MLS Cup

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championship final soccer competition sports event

The MLS Cup is the annual championship match that determines the season’s overall winner in Major League Soccer, the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada.

Aliases (9)

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	championship final → soccer competition → sports event →
alsoKnownAs	MLS championship match →
competitionOf	Major League Soccer →
confederation	CONCACAF →
continent	North America →
country	Canada → United States →
decides	overall MLS winner →
decidesTitle	Major League Soccer champion →
determines	MLS season champion →
firstEdition	1996 MLS Cup →
frequency	annual →
governingBody	Major League Soccer →
hasAudienceType	global television audience → in-stadium spectators →
hasBroadcastCoverage	streaming → television →
hasFormat	single match final →
hasGender	men's competition →
hasMatchDuration	90 minutes →
hasOrganizerType	league office →
hasParticipants	Eastern Conference playoff champion → Western Conference playoff champion →
hasTrophy	Philip F. Anschutz Trophy →
hasVenueType	soccer stadium →
inception	1996 →
isFinalOf	MLS postseason →
leagueLevel	top division →
mayInclude	extra time → penalty shoot-out →
mostSuccessfulClub	LA Galaxy →
mostTitles	LA Galaxy →
organizedBy	Major League Soccer →
partOf	Major League Soccer season →
precededBy	MLS Cup Playoffs →
professionalLevel	professional →
region	United States and Canada →
relatedCompetition	Canadian Championship → Supporters' Shield → U.S. Open Cup →
sport	soccer →
typicalDate	late autumn →
winnerQualifiesFor	CONCACAF Champions Cup →
winnerReceives	Philip F. Anschutz Trophy →

Referenced by (43)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
2008 MLS Cup → Chicago Fire FC → Colorado Rapids → D.C. United → MLS Cup 2003 → MLS Cup trophy → Philip F. Anschutz Trophy →	competition
Piotr Nowak → Sigi Schmid →	awardReceived
MLS Cup 1998 ("MLS Cup finals") → MLS Cup 2002 ("MLS Cup finals") →	category
Sporting Kansas City → Toronto FC →	competitionWon
Ante Razov → Sporting Kansas City →	hasWon
Home Depot Center → Home Depot Center →	hostedEvent
Leagues Cup → Supporters' Shield race ("MLS Cup Playoffs") →	relatedCompetition
Atlanta United FC → Houston Dynamo →	wonCompetition
MLS Cup ("MLS championship match") →	alsoKnownAs
The U →	associatedCompetition
MLS Cup 2013 ("MLS Cup Final") →	competitionStage
MLS Cup Playoffs →	confersTitle
MLS Cup trophy ("Major League Soccer championship") →	designedFor
MLS Cup Playoffs ("Major League Soccer champion") →	determines
2010 Supporters' Shield →	distinctFrom
MLS Cup 2004 →	editionOf
MLS Cup Playoffs →	finalMatch
Eastern Conference (MLS) ("MLS Cup Playoffs") →	hasPlayoffQualifierRole
Toronto FC ("MLS Cup Final") →	hasReached
1996 MLS Cup →	isInauguralEditionOf
David Beckham →	leagueTitleWon
New York City FC →	majorTrophy
Major League Soccer →	organizesCompetition
Brian Ching ("Major League Soccer Cup") →	participantIn
Revs ("MLS Cup Playoffs") →	participatesIn
MLS Cup trophy ("MLS Cup final") →	presentedAt
New England Revolution →	reachedFinal
1997 Supporters' Shield →	relatedAward
MLS Cup 2022 ("MLS Cup Final") →	tournamentStage
Philip F. Anschutz Trophy ("MLS Cup championship ceremony") →	usedIn