1990–91 French Division 1

{{Short description|53rd season of French Division 1}}

{{Infobox football league season

| competition = Division 1

| season = 1990–91

| winners = Marseille (7th title)

| runners-up =

| promoted =

| relegated = Bordeaux
Brest
Nice

| continentalcup1 = European Cup

| continentalcup1 qualifier = Marseille

| continentalcup2 = UEFA Cup

| continentalcup2 qualifiers = Auxerre
Cannes
Lyon

| continentalcup3 = Cup Winners' Cup

| continentalcup3 qualifiers = Monaco

| league topscorer = Jean-Pierre Papin (23)

| biggest home win =

| biggest away win =

| matches = 380

| total goals = 805

| average goals =

| longest wins =

| longest unbeaten =

| longest losses =

| highest attendance =

| lowest attendance =

| average attendance =

| prevseason = 1989–90

|nextseason = 1991–92

}}

The 1990–91 Division 1 season was won by Marseille, with 55 points, for the third year in a row. A total of 20 clubs competed in the league. Bordeaux, Brest and Nice were all administratively relegated to Division 2 due to financial difficulties at the end of the season despite all finishing above the relegation zone.

Participating teams

{{colbegin}}

{{colend}}

{{Location map+ |France |width=350 |float=right |caption=Location of teams in 1990–91 Division 1 |places=

{{Location map~ |France |lat=47.786753 |long=3.588664 |label=Auxerre|position=left}}

{{Location map~ |France |lat=44.829242 |long=-0.598253 |label=Bordeaux|position=left}}

{{Location map~ |France |lat=48.214722 |long=-4.179444 |label=Brest|position=left }}

{{Location map~ |France |lat=49.179461 |long=-0.396767 |label=Caen|position=left}}

{{Location map~ |France |lat=43.553056 |long=6.964608 |label=Cannes|position=bottom}}

{{Location map~ |France |lat=50.621137 |long=3.157519 |label=Lille|position=right}}

{{Location map~ |France |lat=45.723778 |long=4.93225 |label=Lyon}}

{{Location map~ |France |lat=43.269806 |long=5.395922 |label=Marseille|position=top}}

{{Location map~ |France |lat=49.0713 |long=6.1040 |label=Metz |position=right}}

{{Location map~ |France |lat=43.727606 |long=7.415614 |label=AS Monaco |position=right }}

{{Location map~ |France |lat=43.61194 |long=3.97722 |label=Montpellier|position=bottom}}

{{Location map~ |France |lat=48.6955 |long=6.210687 |label=Nancy|position=right}}

{{Location map~ |France |lat=47.255631 |long=-1.525375 |label=Nantes|position=bottom }}

{{Location map~ |France |lat=43.683328 |long=7.25875 |label=Nice|position=bottom}}

{{Location map~ |France |lat=48.841422 |long=2.393053 |label=PSG}}

{{Location map~ |France |lat=48.1147 |long=-1.6794 |label=Rennes|position=right}}

{{Location map~ |France |lat=45.460767 |long=4.490117 |label=St-Étienne|position=left}}

{{Location map~ |France |lat=47.412417 |long=6.9112 |label=Sochaux|position=top}}

{{Location map~ |France |lat=43.126 |long=5.902 |label=Toulon|position=bottom}}

{{Location map~ |France |lat=43.583314 |long=1.434047 |label=Toulouse|position=bottom}}

