1982–83 FC Basel season
The Fussball Club Basel 1893 1982–83 season was their 89th season since the club was founded. It was their 37th consecutive season in the top flight of Swiss football after they won promotion during the season 1945–46. They played their home games in the St. Jakob Stadium. Roland Rasi was appointed as the club's chairman at the AGM, he replaced Pierre Jacques Lieblich who stood down.
| 1982–83 season | |
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| Chairman |  Roland Rasi |
| Manager |  Rainer Ohlhauser |
| Ground | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| Nationalliga A | 11th |
| Swiss Cup | Round of 16 |
| Coppa delle Alpi | Group stage |
| Top goalscorer | League: Martin Jeitziner (7) Beat Sutter (7) Jörg Stohler (7) All: Beat Sutter (9) Jörg Stohler (9) |
| Highest home attendance | 11,500 on 11 September 1982 vs Grasshopper Club |
| Lowest home attendance | 1,800 on 8 June 1983 vs Aarau |
| Average home league attendance | 4,466 |
Overview
Pre-season
Rainer Ohlhauser was the first team manager. He had taken over from Helmut Benthaus, who had been manager for 17 years between 1965 and 1982, and who had moved on to take over as manager of VfB Stuttgart. A number of players left the squad, Ernst Schleiffer moved on to Grenchen, Peter Marti went to Aarau, Markus Tanner to Luzern and Joseph Küttel to Lugano. In the other direction Winfried Berkemeier joined from Young Boys, Ruedi Zbinden joined from local rivals Nordstern Basel and Nicolas Keller joined from Chiasso. There were also a number of youngsters who advanced from the youth team, Roger Bossert, Guido Rudin and Thomas Hauser.
Basel played a total of 51 games this season. 30 matches were played in the domestic league, three in the Swiss Cup, four in the Cup of the Alps and 14 were friendly matches. The Swiss League Cup was no longer played this season. The team scored a total of 108 goals and conceded 85. Of their 14 test games, ten were won, two drawn and two ended with a defeat. Only one of these test games were played at home in St. Jakob Stadium, the others were all played away.[1]
Domestic league
The 1982–83 Nationalliga A was contested by 16 teams, including the top 14 clubs from the previous season and the two sides promoted from the second level 1981–82 Nationalliga B, these being FC Winterthur and FC Wettingen. The league was contested in a double round robin format, with each club playing every other club twice, home and away. Two points were awarded for a win and one point given to each team for a draw. Basel ended the season in eleventh position. In their 30 league games Basel won ten, drew five and lost fifteen matches, obtaining 25 points. They scored 47 goals, conceding 56, they were 24 points behind Grasshopper Club Zürich who became new champions. The new champions were qualified for 1983–84 European Cup. Servette were second in the championship, but as Cup winners they qualified for the 1983–84 Cup Winners' Cup. Therefore, the third and fourth teams, St. Gallen and Zürich, qualified for the 1983–84 UEFA Cup. FC Bulle and FC Winterthur suffered relegation.[2]
Swiss Cup
Basel entered into the Swiss Cup in the round of 64. Here they were drawn away against FC Breitenbach and on 9 October they won the match 4–0. In the round of 32 Basel were drawn at home against Lausanne-Sport. The game was played on 12 March 1983 and Basel won 2–1. On 4 April the away defeat against Mendrisio meant the end of this cup season. The Swiss League Cup was not competed this year.[3]
Coppa delle Alpi
In the Coppa delle Alpi Basel were drawn against AJ Auxerre and Metz. Two draws against Auxerre and one victory and a defeat against Metz left them in third position in the Swiss teams group table. Xamax and Nantes played in the final.[4]
Players
