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Botev Plovdiv
Club crest
Full nameProfessional Football Club Botev Plovdiv
Nickname(s)Канарчетата (The Canaries)
Жълто-черните (The Yellow-Blacks)
Founded11 March 1912; 112 years ago (1912-03-11)
GroundStadion Hristo Botev
Capacity18,777 (planned)[1]
ShareholdersAssociation Botev (61%)
TC-IME (39%)
ChairmanGeorgi Samuilov
Head coachFerario Spasov
LeagueFirst League
2019–207th
WebsiteClub website

Professional Football Club Botev Plovdiv, commonly referred to as Botev Plovdiv (Bulgarian: „Ботев“ Пловдив, pronounced [ˈbɔtɛf ˈpɫɔvdif]) or simply Botev (within its associated city), is a professional football club in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. Founded on 11 March 1912,[2] it is the country's oldest active football club, which competes in the Bulgarian Parva Liga, the top flight of Bulgarian football.

Botev is named after the Bulgarian national hero Hristo Botev.[3] The club plays its home games at Botev 1912 Football Complex, located in the neighbourhood of Komatevo, while its stadium is under reconstruction.

During its history, the club has won 2 Bulgarian championships, 3 Bulgarian Cups, 1 Bulgarian Supercup and 1 Balkans Cup. Botev has also reached the Cup Winners' Cup quarter-finals once. In addition, the club has been a runner-up in the domestic league twice and has reached the Bulgarian Cup final thirteen times. In the years before the Bulgarian championship was created, the team regularly participated in the local Plovdiv championship, claiming it six times.

History

Early years (1912–1950)

Botev Plovdiv was founded in 1912 and is the oldest still existing football club in Bulgaria. Stoyan Puhtev became president, Nenko Penelov was the vice-president, Petar Delev secretary and Tenyo Rusev steward. Rusev named it "Botev" in honor of the Bulgarian national hero Hristo Botev. Since then, the club's name has been changed for political reasons several times: Botev (1912–1946), DNV(1947–51), DNA (1952–57), SKNA (1957), Botev (1957–1968) and Trakia (1968–1989). The current name is Botev Plovdiv. The club's colours, yellow and black, were adopted in 1917.

In 1920, the team won the unofficial football championship of Plovdiv. On August 30, 1925, the canaries played their first official international match against the Turkish Fenerbahçe. In the next year, the team led by the coach and captain Nikola Shterev, won the first official trophy, the Cup of Plovdiv.

Botev Plovdiv became National League champions for the first time in 1929, winning the final against Levski Sofia. The canaries won with 1:0 the final game in Sofia. The goal scored Nikola Shterev. Key players during this period included Nikola Shterev, Stancho Prodanov, Vangel Kaundzhiev and Mihail Kostov, who also played for the national team.

1950–1960

In 1951, Botev Plovdiv joined the newly created Bulgarian A PFG. Despite being relegated in 1953 to the Bulgarian B PFG, in 1954 the club easily won promotion for the top division. 1956 was very successful for the team, which finished 3rd in the domestic league and qualified for the final of the Bulgarian Cup, where Botev faced Levski Sofia. The final match was lost by the canaries with 2:5.

In the next few years, the local municipality decided to build a new venue for the sports club. The construction for the sports complex, started on July 21, 1959 and was built in a period of two years. The new stadium was named Hristo Botev, in honor of the national hero. The sport venue was inaugurated with a friendly match between Botev and Steaua Bucureşti, which was won by the canaries with 3:0 in front of 20,000 spectators.

Dinko Dermendzhiev era (1961–1980)

In 1961 Botev finished 3rd in the A PFG, for second time in the club's history. This championship also marked the first appearance of the club's most important player Dinko Dermendzhiev and the beginning of Botev's golden age. Dermendzhiev holds Botev's overall appearances record, playing in 447 matches for the club. Second is Viden Apostolov with 429 matches and third is Petar Zehtinski with 351. Botev's all-time leading scorer is also Dermendzhiev, who scored 194 goals at his period in the club. Kostadin Kostadinov is the Botev's second highest scorer with 106 goals and third is Atanas Pashev with 100 goals.