}}

League table

{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL

|res_col_header=QR

|winpoints=3

|show_limit=5

|team1=OM |name_OM =Marseille

|team2=ASM|name_ASM=Monaco

|team3=AUX|name_AUX=Auxerre

|team4=CAN|name_CAN=Cannes

|team5=OL |name_OL =Lyon

|team6=LIL|name_LIL=Lille

|team7=MHS|name_MHS=Montpellier

|team8=CAE|name_CAE=Caen

|team9=PSG|name_PSG=Paris Saint-Germain

|team12=MET|name_MET=Metz

|team13=STE|name_STE=Saint-Étienne

|team15=FCN|name_FCN=Nantes

|team16=SCT|name_SCT=Toulon

|team17=NAL|name_NAL=Nancy

|team18=SOC|name_SOC=Sochaux

|team19=TFC|name_TFC=Toulouse

|team20=REN|name_REN=Rennes

|team10=BOR|name_BOR=Bordeaux

|team11=BRE|name_BRE=Brest

|team14=NIC|name_NIC=Nice

|win_OM =22|draw_OM =11|loss_OM =5|gf_OM =67|ga_OM =28|status_OM =C

|win_ASM=20|draw_ASM=11|loss_ASM=7|gf_ASM=51|ga_ASM=30

|win_AUX=19|draw_AUX=10|loss_AUX=9|gf_AUX=63|ga_AUX=36

|win_CAN=12|draw_CAN=17|loss_CAN=9|gf_CAN=32|ga_CAN=28

|win_OL =15|draw_OL =11|loss_OL =12|gf_OL =39|ga_OL =44

|win_LIL=11|draw_LIL=17|loss_LIL=10|gf_LIL=39|ga_LIL=37

|win_MHS=12|draw_MHS=14|loss_MHS=12|gf_MHS=44|ga_MHS=35

|win_CAE=13|draw_CAE=12|loss_CAE=13|gf_CAE=38|ga_CAE=36

|win_PSG=13|draw_PSG=12|loss_PSG=13|gf_PSG=40|ga_PSG=42

|win_MET=12|draw_MET=12|loss_MET=14|gf_MET=44|ga_MET=51

|win_STE=13|draw_STE=9|loss_STE=16|gf_STE=40|ga_STE=46

|win_FCN=9|draw_FCN=16|loss_FCN=13|gf_FCN=34|ga_FCN=44

|win_SCT=9|draw_SCT=16|loss_SCT=13|gf_SCT=31|ga_SCT=41

|win_NAL=11|draw_NAL=11|loss_NAL=16|gf_NAL=38|ga_NAL=58

|win_SOC=8|draw_SOC=16|loss_SOC=14|gf_SOC=24|ga_SOC=33

|win_TFC=8|draw_TFC=15|loss_TFC=15|gf_TFC=33|ga_TFC=45

|win_REN=7|draw_REN=14|loss_REN=17|gf_REN=29|ga_REN=51

|win_BOR=11|draw_BOR=15|loss_BOR=12|gf_BOR=34|ga_BOR=32|status_BOR=R

|win_BRE=11|draw_BRE=15|loss_BRE=12|gf_BRE=45|ga_BRE=46|status_BRE=R

|win_NIC=10|draw_NIC=14|loss_NIC=14|gf_NIC=40|ga_NIC=42|status_NIC=R

|col_EC=green1|text_EC=Qualification to European Cup first round

|result1=EC

|col_CWC=yellow1|text_CWC=Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup first round

|result2=CWC

|note_res_CWC=Monaco qualified for the 1991–92 European Cup Winners' Cup as winners of the 1990–91 Coupe de France.

|col_UC=blue1|text_UC=Qualification to UEFA Cup first round

|result3=UC|result4=UC|result5=UC

|col_AR=red1|text_AR=Administratively relegated to French Division 2

|result10=AR|result11=AR|result14=AR

|note_res_AR=Bordeaux, Brest and Nice were administratively relegated to Division 2 due to financial difficulties.

|class_rules= 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Victory: 3 points, Draw: 1 point, Defeat: 0 points

|update=complete

|source={{citation needed|date=March 2025}}

}}

Promoted from Division 2, who will play in 1991–92 French Division 1 season

  • Le Havre AC: Champion of Division 2, winner of Division 2 group B
  • Nîmes Olympique: Runner-up, winner of Division 2 group A
  • Lens:Third place, winner of barrages.

