1999 Supporters' Shield
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The 1999 Supporters' Shield is the Major League Soccer trophy awarded to the team with the best regular-season record in the 1999 MLS campaign.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 1999 Supporters' Shield canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10631293 — 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: 1999 Supporters' Shield Context triple: [1999 Major League Soccer season, titleContested, 1999 Supporters' Shield]
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A.
1998 Supporters' Shield
The 1998 Supporters' Shield was the Major League Soccer regular-season honor awarded to the team with the league's best overall record that year.
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B.
1997 Supporters' Shield
The 1997 Supporters' Shield was the Major League Soccer regular-season trophy awarded to the team with the league's best overall record that year.
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C.
2009 Supporters' Shield
The 2009 Supporters' Shield was the Major League Soccer regular-season trophy awarded to the team with the best overall record that year.
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D.
2000 MLS Supporters' Shield
The 2000 MLS Supporters' Shield was the trophy awarded to the Major League Soccer team that finished the 2000 regular season with the league’s best overall record.
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E.
2011 Supporters' Shield
The 2011 Supporters' Shield was the Major League Soccer regular-season title awarded to the team with the league's best record, coached that year by Bruce Arena.
- 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: 1999 Supporters' Shield Target entity description: The 1999 Supporters' Shield is the Major League Soccer trophy awarded to the team with the best regular-season record in the 1999 MLS campaign.
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A.
1998 Supporters' Shield
The 1998 Supporters' Shield was the Major League Soccer regular-season honor awarded to the team with the league's best overall record that year.
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B.
1997 Supporters' Shield
The 1997 Supporters' Shield was the Major League Soccer regular-season trophy awarded to the team with the league's best overall record that year.
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C.
2009 Supporters' Shield
The 2009 Supporters' Shield was the Major League Soccer regular-season trophy awarded to the team with the best overall record that year.
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D.
2000 MLS Supporters' Shield
The 2000 MLS Supporters' Shield was the trophy awarded to the Major League Soccer team that finished the 2000 regular season with the league’s best overall record.
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E.
2011 Supporters' Shield
The 2011 Supporters' Shield was the Major League Soccer regular-season title awarded to the team with the league's best record, coached that year by Bruce Arena.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Major League Soccer trophy
ⓘ
sports trophy ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | MLS regular-season championship NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedCompetition | 1999 MLS Cup Playoffs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardedFor | best regular-season record in Major League Soccer ⓘ |
| competition | Major League Soccer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| confersQualificationTo | CONCACAF Champions' Cup NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
Canada
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| defendingChampion | Los Angeles Galaxy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editionNumber | 4 ⓘ |
| governingBody | U.S. Soccer Federation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| league | Major League Soccer ⓘ |
| nextEdition | 2000 Supporters' Shield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfTeamsInLeague | 12 ⓘ |
| organizer | Major League Soccer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousEdition | 1998 Supporters' Shield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | North America ⓘ |
| regularSeasonFormat | points-based league table ⓘ |
| season | 1999 Major League Soccer season ⓘ |
| sport | soccer ⓘ |
| teamWithBestRecord | D.C. United NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| trophyName | Supporters' Shield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| winner | D.C. United NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| year | 1999 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: 1999 Supporters' Shield Description of subject: The 1999 Supporters' Shield is the Major League Soccer trophy awarded to the team with the best regular-season record in the 1999 MLS campaign.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.