Under the leadership of Dinko Dermendzhiev, Botev won their first Bulgarian Cup in 1962, beating Dunav Rousse 3–0 at Vasil Levski National Stadium in Sofia on 12 August. In the 1962–63 season Botev reached the quarter-final of the Cup Winners' Cup by eliminating Steaua Bucureşti and Shamrock Rovers before losing to Atlético Madrid 1–5 on aggregate. In the same season the team finished runners-up in A PFG with 40 points, only 3 less than the first, Spartak Plovdiv.

In 1967 Botev became champions for the second time. The championship team featured several notable players, such as Viden Apostolov, Georgi Popov and Rayko Stoynov, with Vasil Spasov as head coach. Botev represented Bulgaria in the 1967–68 European Champions Cup where they lost in the first round to Rapid Bucureşti after 2:0 win in Plovdiv and 0–3 (a.e.t.) loss in Romania. A five years later, in 1972, the team became winner of the Balkans Cup for the first time, playing against Yugoslavian Velež Mostar after two spectacular final matches to take the cup.

The Golden Team (1981–1990)

In 1981, the club's forward Georgi Slavkov won the club's highest individual achievement, the European Golden Shoe after finishing as Europe's top domestic scorer with 31 goals. The same year, the team won its second Bulgarian Cup, after a win against Pirin Blagoevgrad. This period was very successful for the club. Botev finished 3rd in the A PFG, in 1981, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1988 and 2nd in 1986. In this year the team finished with 41 points, only 2 less than the first, Beroe, in spite of the 8–1 win against Beroe in the direct match. Many of the club's most notable stars played around this time, such as Antim Pehlivanov, Dimitar Vichev, Atanas Pashev, Dimitar Mladenov, Zapryan Rakov, Blagoy Bangev and Petar Zehtinski were part of the rank and file of the notable Golden Team.

An important achievement of that period was the 1985 Cup Winners' Cup campaign, when Botev qualified for the second round of the tournament. The team secured a 2–0 victory against the German powerhouse Bayern Munich (with Klaus Augenthaler, Dieter Hoeneß, Søren Lerby, Lothar Matthäus and Jean-Marie Pfaff in their squad). On November 7, 1984, in front of more than 45,000 spectators at Plovdiv Stadium, Atanas Pashev and Kostadin Kostadinov scored for the win, but Botev were eliminated after losing 1:4 in the first-leg. Another memorable win is the 1:0 home victory over Barcelona in a Cup Winners' Cup first-leg in 1981.

Brokers Era (1991–1999)

In 1992, the club was bought by a conglomerate of brokers led by Hristo Alexandrov and Hristo Danov. They brought in players with experience in Bulgarian football, such as Nasko Sirakov, Bozhidar Iskrenov, Kostadin Vidolov and Borislav Mihaylov. In this period, Botev signed the first foreign player in the club's history, the Hungarian Roberto Szabay. These big investments however did not bring any significant results and the club only reached third place in the A PFG in 1993, 1994 and 1995.

Hristolov takeover, financial implosion (1999–2010)

On 19 March 1999 Botev was acquired by Dimitar Hristolov. This day marked the beginning of difficult years for the club. In the 2000–01 season, the team was relegated to B PFG, after playing 47 years in the A PFG. Botev spent one season in the second division and quickly returned to the top flight, but in 2004 the club was relegated for the second time. From 2005 to 2009 the club played in the A PFG, but in the second part of the league table.

In September 2009, Botev Plovdiv set an unusual record after fielding seven Italian players in the 1:2 away loss against Litex Lovech, becoming the first A PFG club to feature that many foreigners from the same nationality.[4]

On 24 February 2010, Botev Plovdiv were administratively relegated from A PFG due to financial difficulties.[5] Botev's opponents were awarded 3:0 wins by default during the second half of the season.

