2018 J1 League

Meiji Yasuda J1 League
Season2018
Dates23 February 2018 – 1 December 2018
ChampionsKawasaki Frontale (2nd title)
RelegatedKashiwa Reysol
V-Varen Nagasaki
AFC Champions LeagueKawasaki Frontale
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Kashima Antlers
Urawa Red Diamonds
Matches played306
Goals scored813 (2.66 per match)
Top goalscorerJô (Nagoya Grampus)
(24 goals)
Biggest home winKawasaki v Consadole 7–0
(15 September)
Biggest away winVegalta v Marinos 2–8
(16 July)
Highest scoringVegalta v Marinos 2–8
(16 July)
Longest winning run9 – Gamba Osaka
(Matchday 25–33)
Longest unbeaten run12 – Consadole Sapporo
(Matchday 25–34)
Longest winless run15 – Nagoya Grampus
(Matchday 3–17)
Longest losing run8 – Nagoya Grampus
(Matchday 4–11)
Highest attendance55,689 – Urawa v Vissel
(23 September,
Matchday 27)
Lowest attendance6,189 – Shimizu v V-Varen
(11 April,
Matchday 7)
Total attendance5,833,538
Average attendance19,064
← 2017
2019 →

The 2018 J1 League, also known as the 2018 Meiji Yasuda J1 League (2018 明治安田生命Ｊ１リーグ, 2018 Meiji Yasuda Seimei J1 Rīgu) for sponsorship reasons, was the 26th season of J1 League, the top Japanese professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1992. This was fourth season of J1 League as renamed from J. League Division 1.

Kawasaki Frontale were the defending champions.

2018 season clubs

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A total of 18 clubs contested the league. The 2017 J2 League champion Shonan Bellmare and the winner of the promotion play-offs Nagoya Grampus returned to the top flight a year after being relegated from J1 in the 2016 season. V-Varen Nagasaki, J2 runner-up in 2017, played in the J1 League for the first time.

Club Location Stadium Last season
Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo Hokkaido Sapporo Dome J1 (11th)
Vegalta Sendai Miyagi Prefecture Yurtec Stadium Sendai J1 (12th)
Kashima Antlers Ibaraki Prefecture Kashima Soccer Stadium J1 (2nd)
Urawa Red Diamonds Saitama Prefecture Saitama Stadium 2002 J1 (7th)
Kashiwa Reysol Chiba Prefecture Sankyo Frontier Kashiwa Stadium J1 (4th)
FC Tokyo Tokyo Ajinomoto Stadium J1 (13th)
Kawasaki Frontale Kanagawa Prefecture Todoroki Athletics Stadium J1 (champions)
Yokohama F. Marinos Nissan Stadium
Nippatsu Mitsuzawa Stadium 		J1 (5th)
Shonan Bellmare Shonan BMW Stadium Hiratsuka J2 (champions)
Shimizu S-Pulse Shizuoka Prefecture IAI Stadium Nihondaira J1 (14th)
Júbilo Iwata Yamaha Stadium J1 (6th)
Nagoya Grampus Aichi Prefecture Paloma Mizuho Stadium

Toyota Stadium

J2 (3rd)
Gamba Osaka Osaka Prefecture Panasonic Stadium Suita J1 (10th)
Cerezo Osaka Yanmar Stadium Nagai

Kincho Stadium

J1 (3rd)
Vissel Kobe Hyōgo Prefecture Noevir Stadium Kobe J1 (9th)
Sanfrecce Hiroshima Hiroshima Prefecture Edition Stadium Hiroshima J1 (15th)
Sagan Tosu Saga Prefecture Best Amenity Stadium J1 (8th)
V-Varen Nagasaki Nagasaki Prefecture Transcosmos Stadium Nagasaki J2 (2nd)

