| 1981–82 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Axel Schander | ||
| Manager | Lothar Buchmann | ||
| Bundesliga | 8th | ||
| DFB-Pokal | 2nd Round | ||
| UEFA Cup | Quarter-finals | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Cha Bum-kun and Norbert Nachtweih (11 goals each) All: Cha Bum-kun and Norbert Nachtweih (12 goals each) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 60,000 17 April 1982 v Bayern Munich (league) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 7,000 15 May 1982 v Fortuna Düsseldorf (league) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 21,147 | ||
The 1981–82 Eintracht Frankfurt season was the 82nd season in the club's football history. In 1981–82 the club played in the Bundesliga, the top tier of German football. It was the club's 19th season in the Bundesliga.
Win Draw Loss Postponed
| 15 July 1981 Tournoi de Paris Semi-final | AS Saint-Étienne | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (2–4 p) | | Paris, France |
| 18:30 CET | Report | Stadium: Parc des Princes | ||
| Penalties | ||||
| 17 July 1981 Tournoi de Paris final | Paris Saint-Germain | 3–1 | | Paris, France |
| Report |
| Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Quiniou |
| 19 July 1981 | FC St. Magrethen | 1–6 | | |
| Report |
| Attendance: 1,800 |
| 22 July 1981 | FC St. Gallen | 0–1 | | St. Gallen, Switzerland |
| Report |
| Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Paggiola |
| 25 July 1981 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 4–0 | | Dietzenbach, West Germany |
| 15:30 CET |
| Report | Stadium: Waldstadion Dietzenbach Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Föckler |
| 28 July 1981 | FSV Frankfurt | 1–4 | | Frankfurt, West Germany |
| Report |
| Stadium: Stadion am Bornheimer Hang Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Engel |
| 1 August 1981 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 5–7 | | Mömlingen, West Germany |
| Report |
| Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Jupe |
| 2 August 1981 | 1. FC Eislingen | 1–10 | | West Germany |
| Report | Attendance: 2,500 |
| 12 August 1981 | Hofgeismar XI | 1–19 | | Hofgeismar, West Germany |
| Report | Attendance: 2,500 |
| 18 August 1981 | AEK Athens | 1–2 | | Athens, Greece |
| 21:00 EEST |
| Report | Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium Attendance: 12,496 Referee: Makis Germanakos (Greece) |
| 6 October 1981 | Israel | 0–3 | | Ramat Gan, Israel |
| Report |
| Stadium: Ramat Gan Stadium Attendance: 4,000 |
| 21 November 1981 | Hertha BSC | 2–2 | | Berlin, West Germany |
| 15:30 CET |
| Report |
| Stadium: Olympiastadion Attendance: 3,772 Referee: Kasperski |
| 23 November 1981 | Al-Arabi | 2–1 | | Kuwait |
| Report |
| Attendance: 3,000 |
| 25 November 1981 | Al-Nasr | 0–4 | | Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
| Report |
| Attendance: 5,000 |
| 6 December 1981 | FC Homburg | 1–5 | | Homburg, West Germany |
| Report | Attendance: 865 Referee: Matheis |
| 8 January 1982 | SC Charlottenburg | 2–3 | | West Germany |
| Report |
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| Note: 30 minutes per half time | ||||
| 16 January 1982 | TSV Heusenstamm | 0–3 | | Heusenstamm, West Germany |
| Report | Attendance: 200 |
| 24 January 1982 | Germania Dörnigheim | 0–4 | | Maintal, West Germany |
| Report |
| 2 February 1982 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 5–1 | | West Germany |
| Report |
| Attendance: 2,548 |
| 20 March 1982 | Hessen Kassel | 2–4 | | Kassel, West Germany |
| Report | Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Hellwig |
| 25 May 1982 | Kuwait | 1–2 | | Casablanca, Morocco |
| Report | Attendance: 4,000 |
| 31 May 198275th anniversary of Union Niederrad | Union Niederrad | 2–11 | | Frankfurt, West Germany |
| Report | Stadium: Sportplatz an der Heinrich-Seliger-Straße Attendance: 600 |
| 1 June 1982 | Teutonia Watzenborn-Steinberg | 1–9 | | Pohlheim, West Germany |
| Report | Attendance: 800 |
