NASL 2016 season
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The NASL 2016 season was a professional North American Soccer League campaign featuring clubs from the United States and Canada competing in a split spring and fall schedule.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| NASL 2016 season canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5639433 — 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: NASL 2016 season Context triple: [FC Edmonton, participatedInLeague, NASL 2016 season]
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A.
2016 NWSL season
The 2016 NWSL season was the fourth campaign of the National Women's Soccer League, the top-tier professional women's soccer league in the United States.
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B.
2016 Major League Soccer season
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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C.
NASL playoffs
The NASL playoffs were the postseason championship tournament of the former North American Soccer League, determining the league’s overall season champion.
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D.
2016 NWSL Championship
The 2016 NWSL Championship was the National Women's Soccer League's season-ending title match that determined the league champion for the 2016 season.
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E.
1996 Major League Soccer season
The 1996 Major League Soccer season was the inaugural campaign of the top-tier professional soccer league in the United States, marking MLS’s debut with its first set of franchises and competitive play.
- 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: NASL 2016 season Target entity description: The NASL 2016 season was a professional North American Soccer League campaign featuring clubs from the United States and Canada competing in a split spring and fall schedule.
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A.
2016 NWSL season
The 2016 NWSL season was the fourth campaign of the National Women's Soccer League, the top-tier professional women's soccer league in the United States.
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B.
2016 Major League Soccer season
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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C.
NASL playoffs
The NASL playoffs were the postseason championship tournament of the former North American Soccer League, determining the league’s overall season champion.
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D.
2016 NWSL Championship
The 2016 NWSL Championship was the National Women's Soccer League's season-ending title match that determined the league champion for the 2016 season.
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E.
1996 Major League Soccer season
The 1996 Major League Soccer season was the inaugural campaign of the top-tier professional soccer league in the United States, marking MLS’s debut with its first set of franchises and competitive play.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
North American Soccer League season
ⓘ
sports season ⓘ |
| champion | New York Cosmos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| competitionFormat | split season ⓘ |
| confederation | CONCACAF ⓘ |
| continentalQualification | CONCACAF Champions League NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
Canada
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| endYear | 2016 ⓘ |
| fallSeasonChampion | New York Cosmos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| finalChampion | New York Cosmos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| finalMatch | Soccer Bowl 2016 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| finalRunnerUp | Indy Eleven NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
2016 NASL fall season
ⓘ
2016 NASL spring season ⓘ |
| includesClubFrom |
Canada
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Puerto Rico NERFINISHED ⓘ United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| league | North American Soccer League NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| levelOnPyramid | 2 ⓘ |
| newClub |
Miami FC
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Puerto Rico FC NERFINISHED ⓘ Rayo OKC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nextSeason | NASL 2017 season NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfTeams | 12 ⓘ |
| organizer | North American Soccer League NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playoffFormat | Soccer Bowl and semifinals ⓘ |
| previousSeason | NASL 2015 season NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | North America ⓘ |
| seasonNumber | 6 ⓘ |
| sport | soccer ⓘ |
| springSeasonChampion | Indy Eleven NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startYear | 2016 ⓘ |
| team |
Carolina RailHawks
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
FC Edmonton NERFINISHED ⓘ Fort Lauderdale Strikers NERFINISHED ⓘ Indy Eleven NERFINISHED ⓘ Jacksonville Armada FC NERFINISHED ⓘ Miami FC NERFINISHED ⓘ Minnesota United FC NERFINISHED ⓘ New York Cosmos NERFINISHED ⓘ Ottawa Fury FC NERFINISHED ⓘ Puerto Rico FC NERFINISHED ⓘ Rayo OKC NERFINISHED ⓘ Tampa Bay Rowdies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tieBreaker |
goal difference
ⓘ
goals scored ⓘ |
| usesCompetitionFormat | points-based league table ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: NASL 2016 season Description of subject: The NASL 2016 season was a professional North American Soccer League campaign featuring clubs from the United States and Canada competing in a split spring and fall schedule.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.