Uzbek League 2009
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The 2009 Uzbek League
Uzbek League
The Uzbekistan Professional Football League , is the top division of football in Uzbekistan, and is operated under the auspices of the Uzbekistan Football Federation.-Soviet time champions:*1926 : FC Tashkent*1927 : FC Tashkent*1928 : FC Fergana...

 season
was the 18th edition of top level football in Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan , officially the Republic of Uzbekistan is a doubly landlocked country in Central Asia and one of the six independent Turkic states. It shares borders with Kazakhstan to the west and to the north, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan to the east, and Afghanistan and Turkmenistan to the south....

 since independence in 1992

FC Bunyodkor
FC Bunyodkor
FC Bunyodkor is an Uzbek football club based in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.The club finished second in the 2007 Uzbek League season and made the semi-finals of the 2008 AFC Champions League...

 are the defending champions from the 2008 campaign.

FC Pakhtakor Tashkent
FC Pakhtakor Tashkent
FC Pakhtakor Tashkent is an Uzbek professional football club, based in the capital Tashkent. Pakhtakor means cotton-grower in English.Playing in the Uzbek League since 1992, the club has been the undisputed powerhouse in Uzbekistan since the fall of the Soviet Union, winning eight Uzbek League...

 hold the most titles with 8 Uzbek League crowns to their name.

Members clubs

Club Coach City Stadium Notes
FC Bunyodkor
FC Bunyodkor
FC Bunyodkor is an Uzbek football club based in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.The club finished second in the 2007 Uzbek League season and made the semi-finals of the 2008 AFC Champions League...

  Luiz Felipe Scolari
Luiz Felipe Scolari
Luiz Felipe Scolari , ComIH , also known as Felipão in Brazil and Phil Scolari in the United Kingdom, is a World Cup-winning Brazilian football manager. He is currently the manager of Palmeiras. He served as the manager of the Portuguese national team from July 12, 2003 to June 30, 2008...

Tashkent
Tashkent
Tashkent is the capital of Uzbekistan and of the Tashkent Province. The officially registered population of the city in 2008 was about 2.2 million. Unofficial sources estimate the actual population may be as much as 4.45 million.-Early Islamic History:...

JAR Stadium
JAR Stadium
JAR Stadium is a stadium located in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, It has a capacity of 10,000.-External links:*...

AFC Champions League
AFC Champions League
The AFC Champions League is the premier Asian club football competition hosted annually by Asian Football Confederation . The tournament is contested among the top thirty-two clubs from the top 10 Asian leagues, two of which must qualify through the playoffs...

 Representitve
FC Pakhtakor Tashkent
FC Pakhtakor Tashkent
FC Pakhtakor Tashkent is an Uzbek professional football club, based in the capital Tashkent. Pakhtakor means cotton-grower in English.Playing in the Uzbek League since 1992, the club has been the undisputed powerhouse in Uzbekistan since the fall of the Soviet Union, winning eight Uzbek League...

  Victor Djalilov Tashkent
Tashkent
Tashkent is the capital of Uzbekistan and of the Tashkent Province. The officially registered population of the city in 2008 was about 2.2 million. Unofficial sources estimate the actual population may be as much as 4.45 million.-Early Islamic History:...

Pakhtakor Markaziy Stadium
Pakhtakor Markaziy Stadium
Central Stadium Pakhtakor or Pakhtakor Markaziy Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. It is currently used mostly for football matches and it also has athletics facilities. The stadium holds 35,000, which is all seated. It was built in Soviet time, in 1956, and renovated in...

AFC Champions League
AFC Champions League
The AFC Champions League is the premier Asian club football competition hosted annually by Asian Football Confederation . The tournament is contested among the top thirty-two clubs from the top 10 Asian leagues, two of which must qualify through the playoffs...

 Representitve
FC Shurtan Guzar
FC Shurtan Guzar
FK Sho'rtan G'uzor is an Uzbek football club based in G‘uzor, Uzbekistan. They currently compete in the Uzbek League.-Performance in AFC competitions:* AFC Champions League: 0 appearance* AFC Cup: 1 appearance-Current squad:...