Results

{{#invoke:sports results|main

|matches_style=FBR|solid_cell=grey

|team1=AUX|team2=BOR|team3=BRE|team4=CAE|team5=CAN

|team6=LIL|team7=OL|team8=OM|team9=MET|team10=ASM

|team11=MHS|team12=NAL|team13=FCN|team14=NIC|team15=PSG

|team16=REN|team17=STE|team18=SOC|team19=SCT|team20=TFC

|name_AUX=Auxerre

|match_AUX_BOR=0–0

|match_AUX_BRE=2–2

|match_AUX_CAE=3–0

|match_AUX_CAN=0–3

|match_AUX_LIL=3–2

|match_AUX_OL=1–0

|match_AUX_OM=4–0

|match_AUX_MET=3–1

|match_AUX_ASM=0–1

|match_AUX_MHS=3–2

|match_AUX_NAL=1–1

|match_AUX_FCN=0–2

|match_AUX_NIC=5–1

|match_AUX_PSG=0–1

|match_AUX_REN=4–0

|match_AUX_STE=2–0

|match_AUX_SOC=4–1

|match_AUX_SCT=3–0

|match_AUX_TFC=2–1

|name_BOR=Bordeaux

|match_BOR_AUX=1–1

|match_BOR_BRE=1–4

|match_BOR_CAE=1–1

|match_BOR_CAN=1–1

|match_BOR_LIL=1–1

|match_BOR_OL=0–0

|match_BOR_OM=1–1

|match_BOR_MET=1–1

|match_BOR_ASM=0–0

|match_BOR_MHS=1–0

|match_BOR_NAL=5–0

|match_BOR_FCN=2–0

|match_BOR_NIC=3–0

|match_BOR_PSG=3–0

|match_BOR_REN=1–0

|match_BOR_STE=2–1

|match_BOR_SOC=1–0

|match_BOR_SCT=0–1

|match_BOR_TFC=2–1

|name_BRE=Brest

|match_BRE_AUX=1–3

|match_BRE_BOR=4–0

|match_BRE_CAE=5–0

|match_BRE_CAN=3–2

|match_BRE_LIL=1–0

|match_BRE_OL=3–0

|match_BRE_OM=1–1

|match_BRE_MET=1–0

|match_BRE_ASM=1–2

|match_BRE_MHS=1–1

|match_BRE_NAL=3–3

|match_BRE_FCN=1–0

|match_BRE_NIC=4–0

|match_BRE_PSG=0–0

|match_BRE_REN=0–0

|match_BRE_STE=0–1

|match_BRE_SOC=0–0

|match_BRE_SCT=2–2

|match_BRE_TFC=0–0

|name_CAE=Caen

|match_CAE_AUX=0–1

|match_CAE_BOR=2–0

|match_CAE_BRE=1–2

|match_CAE_CAN=0–1

|match_CAE_LIL=0–0

|match_CAE_OL=1–0

|match_CAE_OM=0–0

|match_CAE_MET=4–1

|match_CAE_ASM=0–2

|match_CAE_MHS=1–0

|match_CAE_NAL=4–1

|match_CAE_FCN=1–0

|match_CAE_NIC=2–1

|match_CAE_PSG=2–0

|match_CAE_REN=2–0

|match_CAE_STE=1–0

|match_CAE_SOC=2–0

|match_CAE_SCT=2–0

|match_CAE_TFC=2–0

|name_CAN=Cannes

|match_CAN_AUX=0–3

|match_CAN_BOR=1–1

|match_CAN_BRE=0–0

|match_CAN_CAE=1–1

|match_CAN_LIL=2–1

|match_CAN_OL=3–2

|match_CAN_OM=0–0

|match_CAN_MET=0–1

|match_CAN_ASM=1–2

|match_CAN_MHS=2–1

|match_CAN_NAL=1–0

|match_CAN_FCN=2–1

|match_CAN_NIC=2–1

|match_CAN_PSG=2–0

|match_CAN_REN=1–0

|match_CAN_STE=0–1

|match_CAN_SOC=1–1

|match_CAN_SCT=0–0

|match_CAN_TFC=0–0

|name_LIL=Lille

|match_LIL_AUX=1–0

|match_LIL_BOR=0–0

|match_LIL_BRE=1–0

|match_LIL_CAE=1–0

|match_LIL_CAN=0–2

|match_LIL_OL=1–1

|match_LIL_OM=1–0

|match_LIL_MET=4–1

|match_LIL_ASM=0–0

|match_LIL_MHS=1–0

|match_LIL_NAL=0–2

|match_LIL_FCN=1–1

|match_LIL_NIC=0–0

|match_LIL_PSG=0–0

|match_LIL_REN=1–1

|match_LIL_STE=3–2

|match_LIL_SOC=0–1

