1996 U.S. Open Cup
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The 1996 U.S. Open Cup was a major American soccer knockout tournament whose championship marked an early high-profile trophy in Bruce Arena’s coaching career.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 1996 U.S. Open Cup canonical | 1 |
| Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup 1996 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T802950 — 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: 1996 U.S. Open Cup Context triple: [Bruce Arena, coachOfWinningTeamIn, 1996 U.S. Open Cup]
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A.
Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup 1997
The Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup 1997 was the 84th edition of the United States' oldest national soccer knockout tournament, featuring professional and amateur clubs from across the country.
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B.
2006 U.S. Open Cup
The 2006 U.S. Open Cup was the annual knockout soccer tournament in the United States that crowned the national champion among professional and amateur clubs.
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C.
2005 U.S. Open Cup
The 2005 U.S. Open Cup was the annual knockout soccer tournament in the United States that crowned the national champion across professional and amateur clubs for that year.
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D.
2007 U.S. Open Cup
The 2007 U.S. Open Cup was the 94th edition of the United States' oldest national soccer tournament, culminating in a championship run by Major League Soccer club New England Revolution.
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E.
Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup 2016
The Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup 2016 was the 103rd edition of the United States' oldest national soccer tournament, culminating in FC Dallas winning the championship.
- 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: 1996 U.S. Open Cup Target entity description: The 1996 U.S. Open Cup was a major American soccer knockout tournament whose championship marked an early high-profile trophy in Bruce Arena’s coaching career.
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A.
Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup 1997
The Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup 1997 was the 84th edition of the United States' oldest national soccer knockout tournament, featuring professional and amateur clubs from across the country.
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B.
2006 U.S. Open Cup
The 2006 U.S. Open Cup was the annual knockout soccer tournament in the United States that crowned the national champion among professional and amateur clubs.
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C.
2005 U.S. Open Cup
The 2005 U.S. Open Cup was the annual knockout soccer tournament in the United States that crowned the national champion across professional and amateur clubs for that year.
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D.
2007 U.S. Open Cup
The 2007 U.S. Open Cup was the 94th edition of the United States' oldest national soccer tournament, culminating in a championship run by Major League Soccer club New England Revolution.
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E.
Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup 2016
The Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup 2016 was the 103rd edition of the United States' oldest national soccer tournament, culminating in FC Dallas winning the championship.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
U.S. Open Cup
ⓘ
knockout tournament ⓘ soccer tournament ⓘ |
| champion | D.C. United ⓘ |
| confederation |
CONCACAF (national association competition)
ⓘ
linked to:
CONCACAF
|
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| editionNumber | 83 ⓘ |
| eligibility |
U.S. Soccer-affiliated clubs
ⓘ
linked to:
United States Soccer Federation
|
| finalCity | Naperville, Illinois ⓘ |
| finalDate | 1996-10-30 ⓘ |
| finalScore | 3–0 ⓘ |
| finalVenue | Cardinal Stadium ⓘ |
| format | single-elimination ⓘ |
| includesTeamsFromLeague |
A-League
ⓘ
linked to:
A-League (1995–2004)
Major League Soccer ⓘ USISL Premier League ⓘ USISL Pro League ⓘ
linked to:
USISL Select League
USISL Select League ⓘ |
| includesTeamsFromLevel |
amateur
ⓘ
professional ⓘ |
| nextEdition |
1997 U.S. Open Cup
ⓘ
linked to:
Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup 1997
|
| notableFor |
early major trophy in Bruce Arena’s coaching career
ⓘ
first U.S. Open Cup title for D.C. United ⓘ |
| numberOfTeams | 32 ⓘ |
| organizer | United States Soccer Federation ⓘ |
| partOf |
Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup
ⓘ
linked to:
U.S. Open Cup
|
| previousEdition | 1995 U.S. Open Cup ⓘ |
| runnerUp |
Rochester Raging Rhinos
ⓘ
linked to:
Rochester Rhinos
|
| season | 1996 ⓘ |
| sponsor |
Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup brand
ⓘ
linked to:
U.S. Open Cup
|
| sport | soccer ⓘ |
| typeOfCompetition | national cup competition ⓘ |
| winnerCoach | Bruce Arena ⓘ |
| winnerQualification | berth in 1997 CONCACAF Champions' Cup ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: 1996 U.S. Open Cup Description of subject: The 1996 U.S. Open Cup was a major American soccer knockout tournament whose championship marked an early high-profile trophy in Bruce Arena’s coaching career.
Referenced by (2)
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linked to: 1996 U.S. Open Cup