Question: For any question about a TV series, find the pertinent information from all available sources: What was the name of Lucille Ball's character on I Love Lucy?

I Love Lucy, The main cast, Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance, William Frawley and Little Ricky/Richard Keith (birth name Keith Thibodeaux) were all in the show.

Lucille Ball, Lucille Désirée Ball (August 6, 1911 – April 26, 1989) was an American actress, comedian, and producer.

Lucille Ball, After Wildcat, she reunited with I Love Lucy co-star Vivian Vance for The Lucy Show, which Vance left in 1965.

Lucille Ball, At first, the character's name was Liz Cugat; this was changed because of confusion with real-life bandleader Xavier Cugat, who sued.)

Lucille Ball, Ball mentored actress and singer Carole Cook, and befriended Barbara Eden, when Eden appeared on an episode of I Love Lucy.

I Love Lucy: The Movie, I Love Lucy, Starring, Lucille Ball Desi Arnaz Vivian Vance William Frawley

I Love Lucy: The Movie, Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz co-star.

I Love Lucy, cast member, Shirley Mitchell

I Love Lucy, country of origin, United States of America

Lucille Ball, occupation, television actor

Lucille Ball, country of citizenship, United States of America

Lucille Ball, occupation, television producer

Lucille Ball, occupation, film studio executive

Lucille Ball, given name, D\u00E9sir\u00E9e, series ordinal, "2"

Lucille Ball, cause of death, abdominal aortic aneurysm

Ethel Mertz, Ethel is the middle-aged landlady of the main character, Lucy Ricardo, played by Lucille Ball.

Lucille Ball, languages spoken, written or signed, English

Lucille Ball, native language, American English

Double act, The series I Love Lucy was known for its double acts, and Lucille Ball served as foil to both her husband Desi Arnaz and to Vivian Vance.

That Girl from Paris, cast member, Lucille Ball

Hold That Girl, cast member, Lucille Ball

Ziegfeld Follies, cast member, Lucille Ball

The Dark Corner, cast member, Lucille Ball

What Now, Catherine Curtis?, cast member, Lucille Ball

Dance, Girl, Dance, cast member, Lucille Ball

The Three Musketeers, cast member, Lucille Ball

Look Who's Laughing, cast member, Lucille Ball

Life with Lucy, cast member, Lucille Ball

A Guide for the Married Man, cast member, Lucille Ball

Yours, Mine and Ours, cast member, Lucille Ball

The Lucy Show, cast member, Lucille Ball

Lucy Carmichael, performer, Lucille Ball

Her Husband's Affairs, cast member, Lucille Ball

The Facts of Life, cast member, Lucille Ball

Critic's Choice, cast member, Lucille Ball

The Lucy\u2013Desi Comedy Hour, cast member, Lucille Ball

That's Right You're Wrong, cast member, Lucille Ball

Broadway Bill, cast member, Lucille Ball

You Can't Fool Your Wife, cast member, Lucille Ball

Beauty for the Asking, cast member, Lucille Ball

Next Time I Marry, cast member, Lucille Ball

Five Came Back, cast member, Lucille Ball

Murder at the Vanities, cast member, Lucille Ball

A Woman of Distinction, cast member, Lucille Ball

A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob, cast member, Lucille Ball

I Dream Too Much, cast member, Lucille Ball

Seven Days' Leave, cast member, Lucille Ball

Joy of Living, cast member, Lucille Ball

Two Smart People, cast member, Lucille Ball

Lover Come Back, cast member, Lucille Ball

Forever, Darling, cast member, Lucille Ball

The Big Street, cast member, Lucille Ball

Behind the Evidence, cast member, Lucille Ball

The Fuller Brush Girl, cast member, Lucille Ball

Meet the People, cast member, Lucille Ball

Lucy in London, cast member, Lucille Ball, character role, Lucy Carmichael

The Magic Carpet, cast member, Lucille Ball

Three Little Pigskins, cast member, Lucille Ball

Lucille Ball, Lucille Ball, Occupation, Actress ,  comedian ,  singer ,  model ,  studio executive ,  producer

List of I Love Lucy episodes, I Love Lucy is an American television sitcom starring Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance, and William Frawley.


Question: When presented with a query about a television series, extract pertinent information from text sources to address the question: What was the name of Lucille Ball's character on I Love Lucy?

I Love Lucy, The main cast, Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance, William Frawley and Little Ricky/Richard Keith (birth name Keith Thibodeaux) were all in the show.

I Love Lucy: The Movie, I Love Lucy, Starring, Lucille Ball Desi Arnaz Vivian Vance William Frawley

I Love Lucy, cast member, Shirley Mitchell

I Love Lucy, country of origin, United States of America

Lucille Ball, occupation, television actor

Lucille Ball, country of citizenship, United States of America

Lucille Ball, occupation, television producer

Lucille Ball, occupation, film studio executive

Lucille Ball, given name, D\u00E9sir\u00E9e, series ordinal, "2"

Lucille Ball, cause of death, abdominal aortic aneurysm

Lucille Ball, languages spoken, written or signed, English

Lucille Ball, native language, American English

That Girl from Paris, cast member, Lucille Ball

Hold That Girl, cast member, Lucille Ball

Ziegfeld Follies, cast member, Lucille Ball

The Dark Corner, cast member, Lucille Ball

What Now, Catherine Curtis?, cast member, Lucille Ball

Dance, Girl, Dance, cast member, Lucille Ball

The Three Musketeers, cast member, Lucille Ball

Look Who's Laughing, cast member, Lucille Ball

Life with Lucy, cast member, Lucille Ball

A Guide for the Married Man, cast member, Lucille Ball

Yours, Mine and Ours, cast member, Lucille Ball

The Lucy Show, cast member, Lucille Ball

Lucy Carmichael, performer, Lucille Ball

Her Husband's Affairs, cast member, Lucille Ball

The Facts of Life, cast member, Lucille Ball

Critic's Choice, cast member, Lucille Ball

The Lucy\u2013Desi Comedy Hour, cast member, Lucille Ball

That's Right You're Wrong, cast member, Lucille Ball

Broadway Bill, cast member, Lucille Ball

You Can't Fool Your Wife, cast member, Lucille Ball

Beauty for the Asking, cast member, Lucille Ball

Next Time I Marry, cast member, Lucille Ball

Five Came Back, cast member, Lucille Ball

Murder at the Vanities, cast member, Lucille Ball

A Woman of Distinction, cast member, Lucille Ball

A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob, cast member, Lucille Ball

I Dream Too Much, cast member, Lucille Ball

Seven Days' Leave, cast member, Lucille Ball

Joy of Living, cast member, Lucille Ball

Two Smart People, cast member, Lucille Ball

Lover Come Back, cast member, Lucille Ball

Forever, Darling, cast member, Lucille Ball

The Big Street, cast member, Lucille Ball

Behind the Evidence, cast member, Lucille Ball

The Fuller Brush Girl, cast member, Lucille Ball

Meet the People, cast member, Lucille Ball

Lucy in London, cast member, Lucille Ball, character role, Lucy Carmichael

The Magic Carpet, cast member, Lucille Ball

Three Little Pigskins, cast member, Lucille Ball

Lucille Ball, Lucille Ball, Occupation, Actress ,  comedian ,  singer ,  model ,  studio executive ,  producer


Question: For a query within the realm of soccer, extract pertinent information from all available knowledge bases to provide an answer: When was the first Major League Soccer game played?

1996 Major League Soccer season, The league began its first season on Saturday, April 6, 1996, when the San Jose Clash hosted D.C. United at Spartan Stadium.

1950 Soccer Bowl, Soccer had been played at the American collegiate level since at least the late 1860s, with variations of a kicking game being played since the mid-1840s.

1889, English Association football team Wimbledon F.C. plays their first match.

Yankee Stadium (1923), 1] Celtic F.C. defeated New York Yankees in the first major soccer game to be played at the Stadium on June 28, 1931.

2010 Major League Soccer season, The New York Red Bulls began play in their new stadium Red Bull Arena, defeating the Chicago Fire in the first MLS match played there on March 27 by the score of 1–0.

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history of the United States men's national soccer team, country, United States of America

History of the United States men's national soccer team, The history of the United States men's national soccer team began with that team's first international match in 1916.

Portland Timbers, Providence Park is the oldest soccer-specific stadium in Major League Soccer and one of the most historic grounds used by any United States professional soccer team.

United States men's national soccer team, FIFA World Cup history is First match

Major League Soccer, , First season, 1996

Major League Soccer, , Country, United States (25 teams)

National Soccer League (Chicago), In 1913, the Chicago Soccer League came into existence.

Expansion of Major League Soccer, Expansion of Major League Soccer has occurred several times since the league began play in 1996.

Expansion of Major League Soccer, Major League Soccer was established as the top level of professional soccer in the United States in 1993 with 10 teams and began play in 1996.

Manchester City F.C., The club began play in the 2015 Major League Soccer season.

National Soccer League (Chicago), In 1950, the National Soccer League created the first indoor soccer league in the United States.

United States men's national soccer team, CONCACAF Championship & Gold Cup history is First Match

Soccer Bowl, On August 24, 1975 the first Soccer Bowl was played Spartan Stadium in San Jose, California, as the Tampa Bay Rowdies defeated the Portland Timbers.

United States men's national soccer team, CONCACAF Nations League history is First Match

1996 Major League Soccer season, The 1996 Major League Soccer season was the inaugural season of Major League Soccer.

1996 Major League Soccer season, Major League Soccer had originally intended to begin competitive action in 1995.

MLS Cup 1998, The MLS Cup is the post-season championship of Major League Soccer (MLS), a professional club soccer league based in the United States that began play in 1996.

Association football, The word soccer (which arrived at its final form in 1895) was first recorded in 1889 in the earlier form of socca.

Expansion of Major League Soccer, On November 19, 2013, Orlando was officially announced as the league's newest team, and began play in MLS in 2015.

MLS Cup, The first MLS Cup final was played on October 20, 1996.

United States men's national soccer team, FIFA Confederations Cup history is First Match

Major League Soccer, topic's main category, Category:Major League Soccer

Major League Soccer All-Star Game, Major League Soccer's first all-star game was played at Giants Stadium in the summer of 1996.

MLS Cup 1997, The MLS Cup is the post-season championship of Major League Soccer (MLS), a professional club soccer league based in the United States that began play in 1996.

Seattle Sounders FC, The Sounders played their inaugural match on March 19, 2009, winning 3–0 over the New York Red Bulls.

United States men's national soccer team, The first U.S. national soccer team was constituted in 1885, when it played Canada in the first international match held outside the United Kingdom.

1913, April 5 – The United States Soccer Federation is formed.

United States men's national soccer team, The U.S. fielded a team in the 1930 World Cup in Uruguay, the first ever World Cup to be played.

Soccer in the United States, Soccer in the United States, First played, 1862

MLS Cup 1996, MLS Cup 1996 was the inaugural edition of the MLS Cup, the championship match of Major League Soccer (MLS), the top-level soccer league of the United States.

MLS Cup 1999, The MLS Cup is the post-season championship of Major League Soccer (MLS), a professional club soccer league based in the United States that began play in 1996.

Soccer in the United States, The highest-level men's professional soccer league in the U.S. is Major League Soccer (MLS).

Soccer in the United States, MLS is currently the largest first division professional football league in the world.

