AJ Auxerre
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AJ Auxerre is a French professional football club based in Auxerre, known for its strong youth academy and past success in Ligue 1 and European competitions.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| AJ Auxerre canonical | 16 |
| Association de la Jeunesse Auxerroise | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T485539 — 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)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: AJ Auxerre Context triple: [Eric Cantona, club, AJ Auxerre]
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A.
Cantona
Cantona is the surname of Eric Cantona, the iconic French footballer and actor best known for his influential spell at Manchester United in the 1990s.
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B.
Auxerre, France
Auxerre, France is a historic city in the Burgundy region known for its medieval architecture, Gothic cathedral, and role as a cultural and economic center along the Yonne River.
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C.
Brive-la-Gaillarde
Brive-la-Gaillarde is a historic town in the Corrèze department of south-central France, known for its medieval architecture, vibrant market culture, and role as a regional economic center.
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D.
Saint-Cloud
Saint-Cloud is a commune just west of Paris, historically notable as the site where Napoleon Bonaparte staged the Coup of 18 Brumaire that ended the French Directory and ushered in his rule.
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E.
Clermont-Ferrand
Clermont-Ferrand is a central French city known for its historic cathedral built of black volcanic stone and as the longtime headquarters of the tire company Michelin.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: AJ Auxerre Target entity description: AJ Auxerre is a French professional football club based in Auxerre, known for its strong youth academy and past success in Ligue 1 and European competitions.
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A.
Cantona
Cantona is the surname of Eric Cantona, the iconic French footballer and actor best known for his influential spell at Manchester United in the 1990s.
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B.
Auxerre, France
Auxerre, France is a historic city in the Burgundy region known for its medieval architecture, Gothic cathedral, and role as a cultural and economic center along the Yonne River.
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C.
Brive-la-Gaillarde
Brive-la-Gaillarde is a historic town in the Corrèze department of south-central France, known for its medieval architecture, vibrant market culture, and role as a regional economic center.
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D.
Saint-Cloud
Saint-Cloud is a commune just west of Paris, historically notable as the site where Napoleon Bonaparte staged the Coup of 18 Brumaire that ended the French Directory and ushered in his rule.
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E.
Clermont-Ferrand
Clermont-Ferrand is a central French city known for its historic cathedral built of black volcanic stone and as the longtime headquarters of the tire company Michelin.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French football club
ⓘ
association football club ⓘ football club ⓘ |
| basedIn | Auxerre ⓘ |
| chairman | James Zhou ⓘ |
| city | Auxerre ⓘ |
| clubColors |
blue
ⓘ
white ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| department | Yonne ⓘ |
| domesticCupTitles | multiple Coupe de France wins ⓘ |
| founded | 1905 ⓘ |
| fullName |
AJ Auxerre
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Association de la Jeunesse Auxerroise
|
| governingBody |
Fédération Française de Football
ⓘ
surface form:
French Football Federation
|
| hasCompetedIn |
European competitions
ⓘ
UEFA Champions League ⓘ UEFA Europa League ⓘ
surface form:
UEFA Cup
UEFA Europa League ⓘ |
| hasPlayedInLeague |
Ligue 1
ⓘ
Ligue 2 ⓘ |
| hasPromotion | promoted back to Ligue 1 in the 2020s ⓘ |
| hasRelegation | relegated from Ligue 1 to Ligue 2 in the 2010s ⓘ |
| hasSection | men's professional team ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | former regular in Ligue 1 ⓘ |
| homeKitColor | white ⓘ |
| homeStadium |
Stade de l’Abbé-Deschamps
ⓘ
surface form:
Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps
|
| league | Ligue 1 ⓘ |
| leagueTitleSeason | 1995–96 ⓘ |
| location | Auxerre ⓘ |
| nickname | AJA ⓘ |
| notableFor |
player development
ⓘ
strong youth academy ⓘ |
| owner | James Zhou ⓘ |
| participatesIn | French football league system ⓘ |
| producedNotablePlayers | multiple French internationals ⓘ |
| region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté ⓘ |
| rival |
Dijon FCO
ⓘ
ES Troyes AC ⓘ
surface form:
ESTAC Troyes
|
| shortName | Auxerre ⓘ |
| sport | football ⓘ |
| stadiumCapacity | about 18000 ⓘ |
| traditionalStrength |
defensive organization
ⓘ
youth development ⓘ |
| wonCompetition |
Coupe de France Final
ⓘ
surface form:
Coupe de France
French Ligue 1 title ⓘ |
| youthAcademyReputation | one of the best in France ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: AJ Auxerre Description of subject: AJ Auxerre is a French professional football club based in Auxerre, known for its strong youth academy and past success in Ligue 1 and European competitions.
Referenced by (18)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Auxerre
this entity surface form:
Association de la Jeunesse Auxerroise
subject surface form:
AJ Auxerre
this entity surface form:
Association de la Jeunesse Auxerroise