2017–18 in Dutch football

The 2017–18 season was the 129th season of competitive football in the Netherlands.

Football in Netherlands

Season	2017–18
Men's football
Eredivisie	PSV Eindhoven
KNVB Cup	Feyenoord
Johan Cruyff Shield	Feyenoord
← 2016–17 2018–19 →

Promotion and relegation

Pre-season

League	Promoted to league	Relegated from league
Eredivisie	VVV-Venlo NAC Breda	NEC Go Ahead Eagles
Eerste Divisie	Jong AZ	Achilles '29
Tweede Divisie	IJsselmeervogels De Dijk Lisse Rijnsburgse Boys	UNA Spakenburg Jong Vitesse Jong FC Twente
Derde Divisie	Spijkenisse ACV DOVO ADO '20 De Meern Blauw Geel '38 Quick (H)	SteDoCo Huizen Rijnvogels Juliana '31 Jong Den Bosch UDI '19 Jong Achilles '29

League season

Eredivisie

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	PSV Eindhoven (C)	34	26	5	3	87	39	+48	83	Qualification to Champions League play-off round
2	Ajax	34	25	4	5	89	33	+56	79	Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round
3	AZ	34	22	5	7	72	38	+34	71	Qualification to Europa League second qualifying round
4	Feyenoord	34	20	6	8	76	39	+37	66	Qualification to Europa League third qualifying round[lower-alpha 1]
5	Utrecht	34	14	12	8	58	53	+5	54	Qualification to European competition play-offs[lower-alpha 2]
6	Vitesse (O)	34	13	10	11	63	47	+16	49
7	ADO Den Haag	34	13	8	13	45	53	−8	47
8	Heerenveen	34	12	10	12	48	53	−5	46
9	PEC Zwolle	34	12	8	14	42	54	−12	44
10	Heracles Almelo	34	11	9	14	50	64	−14	42
11	Excelsior	34	11	7	16	41	56	−15	40
12	Groningen	34	8	14	12	50	50	0	38
13	Willem II	34	10	7	17	50	63	−13	37
14	NAC Breda	34	9	7	18	41	57	−16	34
15	VVV-Venlo	34	7	13	14	35	54	−19	34
16	Roda JC Kerkrade (R)	34	8	6	20	42	69	−27	30	Qualification to Relegation play-offs[lower-alpha 3]
17	Sparta Rotterdam (R)	34	7	6	21	34	75	−41	27
18	Twente[lower-alpha 4] (R)	34	5	9	20	37	63	−26	24	Relegation to Eerste Divisie

Source: eredivisie.nl
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored; 7) Play-off if relevant for deciding champion, relegation or participating in a European league, otherwise by draw. 8) Penalty shoot-out (only after a play-off)[2]
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (R) Relegated.
Notes:

1. Feyenoord qualified for the Europa League third qualifying round by winning the 2017–18 KNVB Cup.
2. Four teams play for a spot in the 2018–19 UEFA Europa League second qualifying round.
3. Ten teams, two from the Eredivisie and eight from the Eerste Divisie, play for two spots in the 2018–19 Eredivisie. The remaining eight teams play in the 2018–19 Eerste Divisie.
4. Twente was excluded from European football for 3 years on 15 December 2015.[1]

Eerste divisie

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Jong Ajax[lower-alpha 1] (C)	38	25	4	9	89	54	+35	79
2	Fortuna Sittard[lower-alpha 2] (P)	38	24	6	8	81	41	+40	78	Promotion to the Eredivisie
3	NEC[lower-alpha 3]	38	22	8	8	82	46	+36	74	Qualification to promotion play-offs Second round
4	De Graafschap (O, P)	38	18	11	9	78	47	+31	65
5	Jong PSV[lower-alpha 1]	38	19	7	12	76	54	+22	64
6	Telstar	38	16	13	9	66	63	+3	61	Qualification to promotion play-offs Second round
7	Emmen (O, P)	38	14	16	8	58	50	+8	58	Qualification to promotion play-offs First round
8	Cambuur	38	16	10	12	58	53	+5	58
9	Almere City	38	15	7	16	70	76	−6	52
10	MVV	38	14	8	16	57	56	+1	50
11	Den Bosch	38	12	11	15	59	55	+4	47
12	Eindhoven	38	14	5	19	61	83	−22	47
13	Dordrecht[lower-alpha 4]	38	14	5	19	57	81	−24	47	Qualification to promotion play-offs First round
14	Volendam	38	13	7	18	59	67	−8	46
15	Oss	38	12	10	16	53	65	−12	46
16	Jong AZ[lower-alpha 1]	38	14	4	20	57	70	−13	46
17	Go Ahead Eagles	38	9	10	19	48	68	−20	37
18	RKC Waalwijk	38	8	13	17	37	61	−24	37
19	Helmond Sport	38	9	9	20	50	67	−17	36
20	Jong FC Utrecht[lower-alpha 1]	38	7	6	25	37	76	−39	27

