German Cup (ice hockey)
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The German Cup (ice hockey) is a national German ice hockey cup competition featuring professional clubs from across the country.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| DDR-Eishockey-Pokal | 1 |
| German Cup (ice hockey) canonical | 1 |
| German Ice Hockey Cup | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4212048 — 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: German Cup (ice hockey) Context triple: [Düsseldorfer EG, participatesIn, German Cup (ice hockey)]
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A.
DFB-Pokal
The DFB-Pokal is Germany’s premier national knockout football cup competition, organized annually by the German Football Association and featuring clubs from all levels of the German league system.
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B.
German Super Cup
The German Super Cup is an annual football match in Germany that typically pits the Bundesliga champions against the DFB-Pokal winners as a curtain-raiser to the new season.
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C.
Spengler Cup
The Spengler Cup is an annual invitational ice hockey tournament held in Switzerland that is one of the oldest and most prestigious club competitions in the sport.
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D.
Checkatrade Trophy
The Checkatrade Trophy was the sponsored name for England’s lower-league knockout football competition now known as the EFL Trophy.
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E.
Deutsche Eishockey Liga
The Deutsche Eishockey Liga is Germany’s top-tier professional ice hockey league, featuring the country’s leading clubs and many international players.
- 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: German Cup (ice hockey) Target entity description: The German Cup (ice hockey) is a national German ice hockey cup competition featuring professional clubs from across the country.
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A.
DFB-Pokal
The DFB-Pokal is Germany’s premier national knockout football cup competition, organized annually by the German Football Association and featuring clubs from all levels of the German league system.
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B.
German Super Cup
The German Super Cup is an annual football match in Germany that typically pits the Bundesliga champions against the DFB-Pokal winners as a curtain-raiser to the new season.
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C.
Spengler Cup
The Spengler Cup is an annual invitational ice hockey tournament held in Switzerland that is one of the oldest and most prestigious club competitions in the sport.
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D.
Checkatrade Trophy
The Checkatrade Trophy was the sponsored name for England’s lower-league knockout football competition now known as the EFL Trophy.
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E.
Deutsche Eishockey Liga
The Deutsche Eishockey Liga is Germany’s top-tier professional ice hockey league, featuring the country’s leading clubs and many international players.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ice hockey competition
ⓘ
national sports cup ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
German Cup (ice hockey)
ⓘ
surface form:
German Ice Hockey Cup
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| competitionFormat | knockout format ⓘ |
| competitionLevel | senior club level ⓘ |
| competitionType | cup competition ⓘ |
| country | Germany ONNED1 ⓘ |
| eligibility | professional German ice hockey clubs ⓘ |
| features | professional clubs from across Germany ⓘ |
| genderCategory | men's competition ⓘ |
| governingCountry | Federal Republic of Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
features multiple professional teams
ⓘ
national knockout cup for clubs ⓘ separate from league championship ⓘ |
| hasFormat | cup-tie matches ⓘ |
| hasParticipant | German professional ice hockey club ⓘ |
| languageOfCompetition | German ⓘ |
| level | top-level national cup in German ice hockey ⓘ |
| organisedIn | Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participantType | professional ice hockey club ⓘ |
| region | Europe ⓘ |
| scope | national ⓘ |
| sport | ice hockey ⓘ |
| sportingDiscipline | ice hockey ⓘ |
| teamSport | ice hockey ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: German Cup (ice hockey) Description of subject: The German Cup (ice hockey) is a national German ice hockey cup competition featuring professional clubs from across the country.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
DDR-Eishockey-Pokal
this entity surface form:
German Ice Hockey Cup