2007–08 Arab Champions League

{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2016}}

{{Infobox international football competition

| tourney_name = Arab Champions League

| year = 2007–08

| other_titles = دوري أبطال العرب 2007–08

| size = 150px

| caption =

| country =

| dates = 12 September 2007 – 22 May 2008

| num_teams = 32

| confederations =

| associations = 1

| venues =

| cities =

| champion_other = {{flagicon|Algeria}} ES Sétif

| count = 2

| second_other = {{flagicon|MAR}} Wydad Casablanca

| third_other =

| fourth_other =

| matches = 75

| goals = 192

| attendance =

| top_scorer = {{flagicon|KSA}} Essa Al-Mehyani (8 goals)

| player = {{flagicon|ALG}} Lamouri Djediat

| updated =

| prevseason = 2006–07

| nextseason = 2008–09

}}

The 5th Edition of Arab Champions League 2007–08

The Format

  • Each federation enter with (1~2) teams from their top Leagues

: – The teams must be one of the top 5 teams in the latest season, or Cup Champions/Runners-up.

  • The Number of teams of each federation enters based on the previous editions results of the Arab Champions League
  • The official sponsor ART can choose the rest teams to complete the 32 teams, so it may can reach 3 teams from one country

: – It's not necessary to be one of the top 5 teams.

Participated teams

32 clubs will be competing from the following countries.

= Asia =

valign="top" width="150px" | {{flag|Bahrain}} (1)Bahrein Riffa Club (2006–07 Bahraini Premier League Runners-up)
valign="top" width="150px" | {{flag|Iraq}} (2)Najaf FC (Iraqi Premier League 2006-07 3rd Place)
Al-Talaba (Iraqi Premier League 2006-07 4th Place)
valign="top" width="150px" | {{flag|Jordan}} (2)Al-Wihdat (2006–07 Jordan League Champions)
Al-Faisaly (2006–07 Jordan League Runners-up)
valign="top" width="150px" | {{flag|Kuwait}} (2)Kazma Sporting Club (2006–07 Kuwaiti Premier League Champions)
Al-Arabi (2006–07 Kuwaiti Premier League 6th Place)
valign="top" width="150px" | {{flag|Lebanon}} (1)Al-Ansar (2006–07 Lebanese Premier League Champions)
valign="top" width="150px" | {{flag|Qatar}} (0)Withdraw this season
valign="top" width="150px" | {{flag|Oman}} (1)Al-Oruba (2006-07 Omani League Runners-up)
valign="top" width="150px" | {{flag|Palestine}} (1)Shabab Rafah (Representing Palestine)
valign="top" width="150px" | {{flag|Saudi Arabia}} (2)Al-Wahda Mecca (2006–07 Saudi Arabia Premier League 3rd Place)
Al-Shabab (2006–07 Saudi Arabia Premier League 4th Place)
valign="top" width="150px" | {{flag|Syria|1963}} (2)Al-Taliya (2006–07 Syrian League 3rd Place)
Al-Majd (2006–07 Syrian League 4th Place)
valign="top" width="150px" | {{flag|UAE}} (1)Al-Shaab (2006–07 UAE League 5th Place)
valign="top" width="150px" | {{flag|Yemen}} (1)Al-Ahli San'a (2006–07 Yemeni League Champions)

