1986–87_FC_Basel_season
1986–87 FC Basel season
FC Basel 1986–87 football season
The Fussball Club Basel 1893 1986–87 season was their 93rd season since the club's foundation. It was their 41st consecutive season in the top flight of Swiss football since they achieved promotion in the 1945–46 season. FC Basel played their home games in the St. Jakob Stadium. Peter Max Sutter was the club's newly appointed chairman.
| 1986–87 season | |
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| Chairman |  Peter Max Sutter |
| Manager |  Helmut Benthaus |
| Ground | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| Nationalliga A | 12th |
| Swiss Cup | Round of 16 |
| Top goalscorer | League: Peter Nadig (13) All: Peter Nadig (14) |
| Highest home attendance | 12,000 on 25 October 1986 vs. Young Boys |
| Lowest home attendance | 1,300 on 12 June 1987 vs. Sion |
| Average home league attendance | 4,426 |
Pre-season
Helmut Benthaus had returned first team manager the season before, this was his second consecutive season as coach. There were a number of changes in the team. The defenders Ertan Irizik moved on to St. Gallen, Francois Laydu moved on to Locarno, Stefano Ceccaroni moved to FC Laufen and Alfred Lüthi moved on to Grenchen. Further the midfielder Martin Jeitziner moved on to Young Boys, and the two forwards Beat Sutter moved on to Xamax and Ruedi Zbinden moved on to Grenchen. In the other direction, Stefan Bützer who had won the championship with the Young Boys the previous season signed in for the club. Then Jean-Pierre François and Markus Füri both signed in from local team Concordia Basel and Markus Hodel signed in from local club Nordstern Basel. Further Bruno Hänni joined from lower tier club FC Oensingen and as reserve goalkeeper Patrick Mäder joined from lower tier club Schaffhausen.
In this season Basel played a total of 52 games. 30 matches were played in the domestic league and then another four in the promotion/relegation play-offs, three games were in the Swiss Cup and 15 were friendly matches. Of their test games, nine ended with a victory, four were drawn and two ended with a defeat. During these games the team scored 42 goals and conceded 18. All the test games were played away from home.[1]
Domestic league
The aim of the Swiss Football Association (SFV) in the season 1986–87 the Nationalliga A was to reduce the number of clubs in the top flight of Swiss football from 16 to just 12. At the end of the season the top 10 clubs were to remain in the top division and the 15th and 16th club to be relegated directly to the Nationalliga B. Four teams from the Nationalliga A (in positions 11 to the 14) and four teams from the Nationalliga B (the 3rd to 6th positioned teams) contested a play-off round to determine the last two places in next season's Nationalliga A. Basel's announced aim was to defend their position in the top flight of Swiss football during the main season and to achieve a position above a play-off positions.