Personnel and kits

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Club Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Front shirt sponsor
Kashima Antlers Japan Go Oiwa[1] Japan Mitsuo Ogasawara Nike Lixil
Cerezo Osaka South Korea Yoon Jong-hwan[2] Japan Hotaru Yamaguchi Puma Yanmar
Consadole Sapporo Serbia Mihailo Petrović[3] Japan Hiroki Miyazawa Kappa Shiroi Koibito
Yokohama F. Marinos Australia Ange Postecoglou[4] Japan Yuji Nakazawa Adidas Nissan
Kawasaki Frontale Japan Toru Oniki[5] Japan Yū Kobayashi Puma Fujitsu
Gamba Osaka Japan Tsuneyasu Miyamoto[6] Japan Yasuhito Endō Umbro Panasonic
Júbilo Iwata Japan Hiroshi Nanami[7] Japan Nagisa Sakurauchi Puma Yamaha
Nagoya Grampus Japan Yahiro Kazama[8] Japan Hisato Satō Mizuno Toyota
Urawa Red Diamonds Brazil Oswaldo de Oliveira Japan Yōsuke Kashiwagi Nike Polus
Kashiwa Reysol Japan Nozomu Kato Japan Hidekazu Otani Yonex Hitachi
Shimizu S-Pulse Sweden Jan Jönsson[9] Japan Ryo Takeuchi Puma Suzuyo
Sagan Tosu South Korea Kim Myung-hwi Japan Yutaka Yoshida New Balance DHC
Sanfrecce Hiroshima Japan Hiroshi Jofuku[10] Japan Toshihiro Aoyama Nike Edition
Shonan Bellmare South Korea Cho Kwi-jea[11] Japan Kaoru Takayama Penalty Meldia
FC Tokyo Japan Kenta Hasegawa[12] South Korea Jang Hyun-soo Umbro Lifeval
Vegalta Sendai Japan Susumu Watanabe[13] Japan Shingo Tomita Adidas Iris Ohyama
Vissel Kobe Spain Juan Manuel Lillo[14] Germany Lukas Podolski Asics Rakuten
V-Varen Nagasaki Japan Takuya Takagi[15] Netherlands Jordy Buijs Hummel Japanet

Managerial changes

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Team Outgoing manager Date of vacancy Incoming manager Date of
appointment
Yokohama F. Marinos France Erick Mombaerts 1 January 2018[16] Australia Ange Postecoglou 19 December 2017[17]
Urawa Red Diamonds Japan Takafumi Hori 2 April 2018[18] Brazil Oswaldo de Oliveira 19 April 2018[19]
Kashiwa Reysol Japan Takahiro Shimotaira 13 May 2018 Japan Nozomu Kato 13 May 2018[20]
Gamba Osaka Brazil Levir Culpi 23 July 2018[21] Japan Tsuneyasu Miyamoto 23 July 2018
Vissel Kobe Japan Takayuki Yoshida 17 Sep 2018[22] Spain Juan Manuel Lillo 4 Oct 2018[23]
Sagan Tosu Italy Massimo Ficcadenti 17 Oct 2018 South Korea Kim Myung-hwi 17 Oct 2018

Foreign players

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The total number of foreign players is restricted to five per club. Clubs can register up to four foreign players for a single match-day squad, of which a maximum of three are allowed from nations outside the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). Players from J.League partner nations (Thailand, Vietnam, Myanmar, Cambodia, Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, Iran and Qatar) are exempt from these restrictions.

Players name in bold indicates the player is registered during the mid-season transfer window.

Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Player 5 Other Former Players
Consadole Sapporo England Jay Bothroyd South Korea Gu Sung-yun South Korea Kim Min-tae Thailand Chanathip Songkrasin Brazil Jonathan Reis
Brazil Julinho
Vegalta Sendai Brazil Rafaelson Brazil Ramon Lopes South Korea Kim Jung-ya South Korea Lee Yun-oh North Korea Ryang Yong-gi
Kashima Antlers Brazil Leandro Brazil Léo Silva Brazil Serginho South Korea Jung Seung-hyun South Korea Kwoun Sun-tae Brazil Pedro Júnior
Urawa Red Diamonds Australia Andrew Nabbout Brazil Fabrício Brazil Maurício Antônio Curaçao Quenten Martinus Slovenia Zlatan Ljubijankič
Kashiwa Reysol Brazil Cristiano Brazil Nathan Otávio Kenya Michael Olunga South Korea Kim Bo-kyung South Korea Park Jeong-su Brazil Ramon Lopes
South Korea Yun Suk-young
FC Tokyo Brazil Diego Oliveira Brazil Lins Brazil Lipe Veloso South Korea Jang Hyun-soo Thailand Jakkit Wachpirom
Kawasaki Frontale Brazil Caio César Brazil Eduardo Brazil Elsinho South Korea Jung Sung-ryong Philippines Jefferson Tabinas Brazil Eduardo Neto
Yokohama F. Marinos Brazil Thiago Martins Cameroon Olivier Boumal Portugal Hugo Vieira Serbia Dušan Cvetinović South Korea Yun Il-lok Russia Ippei Shinozuka Australia Milos Degenek
North Macedonia David Babunski
Shonan Bellmare Brazil André Bahia Croatia Mihael Mikić South Korea Lee Jeong-hyeop Serbia Alen Stevanović
Shimizu S-Pulse Australia Mitchell Duke Brazil Crislan Brazil Douglas Brazil Freire South Korea Hwang Seok-ho North Korea Jong Tae-se China Wu Shaocong
Júbilo Iwata Brazil Adaílton Poland Krzysztof Kaminski Turkey Eren Albayrak Uzbekistan Fozil Musaev Brazil Guilherme Santos
Brazil Gabriel Morbeck
Nagoya Grampus Australia Mitchell Langerak Brazil Eduardo Neto Brazil Gabriel Xavier Brazil Jô Brazil Willian Rocha Brazil Washington
Gamba Osaka Brazil Ademilson Brazil Fábio Aguiar South Korea Hwang Ui-jo South Korea Oh Jae-suk Brazil Matheus Jesus
Cerezo Osaka Brazil Souza Croatia Matej Jonjić South Korea Kim Jin-hyeon South Korea Yang Dong-hyun Spain Osmar Barba Australia Pierce Waring
Thailand Chaowat Veerachat
Vissel Kobe Brazil Wellington Germany Lukas Podolski South Korea Kim Seung-gyu Spain Andrés Iniesta Thailand Theerathon Bunmathan
Qatar Ahmed Yasser 		Brazil Leandro
South Korea Jung Woo-young
Sanfrecce Hiroshima Kosovo Besart Berisha Brazil Felipe Silva Brazil Patric Thailand Teerasil Dangda
Sagan Tosu Lebanon Joan Oumari South Korea Cho Dong-geon South Korea Kim Min-hyeok Spain Fernando Torres Colombia Víctor Ibarbo
South Korea An Yong-woo
South Korea Jung Seung-hyun
V-Varen Nagasaki Netherlands Jordy Buijs South Korea Choi Kyu-baek Spain Jairo Morillas Spain Juanma Australia Ben Halloran