Lumen Field, The first sporting event held included a United Soccer Leagues (USL) Seattle Sounders match.

Eastern Conference (MLS), Changes from 1995: Creation of the Major League Soccer.

2008 Major League Soccer season, It was the first time that the game was played outside the United States.

Soccer in the United States, It was in New Orleans that many of the first games of soccer in America were held.

Expansion of Major League Soccer, The Ball is Round: A Global History of Football.

Soccer in the United States, The origins of the game in general trace back to ancient Greece, Rome, Egypt, or China.

Soccer in the United States, The earliest known game of organized soccer in the United States was played on October 11, 1866, in Waukesha, Wisconsin under the 1863 London Football Association laws.

Major League Soccer, Major League Soccer (MLS) is a men's professional soccer league sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation, which represents the sport's highest level in the United States.

Expansion of Major League Soccer, Soccer in a Football World: The Story of America's Forgotten Game.

Major League Soccer, Major League Soccer is the most recent of a series of men's premier professional national soccer leagues established in the United States and Canada.

Major League Soccer, The predecessor of MLS was the North American Soccer League (NASL), which existed from 1968 until 1984.

Major League Soccer, The MLS was founded in 1993 as part of the United States' successful bid to host the 1994 FIFA World Cup.

Major League Soccer, The inaugural season took place in 1996 with ten teams.

MLS Cup 1996, The first leg, played at Giants Stadium on September 24, was the first playoff match in league history and ended in a 2–2 draw in regular time.

2010 Philadelphia Union season, Philadelphia began their first Major League Soccer regular season on the road with a nationally televised match against Seattle Sounders FC on March 25, 2010.

Providence Park, The stadium officially opened for Major League Soccer play on April 14, 2011, when the Timbers defeated the Chicago Fire, 4–2, before a sellout crowd of 18,627.

Major League Soccer, In 1988, in exchange for FIFA awarding the right to host the 1994 World Cup, U.S. Soccer promised to establish a Division 1 professional soccer league.

Major League Soccer, In 1993, U.S. Soccer selected Major League Professional Soccer (the precursor to MLS) as the exclusive Division 1 professional soccer league.

Major League Soccer, Major League Soccer was officially formed in February 1995 as a limited liability company.

American football, The first American football match was played on November 6, 1869, between two college teams, Rutgers and Princeton, using rules based on the rules of soccer at the time.

Sports in the United States, Major League Soccer (MLS) is the premier soccer league in the United States.

Soccer in the United States, Major League Soccer (MLS) launched in 1996, which helped develop American players in a way that was not possible without a domestic league.

Major League Soccer, MLS began play in 1996 with ten teams.

Major League Soccer, The league added its first two expansion teams in 1998—the Miami Fusion and the Chicago Fire; the Chicago Fire won its first title in its inaugural season.

Sports in the United States, The league's predecessor was the major professional North American Soccer League (NASL), which existed from 1968 until 1984.

Major League Soccer, Major League Soccer lost an estimated $250 million during its first five years, and more than $350 million between its founding and 2004.

Major League Soccer, Columbus Crew Stadium, now known as Historic Crew Stadium, was built in 1999, becoming MLS's first soccer-specific stadium.

Major League Soccer, Real Salt Lake and Chivas USA began play in 2005, with Chivas USA becoming the second club in Los Angeles.

Levi's Stadium, The first game played at the new stadium was a Major League Soccer match on August 2, 2014, where the San Jose Earthquakes defeated Seattle Sounders FC 1–0 before a crowd of 48,765.

Soccer in the United States, Major League Soccer (MLS) is the professional first-division league in the United States.

Soccer in the United States, MLS is currently the largest first-division professional soccer league in the world by number of teams.

Professional sports leagues in the United States, Major League Soccer (MLS) is the top-level men's professional soccer league in the United States and Canada.

Professional sports leagues in the United States, MLS began play in 1996, its creation a requirement by FIFA for awarding the United States the right to host the 1994 World Cup.

Major League Soccer, Exploria Stadium hosted its first MLS match on March 5, 2017, against New York City FC as Orlando City Stadium.

Major League Soccer, Minnesota United FC, which debuted in 2017, built Allianz Field in St. Paul which hosted its inaugural game against New York City FC on April 13, 2019.

Major League Soccer, Los Angeles FC, which began play in 2018, opened Banc of California Stadium on the former site of the Los Angeles Sports Arena in April of its inaugural season.

History of soccer in the United States, On March 28, 1985, the NASL suspended operations for the 1985 season, when only the Minnesota Strikers and Toronto Blizzard were interested in playing.

D.C. United, On June 15, 1994, Major League Soccer selected Washington, D.C. out of twenty-two applicants to host one of the first seven teams, with three more added before the league's launch.

Major League Soccer, U.S. Soccer hired the first full-time professional referees in league history in 2007 as part of the league's "Game First" initiatives.

College soccer, The NCAA first began holding a men's national soccer championship in 1959.

1994 FIFA World Cup, One condition FIFA imposed was the creation of a professional soccer league – Major League Soccer was founded in 1993 and began operating in 1996.

Major League Soccer attendance, Major League Soccer is the premier professional soccer league in the United States and Canada.

Major League Soccer, The league made its video game debut in 1999 with FIFA 2000.

Category:Major League Soccer players, This category is for players who have appeared in at least one first-team league game in Major League Soccer, which commenced play in 1996.

Supporters' Shield, When Major League Soccer had its inaugural season in 1996, the league resembled its contemporary North American leagues.

Major League Soccer, Major League Soccer is a playable league in both the FIFA and the Football Manager series.

Major League Soccer attendance, Competition began in 1996 and MLS attendance has grown rapidly since the early 2000s, making it one of the fastest-growing sports leagues in the world.

United States Soccer Federation, The United States men's national team was assembled in 1885 to play Canada in the first international match held outside the United Kingdom.

19th century, 1872: The first recognised international soccer match, between England and Scotland, is played.

The First Game, country of origin, United States of America

MLS Cup, The inaugural MLS Cup was held on October 20, 1996, in which D.C. United defeated the LA Galaxy.

Major League Soccer, instance of, association football league

MLS Cup, The MLS Cup's roots trace back to the foundation of Major League Soccer, when the league decided to hold a championship format similar to its contemporary North American sports leagues.

Major League Soccer, country, United States of America

FC Cincinnati, The team began MLS play on March 2, 2019, with its first match against Seattle Sounders FC.

Minnesota United FC, The team played their inaugural Major League Soccer match on March 3, 2017, a 5–1 away defeat to the Portland Timbers at Providence Park.


Question: For a query about soccer, extract pertinent information from textual sources that can provide an answer: When was the first Major League Soccer game played?

1996 Major League Soccer season, The league began its first season on Saturday, April 6, 1996, when the San Jose Clash hosted D.C. United at Spartan Stadium.

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history of the United States men's national soccer team, country, United States of America

United States men's national soccer team, FIFA World Cup history is First match

Major League Soccer, , First season, 1996

Major League Soccer, , Country, United States (25 teams)

United States men's national soccer team, CONCACAF Championship & Gold Cup history is First Match

United States men's national soccer team, CONCACAF Nations League history is First Match

United States men's national soccer team, FIFA Confederations Cup history is First Match

Major League Soccer, topic's main category, Category:Major League Soccer

Soccer in the United States, Soccer in the United States, First played, 1862

The First Game, country of origin, United States of America

Major League Soccer, instance of, association football league

Major League Soccer, country, United States of America


Question: Presented with an inquiry related to the soccer domain, extract the pertinent information that can address the question from all available knowledge bases: Which team won the first MLS Cup in Major League Soccer?

1996 Major League Soccer season, , MLS Cup, D.C. United  (1st title)

MLS Cup, This time the Kansas City Wizards, now known as Sporting Kansas City, won their first MLS Cup with a 1–0 victory over the Fire.

Chicago Fire FC, The Fire won the MLS Cup as well as the U.S. Open Cup (the "double") in their first season in 1998.

MLS Cup 2016, Toronto FC became the first Canadian club to play in the MLS Cup, while Seattle won their first title.

2011 in American soccer, Competition is Major League Soccer, Winner is MLS Cup

MLS Cup 2003, The Chicago Fire entered as one of the league's first two expansion teams in 1998, winning the MLS Cup and U.S. Open Cup in their inaugural season.

MLS Cup 2016, The MLS Cup is the post-season championship of Major League Soccer (MLS), a professional club soccer league in the United States and Canada.

MLS Cup 2002, MLS Cup 2002 was the seventh edition of the MLS Cup, the championship match of Major League Soccer (MLS), which took place on October 20, 2002.

MLS Cup 2016, The 2016 edition of the MLS Cup was the first to feature two expansion teams not part of the original clubs from the league's inception, with Toronto joining in 2007 and Seattle in 2009.

MLS Cup 2016, Toronto FC became the first Canadian club to qualify for the MLS Cup final, in their tenth season in Major League Soccer.

MLS Cup 2014, MLS Cup 2014 was the 19th edition of the MLS Cup, the match that determined the champion of Major League Soccer's 2014 season.

MLS Cup 2007, MLS Cup 2007 was the 12th edition of the MLS Cup, the post-season championship match of Major League Soccer (MLS) in the United States.

MLS Cup 2014, New England Revolution became the first club to lose five MLS Cups.

Portland Timbers, Portland became the first team in Cascadia to win the MLS Cup, doing so in 2015.

MLS Cup 2007, The MLS Cup is the post-season championship of Major League Soccer (MLS), a professional club soccer league based in the United States and Canada.

MLS Cup, During that time, the Galaxy became the first MLS franchise to win five MLS Cups, when they won MLS Cup 2014.

2021 Major League Soccer season, New York City FC won their first ever MLS Cup, beating Portland Timbers in the decider.

MLS Cup 2003, The first domestic treble in MLS history was ultimately won in 2017 by Toronto FC.

2015 Major League Soccer season, The Portland Timbers won their first MLS Cup, winning 2–1 at Columbus Crew.

MLS Cup 2000, country, United States of America

MLS Cup 1998, MLS Cup 1998 was the third edition of the MLS Cup, the championship match of Major League Soccer (MLS) in the United States.

MLS Cup 1998, Chicago became the first expansion team to win the MLS Cup and the second to complete a domestic double by winning the U.S. Open Cup.

MLS Cup 2013, country, United States of America

MLS Cup 1998, The MLS Cup is the post-season championship of Major League Soccer (MLS), a professional club soccer league based in the United States that began play in 1996.

2008 Major League Soccer season, , MLS Cup, Columbus Crew  (1st title)

MLS Cup 2005, MLS Cup 2005 was the 10th edition of the MLS Cup, the championship match of Major League Soccer (MLS).

MLS Cup, The first MLS Cup final was played on October 20, 1996.

MLS Cup 2005, The MLS Cup is the post-season championship of Major League Soccer (MLS), a professional club soccer league in the United States.

2000 Major League Soccer season, , MLS Cup, Kansas City Wizards  (1st title)

MLS Cup, country, United States of America

2006 Major League Soccer season, , MLS Cup, Houston Dynamo  (1st title)

MLS Cup 2018, The Portland Timbers entered MLS as an expansion team in 2011 and won their first MLS Cup in 2015, defeating the Columbus Crew.

MLS Cup 1997, The MLS Cup is the post-season championship of Major League Soccer (MLS), a professional club soccer league based in the United States that began play in 1996.