= Africa =

valign="top" width="150px" | {{flag|Algeria}} (3)ES Sétif (2006–07 Algerian Championnat National Champions)
USM Alger (2006–07 Algerian Championnat National 4th Place)
MC Oran (2006–07 Algerian Championnat National 6th Place)
valign="top" width="150px" | {{flag|Comoros}} (1)Chirazienne (2006–07 Comoros Cup Winners)
valign="top" width="150px" | {{flag|Djibouti}} (1)CDE Colas (Representing Djibouti)
valign="top" width="150px" | {{flag|Egypt}} (2)Tala'ea El-Gaish (2006–07 Egyptian Premier League 4th Place)
El-Masry (2006–07 Egyptian Premier League 10th Place)
valign="top" width="150px" | {{flag|Libya|1977}} (1)Al-Ittihad Tripoli (2006–07 Libyan Premier League Champions)
valign="top" width="150px" | {{flag|Mauritania|1959}} (1)ASC Mauritel (2006–07 Mauritanean Premier League Champions)
valign="top" width="150px" | {{flag|Morocco}} (3)Moghreb Athletic Tétouan (2006–07 GNF 1 3rd Place)
Wydad Casablanca (2006–07 GNF 1 4th Place)
Raja Casablanca (2006–07 GNF 1 11th Place)
valign="top" width="150px" | {{flag|Somalia}} (0)Withdraw this season (Elman FC withdraw)
valign="top" width="150px" | {{flag|Sudan}} (2)Al-Hilal Club (2006 Sudan Premier League Champions)
Al-Merrikh SC (2006 Sudan Premier League Runners-up)
valign="top" width="150px" | {{flag|Tunisia}} (2)Union Sportive Monastirienne (2006–07 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 4th Place)
Club Athletique Bizertin (2006–07 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 12th Place)

The System

  • Round 32: Knock out stage
  • Round 16: Knock out stage
  • Round 8: Groups Stage
  • Semifinals and final: Knock out stage

The Awards

  • The Champions: $1,500,000
  • The Runner-up: $1,000,000
  • Round 4: $400,000
  • Round 8: $300,000
  • Round 16: $60,000
  • Round 32: $30,000

Round 32

32 teams play home and away matches as Knock out stage.

{{TwoLegStart}}

{{TwoLegResult| Moghreb Athletic Tétouan |Morocco| 1–4 | Al-Wihdat|Jordan| 0–4 | 1–0 }}

{{TwoLegResult| Al-Talaba |Iraq| 0–4 | USM Alger |Algeria| 0–2 | 0–2 }}

{{TwoLegResult| Al-Merrikh SC |Sudan| 5–1 | Bahrein Riffa Club|Bahrain| 2–0 | 3–1 }}

{{TwoLegResult| ASC Mauritel |Mauritania | 1–4 |ES Sétif |Algeria| 1–1 | 0–3 |var1=1959}}

{{TwoLegResult| Al-Hilal Club|Sudan | 4–4(a) | Al-Majd|Syria| 3–2 | 1–2 }}

{{TwoLegResult| CDE Colas|Djibouti| 0–19 | Al-Wahda Mecca |KSA| 0–8 | 0–11 }}

{{TwoLegResult| Kazma Sporting Club|Kuwait| 1–2 |Wydad Casablanca |Morocco| 0–1 | 1–1 }}

{{TwoLegResult| Chirazienne|Comoros | 0–9 | Najaf FC |Iraq| 0–8 | 0–1 }}

{{TwoLegResult| El-Masry |Egypt | 0–1 | Al-Taliya |Syria| 0–1 | 0–0 }}

{{TwoLegResult| Al-Ahli San'a|Yemen | 1–4 | Al-Ittihad Tripoli |Libya| 0–0 | 1–4 |var2=1977}}

{{TwoLegResult| MC Oran |Algeria| 0–3 | Al-Arabi |Kuwait| 0–1 | 0–2 }}

{{TwoLegResult| Al-Ansar |Lebanon | 2–3 | Tala'ea El-Gaish |Egypt| 1–1 | 1–2 }}

{{TwoLegResult| Club Athletic Bizertin |Tunisia |3–3 (4–2) | Al-Shabab |KSA| 1–2 | 2–1 }}

{{TwoLegResult| Al-Oruba |Oman| 1–1 (a) |Union Sportive Monastir |Tunisia| 0–0 | 1–1 }}

{{TwoLegResult| Al-Shaab |UAE | 2–4 | Al-Faisaly |Jordan| 0–2 | 2–2 }}

{{TwoLegResult| Shabab Rafah |Palestine | (w/o) 1 | Raja Casablanca |Morocco| – | – }}

|}

: 1 {{Flagicon|Palestine}} Shabab Rafah withdrew.[http://www.kooora.com/default.aspx?showarticle=27149&obj=0 Raja Casablanca goes straight through – Shabab Rafah withdrew] (Kooora)

= Match dates =

  • The first legs on 12 and 17/18 September 2007
  • The second legs on 1/2 October 2007

Round 16

16 teams play home and away matches as knock out stage.

