usesPlayoffs

P2675
predicate

Indicates that a competition or league determines its final standings or champion through a postseason playoff format rather than solely by regular-season results.

All labels observed (10)

Label Occurrences
hasPlayoffs 142
hasPostseason 8
usesPlayoffs canonical 7

Description generation (PDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the predicate name and this instruction.

Instruction
Given a predicate that represents a relationship or action between entities, generate a one-sentence description explaining its meaning.  
# Instructions
Focus on describing the relationship, not the entities themselves. 
# Response Format
Begin the description with \' Indicates...\'
Input
Predicate: usesPlayoffs
Generated description
Indicates that a competition or league determines its final standings or champion through a postseason playoff format rather than solely by regular-season results.

Sample triples (164)

Subject Object
Major League Soccer true ⓘ
Pioneer Football League conference champion advances to FCS playoffs via predicate surface "hasPostseason" ⓘ
Cuban National Series true via predicate surface "hasPlayoffs" ⓘ
ECHL yes via predicate surface "hasPlayoffs" ⓘ
USL League One yes via predicate surface "hasPlayoffs" ⓘ
USL Championship yes via predicate surface "hasPlayoffs" ⓘ
Scottish Professional Football League promotion and relegation between divisions via predicate surface "playOffsUsedFor" ⓘ
High-A
linked to: High‑A
yes (league-dependent) via predicate surface "hasPlayoffs" ⓘ
English Football League yes via predicate surface "hasPlayoffs" ⓘ
Liga MX yes via predicate surface "hasPlayoffs" ⓘ
MLS Next Pro yes via predicate surface "hasPlayoffs" ⓘ
Swedish Hockey League yes via predicate surface "hasPlayoffs" ⓘ
Midwest League yes via predicate surface "hasPlayoffs" ⓘ
East Coast Hockey League true via predicate surface "hasPlayoffs" ⓘ
United States Football League yes via predicate surface "hasPlayoffs" ⓘ
Swiss National League yes via predicate surface "hasPlayoffs" ⓘ
Ligue 1 sometimes via predicate surface "hasPlayoffs" ⓘ
USL League Two yes via predicate surface "hasPlayoffs" ⓘ
1993–94 AHL season Calder Cup playoffs via predicate surface "hasPlayoffs" ⓘ
linked to: Calder Cup
Slovak Extraliga yes via predicate surface "hasPlayoffs" ⓘ
NIFL Premiership European qualification play-offs via predicate surface "hasPlayoffs" ⓘ
2. Bundesliga promotion/relegation playoff with Bundesliga via predicate surface "hasPlayoffs" ⓘ
2. Bundesliga relegation playoff with 3. Liga via predicate surface "hasPlayoffs" ⓘ
Champions Hockey League (2014–) yes via predicate surface "hasPlayoffs" ⓘ
Liga MX Femenil yes via predicate surface "hasPlayoffs" ⓘ
Liga MX Femenil yes via predicate surface "usesPlayoffBracket" ⓘ
AFL Women's yes via predicate surface "hasPlayoffs" ⓘ
UEFA European Championship qualifying yes via predicate surface "usesPlayOffs" ⓘ
Indian Super League yes via predicate surface "hasPlayoffs" ⓘ
MLSNP yes via predicate surface "hasPlayoffs" ⓘ
HockeyAllsvenskan true via predicate surface "hasPlayoffs" ⓘ
SHL yes via predicate surface "hasPlayoffs" ⓘ
Belgian Pro League yes via predicate surface "hasPlayoffs" ⓘ
Liga de Expansión MX yes via predicate surface "hasPlayoffs" ⓘ
British Ice Hockey Superleague true via predicate surface "hadPlayoffFinalsWeekend" ⓘ
Mexican football league system yes via predicate surface "hasPlayoffs" ⓘ
Eastern League yes via predicate surface "hasPlayoffs" ⓘ
Top 14 yes via predicate surface "hasPlayoffs" ⓘ
Challenger Pro League yes via predicate surface "hasPlayoffs" ⓘ
Super League Greece yes via predicate surface "hasPlayoffs" ⓘ
Ecuadorian Serie A sometimes, depending on season rules via predicate surface "hasPlayoffs" ⓘ
Israeli Basketball Premier League yes via predicate surface "hasPlayoffs" ⓘ
High-A East yes ⓘ
United Rugby Championship yes via predicate surface "hasPlayoffs" ⓘ
Southern Professional Hockey League yes via predicate surface "hasPlayoffs" ⓘ
SPHL yes via predicate surface "hasPlayoffs" ⓘ
Campeonato Baiano yes via predicate surface "hasPlayoffs" ⓘ
Primera B de Chile sometimes via predicate surface "hasPlayoffs" ⓘ
Campeonato Nacional variesBySeason via predicate surface "hasPlayoffs" ⓘ
2013 Major League Soccer season true via predicate surface "hasPlayoffs" ⓘ