|match_LIL_SCT=4–1

|match_LIL_TFC=3–0

|name_OL=Lyon

|match_OL_AUX=1–0

|match_OL_BOR=1–0

|match_OL_BRE=2–0

|match_OL_CAE=3–2

|match_OL_CAN=1–0

|match_OL_LIL=2–1

|match_OL_OM=2–2

|match_OL_MET=3–1

|match_OL_ASM=1–0

|match_OL_MHS=3–3

|match_OL_NAL=0–1

|match_OL_FCN=2–0

|match_OL_NIC=1–0

|match_OL_PSG=0–0

|match_OL_REN=0–0

|match_OL_STE=1–1

|match_OL_SOC=1–0

|match_OL_SCT=1–1

|match_OL_TFC=4–1

|name_OM=Marseille

|match_OM_AUX=1–0

|match_OM_BOR=2–0

|match_OM_BRE=3–1

|match_OM_CAE=2–1

|match_OM_CAN=0–1

|match_OM_LIL=2–0

|match_OM_OL=7–0

|match_OM_MET=3–0

|match_OM_ASM=1–0

|match_OM_MHS=2–0

|match_OM_NAL=6–2

|match_OM_FCN=6–0

|match_OM_NIC=1–0

|match_OM_PSG=2–1

|match_OM_REN=4–1

|match_OM_STE=3–1

|match_OM_SOC=0–0

|match_OM_SCT=3–3

|match_OM_TFC=1–0

|name_MET=Metz

|match_MET_AUX=1–0

|match_MET_BOR=1–0

|match_MET_BRE=0–0

|match_MET_CAE=1–1

|match_MET_CAN=0–0

|match_MET_LIL=2–2

|match_MET_OL=1–2

|match_MET_OM=0–2

|match_MET_ASM=1–1

|match_MET_MHS=0–0

|match_MET_NAL=4–0

|match_MET_FCN=2–0

|match_MET_NIC=1–0

|match_MET_PSG=2–2

|match_MET_REN=2–0

|match_MET_STE=3–1

|match_MET_SOC=2–2

|match_MET_SCT=0–0

|match_MET_TFC=2–1

|name_ASM=Monaco

|match_ASM_AUX=0–0

|match_ASM_BOR=2–0

|match_ASM_BRE=5–0

|match_ASM_CAE=2–0

|match_ASM_CAN=0–0

|match_ASM_LIL=1–1

|match_ASM_OL=0–0

|match_ASM_OM=1–3

|match_ASM_MET=2–0

|match_ASM_MHS=3–1

|match_ASM_NAL=2–2

|match_ASM_FCN=2–1

|match_ASM_NIC=2–1

|match_ASM_PSG=2–0

|match_ASM_REN=2–1

|match_ASM_STE=2–0

|match_ASM_SOC=1–0

|match_ASM_SCT=2–1

|match_ASM_TFC=2–1

|name_MHS=Montpellier

|match_MHS_AUX=1–2

|match_MHS_BOR=2–1

|match_MHS_BRE=1–0

|match_MHS_CAE=0–0

|match_MHS_CAN=0–0

|match_MHS_LIL=1–2

|match_MHS_OL=1–0

|match_MHS_OM=0–0

|match_MHS_MET=5–2

|match_MHS_ASM=2–1

|match_MHS_NAL=5–0

|match_MHS_FCN=1–1

|match_MHS_NIC=3–0

|match_MHS_PSG=4–0

|match_MHS_REN=1–0

|match_MHS_STE=0–0

|match_MHS_SOC=2–0

|match_MHS_SCT=0–0

|match_MHS_TFC=2–0

|name_NAL=Nancy

|match_NAL_AUX=1–1

|match_NAL_BOR=0–2

|match_NAL_BRE=0–0

|match_NAL_CAE=0–0

|match_NAL_CAN=2–0

|match_NAL_LIL=1–1

|match_NAL_OL=2–0

|match_NAL_OM=2–0

|match_NAL_MET=0–1

|match_NAL_ASM=4–0

|match_NAL_MHS=1–1

|match_NAL_FCN=3–2

|match_NAL_NIC=2–1

|match_NAL_PSG=0–2

|match_NAL_REN=0–0

|match_NAL_STE=1–0

|match_NAL_SOC=2–0

|match_NAL_SCT=2–1

|match_NAL_TFC=1–1

|name_FCN=Nantes

|match_FCN_AUX=2–3

|match_FCN_BOR=0–0

|match_FCN_BRE=1–0

|match_FCN_CAE=0–0

|match_FCN_CAN=1–0

|match_FCN_LIL=0–0

|match_FCN_OL=0–0

|match_FCN_OM=1–1

|match_FCN_MET=1–1

|match_FCN_ASM=3–1

|match_FCN_MHS=1–1