Source: Soccerway, Jupiler League (in Dutch)
Rules for classification: Season in progress: 1) Most points won; 2) Less points lost; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Alphabetical order. End of season: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored; 7) Play-off if relevant for deciding champion, relegation, international competitions and play-offs qualification, otherwise by draw. 8) Penalty shoot-out (only after a play-off) [3]
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted.
Notes:

1. Reserves teams aren't eligible to be promoted to the Eredivisie.
2. Winner of the Second and Fourth Period (games 12-20 and 30-38).
3. Winner of the First Period (games 3-11).
4. Winner of the Third Period (games 21-29).

Tweede Divisie

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Katwijk (C)	34	23	3	8	67	33	+34	72	Champion
2	Kozakken Boys	34	21	7	6	74	34	+40	70
3	HHC	34	18	5	11	77	56	+21	59
4	Barendrecht	34	18	5	11	64	57	+7	59
5	Rijnsburgse Boys	34	17	5	12	60	63	−3	56
6	GVVV	34	16	6	12	54	44	+10	54
7	Excelsior Maassluis	34	13	12	9	43	30	+13	51
8	VVSB	34	14	9	11	47	54	−7	51
9	IJsselmeervogels	34	13	10	11	59	45	+14	49
10	Koninklijke HFC	34	13	9	12	55	46	+9	48
11	Jong Sparta	34	12	7	15	72	64	+8	43
12	AFC	34	12	7	15	45	56	−11	43
13	De Treffers	34	11	8	15	51	55	−4	41
14	Lienden	34	12	5	17	52	67	−15	41
15	Lisse (R)	34	12	4	18	48	57	−9	40	Qualification to relegation play-offs
16	TEC (R)	34	11	5	18	53	66	−13	38
17	ASV De Dijk (R)	34	10	0	24	50	85	−35	30	Relegation to Derde Divisie
18	Achilles '29[lower-alpha 1] (R)	34	5	3	26	41	100	−59	12

Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated.
Notes:

1. On 24 January 2018 Achilles '29 were deducted one point for not having their budget for the 2017/2018 season in order.[4] On 16 March 2018 they were deducted another 3 points for failing to pay employees, 1 point for failing to pay the Tax and Customs Administration and another point for owing money to another club.[5]

Derde Divisie

Saturday League

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	SV Spakenburg (C, P)	34	22	5	7	68	32	+36	71	Promotion to Tweede Divisie
2	Scheveningen[lower-alpha 1] (O, P)	34	20	5	9	68	44	+24	65	Qualification to promotion play-offs
3	DVS '33	34	19	5	10	74	37	+37	62
4	Jong Almere City[lower-alpha 2] (O, P)	34	18	7	9	73	54	+19	61	Qualification to promotion play-offs
5	Jong Groningen	34	17	7	10	72	34	+38	58
6	Quick Boys	34	18	4	12	63	45	+18	58
7	Jong Volendam[lower-alpha 3]	34	18	2	14	60	48	+12	56	Qualification to promotion play-offs
8	ODIN '59	34	14	7	13	56	51	+5	49
9	DOVO	34	13	10	11	54	52	+2	49
10	Jong Twente	34	14	6	14	52	45	+7	48
11	ASWH	34	12	11	11	52	51	+1	47
12	Harkemase Boys	34	14	4	16	55	56	−1	46
13	VVOG	34	11	9	14	36	51	−15	42
14	ONS Sneek	34	10	7	17	62	88	−26	37
15	Capelle (R)	34	9	8	17	44	57	−13	35	Qualification to relegation play-offs
16	VV Spijkenisse (R)	34	7	12	15	56	83	−27	33
17	ACV (R)	34	9	5	20	57	83	−26	32	Relegation to Hoofdklasse
18	Magreb '90[lower-alpha 4] (R)	34	2	4	28	31	122	−91	3

Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated.
Notes:

