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Qualification 2012/2013

UEFA European Cup Football
by Bert Kassies

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This page shows the preliminary qualification list for the 2012/13 season. Please note that UEFA did not yet publish the new regulations, which possibly contain changes with respect to last year. Data on this page are subject to changes because it is unknown whether the cup-holder spots will be used. If you have any information about data at this page being incorrect, incomplete, or out-of-date, please send a message to

This page shows a list of teams qualified for the 2012/2013 season of the Champions League and the Europa League. In this list the country coefficients are from the UEFA Country Ranking 2011 and the team coefficients from the UEFA Team Ranking 2012. The team coefficients are used for seeding of draws. See UEFA European Cup Football for more information.

The number of teams of each country is determined by the position in the UEFA Country Ranking 2011, extended with 3 Fair Play teams for the Europa League. All participating teams must have obtained a licence for European football issued by the corresponding national association in accordance with the UEFA Club Licensing Regulations.

The title holder Atlético Madrid already qualified for at least the 4th qualifying round of the Europa League. This implies that the cup winner (or 1st league entrant) of the 16th country on the ranking list (Switzerland) has direct access to the 4th qualifying round, the cup winner of the 19th country on the ranking list (Austria) has direct access to the 3rd qualifying round, and the cup winners of the 33th and 34th countries on the ranking list (Moldova and Lithuania ) have direct access to the 2nd qualifying round of the Europa League.

If Barcelona wins the Spanish cup then Atlético Madrid qualifies by domestic league position for the group stage of the Europa League. In that case the cup winner of 7th country on the ranking list (Rubin Kazan, Russia) has direct access to the group stage of the Europa League.

1 England 85.785 ---------------------------------------- CL1=Manchester City >63.857 (ch/GS) CL2=Manchester United >141.857 (ch/GS) CL3=Arsenal >113.857 (ch/GS) CL4=Tottenham Hotspur >66.857 (ch/Q4) CW=Chelsea >>134.857 (eu/GS) or (ch/GS) EL2=Newcastle United >16.857 (eu/Q4) LC=Liverpool >90.857 (eu/Q3)
(league: wiki, sw, uefa, bbc) (cup: wiki, sw, bbc, fa) (league cup: wiki)
2 Spain 82.329 ---------------------------------------- CL1=Real Madrid 121.837 (ch/GS) CL2=FC Barcelona 157.837 (ch/GS) CL3=Valencia 89.837 (ch/GS) CL4=Málaga CF 16.837 (ch/Q4) CW/CF=Athletic Bilbao 47.837 (eu/GS) or (eu/Q3) EL1-2=Atlético Madrid 100.837 (eu/GS) as TH EL2-3=Levante UD 16.837 (eu/Q3) or (eu/Q4)
(league: wiki, sw, uefa, marca) (cup final May 25, FC Barcelona - Athletic Bilbao, wiki, sw, soccer-spain)
