2009 Major League Soccer season
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The 2009 Major League Soccer season was the 14th campaign of the top-tier professional soccer league in the United States and Canada, featuring regular-season play, playoffs, and culminating in the MLS Cup championship.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 2009 Major League Soccer season canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7263344 — 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: 2009 Major League Soccer season Context triple: [2009 MLS Cup, partOf, 2009 Major League Soccer season]
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A.
2019 Major League Soccer season
The 2019 Major League Soccer season was the 24th campaign of the top-tier professional soccer league in the United States and Canada, featuring 24 teams competing in regular-season play and culminating in the MLS Cup championship.
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B.
2008 Major League Soccer season
The 2008 Major League Soccer season was the 13th year of top-tier professional soccer in the United States and Canada, featuring league expansion, regular-season play, and the MLS Cup playoffs to determine the champion.
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C.
2007 Major League Soccer season
The 2007 Major League Soccer season was the league’s 12th campaign, notable for the debut of David Beckham in MLS and the continued expansion and growth of professional soccer in the United States.
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1999 Major League Soccer season
The 1999 Major League Soccer season was the fourth year of the top-tier professional soccer league in the United States, featuring 12 teams competing for the MLS Cup and Supporters’ Shield titles.
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E.
2000 Major League Soccer season
The 2000 Major League Soccer season was the fifth year of the top-tier professional soccer league in the United States, featuring 12 teams competing for the MLS Cup and Supporters’ Shield.
- 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: 2009 Major League Soccer season Target entity description: The 2009 Major League Soccer season was the 14th campaign of the top-tier professional soccer league in the United States and Canada, featuring regular-season play, playoffs, and culminating in the MLS Cup championship.
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A.
2019 Major League Soccer season
The 2019 Major League Soccer season was the 24th campaign of the top-tier professional soccer league in the United States and Canada, featuring 24 teams competing in regular-season play and culminating in the MLS Cup championship.
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B.
2008 Major League Soccer season
The 2008 Major League Soccer season was the 13th year of top-tier professional soccer in the United States and Canada, featuring league expansion, regular-season play, and the MLS Cup playoffs to determine the champion.
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C.
2007 Major League Soccer season
The 2007 Major League Soccer season was the league’s 12th campaign, notable for the debut of David Beckham in MLS and the continued expansion and growth of professional soccer in the United States.
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D.
1999 Major League Soccer season
The 1999 Major League Soccer season was the fourth year of the top-tier professional soccer league in the United States, featuring 12 teams competing for the MLS Cup and Supporters’ Shield titles.
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E.
2000 Major League Soccer season
The 2000 Major League Soccer season was the fifth year of the top-tier professional soccer league in the United States, featuring 12 teams competing for the MLS Cup and Supporters’ Shield.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Major League Soccer season
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football season ⓘ sports season ⓘ |
| ballType | Adidas MLS match ball ⓘ |
| commissioner | Don Garber NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conference |
Eastern Conference
NERFINISHED
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Western Conference NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continentalQualification |
CONCACAF Champions League
NERFINISHED
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SuperLiga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
Canada
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United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| defendingChampion | Columbus Crew NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endDate | 2009-11-22 ⓘ |
| expansionTeam | Seattle Sounders FC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| goldenBootGoals | 17 ⓘ |
| goldenBootWinner | Jeff Cunningham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBody |
Canadian Soccer Association
NERFINISHED
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U.S. Soccer Federation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCompetitionFormat |
MLS Cup
NERFINISHED
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playoffs ⓘ regular season ⓘ |
| includesTeam |
Chicago Fire
NERFINISHED
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Columbus Crew NERFINISHED ⓘ D.C. United NERFINISHED ⓘ Houston Dynamo NERFINISHED ⓘ Los Angeles Galaxy NERFINISHED ⓘ New England Revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ Real Salt Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ Seattle Sounders FC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| league | Major League Soccer ⓘ |
| mlsCupFinalCity | Seattle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mlsCupFinalDate | 2009-11-22 ⓘ |
| mlsCupFinalVenue | Qwest Field NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mlsCupMVP | Robbie Russell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mlsCupRunnerUp | Los Angeles Galaxy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mlsCupWinner | Real Salt Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mostValuablePlayer | Landon Donovan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nextSeason | 2010 Major League Soccer season NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfConferences | 2 ⓘ |
| numberOfTeams | 15 ⓘ |
| playoffQualificationMethod |
conference standings
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wild card berths ⓘ |
| previousSeason | 2008 Major League Soccer season NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seasonNumber | 14 ⓘ |
| sport |
association football
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soccer ⓘ |
| startDate | 2009-03-19 ⓘ |
| startYear | 2009 ⓘ |
| supportersShieldWinner | Columbus Crew NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: 2009 Major League Soccer season Description of subject: The 2009 Major League Soccer season was the 14th campaign of the top-tier professional soccer league in the United States and Canada, featuring regular-season play, playoffs, and culminating in the MLS Cup championship.
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Major League Soccer seasons with San Jose Earthquakes
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