2009–10 Uruguayan Primera División season

106th season of the top-tier football league in Uruguay Football league season

Liga Profesional de Primera División
Season	2009–10
Champions	Peñarol (46th title)
Relegated	Cerrito Cerro Largo Atenas
Copa Libertadores	Peñarol Nacional Liverpool
Copa Sudamericana	Peñarol River Plate Defensor Sporting
Matches played	240
Goals scored	706 (2.94 per match)
Top goalscorer	Apertura: Maureen Franco (13 goals) Clausura: Antonio Pacheco (14 goals) Season: Antonio Pacheco (23 goals)
Biggest home win	Liverpool 7–1 Tacuarembó Montevideo Wanderers 7–1 Cerro Largo
Biggest away win	Atenas 0–6 Nacional
Highest scoring	Danubio 4–5 Tacuarembó
← 2008–09 2010–11 →

The 2009–10 Liga Profesional de Primera División season, also known as the 2009–10 Copa Uruguaya or the 2009–10 Campeonato Uruguayo, was the 106th season of Uruguay's top-flight football league, and the 79th in which it was professional. The season was named in honor of Héctor del Campo, ex-president of Danubio.

Format

The season was divided into two tournaments: the Apertura and the Clausura. In each tournament, the teams played against each other in a single round-robin format. Whoever plays at home against an opponent in the Apertura played the same opponent as a visitor in the Clausura. The champion of the Copa Uruguaya could have been decided in three ways:

If the same team won both the Apertura and the Clausura.
If two different teams won the Apertura and the Clausura and one of those teams had the most points in the aggregate table, a single playoff match would have been contested between the two clubs. If the winner of the playoff match was the team with the most points in the aggregate table, they would have won the Copa Uruguaya. If not, the same two teams would have contested a two-legged tie, the winner of which would have been decided on points (3 for a win, 1 for a draw, 0 for a loss). If there was a tie in points after the second leg, the team with the best goal difference would be the Copa Uruguaya champion. If there was a tie in points and goal difference after the second leg, 30 minutes of extra time would be played in two 15-minutes halves, followed a penalty shootout if necessary.
If two different teams won the Apertura and the Clausura and neither had the most points in the aggregate table, the Apertura and Clasura winners would play one match (with extra time and a penalty shootout, if needed). The winner of the match would play a maximum of two matches (for points) against the team with the most points in the aggregate table. The team with the most points would be the champion. If there was a tie in points after the second match, goal difference would determine the champion. If there was a tie in points and goal difference after the second leg, 30 minutes of extra time would be played in two 15-minutes halves, followed a penalty shoot-out if necessary.

Relegation

Relegation was determined by an aggregate table of the past two seasons. The teams who had participated only in this season had their points and goal difference multiplied by two. The three lowest-placed teams were relegated to the Segunda División Profesional for the next season.

International qualification

Because of Uruguay's qualification to the 2010 FIFA World Cup, there was no Liguilla Pre-Libertadores this season. The champion of the Copa Uruguaya earned the Uruguay 1 berth in the 2011 Copa Libertadores and 2010 Copa Sudamericana. The Copa Uruguaya runner-up earned the Uruguay 2 berth in the 2011 Copa Libertadores. The Uruguay 3 berth for the 2011 Copa Libertadores went to the highest-placed non-qualified team in the aggregate table. The Uruguay 2 and Uruguay 3 berths for the 2010 Copa Sudamericana went to the next highest-placed non-qualified teams in the aggregate table.

Teams

Sixteen teams competed in the Primera División this season. Thirteen teams remained from the 2008–09 season. Villa Española was relegated last season after the Apertura tournament due to financial reasons. They were joined by Juventud and Bella Vista, who finished 14th and 15th in the relegation table, respectively. These three teams were replaced by Fénix and Cerrito, the 2008–09 Segunda División winner and runner-up, respectively, and Atenas, the Segunda División playoff winner. Both Fénix and Cerrito are returning to the Primera División while this is Atenas' first season in the top-flight.