The following is the list of the Basel first team squad during the season 1982–83. The list includes players that were in the squad on the day that the Nationalliga A season started on 14 August 1982 but subsequently left the club after that date.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Results
- Legend
Win Draw Loss Postponed
Pre- and mid-season
| 13 July 1982 Pre-season | FC Mulhouse  | 3 – 3 | Basel | Stade Municipal, Huningue |
| 19:45 | Ouattara  8' (1:0)Andrey 33' (2:0)Wagner 58' (3:1) |
Summary | 50' (2:1) Jeitziner 65' (3:2) Ceccaroni 77' (3:3) Zbinden Gaisser |
Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Seltz |
| 5 August 1981 Uhrencup | Basel | 6 – 1 | Biel-Bienne | Stadion Brühl, Grenchen |
| 19:00 | Gaisser 8' (1:0) Zbinden 20' (2:0)Berkemeier 22' (3:0)Berkemeier 29' (4:0)Stohler 66' (5:0)Sutter 68' (6:0) |
Summary | 76' (6:1) Campiotti |
Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Hauri |
| 7 August 1982 Uhrencup | Grenchen | 2 – 1 | Basel | Stadion Brühl, Grenchen |
| 19:00 | Biljali 47' (1:1) Wenger 60' (2:1) |
Summary | 22' (0:1) Sutter |
Attendance: 2,300 Referee: Werner Liebi |
| 7 September 1982 Mid-season | Etoile Carouge | 2 – 4 | Basel | Stade de la Fontenette, Carouge |
| 19:30 | |
Summary | (1x) Stohler (1x) Lüthi (1x) Gaisser (1x) Zbinden |
Attendance: 400 Referee: De Toro |
| 30 September 1982 Mid-Season | SV Weil | 1 – 3 | Basel | Weil am Rhein |
| 19:00 | |
Summary | (1x) Graf (1x) Ceccaroni (1x) Zbinden |
| 19 October 1982 Mid-season | Basel | 2 – 0 | VfB Stuttgart | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| 19:30 | Zbinden 43' (1:0) Sutter 50' (2:0) |
Summary | Attendance: 7,500 Referee: Franz Gächter |
Winter break and mid-season
| 31 January 1983 Winter break | Seoul  | 2 – 2 | Basel | Villefranche-sur-Mer |
| 15:00 | (1:0) (2:1) |
Summary | (1:1) Sutter (2:2) Maradan 90′ Maradan |
| 1 February 1983 Winter break | Vevey-Sports | 3 – 1 | Basel | Villefranche-sur-Mer |
| 15:00 | (1:0) (2:0) (3:0) |
Summary | 75' (3:1) Marti |
| 8 February 1983 Winter break | FC Allschwil | 2 – 10 | Basel | Gartenhof, Hartplatz, Allschwil |
| 19:00 | Leuthardt 11' (1:3) Storz 14' (2:3) |
Summary | 3' (0:1) Sutter 4' (0:2) Jeitziner 7' (0:3) Sutter 25' (2:4) Lüthi 48' (2:5) Ceccaroni 49' (2:6) Ceccaroni 56' (2:7) von Wartburg 75' (2:8) Sutter 80' (2:9) Sutter 90' (2:10) Berkemeier |
Attendance: 100 Referee: Rolf Blattmann |
| 12 February 1983 Winter break | Xamax | 1 – 2 | Basel | Stade Municipal, Payerne |
| 15:30 | Bianchi 47' (1:1) |
Summary | 3' (0:1) Jeitziner 85' (1:2) Marti |
Attendance: 500 Referee: Willy Hänni |
| 16 February 1983 Winter break | SC Binningen | 0 – 4 | Basel | Spiegelfeld, Binningen |
| 19:00 | Summary | 31' (0:1) Jeitziner 50' (0:4) Jeitziner 60' (0:3) Sutter 90' (0:4) Jeitziner |
Attendance: 150 Referee: Kurt Fuchs Basel |
| 19 February 1983 Winter break | Nordstern Basel | 0 – 5 | Basel | Stadion Rankhof, Basel |
| 14:30 | Summary | 8' (0:1) Jeitziner 27' (0:2) Stohler 48' (0:3) Zbinden 53' (0:4) Sutter 74' (0:5) von Wartburg |
Attendance: 300 Referee: Rolf Blattmann |
Nationalliga A
League matches
| 14 August 1982 Round 1 | Basel | 0 – 1 | Young Boys | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| 20:00 | Summary | 78' (0:1) Signer Feuz |
Attendance: 7,500 Referee: Bruno Galler |
| 21 August 1982 Round 2 | Aarau | 1 – 2 | Basel | Stadion Brügglifeld, Aarau |
| 20:00 | Müller 11' (1:0) Tschupperet 66' |
Summary | 48' (1:1) Sutter 57' Stohler 72' (1:2) Marti 83' Berkemeier |
Attendance: 6,500 Referee: Marco Raveglia |
| 25 August 1982 Round 3 | Servette | 2 – 0 | Basel | Charmilles Stadium, Geneva |
| 20:30 | Brigger 42' (1:0) Elia 85' (2:0) |
Summary | Attendance: 8,000 Referee: André Daina |