Results

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League table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Kawasaki Frontale (C) 34 21 6 7 57 27 +30 69 Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 34 17 6 11 47 35 +12 57 Qualification for the Champions League play-off round
3 Kashima Antlers 34 16 8 10 50 39 +11 56
4 Consadole Sapporo 34 15 10 9 48 48 0 55
5 Urawa Red Diamonds 34 14 9 11 51 39 +12 51 Qualification for the Champions League group stage[a]
6 FC Tokyo 34 14 8 12 39 34 +5 50
7 Cerezo Osaka 34 13 11 10 39 38 +1 50
8 Shimizu S-Pulse 34 14 7 13 56 48 +8 49
9 Gamba Osaka 34 14 6 14 41 46 −5 48
10 Vissel Kobe 34 12 9 13 45 52 −7 45
11 Vegalta Sendai 34 13 6 15 44 54 −10 45
12 Yokohama F. Marinos 34 12 5 17 56 56 0 41
13 Shonan Bellmare 34 10 11 13 38 43 −5 41
14 Sagan Tosu 34 10 11 13 29 34 −5 41
15 Nagoya Grampus 34 12 5 17 52 59 −7 41
16 Júbilo Iwata (O) 34 10 11 13 35 48 −13 41 Qualification for the Relegation play-off
17 Kashiwa Reysol (R) 34 12 3 19 47 54 −7 39 Relegation to J2 League
18 V-Varen Nagasaki (R) 34 8 6 20 39 59 −20 30
Source: Meiji Yasuda J1 League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Urawa Red Diamonds qualified for the 2019 AFC Champions League group stage as 2018 Emperor's Cup winners.

Positions by round

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Team ╲ Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
Kawasaki Frontale1421325633345433333332222221111111
Sanfrecce Hiroshima4212111111111111111111111112222222
Kashima Antlers127968121381214151381011131079677778743355333
Consadole Sapporo161115111576444433355564456644574533444
Urawa Red Diamonds6131317171611109121411121314111297899999986666665
FC Tokyo6141713943522222222222223333335444556
Cerezo Osaka6910151264355554544456765565657878897
Shimizu S-Pulse12533458121311710119109810810111111121210109987778
Gamba Osaka1417181818181818171716151616161616161617171817171717171312109989
Vissel Kobe6151481310997688107666455444578910111211121110
Vegalta Sendai4354232267697878781012888864687910101011
Yokohama F. Marinos6161612101314161515131615151310131313151314151514141211101113111212
Shonan Bellmare36710141112151413101213141214111211111212121413131414131414141413
Sagan Tosu61069699141616171717171717171717161515161616151516171615151514
Nagoya Grampus214571516171818181818181818181818181816141311121315161516161615
Júbilo Iwata18181113101415118109666879111291010101010111112151312131316
Kashiwa Reysol168875877108117911912141515131413131115161617141717171717
V-Varen Nagasaki1511121616171713119121414121515151414141617181818181818181818181818
Leader and qualification to AFC Champions League Group stage
Qualification to AFC Champions League qualifying play-off
Qualification to Relegation play-off
Relegation to J2 League
Source: Meiji Yasuda J1 League

