Supporters' Shield race

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Major League Soccer competition regular-season title race

The Supporters' Shield race is Major League Soccer’s regular-season competition in which clubs vie to finish with the league’s best overall record and claim the Supporters' Shield trophy.

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All labels observed (13)

Label	Occurrences
Supporters' Shield	24
Supporters' Shield 2000	1
Supporters' Shield 2003	1
Supporters' Shield 2004	1
Supporters' Shield 2008	1
Supporters' Shield 2014	1
Supporters' Shield 2016	1
Supporters' Shield 2023	1
Supporters' Shield race canonical	1
Supporters' Shield series	1
Supporters’ Shield 2004	1
Supporters’ Shield 2008	1
Supporters’ Shield 2009	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T50031 — 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: Supporters' Shield race
Context triple: [Major League Soccer, organizesCompetition, Supporters' Shield race]

A. Conference of Champions
The "Conference of Champions" is a nickname highlighting the Pac-12 Conference’s historic dominance and record number of NCAA team championships across multiple collegiate sports.
B. Elite Eight
The Elite Eight is the round of the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament in which the final eight teams compete for a spot in the Final Four.
C. Rocky Steps
The Rocky Steps are the iconic front steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, famous worldwide as the training run location from the "Rocky" film series and a popular spot for visitors to reenact the scene.
D. Sweet Sixteen
Sweet Sixteen is the round of the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament in which 16 remaining teams compete for spots in the Elite Eight.
E. Boston Marathon
The Boston Marathon is the world’s oldest annual marathon and one of the most prestigious long-distance running races, attracting elite and amateur runners from around the globe each Patriots’ Day.
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: Supporters' Shield race
Target entity description: The Supporters' Shield race is Major League Soccer’s regular-season competition in which clubs vie to finish with the league’s best overall record and claim the Supporters' Shield trophy.

A. Conference of Champions
The "Conference of Champions" is a nickname highlighting the Pac-12 Conference’s historic dominance and record number of NCAA team championships across multiple collegiate sports.
B. Elite Eight
The Elite Eight is the round of the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament in which the final eight teams compete for a spot in the Final Four.
C. Rocky Steps
The Rocky Steps are the iconic front steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, famous worldwide as the training run location from the "Rocky" film series and a popular spot for visitors to reenact the scene.
D. Sweet Sixteen
Sweet Sixteen is the round of the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament in which 16 remaining teams compete for spots in the Elite Eight.
E. Boston Marathon
The Boston Marathon is the world’s oldest annual marathon and one of the most prestigious long-distance running races, attracting elite and amateur runners from around the globe each Patriots’ Day.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Major League Soccer competition ⓘ regular-season title race ⓘ
award	Supporters' Shield ⓘ linked to: Supporters' Shield race
broadcastOn	sports television networks in Canada ⓘ sports television networks in the United States ⓘ
competitionType	league table competition ⓘ
country	Canada ⓘ United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
criterion	points earned in regular-season matches ⓘ
determines	team with best regular-season record in MLS ⓘ
eligibility	all MLS clubs in a given season ⓘ
emphasizes	consistency over full regular season ⓘ
endEvent	final matchday of MLS regular season ⓘ
firstSeason	1996 ⓘ
format	double round-robin or unbalanced schedule depending on season ⓘ
governingBody	Major League Soccer ⓘ
hasAspect	media coverage of weekly leaders ⓘ standings table updated throughout season ⓘ statistical tracking of points and goal difference ⓘ
hasOutcome	seeding implications for MLS Cup Playoffs ⓘ
includesClubsFrom	Eastern Conference ⓘ Western Conference ⓘ
involvesStakeholder	MLS supporters ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
namedAfter	Supporters' Shield ⓘ linked to: Supporters' Shield race
organizer	Major League Soccer ⓘ
partOf	Major League Soccer season ⓘ linked to: Major League Soccer regular season
region	North America ⓘ
relatedCompetition	CONCACAF Champions Cup ⓘ MLS Cup Playoffs ⓘ linked to: MLS Cup Supporters' Shield ⓘ linked to: Supporters' Shield Foundation
rewardForWinner	Supporters' Shield trophy ⓘ linked to: Supporters' Shield Foundation recognition as MLS regular-season champion ⓘ
seasonPhase	regular season ⓘ
sport	association football ⓘ soccer ⓘ
startEvent	MLS regular-season opening matchday ⓘ
tieBreaker	goal difference ⓘ goals scored ⓘ head-to-head record ⓘ
trophy	Supporters' Shield ⓘ linked to: Supporters' Shield race
usesSystem	one point for a draw ⓘ three points for a win ⓘ zero points for a loss ⓘ
winnerQualification	CONCACAF Champions Cup berth ⓘ home-field advantage throughout MLS Cup Playoffs when applicable ⓘ

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