| 28 August 1982 Round 4 | Basel | 5 – 1 | Vevey-Sports | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| 20:00 | Marti 28' (1:0) Stohler 54' (pen. 2:0)Marti 72' (3:1)Jeitziner 75' (4:1) 82' BerkemeierZbinden 88' (5:1) |
Summary | 53' Debonnaire 53' Franz 55' (2:1) Siwek |
Attendance: 3,400 Referee: Kurt Röthlisberger Suhr |
| 4 September 1982 Round 5 | Bellinzona | 0 – 3 | Basel | Stadio Comunale Bellinzona, Bellinzona |
| 20:30 | Hafner 50' |
Summary | 21' (pen. 0:1) Stohler 30' Berkemeier 39' (0:2) Lüthi 51' Maradan 72' (0:3) Sutter |
Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Charles-Henri Morex |
| 11 September 1982 Round 6 | Basel | 3 – 1 | Grasshopper Club | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| 20:00 | Maradan 27' (1:0) Lüthi 34' (2:0)Gaisser 86' (3:1) |
Summary | 66' (2:1) Ladner |
Attendance: 11,500 Referee: Georges Sandoz |
| 18 September 1982 Round 7 | Xamax | 3 – 2 | Basel | Stade de la Maladière (1924), Neuchâtel |
| 20:15 | Sarrasin 10' (1:0) Zaugg 53' (2:0)Gianfreda 79' (3:2) |
Summary | 66' (2:1) Berkemeier 72' (2:2) Jeitziner |
Attendance: 10,500 Referee: Jean-Marie Macheret |
| 25 September 1982 Round 8 | Basel | 1 – 0 | Winterthur | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| 20:00 | Jeitziner 17' (1:0) |
Summary | Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Arturo Martino |
| 9 October 1982 Round 9 | St. Gallen | 2 – 0 | Basel | Espenmoos, St. Gallen |
| 17:30 | Gisinger 40' (1:0) Braschler 90' (2:0) |
Summary | Attendance: 10,000 Referee: André Daina |
| 23 October 1982 Round 10 | Basel | 2 – 2 | Sion | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| 20:00 | Sutter 17' (1:1) Zbinden 60' (2:1) |
Summary | 11' (0:1) Bregy 69' (2:2) Balet |
Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Jakob Baumann |
| 31 October 1982 Round 11 | Basel | 1 – 0 | Lausanne-Sport | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| 14:30 | Gaisser 86' (1:0) |
Summary | Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Willy Hänni |
| 7 November 1982 Round 12 | Wettingen | 1 – 0 | Basel | Stadion Altenburg, Wettingen |
| 14:30 | Radakovic 29' Zanchi 63'Martin Andermatt 72' (1:0) |
Summary | 28' Jeitziner Maradan |
Attendance: 5,500 Referee: Daniel Bürki |
| 10 November 1982 Round 13 | Basel | 1 – 1 | Zürich | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| 20:00 | Jeitziner 13' (1:0) Zbinden 31'Maissen 43' |
Summary | 33' (1:1) Landolt 88' Lüdi |
Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Ulrich Nyffenegger |
| 21 November 1982 Round 14 | Luzern | 4 – 3 | Basel | Stadion Allmend, Luzern |
| 14:30 | P. Risi 10' (pen. 1:0) P. Risi 22' (2:0)Lauscher 48' (3:1)P. Risi 72' (pen. 4:3) |
Summary | 30' (2:1) Stohler 57' (3:2) Berkemeier 70' (3:3) Cosenza |
Attendance: 12,700 Referee: De Toro |
| 27 November 1982 Round 15 | Basel | 3 – 1 | Bulle | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| 15:30 | Zbinden 3' (1:0) Jeitziner 48' (2:0)Jeitziner 84' (3:1) |
Summary | 51' (2:1) Blanchard |
Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Jakob Schönenberger |
| Note: Minute of mourning (and mourning bands of the FCB players) for the late Franz Rinderer (former chairman of the FC Basel). | ||||
| 27 February 1983 Round 16 | Bulle | 2 – 1 | Basel | Stade de Bouleyres, Bulle |
| 14:30 | Bapst 22' Mora 32'Mora 45' (1:1)Saunier 65' (2:1) |
Summary | 8' (pen. 0:1) Stohler |
Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Bruno Galler |
| 3 March 1983 Round 17 | Basel | 3 – 0 | Luzern | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| 14:30 | Stohler 20′ Sutter 29' (1:0)Marti 44' (2:0)Sutter 48' (3:0) |
Summary | Attendance: 5,500 Referee: Walter Nussbaumer |
| 20 March 1983 Round 18 | Zürich | 4 – 3 | Basel | Letzigrund, Zürich |
| 14:30 | Jerković 11' (pen. 1:0) Rufer 31' (2:0)Seiler 35' (3:0)Iselin 42'Jerković 55' (pen. 4:1) |
