1997 Heineken Cup
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The 1997 Heineken Cup was the second season of Europe's premier club rugby union competition, culminating in French side CA Brive winning the title.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 1997 Heineken Cup canonical | 1 |
| Heineken Cup | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10664079 — 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: 1997 Heineken Cup Context triple: [CA Brive, majorTitle, 1997 Heineken Cup]
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A.
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.
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B.
European Cup 1996 final
The European Cup 1996 final was the decisive match of the 1995–96 European club football season, determining the champion of Europe’s premier club competition.
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C.
1999 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Final
The 1999 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Final was the last ever edition of the European Cup Winners' Cup, contested between Lazio and Mallorca in Birmingham, England.
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D.
1999 UEFA Cup Final
The 1999 UEFA Cup Final was a major European club football match that decided the champion of the 1998–99 UEFA Cup season.
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E.
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.
- 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: 1997 Heineken Cup Target entity description: The 1997 Heineken Cup was the second season of Europe's premier club rugby union competition, culminating in French side CA Brive winning the title.
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A.
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.
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B.
European Cup 1996 final
The European Cup 1996 final was the decisive match of the 1995–96 European club football season, determining the champion of Europe’s premier club competition.
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C.
1999 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Final
The 1999 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Final was the last ever edition of the European Cup Winners' Cup, contested between Lazio and Mallorca in Birmingham, England.
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D.
1999 UEFA Cup Final
The 1999 UEFA Cup Final was a major European club football match that decided the champion of the 1998–99 UEFA Cup season.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
European Rugby Champions Cup season
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Heineken Cup season ⓘ rugby union club competition ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | 1996–97 Heineken Cup NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| champion | CA Brive NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| competitionFormat | club competition ⓘ |
| competitionStage |
final
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pool stage ⓘ quarter-finals ⓘ semi-finals ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| countryOfFinalist |
England
NERFINISHED
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France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editionNumber | 2 ⓘ |
| endYear | 1997 ⓘ |
| finalCity | Cardiff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| finalCountry | Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| finalScore | CA Brive 28–9 Leicester Tigers ⓘ |
| finalVenue | National Stadium, Cardiff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBody | European Rugby Cup Ltd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| groupStageFormat | pool stage followed by knock-out phase ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
European club rugby union competitions
ⓘ
Heineken Cup NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| level | top-tier European club competition ⓘ |
| nextEdition | 1998 Heineken Cup NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfNations | 7 ⓘ |
| numberOfTeams | 20 ⓘ |
| organisedBy | European Rugby Cup NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participatingNation |
England
NERFINISHED
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France NERFINISHED ⓘ Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ Romania NERFINISHED ⓘ Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousEdition | 1996 Heineken Cup NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runnerUp | Leicester Tigers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runnerUpCountry | England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| season | 1996–97 ⓘ |
| sponsoredBy | Heineken NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sponsorName | Heineken Cup NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sport | rugby union ⓘ |
| sportType | professional rugby union ⓘ |
| startYear | 1996 ⓘ |
| titleSponsor | Heineken NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| winner | CA Brive NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| winnerCountry | France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: 1997 Heineken Cup Description of subject: The 1997 Heineken Cup was the second season of Europe's premier club rugby union competition, culminating in French side CA Brive winning the title.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
CA Brive
this entity surface form:
Heineken Cup