  Victor Pasulko G'uzor
FJ Buxoro
FJ Buxoro
FK Buxoro is a Uzbekistani football club based in Bukhoro. They play in the top division in Uzbekistani football. Their home stadium is Markaziy Stadium.- Current Players :-2011 Winter Transfers:...

  Rauf Inileyev Bukhoro Markaziy Stadium
Markaziy Stadium
Markaziy Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Bukhara, Uzbekistan. It is currently used mostly for football matches of FK Buxoro. The stadium holds 25,200 people. It was built in 2002....

FK Andijan
FK Andijan
PFK Andijan is an Uzbekistani football club based in Andijan. They play in the top division in Uzbekistani football.- Current squad :As on August 21, 2011-Transfers 2011:...

  Orif Mamatkazin Andijan
Andijan
Andijan or Andizhan is the fourth-largest city in Uzbekistan, and the capital of the Andijan Province. It is located in the east of the country, at , in the Fergana Valley, near the border with Kyrgyzstan on the Andijan-Say River...

Navro'z Stadium
Navro'z Stadium
Soghlom Avlod Stadium also known as Navruz Stadium is the official home of FK Andijan...

FK Neftchi Farg'ona     Yuriy Sarkisyan Fergana
Fergana
Fergana is a city , the capital of Fergana Province in eastern Uzbekistan, at the southern edge of the Fergana Valley in southern Central Asia, cutting across the borders of Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan...

Fargona Stadium
Fargona Stadium
Fargona Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Fergana, Uzbekistan. It is currently used mostly for football matches and serves as the home for Neftchi Farg'ona. The stadium holds 14,600 people....

AFC Cup
AFC Cup
The AFC Cup is an annual international association football competition between domestic clubs sides run by the Asian Football Confederation . Qualification to the competition is to clubs from AFC-affiliated countries which fall into the AFC's 'developing nations' category as laid out in their...

 Representitve
FK Samarqand-Dinamo
FK Samarqand-Dinamo
PFK Dinamo Samarqand is an Uzbek football club, based in Samarkand, Uzbekistan.- Current squad :-Transfers 2011:IN:...

  Azamat Abduraimov
Azamat Abduraimov
Azamat Abduraimov Azamat Abduraimov Azamat Abduraimov (born 27 April 1966 in Toshkent, USSR (now Uzbekistan) is a former Uzbek football player.-Early years:Azamat Abduraimov was born in Toshkent in 1966. His father, Berador Abduraimov, is one of the best FC Pakhtakor Tashkent players ever...

Samarkand
Samarkand
Although a Persian-speaking region, it was not united politically with Iran most of the times between the disintegration of the Seleucid Empire and the Arab conquest . In the 6th century it was within the domain of the Turkic kingdom of the Göktürks.At the start of the 8th century Samarkand came...

Dynamo Samarkand Stadium
Dynamo Samarkand Stadium
Dynamo Samarkand Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Dynamo Samarkand. The stadium holds 12,500 people....

Lokomotiv Tashkent
Lokomotiv Tashkent
FK Lokomotiv Tashkent is a Uzbekistani football club based in Tashkent. They play in the Uzbekistan 1-Division.- Current squad :As on April, 2011- External links :* * * * Birinchi Liga squads...

  Vadim Abramov
Vadim Abramov
Vadim Abramov is a former Uzbekistan football player of Armenian descent and the current manager of Uzbekistan since 2010. Abramov was born in 1953 in Baku, Azerbaijan.-2011 Asian Cup:He was the coach of the Uzbekistan team at the 2011 AFC Asian Cup....

Tashkent
Tashkent
Tashkent is the capital of Uzbekistan and of the Tashkent Province. The officially registered population of the city in 2008 was about 2.2 million. Unofficial sources estimate the actual population may be as much as 4.45 million.-Early Islamic History:...

Lokomotiv Stadium
Lokomotiv Stadium (Tashkent)
Lokomotiv Stadium, also known as Sportivnyi Stadion, is a multi-use stadium in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Lokomotiv Tashkent. The stadium holds 15,000 people.-External links:*...