Summary | 48' (pen. 3:1) Stohler 69' Jeitziner 74' (4:2) Gaisser 75' (4:3) Sutter |
Attendance: 9,200 Referee: Kurt Röthlisberger Suhr |
| 23 March 1983 Round 19 | Basel | 1 – 0 | Wettingen | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| 20:00 | Stohler 75' (pen. 1:0) |
Summary | Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Claude Gachoud | |
| Note: von Wartburg's 250th championship game for FC Basel. | ||||
| 9 April 1983 Round 20 | Lausanne-Sport | 7 – 0 | Basel | Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne |
| 20:30 | Lei-Ravello 15' (1:0) Gaisser 28' (o.g. 2:0)Kok 45' (3:0)Mauron 50' (4:0)Pellegrini 51' (6:0)Diserens 85' (pen. 7:0) |
Summary | Attendance: 5,500 Referee: Renzo Peduzzi |
| 16 April 1983 Round 21 | Sion | 1 – 0 | Basel | Stade Tourbillon, Sion |
| 18:15 | Balet 36' (1:0) |
Summary | 16' Ceccaroni 22' Zbinden 51′ Stohler 77' Sutter |
Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Robert Süess |
| 23 April 1983 Round 22 | Basel | 2 – 2 | St. Gallen | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| 20:00 | Hauser 13' (1:1) Stohler 56' (2:1) |
Summary | 6' (0:1) Braschler 81' (2:2) Gisinger Gorgon |
Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Willi Jaus |
| Note: League debut von Thomas Hauser | ||||
| 30 April 1983 Round 23 | Winterthur | 1 – 1 | Basel | Schützenwiese, Winterthur |
| 20:00 | Roth 58' (1:0) |
Summary | 60' (1:1) Hauser 65' Keller |
Attendance: 1,900 Referee: Georges Sandoz |
| 7 May 1983 Round 24 | Basel | 0 – 4 | Xamax | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| 20:00 | Summary | 28' (0:1) Mottiez 61' Perret 63' (0:2) Lüthi 67' (0:3) Lüthi 78' (0:4) Lüthi |
Attendance: 3,800 Referee: Manfred Neuner Leimen |
| 19 May 1983 Round 25 | Grasshopper Club | 1 – 0 | Basel | Hardturm, Zürich |
| 20:00 | Egli 44' (1:0) |
Summary | 41' Lüthi |
Attendance: 4,700 Referee: Werner Liebi |
| 28 May 1983 Round 26 | Basel | 2 – 3 | Bellinzona | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| 20:00 | Marti 38' (1:2) Hauser 73' (2:3) |
Summary | 17' (0:1) Kurz 33' (0:2) Kundert 64' (1:3) Kurz 74' Schär 85' Tedeschi 90' Viel |
Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Peter Hauser |
| 1 June 1983 Round 27 | Vevey-Sports | 3 – 3 | Basel | Stade de Copet, Vevey |
| 19:00 | Franz 11' (1:1) Franz 68' (pen. 2:2)Franz 81' (3:2) |
Summary | 2' (0:1) Zbinden 54' (1:2) Marti 86' (3:3) Gaisser |
Attendance: 1,800 Referee: Bruno Burgener |
| 4 June 1983 Round 28 | Basel | 1 – 3 | Servette | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| 20:00 | Gaisser 13' Gaisser 33' (1:1) |
Summary | 22' Cacciapaglia 23' (0:1) Brigger 51' (1:2) Favre 56' Geiger 69' (1:3) Favre |
Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Ulrich Nyffenegger |
| 8 June 1983 Round 29 | Basel | 2 – 1 | Aarau | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| 20:00 | Jeitziner 30' (1:0) Maradan 48' (pen. 2:0) |
Summary | 73' (2:1) Herberth |
Attendance: 1,800 Referee: Arturo Martino |
| Note: Jörg Stohler honored for his 299th league championship game. Goalkeeper Hans Küng honored for his retirement. | ||||
| 11 June 1983 Round 30 | Young Boys | 4 – 2 | Basel | Wankdorf Stadium, Bern |
| 20:00 | Jacobacci 32' (1:0) Schmidlin 40' (2:1)Peterhans 61' (3:1)Peterhans 63' (4:1) |
Summary | 34' (1:1) Lüthi 75' Stohler 84' (4:2) Sutter |
Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Francesco Bianchi |
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Grasshopper Club (C) | 30 | 24 | 1 | 5 | 86 | 29 | +57 | 49 | Champions, qualified for 1983–84 European Cup |
| 2 | Servette | 30 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 65 | 24 | +41 | 48 | Swiss Cup winners, qualified for 1983–84 Cup Winners' Cup |
| 3 | St. Gallen | 30 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 61 | 31 | +30 | 40 | qualified for 1983–84 UEFA Cup and entered 1983 Intertoto Cup |