Results table

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Home \ Away ANT BEL CER CON FMA FRO GAM GRA JUB RED REY SSP SAG SFR TOK VVN VEG VIS
Kashima Antlers — 2–1 1–0 0–0 1–0 0–0 1–0 2–0 1–1 1–0 6–2 1–0 0–0 0–1 1–2 2–1 1–2 1–1
Shonan Bellmare 2–1 — 1–1 2–2 0–1 0–0 1–0 0–0 1–0 2–1 1–2 0–0 1–1 0–2 0–0 2–1 1–3 0–2
Cerezo Osaka 0–2 2–1 — 3–3 1–1 2–1 0–1 0–1 1–1 1–1 0–3 3–1 2–1 0–1 1–0 3–1 2–1 1–1
Consadole Sapporo 0–2 1–0 1–1 — 2–1 1–2 2–0 3–0 0–0 1–2 1–2 1–3 2–1 2–2 3–2 2–1 1–0 3–1
Yokohama F. Marinos 3–0 4–4 1–2 2–1 — 1–1 1–1 1–2 1–3 1–2 3–1 1–2 1–2 1–4 0–1 5–2 5–2 1–2
Kawasaki Frontale 4–1 1–1 1–2 7–0 2–0 — 2–0 3–1 2–1 0–2 3–0 3–0 0–0 0–1 0–2 1–0 1–0 5–3
Gamba Osaka 1–1 1–0 1–0 1–1 2–1 2–0 — 2–3 2–0 0–0 2–2 1–2 3–0 1–0 2–1 2–1 1–0 0–1
Nagoya Grampus 4–2 2–2 0–0 1–2 1–1 0–1 3–2 — 1–0 4–1 2–3 1–3 3–0 0–0 1–2 3–4 2–3 1–2
Júbilo Iwata 3–3 1–0 1–1 0–2 1–2 0–3 1–1 1–6 — 2–1 2–0 0–0 1–0 3–2 2–0 1–2 3–2 0–2
Urawa Red Diamonds 3–1 0–1 1–2 0–0 0–1 2–0 1–3 3–1 4–0 — 3–2 2–1 0–0 1–2 3–2 0–0 1–0 4–0
Kashiwa Reysol 2–3 0–2 1–1 1–2 2–0 1–2 4–2 0–1 1–2 1–0 — 2–3 1–1 0–1 0–1 5–1 0–2 2–1
Shimizu S-Pulse 0–0 4–2 3–0 1–2 0–1 1–2 1–2 2–0 5–1 3–3 2–1 — 1–0 2–0 0–1 0–1 1–1 3–3
Sagan Tosu 0–1 0–1 1–0 1–2 2–1 0–2 3–0 3–2 0–0 1–0 1–2 3–1 — 1–0 0–0 1–0 0–1 1–1
Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3–1 2–2 0–2 1–0 3–1 1–2 4–0 1–2 0–0 1–4 0–3 2–0 1–0 — 1–1 2–0 0–1 2–0
FC Tokyo 2–1 1–0 0–1 0–0 5–2 0–2 3–2 3–2 0–0 1–1 0–1 0–2 0–0 3–1 — 0–1 0–1 1–0
V-Varen Nagasaki 1–2 1–3 0–2 2–3 1–2 1–2 3–0 3–0 0–0 1–1 1–0 1–2 2–2 0–2 2–5 — 1–0 0–1
Vegalta Sendai 0–3 4–1 2–2 2–2 2–8 0–0 2–1 1–2 0–3 1–1 1–0 2–1 2–3 1–3 1–0 1–0 — 1–1
Vissel Kobe 0–5 0–3 2–0 4–0 0–2 1–2 1–2 3–0 2–1 2–3 1–0 2–4 0–0 1–1 0–0 1–1 3–2 —
Source: 2018 J1 League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Promotion–Relegation Playoff

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2018 J.League J1/J2 Play-Offs (2018 J1参入プレーオフ)

Main article: 2018 J2 League § Promotion–Relegation Playoffs
Júbilo Iwata2–0Tokyo Verdy
K. Ogawa 41' (pen.)
Taguchi 80'		 Report
Attendance: 14,588

Júbilo Iwata remains in J1 League.
Tokyo Verdy remains in J2 League.

Season statistics

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Top scorers

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As of matches played on 1 December 2018.[24]
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Jô Nagoya Grampus
24
2 Patric Sanfrecce Hiroshima
20
3 South Korea Hwang Ui-jo Gamba Osaka
16
4 Japan Yū Kobayashi Kawasaki Frontale
15
Japan Shinzo Koroki Urawa Red Diamonds
15
6 Diego Oliveira FC Tokyo
13
Portugal Hugo Vieira Yokohama F. Marinos
13
Japan Koya Kitagawa Shimizu S-Pulse
13
9 Ken Tokura Consadole Sapporo
12
10 Japan Takuma Nishimura Vegalta Sendai
11
Japan Yuma Suzuki Kashima Antlers
11
Japan Kengo Kawamata Júbilo Iwata
11
Brazil Douglas Shimizu S-Pulse
11
Japan Musashi Suzuki V-Varen Nagasaki
11

Top assists

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Rank Player Club Assists
1 Japan Yōsuke Kashiwagi Urawa Reds
12
2 Japan Junya Ito Kashiwa Reysol
11
3 Japan Kosei Shibasaki Sanfrecce Hiroshima
9
Japan Yuma Suzuki Kashima Antlers
9
4 Brazil Gabriel Xavier Nagoya Grampus
8
Japan Hideki Ishige Shimizu S-Pulse
8
Japan Koya Kitagawa Shimizu S-Pulse
8
Japan Yuki Muto Urawa Reds
8