2010–present

Following the financial collapse in 2010, Botev Plovdiv were relegated to the third level of Bulgarian football, the amateur V Group for the 2010–11 season. The club was completely rebuilt on an administrative level, several Bulgarian players with first league and international experience helped the team return to B Group, such as striker Atanas Kurdov, midfielder Todor Timonov, captain Nikolay Manchev, and goalkeeper Armen Ambartsumyan. The club went unbeaten and won their regional third league, and thus gained promotion to the second level of Bulgarian football.[6]

A new coach was hired for the 2011–12 B Group season. Petar Houbchev, who had previous international experience both as a player and manager, succeeded Kostadin Vidolov. The lack of good results, however, saw Hubchev sacked from his position in October 2011. Botev Plovdiv then reached an agreement with a new head coach – Milen Radukanov, who didn't show good results either. Therefore, Kostadin Vidolov returned at the helm of the club and succeeded in gaining promotion to the first level of Bulgarian football, after a 2–0 win against Sportist Svoge in the play-offs.[7]

Botev Plovdiv team before the 2016–17 Bulgarian Cup final against Ludogorets Razgrad

In the 2012–13 A Group season, the club showed good performance and finished fourth. Botev Plovdiv was allowed to participate in the 2013–14 UEFA Europa League, taking the place of the then financially struggling CSKA Sofia,[8] this marked the return of the team in Europe, after 18 years of absence.[9] The club defeated the likes of Astana and Zrinjski Mostar, before being eliminated by Stuttgart in the third qualifying round.[10] In 2013–14, Botev Plovdiv finished fourth once more and also reached the 2013–14 Bulgarian Cup final, where they lost 0–1 to Ludogorets Razgrad.[11] The club faced the same opponents in the 2014 Bulgarian Supercup match, which was lost 1–3.[12] On the European front, the team participated in 2014–15 UEFA Europa League, where they managed to eliminate Libertas, before losing to St. Pölten. The following seasons, the club frequently secured places in the middle of the table.

Botev Plovdiv celebrate winning the 2016–17 Bulgarian Cup, from the balcony of the city hall

On 24 May 2017, Botev Plovdiv won their 3rd Bulgarian cup title in a 2–1 win against Ludogorets Razgrad,[13][14][15] by doing so the club secured a spot in the 2017–18 UEFA Europa League,[16] where they met Partizani Tirana and Beitar Jerusalem, before being knocked out by Marítimo in the third qualifying round.[17] On 9 August 2017, the club won its first Bulgarian Supercup title, beating Ludogorets Razgrad 5–4 on penalties, following a 1–1 draw in regular time.[18]

Honours

Domestic

Bulgarian State Football Championship/A Group:

Bulgarian Cup:

Bulgarian Supercup:

Soviet Army Cup:

  • Runners-up (1): 1990

European

Balkans Cup:

UEFA Cup Winners' Cup:

European record

Matches

Main article: PFC Botev Plovdiv in European football
Competition S P W D L GF GA GD
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 2 4 1 0 3 4 9 - 5
Balkans Cup 2 10 4 1 5 25 25 0
Cup Winners' Cup / UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 3 12 6 2 4 23 18 + 5
Intertoto Cup 2 10 3 1 6 19 17 + 2
European Cup / UEFA Champions League 2 4 1 0 3 5 8 - 3
UEFA Cup / UEFA Europa League 10 34 11 11 10 53 39 + 14
Total 21 74 28 15 31 129 116 + 13

UEFA ranking

As of the 2017 UEFA club coefficient.[19][20]

Rank Club Coeff
271 Cyprus Ermis Aradippou FC 4.710
272 Bulgaria PFC Beroe Stara Zagora 4.675
273 Bulgaria PFC Botev Plovdiv 4.675
274 Norway Aalesunds FK 4.665
275 Slovenia NK Olimpija Ljubljana 4.625

Past seasons

League positions

First Professional Football League (Bulgaria)Bulgarian A Football GroupBulgarian B Football GroupBulgarian V AFGBulgarian A Football GroupBulgarian B Football GroupBulgarian A Football GroupBulgarian B Football GroupBulgarian A Football GroupBulgarian B Football GroupBulgarian A Football GroupBulgarian V AFGBulgarian B Football Group