MLS Cup 1998, The Fire became the first expansion team to win a U.S. major league championship and were the second to reach a final after the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League in 1968.

Seattle Sounders FC, On September 2, 2009, the Sounders became the second MLS expansion team in league history (Chicago was the first) to win the U.S. Open Cup tournament in its first season.

2017 Major League Soccer season, , MLS Cup, Toronto FC  (1st title)

MLS Cup 1996, instance of, association football final

MLS Cup 1996, country, United States of America

MLS Cup 1999, MLS Cup 1999 was the fourth edition of the MLS Cup, the championship match of Major League Soccer (MLS), which decided the champion of the 1999 season.

MLS Cup 2021, New York City FC won their first MLS Cup title by defeating the Timbers in a penalty shootout following a 1–1 draw in regulation and extra time.

MLS Cup 1996, MLS Cup 1996 was the inaugural edition of the MLS Cup, the championship match of Major League Soccer (MLS), the top-level soccer league of the United States.

New England Revolution, New England had a real chance to win their first MLS championship, in MLS Cup 2006, against the Houston Dynamo.

2009 U.S. Open Cup Final, MLS clubs were first included in the U.S. Open Cup tournament in 1996.

MLS Cup 2015, country, United States of America

MLS Cup 1999, The MLS Cup is the post-season championship of Major League Soccer (MLS), a professional club soccer league based in the United States that began play in 1996.

MLS Cup 1999, country, United States of America

MLS Cup 2009, MLS Cup 2009 was the 14th edition of the MLS Cup, the championship match of Major League Soccer (MLS).

MLS Cup 2011, country, United States of America

MLS Cup 2009, The MLS Cup is the post-season championship of Major League Soccer (MLS), a professional club soccer league in the United States and Canada.

2001 Major League Soccer season, The playoffs, however, were played, and the San Jose Earthquakes won their first MLS Cup.

MLS Cup 2017, Toronto FC became the first Canadian team to win the MLS Cup and the first MLS team to complete a domestic treble.

2012 in American soccer, Competition is Major League Soccer, Winner is MLS Cup

Toronto FC, Toronto FC became the first MLS team to complete a domestic treble with their win, as well as the first Canadian team to win the MLS Cup.

MLS Cup 2017, The MLS Cup is the post-season championship of Major League Soccer (MLS), a professional club soccer league in the United States and Canada.

MLS Cup 2018, country, United States of America

2002 Major League Soccer season, , MLS Cup, Los Angeles Galaxy  (1st title)

MLS Cup 2013, Sporting Kansas City then beat New England Revolution and Houston Dynamo to reach the final, while Real Salt Lake knocked out defending champions Los Angeles Galaxy and Portland Timbers.

Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta defeated Portland 2–0, winning their first-ever MLS championship.

MLS Cup 1998, country, United States of America

MLS Cup 2008, MLS Cup 2008 was the 13th edition of the MLS Cup, the championship match of Major League Soccer (MLS).

MLS Cup 2015, MLS Cup 2015 was the 20th edition of the MLS Cup, the championship game of Major League Soccer (MLS).

MLS Cup 1997, country, United States of America

MLS Cup 2008, The MLS Cup is the post-season championship of Major League Soccer (MLS), a professional club soccer league in the United States and Canada.

MLS Cup 2008, The 2008 edition of the MLS Cup was contested by the Columbus Crew and New York Red Bulls, both first-time finalists.

LA Galaxy, In 2002, the Galaxy won their first MLS Cup in the club's fourth appearance by defeating the New England Revolution 1–0.

1998 Major League Soccer season, , MLS Cup, Chicago Fire  (1st title)

Colorado Rapids, Colorado won the 2010 MLS Cup 2–1, Colorado's first MLS Cup championship and first major trophy in the club's history.

1998 Major League Soccer season, Chicago would become the first expansion team to win the MLS Cup and the first to win it in the inaugural year.

2016 Major League Soccer season, , MLS Cup, Seattle Sounders FC   (1st title)

2015 Major League Soccer season, , MLS Cup, Portland Timbers  (1st title)

Atlantic Cup (Major League Soccer), Over both clubs' histories, United has won a dozen major titles, while New York was the last original MLS franchise to win its first major title (in 2013).

2007 Major League Soccer season, The 2007 MLS Cup champions were Houston Dynamo who defeated New England Revolution in the final.

MLS Cup 2006, MLS Cup 2006 was the 11th edition of the MLS Cup, the championship match of Major League Soccer (MLS), and took place on November 12, 2006.

New York Red Bulls, The Red Bulls have reached the MLS Cup final once in 2008 where they were defeated by the Columbus Crew.

Atlantic Cup (Major League Soccer), In the 1996 MLS Cup Playoffs, United would eventually go on to win the inaugural MLS Cup, defeating the Los Angeles Galaxy, 3–2.

Seattle, The Sounders won their first MLS Cup after defeating Toronto FC 5–4 in a penalty shootout, in MLS Cup 2016; the team would go on to finish as runners-up to Toronto FC in the following cup.

New York Red Bulls, In 2004 the MetroStars became the first MLS team to win a trophy outside of North American soil with a victory in the La Manga Cup.

Salt Lake City, The team won their first MLS championship by defeating the Los Angeles Galaxy at the 2009 MLS Cup.

MLS Cup, , Current champions, New York City FC (1st title)

Portland Timbers, They did, however, win the Cascadia Cup in MLS for the first time.

MLS Cup, The MLS Cup is the annual championship game of Major League Soccer (MLS) and the culmination of the MLS Cup Playoffs.

MLS Cup, The MLS Cup winner is awarded the title of league champion.

MLS Cup 2006, The Dynamo's victory in the MLS Cup brought the first professional sports championship to the city since the Houston Comets won the 2000 WNBA Finals.


Question: For a query related to soccer, extract pertinent information from Infobox sources to provide an answer: Which team won the first MLS Cup in Major League Soccer?

1996 Major League Soccer season, , MLS Cup, D.C. United  (1st title)

MLS Cup, This time the Kansas City Wizards, now known as Sporting Kansas City, won their first MLS Cup with a 1–0 victory over the Fire.

Chicago Fire FC, The Fire won the MLS Cup as well as the U.S. Open Cup (the "double") in their first season in 1998.

MLS Cup 2016, Toronto FC became the first Canadian club to play in the MLS Cup, while Seattle won their first title.

2011 in American soccer, Competition is Major League Soccer, Winner is MLS Cup

MLS Cup 2003, The Chicago Fire entered as one of the league's first two expansion teams in 1998, winning the MLS Cup and U.S. Open Cup in their inaugural season.

MLS Cup 2016, The MLS Cup is the post-season championship of Major League Soccer (MLS), a professional club soccer league in the United States and Canada.

MLS Cup 2002, MLS Cup 2002 was the seventh edition of the MLS Cup, the championship match of Major League Soccer (MLS), which took place on October 20, 2002.

MLS Cup 2016, The 2016 edition of the MLS Cup was the first to feature two expansion teams not part of the original clubs from the league's inception, with Toronto joining in 2007 and Seattle in 2009.

MLS Cup 2016, Toronto FC became the first Canadian club to qualify for the MLS Cup final, in their tenth season in Major League Soccer.

MLS Cup 2014, MLS Cup 2014 was the 19th edition of the MLS Cup, the match that determined the champion of Major League Soccer's 2014 season.

MLS Cup 2007, MLS Cup 2007 was the 12th edition of the MLS Cup, the post-season championship match of Major League Soccer (MLS) in the United States.

MLS Cup 2014, New England Revolution became the first club to lose five MLS Cups.

Portland Timbers, Portland became the first team in Cascadia to win the MLS Cup, doing so in 2015.

MLS Cup 2007, The MLS Cup is the post-season championship of Major League Soccer (MLS), a professional club soccer league based in the United States and Canada.

MLS Cup, During that time, the Galaxy became the first MLS franchise to win five MLS Cups, when they won MLS Cup 2014.

2021 Major League Soccer season, New York City FC won their first ever MLS Cup, beating Portland Timbers in the decider.

MLS Cup 2003, The first domestic treble in MLS history was ultimately won in 2017 by Toronto FC.

2015 Major League Soccer season, The Portland Timbers won their first MLS Cup, winning 2–1 at Columbus Crew.

MLS Cup 2000, country, United States of America

MLS Cup 1998, MLS Cup 1998 was the third edition of the MLS Cup, the championship match of Major League Soccer (MLS) in the United States.

MLS Cup 1998, Chicago became the first expansion team to win the MLS Cup and the second to complete a domestic double by winning the U.S. Open Cup.

MLS Cup 2013, country, United States of America

MLS Cup 1998, The MLS Cup is the post-season championship of Major League Soccer (MLS), a professional club soccer league based in the United States that began play in 1996.

MLS Cup 2005, MLS Cup 2005 was the 10th edition of the MLS Cup, the championship match of Major League Soccer (MLS).

MLS Cup, The first MLS Cup final was played on October 20, 1996.

MLS Cup 2005, The MLS Cup is the post-season championship of Major League Soccer (MLS), a professional club soccer league in the United States.

MLS Cup, country, United States of America

MLS Cup 2018, The Portland Timbers entered MLS as an expansion team in 2011 and won their first MLS Cup in 2015, defeating the Columbus Crew.

MLS Cup 1997, The MLS Cup is the post-season championship of Major League Soccer (MLS), a professional club soccer league based in the United States that began play in 1996.

MLS Cup 1998, The Fire became the first expansion team to win a U.S. major league championship and were the second to reach a final after the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League in 1968.

Seattle Sounders FC, On September 2, 2009, the Sounders became the second MLS expansion team in league history (Chicago was the first) to win the U.S. Open Cup tournament in its first season.

MLS Cup 1996, instance of, association football final

MLS Cup 1996, country, United States of America

MLS Cup 1999, MLS Cup 1999 was the fourth edition of the MLS Cup, the championship match of Major League Soccer (MLS), which decided the champion of the 1999 season.

MLS Cup 2021, New York City FC won their first MLS Cup title by defeating the Timbers in a penalty shootout following a 1–1 draw in regulation and extra time.

MLS Cup 1996, MLS Cup 1996 was the inaugural edition of the MLS Cup, the championship match of Major League Soccer (MLS), the top-level soccer league of the United States.

New England Revolution, New England had a real chance to win their first MLS championship, in MLS Cup 2006, against the Houston Dynamo.

2009 U.S. Open Cup Final, MLS clubs were first included in the U.S. Open Cup tournament in 1996.

MLS Cup 2015, country, United States of America

MLS Cup 1999, The MLS Cup is the post-season championship of Major League Soccer (MLS), a professional club soccer league based in the United States that began play in 1996.

MLS Cup 1999, country, United States of America

MLS Cup 2009, MLS Cup 2009 was the 14th edition of the MLS Cup, the championship match of Major League Soccer (MLS).

MLS Cup 2011, country, United States of America

MLS Cup 2009, The MLS Cup is the post-season championship of Major League Soccer (MLS), a professional club soccer league in the United States and Canada.

2001 Major League Soccer season, The playoffs, however, were played, and the San Jose Earthquakes won their first MLS Cup.

MLS Cup 2017, Toronto FC became the first Canadian team to win the MLS Cup and the first MLS team to complete a domestic treble.