1. Winner of the Second Period (games 13-23).
2. Winner of the First Period (games 1-12).
3. Winner of the Third Period (games 24-34).
4. Magreb '90 were deducted three points for no certified youth training and not having three registered contracted players. They were deducted an additional point for still not meeting the same criteria on February 8, 2018. On top on that they were deducted three more points for not meeting the criteria regarding the annual financial report.[6][7][8]

Sunday League

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Jong Vitesse[lower-alpha 1] (C, P)	34	23	6	5	96	36	+60	75	Promotion to Tweede Divisie
2	UNA[lower-alpha 2]	34	22	5	7	74	38	+36	71	Qualification to promotion play-offs
3	Quick (H)[lower-alpha 3]	34	18	9	7	74	58	+16	63
4	Dongen	34	17	4	13	61	65	−4	55
5	Westlandia	34	17	3	14	77	74	+3	54
6	OFC[lower-alpha 4]	34	14	11	9	64	47	+17	52
7	ADO '20	34	14	10	10	76	70	+6	52
8	JVC Cuijk[lower-alpha 5]	34	15	5	14	60	58	+2	50	Qualification to promotion play-offs
9	USV Hercules	34	14	7	13	63	59	+4	49
10	Blauw Geel '38	34	14	5	15	60	62	−2	47
11	OJC Rosmalen	34	14	5	15	52	61	−9	47
12	HBS Craeyenhout	34	11	7	16	43	43	0	40
13	EVV	34	11	6	17	32	48	−16	39
14	HSC '21	34	11	5	18	44	57	−13	38
15	Quick '20 (O)	34	11	5	18	52	67	−15	38	Qualification to relegation play-offs
16	Be Quick 1887 (R)	34	9	6	19	61	85	−24	33
17	Jong De Graafschap (R)	34	8	8	18	48	61	−13	32	Relegation to Hoofdklasse
18	De Meern (R)	34	6	7	21	28	76	−48	25

Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated.
Notes:

1. Winner of the Third Period (games 24-34).
2. Winner of the First Period (games 1-12).
3. Substitute winner of the Third Period (games 24-34).
4. OFC were deducted one point for not supplying the annual report in time.[9]
5. Winner of the Second Period (games 13-23).

Hoofdklasse

Saturday A League

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Noordwijk[lower-alpha 1] (C, P)	30	22	3	5	89	33	+56	69	Promotion to 2018–19 Derde Divisie Saturday
2	Ter Leede[lower-alpha 2]	30	20	2	8	70	43	+27	62	Qualification for 2018–19 Derde Divisie play-offs
3	SteDoCo[lower-alpha 3] (O, P)	30	17	9	4	61	32	+29	60
4	Hoek[lower-alpha 4] (O, P)	30	16	7	7	63	41	+22	55
5	Achilles Veen	30	16	6	8	48	34	+14	54
6	Rijnvogels	30	12	8	10	47	41	+6	44
7	's-Gravenzande	30	13	4	13	69	61	+8	43
8	Jodan Boys	30	12	6	12	53	46	+7	42
9	Zwaluwen	30	10	10	10	49	54	−5	40
10	Swift	30	10	7	13	40	54	−14	37
11	Smitshoek	30	9	7	14	47	59	−12	34
12	Nootdorp	30	10	2	18	35	67	−32	32
13	AFC (R)	30	8	6	16	56	69	−13	30	Qualification to relegation play-offs
14	Rijsoord (R)	30	7	8	15	33	57	−24	29
15	RVVH (R)	30	6	6	18	24	55	−31	24	Relegation to 2018–19 Eerste Klasse
16	Argon (R)	30	4	5	21	32	70	−38	17

Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated.
Notes:

1. Winner of the First Period (games 1-10).
2. Winner of the Second Period (games 11-20).
3. Winner of the Third Period (games 21-30).
4. Substitute winner of the First Period (games 1-10).

