2016–17 Celtic F.C. season

Celtic
2016–17 season
Chairman Ian Bankier
Manager Brendan Rodgers
Ground Celtic Park
Glasgow, Scotland
(Capacity: 60,411)
Scottish Premiership 1st (Champions)
Scottish Cup Winners
Scottish League Cup Winners
Champions League Group Stage (4th)
Top goalscorer League: Sinclair (21)
All: Dembélé (32)
Highest home attendance 58,967
Celtic 2–0 Heart of Midlothian
(21 May 2017)
Lowest home attendance 51,057
Celtic 1–0 St Johnstone
(25 January 2017)
Average home league attendance 55,476
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours

The 2016–17 season was the 128th season of competitive football by Celtic. They competed in the Scottish Premiership, Champions League, League Cup and Scottish Cup. They won all three domestic tournaments, completing a domestic treble (the 11th in Scottish football), while going undefeated in 47 domestic games and were nicknamed the "Invincibles".[1]

Season overview

May

On 20 May 2016, Brendan Rodgers[2] was appointed as the club's new manager, succeeding Ronny Deila in the role.[3]

June

On 23 June 2016, Celtic made £1.1 million from the £11 million sale of Victor Wanyama from Southampton to Tottenham Hotspur because the club had inserted a ten percent sell on clause in his contract when he was sold by the club to Southampton in July 2013.[4]

September

On 10 September 2016, Moussa Dembélé became the first Celtic player to score a hat-trick in an old firm match, in a 5–1 home victory, against Rangers since 1973 (the last was Harry Hood in the Scottish League Cup).[5][6] It was also the first hat-trick scored in a league match against Rangers since 1966 (the last was Stevie Chalmers).[5][7]

On 24 September 2016, Scott Sinclair broke Jimmy McGrory's record of scoring in Celtic's five successive opening league matches of the season in the 1930s, by scoring in Celtic's six successive opening league matches of the season.[8][9]

November

On 27 November 2016, Celtic won the Scottish League Cup, after beating Aberdeen 3–0 in the Final at Hampden Park, with goals from Tom Rogic, James Forrest, and a Moussa Dembélé penalty. It was a milestone trophy for the club, as it was the 100th major trophy won during the club's existence.[10][11] (one European Cup, 47 Scottish League championships, 36 Scottish Cups, and 16 League Cups).

December

On 13 December 2016, Brendan Rodgers broke the record for the best unbeaten start to a domestic season as a Celtic manager in their first season in his 19th match in charge, with a 1–0 win at home to Hamilton Academical in the Scottish Premiership. The record had been set by Martin O'Neill after his first 18 games incharge (in 2000–01).[12][13]

On 28 December 2016, Celtic won 2–0 at home to Ross County in the Scottish Premiership, a result which meant the club had gone throughout the entire year of 2016 without a single domestic defeat at Celtic Park.[14][15]

On 31 December 2016, Celtic inflicted a first home defeat on Old Firm rivals Rangers at Ibrox Stadium in all competitions since September 2015, with a 2–1 win in the Scottish Premiership.[16][17]

January

On 29 January 2017, Celtic won 4–0 at home to Heart of Midlothian in the Scottish Premiership, with the team breaking a 50-years-old club record for the longest unbeaten start to a domestic season (26 matches in-a-row in 1966–67 by the Lisbon Lions), with this victory at Celtic Park being their 27th domestic match unbeaten.[18][19]

February

On 2 February 2017, it was announced that Celtic would be awarded £386,543 (of a £1.75 million shared by Scottish clubs) by UEFA to cover costs for releasing the club's players who were called up by their country for international duty during the UEFA Euro 2016 Finals tournament and the UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying campaign.[20][21]

March

On 12 March 2017, Celtic drew 1–1 at home with Rangers in the Scottish Premiership, a result that ended a run of 22 consecutive league victories in-a-row.[22][23] It is record only bettered by Martin O'Neil's Celtic team who managed 25 consecutive league wins in-a-row in 2003–04.[24][25]

