1997 Supporters' Shield

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Major League Soccer trophy Supporters' Shield

The 1997 Supporters' Shield was the Major League Soccer regular-season trophy awarded to the team with the league's best overall record that year.

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Major League Soccer trophy → Supporters' Shield →
alsoInvolvesCountry	Canada →
associatedCompetition	1997 MLS Cup → 1997 MLS Cup Playoffs →
awardedFor	best regular-season record in Major League Soccer →
competition	Major League Soccer →
confersAdvantage	home-field advantage in MLS Cup Playoffs →
confersTitle	1997 MLS regular-season champion →
country	United States →
defendingChampion	Tampa Bay Mutiny →
determinationMethod	most points in regular season →
endDate	1997-09-28 →
isPartOf	history of Major League Soccer trophies → history of Supporters' Shield →
leagueSeasonNumber	2 →
leagueTopScorer	Jaime Moreno →
nextEdition	1998 Supporters' Shield →
organizer	Major League Soccer →
pointsForLoss	0 →
pointsForShootoutWin	1 →
pointsForWin	3 →
previousEdition	1996 Supporters' Shield →
relatedAward	MLS Cup → U.S. Open Cup →
relatedConcept	Major League Soccer regular season →
season	1997 Major League Soccer season →
seasonFormat	single table for overall record across both conferences →
sport	soccer →
startDate	1997-03-29 →
trophyFor	Major League Soccer regular-season champion →
winner	D.C. United →
winnerCity	Washington, D.C. →
winnerConference	Eastern Conference →
winnerHeadCoach	Bruce Arena →
winnerHomeStadium	RFK Stadium →

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Bruce Arena →	coachOfWinningTeamIn
1997 Supporters' Shield ("1996 Supporters' Shield") →	previousEdition