2016 Major League Soccer season
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The 2016 Major League Soccer season was the 21st campaign of the top-tier professional soccer league in the United States and Canada, culminating in Seattle Sounders FC winning their first MLS Cup.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| 2016 Major League Soccer season canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: 2016 Major League Soccer season Context triple: [MLS Cup 2016, season, 2016 Major League Soccer season]
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A.
2006 Major League Soccer season
The 2006 Major League Soccer season was the league’s 11th campaign, featuring 12 teams competing in a regular season and playoffs that culminated in MLS Cup 2006.
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B.
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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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.
2015 Major League Soccer season
The 2015 Major League Soccer season was the 20th campaign of the top-tier professional soccer league in the United States and Canada, featuring expanded clubs, a full regular season, playoffs, and culminating in the MLS Cup championship.
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E.
2012 Major League Soccer season
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: 2016 Major League Soccer season Target entity description: The 2016 Major League Soccer season was the 21st campaign of the top-tier professional soccer league in the United States and Canada, culminating in Seattle Sounders FC winning their first MLS Cup.
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A.
2006 Major League Soccer season
The 2006 Major League Soccer season was the league’s 11th campaign, featuring 12 teams competing in a regular season and playoffs that culminated in MLS Cup 2006.
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B.
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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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.
2015 Major League Soccer season
The 2015 Major League Soccer season was the 20th campaign of the top-tier professional soccer league in the United States and Canada, featuring expanded clubs, a full regular season, playoffs, and culminating in the MLS Cup championship.
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E.
2012 Major League Soccer season
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Major League Soccer season
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sports season ⓘ |
| averageAttendance | 21000+ ⓘ |
| averageGoalsPerMatch | 2.81 ⓘ |
| champion | Seattle Sounders FC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coachOfTheYear | Óscar Pareja NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| comebackPlayerOfTheYear | Frank Lampard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conference |
Eastern Conference
NERFINISHED
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Western Conference NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
Canada
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United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| defenderOfTheYear | Matt Hedges NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| defendingMLS CupChampion | Portland Timbers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| defendingSupportersShieldWinner | New York Red Bulls NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| easternConferenceRegularSeasonWinner | New York Red Bulls NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 2016-12-10 ⓘ |
| expansionTeam |
New York City FC
NERFINISHED
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Orlando City SC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fairPlayAwardIndividual | Keegan Rosenberry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fairPlayAwardTeam | Portland Timbers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| goalkeeperOfTheYear | Andre Blake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| goldenBootGoals | 24 ⓘ |
| goldenBootWinner | Bradley Wright-Phillips NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBody | Major League Soccer, LLC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| league | Major League Soccer ⓘ |
| MLS Cup champion | Seattle Sounders FC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| MLS Cup finalCity | Toronto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| MLS Cup finalCountry | Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| MLS Cup finalDate | 2016-12-10 ⓘ |
| MLS Cup finalVenue | BMO Field NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mostValuablePlayer | David Villa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nextSeason | 2017 Major League Soccer season NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfMatches | 340 ⓘ |
| numberOfTeams | 20 ⓘ |
| partOf | Major League Soccer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playoffFormat | 12-team MLS Cup Playoffs ⓘ |
| previousSeason | 2015 Major League Soccer season NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rookieOfTheYear | Jordan Morris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runnerUp | Toronto FC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seasonNumber | 21 ⓘ |
| sport | soccer ⓘ |
| startTime | 2016-03-06 ⓘ |
| supportersShieldWinner | FC Dallas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| topTierIn |
Canadian soccer league system
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United States soccer league system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| totalAttendance | 7400000+ ⓘ |
| totalGoals | 956 ⓘ |
| westernConferenceRegularSeasonWinner | FC Dallas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: 2016 Major League Soccer season Description of subject: The 2016 Major League Soccer season was the 21st campaign of the top-tier professional soccer league in the United States and Canada, culminating in Seattle Sounders FC winning their first MLS Cup.
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