2022 J1 League

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Season2022
Dates18 February – 5 November
ChampionsYokohama F. Marinos
5th J1 title
7th Japanese title
J1 League
Season2022
Dates18 February – 5 November
ChampionsYokohama F. Marinos
5th J1 title
7th Japanese title
RelegatedShimizu S-Pulse
Júbilo Iwata
Champions LeagueYokohama F. Marinos
Kawasaki Frontale
Urawa Red Diamonds
Matches306
Goals769 (2.51 per match)
Top goalscorerThiago Santana
(14 goals)
Biggest home winSagan Tosu 5–0 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo
(19 March 2022)

Sagan Tosu 5–0 FC Tokyo
(26 June 2022)
Biggest away winJúbilo Iwata 0–6 Urawa Red Diamonds
(13 August 2022)
Highest scoringKashiwa Reysol 3–6 FC Tokyo
(27 August 2022)
Longest winning run6 matches
Yokohama F. Marinos
Longest unbeaten run9 matches
Yokohama F. Marinos
Longest winless run11 matches
Vissel Kobe
Longest losing run4 matches
Gamba Osaka
Júbilo Iwata
Vissel Kobe
Highest attendance56,131[1]
Shimizu S-Pulse 3–5 Yokohama F. Marinos
(2 July 2022)
Lowest attendance3,988[1]
Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–0 Yokohama F. Marinos
(6 April 2022)
Total attendance4,384,401[1]
Average attendance14,328[1]
2021
2023

The 2022 J1 League, also known as the 2022 Meiji Yasuda J1 League (Japanese: 2022 明治安田生命J1リーグ, Hepburn: 2022 Meiji Yasuda Seimei J1 Rīgu) for sponsorship reasons, was the 30th season of the J1 League, the top Japanese professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1992. This was eighth season of J1 League as renamed from J. League Division 1.

Kawasaki Frontale were the defending champions, having won their fourth and second consecutive title in 2021 with four rounds to play.[2] Yokohama F. Marinos reclaimed the trophy, winning its fifth J.League and seventh Japanese title on the final day of the season.[3][4] Brazilian forward Thiago Santana scored 14 goals for Shimizu S-Pulse, the least number of goals from a player who became the league top scorer and the first to also suffer relegation in the same season.

Due to 2022 FIFA World Cup, the league began from February to November 2022.

Changes from the previous season

There were four teams instead of two relegated last season to 2022 J2 League due to impacts related to the COVID-19 pandemic to made up the decision of no relegation in the 2020 season,[5] which saw the number of teams rise to 20.[6] They were Tokushima Vortis, Oita Trinita, Vegalta Sendai, and Yokohama FC.

Two teams were promoted from the 2021 J2 League: Júbilo Iwata, who won the title and returned to J1 after a two-year absence, and Kyoto Sanga who finished second, returning to J1 after 11 seasons.

Clubs

ClubLocationStadiumCapacityPrevious season rank
Hokkaido Consadole SapporoHokkaidoSapporo Dome41,484J1 (10th)
Kashima AntlersIbaraki PrefectureKashima Soccer Stadium40,728J1 (4th)
Urawa Red DiamondsSaitama PrefectureSaitama Stadium 200263,700J1 (6th)
Kashiwa ReysolChiba PrefectureHitachi Kashiwa Stadium15,900J1 (15th)
FC TokyoTokyoAjinomoto Stadium49,970J1 (9th)
Yokohama F. MarinosKanagawa PrefectureNissan Stadium72,327J1 (2nd)
Kawasaki FrontaleTodoroki Stadium26,232J1 (1st)
Shonan BellmareLemon Gas Stadium Hiratsuka18,500J1 (16th)
Shimizu S-PulseShizuoka PrefectureIAI Stadium Nihondaira20,339J1 (14th)
Júbilo IwataYamaha Stadium15,165↑ J2 (1st)
Nagoya GrampusAichi PrefectureToyota Stadium45,000J1 (5th)
Kyoto SangaKyoto PrefectureSanga Stadium by Kyocera21,600↑ J2 (2nd)
Gamba OsakaOsaka PrefecturePanasonic Stadium Suita39,694J1 (13th)
Cerezo OsakaYanmar Stadium47,853J1 (12th)
Vissel KobeHyōgo PrefectureNoevir Stadium30,132J1 (3rd)
Sanfrecce HiroshimaHiroshima PrefectureEdion Stadium36,894J1 (11th)
Avispa FukuokaFukuoka PrefectureBest Denki Stadium21,562J1 (8th)
Sagan TosuSaga PrefectureEkimae Real Estate Stadium24,130J1 (7th)