| 6 June 1982 | Germania Leeheim | 2–3 | | Riedstadt, West Germany |
| Report | Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Zentgraf |
| 8 June 1982 | FC St. Wendel | 2–12 | | St. Wendel, West Germany |
| Report |
| Attendance: 1,500 |
| 10 June 1982 | RSV Würges | 2–4 | | Bad Camberg, West Germany |
| Report |
| Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Borbonus |
| 8 August 19811 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 2–2 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | Frankfurt, West Germany |
| 15:30 CEST | Report | Stadium: Waldstadion Attendance: 38,000 Referee: Eschweiler |
| 15 August 19812 | Borussia Dortmund | 0–2 | Eintracht Frankfurt | Dortmund, West Germany |
| 15:30 CEST | Report | Stadium: Westfalenstadion Attendance: 28,000 Referee: Heitmann |
| 22 August 19813 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 3–1 | 1. FC Nürnberg | Frankfurt, West Germany |
| 15:30 CEST | Report |
| Stadium: Waldstadion Attendance: 19,000 Referee: Huster |
| 26 August 19814 | 1. FC Köln | 2–0 | Eintracht Frankfurt | Cologne, West Germany |
| 20:00 CEST | Report | Stadium: Müngersdorfer Stadion Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Hontheim |
| 5 September 19815 | VfL Bochum | 3–2 | Eintracht Frankfurt | Bochum, West Germany |
| 15:30 CEST | Stadium: Ruhrstadion Attendance: 22,000 Referee: Niebergall |
| 12 September 19816 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 3–2 | Hamburger SV | Frankfurt, West Germany |
| 15:30 CEST |
| Report |
| Stadium: Waldstadion Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Hennig |
| 19 September 19817 | MSV Duisburg | 4–2 | Eintracht Frankfurt | Duisburg, West Germany |
| 15:30 CEST | Report | Stadium: Wedaustadion Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Luca |
| 26 September 19818 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 4–1 | VfB Stuttgart | Frankfurt, West Germany |
| 15:30 CEST |
| Report |
| Stadium: Waldstadion Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Pauly |
| 3 October 19819 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 1–0 | Eintracht Frankfurt | Mönchengladbach, West Germany |
| 15:30 CEST | Report |
| Stadium: Bökelbergstadion Attendance: 17,000 Referee: Linn |
| 17 October 198110 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 2–1 | Arminia Bielefeld | Frankfurt, West Germany |
| 15:30 CEST | Report |
| Stadium: Waldstadion Attendance: 9,500 Referee: Retzmann |
| 24 October 198111 | Bayern Munich | 3–2 | Eintracht Frankfurt | Munich, West Germany |
| 16:00 CEST |
| Report |
| Stadium: Olympiastadion Attendance: 28,000 Referee: Messmer |
| 30 October 198112 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 3–1 | Bayer Leverkusen | Frankfurt, West Germany |
| 20:00 CEST |
| Report | Stadium: Waldstadion Attendance: 9,000 Referee: Tritschler |
| 7 November 198113 | Darmstadt 98 | 1–4 | Eintracht Frankfurt | Darmstadt, West Germany |
| 14:30 CEST |
| Report |
| Stadium: Stadion am Böllenfalltor Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Assenmacher |
| 14 November 198114 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 9–2 | Werder Bremen | Frankfurt, West Germany |
| 15:30 CEST |
| Report | Stadium: Waldstadion Attendance: 23,000 Referee: Uhlig |
| 28 November 198115 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 2–2 | Eintracht Frankfurt | Düsseldorf, West Germany |
| 15:30 CEST |
| Report |
| Stadium: Rheinstadion Attendance: 9,500 Referee: Engel |
| 12 December 198116 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 4–1 | Karlsruher SC | Frankfurt, West Germany |
| 15:30 CEST |
| Report |
| Stadium: Waldstadion Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Roth |
| 16 December 198117 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 4–1 | Eintracht Frankfurt | Braunschweig, West Germany |
| 20:00 CEST | Report |
| Stadium: Eintracht-Stadion Attendance: 16,000 Referee: Ahlenfelder |
