West Germany U-23
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West Germany U-23 was the under-23 national football team representing West Germany, serving as a developmental squad for young players progressing toward the senior national team.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| West Germany U-23 canonical | 1 |
| West Germany under-23 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9910943 — 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: West Germany U-23 Context triple: [Udo Lattek, managedNationalTeam, West Germany U-23]
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West Germany U-19
West Germany U-19 was the under-19 national football team of West Germany, serving as a youth development squad for the country’s senior national side.
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B.
United Team of Germany
The United Team of Germany was a combined Olympic team that represented athletes from both East and West Germany during several Games in the late 1950s and early 1960s, before the two states competed separately.
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C.
West Germany national football team
The West Germany national football team was the former national side of the Federal Republic of Germany, renowned as one of the most successful teams in football history with multiple World Cup and European Championship titles before reunification.
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D.
East Germany national under-21 football team
The East Germany national under-21 football team was the youth representative side of East Germany that competed in international under-21 competitions in Europe.
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E.
West Germany
West Germany was the democratic, capitalist western portion of Germany during the Cold War, which became an economic powerhouse and key NATO member after World War II.
- 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: West Germany U-23 Target entity description: West Germany U-23 was the under-23 national football team representing West Germany, serving as a developmental squad for young players progressing toward the senior national team.
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A.
West Germany U-19
West Germany U-19 was the under-19 national football team of West Germany, serving as a youth development squad for the country’s senior national side.
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B.
United Team of Germany
The United Team of Germany was a combined Olympic team that represented athletes from both East and West Germany during several Games in the late 1950s and early 1960s, before the two states competed separately.
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C.
West Germany national football team
The West Germany national football team was the former national side of the Federal Republic of Germany, renowned as one of the most successful teams in football history with multiple World Cup and European Championship titles before reunification.
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D.
East Germany national under-21 football team
The East Germany national under-21 football team was the youth representative side of East Germany that competed in international under-21 competitions in Europe.
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E.
West Germany
West Germany was the democratic, capitalist western portion of Germany during the Cold War, which became an economic powerhouse and key NATO member after World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
association football team
ⓘ
under-23 national football team ⓘ |
| ageCategory | under-23 ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
West Germany Olympic team
ⓘ
West Germany under-23 ⓘ
linked to:
West Germany U-23
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| competitionType | international football ⓘ |
| confederation | UEFA ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | West Germany ⓘ |
| dissolutionCause |
German reunification
ⓘ
linked to:
unified Germany
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| governedByUntil |
West German Football Association
ⓘ
linked to:
Western German Football Association
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| governingBody | German Football Association ⓘ |
| homeCountryStatus | no longer exists as separate state ⓘ |
| nationalTeamType | youth ⓘ |
| playerDevelopmentPath | feeder team to West Germany senior national team ⓘ |
| playerEligibility | players under 23 years of age ⓘ |
| primaryPurpose | prepare young players for senior national team ⓘ |
| represented |
Federal Republic of Germany
ⓘ
linked to:
West Germany
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| representedUntil | 1990 ⓘ |
| role | developmental team for senior West Germany national team ⓘ |
| sport | football ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| successor |
Germany Olympic football team
ⓘ
linked to:
German Olympic teams
Germany U-21 ⓘ
linked to:
Germany under-21 national football team
|
| teamLevel | below senior national team ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Cold War era ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: West Germany U-23 Description of subject: West Germany U-23 was the under-23 national football team representing West Germany, serving as a developmental squad for young players progressing toward the senior national team.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: West Germany U-23