Hat-tricks

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Player For Against Result Date
Brazil Diego Oliveira FC Tokyo V-Varen Nagasaki 2–5 (A) 8 April 2018
Portugal Hugo Vieira Yokohama F. Marinos Shonan Bellmare 4–4 (H) 21 April 2018
Japan Sho Ito Yokohama F. Marinos Vegalta Sendai 2–8 (A) 18 July 2018
Brazil Jô Nagoya Grampus Gamba Osaka 4–1 (H) 5 August 2018
Brazil Fabrício Urawa Red Diamonds Júbilo Iwata 4–0 (H) 15 August 2018
Brazil Jô Nagoya Grampus Urawa Red Diamonds 4–1 (H) 26 August 2018
Japan Musashi Suzuki V-Varen Nagasaki Nagoya Grampus 4–3 (A) 15 September 2018
Note

(H) – Home ; (A) – Away

Attendances

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Pos Team Total High Low Average Change
1 Urawa Red Diamonds 603,534 55,689 21,250 35,502 +5.8%†
2 FC Tokyo 449,388 44,801 13,425 26,432 −0.2%†
3 Nagoya Grampus 419,218 43,579 9,297 24,660 +60.5%†
4 Gamba Osaka 399,242 35,242 11,824 23,485 −3.3%†
5 Kawasaki Frontale 394,709 24,677 17,113 23,218 +5.0%†
6 Yokohama F. Marinos 370,401 41,686 8,688 21,788 −9.9%†
7 Vissel Kobe 367,716 26,603 9,015 21,630 +18.4%†
8 Kashima Antlers 330,376 33,647 7,672 19,434 −5.0%†
9 Cerezo Osaka 319,782 34,303 8,165 18,811 −10.3%†
10 Consadole Sapporo 309,798 34,250 6,729 18,223 −1.1%†
11 Júbilo Iwata 263,060 31,375 8,047 15,474 −5.2%†
12 Vegalta Sendai 261,943 19,152 13,158 15,408 +4.5%†
13 Sagan Tosu 255,004 22,669 7,138 15,000 +5.7%†
14 Shimizu S-Pulse 254,844 20,109 6,193 14,991 −0.8%†
15 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 243,874 21,997 7,344 14,346 +2.2%†
16 Shonan Bellmare 206,039 15,351 8,002 12,120 +43.4%†
17 Kashiwa Reysol 193,833 14,208 9,255 11,402 +6.3%†
18 V-Varen Nagasaki 190,827 15,975 6,579 11,225 +88.9%†
League total 5,833,538 55,689 6,193 19,064 +1.0%†

Updated to games played on 1 December 2018
Source: J. League Data
Notes:
† Promoted from J2.

Awards

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Award Winner Club
J.League Manager of the Year Serbia Mihailo Petrović Consadole Sapporo
J.League Most Valuable Player Japan Akihiro Ienaga Kawasaki Frontale
J.League Rookie of the Year Japan Hiroki Abe Kashima Antlers
J.League Best XI
Attack South Korea Hwang Ui-jo (Gamba Osaka) Brazil Jô (Nagoya Grampus)
Midfield Thailand Chanathip Songkrasin (Consadole Sapporo) Japan Ryota Oshima (Kawasaki Frontale) Japan Kengo Nakamura (Kawasaki Frontale) Japan Akihiro Ienaga (Kawasaki Frontale)
Defence Japan Daigo Nishi (Kashima Antlers) Japan Shintaro Kurumaya (Kawasaki Frontale) Japan Shogo Taniguchi (Kawasaki Frontale) Brazil Elsinho (Kawasaki Frontale)
Goalkeeper South Korea Jung Sung-ryong (Kawasaki Frontale)

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