2000 MLS Supporters' Shield
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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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 2000 MLS Supporters' Shield canonical | 1 |
| 2000 Supporters' Shield | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10334677 — 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: 2000 MLS Supporters' Shield Context triple: [2000 Major League Soccer season, competition, 2000 MLS Supporters' Shield]
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A.
2020 MLS Supporters' Shield
The 2020 MLS Supporters' Shield is the trophy awarded to the Major League Soccer team that finished with the best regular-season record in the league's pandemic-affected 2020 campaign.
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B.
MLS Cup 2000
MLS Cup 2000 was the fifth championship match of Major League Soccer, contested in October 2000 to determine the league’s season champion.
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C.
2018 MLS Supporters' Shield
The 2018 MLS Supporters' Shield is the trophy awarded to the Major League Soccer team that finished with the best regular-season record in the 2018 season.
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D.
MLS Cup 2002
MLS Cup 2002 was the Major League Soccer championship match for the 2002 season, contested between the Los Angeles Galaxy and the New England Revolution.
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E.
MLS Cup 2001
MLS Cup 2001 was the Major League Soccer championship match for the 2001 season, determining the league’s title-winning team in the United States.
- 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: 2000 MLS Supporters' Shield Target entity description: 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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A.
2020 MLS Supporters' Shield
The 2020 MLS Supporters' Shield is the trophy awarded to the Major League Soccer team that finished with the best regular-season record in the league's pandemic-affected 2020 campaign.
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B.
MLS Cup 2000
MLS Cup 2000 was the fifth championship match of Major League Soccer, contested in October 2000 to determine the league’s season champion.
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C.
2018 MLS Supporters' Shield
The 2018 MLS Supporters' Shield is the trophy awarded to the Major League Soccer team that finished with the best regular-season record in the 2018 season.
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D.
MLS Cup 2002
MLS Cup 2002 was the Major League Soccer championship match for the 2002 season, contested between the Los Angeles Galaxy and the New England Revolution.
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E.
MLS Cup 2001
MLS Cup 2001 was the Major League Soccer championship match for the 2001 season, determining the league’s title-winning team in the United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (27)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Major League Soccer trophy
ⓘ
sports trophy ⓘ |
| alsoUsedIn | Canada ⓘ |
| associatedCompetitionFormat | points-based regular season table ⓘ |
| awardedBy | Major League Soccer ⓘ |
| awardedFor |
best overall record in 2000 MLS regular season
ⓘ
best regular-season record in Major League Soccer ⓘ |
| category |
2000 in American soccer
ⓘ
Major League Soccer trophies and awards ⓘ Supporters' Shield seasons ⓘ |
| chronologicalPosition | 5th MLS regular-season title era-wide ⓘ |
| competition | Major League Soccer ⓘ |
| confersQualificationTo |
CONCACAF Champions' Cup
ⓘ
linked to:
CONCACAF Champions Cup
|
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| editionOf | MLS Supporters' Shield ⓘ |
| followedBy | 2001 MLS Supporters' Shield ⓘ |
| governingBody | Major League Soccer ⓘ |
| league | Major League Soccer ⓘ |
| precededBy |
1999 MLS Supporters' Shield
ⓘ
linked to:
1999 Supporters' Shield
|
| region | North America ⓘ |
| season | 2000 Major League Soccer season ⓘ |
| seasonEndYear | 2000 ⓘ |
| seasonStartYear | 2000 ⓘ |
| sport | soccer ⓘ |
| teamWithBestRecord |
Kansas City Wizards
ⓘ
linked to:
Sporting Kansas City
|
| winner |
Kansas City Wizards
ⓘ
linked to:
Sporting Kansas City
|
| winnerCurrentName | Sporting Kansas City ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: 2000 MLS Supporters' Shield Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: 2000 MLS Supporters' Shield