3 Germany 69.436 ---------------------------------------- CL1=Borussia Dortmund >31.003 (ch/GS) CL2=Bayern München >>132.003 (ch/GS) CL3=Schalke 04 >78.003 (ch/GS) CL4=Borussia Mönchengladbach >15.003 (ch/Q4) EL1=Bayer Leverkusen >60.003 (eu/GS) EL2=VfB Stuttgart >55.003 (eu/Q4) EL3=Hannover 96 >31.003 (eu/Q3)
(league: wiki, sw, uefa, kicker) (cup: wiki, sw, kicker)
4 Italy 60.552 ---------------------------------------- CL1=Juventus 46.996 (ch/GS) CL2=AC Milan 89.996 (ch/GS) CL3=Udinese 38.996 (ch/Q4) CW/EL2=Napoli 39.996 (eu/GS) or (eu/Q4) EL1-2=Lazio Roma 29.996 (eu/Q4) or (eu/GS) EL3=Internazionale 104.996 (eu/Q3)
(league: wiki, sw, uefa, gazetta) (cup final May 20, Juventus - Napoli, wiki, sw)
5 France 53.678 ---------------------------------------- CL1-2=Montpellier 11.835 (ch/GS) CL1-2=Paris Saint-Germain 45.835 (ch/GS) CL3=Lille OSC 38.835 (ch/Q4) CW=Olympique Lyon 94.835 (eu/GS) EL2= (eu/Q4) LC=Olympique Marseille 85.835 (eu/Q3)
(league 37/38, last May 20, wiki, sw, uefa, l'equipe) (cup: wiki, sw, fff) (league cup: wiki)
6 Portugal 51.596 ---------------------------------------- CL1=FC Porto 98.069 (ch/GS) CL2=Benfica 87.069 (ch/GS) CL3=Sporting Braga 63.069 (ch/Q3) CW/EL3=Académica Coimbra 11.069 (eu/GS) or (eu/Q3) EL1-2=Sporting CP Lisbon 82.069 (eu/Q4) or (eu/GS) EL2-3=Maritimo Funchal 12.569 (eu/Q3) or (eu/Q4)
(league: wiki, sw, uefa, abola) (cup final May 20, Sporting CP Lisbon - Académica Coimbra, wiki, sw, fpf)
7 Russia 44.707 ---------------------------------------- CL1=Zenit St. Petersburg 79.066 (ch/GS) CL2=Spartak Moscow 46.066 (ch/Q3) CW=Rubin Kazan 40.566 (eu/Q4) EL2=CSKA Moscow 80.566 (eu/Q4) EL3=Dinamo Moscow 11.066 (eu/Q3) EL4=Anzhi Makhachkala 9.566 (eu/Q2)
(league: wiki, sw, uefa) (cup: wiki, sw)
8 Ukraine 43.883 ---------------------------------------- CL1=Shakhtar Donetsk 84.026 (ch/GS) CL2=Dinamo Kiev 62.026 (ch/Q3) EL1=Metalist Kharkiv 52.526 (eu/Q4) EL2=Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 14.026 (eu/Q4) EL3=Arsenal Kiev 9.026 (eu/Q3) CF=Metalurg Donetsk 10.526 (eu/Q2)
(league: wiki, sw, uefa, ukrsoc) (cup: wiki, sw)
9 Netherlands 40.129 ---------------------------------------- CL1=Ajax 58.103 (ch/GS) CL2=Feyenoord 12.603 (ch/Q3) CW=PSV Eindhoven 76.103 (eu/Q4) EL2=AZ Alkmaar 44.103 (eu/Q4) EL3=Heerenveen 20.103 (eu/Q3) EL4= 9.103 (eu/Q2) FP=FC Twente Enschede 57.103 (eu/Q1)
(league: EL4 playoff May 17/20, Vitesse Arnhem - RKC Waalwijk, wiki, sw, uefa, vi) (cup: wiki, sw, knvb)
10 Turkey 35.050 ---------------------------------------- CL1=Galatasaray 38.615 (ch/GS) CL2=Fenerbahçe 41.615 (ch/Q3) EL1=Trabzonspor 20.115 (eu/Q4) EL2=Besiktas 42.115 (eu/Q3) CF=Bursaspor 13.615 (eu/Q2)
(league: wiki, sw, uefa, sivritepe) (cup: wiki, sw, tff)
11 Greece 34.166 ---------------------------------------- CL1=Olympiakos Piraeus 61.420 (ch/GS) CL2= (ch/Q3) EL1-2= (eu/Q4) or (eu/Q3) EL1-3=PAOK Thessaloniki 27.920 (eu/Q3) or (eu/Q4) or (eu/Q2) EL2-3=Atromitos FC 7.420 (eu/Q2) or (eu/Q3)