April

On 2 April 2017, Celtic won 5–0 at Heart of Midlothian in the Scottish Premiership, to win the earliest Scottish league championship in 88 years with eight league matches still remaining (since Rangers in 1928–29, who also did also with 8 games remaining).[26][27] The team also broke a 100-years-old club record for the longest unbeaten start to a domestic season (36 matches in-a-row in 1916–17), with this victory at Tynecastle being their 37th domestic match unbeaten.[28][29]

On 29 April 2017, Celtic won 5–1 at Rangers in the Scottish Premiership, to record the club's biggest scoreline for a victory at Ibrox since 1897 (4–0 win in 1897).[30][31]

May

On 7 May 2017, PFA Scotland named Scott Sinclair as the Player of the Year, Kieran Tierney as the Young Player of the Year, Brendan Rodgers as the Manager of the Year. Moussa Dembélé was also named as the winner of Goal of the Season, as well as Sinclair, Tierney, Dembélé, Mikael Lustig, Stuart Armstrong and Scott Brown were named in the Premiership Team of the Year.[32][33]

On 19 May 2017, Scott Brown was named as the Scottish Premiership Player of the Season and Brendan Rodgers was named as the Scottish Premiership Manager of the Season.[34][35]

On 21 May 2017, Scottish Football Writers' Association named Scott Sinclair as the Footballer of the Year, Kieran Tierney as the Young Player of the Year and Brendan Rodgers as the Manager of the Year.[36][37]

On 21 May 2017, Celtic won 2–0 at home to Heart of Midlothian in the Scottish Premiership, a result which meant Celtic had completed a full 38 match league season without losing a match, becoming the first team to go an entire Scottish top flght league season without a defeat since 1898–99 (only 18 league matches back then).[38][39] The team also bettered the club's best points total (103) and most wins (33) from 2001–02, fewest defeats (1) from 2001–02 and 2013–14, most goal scored (105) from 2003–04, and title winning points margin (29) from 2013–14 for a SPL / SPFL Premiership league season (since 1998–99), finishing the season with 106 points, 34 wins, no defeats, 106 goals scored, and a title winning points margin of 30 points.[40][41]

On 21 May 2017, Celtic's title winning points margin of 30 points was also the second largest points gap ever between first and second place in top flight leagues across Europe (only bettered by PSG who won Ligue 1 by 32 points in 2015–16).[42] Celtic also became the most successful team in the world to go through an entire league season with 28 matches or more unbeaten, with the club winning 34 of 38 matches. (AFC Leopards of Kenya in 1986 and Barry Town of Wales in 1997–98 both won 33 of 38 matches).[43] Celtic's total of 106 points accumuated in the league is a European record for top flight league (Barry Town of Wales in 1996–97 reached 105 points).[40]

On 27 May 2017, Celtic won 2–1 against Aberdeen in the Scottish Cup final at Hampden Park, with the Celtic goals coming from Stuart Armstrong and Tom Rogic. The result meant that the team completed the domestic treble for the fourth time in the club's history and finished a 47 match domestic season without losing a match.[44][1]

Results and fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Pre-season and friendlies

Celtic preceded the 2016–17 campaign with a pre-season tour of Slovenia, with matches against Celje, Olimpija Ljubljana and Maribor. The Hoops also made a short trip over the Slovenia–Austria border to face Sturm Graz, in preparation for the UEFA Champions League qualifiers. Brendan Rodgers' side also faced Wolfsburg, Leicester City, Barcelona and Inter Milan in a busy pre-season schedule. Celtic's first warm-up match ended in a 2–2 draw with Celje; Nadir Çiftçi and Tom Rogic scored as Celtic came from behind to avoid defeat. Rodgers recorded his first victory as manager in a 1–0 win over Strum Graz, with Ryan Christie on the scoresheet. Celtic achieved another positive result only days later, this time against Olimpija Ljubljana, with Leigh Griffiths striking twice. A scoreless draw with Maribor rounded off Celtic's preparations before the competitive action began. Celtic's remaining pre-season matches were interspersed with European football. The Bhoys recorded an impressive 2–1 victory over Bundesliga side Wolfsburg in Brendan Rodgers' first match at Celtic Park. This was followed by a draw with Leicester City in Glasgow, and defeats to Barcelona in Dublin and Inter Milan in Limerick.