Montevideo

Cerro Largo

Atenas

TacuarembóMontevideo teams:
Central Español
Cerrito
Cerro
Danubio
Defensor Sporting
Fénix
Liverpool
Nacional
Peñarol
Racing
Rampla Juniors
River Plate
Wanderers class=notpageimage| Locations of the 2009−10 Primera División

Team	Home city	Stadium
Atenas	San Carlos	Estadio Atenas
Central Español	Montevideo	Parque Palermo
Cerrito	Montevideo	Parque Maracaná
Cerro	Montevideo	Estadio Luis Tróccoli
Cerro Largo	Melo	Estadio Arquitecto Antonio Eleuterio Ubilla
Danubio	Montevideo	Jardines Del Hipódromo
Defensor Sporting	Montevideo	Estadio Luis Franzini
Fénix	Montevideo	Estadio Parque Capurro
Liverpool	Montevideo	Estadio Belvedere
Montevideo Wanderers	Montevideo	Estadio Viera
Nacional	Montevideo	Estadio Gran Parque Central
Peñarol	Montevideo	Estadio Centenario
Racing	Montevideo	Estadio Osvaldo Roberto
Rampla Juniors	Montevideo	Estadio Olímpico
River Plate	Montevideo	Estadio Saroldi
Tacuarembó	Tacuarembó	Estadio Goyenola

Torneo Apertura

The Torneo Apertura "Coronel Matías Vázquez" began on August 23, 2009 and ended on December 13, 2009.

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Nacional	15	13	0	2	36	11	+25	36	Championship Playoffs
2	Liverpool	15	8	5	2	31	14	+17	29
3	Defensor Sporting	15	8	5	2	28	16	+12	29
4	Montevideo Wanderers	15	7	5	3	24	13	+11	26
5	Peñarol	15	7	5	3	28	19	+9	26
6	Danubio	15	7	2	6	26	25	+1	23
7	Rampla Juniors	15	7	3	5	18	19	−1	24
8	River Plate	15	6	5	4	24	23	+1	23
9	Racing	15	5	5	5	25	22	+3	20
10	Cerrito	15	4	6	5	20	21	−1	18
11	Cerro Largo	15	4	4	7	15	18	−3	16
12	Tacuarembó	15	5	1	9	17	24	−7	16
13	Central Español	15	2	6	7	13	28	−15	12
14	Cerro	15	2	5	8	18	31	−13	11
15	Atenas	15	3	2	10	9	32	−23	11
16	Fénix	15	1	3	11	10	26	−16	6

Updated to match(es) played on December 13, 2009. Source: AUF
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd goals scored; 4th head-to-head results; 5th draw
Notes:

Nacional was docked three points.

Results

Home \ Away	ATE	CES	CSC	CRR	CRL	DAN	DFS	FNX	LIV	WAN	NAC	PEÑ	RAC	RAM	RIV	TAC
Atenas		0–0	0–1	0–1	2–0						0–5	0–5	0–5
Central Español			2–2				0–4	1–0	0–0	1–1		2–3	1–1	0–3	2–2
Cerrito						2–2				1–2	2–5	2–2			1–1	2–0
Cerro		1–2	0–2		1–1		1–4	3–2						1–1	2–3	1–1
Cerro Largo		1–0	0–1			2–3			1–0	0–0	0–1	1–2	1–3
Danubio	0–1	2–0		4–2			3–0			2–3	0–2				2–2
Defensor Sporting	5–1		1–0		0–0			2–0	2–2		0–3		1–1
Fénix	1–4		0–0		1–1	4–1			1–1		0–1		0–2		0–3	0–2
Liverpool	2–0		4–3	2–0		1–0						2–2	2–0	3–1		7–1
Montevideo Wanderers	0–0			3–1			2–2	2–0	0–0		4–0	0–2		0–1
Nacional		5–1		2–0					2–1			3–0	3–2	3–0		1–0
Peñarol				1–1		2–3	1–1	1–0						3–0	2–2	1–0
Racing			1–1	3–3		1–2				0–4		2–1			0–2	4–1
Rampla Juniors	4–1		1–0		0–3	2–0	1–3	2–1					0–0
River Plate	1–0				1–4		1–2		1–4	2–1	1–0			1–1
Tacuarembó	2–0	3–1			3–0	1–2	0–1			1–2				0–1	2–1

