Thorns

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association football club professional women's soccer team

Thorns is the commonly used shorthand name for Portland Thorns FC, a professional women's soccer team based in Portland, Oregon.

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	association football club → professional women's soccer team →
abbreviation	PTFC →
association	United States Soccer Federation →
awayKitColor	white →
basedIn	Portland, Oregon →
city	Portland →
colors	black → red → white →
competition	NWSL Challenge Cup → NWSL Championship → NWSL Shield →
conference	NWSL single-table format →
country	United States →
firstSeason	2013 →
founded	2012 →
fullName	Portland Thorns FC →
gender	women's →
governingLeague	NWSL →
homeCountryFIFAcode	USA →
homeKitColor	red →
homeStadium	Providence Park →
league	National Women's Soccer League →
nickname	The Roses → Thorns →
owner	PENN Entertainment →
playsInDivision	top division of women's soccer in the United States →
previousOwner	Merritt Paulson → Peregrine Sports LLC →
region	Pacific Northwest →
rival	OL Reign →
rivalry	Cascadia rivalry →
sharesStadiumWith	Portland Timbers →
shortName	Thorns →
sport	association football → soccer →
stadiumLocation	Portland, Oregon →
state	Oregon →
supportersGroup	Rose City Riveters →
website	https://www.thornsfc.com/ →
wonTitle	2013 NWSL Championship → 2016 NWSL Shield → 2017 NWSL Championship → 2021 NWSL Challenge Cup → 2021 NWSL Shield → 2022 NWSL Championship →

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Portland Thorns FC → Portland Thorns FC →	nickname
Portland Thorns FC →	shortName