | U.S. Soccer–sanctioned league ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviation | NWSL postseason ⓘ |
| hasParticipantType | professional women’s soccer clubs ⓘ |
| hasVenueType |
higher seed home matches (in many seasons)
ⓘ
neutral site final (in many seasons) ⓘ |
| inceptionLeague |
National Women's Soccer League
ⓘ
surface form:
National Women’s Soccer League
|
| includesMatch |
NWSL Championship
ⓘ
surface form:
NWSL Championship Game
|
| isDeciderFor | NWSL Championship ⓘ |
| languageOfCoverage | English ⓘ |
| leagueFoundedSeason | 2013 ⓘ |
| organizer |
National Women's Soccer League
ⓘ
surface form:
National Women’s Soccer League
|
| partOf |
National Women's Soccer League
ⓘ
surface form:
National Women’s Soccer League
|
| precededBy | NWSL regular season ⓘ |
| region | North America ⓘ |
| relatedCompetition |
NWSL Challenge Cup
ⓘ
NWSL regular season ⓘ |
| rulesFramework |
Laws of the Game of association football
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surface form:
FIFA Laws of the Game
|
| seasonPhase | playoffs ⓘ |
| seedingBasis | regular season standings ⓘ |
| sport | soccer ⓘ |
| teamEligibility | NWSL member clubs ⓘ |
| tieBreakingMethod |
extra time
ⓘ
penalty shoot-out ⓘ |
| tournamentType | postseason ⓘ |
| typicalSchedule | late season ⓘ |
| usesSeeding | yes ⓘ |
| winnerReceives |
NWSL Championship title
ⓘ
NWSL Championship trophy ⓘ |
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Subject: NWSL playoffs Description of subject: The NWSL playoffs are the National Women's Soccer League’s postseason knockout tournament that determines the league champion each year.
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