2012 in American soccer, Competition is Major League Soccer, Winner is MLS Cup

Toronto FC, Toronto FC became the first MLS team to complete a domestic treble with their win, as well as the first Canadian team to win the MLS Cup.

MLS Cup 2017, The MLS Cup is the post-season championship of Major League Soccer (MLS), a professional club soccer league in the United States and Canada.

MLS Cup 2018, country, United States of America

MLS Cup 2013, Sporting Kansas City then beat New England Revolution and Houston Dynamo to reach the final, while Real Salt Lake knocked out defending champions Los Angeles Galaxy and Portland Timbers.

Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta defeated Portland 2–0, winning their first-ever MLS championship.

MLS Cup 1998, country, United States of America

MLS Cup 2008, MLS Cup 2008 was the 13th edition of the MLS Cup, the championship match of Major League Soccer (MLS).

MLS Cup 2015, MLS Cup 2015 was the 20th edition of the MLS Cup, the championship game of Major League Soccer (MLS).

MLS Cup 1997, country, United States of America

MLS Cup 2008, The MLS Cup is the post-season championship of Major League Soccer (MLS), a professional club soccer league in the United States and Canada.

MLS Cup 2008, The 2008 edition of the MLS Cup was contested by the Columbus Crew and New York Red Bulls, both first-time finalists.

LA Galaxy, In 2002, the Galaxy won their first MLS Cup in the club's fourth appearance by defeating the New England Revolution 1–0.

Colorado Rapids, Colorado won the 2010 MLS Cup 2–1, Colorado's first MLS Cup championship and first major trophy in the club's history.

1998 Major League Soccer season, Chicago would become the first expansion team to win the MLS Cup and the first to win it in the inaugural year.

Atlantic Cup (Major League Soccer), Over both clubs' histories, United has won a dozen major titles, while New York was the last original MLS franchise to win its first major title (in 2013).

2007 Major League Soccer season, The 2007 MLS Cup champions were Houston Dynamo who defeated New England Revolution in the final.

MLS Cup 2006, MLS Cup 2006 was the 11th edition of the MLS Cup, the championship match of Major League Soccer (MLS), and took place on November 12, 2006.

New York Red Bulls, The Red Bulls have reached the MLS Cup final once in 2008 where they were defeated by the Columbus Crew.

Atlantic Cup (Major League Soccer), In the 1996 MLS Cup Playoffs, United would eventually go on to win the inaugural MLS Cup, defeating the Los Angeles Galaxy, 3–2.

Seattle, The Sounders won their first MLS Cup after defeating Toronto FC 5–4 in a penalty shootout, in MLS Cup 2016; the team would go on to finish as runners-up to Toronto FC in the following cup.

New York Red Bulls, In 2004 the MetroStars became the first MLS team to win a trophy outside of North American soil with a victory in the La Manga Cup.

Salt Lake City, The team won their first MLS championship by defeating the Los Angeles Galaxy at the 2009 MLS Cup.

Portland Timbers, They did, however, win the Cascadia Cup in MLS for the first time.

MLS Cup, The MLS Cup is the annual championship game of Major League Soccer (MLS) and the culmination of the MLS Cup Playoffs.

MLS Cup, The MLS Cup winner is awarded the title of league champion.

MLS Cup 2006, The Dynamo's victory in the MLS Cup brought the first professional sports championship to the city since the Houston Comets won the 2000 WNBA Finals.


Question: For a query related to soccer, gather pertinent information to answer it from every available knowledge source: Which player scored the most goals for the D.C. United during the 1996 Major League Soccer season?

1996 Major League Soccer season, Rank is 2, Player is SLV Raúl Díaz Arce, Club is D.C. United, Goals is 23

2016 Major League Soccer season,  is 17081, Team is D.C. United

D.C. United, victory, 1997 Major League Soccer season

D.C. United, victory, 1996 U.S. Open Cup

MLS Cup 1996, participating team, D.C. United

1996 Major League Soccer season, , Season, 1996

1996 Major League Soccer season, , MLS Cup, D.C. United  (1st title)

MLS Cup 1997, participating team, D.C. United

1996 Major League Soccer season, , Goals scored, 539 (3.37 per match)

San Jose Clash v D.C. United, part of, 1996 Major League Soccer season

D.C. United, Top scorers sourced to: "Statistics".

1997 Major League Soccer season, , MLS Cup, D.C. United  (2nd title)

1996 Major League Soccer season, Week is Week 20, Player of the Week is BOL Marco Etcheverry, Club is D.C. United

1996 Major League Soccer season, Month is August, Player of the Month is BOL Marco Etcheverry, Club is D.C. United

MLS Cup 1998, participating team, D.C. United

1996 Major League Soccer season, Rank is 6, Player is USA Steve Rammel, Club is D.C. United, Goals is 14

1996 Major League Soccer season, No. is 5, Player is USA Mark Simpson, Club is D.C. United, GamesPlayed is 15, Minutes is 1260, GoalsAgainst is 21, GAAverage is 1.5, Wins is 7, Loses is 6

1996 D.C. United season, season of club or team, D.C. United

1996 Major League Soccer season, No. is 12, Player is USA Jeff Causey, Club is D.C. United, GamesPlayed is 19, Minutes is 1620, GoalsAgainst is 35, GAAverage is 1.94, Wins is 9, Loses is 10

1996 Major League Soccer season, Club is D.C. United, Games is 16, Season totals is 244199, Game average is 15262

1997 Major League Soccer season, Award is Goal of the Year, Player is BOL Marco Etcheverry, Club is D.C. United

1997 Major League Soccer season, Position is 1, Player is BOL Jaime Moreno, Club is D.C. United, Goals is 16

1996 Major League Soccer season, That goal was selected as the 1996 MLS Goal of the Year.

1996 Major League Soccer season, D.C. United and Los Angeles Galaxy earn a berth to the 1997 CONCACAF Champions' Cup. (

1996 New England Revolution season, 1996  season, MLS, Conference : 5th Overall: 9th

1996 New England Revolution season, 1996  season, Biggest win, 2 goals: 6 times

MLS Cup 1996, country, United States of America

1997 Major League Soccer season, winner, D.C. United

MLS Cup 1996, , D.C. United, Los Angeles Galaxy

2012 D.C. United season, season of club or team, D.C. United

MLS Cup 1996, MLS Cup 1996 was contested by D.C. United, who finished second in the Eastern Conference, and the Los Angeles Galaxy, who finished first in the Western Conference.

2012 Major League Soccer season, Rank is 9, Player is Chris Pontius, Nation is USA, Club is D.C. United, Goals is 12

Golden goal, In MLS Cup 1996, Eddie Pope scored 3:25 into extra time as D.C. United beat the LA Galaxy 3–2.

1996 D.C. United season, 1996 season, General manager, Dave Kasper

1996 D.C. United season, 1996 season, Head coach, Bruce Arena

1996 D.C. United season, 1996 season, Stadium, RFK Stadium

1996 D.C. United season, 1996 season, MLS, 3rd

1996 D.C. United season, 1996 season, MLS Cup, Champions

1996 D.C. United season, 1996 season, U.S. Open Cup, Champions

1996 D.C. United season, 1996 season, Highest home attendance, 32,864 vs  New England (April 27, 1996)

1996 D.C. United season, 1996 season, Average home league attendance, 15,585

1996 D.C. United season, 1996 season, Home colors, Away colors

1996 D.C. United season, Date is January 24, 1996, Player is USA Jeff Agoos, Previous Club is GER Wehen, Fee/Notes is Allocated, Ref is

1996 Major League Soccer season, winner, D.C. United

1996 D.C. United season, Date is January 24, 1996, Player is USA John Harkes, Previous Club is ENG West Ham United, Fee/Notes is Allocated, Ref is

1996 D.C. United season, Date is January 24, 1996, Player is BOL Marco Etcheverry, Previous Club is COL América de Cali, Fee/Notes is Allocated, Ref is

U.S. Open Cup, D.C. United were the first MLS team to win in 1996.

1996 D.C. United season, Date is February 6, 1996, Player is USA Shawn Medved, Previous Club is USA Seattle Sounders, Fee/Notes is Drafted, Ref is

1996 D.C. United season, Date is January 24, 1996, Player is BOL Berthy Suárez, Previous Club is BOL Guabirá, Fee/Notes is Allocated, Ref is

1996 D.C. United season, Date is February 6, 1996, Player is USA Thor Lee, Previous Club is USA Wichita Wings, Fee/Notes is Drafted, Ref is

1996 D.C. United season, Date is February 6, 1996, Player is USA Brian Kamler, Previous Club is USA Richmond Kickers, Fee/Notes is Drafted, Ref is

1996 D.C. United season, Date is February 6, 1996, Player is USA Erik Imler, Previous Club is USA Raleigh Flyers, Fee/Notes is Drafted, Ref is

1996 D.C. United season, Date is February 6, 1996, Player is USA Kris Kelderman, Previous Club is USA St. Louis Ambush, Fee/Notes is Drafted, Ref is

1996 D.C. United season, Date is February 7, 1996, Player is USA Clint Peay, Previous Club is USA Virginia Cavaliers, Fee/Notes is Drafted, Ref is

1996 D.C. United season, Date is February 7, 1996, Player is USA Ben Crawley, Previous Club is GER TuS Celle, Fee/Notes is Drafted, Ref is

1996 D.C. United season, Date is February 7, 1996, Player is BIH Said Fazlagić, Previous Club is BIH Sarajevo, Fee/Notes is Drafted, Ref is

1996 D.C. United season, Date is February 7, 1996, Player is VEN Daniel de Oliveira, Previous Club is SLV Luis Ángel Firpo, Fee/Notes is Drafted, Ref is

1996 D.C. United season, Date is February 7, 1996, Player is USA Matthew Olson, Previous Club is USA Everett BigFoot, Fee/Notes is Drafted, Ref is

1996 D.C. United season, Date is February 7, 1996, Player is USA Sterling Wescott, Previous Club is Hawaii Hawaii Tsunami, Fee/Notes is Drafted, Ref is

1996 D.C. United season, Date is February 7, 1996, Player is USA Garth Lagerwey, Previous Club is USA Hampton Roads Mariners, Fee/Notes is Drafted, Ref is

1996 D.C. United season, Date is February 7, 1996, Player is MEX Carlos Garcia, Previous Club is USA Myrtle Beach Boyz, Fee/Notes is Drafted, Ref is

1996 D.C. United season, The 1996 D.C. United season was the teams debutant season in Major League Soccer (MLS), and 1996 was the inaugural year of play in MLS competition.

D.C. United, , League, Major League Soccer

1996 D.C. United season, United would become the first club to win the MLS Cup this year.

1996 D.C. United season, The final month of D.C. United's inaugural season saw the club compete in the first ever MLS Cup Playoffs, eventually being crowned the MLS Cup champions.

1997 D.C. United season, season of club or team, D.C. United

1996 D.C. United season, The win booked United into the 1996 MLS Eastern Conference Finals.

D.C. United, Competitions is MLS Cup, Titles is 4, Seasons is 1996 , 1997 , 1999 , 2004

1996 D.C. United season, The score was United's largest margin of victory throughout the playoffs.

D.C. United, Competitions is U.S. Open Cup, Titles is 3, Seasons is 1996 , 2008 , 2013

1996 D.C. United season, United's Steve Rammel score what would eventually be the match-winning goal in the 52nd minute to give United a 2–1 lead over the Mutiny.