Updated to match(es) played on December 13, 2009. Source: AUF (in Spanish)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top-ten goalscorers

Pos	Player	Team	Goals
1	Maureen Franco	Cerrito	13
2	Emiliano Alfaro	Liverpool	12
3	Diego Ifrán	Danubio	10
4	Fabricio Núñez	Cerro Largo	8
4	Antonio Pacheco	Peñarol	8
6	Martín Cauteruccio	Racing	7
	Ismael Espiga	Central Español	7
	Nicolás Lodeiro	Nacional	7
	Jonathan Ramis	Peñarol	7
10	Diego de Souza	Defensor Sporting	6
10	Nicolás Guevara	Rampla Juniors	6

Updated as of games played on December 13, 2009.
Source: AUF (in Spanish)

Torneo Clausura

The Torneo Clausura "Dr. Walter Lanfranco" began on January 23.

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Peñarol	15	14	1	0	40	15	+25	43	Championship Playoffs
2	Cerro	15	9	2	4	28	18	+10	29
3	Fénix	15	8	5	2	21	11	+10	29
4	Nacional	15	8	3	4	27	15	+12	27
5	River Plate	15	6	5	4	31	19	+12	23
6	Central Español	15	6	4	5	24	20	+4	22
7	Liverpool	15	6	4	5	22	21	+1	22
8	Rampla Juniors	15	6	4	5	18	18	0	22
9	Racing	15	6	1	8	18	29	−11	19
10	Tacuarembó	15	5	3	7	22	28	−6	18
11	Defensor Sporting	15	5	2	8	21	28	−7	17
12	Danubio	15	5	1	9	21	25	−4	16
13	Montevideo Wanderers	15	4	3	8	25	26	−1	15
14	Cerrito	15	4	2	9	17	27	−10	14
15	Cerro Largo	15	3	3	9	13	34	−21	12
16	Atenas	15	3	1	11	16	30	−14	10

Updated to match(es) played on 2 May 2010. Source: AUF (in Spanish)
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd goals scored; 4th head-to-head results; 5th draw

Results

Home \ Away	ATE	CES	CSC	CRR	CRL	DAN	DFS	FNX	LIV	WAN	NAC	PEÑ	RAC	RAM	RIV	TAC
Atenas						0–2	3–1	1–1	1–2	0–2	0–6			1–2	0–2	2–0
Central Español	1–0			1–2	1–2	2–0					0–2	0–2				4–1
Cerrito	2–0	1–3		1–4	1–1		2–0	1–2	1–4				3–0	1–1
Cerro	3–2					1–0			5–1	1–2	3–1	1–2	1–0
Cerro Largo	0–2			0–1			1–3	1–0						1–1	2–2	1–2
Danubio			1–0		2–0			1–2	2–2			1–2	2–3	1–2		4–5
Defensor Sporting		3–4		1–0		0–1				2–0		2–3		2–0	1–1	2–3
Fénix		2–2		2–0			3–0			2–1				1–0
Liverpool		0–2			3–0		3–0	0–0		1–1	0–2			0–2	1–1
Montevideo Wanderers		1–1	1–2		7–1	1–3							1–2		2–2	2–1
Nacional			3–1		3–1	2–1	0–1	1–1		2–1					1–4
Peñarol	3–2		3–1		5–0				3–1	4–2	0–0		3–0
Racing	3–2	1–0			1–2		3–3	0–2	2–0		0–3			2–1
Rampla Juniors		0–0		2–2					1–3	2–1	1–0	1–2			2–1	1–0
River Plate		3–3	3–0	0–1		3–0		0–1				2–3	4–1			3–1
Tacuarembó			1–0	3–3				1–1	0–1		1–1	1–3	2–0

Updated to match(es) played on May 2, 2010. Source: AUF (in Spanish)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top-ten goalscorers

Pos	Player	Team	Goals
1	Antonio Pacheco	Peñarol	14
2	Sergio Blanco	Nacional	9
2	Rodrigo Mora	Cerro	9
4	Luis Machado	Tacuarembó	8
	Fabricio Núñez	Cerro Largo	8
	Ignacio Risso	Defensor Sporting	8
7	Nicolás Guevara	Rampla Juniors	7
7	Diego Rodríguez	Central Español	7
9	Diego Alonso	Peñarol	6
	Diego Ifrán	Danubio	6
	Alejandro Martinuccio	Peñarol	6