Mash'al Mubarek
Mash'al Mubarek
FK Mash'al Mubarek is an Uzbeki football club based in Mubarek, Uzbekistan.-Performance in AFC competitions:* AFC Champions League: 1 appearance-Current squad: -Transfers 2011:...

  Bahodir Davlatov Muborak Bahrom Vafoev Stadium
Bahrom Vafoev Stadium
Bahrom Vafoev Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Mubarek, Uzbekistan. It is currently used mostly for football matches and serves as the home for Mash'al Mubarek, an Uzbeki football club. The stadium holds 10,000 people....

Metalourg Bekabad
Metalourg Bekabad
PFK Metallurg Bekabad is a Uzbekistani football club based in Bekabad. They play in the top division in Uzbekistani football.-Current squad:-Transfers 2011:...

  Rustam Mirsodiqov Bekabad
Bekabad
Bekabad is a city in Toshkent Province, Eastern Uzbekistan.The city was founded in 1945 as Begovat and was renamed Bekabad in 1964. Population: 82,082 . Bekabad lies along both banks of the Syr Darya River at the extreme southern tip of the region. It is an important industrial center, with a...

Metalourg Bekabad Stadium
Metalourg Bekabad Stadium
The official home of Metallurg Bekabad....

Nasaf Qarshi
Nasaf Qarshi
Nasaf Qarshi FC is a professional football club in the Uzbek League. Their stadium is Qarshi Stadium located in Qarshi, Uzbekistan.-Club version:FC Nasaf is one of the top clubs in Uzbekistan. It is often listed as a "top 350 club" by IFFHS...

  Viktor Kumykov
Viktor Kumykov
Viktor Balyutovich Kumykov is a Russian professional football coach and a former player. As of 2009, he manages Nasaf Qarshi.-External links:*...

Qarshi
Qarshi
Qarshi is a city in southern Uzbekistan. It is the capital of Qashqadaryo Province and has a population of 197,600 . It is about 520 km south-southwest of Tashkent, and about 335 km north of Uzbekistan's border with Afghanistan. It is located at latitude 38° 51' 48N; longitude 65° 47'...

Markaziy Stadium
Markaziy Stadium
Markaziy Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Bukhara, Uzbekistan. It is currently used mostly for football matches of FK Buxoro. The stadium holds 25,200 people. It was built in 2002....

Navbahor Namangan
Navbahor Namangan
Navbahor Namangan is a Uzbekistani football club based in Namangan. The club's name means New Spring as it can be depicted from its logo, Nav bahor. They play in the top division in Uzbekistan football league-Oliy Liga...

  Mustafo Bayramov Namangan
Namangan
Namangan is the third-largest city in Uzbekistan . It is the capital of Namangan Province, in the northern edge of Fergana Valley of north-eastern Uzbekistan.-Geography:...

Markaziy Stadium
Markaziy Stadium
Markaziy Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Bukhara, Uzbekistan. It is currently used mostly for football matches of FK Buxoro. The stadium holds 25,200 people. It was built in 2002....

Olmaliq FK
Olmaliq FK
Olmaliq FK is a football club based in Olmaliq, Uzbekistan.- Current squad :-Transfers 2011:IN: Еvgеniy Gоgоl – Murоd Hаmrоýеw – ? Ivаn Kuchеrеnkо – ? Timur Gаniеv – Rufаt Isrоilоv – Bоtir Kаrimjоnоv – ? Аyubkhоn Numоnоv – Dilshоd Rаkhmаtullаеv – Sukhrоb...

  Igor Shkvyrin
Igor Shkvyrin
Igor Shkvyrin is a retired Uzbek professional footballer who played for several clubs in Europe and Asia and the Uzbekistan national football team.- Career :...

Olmaliq
Olmaliq
Olmaliq also spelled as Almalyk is a city in the Tashkent Province of central Uzbekistan, approximately 65 km east of Tashkent...

