2016 NWSL Shield

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The 2016 NWSL Shield is the National Women's Soccer League's regular-season championship trophy awarded to the team with the best record that year.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
2015 NWSL Shield 1
NWSL Shield 2016 1

Statements (30)

Predicate Object
instanceOf NWSL Shield
soccer trophy
sports award
awardedFor first place in regular-season standings
awardFor NWSL regular-season championship
best regular-season record
competitionFormat double round-robin regular season
competitionLevel top-division women's professional soccer in the United States
competitionPhase regular season
confederation CONCACAF
continent North America
country United States of America
surface form: United States
decidedBy points total in league table
distinctFrom NWSL Championship trophy
followedBy 2017 NWSL Shield
follows 2016 NWSL Shield self-linksurface differs
surface form: 2015 NWSL Shield
genderCategory women
governingBody National Women's Soccer League
league National Women's Soccer League
organizedBy National Women's Soccer League
professional yes
relatedCompetition NWSL playoffs
surface form: NWSL Championship
season 2016 NWSL season
seasonStartYear 2016
sport association football
soccer
teamSport yes
tieBreaker goal difference
goals scored
head-to-head record

Referenced by (5)

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2016 NWSL Shield follows 2016 NWSL Shield self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: 2015 NWSL Shield
2017 NWSL Shield precededBy 2016 NWSL Shield
Portland Thorns FC shieldTitle 2016 NWSL Shield
Lindsey Horan won 2016 NWSL Shield
this entity surface form: NWSL Shield 2016
Thorns wonTitle 2016 NWSL Shield
subject surface form: Portland Thorns FC