Source: AUF (in Spanish)

Aggregate table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Peñarol	30	21	6	3	68	34	+34	69	2011 Copa Libertadores Second Stage
2	Nacional	30	21	3	6	63	26	+37	63	2011 Copa Libertadores Second Stage
3	Liverpool	30	14	9	7	53	35	+18	51	2011 Copa Libertadores First Stage
4	River Plate	30	12	10	8	55	42	+13	46	2010 Copa Sudamericana First Stage
5	Defensor Sporting	30	13	7	10	49	44	+5	46	2010 Copa Sudamericana First Stage
6	Rampla Juniors	30	13	7	10	36	37	−1	46
7	Montevideo Wanderers	30	11	8	11	49	39	+10	41
8	Cerro	30	11	7	12	46	49	−3	40
9	Danubio	30	12	3	15	47	50	−3	39
10	Racing	30	11	6	13	43	51	−8	39
11	Fénix	30	9	8	13	31	37	−6	35
12	Central Español	30	8	10	12	37	48	−11	34
13	Tacuarembó	30	10	4	16	39	52	−13	34
14	Cerrito	30	8	8	14	37	48	−11	32
15	Cerro Largo	30	7	7	16	28	52	−24	28
16	Atenas	30	6	3	21	25	62	−37	21

Updated to match(es) played on May 2, 2010. Source: AUF
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd goals scored; 4th head-to-head results; 5th draw
Notes:

Peñarol and Nacional are qualified as the season finalists (the Apertura and Clausura winners)
Nacional was docked three points.

Season topscorers

Pos	Player	Team	Goals
1	Antonio Pacheco	Peñarol	22
2	Diego Ifrán	Danubio	16
2	Fabricio Núñez	Cerro Largo	16
4	Sergio Blanco	Nacional	13
	Maureen Franco	Cerrito	13
	Alfredo Guevara	Rampla Juniors	13
7	Emiliano Alfaro	Liverpool	12
7	Martín Cauteruccio	Racing	12
9	Ignacio Risso	Defensor Sporting	11
10	Diego de Souza	Defensor Sporting	10

Source: AUF (in Spanish)

Relegation table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Relegation
1	Nacional	59	37	10	12	113	60	+53	118
2	Peñarol	59	36	12	11	119	64	+55	120
3	Defensor Sporting	59	33	11	15	101	71	+30	110
4	Liverpool	59	28	19	12	97	67	+30	103
5	River Plate	59	25	18	16	103	78	+25	96
6	Cerro	59	26	14	19	96	74	+22	92
7	Racing	59	24	17	18	89	82	+7	89
8	Danubio	59	26	8	25	94	89	+5	86
9	Montevideo Wanderers	59	21	13	25	91	81	+10	76
10	Fénix	30	9	8	13	31	37	−6	68.83
11	Central Español	59	16	18	25	70	93	−23	66
12	Rampla Juniors	59	16	18	25	70	93	−23	63
13	Tacuarembó	59	17	12	30	70	97	−27	63
14	Cerrito (R)	30	8	8	14	37	48	−11	62.93	Relegation to the Segunda División Profesional
15	Cerro Largo (R)	59	13	17	29	61	97	−36	56
16	Atenas (R)	30	6	3	21	25	62	−37	41.3

Updated to match(es) played on May 2, 2010. Source: AUF
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd goals scored; 4th head-to-head results; 5th draw
(R) Relegated
Notes:

Nacional was docked three points.
^ In the previous season, Rampla Juniors was docked three points won against River Plate, to whom the points were then awarded to.
^ Having only played one season in the Primera División, Atenas', Cerrito's, and Fénix's total points for this year were multiplied by 1.966 for the relegation table.