{{TwoLegStart}}

{{TwoLegResult| Al-Ittihad Tripoli |Libya| 1–3 | Al-Majd |Syria| 1–1 | 0–2|var1=1977}}

{{TwoLegResult| Al-Wahda Mecca |KSA| 2–4 | ES Sétif |Algeria| 1–1 | 1–3 }}

{{TwoLegResult| Al-Oruba |Oman| 3–7 | Wydad Casablanca |Morocco| 2–3 | 1–4 }}

{{TwoLegResult| Al-Merrikh |Sudan| 3–5 | Raja Casablanca |Morocco| 2–2 | 1–3 }}

{{TwoLegResult| Najaf FC |Iraq| 0–3 | Al-Taliya |Syria| 0–3 | 0–0 }}

{{TwoLegResult| Club Athletic Bizertin |Tunisia| 3–4 | Al-Faisaly | Jordan| 1–1 | 2–3 }}

{{TwoLegResult| Al-Wihdat |Jordan| 1–2 | Tala'ea El-Gaish |Egypt| 0–0 | 1–2 }}

{{TwoLegResult| Al-Arabi |Kuwait| (w/o) | USM Alger |Algeria| 3–2 | Sus1}}

|}

: 1 {{Flagicon|Kuwait}} Al-Arabi Disqualified, Kuwait have been indefinitely suspended from international football competitions.

= Matches Dates =

  • The first legs on 22 /5 November 2007
  • The second legs on 6 /15 November 2007

Round 8

: 8 teams play home and away matches in 2 Groups, 4 teams in each group.

: the Groups winners and the runners-up qualify to the semifinals.

= Group A =

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|team1=ESS|name_ESS={{flagicon|Algeria}} ES Sétif

|team2=FAI|name_FAI={{flagicon|JOR}} Al-Faisaly

|team3=RCA|name_RCA={{flagicon|Morocco}} Raja Casablanca

|team4=MJD|name_MJD={{flagicon|Syria|1963}} Al-Majd

|win_ESS=3|draw_ESS=2|loss_ESS=1|gf_ESS=10|ga_ESS=4

|win_FAI=2|draw_FAI=3|loss_FAI=1|gf_FAI=9|ga_FAI=7

|win_RCA=1|draw_RCA=4|loss_RCA=1|gf_RCA=3|ga_RCA=4

|win_MJD=0|draw_MJD=3|loss_MJD=3|gf_MJD=5|ga_MJD=12

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{{football box

|date = 28 November 2007

|team1 = Raja Casablanca {{flagicon|MAR}}

|score = 0–0

|report =

|team2 = {{flagicon|JOR}} Al-Faisaly

|goals1 =

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|stadium = Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca

|attendance =

|referee = A.Jadidi (Tunisia)}}

{{football box

|date = 28 November 2007

|team1 = ES Sétif {{flagicon|ALG}}

|score = 1–1

|report =

|team2 = {{flagicon|SYR|1963}} Al-Majd

|goals1 = Djediat {{goal|51}}

|goals2 = Rafe {{goal|37}}

|stadium = Stade 8 Mai 1945, Sétif

|attendance =

|referee = J.Ambia (Libya)}}

----

{{football box

|date = 11 December 2007

|team1 = Al-Faisaly {{flagicon|JOR}}

|score = 3–1

|report =

|team2 = {{flagicon|SYR|1963}} Al-Majd

|goals1 = Al-Sheikh {{goal|47}}
Al-Shboul {{goal|65}}
Abu Keshek {{goal|92}}

|goals2 = Rafe {{goal|56}}

|stadium = Amman International Stadium, Amman

|attendance =

|referee =

}}

{{football box

|date = 12 December 2007

|team1 = ES Sétif {{flagicon|ALG}}

|score = 2–0

|report =

|team2 = {{flagicon|MAR}} Raja Casablanca

|goals1 = Maïza {{goal|31}}
Touil {{goal|88}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Stade 8 Mai 1945, Setif

|attendance =

|referee = T.Nadjm (Lebanon)

