MLS Supporters' Shield
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The MLS Supporters' Shield is an annual trophy awarded to the Major League Soccer team that finishes the regular season with the best overall record.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| MLS Supporters' Shield canonical | 5 |
| MLS regular-season championship | 2 |
| MLS regular-season title | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6217948 — 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: MLS Supporters' Shield Context triple: [Darlington Nagbe, hasWonCompetition, MLS Supporters' Shield]
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A.
2022 MLS Supporters' Shield
The 2022 MLS Supporters' Shield is the annual Major League Soccer trophy awarded to the team with the best regular-season record in the 2022 season.
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B.
2021 MLS Supporters' Shield
The 2021 MLS Supporters' Shield is the annual Major League Soccer trophy awarded to the team with the best regular-season record, claimed that year by the New England Revolution.
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C.
2023 MLS Supporters' Shield
The 2023 MLS Supporters' Shield is the annual Major League Soccer trophy awarded to the team with the best regular-season record that year.
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D.
2024 MLS Supporters' Shield
The 2024 MLS Supporters' Shield is the annual Major League Soccer trophy awarded to the team that finishes the regular season with the league's best overall record.
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E.
2019 MLS Supporters' Shield
The 2019 MLS Supporters' Shield is the annual Major League Soccer trophy awarded to the team that finished the 2019 regular season with the league’s best overall record.
- 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: MLS Supporters' Shield Target entity description: The MLS Supporters' Shield is an annual trophy awarded to the Major League Soccer team that finishes the regular season with the best overall record.
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A.
2022 MLS Supporters' Shield
The 2022 MLS Supporters' Shield is the annual Major League Soccer trophy awarded to the team with the best regular-season record in the 2022 season.
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B.
2021 MLS Supporters' Shield
The 2021 MLS Supporters' Shield is the annual Major League Soccer trophy awarded to the team with the best regular-season record, claimed that year by the New England Revolution.
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C.
2023 MLS Supporters' Shield
The 2023 MLS Supporters' Shield is the annual Major League Soccer trophy awarded to the team with the best regular-season record that year.
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D.
2024 MLS Supporters' Shield
The 2024 MLS Supporters' Shield is the annual Major League Soccer trophy awarded to the team that finishes the regular season with the league's best overall record.
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E.
2019 MLS Supporters' Shield
The 2019 MLS Supporters' Shield is the annual Major League Soccer trophy awarded to the team that finished the 2019 regular season with the league’s best overall record.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Major League Soccer trophy
ⓘ
sports trophy ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Supporters' Shield
ⓘ
linked to:
Supporters' Shield awards
|
| awardedDuring | end of MLS regular season ⓘ |
| awardedFor | best regular-season record in Major League Soccer ⓘ |
| awardedIn | United States and Canada ⓘ |
| awardedTo | Major League Soccer club ⓘ |
| awardingBody | Independent Supporters Council ⓘ |
| competition | Major League Soccer ⓘ |
| competitionLevel | top division ⓘ |
| confersQualificationTo | CONCACAF Champions Cup ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
Canada
ⓘ
United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| distinctFrom |
MLS Cup
ⓘ
MLS Cup trophy ⓘ |
| firstAwarded | 1996 ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| governingBody | Major League Soccer ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviation |
Supporters' Shield
ⓘ
linked to:
Supporters' Shield awards
|
| hasComponent |
monetary prize
ⓘ
physical trophy ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance | valued by fans as recognition of season-long consistency ⓘ |
| hasEligibility | all MLS teams in a given season ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | English ⓘ |
| inceptionSeason | 1996 Major League Soccer season ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Major League Soccer honors system ⓘ |
| league | Major League Soccer ⓘ |
| namedAfter | supporters of Major League Soccer clubs ⓘ |
| notableFeature | created and funded by fans rather than the league ⓘ |
| organizer | Major League Soccer supporters groups ⓘ |
| presentedBy | Independent Supporters Council ⓘ |
| region | North America ⓘ |
| relatedAward |
MLS Cup
ⓘ
MLS Golden Boot ⓘ MLS MVP Award ⓘ
linked to:
MLS MVP
|
| relatedCompetition | MLS Cup Playoffs ⓘ |
| selectionCriteria |
most points in MLS regular season
ⓘ
tiebreakers used if teams finish level on points ⓘ |
| sport | soccer ⓘ |
| supportersInvolved | MLS supporters groups ⓘ |
| symbolizes | regular-season supremacy in MLS ⓘ |
| typeOfAward | regular-season award ⓘ |
| usesFormat | points-based league table ⓘ |
| website | https://mlssoccer.com ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: MLS Supporters' Shield Description of subject: The MLS Supporters' Shield is an annual trophy awarded to the Major League Soccer team that finishes the regular season with the best overall record.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: MLS Supporters' Shield
subject linked to:
Supporters' Shield awards
linked to: MLS Supporters' Shield
linked to: MLS Supporters' Shield