1997 MLS Cup
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The 1997 MLS Cup was the second championship match of Major League Soccer, featuring D.C. United defeating the Colorado Rapids to secure back-to-back league titles.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 1997 MLS Cup canonical | 3 |
| 1997 MLS Cup Playoffs | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T802946 — 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)
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Target entity: 1997 MLS Cup Context triple: [Bruce Arena, coachOfWinningTeamIn, 1997 MLS Cup]
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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.
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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C.
MLS Cup 2000
MLS Cup 2000 was the fifth championship match of Major League Soccer, contested in October 2000 to determine the league’s season champion.
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D.
MLS Cup 2001
MLS Cup 2001 was the Major League Soccer championship match for the 2001 season, determining the league’s title-winning team in the United States.
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E.
MLS Cup 2002
MLS Cup 2002 was the Major League Soccer championship match for the 2002 season, contested between the Los Angeles Galaxy and the New England Revolution.
- 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 MLS Cup Target entity description: The 1997 MLS Cup was the second championship match of Major League Soccer, featuring D.C. United defeating the Colorado Rapids to secure back-to-back league titles.
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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.
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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C.
MLS Cup 2000
MLS Cup 2000 was the fifth championship match of Major League Soccer, contested in October 2000 to determine the league’s season champion.
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D.
MLS Cup 2001
MLS Cup 2001 was the Major League Soccer championship match for the 2001 season, determining the league’s title-winning team in the United States.
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E.
MLS Cup 2002
MLS Cup 2002 was the Major League Soccer championship match for the 2002 season, contested between the Los Angeles Galaxy and the New England Revolution.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: 1997 MLS Cup Description of subject: The 1997 MLS Cup was the second championship match of Major League Soccer, featuring D.C. United defeating the Colorado Rapids to secure back-to-back league titles.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
1997 MLS Cup Playoffs
this entity surface form:
1997 MLS Cup Playoffs