Minnesota Kicks in NASL
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Minnesota Kicks in NASL was a professional soccer team based in Minnesota that competed in the original North American Soccer League during the late 1970s and early 1980s.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Minnesota Kicks in NASL canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9902896 — 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: Minnesota Kicks in NASL Context triple: [Tim Twellman, playedFor, Minnesota Kicks in NASL]
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A.
Seattle Sounders (NASL)
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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B.
NASL
NASL was a professional soccer league that operated in the United States and Canada from the late 1960s to the mid-1980s and is best known for popularizing the sport in North America with star players like Pelé.
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C.
NASL
NASL was a professional soccer league that operated in the United States and Canada from 2011 to 2017 as a second-division competition.
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D.
United Soccer Leagues
United Soccer Leagues is an American organization that operates and oversees multiple professional and semi-professional soccer leagues in the United States and Canada.
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E.
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.
- 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: Minnesota Kicks in NASL Target entity description: Minnesota Kicks in NASL was a professional soccer team based in Minnesota that competed in the original North American Soccer League during the late 1970s and early 1980s.
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A.
Seattle Sounders (NASL)
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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B.
NASL
NASL was a professional soccer league that operated in the United States and Canada from 2011 to 2017 as a second-division competition.
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C.
NASL
NASL was a professional soccer league that operated in the United States and Canada from the late 1960s to the mid-1980s and is best known for popularizing the sport in North America with star players like Pelé.
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D.
United Soccer Leagues
United Soccer Leagues is an American organization that operates and oversees multiple professional and semi-professional soccer leagues in the United States and Canada.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
defunct soccer club
ⓘ
professional soccer club ⓘ |
| basedIn | Minnesota ⓘ |
| competition | NASL ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| dissolutionReason | financial difficulties ⓘ |
| endTime | 1981 ⓘ |
| era |
1970s
ⓘ
1980s ⓘ |
| fanBase | Minnesota soccer supporters ⓘ |
| foundedByRelocationFrom | Denver, Colorado ⓘ |
| fullName | Minnesota Kicks ⓘ |
| geographicAreaServed |
Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan area
ⓘ
linked to:
Minneapolis–Saint Paul
|
| governingSportBody |
North American Soccer League organization
ⓘ
linked to:
North American Soccer League (1968–1984)
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| historicalSignificance | part of original NASL expansion of soccer in the United States ⓘ |
| homeAttendanceRecord | strong attendance in late 1970s NASL seasons ⓘ |
| homeCity | Bloomington, Minnesota ⓘ |
| homeCountryLeagueSystem |
United States soccer league system
ⓘ
linked to:
American soccer pyramid
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| homeGamesPlayedAt |
Metropolitan Stadium in Bloomington, Minnesota
ⓘ
linked to:
Metropolitan Stadium
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| homeStadium | Metropolitan Stadium ⓘ |
| league | North American Soccer League ⓘ |
| leagueLevel | top-tier North American professional soccer ⓘ |
| notableEra |
early 1980s
ⓘ
late 1970s ⓘ |
| playedIn | original North American Soccer League ⓘ |
| playedOutdoorSoccer | true ⓘ |
| predecessor | Denver Dynamos ⓘ |
| professionalStatus | fully professional ⓘ |
| region | Midwestern United States ⓘ |
| shortName | Kicks ⓘ |
| sport | soccer ⓘ |
| startTime | 1976 ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| successorLeagueInRegion | later Minnesota professional soccer clubs ⓘ |
| teamType | men's professional soccer team ⓘ |
| uniformColor |
blue
ⓘ
orange ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Minnesota Kicks in NASL Description of subject: Minnesota Kicks in NASL was a professional soccer team based in Minnesota that competed in the original North American Soccer League during the late 1970s and early 1980s.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.