Full Statistics

Main article: List of PFC Botev Plovdiv seasons
Season League Place W D L GF GA Pts Bulgarian Cup Avg.
Attend.[21]
1999–00 A group 8 12 4 14 43 42 40 Quarterfinals 8,400
2000–01 A Group (I) 13 6 2 18 28 55 20 Quarterfinals 5,000
2001–02 B Group (II) 3 13 7 4 36 19 46 Round of 16 3,292
2002–03 A Group (I) 12 6 3 17 26 61 21 Round of 32 3,973
2003–04 A Group (I) 14 7 6 17 33 60 27 Round of 16 3,993
2004–05 B Group (II) 2 21 5 4 64 21 68 Quarterfinals N/A
2005–06 A Group (I) 13 4 12 12 20 38 24 Round of 32 5,964
2006–07 A group 10 11 4 15 41 45 37 Round of 16 4,580
2007–08 A group 12 8 6 16 36 54 30 Semifinals 5,000
2008–09 A group 13 8 6 16 31 50 30 Round of 32 4,158
2009–10 A Group (I) 16 1 4 25 12 78 1* Round of 32 2,439
2010–11 V Group (III) 1 37 1 0 127 15 112 regional rounds N/A
2011–12 B Group (II) 2 14 9 4 40 17 51 Quarterfinals 2,804
2012–13 A Group (I) 4 18 6 6 51 21 60 Round of 16 8,071
2013–14 A Group 4 18 11 9 57 32 65 Runner-up 3,745
2014–15 A Group 6 12 6 14 38 39 42 Round of 32 2,169
2015–16 A Group 7 8 9 15 27 44 33 Round of 32 2,194
2016–17 First League (I) 8 13 5 14 51 50 44 Winners 1,906
2017–18 First League 5 15 11 10 62 49 56 Semifinals 1,829
Green marks a season followed by promotion, red - a season followed by relegation.
  • During the 2009/10 season, Botev was deducted 6 points because of administrative irregularities. After the first half of the season, the club was expelled from the league and all of their remaining fixtures were counted as 3-0 wins for their opponents.

Stadium

Main articles: Hristo Botev Stadium (Plovdiv) and Botev 1912 Football Complex
The entrance to the central stand of the stadium, before being demolished

In 1959, the authorities allowed the construction of a new club stadium at the place of the old field in the neighborhood of Kamenitza. The first building works began on 21 July 1959. Two years later, Botev Plovdiv returned to The College. On May 14, 1961 the reconstructed stadium was inaugurated. The prime minister – Anton Yugov – attended the celebrations together with the deputy-minister of the defence Dobri Djurov and most of the communist leaders. The celebrations ended with a friendly match against FC Steaua Bucureşti won by the yellow-blacks with 3:0.

For more than 30 years, no big repairs were done on the College. In 1993, during the presidency of Hristo Danov, some serious repairs were made. The visitors' changing room was moved to the eastern part of the stadium. A tunnel under the East and the North stand was built to connect the visitors’ changing room with the field and the capacity of the stadium was reduced. In 1995 electric lighting was put in, but ironically it did not reach the standards of the Bulgarian Football Union.

In the years from 1926 to 1947, Botev played six international games on the ground – two wins, three losses and one draw. The matches were played against Admira Vienna (1:7), Kecskemét (3:2 and 2:4), Beşiktaş (0:0), Bohemians Prague (1:3) and the famous "Wonderteam" of Austria Vienna (sensational win with 5:4) respectively. The attendance record was set on February 27, 1963 during the quarter-final of the Cup Winner's Cup against Atlético Madrid (1:1) – 40,000 people. The record for the Bulgarian championship was set in 1966 against Levski Sofia(0:1) – 37,000 people, but because of the riots between the fans and the rush of fans on the field, Botev Plovdiv was forced to play its derbies at "The Big House" – the City Stadium.

Several times, the stadium was used for football matches from the city rivals from Lokomotiv Plovdiv. During the second half of the 1980/81 season, "The Smurfs" (Lokomotiv Plovdiv) played their home matches on The College (which was followed by a relegation in the second division) as well as one match in the 2003/04 season (when Lokomotiv won the A PFG for the first time). Spartak Plovdiv also used the stadium for several matches during the 1995/1996 season. The stadium has also hosted the Bulgarian Cup final in 2000, when Levski Sofia won the cup after 2:0 against Naftex Burgas.

In the summer of 2008, the stadium underwent renovations to meet the requirements of the Football Union, the Central Stand was renovated and the new visitors' changing room was built under it.