| 23 January 198219 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 1–4 | Borussia Dortmund | Frankfurt, West Germany |
| 15:30 CEST | Report |
| Stadium: Waldstadion Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Gabor |
| 6 February 198221 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 4–2 | 1. FC Köln | Frankfurt, West Germany |
| 15:30 CEST |
| Report | Stadium: Waldstadion Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Umbach |
| 13 February 198222 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 0–1 | VfL Bochum | Frankfurt, West Germany |
| 15:30 CEST | Report |
| Stadium: Waldstadion Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Luca |
| 20 February 198218 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 6–2 | Eintracht Frankfurt | Kaiserslautern, West Germany |
| 15:30 CEST | Report |
| Stadium: Betzenbergstadion Attendance: 17,000 Referee: Pauly |
| 27 February 198223 | Hamburger SV | 2–0 | Eintracht Frankfurt | Hamburg, West Germany |
| 15:30 CEST | Report | Stadium: Volksparkstadion Attendance: 32,000 Referee: Niebergall |
| 6 March 198224 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 4–1 | MSV Duisburg | Frankfurt, West Germany |
| 15:30 CEST |
| Report |
| Stadium: Waldstadion Attendance: 11,000 Referee: Kasperowski |
| 9 March 198220 | 1. FC Nürnberg | 5–3 | Eintracht Frankfurt | Nuremberg, West Germany |
| 15:30 CEST |
| Report |
| Stadium: Städtisches Stadion Attendance: 21,500 Referee: Hennig |
| 13 March 198225 | VfB Stuttgart | 5–2 | Eintracht Frankfurt | Stuttgart, West Germany |
| 15:30 CEST | Report | Stadium: Neckarstadion Attendance: 17,000 Referee: Uhlig |
| 30 March 198226 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 3–0 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | Frankfurt, West Germany |
| 20:00 CEST |
| Report | Stadium: Waldstadion Attendance: 28,000 Referee: Hontheim |
| 3 April 198227 | Arminia Bielefeld | 3–0 | Eintracht Frankfurt | Bielefeld, West Germany |
| 15:30 CEST | Report | Stadium: Stadion Alm Attendance: 26,000 Referee: Assenmacher |
| 17 April 198228 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 4–3 | Bayern Munich | Frankfurt, West Germany |
| 15:30 CEST | Report |
| Stadium: Waldstadion Attendance: 60,000 Referee: Tritschler |
| 24 April 198229 | Bayer Leverkusen | 1–2 | Eintracht Frankfurt | Leverkusen, West Germany |
| 15:30 CEST |
| Report |
| Stadium: Ulrich-Haberland-Stadion Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Gabor |
| 28 April 198230 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 2–1 | Darmstadt 98 | Frankfurt, West Germany |
| 20:00 CEST |
| Report |
| Stadium: Waldstadion Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Stäglich |
| 8 May 198231 | Werder Bremen | 2–1 | Eintracht Frankfurt | Bremen, West Germany |
| 15:30 CEST |
| Report |
| Stadium: Weserstadion Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Huster |
| 15 May 198232 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 4–0 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | Frankfurt, West Germany |
| 15:30 CEST | Report | Stadium: Waldstadion Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Brehm |
| 22 May 198233 | Karlsruher SC | 2–2 | Eintracht Frankfurt | Karlsruhe, West Germany |
| 15:30 CEST | Report | Stadium: Wildparkstadion Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Walz |
| 31 May 198234 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 4–2 | Eintracht Braunschweig | Frankfurt, West Germany |
| 15:30 CEST | Report |
| Stadium: Waldstadion Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Risse |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Borussia Dortmund | 34 | 18 | 5 | 11 | 59 | 40 | +19 | 41 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round [a] |
| 7 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 34 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 61 | 51 | +10 | 40 | |
| 8 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 34 | 17 | 3 | 14 | 83 | 72 | +11 | 37 | |
