USL playoffs
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The USL playoffs are the postseason elimination tournament of the United Soccer League, determining the league champion among its top professional soccer clubs in the United States.
All labels observed (10)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 2014 USL Pro Championship | 2 |
| USL Championship playoffs | 2 |
| USL Championship Final | 1 |
| USL Championship Playoffs | 1 |
| USL Cup 2017 | 1 |
| USL Cup 2018 | 1 |
| USL Cup 2019 | 1 |
| USL Cup playoffs | 1 |
| USL Pro Championship 2014 | 1 |
| USL playoffs canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2529251 — 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)
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Target entity: USL playoffs Context triple: [Harrisburg City Islanders, competition, USL playoffs]
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A.
USL Super League
The USL Super League is a professional women's soccer league in the United States organized by the United Soccer League as part of its expanding domestic soccer pyramid.
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B.
USL Championship
The USL Championship is a professional men's soccer league in the United States that operates as a second-division competition beneath Major League Soccer.
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C.
USL League One
USL League One is a professional third-division soccer league in the United States that operates under the United Soccer League and features clubs competing in the American soccer pyramid.
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D.
USL Second Division
The USL Second Division was a former professional third-tier soccer league in the United States operated by United Soccer Leagues.
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E.
USL League Two
USL League Two is a North American pre-professional soccer league primarily serving as a development platform for collegiate players and a pathway to the professional ranks.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: USL playoffs Target entity description: The USL playoffs are the postseason elimination tournament of the United Soccer League, determining the league champion among its top professional soccer clubs in the United States.
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A.
USL Super League
The USL Super League is a professional women's soccer league in the United States organized by the United Soccer League as part of its expanding domestic soccer pyramid.
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B.
USL Championship
The USL Championship is a professional men's soccer league in the United States that operates as a second-division competition beneath Major League Soccer.
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C.
USL League One
USL League One is a professional third-division soccer league in the United States that operates under the United Soccer League and features clubs competing in the American soccer pyramid.
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D.
USL Second Division
The USL Second Division was a former professional third-tier soccer league in the United States operated by United Soccer Leagues.
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E.
USL League Two
USL League Two is a North American pre-professional soccer league primarily serving as a development platform for collegiate players and a pathway to the professional ranks.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
postseason competition
ⓘ
soccer competition ⓘ sports playoff tournament ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
USL playoffs
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surface form:
USL Championship Playoffs
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| associatedLeague | USL Championship ⓘ |
| competitionFormat |
knockout tournament
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single-elimination ⓘ |
| competitionLevel | professional ⓘ |
| confederation | CONCACAF ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| determines | USL Championship title winner ⓘ |
| eligibility | top teams from USL regular season ⓘ |
| eliminationType | knockout ⓘ |
| endTime | end of USL season calendar ⓘ |
| feature |
bracket-style progression
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conference-based brackets in many seasons ⓘ culminates in a championship final match ⓘ home-and-away advantage based on seeding ⓘ |
| governingBody |
United Soccer Leagues
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surface form:
United Soccer League
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| hasRound |
conference finals
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conference quarterfinals ⓘ conference semifinals ⓘ league championship final ⓘ |
| leagueSystem |
American soccer pyramid
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surface form:
United States soccer league system
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| matchOutcome | single-match elimination in most rounds ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage |
national streaming platforms
ⓘ
regional sports networks ⓘ |
| organizer |
United Soccer Leagues
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surface form:
United Soccer League
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| participantType |
USL member teams
ⓘ
professional clubs ⓘ |
| partOf |
USL Championship
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surface form:
USL Championship season
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| professionalStatus | second division in U.S. soccer pyramid ⓘ |
| purpose | to determine the USL champion ⓘ |
| qualificationMethod | regular season standings ⓘ |
| region | United States and Canada ⓘ |
| relatedCompetition |
USL playoffs
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
USL Championship Final
USL regular season ⓘ |
| result | crowning of league champion ⓘ |
| seasonPhase | postseason ⓘ |
| sport |
association football
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soccer ⓘ |
| startTime | late in the USL season calendar ⓘ |
| teamSport | true ⓘ |
| tieBreakingMethods | extra time and penalty shoot-out when required ⓘ |
| usesBracket | true ⓘ |
| usesSeeding | true ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: USL playoffs Description of subject: The USL playoffs are the postseason elimination tournament of the United Soccer League, determining the league champion among its top professional soccer clubs in the United States.
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
USL Pro Championship 2014
subject surface form:
Sacramento Republic FC
this entity surface form:
2014 USL Pro Championship
this entity surface form:
USL Championship playoffs
this entity surface form:
USL Cup 2017
this entity surface form:
USL Cup 2018
this entity surface form:
USL Cup 2019
this entity surface form:
USL Championship playoffs
this entity surface form:
USL Cup playoffs
this entity surface form:
USL Championship Playoffs
this entity surface form:
USL Championship Final