Championship playoffs

Nacional and Peñarol qualified to the championship playoffs as the Apertura and Clausura winners, respectively. Additionally, Peñarol requalified as the team with the most points in the season aggregate table. Given this situation, an initial playoff was held between the two team. Peñarol needed only to win the playoff to become the season champions; Nacional had to win the playoff to force another two matches, which they successfully did.

May 12, 201020:30 (UTC-3)

Peñarol	0–2	Nacional
	Report	García 13', 60'

Estadio Centenario, MontevideoAttendance: 50,000Referee: Jorge Larrionda

Peñarol

Nacional


PEÑAROL:
GK	1	Sebastián Sosa
RB	13	Matías Aguirregaray
CB	3	Gerardo Alcoba
CB	6	Guillermo Rodríguez
LB	22	Darío Rodríguez
DM	16	Sergio Orteman	17'
DM	5	Egidio Arévalo Ríos	33'
RW	17	Jonathan Urretavizcaya
LW	25	Gastón Ramírez	23'	62'
FW	8	Antonio Pacheco (c)		67'
FW	20	Alejandro Martinuccio	85'
Substitutes:
GK	12	Gonzalo Noguera
DF	4	Alejandro González
DF	24	Emiliano Albín
MF	10	Rubén Olivera		67'
MF	18	Marcelo Sosa
FW	11	Bosco Frontán
FW	9	Diego Alonso		62'
Manager:
Diego Aguirre


NACIONAL:
GK	25	Rodrigo Muñoz
RB	15	Álvaro González
CB	2	Alejandro Lembo
CB	19	Sebastián Coates
LB	4	Christian Núñez
DM	13	Raúl Ferro		76'
DM	21	Óscar Morales (c)	6'
AM	16	Gustavo Varela	21'	58'
AM	10	Ángel Morales		61'
FW	20	Santiago García
FW	14	Mario Regueiro	16'
Substitutes:
GK	1	Leonardo Burián
DF	18	Gonzalo Godoy
MF	8	Matías Cabrera		76'
MF	22	Mauricio Pereyra		61'
MF	17	Maximiliano Calzada		58'
FW	11	Sergio Blanco
FW	24	Diego Vera
Manager:
Eduardo Mario Acevedo

Man of the match:
Santiago García

Assistant referees:
Pablo Fandiño
Mauricio Espinosa
Fourth official:
Darío Ubriaco

Finals

Since Nacional won the initial playoff, an additional two matches was contested to crown the champion. The points system was used for the two matches. The team with the most points at the end of the second game was declared the champion. If there was a tie in points after the second game, goal difference would be used to break the tie, followed by two fifteen-minute extra periods, followed by a penalty shootout if necessary.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Peñarol	2	1	1	0	2	1	+1	4	2010 Copa Sudamericana Second Stage
2	Nacional	2	0	1	1	1	2	−1	1

Source:
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd extra time; 4th penalty shoot-out. May 15, 201016:00 (UTC-3)

Nacional	0–1	Peñarol
	Report	Pacheco 24'

Estadio Centenario, MontevideoAttendance: 35,000Referee: Héctor Martínez

Nacional

Peñarol


NACIONAL:
GK	25	Rodrigo Muñoz
RB	15	Álvaro González		73'
CB	2	Alejandro Lembo	45'
CB	19	Sebastián Coates	17'
LB	4	Christian Núñez
DM	21	Óscar Morales (c)
DM	13	Raúl Ferro		45'
AM	16	Gustavo Varela	61'
AM	10	Ángel Morales		75'
FW	14	Mario Regueiro	90'
FW	20	Santiago García	62'
Substitutes:
GK	1	Leonardo Burián
DF	18	Gonzalo Godoy
MF	8	Matías Cabrera	77'	73'
MF	17	Maximiliano Calzada	63'	45'
MF	22	Mauricio Pereyra
FW	11	Sergio Blanco
FW	24	Diego Vera		75'
Manager:
Eduardo Mario Acevedo