International Champions Cup

Scottish Premiership

UEFA Champions League

Second Qualifying Round

Celtic faced Lincoln Red Imps (Gibraltar) in the Second Qualifying Round of the UEFA Champions League.[45] The first leg saw the part-time underdogs record a shock 1–0 victory, thanks to Lee Casciaro's second half finish.[46] However, Celtic turned the tie around in the second leg, winning 3–0 on the night, with goals from Mikael Lustig, Leigh Griffiths and Patrick Roberts.[47]

Third Qualifying Round

Celtic faced Astana (Kazakhstan) in the Third Qualifying Round of the UEFA Champions League. The first leg saw a Yuriy Logvinenko header cancelled out by a late goal from Leigh Griffiths, resulting in a 1–1 draw.[48] A week later, the Scottish champions progressed to the Play-Off Round, following a 2–1 win in the second leg. Moussa Dembélé's last-minute penalty secured Celtic's place in Europe until the end of the year.[49]

Play-Off Round

Group Stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification BAR MC MGB CEL
1 Spain Barcelona 6 5 0 1 20 4 +16 15 Advance to knockout phase — 4–0 4–0 7–0
2 England Manchester City 6 2 3 1 12 10 +2 9 3–1 — 4–0 1–1
3 Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach 6 1 2 3 5 12 −7 5 Transfer to Europa League 1–2 1–1 — 1–1
4 Scotland Celtic 6 0 3 3 5 16 −11 3 0–2 3–3 0–2 —
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Scottish League Cup

Scottish Cup

Player statistics

Squad, appearances and goals

No.NatPositionsTotalLeagueEuropeLeague CupScottish Cup
PlayersAppsGoalsMinsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Goalkeepers
1ScotlandGKCraig Gordon 55049053501104050
24NetherlandsGKDorus de Vries 5040540100000
26BelgiumGKLogan Bailly 00000000000
Defenders
2Ivory CoastDFKolo Touré 170107290601010
3HondurasDFEmilio Izaguirre 1801391120402000
4NigeriaDFEfe Ambrose 2018000200000
5CroatiaDFJozo Šimunović 3312800251203030
12Costa RicaDFCristian Gamboa 2101367170201010
20BelgiumDFDedryck Boyata 2251949175000050
23SwedenDFMikael Lustig 49441322911114052
28DenmarkDFErik Sviatchenko 4313198281903030
34Republic of IrelandDFEoghan O'Connell 7054520401000
35NorwayDFKristoffer Ajer 103000100000
50ScotlandDFJamie McCart 102100001000
56ScotlandDFAnthony Ralston 209810001000
59ScotlandDFCalvin Miller 106310000000
63ScotlandDFKieran Tierney 4023479241902051
Midfielders
6IsraelMFNir Bitton 3912336261802030
8ScotlandMFScott Brown 54347873311214051
11EnglandMFScott Sinclair 502540553521703153
14ScotlandMFStuart Armstrong 471734153115903042
15ScotlandMFKris Commons 00000000000
16ScotlandMFGary Mackay-Steven 11055990100010
17ScotlandMFRyan Christie 7133851101000
18AustraliaMFTom Rogic 37122208227914321
27EnglandMFPatrick Roberts 47112686329922040
42ScotlandMFCallum McGregor 4672769316902041
49ScotlandMFJames Forrest 46829182861104230
53ScotlandMFLiam Henderson 131551101101010
73ScotlandMFMichael Johnston 105710000000
88Ivory CoastMFEboue Kouassi 5010340000010
Forwards
7TurkeyFWNadir Çiftçi 404310200010
9ScotlandFWLeigh Griffiths 381820662412952031
10FranceFWMoussa Dembélé 4932337429171254545
76ScotlandFWJack Aitchison 202120000000
Appearances = Total appearances
Last updated: 27 May 2017