Basel played a mediocre season, although they won only two of their first ten games, they were always placed in the middle of the table and kept this position after the winter break with three wins against lower placed teams. But then with seven defeats in the last ten games meant that they slipped in the table. Basel ended the main season with only 24 points in 12th position and so had to enter into this knock-out round. Here they were drawn against Bulle (3rd in the Nationallaiga B) in a two-legged promotion/relegation play-off semi-final. Both games ended with a two all draw, but decisively Basel defeated Bulle 5–3 on penalties. Basel then defeated FC Wettingen 8–2 on aggregate (1–2 and 7–0) in one of the two promotion/relegation finals and managed to save their slot in the highest tier of Swiss football. The team completed their aim, but the play-off round was an undesirable addition to the season. Xamax won the championship winning 48 points and qualified for the 1987–88 European Cup. Grasshopper Club and Sion ended second and third and thus qualified for the 1987–88 UEFA Cup.[2]
Swiss Cup
In the Swiss Cup Basel entered in the round of 64 with an away game against Nationalliga B team FC Köniz and Basel won 9–2. They continued to the round of 32 in which they had a home game against third tier Fribourg and this was won 3–1. The cup season came to an end in the round of 16 as Basel lost the home game against lower classed Kriens. Young Boys and Servette advanced to the final, which was traditionally always played in the Wankdorf Stadium in Bern. After 90 minutes the game ended 1–1, but YB won the trophy 4–2 after extra time und thus qualified for the 1987–88 Cup Winners' Cup.[3]
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Friendly matches
Pre- and mid-season
v Basel
| 5 July 1986 Pre-season | FC Aarwangen | 2 – 9 | Basel | Hubel, Aarwangen |
| 15:00 | Huser  15' (pen. 1:2)Huser 48' (2:6) |
Summary | 9' (0:1) Nadig 13' (0:2) Maissen 20' (1:3) Strack 30' (1:4) Maissen 33' (1:5) Schällibaum 43' (1:6) Bützer 59' (2:7) Herr 63' (2:8) Ghisoni 72' (2:9) Füri |
Attendance: 500 Referee: Serge Muhmenthaler |
v Basel
| 11 July 1986 Pre-season | Solothurn | 1 – 2 | Basel | Lachen, Büren an der Aare |
| 19:00 | Largiadèr 84' (1:2) |
Summary | 72' (0:1) François 78' (0:2) Ghisoni |
Attendance: 400 Referee: Manfred Schlup Grenchen |
v Basel
| 15 July 1986 Wyler Cup round 1 | Young Boys | 1 – 1 | Basel | Wyler, Bern |
| 19:00 | Lunde 80' (1:1) |
Summary | 59' (0:1) Schällibaum |
Attendance: 1,600 Referee: Georges Sandoz |
v Basel
| 17 July 1986 Uhrencup Semi-final | Grenchen | 1 – 3 | Basel | Stadion Brühl, Grenchen |
| 17:00 | Mautone 34' (1:1) |
Summary | 10' (0:1) Strack 50' (1:2) Füri 71' (1:3) Maissen |
Attendance: 1,800 Referee: Gottfried Friedrich |
v Grasshopper Club
| 19 July 1986 Uhrencup Final | Basel | 1 – 0 | Grasshopper Club | Stadion Brühl, Grenchen |
| 19:00 | Nadig 55' (1:0) |
Summary | Attendance: 2,700 Referee: Willi Jaus |
v Aarau
| 22 July 1986 Wyler Cup round 2 | Basel | 0 – 3 | Aarau | Wyler, Bern |
| 19:00 | Summary | 5' (0:1) Schärer 32' (0:2) Christensen 58' (0:3) Christensen |
Attendance: 1,600 Referee: Gottfried Friedrich |
v Basel
| 26 July 1986 Pre-season | Winterthur | 2 – 2 | Basel | Schützenwiese, Winterthur |
| 19:30 | Vöge 59' (pen. 1:2) Klein 85' (2:2) |