Personnel and kits

ClubManagerCaptainKit manufacturerMain shirt sponsor
Avispa Fukuoka Japan Shigetoshi Hasebe Japan Hiroyuki Mae Japan Yonex Shin Nihon Seiyaku
Cerezo Osaka Japan Akio Kogiku Japan Hiroshi Kiyotake Germany Puma Yanmar
FC Tokyo Spain Albert Puig Japan Masato Morishige United States New Balance Mixi
Gamba Osaka Japan Hiroshi Matsuda Japan Shu Kurata England Umbro Panasonic
Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo Serbia Mihailo Petrović Japan Hiroki Miyazawa Japan Mizuno Ishiya
Júbilo Iwata Japan Hiroki Shibuya Japan Kosuke Yamamoto England Admiral Yamaha
Kashima Antlers Japan Daiki Iwamasa Japan Shoma Doi United States Nike LIXIL
Kashiwa Reysol Brazil Nelsinho Baptista Japan Hidekazu Otani Japan Yonex Hitachi
Kawasaki Frontale Japan Toru Oniki Japan Shogo Taniguchi Germany Puma Fujitsu
Kyoto Sanga South Korea Cho Kwi-jae Japan Temma Matsuda Germany Puma Kyocera
Nagoya Grampus Japan Kenta Hasegawa Japan Sho Inagaki Japan Mizuno Toyota
Sagan Tosu Japan Kenta Kawai Japan Naoyuki Fujita United States New Balance Kimura Information Technology
Sanfrecce Hiroshima Germany Michael Skibbe Japan Sho Sasaki United States Nike EDION
Shimizu S-Pulse Brazil Zé Ricardo Brazil Valdo Germany Puma Suzuyo
Shonan Bellmare Japan Satoshi Yamaguchi Japan Kazuki Oiwa Brazil Penalty Meldia
Urawa Red Diamonds Spain Ricardo Rodriguez Japan Shusaku Nishikawa United States Nike Polus
Vissel Kobe Japan Takayuki Yoshida Spain Andrés Iniesta Japan Asics Rakuten
Yokohama F. Marinos Australia Kevin Muscat Japan Takuya Kida Germany Adidas Nissan

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in the table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Sanfrecce Hiroshima Japan Kentaro Sawada[7] End of interim spell 5 December 2021 Pre-season Germany Michael Skibbe[8] 25 November 2021
Gamba Osaka Japan Masanobu Matsunami[9] Japan Tomohiro Katanosaka[10] 23 December 2021
Kashima Antlers Japan Naoki Soma[11] End of contract Switzerland René Weiler[12] 10 December 2021
FC Tokyo Japan Shinichi Morishita[13] End of interim spell Spain Albert Puig[14]
Nagoya Grampus Italy Massimo Ficcadenti[15] End of contract 9 December 2021 Japan Kenta Hasegawa[16] 9 December 2021
Sagan Tosu South Korea Kim Myung-hwi[17] Resigned 20 December 2021 Japan Kenta Kawai[18] 24 December 2021
Júbilo Iwata Japan Masakazu Suzuki[19] 25 December 2021 Japan Akira Ito[20] 25 December 2021
Vissel Kobe Japan Atsuhiro Miura[21] Sacked 20 March 2022 16th Spain Lluís Planagumà (caretaker)[22] 21 March 2022
Spain Lluís Planagumà End of caretaker spell 8 April 2022 17th Spain Miguel Ángel Lotina[23] 8 April 2022
Shimizu S-Pulse Japan Hiroaki Hiraoka[24] Sacked 30 May 2022 16th Japan Yoshiyuki Shinoda (caretaker)[24] 30 May 2022
Japan Yoshiyuki Shinoda End of caretaker spell 7 June 2022 Brazil Zé Ricardo[25] 7 June 2022
Vissel Kobe Spain Miguel Ángel Lotina[26] Sacked 29 June 2022 18th Japan Takayuki Yoshida[27] 29 June 2022
Kashima Antlers Switzerland René Weiler[28][29] Mutual consent 7 August 2022 4th Japan Daiki Iwamasa[30] 8 August 2022
Gamba Osaka Japan Tomohiro Katanosaka[31] Sacked 17 August 2022 17th Japan Hiroshi Matsuda[31] 17 August 2022
Júbilo Iwata Japan Akira Ito[32] 18th Japan Hiroki Shibuya[33]