(league 30/30 + playoff 5/6, last May 20, wiki, sw, uefa) (cup: winner Olympiakos Piraeus, finalist Atromitos FC, wiki, sw) (Panathinaikos and AEK Athens qualified for European football)
12 Denmark 30.550 ---------------------------------------- CL1-2=FC København 46.505 (ch/GS) or (ch/Q3) CL1-2=FC Nordsjælland 8.005 (ch/Q3) or (ch/GS) CW= (eu/Q4) EL1-3=AC Horsens 5.505 (eu/Q3) or (eu/Q4) or (eu/Q2) EL1-3=FC Midtjylland 6.505 (eu/Q2) or (eu/Q3) or (eu/Q4)
(league 31/33, next May 20, last May 23, wiki, sw, uefa) (cup final May 17, FC København - AC Horsens, wiki, sw, dbu)
13 Belgium 27.000 ---------------------------------------- CL1=Anderlecht 48.480 (ch/Q3) CL2=Club Brugge 35.480 (ch/Q3) CW=KSC Lokeren 6.480 (eu/Q4) EL2=Racing Genk 16.480 (eu/Q3) EL3= (eu/Q2)
(league: EL3 playoff May 17/20, AA Gent - Cercle Brugge, wiki, sw, uefa) (cup: wiki, sw, footbel)
14 Romania 25.824 ---------------------------------------- CL1= (ch/Q3) CL2= (ch/Q3) CW= (eu/Q4) EL2= (eu/Q3) EL3= (eu/Q2)
(league 32/34, next May 16, last May 20, wiki, sw, uefa, lpf) (cup final May 23, Rapid Bucuresti - Dinamo Bucuresti, wiki, sw, frf) (CFR Cluj, FC Vaslui, Dinamo Bucuresti, and Steaua Bucuresti qualified for European football)
15 Scotland 25.141 ---------------------------------------- CL1=Celtic 32.728 (ch/Q3) CL2=Motherwell 6.728 (ch/Q3) CW/EL3=Hearts FC 7.228 (eu/Q4) or (eu/Q2) EL2=Dundee United 6.228 (eu/Q3) CW/EL3= (eu/Q2) or (eu/Q4)
(league: wiki, sw, uefa, spl) (cup final May 19, Hearts FC - Hibernian, wiki, sw, scotsman, sfa) (The league 2nd Glasgow Rangers did not get a licence)
16 Switzerland 24.900 ---------------------------------------- CL=FC Basel 53.360 (ch/Q2) EL1-3=FC Luzern 6.360 (eu/Q4) or (eu/Q2) EL2= (eu/Q2) EL3= (eu/Q2)
(league 32/34, next May 20, last May 23, wiki, sw, uefa, sfv) (cup final May 16, FC Luzern - FC Basel, wiki, sw)
17 Israel 22.000 ---------------------------------------- CL=Hapoel Kiryat Shmona 4.400 (ch/Q2) CW=Hapoel Tel-Aviv 31.400 (eu/Q3) EL2=Bnei Yehuda 7.400 (eu/Q2) EL3=Maccabi Netanya 5.400 (eu/Q2)
(league: wiki, sw, uefa, ifa) (cup: wiki, sw, haaretz, jpost)
18 Czech Republic 20.850 ---------------------------------------- CL=Slovan Liberec 5.570 (ch/Q2) CW=Sigma Olomouc 5.570 (eu/Q3) EL2=Sparta Praha 25.570 (eu/Q2) EL3=Viktoria Plzen 14.070 (eu/Q2)
(league: wiki, sw, uefa, gambrinusliga) (cup: wiki, sw, fotbal)
19 Austria 20.700 ---------------------------------------- CL=FC Salzburg 29.265 (ch/Q2) CW/CF=SV Ried 6.765 (eu/Q3) or (eu/Q2) EL1-2=Rapid Wien 12.265 (eu/Q2) or (eu/Q3) EL3= (eu/Q2)
(league 35/36, last May 17, wiki, sw, uefa, bundesliga) (cup final May 20, FC Salzburg - SV Ried, wiki, sw, oefb)
20 Cyprus 18.124 ---------------------------------------- CL=AEL Limassol 5.099 (ch/Q2) CW=Omonia Nicosia 9.099 (eu/Q2) EL2=APOEL Nicosia 33.599 (eu/Q2) EL3=Anorthosis Famagusta 17.099 (eu/Q2)
(league: wiki, sw, uefa, apoel) (cup: wiki, sw)