Saturday B League

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Eemdijk[lower-alpha 1] (C, P)	30	17	7	6	63	33	+30	58	Promotion to 2018–19 Derde Divisie Saturday
2	Berkum[lower-alpha 2]	30	17	5	8	52	36	+16	56	Qualification for 2018–19 Derde Divisie play-offs
3	Genemuiden	30	16	6	8	74	45	+29	54
4	Ajax (amateurs)[lower-alpha 3] (O, P)	30	16	6	8	69	45	+24	54	Qualification for 2018–19 Derde Divisie play-offs
5	Staphorst	30	12	10	8	55	44	+11	46
6	Urk	30	13	4	13	47	44	+3	43
7	AZSV	30	11	9	10	38	39	−1	42
8	DFS	30	10	11	9	47	43	+4	41
9	Excelsior '31[lower-alpha 4]	30	12	5	13	40	45	−5	41	Qualification for 2018–19 Derde Divisie play-offs
10	SDC Putten	30	11	8	11	40	50	−10	41
11	Sparta Nijkerk	30	10	10	10	47	37	+10	40
12	CSV Apeldoorn	30	10	6	14	51	61	−10	36
13	HZVV (R)	30	8	8	14	37	54	−17	32	Qualification to relegation play-offs
14	Huizen (R)	30	6	8	16	47	65	−18	26
15	Zuidvogels (R)	30	6	8	16	40	70	−30	26	Relegation to 2018–19 Eerste Klasse
16	NSC (R)	30	7	5	18	46	82	−36	26

Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated.
Notes:

1. Winner of the Second Period (games 11-20).
2. Substitute winner of the Second Period (games 11-20).
3. Winner of the Third Period (games 21-30).
4. Winner of the First Period (games 1-10).

Sunday A League

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	SJC[lower-alpha 1] (C, P)	30	18	8	4	75	37	+38	62	Promotion to 2018–19 Derde Divisie Sunday
2	Achilles 1894[lower-alpha 2]	30	16	8	6	73	34	+39	56	Qualification for 2018–19 Derde Divisie play-offs
3	Silvolde[lower-alpha 3]	30	15	10	5	69	35	+34	55
4	Leonidas	30	15	6	9	65	53	+12	51
5	Purmersteijn	30	14	6	10	57	47	+10	48
6	Hollandia[lower-alpha 4]	30	14	5	11	65	48	+17	47	Qualification for 2018–19 Derde Divisie play-offs
7	Alphense Boys	30	13	8	9	54	49	+5	47
8	SDO	30	13	5	12	60	50	+10	44
9	RKAVV	30	11	8	11	55	51	+4	41
10	MSC	30	12	5	13	60	77	−17	41
11	De Bataven	30	9	8	13	42	48	−6	35
12	RKHVV	30	10	5	15	50	63	−13	35
13	Sneek Wit Zwart (R)	30	9	6	15	37	49	−12	33	Qualification to relegation play-offs
14	DHC Delft (R)	30	8	6	16	47	73	−26	30
15	VV Heerenveen (R)	30	6	6	18	34	72	−38	24	Relegation to 2018–19 Eerste Klasse
16	Jong Achilles '29 (R)	30	4	6	20	45	102	−57	18

Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated.
Notes:

1. Winner of the First Period (games 1-10).
2. Winner of the Third Period (games 21-30).
3. Substitute winner of the First Period (games 1-10).
4. Winner of the Second Period (games 11-20).

Sunday B League

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	OSS '20[lower-alpha 1] (C, P)	30	18	10	2	73	30	+43	64	Promotion to 2018–19 Derde Divisie Sunday
2	GOES[lower-alpha 2] (O, P)	30	18	4	8	66	41	+25	58	Qualification for 2018–19 Derde Divisie play-offs
3	Halsteren[lower-alpha 3]	30	17	4	9	48	31	+17	55
4	Jong Den Bosch	30	14	7	9	63	44	+19	49
5	UDI '19	30	13	8	9	60	50	+10	47
6	Gemert[lower-alpha 4]	30	14	3	13	63	49	+14	45	Qualification for 2018–19 Derde Divisie play-offs
7	Meerssen	30	14	3	13	56	46	+10	45
8	IFC	30	11	9	10	45	53	−8	42
9	Nuenen	30	12	5	13	49	62	−13	41
10	Vlissingen	30	11	6	13	44	39	+5	39
11	Groene Ster	30	11	6	13	45	51	−6	39
12	Baronie	30	9	9	12	42	41	+1	36
13	Juliana '31 (R)	30	10	3	17	39	61	−22	33	Qualification to relegation play-offs
14	BVC '12 (R)	30	8	6	16	43	63	−20	30
15	EHC (R)	30	8	5	17	41	72	−31	29	Relegation to 2018–19 Eerste Klasse
16	Woezik (R)	30	7	2	21	37	81	−44	23

Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated.
Notes:

1. Winner of the Second Period (games 11-20).
2. Winner of the Third Period (games 21-30).
3. Substitute winner of the Second Period (games 11-20).
4. Winner of the First Period (games 1-10).