Goalscorers

R No. Pos. Nation Name Scottish Premiership Scottish Cup Scottish League Cup Europe Total
1 10 FW France Moussa Dembélé 17 5 5 5 32
2 11 MF England Scott Sinclair 21 3 1 0 25
3 9 FW Scotland Leigh Griffiths 12 1 0 5 18
4 14 MF Scotland Stuart Armstrong 15 2 0 0 17
5 18 MF Australia Tom Rogic 7 1 3 1 12
6 27 MF England Patrick Roberts 9 0 0 2 11
7 49 MF Scotland James Forrest 6 0 2 0 8
8 42 MF Scotland Callum McGregor 6 1 0 0 7
9 20 DF Belgium Dedryck Boyata 5 0 0 0 5
10 23 DF Sweden Mikael Lustig 1 2 0 1 4
11 8 MF Scotland Scott Brown 1 1 0 1 3
12 63 DF Scotland Kieran Tierney 1 1 0 0 2
13 17 MF Scotland Ryan Christie 1 0 0 0 1
6 MF Israel Nir Bitton 1 0 0 0 1
28 DF Denmark Erik Sviatchenko 1 0 0 0 1
53 MF Scotland Liam Henderson 1 0 0 0 1
5 DF Croatia Jozo Šimunović 1 0 0 0 1
- Own Goals 0 0 0 1 1
Total 106 17 11 16 150

Last updated: 27 May 2017

Disciplinary record

Includes all competitive matches. Players listed below made at least one appearance for Celtic first squad during the season.

N P Nat. Name League League Cup Scottish Cup Europe Total Notes
8 MF Scotland Scott Brown 12 2 3 17
23 DF Sweden Mikael Lustig 5 1 3 9
6 MF Israel Nir Bitton 4 1 1 1 7
9 FW Scotland Leigh Griffiths 4 1 1 6
1 GK Scotland Craig Gordon 3 1 1 5
5 DF Croatia Jozo Šimunović 4 1 5
28 DF Denmark Erik Sviatchenko 3 1 4
18 MF Australia Tom Rogic 1 1 2 4
11 MF England Scott Sinclair 2 1 3
3 DF Honduras Emilio Izaguirre 2 1 3
10 FW France Moussa Dembélé 3 3
49 MF Scotland James Forrest 2 1 3
42 MF Scotland Callum McGregor 2 1 1 3 1
20 DF Belgium Dedryck Boyata 3 3
22 DF Switzerland Saidy Janko 1 1 2
2 DF Ivory Coast Kolo Touré 1 1 2
14 MF Scotland Stuart Armstrong 1 1 2
63 DF Scotland Kieran Tierney 1 1 2
4 DF Nigeria Efe Ambrose 1 1
25 MF Norway Stefan Johansen 1 1
34 DF Republic of Ireland Eoghan O'Connell 1 1
27 MF England Patrick Roberts 1 1
53 MF Scotland Liam Henderson 1 1
88 MF Ivory Coast Eboue Kouassi 1 1

Last updated: 27 May 2017
Source: Competitive matches
Ordered by , and
= Number of bookings; = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.

Hat-tricks

PlayerAgainstResultDateCompetition
France Moussa Dembélé Scotland Rangers 5–1 (H) 10 September 2016 Scottish Premiership
France Moussa Dembélé Scotland St Johnstone 2–5 (A) 5 February 2017 Scottish Premiership
France Moussa Dembélé Scotland Inverness CT 6–0 (H) 11 February 2017 Scottish Cup
England Scott Sinclair Scotland Hearts 0–5 (A) 2 April 2017 Scottish Premiership

(H) – Home; (A) – Away; (N) – Neutral

Clean sheets

As of 27 May 2017.