}}

----

{{football box

|date = 25 December 2007

|team1 = Al-Majd {{flagicon|SYR|1963}}

|score = 1–1

|report =

|team2 = {{flagicon|MAR}} Raja Casablanca

|goals1 = Al Zeno {{goal|28}}

|goals2 = Aïni {{goal|93}}

|stadium = Abbasiyyin Damascus Stadium, Damascus

|attendance =

|referee =

}}

{{football box

|date = 26 December 2007

|team1 = Al-Faisaly {{flagicon|JOR}}

|score = 1–1

|report =

|team2 = {{flagicon|ALG}} ES Sétif

|goals1 = Lafi {{goal|39}}

|goals2 = Touil {{goal|63}}

|stadium = Amman International Stadium, Amman

|attendance =

|referee =

}}

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{{football box

|date = 19 February 2008

|team1 = Al-Majd {{flagicon|SYR}}

|score = 2–3

|report =

|team2 = {{flagicon|JOR}} Al-Faisaly

|goals1 = Rafe {{goal|50}}
Masaes {{goal|56}}

|goals2 = Farhan {{goal|27}}, {{goal|58}}
Lafi {{goal|90}}

|stadium = Abbasiyyin Damascus Stadium, Damascus

|attendance =

|referee =

}}

{{football box

|date = 20 February 2008

|team1 = Raja Casablanca {{flagicon|MAR}}

|score = 1–0

|report =

|team2 = {{flagicon|ALG}} ES Sétif

|goals1 = Senghor {{goal|60}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca

|attendance =

|referee =

}}

----

{{football box

|date = 5 March 2008

|team1 = Raja Casablanca {{flagicon|MAR}}

|score = 0–0

|report =

|team2 = {{flagicon|SYR}} Al-Majd

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca

|attendance =

|referee =

}}

{{football box

|date = 5 March 2008

|team1 = ES Sétif {{flagicon|ALG}}

|score = 2–1

|report =

|team2 = {{flagicon|JOR}} Al-Faisaly

|goals1 = Touil {{goal|89}}
Adiko {{goal|90+5}}

|goals2 = Lafi {{goal|85}}

|stadium = Stade 8 Mai 1945, Setif

|attendance =

|referee =

}}

----

{{football box

|date = 12 March 2008

|team1 = Al-Faisaly {{flagicon|JOR}}

|score = 1–1

|report =

|team2 = {{flagicon|MAR}} Raja Casablanca

|goals1 = Abdul-Amir {{goal|25}}

|goals2 = Cire {{goal|13}}

|stadium =

|attendance =

|referee =

}}

{{football box

|date = 18 March 2008

|team1 = Al-Majd {{flagicon|SYR}}

|score = 0–4

|report =

|team2 = {{flagicon|ALG}} ES Sétif

|goals1 =

|goals2 = Adiko {{goal|20}}
Laïfaoui {{goal|45}}
Djediat {{goal|66}}, {{goal|77}}