On March 26, 2012 began a major reconstruction of the stadium, starting with conceptual design by architect Georgi Savov and supported by the new owner of the team Tzvetan Vassilev. According to estimates construction will consume about 15 million euro, and the facility must be ready for operation by mid 2015 just in time to host matches at the 2015 UEFA European Under-17 Championship. The reconstruction will be carried out in two phases, the first starting from the end of March 2012 and will last four months. The first stage consists in the replacement of the field, which will have modern drainage system and heating system . The field will be measuring 68x105 meters. Second stage consists of the demolishing of the four old tribunes and building of new ones closer to the football field.

On home matchdays, Botev Plovdiv's players traditionally enter the pitch to the Blue Canary tune (by Marisa Fiordaliso and Carlo Buti) before the start of a game.

Supporters and rivalries

Botev Plovdiv has maintained a strong support over the years and the club's ultras group is known as Bultras.[22]

Botev's eternal rival is the neighbouring city club of Lokomotiv Plovdiv, and both form the local Plovdiv derby. The two teams are the most supported ones in the second largest city in Bulgaria – Plovdiv – and the matches between them are well known to the Bulgarian football community, and also considered to be one of the fiercest rivalries in the world.[23] Botev is the country's oldest continuously existing team, whereas Lokomotiv grew popular fanbase in the 70s. Traditionally, Lokomotiv's team drew support from the lower working class of society, whereas Botev's fanbase consisted mainly of the middle and upper classes, although that no longer applies.[24]

Botev's regional cross-city rival is Beroe Stara Zagora. The match between the two clubs was dubbed as the "Thracian Derby" over the years.

The club also has a strong rivalry with Levski Sofia and CSKA Sofia, as the three of which compete to be the most popular teams in the country.

Botev fans have friendly relations with Aris Thessaloniki fans. In January 2020 a group of Botev fan that attended a game between Aris and their rival PAOK Thessaloniki was attacked by PAOK fans. One Botev fan was killed[25]. Two individuals were arrested and charged with murder.[26]

Crest and colours

Botev Plovdiv’s kit colours were adopted in August 1917, during a board meeting.[27] The yellow colour represents the club’s founders from Saint Augustine’s Catholic College and Thrace’s golden grain fields, while the black colour symbolises the black earth of the fertile soil as well as the Orthodoxy of the club’s other founders from First Boys High School.

The club’s current crest was first introduced in a different board meeting, held in September 1917.[28] It’s a red circle, with a green rectangle situated above it, the name of the club is inscribed inside the rectangle. Above the four-sided figure is a yellow and black striped shield and underneath it is displayed the club's year of establishment.

The crests white, green and red colours are the tricolour of the Kingdom of Bulgaria. Simultaneously, they symbolise the blood of the heroes, the pureness of the souls, and Bulgaria’s fertility. The shield is a symbol of the brave while the infinite circle suggests eternity.

File:BPFC-crests-smaller.png
Historical Botev Plovdiv badges

Club motto

Botev Plovdiv's motto is Krasota, vyara i borba (Bulgarian: Красота, вяра и борба, pronounced [crɐsɔtɐ, vʝarɐ i bɔrbɐ]; English: Beauty, faith and fight).

Kit history

A part of Botev Plovdiv's kit history

Players

Current squad

As of 22 September 2020[29]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Bulgaria BUL Yanko Georgiev
2 DF Brazil BRA Johnathan
4 DF Bulgaria BUL Viktor Genev
6 DF Brazil BRA Marquinhos Pedroso
8 MF Bulgaria BUL Todor Nedelev (vice-captain)
9 FW Bulgaria BUL Atanas Iliev
10 MF Bulgaria BUL Stanislav Shopov
13 MF France FRA Michel Espinosa
16 MF Bulgaria BUL Biser Bonev
20 MF Bulgaria BUL Dimitar Proychev
No. Pos. Nation Player
23 MF Bulgaria BUL Dimitar Tonev
25 DF Bulgaria BUL Stanislav Rabotov
26 DF North Macedonia MKD Mite Cikarski
27 FW Bulgaria BUL Ivan Vasilev
28 DF Bulgaria BUL Filip Filipov
33 GK Bulgaria BUL Georgi Argilashki
77 MF Bulgaria BUL Stefan Popov
79 DF Bulgaria BUL Atanas Chernev
81 FW Bulgaria BUL Kristian Dobrev
88 MF Bulgaria BUL Slavcho Shokolarov
For recent transfers, see [[:Transfers summer 2020]].