Foreign players

From the 2021 season, there is no limitations on signing foreign players, but clubs could only register up to five of them for a single matchday squad.[34] Players from J.League partner nations (Thailand, Vietnam, Myanmar, Malaysia, Cambodia, Singapore, Indonesia, and Qatar) were exempted from these restrictions.

  • Players name in bold indicates the player is registered during the midseason transfer window.
  • Player's name in italics indicates the player has Japanese nationality in addition to their FIFA nationality, holds the nationality of a J.League partner nation, or is exempt from being treated as a foreign player due to having been born in Japan and being enrolled in, or having graduated from an approved type of school in the country.[35]
Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Player 5 Player 6 Player 7 Player 8 Former player (s)
Avispa Fukuoka Belgium Jordy Croux Brazil Douglas Grolli Brazil Lukian Cameroon John Mary Spain Juanma
Cerezo Osaka Australia Adam Taggart Brazil Bruno Mendes Brazil Jean Patric Croatia Matej Jonjić South Korea Kim Jin-hyeon Thailand Chaowat Veerachat Vietnam Đặng Văn Lâm
FC Tokyo Brazil Adaílton Brazil Diego Oliveira Brazil Henrique Trevisan Brazil Leandro Brazil Luiz Phellype Poland Jakub Słowik Brazil Bruno Uvini
Gamba Osaka Brazil Dawhan Brazil Juan Alano Brazil Leandro Pereira Brazil Patric Brazil Wellington Silva South Korea Kwon Kyung-won South Korea Ju Se-jong
South Korea Shin Won-ho
Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo Brazil Douglas Oliveira Brazil Gabriel Xavier Brazil Lucas Fernandes Slovenia Milan Tučić South Korea Kim Gun-hee Thailand Supachok Sarachat
Júbilo Iwata Brazil Dudu Pacheco Brazil Ricardo Graça Colombia Fabián González Moldova Alexei Koșelev
Kashima Antlers Brazil Arthur Caíke Brazil Bueno Brazil Diego Pituca Brazil Everaldo Nigeria Blessing Eleke South Korea Kim Min-tae South Korea Kwoun Sun-tae Brazil Juan Alano
Kashiwa Reysol Brazil Dodi Brazil Douglas Brazil Matheus Sávio Brazil Rodrigo Angelotti Brazil Emerson Santos
South Korea Kim Seung-gyu
Kawasaki Frontale Brazil Jesiel Brazil João Schmidt Brazil Leandro Damião Brazil Marcinho South Korea Jung Sung-ryong Thailand Chanathip Songkrasin
Kyoto Sanga Brazil Alan Cariús Brazil Mendes Brazil Paulinho Bóia Curaçao Quenten Martinus New Zealand Michael Woud Nigeria Origbaajo Ismaila Nigeria Peter Utaka
Nagoya Grampus Australia Mitchell Langerak Brazil Léo Silva Brazil Mateus Brazil Naldinho Brazil Tiago Pagnussat Poland Jakub Świerczok
Sagan Tosu Brazil Diego South Korea Hwang Seok-ho South Korea Park Il-gyu South Korea Park Keon-woo South Korea Ueom Ye-hoon Lebanon Joan Oumari
South Korea Taiga Son
Sanfrecce Hiroshima Brazil Douglas Vieira Brazil Ezequiel Cyprus Pieros Sotiriou Switzerland Nassim Ben Khalifa Brazil Júnior Santos
Shimizu S-Pulse Brazil Carlinhos Júnior Brazil Renato Augusto Brazil Ronaldo Brazil Thiago Santana Brazil Valdo Brazil Yago Pikachu Kosovo Benjamin Kololli South Korea Oh Se-hun
Shonan Bellmare Brazil Wellington Nigeria Mikel Agu Norway Tarik Elyounoussi
Urawa Red Diamonds Denmark Alexander Scholz Denmark Kasper Junker Netherlands Alex Schalk Netherlands Bryan Linssen Sweden David Moberg Karlsson
Vissel Kobe Brazil Matheus Thuler Montenegro Stefan Mugoša Spain Andrés Iniesta Spain Bojan Krkić Spain Sergi Samper Brazil Lincoln
Yokohama F. Marinos Brazil Anderson Lopes Brazil Eduardo Brazil Élber Brazil Léo Ceará Brazil Marcos Júnior Brazil Yan Matheus