|stadium =

|attendance =

|referee =

}}

= Group B =

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

|section=Group B

|res_col_header=Q

|show_positions=n

|team1=WAC|name_WAC={{flagicon|MAR}} Wydad Casablanca

|team2=TGS|name_TGS={{flagicon|EGY}} Tala'ea El-Gaish

|team3=UAL|name_UAL={{flagicon|ALG}} USM Alger

|team4=TAL|name_TAL={{flagicon|SYR|1963}} Al-Taliya

|win_WAC=3|draw_WAC=1|loss_WAC=2|gf_WAC=11|ga_WAC=6

|win_TGS=2|draw_TGS=2|loss_TGS=2|gf_TGS=3|ga_TGS=5

|win_UAL=2|draw_UAL=2|loss_UAL=2|gf_UAL=5|ga_UAL=5

|win_TAL=2|draw_TAL=1|loss_TAL=3|gf_TAL=4|ga_TAL=7

|col_A=#99FF99|text_A=

|result1=A|result2=A

|update=complete|source=

}}

{{football box

|date = 27 November 2007

|team1 = Tala'ea El-Gaish {{flagicon|EGY}}

|score = 1–2

|report =

|team2 = {{flagicon|SYR|1963}} Al-Taliya

|goals1 = Masaoud {{goal|82}}

|goals2 = Aboud {{goal|36}}
Tatan {{goal|88}}

|stadium = Military Academy Stadium, Cairo

|attendance =

|referee = J.Mahmoud (Bahrain)}}

{{football box

|date = 28 November 2007

|team1 = USM Alger {{flagicon|ALG}}

|score = 2–1

|report =

|team2 = {{flagicon|MAR}} Wydad Casablanca

|goals1 = Louissi {{goal|58|}} (o.g.)
Doucoure {{goal|81}}

|goals2 = Madihi {{goal|54}}

|stadium = Omar Hammadi Stadium, Algiers

|attendance =

|referee = S.Mahmoud (Jordan)}}

----

{{football box

|date = 10 December 2007

|team1 = Tala'ea El-Gaish {{flagicon|EGY}}

|score = 0–0

|report =

|team2 = {{flagicon|ALG}} USM Alger

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Cairo Military Academy Stadium, Cairo

|attendance =

|referee = M.Omar (United Arab Emirates)

}}

{{football box

|date = 12 December 2007

|team1 = Wydad Casablanca {{flagicon|MAR}}

|score = 3–1

|report =

|team2 = {{flagicon|SYR|1963}} Al-Taliya

|goals1 = Doulyazal {{goal|38}}
Jouaya {{goal|65}}
Bidoudane {{goal|70}}

|goals2 = Sulaiman {{goal|9}}

|stadium = Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca

|attendance =

|referee =

}}

----

{{football box

|date = 25 December 2007

|team1 = Al-Taliya {{flagicon|SYR|1963}}

|score = 0–0

|report =

|team2 = {{flagicon|ALG}} USM Alger

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Al Baladi Al Talyia Nahia Syria

|attendance =

|referee =

}}

{{football box

|date = 26 December 2007

|team1 = Wydad Casablanca {{flagicon|MAR}}

|score = 3–0

|report =

|team2 = {{flagicon|EGY}} Tala'ea El-Gaish

|goals1 = Abderrahim Saadi {{goal|44}}
Hamza Yacef {{goal|64}}
Abderrazak Sakim {{goal|70}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca

|attendance =

|referee =

}}

----

{{football box

|date = 18 February 2008

|team1 = USM Alger {{flagicon|ALG}}

|score = 0–1

|report =

|team2 = {{flagicon|EGY}} Tala'ea El-Gaish

|goals1 =

|goals2 = Mamdouh Abd El-Haee {{goal|77}}

|stadium = Omar Hammadi Stadium, Algiers

|attendance =

|referee =

}}

{{football box

|date = 19 February 2008

|team1 = Al-Taliya {{flagicon|SYR}}

|score = 0–2

|report =

|team2 = {{flagicon|MAR}} Wydad Casablanca

|goals1 =

|goals2 = Sadio Sow {{goal|35}}
Abderrazak Sakim {{goal|92}}

|stadium = Mohamed V, Casablanca

|attendance =

|referee =

}}

----

{{football box

|date = 3 March 2008

|team1 = USM Alger {{flagicon|ALG}}

|score = 0–1

|report =

|team2 = {{flagicon|SYR}} Al-Taliya

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Omar Hammadi Stadium, Algiers

|attendance =

|referee =

}}

{{football box

|date = 3 March 2008

|team1 = Tala'ea El-Gaish {{flagicon|EGY}}

|score = 0–0

|report =

|team2 = {{flagicon|MAR}} Wydad Casablanca

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Cairo Military Academy Stadium, Cairo