21 Bulgaria 17.875 ---------------------------------------- CL= (ch/Q2) CW= (eu/Q2) EL2= (eu/Q2) EL3= (eu/Q2)
(league 28/30, next May 19, last May 23, wiki, sw, uefa, bf) (cup: winner Ludogorets Razgrad, finalist Lokomotiv Plovdiv, wiki, sw, pfl) (CSKA Sofia and Ludogorets Razgrad qualified for European football)
22 Croatia 16.124 ---------------------------------------- CL=Dinamo Zagreb 24.774 (ch/Q2) EL1=Hajduk Split 7.774 (eu/Q2) EL2=Slaven Koprivnica 4.774 (eu/Q2) CF=NK Osijek 3.774 (eu/Q1)
(league: wiki, sw, uefa, hnl) (cup: wiki, sw, hnl)
23 Belarus 16.083 ---------------------------------------- CL=BATE Borisov 29.641 (ch/Q2) CW= 4.141 (eu/Q2) EL2=Shakhtior Saligorsk 4.141 (eu/Q2) EL3=FC Gomel 4.641 (eu/Q1)
(league: wiki) (cup final May 20, FK Minsk - Naftan Novopolotsk, wiki, sw, fby, bate)
24 Poland 15.916 ---------------------------------------- CL=Slask Wroclaw 5.483 (ch/Q2) CW=Legia Warsaw 11.983 (eu/Q2) EL2=Ruch Chorzow 4.983 (eu/Q2) EL3=Lech Poznan 22.483 (eu/Q1)
(league: wiki, sw, uefa, 90m) (cup: wiki, sw, 90m)
25 Slovakia 14.499 ---------------------------------------- CL= (ch/Q2) CW= (eu/Q2) EL1-3=Slovan Bratislava 7.974 (eu/Q2) or (eu/Q1) EL2-3=FK Senica 3.974 (eu/Q1) or (eu/Q2)
(league 32/33, last May 20, wiki, sw, uefa, sfz) (cup: winner MSK Zilina, finalist FK Senica, wiki, sw, profutbal) (MSK Zilina and Spartak Trnava qualified for European football)
26 Norway 14.375 ---------------------------------------- CL=Molde FK 3.935 (ch/Q2) CW=Aalesunds FK 5.435 (eu/Q2) EL2=Tromsø IL 4.935 (eu/Q2) EL3=Rosenborg BK 20.935 (eu/Q1) FP=Stabæk IF 4.935 (eu/Q1)
(league: wiki) (cup: wiki)
27 Serbia 14.250 ---------------------------------------- CL=Partizan Belgrade 14.350 (ch/Q2) CW=Red Star Belgrade 10.850 (eu/Q2) EL2= (eu/Q2) EL3= (eu/Q1)
(league 29/30, last May 20, wiki, sw, uefa) (cup: wiki, sw, rts)
28 Sweden 14.125 ---------------------------------------- CL=Helsingborg IF 12.680 (ch/Q2) EL1=AIK Stockholm 5.680 (eu/Q2) EL2=IF Elfsborg 10.180 (eu/Q1) CF=Kalmar FF 7.180 (eu/Q1)
(league: wiki) (cup: wiki)
29 Bosnia-Herzegovina 9.124 ---------------------------------------- CL=Zeljeznicar Sarajevo 3.683 (ch/Q2) EL1=Siroki Brijeg 2.933 (eu/Q2) EL2= (eu/Q1) EL3= (eu/Q1)
(league 28/30, next May 20, last May 23, wiki, sw, uefa, nfsbih) (cup: wiki, sw, nfsbih, bihsoc)
30 Finland 8.966 ---------------------------------------- CL=HJK Helsinki 5.326 (ch/Q2) EL1=Inter Turku 3.826 (eu/Q2) EL2=JJK Jyväskylä 1.826 (eu/Q1) CF=KuPS Kuopio 2.326 (eu/Q1) FP=MyPa-47 2.826 (eu/Q1)
(league: wiki) (cup: wiki)
31 Ireland 8.708 ---------------------------------------- CL=Shamrock Rovers 4.475 (ch/Q2) CW=Sligo Rovers 2.725 (eu/Q2) EL2=St. Patrick's Athletic 4.975 (eu/Q1) EL3=Bohemians Dublin 3.975 (eu/Q1)
(league: wiki) (cup: wiki) (The league 3rd Derry City does not exist for at least 3 years and is replaced by Bohemians Dublin, * )