Eerste Klasse

Eredivisie (women)

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Twente	16	12	3	1	46	11	+35	39	Qualification to Championship play-off
2	Ajax	16	10	5	1	32	14	+18	35
3	PEC Zwolle	16	7	3	6	34	26	+8	24
4	Heerenveen	16	7	3	6	28	26	+2	24
5	PSV	16	6	4	6	30	18	+12	22
6	ADO Den Haag	16	6	4	6	24	25	−1	22	Qualification to Placement play-off
7	Alkmaar	16	6	2	8	28	32	−4	20
8	Achilles '29	16	4	4	8	17	38	−21	16
9	Excelsior/Barendrecht	16	0	0	16	7	56	−49	0

Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: Season in progress: 1) Points; 2) Less loss points; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Alphabetical order; End of season: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored; 7) Play-off if relevant for deciding champion, relegation or participating in a European league, otherwise by draw. 8) Penalty shoot-out (only after a play-off) [10]

Managerial changes

Team	Outgoing manager	Manner of departure	Date of vacancy	Position in table	Replaced by	Date of appointment
PEC Zwolle	Ron Jans	End of contract	1 July 2017[11]	Pre-season	John van 't Schip	1 July 2017[12]
Roda JC	Rick Plum	End of interim spell	1 July 2017[13]		Robert Molenaar	1 July 2017[14]
Ajax	Peter Bosz	Signed by Borussia Dortmund	1 July 2017[15]		Marcel Keizer	1 July 2017
Twente	René Hake	Sacked	18 October 2017 [16]	15th	Gertjan Verbeek	30 October 2017[17]
Sparta Rotterdam	Alex Pastoor	Sacked	17 December 2017 [18]	17th	Dick Advocaat	25 December 2017[19]
Ajax	Marcel Keizer	Sacked	21 December 2017[20]	2nd	Erik ten Hag	1 January 2018
FC Utrecht	Erik ten Hag	Signed by Ajax	1 January 2018[21]	6th	Jean-Paul de Jong	4 January 2018

KNVB Cup

National teams

Netherlands national football team

2018 FIFA World Cup qualification

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	France	10	7	2	1	18	6	+12	23	Qualification to 2018 FIFA World Cup		—	2–1	4–0	4–1	0–0	2–1
2	Sweden	10	6	1	3	26	9	+17	19	Advance to second round		2–1	—	1–1	3–0	8–0	4–0
3	Netherlands	10	6	1	3	21	12	+9	19			0–1	2–0	—	3–1	5–0	4–1
4	Bulgaria	10	4	1	5	14	19	−5	13			0–1	3–2	2–0	—	4–3	1–0
5	Luxembourg	10	1	3	6	8	26	−18	6			1–3	0–1	1–3	1–1	—	1–0
6	Belarus	10	1	2	7	6	21	−15	5			0–0	0–4	1–3	2–1	1–1	—

Source: FIFA

31 August 2017 2018 FIFA World Cup Q	France	4–0	Netherlands	Saint-Denis, France
20:45 (20:45 UTC+2)	Griezmann  14' Lemar  73', 88' Mbappé  90+1'	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)		Stadium: Stade de France Attendance: 79,551 Referee: Gianluca Rocchi (Italy)

3 September 2017 2018 FIFA World Cup Q	Netherlands	3–1	Bulgaria	Amsterdam, Netherlands
18:00 (18:00 UTC+2)	Pröpper  7', 80' Robben  67'	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)	Kostadinov  69'	Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 47,079 Referee: Tasos Sidiropoulos (Greece)

7 October 2017 2018 FIFA World Cup Q	Belarus	1–3	Netherlands	Barysaw, Belarus
20:45 (21:45 UTC+3)	Valadzko  55'	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)	Pröpper  24' Robben  84' (pen.) Depay  90+3'	Stadium: Borisov Arena Attendance: 6,850 Referee: Michael Oliver (England)

10 October 2017 2018 FIFA World Cup Q	Netherlands	2–0	Sweden	Amsterdam, Netherlands
20:45 (UTC+2)	Robben  16', 40'	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)		Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 41,244 Referee: Sergei Karasev (Russia)

9 November 2017 Friendly	Scotland	0–1	Netherlands	Aberdeen, Scotland
19:45 (20:45 UTC+2)		Report	Depay  40'	Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium Attendance: 17,883 Referee: Ruddy Buquet (France)

14 November 2017 Friendly	Romania	0–3	Netherlands	Bucharest, Romania
19:00		Report	Depay  47' Babel  57' De Jong  81'	Stadium: Arena Națională Referee: Christos Nikolaidis (Cyprus)

Netherlands women's national football team

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