|attendance =

|referee =

}}

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{{football box

|date = 18 March 2008

|team1 = Al-Taliya {{flagicon|SYR}}

|score = 0–1

|report =

|team2 = {{flagicon|EGY}} Tala'ea El-Gaish

|goals1 =

|goals2 = Arko {{goal|75}}

|stadium =

|attendance =

|referee =

}}

{{football box

|date = 19 March 2008

|team1 = Wydad Casablanca {{flagicon|MAR}}

|score = 2–3

|report =

|team2 = {{flagicon|ALG}} USM Alger

|goals1 = Oumansour {{goal|25}}
Sow {{goal|88}}

|goals2 = Moncharé {{goal|12}}
Ammour {{goal|78}}
Doucoure {{goal|81}}

|stadium =

|attendance =

|referee =

}}

The Semi-Finals

{{football box

|date = 14 April 2008

|team1 = Al-Faisaly {{flagicon|JOR}}

|score = 1–2

|report =

|team2 = {{flagicon|MAR}} Wydad Casablanca

|goals1 = El Adoua {{goal|35|o.g.}}

|goals2 = Bidoudane {{goal|4}}
Talbi {{goal|74}}

|stadium = Amman International Stadium, Amman

|attendance =

|referee =

}}

{{football box

|date = 30 April 2008

|team1 = Wydad Casablanca {{flagicon|MAR}}

|score = 0–0

|report =

|team2 = {{flagicon|JOR}} Al-Faisaly

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca

|attendance =

|referee =

}}

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{{football box

|date = 15 April 2008

|team1 = Tala'ea El-Gaish {{flagicon|EGY}}

|score = 2–1

|report =

|team2 = {{flagicon|ALG}} ES Setif

|goals1 = Abdelali {{goal|25||53}}

|goals2 = Mecheri {{goal|80}}

|stadium = Cairo Military Academy Stadium, Cairo

|attendance =

|referee =

}}

{{football box

|date = 1 May 2008

|team1 = ES Setif {{flagicon|ALG}}

|score = 1–0

|report =

|team2 = {{flagicon|EGY}} Tala'ea El-Gaish

|goals1 = Ziaya {{goal|65}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Stade 8 Mai 1945, Sétif

|attendance =

|referee =

}}

The Final

{{football box

|date = 9 May 2008

|team1 = Wydad Casablanca {{flagicon|MAR}}

|score = 0–1

|report =

|team2 = {{flagicon|ALG}} ES Setif

|goals1 =

|goals2 = Touil {{goal|80}}

|stadium = Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca

|attendance = 54,000

|referee = Aouaz Trabelsi (Tunisia)}}

{{football box

|date = 22 May 2008

|team1 = ES Sétif {{flagicon|ALG}}

|score = 1–0

|report =

|team2 = {{flagicon|MAR}} Wydad Casablanca

|goals1 = Ziaya {{goal|30}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Mustapha Tchaker Stadium, Blida

|attendance = 35,000

|referee = Saad Kamil Al-Fadhli (Kuwait)}}

Winners

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Arab Champions League 2007–08
Winners
{{flagicon|ALG|size=100px}}
ES Sétif
Second Title

Top scorers

Last updated: 22 May 2008.

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Pos.

!Scorer

!Goals

!Club

{{center|1.}}

|{{flagicon|KSA}} Essa Al-Mehyani

|{{center|8}}

|{{flagicon|KSA}} Al-Wahda Mecca

{{center|2.}}

|{{flagicon|Syria}} Raja Rafe

|{{center|6}}

|{{flagicon|Syria}} Al-Majd

{{center|3.}}

|{{flagicon|ALG}} Lamouri Djediat

|{{center|5}}

|{{flagicon|ALG}} ES Setif

{{center|1==}}

|{{flagicon|MAR}} Mohamed Madihi

|{{center|5}}

|{{flagicon|MAR}} Wydad Casablanca

{{center|1==}}

|{{flagicon|JOR}} Fadi Lafi

|{{center|5}}

|{{flagicon|JOR}} Al-Faysali

References

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