32 Hungary 8.500 ---------------------------------------- CL=DVSC Debrecen 7.950 (ch/Q2) EL1=FC Fehérvár 3.450 (eu/Q2) EL2= (eu/Q1) CF=MTK Budapest 1.950 (eu/Q1)
(league 28/30, next May 18, last May 26, wiki, sw, uefa, nb1) (cup: wiki, sw, mlsz) (ETO Györ qualified for European football but will not get a licence)
33 Moldova 7.749 ---------------------------------------- CL= (ch/Q2) CW= (eu/Q2) EL2= (eu/Q1) EL2-3=Zimbru Chisinau 1.849 (eu/Q1)
(league 31/33, next May 18, last May 23, wiki, sw, uefa, fmf) (cup final May 27, Milsami Orhei - Rapid Chisinau, wiki, sw, fmf) (Dacia Chisinau and Sheriff Tiraspol qualified for European football)
34 Lithuania 7.708 ---------------------------------------- CL=Ekranas Panevezys 4.875 (ch/Q2) EL1=Zalgiris Vilnius 1.375 (eu/Q2) EL2=Suduva Marijampole 2.875 (eu/Q1) EL3=FK Siauliai 1.875 (eu/Q1)
(league: wiki) (cup final May 20, Ekranas Panevezys - Zalgiris Vilnius, wiki, sw)
35 Latvia 7.415 ---------------------------------------- CL=FK Ventspils 5.674 (ch/Q2) CW=Skonto Riga 2.924 (eu/Q1) EL2=Metalurgs Liepaja 3.174 (eu/Q1) EL3=Daugava Daugavpils 1.424 (eu/Q1)
(league: wiki) (cup: wiki, sw, lff)
36 Georgia 6.957 ---------------------------------------- CL= (ch/Q2) CW= (eu/Q1) EL2= (eu/Q1) EL2-3=Torpedo Kutaisi 1.733 (eu/Q1)
(league 22/22 + playoff 13/14, last May 20, wiki, sw, uefa) (cup final May 26, FC Zestafoni - Dila Gori, wiki, sw, dinamo) (Olimpi Rustavi and FC Zestafoni qualified for European football)
37 Azerbaijan 6.165 ---------------------------------------- CL=Neftchi Baku 2.241 (ch/Q2) CW/CF=FK Baku 3.241 (eu/Q1) EL1-2=Khazar Lenkoran 1.991 (eu/Q1) EL2-3=Inter Baku 2.491 (eu/Q1)
(league: wiki, sw, uefa) (cup final May 17, Neftchi Baku - FK Baku, wiki, sw, af)
38 Slovenia 6.124 ---------------------------------------- CL=NK Maribor 6.424 (ch/Q2) CW/CF=NK Celje 1.424 (eu/Q1) EL2= (eu/Q1) EL3= (eu/Q1)
(league 34/36, next May 17, last May 26, wiki, sw, uefa, nzs) (cup final May 23, NK Maribor - NK Celje, wiki, sw, hps)
39 Macedonia 5.207 ---------------------------------------- CL=Vardar Skopje 1.133 (ch/Q2) CW=Renova Dzepciste 2.633 (eu/Q1) EL2-3=Shkendija Tetovo 2.133 (eu/Q1) EL2-3=Metalurg Skopje 1.883 (eu/Q1)
(league 31/33, next May 20, last May 23, wiki, sw, uefa, mf, ffm) (cup: wiki, sw)
40 Iceland 4.957 ---------------------------------------- CL=KR Reykjavik 3.566 (ch/Q2) EL1=FH Hafnarfjardar 3.566 (eu/Q1) EL2=IBV Vestmannaeyjar 1.316 (eu/Q1) CF=Thór Akureyri 1.066 (eu/Q1)
(league: wiki) (cup: wiki)
41 Kazakhstan 4.374 ---------------------------------------- CL=Shakhtyor Karaganda 1.816 (ch/Q2) CW=Ordabasy Shymkent 1.066 (eu/Q1) EL2=Zhetysu Taldykorgan 1.066 (eu/Q1) EL3=FK Aktobe 5.066 (eu/Q1)
(league: wiki) (cup: wiki)
42 Liechtenstein 4.000 ---------------------------------------- CW=USV Eschen/Mauren 0.800 (eu/Q1)
(cup: wiki, sw, balzers, lfv, vl)
43 Montenegro 3.875 ---------------------------------------- CL= (ch/Q2) CW= (eu/Q1) EL2= (eu/Q1) EL3= (eu/Q1)