Metallurg Stadium
Metallurg Stadium
Metallurg Stadium is a football stadium in Samara, Russia. It is the home stadium of Krylia Sovetov Samara. The stadium was built in 1957 and is able to hold 33,001 since the last renovation....

Qizilqum Zarafshon
Qizilqum Zarafshon
Qizilqum Zarafshon is a Uzbekistani football club based in Zarafshan. They play in the top division in Uzbekistani football. The club named after the river that flows near, the Zeravshan River...

  Rustam Zabirov
Rustam Zabirov
Rustam Zairovich Zabirov is a retired Uzbekistani professional footballer.In 1991 he moved from Pamir Dushanbe to Novbakhor Namangan.-Extremal links:* on...

Kyzyl Kum
Kyzyl Kum
The Kyzyl Kum , also called Qyzylqum, is the 11th largest desert in the world. Its name means Red Sand in Turkic languages. It is located in Central Asia in the doab between the rivers Amu Darya and Syr Darya, and is divided between Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan...

Sogdiana Jizak
Sogdiana Jizak
Sogdiana Jizzakh is a Uzbekistani football club based in Jizzakh. Sogdiana also is the name of the club's home region and the name of the ancient language that was common once along the Silk Road. They play in the top division in Uzbekistani football. They are well known for their wealthy backer,...

  Oleg Tyulkin Jizzakh
Jizzakh
Jizzakh is a city and the center of Jizzakh Province in Uzbekistan, northeast of Samarkand.Jizzakh was an important Silk Road junction on the road connecting Samarkand with Fergana Valley...

Markaziy Stadium
Markaziy Stadium (Dzhizakh)
Markaziy Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Dzhizakh, Uzbekistan. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Sogdiana Jizak. The stadium holds 33,000 people....

Xorazm FK Urganch
Xorazm FK Urganch
Xorazm FK Urganch is a Uzbekistani football club based in Urganch. They play in the top division in Uzbekistani football.- Current squad :- Current Technical Staff :- Current Board of Directors and Administrators :...

  Vali Sultonov Urganch Xorazm Stadium
Xorazm Stadium
Xorazm Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Urgench, Uzbekistan. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Xorazm FK Urganch. The stadium holds 25,000 people....


  • "O.T.M.K. Olmaliq" changed name to "Olmaliq FK"

  • "Do'stlik FK" withdrew because of financial problems and were replaced by "Buxoro FK".

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Replaced by
FC Bunyodkor
FC Bunyodkor
FC Bunyodkor is an Uzbek football club based in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.The club finished second in the 2007 Uzbek League season and made the semi-finals of the 2008 AFC Champions League...

  Zico
Zico
Arthur Antunes Coimbra , better known as Zico , is a Brazilian coach and former footballer. He is the current head coach of the Iraq national football team. Often called the "White Pelé", he is commonly considered one of the most skilled finishers and one of the best passers ever and possibly the...

Resigned   Amet Memet
FC Bunyodkor
FC Bunyodkor
FC Bunyodkor is an Uzbek football club based in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.The club finished second in the 2007 Uzbek League season and made the semi-finals of the 2008 AFC Champions League...

  Amet Memet Resigned after 2 games   Khikmat Irgashev
FC Bunyodkor
FC Bunyodkor
FC Bunyodkor is an Uzbek football club based in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.The club finished second in the 2007 Uzbek League season and made the semi-finals of the 2008 AFC Champions League...

  Khikmat Irgashev Replaced after 10 games   Luiz Felipe Scolari
Luiz Felipe Scolari
Luiz Felipe Scolari , ComIH , also known as Felipão in Brazil and Phil Scolari in the United Kingdom, is a World Cup-winning Brazilian football manager. He is currently the manager of Palmeiras. He served as the manager of the Portuguese national team from July 12, 2003 to June 30, 2008...


Final league table

POS NAME P W D L F A
/-
Points
1 FC Bunyodkor
FC Bunyodkor
FC Bunyodkor is an Uzbek football club based in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.The club finished second in the 2007 Uzbek League season and made the semi-finals of the 2008 AFC Champions League...

