2020 NWSL season
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The 2020 NWSL season was the National Women's Soccer League campaign heavily disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic, leading to the creation of the NWSL Challenge Cup as a replacement for a traditional regular season.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 2020 NWSL season canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5497521 — 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: 2020 NWSL season Context triple: [2021 NWSL season, precededBy, 2020 NWSL season]
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A.
2021 NWSL season
The 2021 NWSL season was the ninth campaign of the National Women's Soccer League, featuring professional women's soccer clubs from across the United States competing in regular-season and playoff competition.
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B.
2018 NWSL season
The 2018 NWSL season was the sixth campaign of the top-tier professional women’s soccer league in the United States, featuring nine clubs competing for the league championship.
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C.
2017 NWSL season
The 2017 NWSL season was the fifth campaign of the National Women's Soccer League, featuring top-tier professional women's soccer clubs in the United States competing for the league title and culminating in the 2017 NWSL Championship.
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D.
2020 NWSL Challenge Cup
The 2020 NWSL Challenge Cup was a special tournament held in place of the regular National Women's Soccer League season during the COVID-19 pandemic, serving as the league's return-to-play competition.
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E.
2020 NWSL Fall Series Community Shield
The 2020 NWSL Fall Series Community Shield was a special National Women's Soccer League trophy awarded during the league's shortened 2020 fall competition, recognizing the top-performing club in the regional pod-based series held amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
- 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: 2020 NWSL season Target entity description: The 2020 NWSL season was the National Women's Soccer League campaign heavily disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic, leading to the creation of the NWSL Challenge Cup as a replacement for a traditional regular season.
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A.
2021 NWSL season
The 2021 NWSL season was the ninth campaign of the National Women's Soccer League, featuring professional women's soccer clubs from across the United States competing in regular-season and playoff competition.
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B.
2018 NWSL season
The 2018 NWSL season was the sixth campaign of the top-tier professional women’s soccer league in the United States, featuring nine clubs competing for the league championship.
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C.
2017 NWSL season
The 2017 NWSL season was the fifth campaign of the National Women's Soccer League, featuring top-tier professional women's soccer clubs in the United States competing for the league title and culminating in the 2017 NWSL Championship.
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D.
2020 NWSL Challenge Cup
The 2020 NWSL Challenge Cup was a special tournament held in place of the regular National Women's Soccer League season during the COVID-19 pandemic, serving as the league's return-to-play competition.
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E.
2020 NWSL Fall Series Community Shield
The 2020 NWSL Fall Series Community Shield was a special National Women's Soccer League trophy awarded during the league's shortened 2020 fall competition, recognizing the top-performing club in the regional pod-based series held amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
National Women's Soccer League season
ⓘ
sports season ⓘ |
| additionalCompetition | 2020 NWSL Fall Series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| broadcastPartner |
CBS Sports
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Twitch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| challengeCupChampion | Houston Dash NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| challengeCupHostState | Utah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| challengeCupPrimaryVenue | Zions Bank Stadium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collegeDraftDate | 2020-01-16 ⓘ |
| collegeDraftLocation | Baltimore, Maryland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
Canada
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| endTime | 2020-10-17 ⓘ |
| fallSeriesChampion | Portland Thorns FC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fallSeriesFormat | regional pods ⓘ |
| featuredTournament |
2020 NWSL Challenge Cup
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
2020 NWSL Fall Series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBody | United States Soccer Federation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hadCompetitionFormatChange | true ⓘ |
| hadSpectators | no ⓘ |
| healthProtocol | COVID-19 testing program ⓘ |
| includedDraft | 2020 NWSL College Draft NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| league | National Women's Soccer League NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nextSeason | 2021 NWSL season ⓘ |
| notableEvent | first major U.S. professional team sports league to return to play during COVID-19 pandemic ⓘ |
| numberOfTeams | 9 ⓘ |
| organizer | National Women's Soccer League NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orlandoPrideStatus | withdrew from 2020 NWSL Challenge Cup ⓘ |
| playoffsStatus | canceled ⓘ |
| previousSeason | 2019 NWSL season NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reasonForOrlandoWithdrawal | positive COVID-19 tests ⓘ |
| regularSeasonStatus | canceled ⓘ |
| replacementCompetition | 2020 NWSL Challenge Cup NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seasonNumber | 8 ⓘ |
| sport | soccer ⓘ |
| startTime | 2020-06-27 ⓘ |
| team |
Chicago Red Stars
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Houston Dash NERFINISHED ⓘ North Carolina Courage NERFINISHED ⓘ OL Reign NERFINISHED ⓘ Orlando Pride NERFINISHED ⓘ Portland Thorns FC NERFINISHED ⓘ Sky Blue FC NERFINISHED ⓘ Utah Royals FC NERFINISHED ⓘ Washington Spirit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| topDraftPick | Sophia Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| topDraftPickTeam | Portland Thorns FC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wasAffectedBy | COVID-19 pandemic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: 2020 NWSL season Description of subject: The 2020 NWSL season was the National Women's Soccer League campaign heavily disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic, leading to the creation of the NWSL Challenge Cup as a replacement for a traditional regular season.
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