PFA Team of the Year
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The PFA Team of the Year is an annual football award in England that recognizes the best players in each position over a season, as voted for by their fellow professional players.
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How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: PFA Team of the Year Context triple: [Stephen Nicol, awardReceived, PFA Team of the Year]
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A.
PFA Players' Player of the Year
The PFA Players' Player of the Year is an annual award in English football voted for by members of the Professional Footballers' Association to recognize the best player of the season.
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B.
PFA Young Player of the Year
The PFA Young Player of the Year is an annual award given by England’s Professional Footballers’ Association to the most outstanding young player in English football.
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C.
Otto Laporte Award
The Otto Laporte Award was a prestigious American Physical Society prize recognizing outstanding contributions to fluid dynamics research.
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D.
Comeback Player of the Year Award
The Comeback Player of the Year Award is a Major League Baseball honor given annually to a player who has re-emerged as a top performer after a period of decline, injury, or absence.
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E.
AAC Player of the Year
AAC Player of the Year is an annual college basketball honor given to the most outstanding women's player in the American Athletic Conference.
- 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: PFA Team of the Year Target entity description: The PFA Team of the Year is an annual football award in England that recognizes the best players in each position over a season, as voted for by their fellow professional players.
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A.
PFA Players' Player of the Year
The PFA Players' Player of the Year is an annual award in English football voted for by members of the Professional Footballers' Association to recognize the best player of the season.
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B.
PFA Young Player of the Year
The PFA Young Player of the Year is an annual award given by England’s Professional Footballers’ Association to the most outstanding young player in English football.
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C.
Otto Laporte Award
The Otto Laporte Award was a prestigious American Physical Society prize recognizing outstanding contributions to fluid dynamics research.
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D.
Comeback Player of the Year Award
The Comeback Player of the Year Award is a Major League Baseball honor given annually to a player who has re-emerged as a top performer after a period of decline, injury, or absence.
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E.
AAC Player of the Year
AAC Player of the Year is an annual college basketball honor given to the most outstanding women's player in the American Athletic Conference.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
annual sports award
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association football team of the year ⓘ football award ⓘ |
| awardedFor | outstanding performance during the domestic season ⓘ |
| awardingOrganizationType | players’ trade union ⓘ |
| category |
men’s football
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women’s football ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| countryOfOrganization | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| firstSeasonCovered | 1973–74 season ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| governingBody | Professional Footballers’ Association ⓘ |
| hasMediaCoverage | British sports media ⓘ |
| hasPart |
PFA Team of the Year
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
PFA Championship Team of the Year
PFA Team of the Year self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
PFA League One Team of the Year
PFA Team of the Year self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
PFA League Two Team of the Year
PFA Team of the Year (Premier League) ⓘ
surface form:
PFA Premier League Team of the Year
PFA Team of the Year self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
PFA WSL Team of the Year
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| inception | 1974 ⓘ |
| includesDivision |
EFL Championship
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EFL League One ⓘ EFL League Two ⓘ FA Women’s Super League ⓘ Premier League ⓘ |
| includesPosition |
defender
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forward ⓘ goalkeeper ⓘ midfielder ⓘ |
| isConsidered | one of the most prestigious individual-season honours in English football ⓘ |
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| leagueScope | English football leagues ⓘ |
| locationOfOrganization | Manchester ⓘ |
| notableFeature | voted for by fellow professionals rather than journalists or fans ⓘ |
| organizer | Professional Footballers’ Association ⓘ |
| presentedIn | England ⓘ |
| region | England and Wales ⓘ |
| relatedAward |
PFA Players' Player of the Year
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surface form:
PFA Players’ Player of the Year
PFA Young Player of the Year ⓘ |
| selectionCriteria | best players in each position over a season ⓘ |
| selectionMethod | players’ vote ⓘ |
| shortName |
PFA Team of the Year
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
PFA TOTY
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| sport | association football ⓘ |
| teamSize | 11 starting players ⓘ |
| typeOfRecognition | peer recognition ⓘ |
| typicalFormation |
4-3-3
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4-4-2 ⓘ |
| votingBy |
members of the Professional Footballers’ Association
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professional football players ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: PFA Team of the Year Description of subject: The PFA Team of the Year is an annual football award in England that recognizes the best players in each position over a season, as voted for by their fellow professional players.
Referenced by (15)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Stephen Nicol
this entity surface form:
PFA Team of the Year inclusion
this entity surface form:
PFA TOTY
this entity surface form:
PFA Championship Team of the Year
this entity surface form:
PFA League One Team of the Year
this entity surface form:
PFA League Two Team of the Year
this entity surface form:
PFA WSL Team of the Year
this entity surface form:
PFA Team of the Year (multiple seasons)
this entity surface form:
PFA Team of the Year 2013–14