2000 D.C. United season, season of club or team, D.C. United

San Jose Clash v D.C. United (April 1996), , Event, 1996 Major League Soccer season

San Jose Clash v D.C. United (April 1996), , ,

San Jose Clash v D.C. United (April 1996), , 1, 0

2006 D.C. United season, 2006 season, MLS, Conference: 1st Overall: 1st

2006 D.C. United season, 2006 season, Top goalscorer, League:  All:  C. Gomez  (16)

Atlantic Cup (Major League Soccer), Year is 1996, Winner is D.C. United, Score is 6–4 ×+

1997 D.C. United season, 1997 season, MLS, Conference:  1st Overall:  1st

1997 D.C. United season, 1997 season, Top goalscorer, League:  All:    Jaime Moreno  (16)

1996 D.C. United season, Date is February 6, 1996, Player is USA Mile Milovac, Previous Club is USA Indianapolis Twisters, Fee/Notes is Drafted, Ref is

1997 D.C. United season, The 1996 Major League Soccer season was both Major League Soccer and D.C. United's debut season, which resulted in United winning the inaugural MLS Cup championship match.

MLS Cup, The inaugural MLS Cup was held on October 20, 1996, in which D.C. United defeated the LA Galaxy.

D.C. United, league, Major League Soccer

MLS Cup, The inaugural MLS Cup in 1996 featured D.C. United and LA Galaxy.


Question: For a soccer-related query, extract pertinent information that can provide an answer from the tables: Which player scored the most goals for the D.C. United during the 1996 Major League Soccer season?

1996 Major League Soccer season, Rank is 2, Player is SLV Raúl Díaz Arce, Club is D.C. United, Goals is 23

D.C. United, victory, 1997 Major League Soccer season

D.C. United, victory, 1996 U.S. Open Cup

MLS Cup 1996, participating team, D.C. United

1996 Major League Soccer season, , Season, 1996

1996 Major League Soccer season, , MLS Cup, D.C. United  (1st title)

MLS Cup 1997, participating team, D.C. United

1996 Major League Soccer season, , Goals scored, 539 (3.37 per match)

San Jose Clash v D.C. United, part of, 1996 Major League Soccer season

D.C. United, Top scorers sourced to: "Statistics".

1997 Major League Soccer season, , MLS Cup, D.C. United  (2nd title)

MLS Cup 1998, participating team, D.C. United

1996 D.C. United season, season of club or team, D.C. United

1996 Major League Soccer season, That goal was selected as the 1996 MLS Goal of the Year.

1996 Major League Soccer season, D.C. United and Los Angeles Galaxy earn a berth to the 1997 CONCACAF Champions' Cup. (

1996 New England Revolution season, 1996  season, MLS, Conference : 5th Overall: 9th

1996 New England Revolution season, 1996  season, Biggest win, 2 goals: 6 times

MLS Cup 1996, country, United States of America

1997 Major League Soccer season, winner, D.C. United

MLS Cup 1996, , D.C. United, Los Angeles Galaxy

2012 D.C. United season, season of club or team, D.C. United

MLS Cup 1996, MLS Cup 1996 was contested by D.C. United, who finished second in the Eastern Conference, and the Los Angeles Galaxy, who finished first in the Western Conference.

Golden goal, In MLS Cup 1996, Eddie Pope scored 3:25 into extra time as D.C. United beat the LA Galaxy 3–2.

1996 D.C. United season, 1996 season, General manager, Dave Kasper

1996 D.C. United season, 1996 season, Head coach, Bruce Arena

1996 D.C. United season, 1996 season, Stadium, RFK Stadium

1996 D.C. United season, 1996 season, MLS, 3rd

1996 D.C. United season, 1996 season, MLS Cup, Champions

1996 D.C. United season, 1996 season, U.S. Open Cup, Champions

1996 D.C. United season, 1996 season, Highest home attendance, 32,864 vs  New England (April 27, 1996)

1996 D.C. United season, 1996 season, Average home league attendance, 15,585

1996 D.C. United season, 1996 season, Home colors, Away colors

1996 Major League Soccer season, winner, D.C. United

U.S. Open Cup, D.C. United were the first MLS team to win in 1996.

1996 D.C. United season, The 1996 D.C. United season was the teams debutant season in Major League Soccer (MLS), and 1996 was the inaugural year of play in MLS competition.

D.C. United, , League, Major League Soccer

1996 D.C. United season, United would become the first club to win the MLS Cup this year.

1996 D.C. United season, The final month of D.C. United's inaugural season saw the club compete in the first ever MLS Cup Playoffs, eventually being crowned the MLS Cup champions.

1997 D.C. United season, season of club or team, D.C. United

1996 D.C. United season, The win booked United into the 1996 MLS Eastern Conference Finals.

1996 D.C. United season, The score was United's largest margin of victory throughout the playoffs.

1996 D.C. United season, United's Steve Rammel score what would eventually be the match-winning goal in the 52nd minute to give United a 2–1 lead over the Mutiny.

2000 D.C. United season, season of club or team, D.C. United

San Jose Clash v D.C. United (April 1996), , Event, 1996 Major League Soccer season

San Jose Clash v D.C. United (April 1996), , ,

San Jose Clash v D.C. United (April 1996), , 1, 0

2006 D.C. United season, 2006 season, MLS, Conference: 1st Overall: 1st

2006 D.C. United season, 2006 season, Top goalscorer, League:  All:  C. Gomez  (16)

1997 D.C. United season, 1997 season, MLS, Conference:  1st Overall:  1st

1997 D.C. United season, 1997 season, Top goalscorer, League:  All:    Jaime Moreno  (16)

1997 D.C. United season, The 1996 Major League Soccer season was both Major League Soccer and D.C. United's debut season, which resulted in United winning the inaugural MLS Cup championship match.

MLS Cup, The inaugural MLS Cup was held on October 20, 1996, in which D.C. United defeated the LA Galaxy.

D.C. United, league, Major League Soccer

MLS Cup, The inaugural MLS Cup in 1996 featured D.C. United and LA Galaxy.


Question: For a query within the soccer domain, find pertinent information that can address the question from all available knowledge bases: In which country was Raúl Díaz Arce born?

El Salvador national football team, # is 1, Player is Raúl Díaz Arce, Goals is 39, Caps is 72, Ratio is , Career is 1991–2000

Luis Arce, Born in La Paz, Arce graduated as an economist at the University of Warwick.

Luis Arce, Luis Arce was born on 28 September 1963 in La Paz.

Gabriel Arce, member of sports team, Club Atl\u00E9tico Independiente

1996 Major League Soccer season, Rank is 2, Player is SLV Raúl Díaz Arce, Club is D.C. United, Goals is 23

Sport Huancayo, , Head coach, Javier Arce

1997 Major League Soccer season, Position is 2, Player is SLV Raúl Díaz Arce, Club is D.C. United, Goals is 15

Marcelo Arce, member of sports team, Club Olimpia

Mirian Pati\u00F1o, second family name in Spanish name, Arce

Manfred Ugalde, second family name in Spanish name, Arce

Oscar Fullon\u00E9, second family name in Spanish name, Arce

Antonio G\u00E1lvez Arce, second family name in Spanish name, Arce

Juan Carlos Arce, member of sports team, Sport Club do Recife

Ra%C3%BAl D%C3%ADaz Arce, Personal information, Full name, Raúl Ignacio Díaz Arce

Luis Paz, second family name in Spanish name, Arce

Ra%C3%BAl D%C3%ADaz Arce, National team, * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

1996 D.C. United season, 1996 season, Top goalscorer, League:    Raúl Díaz Arce  (23) All:    Raúl Díaz Arce  (24)

Eduardo Arce, member of sports team, Puebla F.C.

Arce, instance of, municipality of Spain

Roberto Olabe del Arco, member of sports team, Deportivo Alav\u00E9s

Carlos Luis de Arce y Burriel, family name, Arce

Bayardo Arce Casta\u00F1o, family name, Arce

Francisco Arce, Personal information, Place of birth, Paraguari , Paraguay

Francisco Arce, Club information, Current team, Cerro Porteño  (manager)

Francisco Arce, Senior career*, 1989–1994, Cerro Porteño, 162, (26)

Francisco Arce, Senior career*, 1994–1998, Grêmio, 134, (25)

Armando Uribe, second family name in Spanish name, Arce

Francisco Arce, Senior career*, 2004–2005, Libertad, 6, (0)

Francisco Arce, National team, 1995–2004, Paraguay, 61, (5)

Francisco Arce, Teams managed, 2018, General Díaz

Francisco Arce, Teams managed, * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

1998 Major League Soccer season, Rank is , Player is SLV Raúl Díaz Arce, Club is New England Revolution, Goals is 18

Francisco Arce, Club is Grêmio, Season is 1995, League is Série A

Francisco Arce, Club is Grêmio, Season is 1996, League is Série A

Francisco Arce, Club is Grêmio, Season is 1997, League is Série A

Francisco Arce, Club is Palmeiras, Season is 1998, League is Série A

Francisco Arce, Club is Palmeiras, Season is 1999, League is Série A

Francisco Arce, Club is Palmeiras, Season is 2000, League is Série A

Francisco Arce, Club is Palmeiras, Season is 2001, League is Série A

Francisco Arce, Club is Palmeiras, Season is 2002, League is Série A

Francisco Arce, Club is Gamba Osaka, Season is 2003, League is J1 League

Francisco Arce, Club is Libertad, Season is 2004, League is Primera División

D.C. United, Name is SLV Raúl Díaz Arce, Position/Role is FW, Years is 1996–97; 2000, Inducted is September 2, 2009

Francisco Arce, participant in, 1998 FIFA World Cup

Francisco Arce, Francisco Javier "Chiqui" Arce Rolón (American Spanish: [fɾanˈsisko xaˈβjeɾ ˈtʃiki ˈaɾse roˈlon]; born 2 April 1971) is a retired Paraguayan footballer and coach.

Arizkuren-Arizcuren, located in the administrative territorial entity, Arce

Juan Carlos Arce, member of sports team, S.C. Corinthians Paulista

Arce, Spain, Arce (Basque: Artzi) is a town located in the province of Navarre, in the autonomous community of Navarre, northern Spain.

Azparren, located in the administrative territorial entity, Arce

Luis Arce, Personal details, Political party, Movement for Socialism

Francisco Arce, participant in, 2002 FIFA World Cup


Question: For a query related to soccer, locate pertinent information from Table sources that can address the inquiry: In which country was Raúl Díaz Arce born?

El Salvador national football team, # is 1, Player is Raúl Díaz Arce, Goals is 39, Caps is 72, Ratio is , Career is 1991–2000

Luis Arce, Born in La Paz, Arce graduated as an economist at the University of Warwick.

Luis Arce, Luis Arce was born on 28 September 1963 in La Paz.

Gabriel Arce, member of sports team, Club Atl\u00E9tico Independiente

Sport Huancayo, , Head coach, Javier Arce

Marcelo Arce, member of sports team, Club Olimpia

Mirian Pati\u00F1o, second family name in Spanish name, Arce

Manfred Ugalde, second family name in Spanish name, Arce

Oscar Fullon\u00E9, second family name in Spanish name, Arce

Antonio G\u00E1lvez Arce, second family name in Spanish name, Arce

Juan Carlos Arce, member of sports team, Sport Club do Recife

Ra%C3%BAl D%C3%ADaz Arce, Personal information, Full name, Raúl Ignacio Díaz Arce

Luis Paz, second family name in Spanish name, Arce

Ra%C3%BAl D%C3%ADaz Arce, National team, * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

1996 D.C. United season, 1996 season, Top goalscorer, League:    Raúl Díaz Arce  (23) All:    Raúl Díaz Arce  (24)

Eduardo Arce, member of sports team, Puebla F.C.