Rank Name League Scottish Cup League Cup Europe Total Played Games
1 Scotland Craig Gordon 20 3 4 1 28 55
2 Netherlands Dorus de Vries 0 0 0 0 0 5
3 Belgium Logan Bailly 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total203412860

Team statistics

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[lower-alpha 1]
1 Celtic (C) 38 34 4 0 106 25 +81 106 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round[lower-alpha 2]
2 Aberdeen 38 24 4 10 74 35 +39 76 Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round
3 Rangers 38 19 10 9 56 44 +12 67 Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round
4 St Johnstone 38 17 7 14 50 46 +4 58
5 Heart of Midlothian 38 12 10 16 55 52 +3 46
Source: Scottish Premiership, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Play-off (only if deciding champion, UEFA competitions qualification and second stage group allocation).[51]
(C) Champion.
Notes:
  1. ↑ Teams played each other three times (33 matches), before the league split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six) for the last five matches.
  2. ↑ Since the winners of the 2016–17 Scottish Cup, Celtic, qualified for European competition based on league position, the spot awarded to the Scottish cup winners (Europa League second qualifying round) was passed to the second-placed team and the spot awarded to the second-placed team was passed to the fourth-placed team.

Competition Overview

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Scottish Premiership 07 August 201621 May 2017 Matchday 1 Winners 38 34 4 0 106 25 +81 089.47
Scottish Cup 22 January 201727 May 2017 4th Round Winners 5 5 0 0 17 2 +15 100.00
Scottish League Cup 10 August 201627 November 2016 2nd Round Winners 4 4 0 0 11 0 +11 100.00
Champions League 12 July 201606 December 2016 2nd Round Group Stage 12 3 4 5 16 23 −7 025.00
Total 59 46 8 5 150 50 +100 077.97

Source: Competitions

Champions League: [52] Scottish Premiership: [53] Scottish League Cup: [54] Scottish Cup: [55]

League results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
38 34 4 0 106 25  +81 106 17 2 0 47 8  +39 17 2 0 59 17  +42

Last updated: 21 May 2017.
Source: Competitive matches

Source:[56]

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHAHHAHAHHAAHAHAAHAHAHHAHHAHAAHHAAHAAH
ResultWWWWWDWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWDWWDWDWWWWW
Position35211111111111111111111111111111111111

Updated to match(es) played on 21 May 2017. Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Technical staff

Position Staff
Manager Brendan Rodgers
Assistant Manager Chris Davies
First Team Coach John Kennedy
Goalkeeping Coach Stevie Woods
Head of Performance Glen Driscoll
Head of Youth Academy Chris McCart
Head of Recruitment Lee Congerton
Scouting David Moss
Sjaak van den Helder
Michael Murphy
John McGlynn
Head Physiotherapist Tim Williamson
Physiotherapist Jennifer Graham
Davie McGovern
Doctor Ian Sharpe
Head of Sports Science Jack Nayler
Sports Scientists John Currie
First Team Nutritionist Rob Naughton
Head of Professional Academy/Under 20s Head Coach Tommy McIntyre
Head of Youth Recruitment Willie McStay
Academy Welfare & Operations Manager Brian Meehan
Under 20s Coach Jim McGuiness
Tommy McIntyre
U17's Manager Michael O'Halloran
U17's Coach George McCluskey

Last updated: 15 March 2017
Source:

Transfers

In

N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
EU
 Moving from
 Type
 Transfer
window		 Ends
 Transfer
fee		 Source
35 DF Norway Kristoffer Ajer 18EU Norway IK Start Transfer Summer 2020 £800,000 [57]
10 FW France Moussa Dembélé 19EU England Fulham Transfer Summer 2020 £500,000 [58]
2 DF Ivory Coast Kolo Touré 35Non-EU England Liverpool Transfer Summer 2017 Free [59]
11 MF England Scott Sinclair 27EU England Aston Villa Transfer Summer 2020 £3,500,000 [60]
24 GK Netherlands Dorus de Vries 35EU England Nottingham Forest Transfer Summer 2018 Undisclosed [61]
12 DF Costa Rica Cristian Gamboa 26Non-EU England West Bromwich Albion Transfer Summer 2019 Undisclosed [62]
88 MF Ivory Coast Eboue Kouassi 19Non-EU Russia Krasnodar Transfer Winter 2021 £2,800,000 [63]

