2012 Major League Soccer season
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The 2012 Major League Soccer season was the 17th season of top-flight professional soccer in the United States and Canada, featuring league play culminating in the MLS Cup championship.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| 2012 Major League Soccer season canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: 2012 Major League Soccer season Context triple: [2012 MLS Cup, partOf, 2012 Major League Soccer season]
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2022 Major League Soccer season
The 2022 Major League Soccer season was the 27th campaign of the top-tier professional soccer league in the United States and Canada, featuring a full regular season and playoffs culminating in the MLS Cup championship.
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2011 Major League Soccer season
The 2011 Major League Soccer season was the 16th campaign of the top-tier professional soccer league in the United States and Canada, featuring an expanded lineup of clubs and culminating in the MLS Cup championship.
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C.
2020 Major League Soccer season
The 2020 Major League Soccer season was a pandemic-disrupted campaign that featured a midyear MLS is Back Tournament in a bubble environment and concluded with a modified regular season and playoffs to crown the league champion.
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2007 Major League Soccer season
The 2007 Major League Soccer season was the league’s 12th campaign, notable for the debut of David Beckham in MLS and the continued expansion and growth of professional soccer in the United States.
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2013 Major League Soccer season
The 2013 Major League Soccer season was the 18th campaign of the top-tier professional soccer league in the United States and Canada, featuring regular-season play culminating in the MLS Cup championship.
- 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: 2012 Major League Soccer season Target entity description: The 2012 Major League Soccer season was the 17th season of top-flight professional soccer in the United States and Canada, featuring league play culminating in the MLS Cup championship.
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A.
2022 Major League Soccer season
The 2022 Major League Soccer season was the 27th campaign of the top-tier professional soccer league in the United States and Canada, featuring a full regular season and playoffs culminating in the MLS Cup championship.
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B.
2011 Major League Soccer season
The 2011 Major League Soccer season was the 16th campaign of the top-tier professional soccer league in the United States and Canada, featuring an expanded lineup of clubs and culminating in the MLS Cup championship.
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C.
2020 Major League Soccer season
The 2020 Major League Soccer season was a pandemic-disrupted campaign that featured a midyear MLS is Back Tournament in a bubble environment and concluded with a modified regular season and playoffs to crown the league champion.
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D.
2007 Major League Soccer season
The 2007 Major League Soccer season was the league’s 12th campaign, notable for the debut of David Beckham in MLS and the continued expansion and growth of professional soccer in the United States.
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E.
2013 Major League Soccer season
The 2013 Major League Soccer season was the 18th campaign of the top-tier professional soccer league in the United States and Canada, featuring regular-season play culminating in the MLS Cup championship.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Major League Soccer season
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association football season ⓘ sports season ⓘ |
| allStarGameResult | MLS All-Stars 3–2 Chelsea F.C. ⓘ |
| allStarOpponent | Chelsea F.C. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ballUsed | Adidas Tango 12 MLS version NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissioner | Don Garber NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| competitionFormat | regular season and playoffs ⓘ |
| conference |
Eastern Conference
NERFINISHED
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Western Conference NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continentalQualification | CONCACAF Champions League NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
Canada
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United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| culminatesIn | MLS Cup 2012 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| defendingMLS_CupChampion | LA Galaxy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endDate | 2012-12-01 ⓘ |
| expansionTeam | Montreal Impact NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| goldenBootGoals | 27 ⓘ |
| goldenBootWinner | Chris Wondolowski NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| league | Major League Soccer ⓘ |
| mlsCupChampion | LA Galaxy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mlsCupCity | Carson, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mlsCupFinalScore | 3–1 ⓘ |
| mlsCupRunnerUp | Houston Dynamo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mlsCupVenue | The Home Depot Center NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mostValuablePlayer | Chris Wondolowski NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nextSeason | 2013 Major League Soccer season NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableRuleChange |
expanded playoff field to 10 teams
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unbalanced schedule due to 19 teams ⓘ |
| numberOfTeams | 19 ⓘ |
| playoffFormat | MLS Cup Playoffs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousSeason | 2011 Major League Soccer season NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seasonNumber | 17 ⓘ |
| sport |
association football
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soccer ⓘ |
| startDate | 2012-03-10 ⓘ |
| startYear | 2012 ⓘ |
| supportersShieldWinner | San Jose Earthquakes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| topScorer | Chris Wondolowski NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| topScorerTeam | San Jose Earthquakes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tvNetworkCanada |
RDS
NERFINISHED
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TSN NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tvNetworkUS |
ESPN
NERFINISHED
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ESPN2 NERFINISHED ⓘ NBC Sports Network NERFINISHED ⓘ Univision NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tvPartnerCountry |
Canada
NERFINISHED
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United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: 2012 Major League Soccer season Description of subject: The 2012 Major League Soccer season was the 17th season of top-flight professional soccer in the United States and Canada, featuring league play culminating in the MLS Cup championship.
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Major League Soccer seasons with San Jose Earthquakes
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2012 Major League Soccer season
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