|match_FCN_NAL=1–0

|match_FCN_NIC=2–2

|match_FCN_PSG=2–0

|match_FCN_REN=2–0

|match_FCN_STE=2–1

|match_FCN_SOC=0–0

|match_FCN_SCT=0–0

|match_FCN_TFC=0–0

|name_NIC=Nice

|match_NIC_AUX=1–1

|match_NIC_BOR=0–0

|match_NIC_BRE=2–0

|match_NIC_CAE=0–0

|match_NIC_CAN=0–0

|match_NIC_LIL=4–1

|match_NIC_OL=1–1

|match_NIC_OM=0–1

|match_NIC_MET=1–2

|match_NIC_ASM=0–0

|match_NIC_MHS=2–0

|match_NIC_NAL=3–0

|match_NIC_FCN=1–1

|match_NIC_PSG=1–1

|match_NIC_REN=2–2

|match_NIC_STE=2–0

|match_NIC_SOC=3–0

|match_NIC_SCT=0–0

|match_NIC_TFC=1–1

|name_PSG=Paris SG

|match_PSG_AUX=1–1

|match_PSG_BOR=1–0

|match_PSG_BRE=1–1

|match_PSG_CAE=3–2

|match_PSG_CAN=0–0

|match_PSG_LIL=2–0

|match_PSG_OL=3–0

|match_PSG_OM=0–1

|match_PSG_MET=2–1

|match_PSG_ASM=0–2

|match_PSG_MHS=2–0

|match_PSG_NAL=2–1

|match_PSG_FCN=1–1

|match_PSG_NIC=0–2

|match_PSG_REN=1–1

|match_PSG_STE=4–2

|match_PSG_SOC=0–2

|match_PSG_SCT=4–0

|match_PSG_TFC=3–0

|name_REN=Rennes

|match_REN_AUX=2–2

|match_REN_BOR=2–1

|match_REN_BRE=3–0

|match_REN_CAE=1–1

|match_REN_CAN=1–1

|match_REN_LIL=1–3

|match_REN_OL=2–0

|match_REN_OM=1–1

|match_REN_MET=0–2

|match_REN_ASM=1–1

|match_REN_MHS=1–2

|match_REN_NAL=1–0

|match_REN_FCN=2–0

|match_REN_NIC=0–3

|match_REN_PSG=2–1

|match_REN_STE=0–2

|match_REN_SOC=1–1

|match_REN_SCT=0–0

|match_REN_TFC=2–0

|name_STE=Saint-Étienne

|match_STE_AUX=2–1

|match_STE_BOR=0–0

|match_STE_BRE=6–1

|match_STE_CAE=0–0

|match_STE_CAN=1–0

|match_STE_LIL=0–0

|match_STE_OL=0–1

|match_STE_OM=1–1

|match_STE_MET=2–1

|match_STE_ASM=1–0

|match_STE_MHS=1–0

|match_STE_NAL=4–1

|match_STE_FCN=1–3

|match_STE_NIC=1–0

|match_STE_PSG=1–1

|match_STE_REN=0–0

|match_STE_SOC=2–1

|match_STE_SCT=3–0

|match_STE_TFC=1–4

|name_SOC=Sochaux

|match_SOC_AUX=0–1

|match_SOC_BOR=1–0

|match_SOC_BRE=1–1

|match_SOC_CAE=1–0

|match_SOC_CAN=0–0

|match_SOC_LIL=0–0

|match_SOC_OL=1–2

|match_SOC_OM=2–1

|match_SOC_MET=1–1

|match_SOC_ASM=0–2

|match_SOC_MHS=0–0

|match_SOC_NAL=1–0

|match_SOC_FCN=1–1

|match_SOC_NIC=0–0

|match_SOC_PSG=0–0

|match_SOC_REN=4–0

|match_SOC_STE=2–0

|match_SOC_SCT=0–0

|match_SOC_TFC=0–1

|name_SCT=Toulon

|match_SCT_AUX=2–3

|match_SCT_BOR=0–2

|match_SCT_BRE=1–2

|match_SCT_CAE=0–0

|match_SCT_CAN=0–0

|match_SCT_LIL=0–0

|match_SCT_OL=1–0

|match_SCT_OM=0–1

|match_SCT_MET=2–1

|match_SCT_ASM=1–1

|match_SCT_MHS=1–1

|match_SCT_NAL=2–0

|match_SCT_FCN=3–1

|match_SCT_NIC=1–2

|match_SCT_PSG=0–0

|match_SCT_REN=1–0

|match_SCT_STE=3–0

|match_SCT_SOC=1–0

|match_SCT_TFC=1–0

|name_TFC=Toulouse

|match_TFC_AUX=0–0

|match_TFC_BOR=0–0

|match_TFC_BRE=0–0