 
30 28 2 0 85 13 +72 86
2 FC Pakhtakor Tashkent
FC Pakhtakor Tashkent
FC Pakhtakor Tashkent is an Uzbek professional football club, based in the capital Tashkent. Pakhtakor means cotton-grower in English.Playing in the Uzbek League since 1992, the club has been the undisputed powerhouse in Uzbekistan since the fall of the Soviet Union, winning eight Uzbek League...

 
30 18 10 2 69 16 +53 64
3 Nasaf Qarshi
Nasaf Qarshi
Nasaf Qarshi FC is a professional football club in the Uzbek League. Their stadium is Qarshi Stadium located in Qarshi, Uzbekistan.-Club version:FC Nasaf is one of the top clubs in Uzbekistan. It is often listed as a "top 350 club" by IFFHS...

 
30 16 7 7 47 27 +20 55
4 Olmaliq FK
Olmaliq FK
Olmaliq FK is a football club based in Olmaliq, Uzbekistan.- Current squad :-Transfers 2011:IN: Еvgеniy Gоgоl – Murоd Hаmrоýеw – ? Ivаn Kuchеrеnkо – ? Timur Gаniеv – Rufаt Isrоilоv – Bоtir Kаrimjоnоv – ? Аyubkhоn Numоnоv – Dilshоd Rаkhmаtullаеv – Sukhrоb...

 
30 15 3 12 50 38 +12 48
5 FK Neftchi Farg'ona  30 14 4 12 42 38 +4 46
6 Lokomotiv Tashkent
Lokomotiv Tashkent
FK Lokomotiv Tashkent is a Uzbekistani football club based in Tashkent. They play in the Uzbekistan 1-Division.- Current squad :As on April, 2011- External links :* * * * Birinchi Liga squads...

 
30 11 10 9 34 39 -5 43
7 FK Andijan
FK Andijan
PFK Andijan is an Uzbekistani football club based in Andijan. They play in the top division in Uzbekistani football.- Current squad :As on August 21, 2011-Transfers 2011:...

 
30 10 9 11 47 48 -1 39
8 FK Samarqand-Dinamo
FK Samarqand-Dinamo
PFK Dinamo Samarqand is an Uzbek football club, based in Samarkand, Uzbekistan.- Current squad :-Transfers 2011:IN:...

 
30 11 5 14 44 42 +2 38
9 Xorazm FK Urganch
Xorazm FK Urganch
Xorazm FK Urganch is a Uzbekistani football club based in Urganch. They play in the top division in Uzbekistani football.- Current squad :- Current Technical Staff :- Current Board of Directors and Administrators :...

 
30 9 11 10 30 39 -9 38
10 FC Shurtan Guzar
FC Shurtan Guzar
FK Sho'rtan G'uzor is an Uzbek football club based in G‘uzor, Uzbekistan. They currently compete in the Uzbek League.-Performance in AFC competitions:* AFC Champions League: 0 appearance* AFC Cup: 1 appearance-Current squad:...

 
30 9 8 13 34 50 -16 35
11 Qizilqum Zarafshon
Qizilqum Zarafshon
Qizilqum Zarafshon is a Uzbekistani football club based in Zarafshan. They play in the top division in Uzbekistani football. The club named after the river that flows near, the Zeravshan River...

 
30 10 5 15 33 56 -23 35
12 Mash'al Mubarek
Mash'al Mubarek
FK Mash'al Mubarek is an Uzbeki football club based in Mubarek, Uzbekistan.-Performance in AFC competitions:* AFC Champions League: 1 appearance-Current squad: -Transfers 2011:...

 
30 8 7 15 32 42 -10 31
13 Metalourg Bekabad
Metalourg Bekabad
PFK Metallurg Bekabad is a Uzbekistani football club based in Bekabad. They play in the top division in Uzbekistani football.-Current squad:-Transfers 2011:...

 
30 6 10 14 36 49 -13 31
14 Navbahor Namangan
Navbahor Namangan
Navbahor Namangan is a Uzbekistani football club based in Namangan. The club's name means New Spring as it can be depicted from its logo, Nav bahor. They play in the top division in Uzbekistan football league-Oliy Liga...