| 4 | Zürich | 30 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 55 | 39 | +16 | 38 | qualified for 1983–84 UEFA Cup and entered 1983 Intertoto Cup |
| 5 | Lausanne-Sport | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 51 | 28 | +23 | 37 | |
| 6 | Xamax | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 61 | 40 | +21 | 37 | |
| 7 | Sion | 30 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 51 | 36 | +15 | 35 | |
| 8 | Luzern | 30 | 14 | 3 | 13 | 57 | 56 | +1 | 31 | entered 1983 Intertoto Cup |
| 9 | Young Boys | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 35 | 42 | −7 | 30 | entered 1983 Intertoto Cup |
| 10 | Wettingen | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 40 | 47 | −7 | 25 | |
| 11 | Basel | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 47 | 56 | −9 | 25 | |
| 12 | Vevey | 30 | 9 | 4 | 17 | 42 | 61 | −19 | 22 | |
| 13 | AC Bellinzona | 30 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 36 | 74 | −38 | 21 | |
| 14 | Aarau | 30 | 8 | 4 | 18 | 32 | 52 | −20 | 20 | |
| 15 | Bulle | 30 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 27 | 87 | −60 | 12 | Relegated to 1983–84 Nationalliga B |
| 16 | Winterthur | 30 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 30 | 74 | −44 | 10 | Relegated to 1983–84 Nationalliga B |
Swiss Cup
| 9 October 1982 Round 3 | FC Breitenbach | 0 – 4 | Basel | Bodenacker, Breitenbach |
| 14:30 | R. Hänggi |
Summary | 13' (0:1) Berkemeier 26' (0:2) Zbinden 71' (0:3) Sutter 87' (0:2) Berkemeier Maradan Graf |
Attendance: 2,800 Referee: Rolf Blattmann |
| 13 March 1983 Round 4 | Basel | 2 – 1 (a.e.t.) | Lausanne-Sport | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| 14:30 | Berkemeier 25' Sutter 81' (1:1)Stohler 117' (2:1) |
Summary | 42′ Pellegrini 49' Lei-Ravello 63' (0:1) Ryf |
Attendance: 7,300 Referee: |
Coppa delle Alpi
- Group A
| 17 July 1982 Round 1 | Basel | 0 – 0 | AJ Auxerre | St. Jakob Stadium Basel |
| 20:00 | Summary | Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Jean-Marie Lartigot |
| 24 July 1982 Round 2 | AJ Auxerre | 2 – 2 | Basel | Stade de l'Aube, Troyes |
| 20:30 | Ferreri 78' (1:2) Szarmach 85' (2:2) |
Summary | 63' (1:0) Gaisser 65' (0:2) Ceccaroni |
Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Werner Liebi |
| 27 July 1982 Round 3 | Basel | 3 – 2 | Metz | St. Jakob Stadium Basel |
| 20:00 | Zbinden 17' (1:0) Zbinden 32' (2:0)Stohler 58' (pen. 3:1) |
Summary | 38' Zdun 42' (2:1) Bernad 79' (3:2) Morgante |
Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Joël Quiniou |
| 31 July 1982 Round 4 | Metz | 5 – 1 | Basel | Stade Saint-Symphorien, Metz |
| 20:30 | Morgante 6' (1:0) Loiseau 42' (2:1)Kurbos 55' (3:1)Kurbos 61' (4:1)Sonor 81' (5:1) |
Summary | 31' (1:1) Sutter |
Attendance: 2,841 Referee: Roland Chapuis |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 1 | Xamax | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 6 |
| 2 | Servette | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 6 |
| 3 | Basel | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 4 |
| 4 | Grasshopper Club | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3 |
| 5 | Sion | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 2 |
NB: teams played two teams of the other country home and away
Sources and references
- Rotblau: Jahrbuch Saison 2015/2016. Publisher: FC Basel Marketing AG. ISBN 978-3-7245-2050-4
- Switzerland 1982–83 at RSSSF
- Cup of the Alps 1982 at RSSSF
- Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. "Bilanz Saison 1982/83". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
- Erik Garin. "Nationalliga A 1982/83". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
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