|match_TFC_CAE=3–2

|match_TFC_CAN=2–2

|match_TFC_LIL=2–2

|match_TFC_OL=3–1

|match_TFC_OM=0–2

|match_TFC_MET=2–1

|match_TFC_ASM=1–2

|match_TFC_MHS=0–0

|match_TFC_NAL=0–0

|match_TFC_FCN=2–0

|match_TFC_NIC=1–2

|match_TFC_PSG=2–1

|match_TFC_REN=2–0

|match_TFC_STE=0–0

|match_TFC_SOC=0–0

|match_TFC_SCT=1–1

|update=complete

|source={{citation needed|date=March 2025}}

}}

Statistics

=Top goalscorers=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
Rank

! Player

! Club

! Goals[https://web.archive.org/web/20090511010645/http://www.lequipe.fr/Football/FootballClassementChampionnat85_BUT_1.html Football: D1 le classement des buteurs SAISON 1990-91]

1

|align="left"|{{flagicon|FRA|1974}} Jean-Pierre Papin

|align="left"|Marseille

|23

2

|align="left"|{{flagicon|HUN}} Kálmán Kovács

|align="left"|Auxerre

| 15

rowspan="2"|3

|align="left"|{{flagicon|FRA|1974}} Laurent Blanc

|align="left"|Montpellier

|rowspan="2"|14

align="left"|{{flagicon|BEL}} Enzo Scifo

|align="left"|Auxerre

rowspan="2"|5

|align="left"|{{flagicon|Yugoslavia}} Aljoša Asanović

|align="left"|Metz

|rowspan="2"|13

align="left"|{{flagicon|CMR}} François Omam-Biyik

|align="left"|Rennes

rowspan="2"|7

|align="left"|{{flagicon|FRA|1974}} Bernard Ferrer

|align="left"|Brest

|rowspan="2"|12

align="left"|{{flagicon|FRA|1974}} Daniel Xuereb

|align="left"|Montpellier

9

|align="left"|{{flagicon|FRA|1974}} Fabrice Divert

|align="left"|Caen

|11

rowspan="10"|10

|align="left"|{{flagicon|SEN}} Jules Bocandé

|align="left"|Nice

|rowspan="10"|10

align="left"|{{flagicon|FRA|1974}} François Brisson

|align="left"|Lille

align="left"|{{flagicon|FRA|1974}} François Calderaro

|align="left"|Metz

align="left"|{{flagicon|FRA|1974}} Christophe Cocard

|align="left"|Auxerre

align="left"|{{flagicon|FRA|1974}} Fabrice Mege

|align="left"|Nice

align="left"|{{flagicon|FRA|1974}} Amara Simba

|align="left"|Cannes

align="left"|{{flagicon|Yugoslavia}} Safet Sušić

|align="left"|Paris Saint-Germain

align="left"|{{flagicon|POL}} Ryszard Tarasiewicz

|align="left"|Nancy

align="left"|{{flagicon|Yugoslavia}} Zlatko Vujović

|align="left"|Paris Saint-Germain

align="left"|{{flagicon|LBR}} George Weah

|align="left"|Monaco

References

{{Reflist}}

  • [http://www.pari-et-gagne.com/saison199091.html Division 1 season 1990-1991] at pari-et-gagne.com

{{Ligue 1 seasons}}

{{1990–91 in French football}}

{{1990–91 in European football (UEFA)}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:1990-91 French Division 1}}

Category:Ligue 1 seasons

France

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