Summary | 9' (0:1) Ghisoni 42' (0:2) Bützer |
Attendance: 600 Referee: Kurt Röthlisberger Suhr |
v Grasshopper Club
| 2 August 1986 Pre-season | Basel | 1 – 2 | Grasshopper Club | Moos, Balsthal |
| 18:30 | Knup 82' (1:2) |
Summary | 32' (0:1) Ponte 40' (0:2) Gren |
Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Francis Fischer |
Winter break
v Bayern München
| February 1987 Training camp | Basel | 0 – 0 | Bayern München | Lanzarote |
| Summary | ||||
| Note: Game during training camp in Lanzarote. Sometime between February 2nd and 5th, 1987 | ||||
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Selection Lanzarote
| February 1987 Training camp | Basel | 5 – 1 | Selection Lanzarote | Lanzarote |
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Summary | |
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| Note: Game during training camp in Lanzarote. Sometime between February 2nd and 5th, 1987 | ||||
v Basel
| 11 February 1987 Winter break | Freiburger FC | 0 – 2 | Basel | Möslestadion, Freibzrg |
| 15:30 | Summary | 75' (0:1) Reichen 86' (0:2) Knup |
v Basel
| 15 February 1987 Winter break | FC Olten | 2 – 4 | Basel | Kleinholz, Olten |
| 14:20 | (1:1) (2:4) |
Summary | 8' (0:1) Bützer 24' (pen. 1:2) Knup 48' (pen. 1:3) Knup 82' (1:4) Gonçalo |
v Basel
| 18 February 1987 Winter break | FC Mulhouse | 0 – 4 | Basel | Stade de la Frontière, Saint-Louis, Haut-Rhin |
| 19:00 | Summary | 2' (0:1) Ghisoni 5' (0:2) Maissen 25' (0:3) Maissen 43' (0:4) Knup |
Nationalliga A
League matches
| 9 August 1986 Round 1 | Sion | 3 – 1 | Basel | Stade Tourbillon, Sion |
| 20:00 | Balet 8' (1:0) Maissen 28' (o.g. 2:0)Rojević 34' (3:0) |
Summary |  31' Ladner 84' (3:1) Knup |
Attendance: 6,200 Referee: Franz Gächter |
| 16 August 1986 Round 2 | Vevey-Sports | 2 – 2 | Basel | Stade de Copet, Vevey |
| 20:00 | Zahnd 64' (1:0) Mann 77' (2:1) |
Summary | 71' (1:1) Knup 88' (2:2) Strack |
Attendance: 2,200 Referee: Bruno Galler |
| 23 August 1986 Round 3 | Basel | 3 – 1 | Locarno | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| 17:30 | Bützer 28' Strack 62' (1:1)Maissen 66' (2:1)Knup 84' (3:1) |
Summary | 25' (0:1) Bachofner 39' Laydu 70' Giani |
Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Charles-Henri Morex |
| 30 August 1986 Round 4 | Luzern | 2 – 0 | Basel | Stadion Allmend, Luzern |
| 20:00 | Baumann 10' (1:0) Martin Müller 45' (2:0) |
Summary | 14' Nadig 29' Ladner |
Attendance: 7,800 Referee: Renzo Peduzzi |
| 3 September 1986 Round 5 | Basel | 5 – 3 | Zürich | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| 20:00 | Maissen 35' (1:0) Nadig 57' (2:2)Mata 62' (3:2)Bützer 63'Maissen 71'Nadig 76' (4:2)Maissen 86' (5:3) |
Summary | 36' (1:1) Bickel 55' (pen. 1:2) Bickel 79' (4:3) Rufer |
Attendance: 5,500 Referee: Georges Sandoz |
| 6 September 1986 Round 6 | Basel | 0 – 0 | Aarau | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| 17:30 | Summary | 69' Wassmer 73' Schär |
Attendance: 6,500 Referee: Marcel Despland Yverdon-les-Bains |
| 13 September 1986 Round 7 | Xamax | 2 – 1 | Basel | Stade de la Maladière (1924), Neuchâtel |
| 20:00 | Stielike 24' (1:0) 49' Givens Herr 55' (o.g. 2:0) |
Summary | 60' (2:1) Strack 71' Schällibaum |
Attendance: 8,200 Referee: Philippe Mercier |
