1997 Supporters' Shield
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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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 1996 Supporters' Shield | 1 |
| 1997 Supporters' Shield canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T802951 — 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)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 1997 Supporters' Shield Context triple: [Bruce Arena, coachOfWinningTeamIn, 1997 Supporters' Shield]
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A.
1996 MLS Cup
The 1996 MLS Cup was the inaugural championship match of Major League Soccer, contested between D.C. United and the LA Galaxy to determine the league’s first champion.
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B.
2019 MLS Supporters' Shield
The 2019 MLS Supporters' Shield is the annual Major League Soccer trophy awarded to the team that finished the 2019 regular season with the league’s best overall record.
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C.
MLS Cup 1998
MLS Cup 1998 was the third championship match of Major League Soccer, notable for the Chicago Fire winning the title in their inaugural season.
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D.
1997 Stanley Cup Finals
The 1997 Stanley Cup Finals was the NHL championship series in which the Detroit Red Wings swept the Philadelphia Flyers to win their first Stanley Cup in 42 years.
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E.
1998 Stanley Cup Finals
The 1998 Stanley Cup Finals was the NHL championship series in which the Detroit Red Wings swept the Washington Capitals to win their second consecutive Stanley Cup.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 1997 Supporters' Shield Target entity description: 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.
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A.
1996 MLS Cup
The 1996 MLS Cup was the inaugural championship match of Major League Soccer, contested between D.C. United and the LA Galaxy to determine the league’s first champion.
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B.
2019 MLS Supporters' Shield
The 2019 MLS Supporters' Shield is the annual Major League Soccer trophy awarded to the team that finished the 2019 regular season with the league’s best overall record.
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C.
MLS Cup 1998
MLS Cup 1998 was the third championship match of Major League Soccer, notable for the Chicago Fire winning the title in their inaugural season.
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D.
1997 Stanley Cup Finals
The 1997 Stanley Cup Finals was the NHL championship series in which the Detroit Red Wings swept the Philadelphia Flyers to win their first Stanley Cup in 42 years.
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E.
1998 Stanley Cup Finals
The 1998 Stanley Cup Finals was the NHL championship series in which the Detroit Red Wings swept the Washington Capitals to win their second consecutive Stanley Cup.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (36)
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: 1997 Supporters' Shield Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
1996 Supporters' Shield