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Bulgaria BUL Dimitar Balinov (at Neftochimic until 31 December 2020)
— MF Bulgaria BUL Atanas Stoimenov (at Yantra until 31 December 2020)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Bulgaria BUL Blagovest Danchev (at Neftochimic until 31 December 2020)

Foreign players

Bulgarian teams can register up to five players without EU citizenship, but can use only three of them during match days. Those non-EU nationals with European ancestry can claim citizenship from the nation their ancestors came from. If an individual doesn't have European ancestry, he can claim Bulgarian citizenship after playing in Bulgaria for 5 years.

EU Nationals

(Dual citizenship)

Non-EU Nationals

Retired numbers

Main article: List of retired numbers in association football

12 – Dedicated to the club's supporters

Player of the year

Year Winner
2010–11 Bulgaria Atanas Kurdov
2011–12 Bulgaria Aleksandar Aleksandrov
2012–13 Bulgaria Ivan Tsvetkov
2013–14 Poland Adam Stachowiak
2014–15 Bulgaria Lachezar Baltanov
2015–16 Bulgaria Lachezar Baltanov
2016–17 Bulgaria Todor Nedelev
2017–18 Bulgaria Todor Nedelev
2018–19 Bulgaria Todor Nedelev

Club officials

Board of directors

Managerial history

Further information: List of PFC Botev Plovdiv managers
Key
* Served as caretaker manager.

List of the last ten Botev Plovdiv managers.

Name Nat. From To Honours
Stanimir Stoilov  BGR 1 January 2013 4 June 2014 –
Lyuboslav Penev  BGR 6 June 2014 7 July 2014 –
Velislav Vutsov  BGR 8 July 2014 3 December 2014 –
Petar Penchev  BGR 3 December 2014 29 July 2015 –
Ermin Šiljak  SVN 29 July 2015 10 November 2015 –
Nikolay Kostov  BGR 11 November 2015 24 August 2016 –
Nikolay Mitov  BGR 30 August 2016 30 August 2016 –
Nikolay Kirov*  BGR 24 August 2016[30] 29 May 2019[31] 1 Bulgarian Cup
1 Bulgarian Supercup
Željko Petrović  MNE 9 June 2019[32] 16 October 2019[33] –
Ferario Spasov  BGR 16 October 2019[33]

Chairmen

Chairman Nat From To
Stoyan Puhtev Bulgaria 1912 1922
Ivan Nikiforov Bulgaria 1922 1923
Georgui Hitrilov Bulgaria 1923 1926
Hristo Kanchev Bulgaria 1926 1944
Stoyo Seizov Bulgaria 1944 1947
Dimitar Ganchev Bulgaria 1947 1953
Dimitar Vangelov Bulgaria 1953 1960
Yovcho Yovchev Bulgaria 1960 1964
Stanko Stankov Bulgaria 1964 1972
Kiril Asparuhov Bulgaria 1972 13.09.1990
Chairman Nat From To
Viden Apostolov Bulgaria 13.09.1990 01.10.1992
Petar Baldzhiev Bulgaria 01.10.1992 16.01.1993
Hristo Danov Bulgaria 16.01.1993 04.01.1995
Mihail Markachev Bulgaria 04.01.1995 14.10.1996
Georgi Chakarov Bulgaria 14.10.1996 16.09.1997
Petko Muravenov Bulgaria 16.09.1997 26.11.1997
Vassil Koritarev Bulgaria 26.11.1997 16.12.1997
Vasko Ninov Bulgaria 16.12.1997 16.03.1999
Dimitar Hristolov Bulgaria 19.03.1999 29.04.2010
Marin Bakalov Bulgaria 29.04.2010 30.10.2011
Yuli Popov Bulgaria 31.10.2011 19.03.2014
Ivan Dzhidzhev Bulgaria 19.03.2014 07.07.2015

Notable stats

Note: For a complete list of Botev Plovdiv players, see Category:PFC Botev Plovdiv players.

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