League table

Results table

Home \ Away ANT AVI BEL CER CON FMA FRO GAM GRA JBI KSA RED REY SAG SFR SSP TOK VIS
Kashima Antlers 2–0 2–1 3–3 4–1 0–3 0–2 0–0 0–0 3–1 1–0 2–2 1–0 4–4 0–2 2–1 0–1 1–1
Avispa Fukuoka 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–0 1–4 0–1 2–3 1–1 1–0 0–0 2–1 0–0 1–3 3–2 5–1 0–1
Shonan Bellmare 1–1 0–0 0–2 1–5 1–4 2–1 1–0 0–0 0–0 1–1 0–0 0–2 3–0 0–1 1–4 2–0 2–1
Cerezo Osaka 0–3 2–0 1–1 2–2 2–2 2–1 3–1 0–1 2–1 1–1 2–0 0–1 2–1 0–3 1–1 0–1 3–0
Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 0–0 1–2 1–0 2–1 1–1 4–3 1–0 2–2 4–0 1–0 1–1 1–6 1–2 1–1 4–3 0–0 0–2
Yokohama F. Marinos 2–0 1–0 3–0 2–2 0–0 4–2 0–2 2–1 0–1 2–0 4–1 4–0 0–0 3–0 2–0 2–1 2–0
Kawasaki Frontale 2–1 2–0 0–4 1–4 5–2 2–1 4–0 1–0 1–1 3–1 2–1 1–0 4–0 4–0 3–2 1–0 2–1
Gamba Osaka 1–3 2–3 0–1 1–2 0–0 1–2 2–2 3–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 0–0 0–3 2–0 0–2 0–0 2–0
Nagoya Grampus 1–1 1–0 2–1 1–0 0–2 0–4 1–1 0–2 1–0 1–1 3–0 1–1 1–1 0–0 0–2 2–1 2–0
Júbilo Iwata 3–3 0–1 1–0 2–2 1–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 2–1 0–0 0–6 2–2 3–1 2–2 1–2 2–1 0–1
Kyoto Sanga 1–1 0–1 0–1 0–0 2–1 1–2 1–0 1–1 1–1 1–4 1–0 1–2 3–1 1–1 0–0 0–1 2–0
Urawa Red Diamonds 1–1 1–1 2–0 0–1 1–1 3–3 3–1 0–1 3–0 4–1 2–2 4–1 2–1 0–0 1–1 3–0 2–2
Kashiwa Reysol 1–2 1–0 1–2 0–0 1–0 3–1 1–1 0–1 0–1 2–0 0–2 0–0 1–4 2–3 3–1 3–6 3–1
Sagan Tosu 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 5–0 2–2 0–0 2–1 0–0 2–0 0–1 1–0 0–1 2–2 0–0 5–0 0–2
Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3–0 1–0 1–1 2–1 1–2 2–0 0–2 5–2 1–0 3–0 3–1 4–1 1–2 0–0 2–0 1–2 1–1
Shimizu S-Pulse 0–1 3–1 1–1 1–3 1–1 3–5 0–2 1–1 1–2 1–1 1–0 1–2 1–1 3–3 2–2 0–3 0–0
FC Tokyo 3–1 2–2 0–2 4–0 3–0 2–2 2–3 2–0 0–0 2–0 2–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 2–1 0–2 3–1
Vissel Kobe 0–2 0–0 1–0 0–1 4–1 1–3 0–1 2–1 0–0 0–0 1–3 0–1 0–1 4–0 4–0 2–1 2–1
Source: J1 League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Promotion–relegation playoffs