| 9 | VfB Stuttgart | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 62 | 55 | +7 | 35 | |
| 10 | VfL Bochum | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 52 | 51 | +1 | 32 |
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 34 | 17 | 3 | 14 | 83 | 72 | +11 | 37 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 56 | 26 | +30 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 27 | 46 | −19 |
Source: Bundesliga
| 29 August 19811st Round | Eintracht Frankfurt | 6–1 | BSC Brunsbüttel | Frankfurt, West Germany |
| Report |
| Stadium: Waldstadion Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Filla |
| 10 October 19812nd Round | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 3–1 | Eintracht Frankfurt | Düsseldorf, West Germany |
| Report |
| Stadium: Rheinstadion Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Roth |
| 16 September 19811st Round | Eintracht Frankfurt | 2–0 | | Frankfurt, West Germany |
| Report | Stadium: Waldstadion Attendance: 22,000 Referee: Valentine |
| 30 September 19811st Round | PAOK | 2–0 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p) | | Thessaloniki, Greece |
| Report | Stadium: Toumba Stadium Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Kuti | ||
| Penalties | ||||
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| 21 October 19812nd Round | SKA Rostov | 1–0 | | Rostov, Soviet Union |
| Report | Stadium: SKA SKVO Stadium Attendance: 38,000 Referee: Carpenter |
| 4 November 19812nd Round | Eintracht Frankfurt | 2–0 | | Frankfurt, West Germany |
| 20:00 CET | Report | Stadium: Waldstadion Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Hunting |
| 3 March 1982Quarter-finals | Tottenham Hotspur | 2–0 | | London, England |
| 19:45 GMT | Report | Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 44,000 Referee: Rainea |
| 17 March 1982Quarter-finals | Eintracht Frankfurt | 2–1 | | Frankfurt, West Germany |
| 20:00 CET |
| Report |
| Stadium: Waldstadion Attendance: 41,000 Referee: Garrido |
| 27 December 19811st Match | Holstein Kiel | 3–1 | Eintracht Frankfurt | Kiel, West Germany |
| Report | Stadium: Ostseehalle Attendance: 4,533 |
| 27 December 19812nd Match | Eintracht Frankfurt | 2–4 | FC Twente | Kiel, West Germany |
| Report | Stadium: Ostseehalle Attendance: 4,533 |
| 27 December 19813rd Match | Eintracht Braunschweig | 3–6 | Eintracht Frankfurt | Kiel, West Germany |
| Report |
| Stadium: Ostseehalle Attendance: 4,533 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Holstein Kiel | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 4 |
| 2 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 3 |
| 3 | FC Twente | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 3 |
| 4 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 10 | −1 | 2 |
| 29 December 19811st Match | Eintracht Frankfurt | 7–2 | FSV Frankfurt | Frankfurt, West Germany |
| Report |
| Attendance: 5,000 |
| 29 December 19812nd Match | Eintracht Frankfurt | 1–5 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | Frankfurt, West Germany |
| Report | Stadium: Festhalle Attendance: 5,000 |
| 29 December 19813rd Match | Eintracht Frankfurt | 4–5 | Kickers Offenbach | Frankfurt, West Germany |
| Report | Stadium: Festhalle Attendance: 5,000 |
| 30 December 19814th Match | Eintracht Frankfurt | 4–2 | FSV Frankfurt | Frankfurt, West Germany |
| Report |
| Stadium: Festhalle Attendance: 6,000 |
| 30 December 19815th Match | Eintracht Frankfurt | 4–0 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | Frankfurt, West Germany |
| Report | Stadium: Festhalle Attendance: 6,000 |
| 30 December 19816th Match | Eintracht Frankfurt | 5–2 | Kickers Offenbach | Frankfurt, West Germany |
| Report |
| Stadium: Festhalle Attendance: 6,000 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 12 | +4 | 10 |
| 2 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 16 | +9 | 8 |
| 3 | Kickers Offenbach | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 22 | 29 | −7 | 4 |