Arce, instance of, municipality of Spain

Roberto Olabe del Arco, member of sports team, Deportivo Alav\u00E9s

Carlos Luis de Arce y Burriel, family name, Arce

Bayardo Arce Casta\u00F1o, family name, Arce

Francisco Arce, Personal information, Place of birth, Paraguari , Paraguay

Francisco Arce, Club information, Current team, Cerro Porteño  (manager)

Francisco Arce, Senior career*, 1989–1994, Cerro Porteño, 162, (26)

Francisco Arce, Senior career*, 1994–1998, Grêmio, 134, (25)

Armando Uribe, second family name in Spanish name, Arce

Francisco Arce, Senior career*, 2004–2005, Libertad, 6, (0)

Francisco Arce, National team, 1995–2004, Paraguay, 61, (5)

Francisco Arce, Teams managed, 2018, General Díaz

Francisco Arce, Teams managed, * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Francisco Arce, participant in, 1998 FIFA World Cup

Francisco Arce, Francisco Javier "Chiqui" Arce Rolón (American Spanish: [fɾanˈsisko xaˈβjeɾ ˈtʃiki ˈaɾse roˈlon]; born 2 April 1971) is a retired Paraguayan footballer and coach.

Arizkuren-Arizcuren, located in the administrative territorial entity, Arce

Juan Carlos Arce, member of sports team, S.C. Corinthians Paulista

Arce, Spain, Arce (Basque: Artzi) is a town located in the province of Navarre, in the autonomous community of Navarre, northern Spain.

Azparren, located in the administrative territorial entity, Arce

Luis Arce, Personal details, Political party, Movement for Socialism

Francisco Arce, participant in, 2002 FIFA World Cup


Question: For a query related to soccer, gather pertinent information to answer it from every available knowledge source: What were the names of the first two Major League Soccer expansion teams?

Chicago Fire FC, The team began play in 1998 as one of the league's first expansion teams.

2018 Major League Soccer season, As an expansion team, Los Angeles FC took the top spot.

2009 Major League Soccer season, The following changes were made since the 2008 season: Seattle Sounders FC began play as an expansion team in the Western Conference.

MLS Cup 2016, The 2016 edition of the MLS Cup was the first to feature two expansion teams not part of the original clubs from the league's inception, with Toronto joining in 2007 and Seattle in 2009.

Expansion of Major League Soccer, Season is 1996, No. of teams is 10

Expansion of Major League Soccer, Season is 1997, No. of teams is 10

Expansion of Major League Soccer, Season is 1998, No. of teams is 12

Expansion of Major League Soccer, Season is 1999, No. of teams is 12

Expansion of Major League Soccer, Season is 2000, No. of teams is 12

Expansion of Major League Soccer, Season is 2001, No. of teams is 12

Expansion of Major League Soccer, Season is 2004, No. of teams is 10

Expansion of Major League Soccer, Season is 2005, No. of teams is 12

Expansion of Major League Soccer, Season is 2006, No. of teams is 12

Minnesota, Minnesota United FC joined Major League Soccer as an expansion team in 2017, having played in the lower-division North American Soccer League from 2010 to 2016.

Expansion of Major League Soccer, Season is 2012, No. of teams is 19

2015 MLS SuperDraft, In 2015, MLS added two expansion teams: New York City FC and Orlando City.

Major League Soccer, , First season, 1996

Expansion of Major League Soccer, Expansion of Major League Soccer has occurred several times since the league began play in 1996.

Expansion of Major League Soccer, Major League Soccer was established as the top level of professional soccer in the United States in 1993 with 10 teams and began play in 1996.

Expansion of Major League Soccer, MLS expansion got off to a mixed start in its initial years.

Expansion of Major League Soccer, Using American football stadiums, the new league kicked off in April 1996.

Expansion of Major League Soccer, In 1998, the league expanded for the first time, rising from 10 teams to 12.

Expansion of Major League Soccer, Major League Soccer reportedly lost an estimated $250 million during its first five years.

Expansion of Major League Soccer, Both teams folded.

Expansion of Major League Soccer, In 2004, MLS began a significant expansion phase, doubling in size from 10 teams in 2003 to 20 teams in 2015.

2015 Major League Soccer season, The 2015 MLS season featured the addition of two expansion teams, New York City and Orlando City.

Expansion of Major League Soccer, The demand for an expansion team grew.

Expansion of Major League Soccer, In 2004, MLS awarded a second franchise to the Los Angeles area, Chivas USA.

Expansion of Major League Soccer, MLS began looking to expand once more with a number of cities interested in hosting new teams.

Expansion of Major League Soccer, The league also announced Real Salt Lake in 2004.

1996 Major League Soccer season, The 1996 Major League Soccer season was the inaugural season of Major League Soccer.

Expansion of Major League Soccer, The team name Toronto FC and logo were announced in May 2006.

Expansion of Major League Soccer, On February 28, 2008, MLS announced that the sixteenth franchise would be awarded to Philadelphia.

Expansion of Major League Soccer, On May 11, 2009, it was announced that the team name would be Philadelphia Union.

Expansion of Major League Soccer, On March 18, 2009, MLS commissioner Don Garber announced that Vancouver had been awarded one of the two 2011 expansion spots.

Expansion of Major League Soccer, Vancouver continued to field the second-tier Whitecaps until the MLS team made its debut in 2011.

Expansion of Major League Soccer, The city of Montreal had been in consideration by Major League Soccer for a club since the league's founding and planning stages in 1993.

Expansion of Major League Soccer, On May 21, 2013, MLS announced New York City FC as the next expansion team.

Expansion of Major League Soccer, On November 19, 2013, Orlando was officially announced as the league's newest team, and began play in MLS in 2015.

Expansion of Major League Soccer, On October 30, 2014, the league announced the formation of a new Los Angeles-area team to replace Chivas USA, which shut down operations following the 2014 season.

Expansion of Major League Soccer, The new team was announced with the working name, "Los Angeles Football Club", which later became its official name in September 2015.

Expansion of Major League Soccer, On June 12, 2017, FC Cincinnati revealed designs for a soccer-specific stadium to be built in conjunction with an MLS bid.

Expansion of Major League Soccer, Garber confirmed in a July 5, 2013, interview that Miami, Atlanta, Orlando, and San Antonio were all candidates for MLS expansion.

Expansion of Major League Soccer, In March 2019, Carolina Panthers owner David Tepper and officials began discussions with MLS to start another bid for a Charlotte-based MLS team.

Expansion of Major League Soccer, "On April 18, 2019, the league announced it would expand to 30 teams.

Toronto FC, Toronto FC joined MLS in 2007 as an expansion team and was the first Canadian-based franchise in the league.

Expansion of Major League Soccer, The city's North American Soccer League franchise, the San Antonio Scorpions, launched in 2012 and led the league in attendance in 2012 and 2013 seasons.

Seattle Sounders FC, Seattle was the first MLS expansion team to win its first three matches, and they did so with a shutout in each.

Expansion of Major League Soccer, Potential developments include the emergence of an outside investment group and the expansion plan of the current North American Soccer League stadium.

Seattle Sounders FC, On October 17, 2009, the Sounders became the third MLS expansion team in league history to qualify for the playoffs in its first season.

Expansion of Major League Soccer, NBA owners Dan Gilbert and Tom Gores unveiled in April 2016 a $1 billion plan to bring an MLS expansion team to Detroit.

Expansion of Major League Soccer, In December 2016, MLS confirmed that Tampa / St. Petersburg was one of its ten potential expansion cities.

Soccer in the United States, MLS began to play in 1996 with 10 teams and has grown to 28 teams (25 in the United States and 3 in Canada), with further expansion planned to 30 teams.

2019 Major League Soccer season, As an expansion team, FC Cincinnati took the top spot.

Eastern Conference (MLS), Changes from 1995: Creation of the Major League Soccer.

Expansion of Major League Soccer, MLS announced in May 2010 the league's desire for a second franchise in New York.

Eastern Conference (MLS), Changes from 2006: Toronto FC was added as an expansion franchise.

Expansion of Major League Soccer, The league also met with other prospective ownership groups for a New York expansion team.

Expansion of Major League Soccer, MLS awarded the second New York franchise to New York City FC in May 2013.

Expansion of Major League Soccer, Major League Soccer defunct clubs Goldblatt, David.

Expansion of Major League Soccer, Penguin Books (2007).

Expansion of Major League Soccer, Tossell, David.

Expansion of Major League Soccer, Playing for Uncle Sam: The Brits' Story of the North American Soccer League.

Expansion of Major League Soccer, Mainstream Publishing (2003).

Expansion of Major League Soccer, Wangerin, David.

Expansion of Major League Soccer, Soccer in a Football World: The Story of America's Forgotten Game.

Expansion of Major League Soccer, WSC Books (2006).

Major League Soccer, The predecessor of MLS was the North American Soccer League (NASL), which existed from 1968 until 1984.

Major League Soccer, The inaugural season took place in 1996 with ten teams.

Los Angeles FC, On October 30, 2014, Major League Soccer awarded a new expansion team to Los Angeles, filling the vacancy in the market created by the dissolution of Chivas USA three days earlier.

2009 in association football, Major League Soccer (United States/Canada) expands to 15 teams with the launch of Seattle Sounders FC.

Major League Soccer, MLS has regularly expanded since the 2005 season.

Major League Soccer, In 1993, U.S. Soccer selected Major League Professional Soccer (the precursor to MLS) as the exclusive Division 1 professional soccer league.

Major League Soccer, MLS began play in 1996 with ten teams.

Soccer in the United States, Major League Soccer (MLS) launched in 1996, which helped develop American players in a way that was not possible without a domestic league.

Major League Soccer, Real Salt Lake and Chivas USA began play in 2005, with Chivas USA becoming the second club in Los Angeles.

Major League Soccer, In 2007 the league expanded beyond the United States' borders into Canada with the Toronto FC expansion team.

Major League Soccer, The 2011 season brought further expansion with the addition of the Vancouver Whitecaps FC, the second Canadian MLS franchise, and the Portland Timbers.

Major League Soccer, In early 2015, the league announced that two teams—Los Angeles FC and Minnesota United—would join MLS in either 2017 or 2018.

2011 Major League Soccer season, Two new expansion clubs entered the league: Portland Timbers and Vancouver Whitecaps FC.

2011 Major League Soccer season, Both clubs also bear the names of members of the original North American Soccer League.

Soccer in the United States, Major League Soccer has been in an expansion phase, going from 10 teams in 2005 to 26 teams today, with plans to expand to at least 29 teams by 2023.

Soccer in the United States, Both of these clubs became affiliates of MLS teams, respectively the Colorado Rapids and Orlando City.

Expansion of Major League Soccer, sport, soccer

Expansion of Major League Soccer, country, Canada

Major League Baseball, In 1969, the American and National Leagues both added two expansion franchises.