| 27 September 1986 Round 8 | Basel | 1 – 1 | Wettingen | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| 17:30 | Nadig 44' (1:1) Schällibaum 81' |
Summary | 8' Küng 17' Peterhans 19' Mullis 39' (0:1) Hüsser |
Attendance: 2,800 Referee: Renzo Peduzzi |
| 4 October 1986 Round 9 | St. Gallen | 0 – 0 | Basel | Espenmoos, St. Gallen |
| 17:30 | Hörmann 49' |
Summary | 20' Füri 44' Hodel |
Attendance: 6,500 Referee: Bruno Galler |
| 8 October 1986 Round 10 | Basel | 0 – 3 | Grasshopper Club | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| 20:00 | Summary | 33' (0:1) Larsen 38' (0:2) Matthey 76' (pen. 0:3) Egli |
Attendance: 7,500 Referee: André Daina Eclépens |
| 11 October 1986 Round 11 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | 0 – 2 | Basel | Stade Charrière, La Chaux-de-Fonds |
| 17:30 | Meyer 62' |
Summary | 3' (0:1) Schällibaum 38' Gonçalo 56' (0:2) Knup 67' Herr |
Attendance: 700 Referee: Manfred Schlup Grenchen |
| 25 October 1986 Round 12 | Basel | 1 – 0 | Young Boys | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| 17:30 | Mata 9' Gonçalo 57' (pen. 1:0)Schällibaum 79'Knup 87' |
Summary | 89' Bamert |
Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Robert Süess |
| 2 November 1986 Round 13 | Lausanne-Sport | 4 – 3 | Basel | Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne |
| 14:30 | Tachet 24' (1:1) Brodard 36'Kaltaveridls 74' (2:3)Brodard 76' (3:3)Schürmann 89' (4:3) |
Summary | 9' (0:1) Nadig 36' Strack 66' (1:2) Strack 71' (1:3) Knup |
Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Arturo Martino |
| 22 November 1986 Round 14 | Basel | 1 – 4 | Servette | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| 17:30 | Ladner 22' Mata 45'Strack 67' (1:3) |
Summary | 20' (0:1) Schnyder 31' (0:2) Schnyder 53' (0:3) Eriksen 90' (1:4) Pavoni |
Attendance: 2,700 Referee: Jean-Claude Tagliabue |
| 30 November 1986 Round 15 | Bellinzona | 1 – 0 | Basel | Stadio Comunale Bellinzona, Bellinzona |
| 14:30 | Fargeon 40' (1:0) |
Summary | 19' Schällibaum |
Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Philippe Mercier |
| 1 March 1987 Round 16 | Basel | 1 – 1 | Bellinzona | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| 14:30 | Nadig 24' (1:0) Ladner 62'Schällibaum 77'Knup 79' |
Summary | 28' Rodriguez 53' Mellacina 90' Tognlni 90+2' (1:1) Türkyilmaz |
Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Bruno Galler |
| 7 March 1987 Round 17 | Servette | 2 – 1 | Basel | Charmilles Stadium, Geneva |
| 17:30 | Eriksen 21' (1:0) Hasler 36' (2:0) |
Summary | 31' Schällibaum 39' Bützer 56' Ladner 68' (2:1) Ghisoni 90' Hauser |
Attendance: 3,200 Referee: Franz Gächter |
| 15 March 1987 Round 18 | Basel | 4 – 3 | Lausanne-Sport | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| 14:30 | Strack 9' (1:1) Hauser 34' (2:1)Knup 67' (3:2)Hauser 69' (4:2)Süss 88' |
Summary | 4' (0:1) Schürmann 14' El-Haddaoui 52' (2:2) Fernandez 81' Henry 86' (4:3) Thychosen |
Attendance: 4,300 Referee: Fredy Phillippoz |
| 21 March 1987 Round 19 | Young Boys | 0 – 1 | Basel | Wankdorf Stadium, Bern |
| 17:30 | Summary | 37' Strack 52' Herr 90' (0:1) Bützer |
Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Willy Hänni |
| 4 April 1987 Round 20 | Basel | 1 – 0 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| 17:30 | Hauser 73' (1:0) |
Summary | 42' Amstutz 53' Baur |
Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Gottfried Friedrich |
| 11 April 1987 Round 21 | Grasshopper Club | 2 – 1 | Basel | Hardturm, Zürich |
| 17:30 | Andermatt 11' (1:0) Koller 43' (2:0) |
Summary | 61' (2:1) Nadig |
Attendance: 4,900 Referee: Daniel Roduit |
| 18 April 1987 Round 22 | Basel | 3 – 4 | St. Gallen | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| 17:30 | Ladner 5' Irizik 30'Nadig 24' (1:1)Maissen 34' (2:1)Ladner 90+1' (3:4) |
Summary | 10' Metzler 17' (0:1) Hegi 42' (2:2) Metzler 50' (2:3) Metzler 79' (o.g. 2:4) Süss |
Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Georges Sandoz |
| 25 April 1987 Round 23 | Wettingen | 1 – 2 | Basel | Stadion Altenburg, Wettingen |
| 20:00 | Zbinden 4' (1:0) Germann 34' |
Summary | 19' (1:1) Bützer 42' (1:2) Schällibaum 58' Hauser 63' Schällibaum 73' Ghisoni |
Attendance: 2,400 Referee: Fredy Phillippoz |
| 2 May 1987 Round 24 | Basel | 1 – 4 | Xamax | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| 17:30 | Nadig 19' (1:1) Strack 38' |
Summary | 13' (0:1) Jacobacci 32' Jacobacci 55' (1:2) Ben Haki 97' (1:3) Mottiez 90' (1:4) Mottiez |
Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Marco Raveglia |
| Note: 100th NLA games for FCB goalkeeper Urs Suter | ||||
| 9 May 1987 Round 25 | Aarau | 2 – 1 | Basel | Stadion Brügglifeld, Aarau |
| 17:30 | Schär 32' Rufer 56' (1:1)Herberth 66' (pen. 2:1) |
Summary | 41' (0:1) Hauser |
Attendance: 6,200 Referee: Claude Gachoud |
| 16 May 1987 Round 26 | Zürich | 3 – 2 | Basel | Letzigrund, Zürich |
| 20:00 | Kundert 57' (1:2) Studer 67' (2:2)Lüdi 83' (3:2) |
Summary | 35' (0:1) Nadig 39' (0:2) Strack 87' Bützer |
Attendance: 3,300 Referee: Philippe Mercier |
| 23 May 1987 Round 27 | Basel | 2 – 4 | Luzern | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| 17:30 | Herr 22' Schällibaum 52' (1:3)Nadig 80' (2:3) |
Summary | 26' (0:1) Mohr 28' (0:2) Mohr 32' (0:3) Halter 82' Mohr 83' (2:4) Halter |
Attendance: 2,700 Referee: Fredy Phillippoz |
| 30 May 1987 Round 28 | Locarno | 3 – 5 | Basel | Stadio del Lido, Locarno |
| 20:00 | Gianfreda 21' (1:1) Fornera 56' (pen. 2:2)Arrigoni 77' (3:4) |
Summary | 3' (0:1) Knup 26' Süss 38' (1:2) Bützer 50' Strack 60' (pen. 2:3) Knup 75' (2:4) Ladner 90+1' (3:5) Maissen |
Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Arturo Martino |
| 3 June 1987 Round 29 | Basel | 2 – 2 | Vevey-Sports | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| 20:00 | Grossenbacher 30' Nadig 56' (1:2)Knup 77' (2:2) |
Summary | 42' (0:1) Gavillet 51' (0:1) Gavillet 67' Abega |
Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Georges Sandoz |
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Neuchâtel Xamax (C) | 30 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 75 | 27 | +48 | 48 | Swiss champions, qualified for 1987–88 European Cup |
| 2 | Grasshopper Club Zürich | 30 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 60 | 36 | +24 | 43 | qualified for 1987–88 UEFA Cup and entered 1987 Intertoto Cup |
| 3 | FC Sion | 30 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 76 | 38 | +38 | 42 | qualified for 1987–88 UEFA Cup |
| 4 | Servette FC Genève | 30 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 65 | 44 | +21 | 36 | |
| 5 | FC Lucerne | 30 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 55 | 38 | +17 | 36 | |
