EFL Cup
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The EFL Cup is an annual knockout football competition in English men’s professional football, contested by clubs from the top four tiers of the league system.
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How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: EFL Cup Context triple: [Manchester United F.C., competition, EFL Cup]
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A.
FA Cup
The FA Cup is the oldest national football knockout competition in the world, held annually in England and open to clubs across multiple tiers of the football league system.
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B.
Premier League
The Premier League is the top tier of English professional football, featuring elite clubs competing in one of the most popular and commercially successful sports leagues in the world.
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C.
UEFA Champions League
The UEFA Champions League is Europe's premier annual club football tournament, featuring top teams from across the continent competing for one of the sport's most prestigious titles.
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D.
The Football Association
The Football Association is the governing body of football in England, responsible for overseeing the rules, organization, and development of the sport at all levels.
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E.
FIFA Club World Cup
The FIFA Club World Cup is an international football tournament organized by FIFA that brings together champion clubs from each continental confederation to compete for the title of world club champion.
- 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: EFL Cup Target entity description: The EFL Cup is an annual knockout football competition in English men’s professional football, contested by clubs from the top four tiers of the league system.
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A.
FA Cup
The FA Cup is the oldest national football knockout competition in the world, held annually in England and open to clubs across multiple tiers of the football league system.
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B.
Premier League
The Premier League is the top tier of English professional football, featuring elite clubs competing in one of the most popular and commercially successful sports leagues in the world.
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C.
UEFA Champions League
The UEFA Champions League is Europe's premier annual club football tournament, featuring top teams from across the continent competing for one of the sport's most prestigious titles.
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D.
The Football Association
The Football Association is the governing body of football in England, responsible for overseeing the rules, organization, and development of the sport at all levels.
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E.
FIFA Club World Cup
The FIFA Club World Cup is an international football tournament organized by FIFA that brings together champion clubs from each continental confederation to compete for the title of world club champion.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
annual sporting event
ⓘ
football cup competition ⓘ knockout tournament ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
EFL Cup
ⓘ
surface form:
Carabao Cup
EFL Cup ⓘ
surface form:
League Cup
|
| competitionFormat | knockout ⓘ |
| competitionType | domestic league cup ⓘ |
| confederation | UEFA ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| distinctFrom |
FA Community Shield
ⓘ
FA Cup ⓘ |
| domesticLevel | major English domestic cup ⓘ |
| eligibleTier |
EFL Championship
ⓘ
EFL League One ⓘ EFL League Two ⓘ Premier League ⓘ |
| extraTimeRule | extra time and penalties if required ⓘ |
| finalFormat | single match final ⓘ |
| finalVenue | Wembley Stadium ⓘ |
| firstSeason | 1960–61 ⓘ |
| formerlyKnownAs |
EFL Cup
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Football League Cup
|
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| genderCategory | men's football ⓘ |
| governingBody | English Football League ⓘ |
| hasRound |
final
ⓘ
first round ⓘ quarter-finals ⓘ second round ⓘ semi-finals ⓘ third round ⓘ |
| inception | 1960 ⓘ |
| includesClubsFrom | top four tiers of English league system ⓘ |
| mainSponsor | Carabao ⓘ |
| numberOfParticipatingTeams | 92 ⓘ |
| organisedBy | English Football League ⓘ |
| organiserType | league organisation ⓘ |
| otherMajorEnglishCup | FA Cup ⓘ |
| previousSponsorshipName |
Capital One Cup
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EFL Cup self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Carling Cup
Capital One Cup ⓘ
surface form:
Coca-Cola Cup
Littlewoods Cup ⓘ Littlewoods Cup ⓘ
surface form:
Rumbelows Cup
Littlewoods Cup ⓘ
surface form:
Worthington Cup
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| region | England ⓘ |
| sponsorshipName |
EFL Cup
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Carabao Cup
|
| sport | association football ⓘ |
| stageOfSeason | played during regular league season ⓘ |
| tierOfImportanceInEngland | secondary cup competition after FA Cup ⓘ |
| winnerQualifiesFor |
European competition
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UEFA Europa Conference League ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: EFL Cup Description of subject: The EFL Cup is an annual knockout football competition in English men’s professional football, contested by clubs from the top four tiers of the league system.
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