2017 Major League Soccer season, Two new clubs joined the league as expansion franchises: Atlanta United FC and Minnesota United FC.

2007 Major League Soccer season, This year marked the inaugural season for expansion franchise, Toronto FC who began play in the Eastern Conference.

Portland Timbers, The club was founded in 2009, when the city of Portland was awarded an expansion berth to Major League Soccer.

Major League Soccer, country, United States of America


Question: Given a query related to soccer, extract pertinent information from text sources to provide an answer: What were the names of the first two Major League Soccer expansion teams?

Chicago Fire FC, The team began play in 1998 as one of the league's first expansion teams.

Expansion of Major League Soccer, Season is 1996, No. of teams is 10

Expansion of Major League Soccer, Season is 1997, No. of teams is 10

Expansion of Major League Soccer, Season is 1998, No. of teams is 12

Expansion of Major League Soccer, Season is 1999, No. of teams is 12

Expansion of Major League Soccer, Season is 2000, No. of teams is 12

Expansion of Major League Soccer, Season is 2001, No. of teams is 12

Expansion of Major League Soccer, Season is 2004, No. of teams is 10

Expansion of Major League Soccer, Season is 2005, No. of teams is 12

Expansion of Major League Soccer, Season is 2006, No. of teams is 12

Expansion of Major League Soccer, Season is 2012, No. of teams is 19

Major League Soccer, , First season, 1996

Expansion of Major League Soccer, sport, soccer

Expansion of Major League Soccer, country, Canada

Major League Soccer, country, United States of America


Question: For a question related to soccer, extract pertinent information from all available knowledge sources: The first Major League Soccer game was played on what date?

Major League Soccer, date of official opening, "1996-04-06T00:00:00Z", statement is subject of, San Jose Clash v D.C. United

2018 Major League Soccer season, The regular season began on March 3, 2018 and concluded on October 28, 2018.

1889, English Association football team Wimbledon F.C. plays their first match.

Yankee Stadium (1923), 1] Celtic F.C. defeated New York Yankees in the first major soccer game to be played at the Stadium on June 28, 1931.

2010 Major League Soccer season, The New York Red Bulls began play in their new stadium Red Bull Arena, defeating the Chicago Fire in the first MLS match played there on March 27 by the score of 1–0.

1894, April 16 – Manchester City Football Club is formed in England.

History of the United States men's national soccer team, The history of the United States men's national soccer team began with that team's first international match in 1916.

MLS Cup 2002, MLS Cup 2002 was the seventh edition of the MLS Cup, the championship match of Major League Soccer (MLS), which took place on October 20, 2002.

New York Red Bulls, The first MLS league game took place in the new venue on March 27, 2010, with a 1–0 win over the Chicago Fire, the lone goal coming from Estonian international Joel Lindpere.

First football match in Sweden, sport, soccer

United States men's national soccer team, FIFA World Cup history is First match

Major League Soccer, , First season, 1996

Expansion of Major League Soccer, Major League Soccer was established as the top level of professional soccer in the United States in 1993 with 10 teams and began play in 1996.

1963, August 24 – First games played in the Bundesliga, the primary professional Association football league in West Germany, replacing the Oberliga.

Manchester City F.C., The club began play in the 2015 Major League Soccer season.

1933, July 6 – The first Major League Baseball All-Star Game is played at Comiskey Park in Chicago.

2015 Major League Soccer season, The regular season was held from March 6 through to October 25, whereas the MLS Cup Playoffs began on October 28 and ended with MLS Cup 2015 on December 6.

United States men's national soccer team, CONCACAF Championship & Gold Cup history is First Match

2015 Major League Soccer season, The 2015 season began on Friday, March 6.

Soccer Bowl, On August 24, 1975 the first Soccer Bowl was played Spartan Stadium in San Jose, California, as the Tampa Bay Rowdies defeated the Portland Timbers.

Association football, , First played, Mid-19th century England

United States men's national soccer team, CONCACAF Nations League history is First Match

1996 Major League Soccer season, Major League Soccer had originally intended to begin competitive action in 1995.

2016 Major League Soccer season, The regular season began on March 6 and ended on October 23.

MLS Cup 1998, The MLS Cup is the post-season championship of Major League Soccer (MLS), a professional club soccer league based in the United States that began play in 1996.

Association football, The word soccer (which arrived at its final form in 1895) was first recorded in 1889 in the earlier form of socca.

Expansion of Major League Soccer, On November 19, 2013, Orlando was officially announced as the league's newest team, and began play in MLS in 2015.

MLS Cup, The first MLS Cup final was played on October 20, 1996.

United States men's national soccer team, FIFA Confederations Cup history is First Match

MLS Cup 2001, MLS Cup 2001 was the sixth edition of the MLS Cup, the championship match of Major League Soccer (MLS), which took place on October 21, 2001, at Columbus Crew Stadium in Columbus, Ohio.

MLS Cup 2018, MLS Cup 2018 was the 23rd edition of the MLS Cup, the championship match of Major League Soccer (MLS), which took place on December 8, 2018.

Major League Soccer All-Star Game, Major League Soccer's first all-star game was played at Giants Stadium in the summer of 1996.

MLS Cup 1997, The MLS Cup is the post-season championship of Major League Soccer (MLS), a professional club soccer league based in the United States that began play in 1996.

Seattle Sounders FC, The Sounders played their inaugural match on March 19, 2009, winning 3–0 over the New York Red Bulls.

United States men's national soccer team, The first U.S. national soccer team was constituted in 1885, when it played Canada in the first international match held outside the United Kingdom.

1913, April 5 – The United States Soccer Federation is formed.

United States men's national soccer team, The U.S. fielded a team in the 1930 World Cup in Uruguay, the first ever World Cup to be played.

2017 Major League Soccer season, , Dates, March 3 – October 22 (regular season) October 25 – December 9 ( Playoffs )

2019 Major League Soccer season, The first home game for Portland in their renovated stadium was held on June 1, 2019, against Los Angeles FC.Two stadiums were renamed during the season.

Soccer in the United States, Soccer in the United States, First played, 1862

MLS Cup 1996, MLS Cup 1996 was the inaugural edition of the MLS Cup, the championship match of Major League Soccer (MLS), the top-level soccer league of the United States.

MLS Cup 1999, The MLS Cup is the post-season championship of Major League Soccer (MLS), a professional club soccer league based in the United States that began play in 1996.

Soccer in the United States, MLS is currently the largest first division professional football league in the world.

Lumen Field, The first sporting event held included a United Soccer Leagues (USL) Seattle Sounders match.

2008 Major League Soccer season, It was the first time that the game was played outside the United States.

Expansion of Major League Soccer, The Ball is Round: A Global History of Football.

Soccer in the United States, The earliest known game of organized soccer in the United States was played on October 11, 1866, in Waukesha, Wisconsin under the 1863 London Football Association laws.

Chronological summary of the 2008 Summer Olympics, Football The first football (soccer) matches for men began on this day.

Major League Soccer, Major League Soccer (MLS) is a men's professional soccer league sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation, which represents the sport's highest level in the United States.

Major League Soccer, The predecessor of MLS was the North American Soccer League (NASL), which existed from 1968 until 1984.

Major League Soccer, The MLS was founded in 1993 as part of the United States' successful bid to host the 1994 FIFA World Cup.

MLS Cup 1996, The first leg, played at Giants Stadium on September 24, was the first playoff match in league history and ended in a 2–2 draw in regular time.

2010 Philadelphia Union season, Philadelphia began their first Major League Soccer regular season on the road with a nationally televised match against Seattle Sounders FC on March 25, 2010.

Major League Soccer, The inaugural edition saw Tigres UANL defeat Toronto FC 3–1 on September 19, 2018, at BMO Field in Toronto.

Providence Park, The stadium officially opened for Major League Soccer play on April 14, 2011, when the Timbers defeated the Chicago Fire, 4–2, before a sellout crowd of 18,627.

Major League Soccer, In 1988, in exchange for FIFA awarding the right to host the 1994 World Cup, U.S. Soccer promised to establish a Division 1 professional soccer league.

Major League Soccer, In 1993, U.S. Soccer selected Major League Professional Soccer (the precursor to MLS) as the exclusive Division 1 professional soccer league.

American football, The first American football match was played on November 6, 1869, between two college teams, Rutgers and Princeton, using rules based on the rules of soccer at the time.

Sports in the United States, Major League Soccer (MLS) is the premier soccer league in the United States.

Soccer in the United States, Major League Soccer (MLS) launched in 1996, which helped develop American players in a way that was not possible without a domestic league.

Major League Soccer, MLS began play in 1996 with ten teams.

Major League Soccer, Columbus Crew Stadium, now known as Historic Crew Stadium, was built in 1999, becoming MLS's first soccer-specific stadium.

1930, July 13 – The first FIFA World Cup starts: Lucien Laurent scores the first goal, for France against Mexico.

Levi's Stadium, The first game played at the new stadium was a Major League Soccer match on August 2, 2014, where the San Jose Earthquakes defeated Seattle Sounders FC 1–0 before a crowd of 48,765.

Soccer in the United States, Major League Soccer (MLS) is the professional first-division league in the United States.

May 17, 1939 – The Columbia Lions and the Princeton Tigers play in the United States' first televised sporting event, a collegiate baseball game in New York City.

Professional sports leagues in the United States, Major League Soccer (MLS) is the top-level men's professional soccer league in the United States and Canada.

Professional sports leagues in the United States, MLS began play in 1996, its creation a requirement by FIFA for awarding the United States the right to host the 1994 World Cup.

1884, Leicester City F.C. play their first match, as Leicester Fosse Football Club, in England.

Major League Soccer, Exploria Stadium hosted its first MLS match on March 5, 2017, against New York City FC as Orlando City Stadium.

Major League Soccer, Minnesota United FC, which debuted in 2017, built Allianz Field in St. Paul which hosted its inaugural game against New York City FC on April 13, 2019.

Major League Soccer, Los Angeles FC, which began play in 2018, opened Banc of California Stadium on the former site of the Los Angeles Sports Arena in April of its inaugural season.

San Jose Clash v D.C. United (April 1996), The match was the first played in the league's history.

March 23, 1888 – In England, The Football League, the world's oldest professional association football league, meets for the first time.

History of soccer in the United States, On March 28, 1985, the NASL suspended operations for the 1985 season, when only the Minnesota Strikers and Toronto Blizzard were interested in playing.

2017 Major League Soccer season, The regular season began on March 3, 2017 and concluded on October 22, 2017.

MLS Cup 2006, MLS Cup 2006 was the 11th edition of the MLS Cup, the championship match of Major League Soccer (MLS), and took place on November 12, 2006.

Major League Soccer, U.S. Soccer hired the first full-time professional referees in league history in 2007 as part of the league's "Game First" initiatives.

1994 FIFA World Cup, One condition FIFA imposed was the creation of a professional soccer league – Major League Soccer was founded in 1993 and began operating in 1996.

Major League Soccer attendance, Major League Soccer is the premier professional soccer league in the United States and Canada.

Major League Soccer, The league made its video game debut in 1999 with FIFA 2000.

1871, May 4 – The first supposedly Major League Baseball game is played in America.

Category:Major League Soccer players, This category is for players who have appeared in at least one first-team league game in Major League Soccer, which commenced play in 1996.

Portland Timbers, The Timbers played their first MLS game on March 19, 2011, against reigning MLS champions Colorado Rapids, but lost 3–1.