 
30 7 7 16 21 47 -25 28
15 FJ Buxoro
FJ Buxoro
FK Buxoro is a Uzbekistani football club based in Bukhoro. They play in the top division in Uzbekistani football. Their home stadium is Markaziy Stadium.- Current Players :-2011 Winter Transfers:...

 
30 6 6 18 40 59 -19 24
16 Sogdiana Jizak
Sogdiana Jizak
Sogdiana Jizzakh is a Uzbekistani football club based in Jizzakh. Sogdiana also is the name of the club's home region and the name of the ancient language that was common once along the Silk Road. They play in the top division in Uzbekistani football. They are well known for their wealthy backer,...

 
30 6 6 18 24 65 -41 24

Champions


Bunyodkor
2nd Title

Top goalscorers

The top scorers as of November 9, 2009:
Rank Name Team Goals
1   Rivaldo
Rivaldo
Rivaldo Vítor Borba Ferreira , commonly known simply as Rivaldo , is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for São Paulo, on loan from Mogi Mirim, as an attacking midfielder and sometimes as a supporting striker.He most notably played five years with Spanish club FC Barcelona, with whom he...

FC Bunyodkor
FC Bunyodkor
FC Bunyodkor is an Uzbek football club based in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.The club finished second in the 2007 Uzbek League season and made the semi-finals of the 2008 AFC Champions League...

20(4)
2   Anvar Soliev FC Bunyodkor
FC Bunyodkor
FC Bunyodkor is an Uzbek football club based in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.The club finished second in the 2007 Uzbek League season and made the semi-finals of the 2008 AFC Champions League...

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3   Odil Ahmedov
Odil Ahmedov
Odil Ahmedov is a footballer from Uzbekistan. He usually plays as an defensive midfielder, he also played as a center back on Asian Cup 2011, because of injuries of some defensive players. He is playing for FC Anzhi Makhachkala....

FC Pakhtakor 16(1)
4   Lochinbek Soliev FJ Buxoro
FJ Buxoro
FK Buxoro is a Uzbekistani football club based in Bukhoro. They play in the top division in Uzbekistani football. Their home stadium is Markaziy Stadium.- Current Players :-2011 Winter Transfers:...

15(3)
5   Alexander Geynrikh
Alexander Geynrikh
Alexander Geynrikh is a Russian-Uzbek professional footballer forward who plays for Suwon Bluewings and the Uzbekistan national team. He is of partial German descent.-Career:...

FC Pakhtakor 13
  Anvar Berdiev FK Neftchi Farg'ona 13(3)
  Jose Luis Villanueva
José Luis Villanueva
José Luis Villanueva Ahumada is a Chilean football player. He is currently playing for Universidad Católica.- Second Division in Chile :...

FC Bunyodkor
FC Bunyodkor
FC Bunyodkor is an Uzbek football club based in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.The club finished second in the 2007 Uzbek League season and made the semi-finals of the 2008 AFC Champions League...

13
6   Muiddin Mamazulunov Olmaliq FK
Olmaliq FK
Olmaliq FK is a football club based in Olmaliq, Uzbekistan.- Current squad :-Transfers 2011:IN: Еvgеniy Gоgоl – Murоd Hаmrоýеw – ? Ivаn Kuchеrеnkо – ? Timur Gаniеv – Rufаt Isrоilоv – Bоtir Kаrimjоnоv – ? Аyubkhоn Numоnоv – Dilshоd Rаkhmаtullаеv – Sukhrоb...

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7   Server Djeparov
Server Djeparov
Server Djeparov is an Uzbekistani professional football midfielder who currently plays for Al-Shabab. He has won the Asian Footballer of the Year awards twice, first in 2008 and the other in 2011.-Early life:He was born on 3 October 1982 in Chirchiq, Uzbek SSR...

FC Bunyodkor
FC Bunyodkor
FC Bunyodkor is an Uzbek football club based in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.The club finished second in the 2007 Uzbek League season and made the semi-finals of the 2008 AFC Champions League...

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