| 6 | FC Zürich | 30 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 52 | 44 | +8 | 36 | |
| 7 | FC St. Gallen | 30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 50 | 43 | +7 | 34 | |
| 8 | Lausanne Sports | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 64 | 60 | +4 | 32 | entered 1987 Intertoto Cup |
| 9 | AC Bellinzona | 30 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 42 | 39 | +3 | 31 | entered 1987 Intertoto Cup |
| 10 | BSC Young Boys | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 47 | 45 | +2 | 28 | Swiss Cup winners, qualified for 1987–88 Cup Winners' Cup |
| 11 | FC Aarau | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 37 | 42 | −5 | 26 | Play-out winners, remained in 1987–88 Nationalliga A |
| 12 | FC Basel | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 49 | 62 | −13 | 24 | Play-out winners, remained in 1987–88 Nationalliga A |
| 13 | FC Vevey | 30 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 31 | 72 | −41 | 20 | Play-out losers, relegated to 1987–88 Nationalliga B |
| 14 | FC Wettingen | 30 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 31 | 48 | −17 | 19 | Play-out losers, relegated to 1987–88 Nationalliga B |
| 15 | FC Locarno | 30 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 44 | 65 | −21 | 19 | Relegated to 1987–88 Nationalliga B |
| 16 | FC La Chaux-de-Fonds | 30 | 1 | 4 | 25 | 22 | 97 | −75 | 6 | Relegated to 1987–88 Nationalliga B and entered 1987 Intertoto Cup |
Nationalliga A/B: Play-outs
- Semi-final
| 20 June 1987 First leg | Basel | 2 – 2 | Bulle | Stadion Schützenmatte, Basel |
| 17:30 | Nadig 7' (1:0) Grossenbacher 33'Herr 88' (2:1) |
Summary | 84' (1:1) Mora 90+4' (2:2) Mora |
Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Bruno Klötzli |
| 23 June 1987 Second leg | Bulle | 2 – 2 (a.e.t.) (3 – 5 p) | Basel | Stade de Bouleyres, Bulle |
| 20:00 | Sampedro 22' (1:0) Rössli 64' (2:1)Rumo 116' |
Summary | 38' Ladner 54' (1:1) Knup 65' Hodel 68' (2:2) François 89' Füri |
Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Peter Kellenberger |
| Penalties | ||||
Aubonney  Sempedro Hofer  }Lehnherr |
Bützer Ladner Nadig Knup François |
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Basel advance to final, Bulle remain in Nationalliga B
- Final
| 27 June 1987 First leg | Wettingen | 2 – 1 | Basel | Stadion Altenburg, Wettingen |
| 20:00 | Bertelsen 81' (1:1) Rueda 91' (pen. 2:1) |
Summary | 34' Süss 79' (0:1) Nadig |
Attendance: 4,600 Referee: Renzo Peduzzi |
| 30 June 1987 Second leg | Basel | 7 – 0 (8 – 2 agg.) | Wettingen | Stadion Schützenmatte, Basel |
| 18:00 | Maissen 23' (1:0) Ghisoni 32' (2:0)Maissen 37' (3:0)Bützer 40' (pen. 4:0)Maissen 51' (5:0)Maissen 60' (6:0)Grossenbacher 64' (7:0) |
Summary | 50' Germann |
Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Renzo Peduzzi |
Aggregate 8–2, Basel remain in Nationalliga A, Wettingen relegated
Swiss Cup
| 20 September 1986 Round 3 | Köniz | 2 – 9 | Basel | Liebefeld-Hessgut, Liebefeld |
| 16:30 | Nadig 17' (o.g. 1:1) Bräm 76' (2:8) |
Summary | 6' (0:1) Maissen 27' (1:2) Maissen 29' (1:3) Maissen 48' (1:4) Knup 52' (1:5) Nadig 59' (1:6) Schällibaum 66' (1:7) Maissen 68' (1:8) Schällibaum 81' (2:9) Knup |
Attendance: 750 Referee: Serge Muhmenthaler |
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