In the playoffs, officially called the 2022 J.League J1/J2 Play-offs (Japanese: 2022 J1参入プレーオフ), the 16th-placed team of the J1 League (Kyoto Sanga) faced the winners of the J2 League promotion playoffs. Should they lose, the J2 team would be promoted in their place for the 2023 J1 League. Fagiano Okayama, Roasso Kumamoto, Oita Trinita, and Montedio Yamagata qualified for the promotion playoffs as they finished between third and sixth in the 2022 J2 League.

In the first two rounds of the playoffs, if the score was tied after 90 minutes, no extra time was played and the winners were the team with the higher finish in the J2 League (i.e. the home team). In the final match at the J1 team's home, if the score was tied after 90 minutes, no extra time would be played, and both teams stay at their respective leagues.[36]

First round
30 October
Second round
6 November
Final
13 November
J2 (3)Fagiano Okayama0
J1 (16)Kyoto Sanga1
J2 (6)Montedio Yamagata3
J2 (6)Montedio Yamagata2J2 (4)Roasso Kumamoto1
J2 (4)Roasso Kumamoto2
J2 (4)Roasso Kumamoto2
J2 (5)Oita Trinita2

First round

30 October 2022 (2022-10-30) Roasso Kumamoto 2–2Oita TrinitaKumamoto
13:07
Report (EN)
Report (JA)
Stadium: Egao Kenko Stadium
Attendance: 13,818
Referee: Koichiro Fukushima
30 October 2022 (2022-10-30) Fagiano Okayama0–3 Montedio Yamagata Okayama
14:03 Report (EN)
Report (JA)
Stadium: City Light Stadium
Attendance: 11,854
Referee: Hayato Shimizu

Second round

6 November 2022 (2022-11-06) Roasso Kumamoto 2–2Montedio YamagataKumamoto
13:09
Report (EN)
Report (JA)
Stadium: Egao Kenko Stadium
Attendance: 11,429
Referee: Jumpei Iida

Final

13 November 2022 (2022-11-13) Kyoto Sanga 1–1Roasso KumamotoKameoka
13:06 Toyokawa 39' Report (EN)
Report (JA)
Iyoha 68' Stadium: Sanga Stadium by Kyocera
Attendance: 18,207
Referee: Ryuji Sato

Kyoto Sanga remained in J1 League. Roasso Kumamoto remained in J2 League.

Season statistics

Scoring

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals[37][38]
1 Brazil Thiago Santana Shimizu S-Pulse 14
2 Japan Shuto Machino Shonan Bellmare 13
3 Brazil Adaílton FC Tokyo 12
Brazil Marcinho Kawasaki Frontale
Japan Akihiro Ienaga
6 Brazil Anderson Lopes Yokohama F. Marinos 11
Brazil Léo Ceará
8 Japan Ayase Ueda Kashima Antlers 10
Japan Takuma Nishimura Yokohama F. Marinos
Japan Yuya Yamagishi Avispa Fukuoka

Hat-tricks

PlayerForAgainstResultDate
Denmark Kasper Junker Urawa Red Diamonds Yokohama F. Marinos 3–3 (H)[39][40] 18 May 2022
Brazil Léo Ceará Yokohama F. Marinos Shimizu S-Pulse 5–3 (A)[41][42] 2 July 2022
Brazil Marcinho Kawasaki Frontale Avispa Fukuoka 4–1 (A)[43][44] 20 August 2022
Japan Ryoma Watanabe FC Tokyo Cerezo Osaka 4–0 (H)[45][46] 12 October 2022