PEÑAROL:
GK	1	Sebastián Sosa
RB	13	Matías Aguirregaray
CB	4	Alejandro González	43'
CB	6	Guillermo Rodríguez
LB	22	Darío Rodríguez	62'
DM	5	Egidio Arévalo Ríos
DM	16	Sergio Orteman
RW	17	Jonathan Urretavizcaya	72'
LW	25	Gastón Ramírez		75'
FW	8	Antonio Pacheco (c)		67'
FW	20	Alejandro Martinuccio		83'
Substitutes:
GK	12	Gonzalo Noguera
DF	24	Emiliano Albín
MF	10	Rubén Olivera	90+4'	83'
MF	18	Marcelo Sosa
MF	15	Marcel Román
FW	9	Diego Alonso		75'
FW	11	Bosco Frontán		67'
Manager:
Diego Aguirre

Man of the match:
Sebastián Sosa

Assistant referees:
Marcelo Costa
William Casavieja
Fourth official:
Heber Rodríguez

May 18, 201016:00 (UTC-3)

Peñarol	1–1	Nacional
Aguirregaray 68'	Report	Lembo 35'

Estadio Centenario, MontevideoAttendance: 40,000Referee: Darío Ubriaco

Peñarol

Nacional


PEÑAROL:
GK	1	Sebastián Sosa	90+1'
RB	24	Emiliano Albín	37'
CB	4	Alejandro González
CB	6	Guillermo Rodríguez	33'
LB	22	Darío Rodríguez
DM	16	Sergio Orteman
DM	5	Egidio Arévalo Ríos
RW	17	Matías Aguirregaray	44'	90+4'
LW	25	Gastón Ramírez	22' 79'
FW	8	Antonio Pacheco (c)		74'
FW	20	Alejandro Martinuccio		88'
Substitutes:
GK	12	Gonzalo Noguera
DF	2	Willinton Techera
MF	7	Sergio Pérez
MF	15	Marcel Román		90+4'
MF	18	Marcelo Sosa		74'
FW	9	Diego Alonso		88'
FW	11	Bosco Frontán
Manager:
Diego Aguirre


NACIONAL:
GK	25	Rodrigo Muñoz
RB	16	Gustavo Varela	12'
CB	2	Alejandro Lembo	69'
CB	19	Sebastián Coates
LB	4	Christian Núñez
DM	13	Raúl Ferro		80'
DM	21	Óscar Morales (c)
RW	15	Álvaro González		72'
LW	14	Mario Regueiro	90+3'
AM	10	Ángel Morales		76'
FW	20	Santiago García
Substitutes:
GK	1	Leonardo Burián
DF	18	Gonzalo Godoy
MF	5	Gianni Guigou
MF	22	Mauricio Pereyra	72'	72'
FW	9	Sebastián Balsas		80'
FW	11	Sergio Blanco	88'	76'
FW	24	Diego Vera
Manager:
Eduardo Mario Acevedo

Man of the match:
Matías Aguirregaray

Assistant referees:
Maiguel Nievas
Carlos Changala
Fourth official:
Fernando Falce

References

"Diario EL PAIS - Montevideo - Uruguay". Elpais.com.uy. Archived from the original on 2012-02-23. Retrieved 2013-08-16.

External links

Official webpage (in Spanish)
- Official regulations (in Spanish)

Uruguayan Primera División

2025 teams

Seasons

Dissident leagues

FUF	1923 1924
CP	1926

Top scorers

v t e 2009 in South American Football (CONMEBOL)
« 2008 2010 »
Domestic leagues	Argentina (2008–09, 2009–10) Bolivia Brazil Chile Colombia Ecuador Paraguay Peru Uruguay (2008–09, 2009–10) Venezuela (2008-09, 2009–10)
Domestic cups	Brazil Chile Colombia Venezuela
CONMEBOL competitions	Copa Libertadores Copa Sudamericana Recopa Sudamericana Suruga Bank Championship

v t e 2010 in South American football (CONMEBOL)
« 2009 2011 »
Domestic leagues	Argentina (2009–10, 2010–11) Bolivia Brazil Chile Colombia Ecuador Paraguay Peru Uruguay (2009–10, 2010–11) Venezuela (2009–10, 2010–11)
Domestic cups	Brazil Chile Colombia Venezuela
CONMEBOL competitions	Copa Libertadores (first stage, second stage, knockout stages, finals) Copa Sudamericana (preliminary stages, final stages, finals) Recopa Sudamericana Suruga Bank Championship

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