UEFA Champions League 1998–99
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The UEFA Champions League 1998–99 was the European club football season in which Manchester United famously won a dramatic treble, capped by a last-minute comeback victory over Bayern Munich in the final at Camp Nou.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| UEFA Champions League 1998–99 canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7167927 — 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: UEFA Champions League 1998–99 Context triple: [Dwight Yorke, trophyWon, UEFA Champions League 1998–99]
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A.
UEFA Champions League 1995–96
The UEFA Champions League 1995–96 was the premier European club football tournament of the 1995–96 season, culminating in Juventus defeating Ajax in the final.
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B.
UEFA Champions League final 1999-2000
The 1999–2000 UEFA Champions League final was the decisive match of that season’s premier European club football competition, featuring Real Madrid against Valencia at the Stade de France in Paris.
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1997 UEFA Champions League Final
The 1997 UEFA Champions League Final was the decisive match of the 1996–97 European club football season, in which Borussia Dortmund defeated Juventus 3–1 to win their first Champions League title.
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UEFA Champions League final 2000-2001
The UEFA Champions League final 2000–2001 was the decisive match of the 2000–01 European club football season, in which Bayern Munich defeated Valencia CF on penalties to win the continent’s premier club competition.
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E.
UEFA Cup 1996–97
The UEFA Cup 1996–97 was a European club football competition in which FC Schalke 04 famously won their first major international trophy by defeating Inter Milan in the final.
- 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: UEFA Champions League 1998–99 Target entity description: The UEFA Champions League 1998–99 was the European club football season in which Manchester United famously won a dramatic treble, capped by a last-minute comeback victory over Bayern Munich in the final at Camp Nou.
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A.
UEFA Champions League 1995–96
The UEFA Champions League 1995–96 was the premier European club football tournament of the 1995–96 season, culminating in Juventus defeating Ajax in the final.
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B.
UEFA Champions League final 1999-2000
The 1999–2000 UEFA Champions League final was the decisive match of that season’s premier European club football competition, featuring Real Madrid against Valencia at the Stade de France in Paris.
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C.
1997 UEFA Champions League Final
The 1997 UEFA Champions League Final was the decisive match of the 1996–97 European club football season, in which Borussia Dortmund defeated Juventus 3–1 to win their first Champions League title.
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D.
UEFA Champions League final 2000-2001
The UEFA Champions League final 2000–2001 was the decisive match of the 2000–01 European club football season, in which Bayern Munich defeated Valencia CF on penalties to win the continent’s premier club competition.
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E.
UEFA Cup 1996–97
The UEFA Cup 1996–97 was a European club football competition in which FC Schalke 04 famously won their first major international trophy by defeating Inter Milan in the final.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
UEFA Champions League season
ⓘ
football competition ⓘ |
| champion | Manchester United F.C. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| competitionLevel | top-tier European club competition ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| decidedBy | normal time ⓘ |
| defendingChampion | Real Madrid CF NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| defendingChampionEliminatedBy | FC Dynamo Kyiv NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 1999-05-26 ⓘ |
| finalCity | Barcelona NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| finalCountry | Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| finalDate | 1999-05-26 ⓘ |
| finalReferee | Pierluigi Collina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| finalRunnerUpGoals | 1 ⓘ |
| finalScore | 2–1 ⓘ |
| finalScoreAfter90Minutes | 2–1 ⓘ |
| finalVenue | Camp Nou NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| finalWinnerGoals | 2 ⓘ |
| groupStageFormat | league system home-and-away ⓘ |
| knockoutPhaseFormat | two-legged ties plus single-match final ⓘ |
| nextSeason | UEFA Champions League 1999–2000 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
Manchester United completed a continental treble with this title
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Manchester United scored two injury-time goals in the final ⓘ |
| notableMatch | 1999 UEFA Champions League Final NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfGroups | 6 ⓘ |
| numberOfTeamsInGroupStage | 24 ⓘ |
| organizer | UEFA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousSeason | UEFA Champions League 1997–98 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runnerUp | FC Bayern Munich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runnerUpCountry | Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runnerUpManager | Ottmar Hitzfeld NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seasonNumber | 44 ⓘ |
| seasonNumberAsChampionsLeague | 7 ⓘ |
| semiFinalist |
FC Bayern Munich
NERFINISHED
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FC Dynamo Kyiv NERFINISHED ⓘ Juventus F.C. NERFINISHED ⓘ Manchester United F.C. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sponsorName | UEFA Champions League NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sport | association football ⓘ |
| startTime | 1998-07-22 ⓘ |
| topScorer | Andriy Shevchenko NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| topScorerClub | FC Dynamo Kyiv NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| topScorerGoals | 8 ⓘ |
| winnerAchievement | continental treble ⓘ |
| winnerCaptain | Peter Schmeichel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| winnerCountry | England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| winnerDomesticCup | FA Cup 1998–99 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| winnerDomesticLeague | FA Premier League 1998–99 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| winnerManager | Alex Ferguson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: UEFA Champions League 1998–99 Description of subject: The UEFA Champions League 1998–99 was the European club football season in which Manchester United famously won a dramatic treble, capped by a last-minute comeback victory over Bayern Munich in the final at Camp Nou.
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