(league 30/33, next May 19, last May 30, wiki, sw, uefa, fscg) (cup final May 23, Celik Niksic - Rudar Pljevlja, wiki, sw) (Buducnost Podgorica and Rudar Pljevlja qualified for European football)
44 Albania 3.874 ---------------------------------------- CL=Skënderbeu Korçë 1.783 (ch/Q2) EL1-2=Teuta Durrës 0.783 (eu/Q1) EL1-2=SK Tirana 2.783 (eu/Q1) EL3=KS Flamurtari Vlorë 1.783 (eu/Q1)
(league: wiki, sw, uefa, albsoc) (cup final May 17, SK Tirana - Skënderbeu Korçë, wiki, sw, fshf)
45 Estonia 3.791 ---------------------------------------- CL=Flora Tallinn 2.283 (ch/Q2) EL1/3=Levadia Tallinn 3.533 (eu/Q1) EL2=Kalju Nomme 1.033 (eu/Q1) EL1/3=Trans Narva 1.283 (eu/Q1)
(league: wiki) (cup final May 26, Levadia Tallinn - Trans Narva, wiki, sw, ejl, levadia)
46 Wales 2.790 ---------------------------------------- CL=The New Saints 2.799 (ch/Q2) EL1=Bangor City 3.049 (eu/Q1) EL2= (eu/Q1) CF=Cefn Druids 0.549 (eu/Q1)
(league: EL2 playoff May 19, Llanelli FC - Bala Town, wiki, sw, uefa, bbc) (cup: wiki, sw, faw, wf)
47 Armenia 2.583 ---------------------------------------- CL=Ulisses Yerevan 0.941 (ch/Q2) CW=Shirak Gyumri 0.441 (eu/Q1) EL2=Gandzasar Kapan 0.941 (eu/Q1) EL3=Pyunik Yerevan 3.441 (eu/Q1)
(league: wiki) (cup: wiki, sw, ffa, af)
48 Malta 2.416 ---------------------------------------- CL=Valletta FC 2.616 (ch/Q1) EL1=Hibernians FC 1.116 (eu/Q1) EL2=Birkirkara 2.116 (eu/Q1) EL3=Floriana 1.116 (eu/Q1)
(league: wiki, sw, uefa, mf) (cup sf May 20, final May 27, wiki, sw, mfa)
49 Northern Ireland 2.249 ---------------------------------------- CL=Linfield Belfast 2.766 (ch/Q1) EL1=Portadown 1.016 (eu/Q1) EL2=Cliftonville 1.766 (eu/Q1) CF=Crusaders Belfast 1.516 (eu/Q1)
(league: wiki, sw, uefa, ifa) (cup: wiki, sw, ifa)
50 Faroe Islands 1.416 ---------------------------------------- CL=B36 Torshavn 0.533 (ch/Q1) CW=EB Streymur 2.033 (eu/Q1) EL2=Víkingur 0.783 (eu/Q1) EL3=NSI Runavik 1.033 (eu/Q1)
(league: wiki) (cup: wiki)
51 Luxembourg 1.374 ---------------------------------------- CL=F91 Dudelange 2.716 (ch/Q1) CW= (eu/Q1) EL1-2=Jeunesse d'Esch 1.466 (eu/Q1) EL2-3=CS Grevenmacher 0.966 (eu/Q1)
(league: wiki, sw, uefa, rtl, fl) (cup sf May 20, final May 26, wiki, sw, rtl)
52 Andorra 1.000 ---------------------------------------- CL=FC Lusitanos 0.700 (ch/Q1) CW/EL1=FC Santa Coloma 1.700 (eu/Q1) EL2=UE Santa Coloma 0.700 (eu/Q1)
(league: wiki, sw, uefa) (cup final May 27, FC Lusitanos - FC Santa Coloma, wiki, sw, faf)
53 San Marino 0.916 ---------------------------------------- CL= (ch/Q1) CW=La Fiorita 0.183 (eu/Q1) EL2= (eu/Q1)
(league 22/22 + playoff 3/6, next May 16, last May 29, wiki, sw, uefa, fsgc) (cup: wiki, sw, fsgc)

Keys:
 CLx = Champions League spot,
 CW  = cup-winner spot,
 ELx = Europa League spot,
 CF  = cup-finalist spot
 LC  = league cup-winner spot,
 FP  = Fair Play spot (in eu/Q1)
 GS  = Group Stage
 Qx  = Qualifying Round

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