| 4 | FSV Frankfurt | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 23 | −6 | 2 |
| 5 January 19821st Match | Hertha BSC | 2–2 | Eintracht Frankfurt | Berlin, West Germany |
| Report | Stadium: Deutschlandhalle |
| 5 January 19822nd Match | FC Schalke 04 | 2–2 | Eintracht Frankfurt | Berlin, West Germany |
| Report | Stadium: Deutschlandhalle |
| 6 January 19823rd Match | Eintracht Frankfurt | 5–1 | AZ '67 | Berlin, West Germany |
| Report | Stadium: Deutschlandhalle |
| 6 January 19824th Match | Berlin XI | 0–1 | Eintracht Frankfurt | Berlin, West Germany |
| Report | Stadium: Deutschlandhalle |
| 7 January 19825th Match | Eintracht Frankfurt | 2–1 | Fenerbahçe | Berlin, West Germany |
| Report |
| Stadium: Deutschlandhalle |
| 7 January 19826th Match | Hertha BSC | 1–2 | Eintracht Frankfurt | Berlin, West Germany |
| Report | Stadium: Deutschlandhalle |
| 8 January 19827th Match | FC Schalke 04 | 2–4 | Eintracht Frankfurt | Berlin, West Germany |
| Report | Stadium: Deutschlandhalle |
| 8 January 19828th Match | Eintracht Frankfurt | 4–3 | AZ '67 | Berlin, West Germany |
| Report | Stadium: Deutschlandhalle |
| 9 January 19829th Match | Berlin XI | 2–1 | Eintracht Frankfurt | Berlin, West Germany |
| Report | Stadium: Deutschlandhalle |
| 9 January 198210th Match | Eintracht Frankfurt | 5–0 | Fenerbahçe | Berlin, West Germany |
| Report | Stadium: Deutschlandhalle |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 14 | +14 | 16 |
| 2 | AZ '67 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 26 | 23 | +3 | 11 |
| 3 | Hertha BSC | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 10 |
| 4 | FC Schalke 04 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 27 | −5 | 10 |
| 5 | Berlin XI | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 14 | +2 | 8 |
| 6 | Fenerbahçe | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 30 | −13 | 5 |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Bundesliga | DFB-Pokal | European Cup Winners' Cup | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| GK | Joachim Jüriens | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| GK | Jürgen Pahl | 39 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| GK | Ralf Raps | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| DF | Charly Körbel | 41 | 6 | 34 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | ||
| DF | Willi Neuberger | 38 | 3 | 31 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| DF | Bruno Pezzey | 38 | 7 | 30 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | ||
| DF | Michael Sziedat | 37 | 1 | 29 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| DF | Wolfgang Trapp | 13 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| MF | Ralf Falkenmayer | 40 | 3 | 32 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| MF | Werner Lorant | 36 | 9 | 29 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | ||
| MF | Stefan Lottermann | 33 | 6 | 27 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
| MF | Norbert Nachtweih | 38 | 12 | 31 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | ||
| MF | Bernd Nickel | 34 | 8 | 28 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| FW | Holger Anthes | 17 | 4 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| FW | Ronny Borchers | 27 | 11 | 22 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | ||
| FW | Cha Bum-kun | 38 | 12 | 31 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | ||
| FW | Bernd Eufinger | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| FW | Armin Görtz | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| FW | Helmut Gulich | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| FW | Harald Karger | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| FW | Michael Künast | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| FW | Joachim Löw | 29 | 5 | 24 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| FW | Norbert Otto | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
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