United States Soccer Federation, The United States men's national team was assembled in 1885 to play Canada in the first international match held outside the United Kingdom.

19th century, 1872: The first recognised international soccer match, between England and Scotland, is played.

The First Game, country of origin, United States of America

MLS Cup, The inaugural MLS Cup was held on October 20, 1996, in which D.C. United defeated the LA Galaxy.

Major League Soccer, instance of, association football league

The First Game, sport, American football

Major League Soccer, country, United States of America

FC Cincinnati, The team began MLS play on March 2, 2019, with its first match against Seattle Sounders FC.

Major League Soccer, inception, "1993-12-17T00:00:00Z", object has role, date of unveiling

Minnesota United FC, The team played their inaugural Major League Soccer match on March 3, 2017, a 5–1 away defeat to the Portland Timbers at Providence Park.


Question: Presented with a query about soccer, extract pertinent information from Knowledge Graph triples to address the question: The first Major League Soccer game was played on what date?

Major League Soccer, date of official opening, "1996-04-06T00:00:00Z", statement is subject of, San Jose Clash v D.C. United

2018 Major League Soccer season, The regular season began on March 3, 2018 and concluded on October 28, 2018.

1889, English Association football team Wimbledon F.C. plays their first match.

Yankee Stadium (1923), 1] Celtic F.C. defeated New York Yankees in the first major soccer game to be played at the Stadium on June 28, 1931.

2010 Major League Soccer season, The New York Red Bulls began play in their new stadium Red Bull Arena, defeating the Chicago Fire in the first MLS match played there on March 27 by the score of 1–0.

1894, April 16 – Manchester City Football Club is formed in England.

History of the United States men's national soccer team, The history of the United States men's national soccer team began with that team's first international match in 1916.

MLS Cup 2002, MLS Cup 2002 was the seventh edition of the MLS Cup, the championship match of Major League Soccer (MLS), which took place on October 20, 2002.

New York Red Bulls, The first MLS league game took place in the new venue on March 27, 2010, with a 1–0 win over the Chicago Fire, the lone goal coming from Estonian international Joel Lindpere.

United States men's national soccer team, FIFA World Cup history is First match

Major League Soccer, , First season, 1996

Expansion of Major League Soccer, Major League Soccer was established as the top level of professional soccer in the United States in 1993 with 10 teams and began play in 1996.

1963, August 24 – First games played in the Bundesliga, the primary professional Association football league in West Germany, replacing the Oberliga.

Manchester City F.C., The club began play in the 2015 Major League Soccer season.

1933, July 6 – The first Major League Baseball All-Star Game is played at Comiskey Park in Chicago.

2015 Major League Soccer season, The regular season was held from March 6 through to October 25, whereas the MLS Cup Playoffs began on October 28 and ended with MLS Cup 2015 on December 6.

United States men's national soccer team, CONCACAF Championship & Gold Cup history is First Match

2015 Major League Soccer season, The 2015 season began on Friday, March 6.

Soccer Bowl, On August 24, 1975 the first Soccer Bowl was played Spartan Stadium in San Jose, California, as the Tampa Bay Rowdies defeated the Portland Timbers.

Association football, , First played, Mid-19th century England

United States men's national soccer team, CONCACAF Nations League history is First Match

1996 Major League Soccer season, Major League Soccer had originally intended to begin competitive action in 1995.

2016 Major League Soccer season, The regular season began on March 6 and ended on October 23.

MLS Cup 1998, The MLS Cup is the post-season championship of Major League Soccer (MLS), a professional club soccer league based in the United States that began play in 1996.

Association football, The word soccer (which arrived at its final form in 1895) was first recorded in 1889 in the earlier form of socca.

Expansion of Major League Soccer, On November 19, 2013, Orlando was officially announced as the league's newest team, and began play in MLS in 2015.

MLS Cup, The first MLS Cup final was played on October 20, 1996.

United States men's national soccer team, FIFA Confederations Cup history is First Match

MLS Cup 2001, MLS Cup 2001 was the sixth edition of the MLS Cup, the championship match of Major League Soccer (MLS), which took place on October 21, 2001, at Columbus Crew Stadium in Columbus, Ohio.

MLS Cup 2018, MLS Cup 2018 was the 23rd edition of the MLS Cup, the championship match of Major League Soccer (MLS), which took place on December 8, 2018.

Major League Soccer All-Star Game, Major League Soccer's first all-star game was played at Giants Stadium in the summer of 1996.

MLS Cup 1997, The MLS Cup is the post-season championship of Major League Soccer (MLS), a professional club soccer league based in the United States that began play in 1996.

Seattle Sounders FC, The Sounders played their inaugural match on March 19, 2009, winning 3–0 over the New York Red Bulls.

United States men's national soccer team, The first U.S. national soccer team was constituted in 1885, when it played Canada in the first international match held outside the United Kingdom.

1913, April 5 – The United States Soccer Federation is formed.

United States men's national soccer team, The U.S. fielded a team in the 1930 World Cup in Uruguay, the first ever World Cup to be played.

2017 Major League Soccer season, , Dates, March 3 – October 22 (regular season) October 25 – December 9 ( Playoffs )

2019 Major League Soccer season, The first home game for Portland in their renovated stadium was held on June 1, 2019, against Los Angeles FC.Two stadiums were renamed during the season.

Soccer in the United States, Soccer in the United States, First played, 1862

MLS Cup 1996, MLS Cup 1996 was the inaugural edition of the MLS Cup, the championship match of Major League Soccer (MLS), the top-level soccer league of the United States.

MLS Cup 1999, The MLS Cup is the post-season championship of Major League Soccer (MLS), a professional club soccer league based in the United States that began play in 1996.

Soccer in the United States, MLS is currently the largest first division professional football league in the world.

Lumen Field, The first sporting event held included a United Soccer Leagues (USL) Seattle Sounders match.

2008 Major League Soccer season, It was the first time that the game was played outside the United States.

Expansion of Major League Soccer, The Ball is Round: A Global History of Football.

Soccer in the United States, The earliest known game of organized soccer in the United States was played on October 11, 1866, in Waukesha, Wisconsin under the 1863 London Football Association laws.

Chronological summary of the 2008 Summer Olympics, Football The first football (soccer) matches for men began on this day.

Major League Soccer, Major League Soccer (MLS) is a men's professional soccer league sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation, which represents the sport's highest level in the United States.

Major League Soccer, The predecessor of MLS was the North American Soccer League (NASL), which existed from 1968 until 1984.

Major League Soccer, The MLS was founded in 1993 as part of the United States' successful bid to host the 1994 FIFA World Cup.

MLS Cup 1996, The first leg, played at Giants Stadium on September 24, was the first playoff match in league history and ended in a 2–2 draw in regular time.

2010 Philadelphia Union season, Philadelphia began their first Major League Soccer regular season on the road with a nationally televised match against Seattle Sounders FC on March 25, 2010.

Major League Soccer, The inaugural edition saw Tigres UANL defeat Toronto FC 3–1 on September 19, 2018, at BMO Field in Toronto.

Providence Park, The stadium officially opened for Major League Soccer play on April 14, 2011, when the Timbers defeated the Chicago Fire, 4–2, before a sellout crowd of 18,627.

Major League Soccer, In 1988, in exchange for FIFA awarding the right to host the 1994 World Cup, U.S. Soccer promised to establish a Division 1 professional soccer league.

Major League Soccer, In 1993, U.S. Soccer selected Major League Professional Soccer (the precursor to MLS) as the exclusive Division 1 professional soccer league.

American football, The first American football match was played on November 6, 1869, between two college teams, Rutgers and Princeton, using rules based on the rules of soccer at the time.

Sports in the United States, Major League Soccer (MLS) is the premier soccer league in the United States.

Soccer in the United States, Major League Soccer (MLS) launched in 1996, which helped develop American players in a way that was not possible without a domestic league.

Major League Soccer, MLS began play in 1996 with ten teams.

Major League Soccer, Columbus Crew Stadium, now known as Historic Crew Stadium, was built in 1999, becoming MLS's first soccer-specific stadium.

1930, July 13 – The first FIFA World Cup starts: Lucien Laurent scores the first goal, for France against Mexico.

Levi's Stadium, The first game played at the new stadium was a Major League Soccer match on August 2, 2014, where the San Jose Earthquakes defeated Seattle Sounders FC 1–0 before a crowd of 48,765.

Soccer in the United States, Major League Soccer (MLS) is the professional first-division league in the United States.

May 17, 1939 – The Columbia Lions and the Princeton Tigers play in the United States' first televised sporting event, a collegiate baseball game in New York City.

Professional sports leagues in the United States, Major League Soccer (MLS) is the top-level men's professional soccer league in the United States and Canada.

Professional sports leagues in the United States, MLS began play in 1996, its creation a requirement by FIFA for awarding the United States the right to host the 1994 World Cup.

1884, Leicester City F.C. play their first match, as Leicester Fosse Football Club, in England.

Major League Soccer, Exploria Stadium hosted its first MLS match on March 5, 2017, against New York City FC as Orlando City Stadium.

Major League Soccer, Minnesota United FC, which debuted in 2017, built Allianz Field in St. Paul which hosted its inaugural game against New York City FC on April 13, 2019.

Major League Soccer, Los Angeles FC, which began play in 2018, opened Banc of California Stadium on the former site of the Los Angeles Sports Arena in April of its inaugural season.

San Jose Clash v D.C. United (April 1996), The match was the first played in the league's history.

March 23, 1888 – In England, The Football League, the world's oldest professional association football league, meets for the first time.

History of soccer in the United States, On March 28, 1985, the NASL suspended operations for the 1985 season, when only the Minnesota Strikers and Toronto Blizzard were interested in playing.

2017 Major League Soccer season, The regular season began on March 3, 2017 and concluded on October 22, 2017.

MLS Cup 2006, MLS Cup 2006 was the 11th edition of the MLS Cup, the championship match of Major League Soccer (MLS), and took place on November 12, 2006.

Major League Soccer, U.S. Soccer hired the first full-time professional referees in league history in 2007 as part of the league's "Game First" initiatives.

1994 FIFA World Cup, One condition FIFA imposed was the creation of a professional soccer league – Major League Soccer was founded in 1993 and began operating in 1996.

Major League Soccer attendance, Major League Soccer is the premier professional soccer league in the United States and Canada.

Major League Soccer, The league made its video game debut in 1999 with FIFA 2000.

1871, May 4 – The first supposedly Major League Baseball game is played in America.

Category:Major League Soccer players, This category is for players who have appeared in at least one first-team league game in Major League Soccer, which commenced play in 1996.

Portland Timbers, The Timbers played their first MLS game on March 19, 2011, against reigning MLS champions Colorado Rapids, but lost 3–1.

United States Soccer Federation, The United States men's national team was assembled in 1885 to play Canada in the first international match held outside the United Kingdom.

19th century, 1872: The first recognised international soccer match, between England and Scotland, is played.

MLS Cup, The inaugural MLS Cup was held on October 20, 1996, in which D.C. United defeated the LA Galaxy.

FC Cincinnati, The team began MLS play on March 2, 2019, with its first match against Seattle Sounders FC.

Minnesota United FC, The team played their inaugural Major League Soccer match on March 3, 2017, a 5–1 away defeat to the Portland Timbers at Providence Park.