Out

N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
EU
 Moving to
 Type
 Transfer
window		 Transfer
fee		 Source
48 DF Scotland Jack Breslin 19EU Scotland Hamilton Academical Transfer Summer Free [64]
59 DF Scotland Calum Waters 20EU Scotland Alloa Athletic Transfer Summer Free [65]
— DF Scotland Blair Kidd 18EU Unattached End of contract Summer Free [66]
— FW Scotland Ciaran Lafferty 19EU Scotland Dunfermline Athletic Transfer Summer Free [67]
10 FW Republic of Ireland Anthony Stokes 27EU England Blackburn Rovers Transfer Summer Free [68]
13 FW Turkey Colin Kazim-Richards 29Non-EU Brazil Coritiba Transfer Summer Undisclosed [69]
24 FW England Carlton Cole 32EU United States Sacramento Republic Transfer Summer Free [70]
12 FW Serbia Stefan Šćepović 26Non-EU Spain Getafe Transfer Summer £1,000,000 [71]
21 DF Scotland Charlie Mulgrew 30EU England Blackburn Rovers Transfer Summer Free [72]
35 DF Scotland Stuart Findlay 20EU England Newcastle United Transfer Summer Free [73]
29 FW Northern Ireland Michael Duffy 21EU Scotland Dundee Loan Summer Loan [74]
33 FW Scotland Paul McMullan 20EU Scotland Dunfermline Athletic Loan Summer Loan [75][76]
— GK Republic of Ireland Colin McCabe 19EU Scotland Stenhousemuir Loan Summer Loan [77]
47 DF Republic of Ireland Fiacre Kelleher 20EU Scotland Peterhead Loan Summer Loan [78]
54 MF Scotland Jamie Lindsay 20EU Scotland Greenock Morton Loan Summer Loan [79]
19 MF Scotland Scott Allan 24EU England Rotherham United Loan Summer Loan [80]
52 MF Scotland Joe Thomson 19EU Scotland Dumbarton Loan Summer Loan [81]
55 MF Scotland Aidan Nesbitt 19EU Scotland Greenock Morton Loan Summer Loan [82][83]
41 DF England Darnell Fisher 22EU England Rotherham United Transfer Summer Undisclosed [84]
31 MF Scotland Luke Donnelly 20EU Scotland Alloa Athletic Loan Summer Loan [85]
25 MF Norway Stefan Johansen 25EU England Fulham Transfer Summer £2,000,000 [86]
— MF Scotland Innes Murray 18EU Scotland Hibernian Transfer Summer Undisclosed [87]
22 DF Switzerland Saidy Janko 20EU England Barnsley Loan Summer Loan [88]
15 MF Scotland Kris Commons 33EU Scotland Hibernian Loan Emergency Loan [89]
52 MF Scotland Joe Thomson 19EU Scotland Queen of the South Loan Winter Loan [90]
34 DF Republic of Ireland Eoghan O'Connell 21EU England Walsall Loan Winter Loan [91]
— FW Scotland Theo Archibald 18EU Scotland Albion Rovers Loan Winter Loan [92]
35 DF Norway Kristoffer Ajer 18EU Scotland Kilmarnock Loan Winter Loan [93]
17 MF Scotland Ryan Christie 21EU Scotland Aberdeen Loan Winter Loan [94]
50 DF Scotland Jamie McCart 19EU Scotland Inverness CT Loan Winter Loan [95]
— DF Scotland Aidan McIlduff 19EU Scotland Queen's Park Loan Winter Loan [96]
38 GK Italy Leo Fasan 23EU England Port Vale Loan Winter Loan [97]
29 FW Northern Ireland Michael Duffy 22EU Republic of Ireland Dundalk Transfer Winter Undisclosed [98]
— FW Scotland Luke Donnelly 21EU Scotland Greenock Morton Loan Emergency Loan [99]
7 FW Turkey Nadir Çiftçi 25Non-EU Poland Pogoń Szczecin Loan Loan [100]
4 DF Nigeria Efe Ambrose 28Non-EU Scotland Hibernian Loan Emergency Loan [101]
32 MF Scotland Connor McManus 21EU Scotland Queen of the South Loan Emergency Loan [102]

Total income: Increase £3 million

Total expenditure: Decrease £7.6 million

Total profit/loss: Decrease £4.6 million

See also

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