Top assists

RankPlayerClubAssists[47][38]
1 Japan Yasuto Wakizaka Kawasaki Frontale 10
Japan Yuma Suzuki Kashima Antlers
3 Japan Gakuto Notsuda Sanfrecce Hiroshima 8
Japan Makoto Mitsuta
Japan Yuta Higuchi Kashima Antlers
6 Japan Akito Fukuta Sagan Tosu 7
Japan Reon Yamahara Shimizu S-Pulse
8 Brazil Anderson Lopes Yokohama F. Marinos 6
Brazil Carlinhos Júnior Shimizu S-Pulse
Brazil Marcinho Kawasaki Frontale
Brazil Thiago Santana Shimizu S-Pulse
Japan Ken Iwao Urawa Red Diamonds
Japan Kota Mizunuma Yokohama F. Marinos
Japan Teruhito Nakagawa
Japan Tomoya Koyamatsu Kashiwa Reysol

Clean sheets

RankPlayerClubClean sheets[48]
1 Poland Jakub Słowik FC Tokyo 14
2 Australia Mitchell Langerak Nagoya Grampus 13
Japan Yohei Takaoka Yokohama F. Marinos
4 South Korea Jung Sung-ryong Kawasaki Frontale 12
South Korea Park Il-gyu Sagan Tosu
6 Japan Keisuke Osako Sanfrecce Hiroshima 11
7 Japan Kosei Tani Shonan Bellmare 10
Japan Shusaku Nishikawa Urawa Red Diamonds
Japan Takanori Sugeno Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo
10 South Korea Kim Jin-hyeon Cerezo Osaka 9

Discipline

Player

Club

  • Most yellow cards: 54[51]
    • Kashiwa Reysol
  • Most red cards: 4[52]
    • Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo
    • Júbilo Iwata
    • Shonan Bellmare

Awards

Monthly awards

Month Manager of the Month Monthly MVP Goal of the Month References
ManagerClubPlayerClubPlayerClub
February/March Japan Toru Oniki Kawasaki Frontale Japan Ayase Ueda Kashima Antlers Japan Yuki Saneto Yokohama F. Marinos [53][54][55]
April Germany Michael Skibbe Sanfrecce Hiroshima Nigeria Peter Utaka Kyoto Sanga Brazil Dawhan Gamba Osaka [56][57][58]
May Australia Kevin Muscat Yokohama F. Marinos Japan Seiya Maikuma Cerezo Osaka Brazil Matheus Sávio Kashiwa Reysol [59][60][61]
June Japan Satoshi Yamaguchi Shonan Bellmare Japan Kota Mizunuma Yokohama F. Marinos Japan Gakuto Notsuda Sanfrecce Hiroshima [62][63][64]
July Australia Kevin Muscat Yokohama F. Marinos Brazil Léo Ceará Yokohama F. Marinos Brazil Everaldo Kashima Antlers [65][66][67]
August Germany Michael Skibbe Sanfrecce Hiroshima Japan Akihiro Ienaga Kawasaki Frontale Brazil Mateus Nagoya Grampus [68][69][70]
September Australia Kevin Muscat Yokohama F. Marinos Japan Tomoki Iwata Yokohama F. Marinos Japan Takumu Kawamura Sanfrecce Hiroshima [71][72]
October/November Japan Toru Oniki Kawasaki Frontale Brazil Marcinho Kawasaki Frontale Japan Yuki Kobayashi Vissel Kobe [73]

Annual awards

Award Winner Club
Manager of the Year Germany Michael Skibbe[74] Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Player of the Year Japan Tomoki Iwata[74] Yokohama F. Marinos
Best Young Player Japan Mao Hosoya[74] Kashiwa Reysol
Goal of the Year Japan Takumu Kawamura[74] Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Best XI[74]
Goalkeeper Japan Yohei Takaoka (Yokohama F. Marinos)
Defenders Japan Shogo Taniguchi (Kawasaki Frontale) Japan Miki Yamane (Kawasaki Frontale) Japan Tomoki Iwata (Yokohama F. Marinos) Japan Ryuta Koike (Yokohama F. Marinos)
Midfielders Japan Akihiro Ienaga (Kawasaki Frontale) Japan Yasuto Wakizaka (Kawasaki Frontale) Japan Kota Mizunuma (Yokohama F. Marinos)
Forwards Brazil Marcinho (Kawasaki Frontale) Brazil Élber (Yokohama F. Marinos) Brazil Thiago Santana (Shimizu S-Pulse)

See also

References

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