Eerste Divisie
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The Eerste Divisie is the second-highest professional football league in the Netherlands, sitting directly below the Eredivisie in the Dutch league system.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Eerste Divisie canonical | 8 |
| Dutch 2nd Division | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5867454 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Eerste Divisie Context triple: [Eredivisie, relegationTo, Eerste Divisie]
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A.
Eredivisie
The Eredivisie is the highest professional football league in the Netherlands, featuring the country’s top clubs such as Ajax, PSV, and Feyenoord.
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B.
Netherlands 2nd Division
The Netherlands 2nd Division was a key Dutch-Belgian infantry formation in the Napoleonic Wars, particularly recognized for its role in the Waterloo campaign.
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C.
Netherlands Football League Championship
The Netherlands Football League Championship was the former top-tier national football competition in the Netherlands, serving as the country’s premier league before the establishment of the Eredivisie.
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D.
KNVB Cup
The KNVB Cup is the premier annual Dutch national football cup competition, organized by the Royal Dutch Football Association and open to professional and amateur clubs.
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E.
Eredivisie Big Three
The Eredivisie Big Three refers to the trio of historically dominant Dutch football clubs—Ajax, PSV Eindhoven, and Feyenoord—that have won the vast majority of Eredivisie titles.
- 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: Eerste Divisie Target entity description: The Eerste Divisie is the second-highest professional football league in the Netherlands, sitting directly below the Eredivisie in the Dutch league system.
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A.
Eredivisie
The Eredivisie is the highest professional football league in the Netherlands, featuring the country’s top clubs such as Ajax, PSV, and Feyenoord.
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B.
Netherlands 2nd Division
The Netherlands 2nd Division was a key Dutch-Belgian infantry formation in the Napoleonic Wars, particularly recognized for its role in the Waterloo campaign.
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C.
Netherlands Football League Championship
The Netherlands Football League Championship was the former top-tier national football competition in the Netherlands, serving as the country’s premier league before the establishment of the Eredivisie.
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D.
KNVB Cup
The KNVB Cup is the premier annual Dutch national football cup competition, organized by the Royal Dutch Football Association and open to professional and amateur clubs.
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E.
Eredivisie Big Three
The Eredivisie Big Three refers to the trio of historically dominant Dutch football clubs—Ajax, PSV Eindhoven, and Feyenoord—that have won the vast majority of Eredivisie titles.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
football league
ⓘ
professional sports league ⓘ second division ⓘ |
| abbreviation | KKD NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| broadcastIn | Netherlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| competitionFormat | double round-robin ⓘ |
| confederation | UEFA ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | Netherlands ⓘ |
| domesticCup | KNVB Cup NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formerName | Eerste Divisie (unbranded) ⓘ |
| founded | 1956 ⓘ |
| governingBody | Royal Dutch Football Association NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPeriodTitles | yes ⓘ |
| hasPlayoffWith | Eredivisie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPromotionPlayoffs | yes ⓘ |
| inauguralSeason | 1956–57 ⓘ |
| includesReserveTeams | yes ⓘ |
| levelInPyramid | 2 ⓘ |
| mostSuccessfulClub | FC Volendam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mostTitlesNumber | 6 ⓘ |
| numberOfTeams | 20 ⓘ |
| officialLanguage | Dutch ⓘ |
| organizer |
Coöperatie Eerste Divisie
NERFINISHED
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KNVB NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| periodTitlesPerSeason | 4 ⓘ |
| positionInDutchLeagueSystem | below Eredivisie ⓘ |
| previousSponsor | Jupiler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousSponsoredName |
Gouden Gids Divisie
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jupiler League NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| professionalStatus | fully professional ⓘ |
| promotionTo | Eredivisie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Europe ⓘ |
| relatedCompetition |
Eredivisie
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
KNVB Cup NERFINISHED ⓘ Tweede Divisie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relegationTo | Tweede Divisie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reserveTeamsFrom | Eredivisie clubs ⓘ |
| seasonStructure | August to May ⓘ |
| sponsor | Keuken Kampioen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sponsoredName | Keuken Kampioen Divisie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sport | association football ⓘ |
| typeOfLeagueSystem | promotion and relegation ⓘ |
| typicalMatchDays |
Friday
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Monday ⓘ |
| websiteLanguage | Dutch ⓘ |
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Subject: Eerste Divisie Description of subject: The Eerste Divisie is the second-highest professional football league in the Netherlands, sitting directly below the Eredivisie in the Dutch league system.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Dutch 2nd Division