2022 in Brazilian football

The following article presents a summary of the 2022 football (soccer) season in Brazil, which was the 121st season of competitive football in the country.

Relegation

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Palmeiras (C)	38	23	12	3	66	27	+39	81	Qualification for Copa Libertadores group stage^[a]
2	Internacional	38	20	13	5	58	31	+27	73
3	Fluminense	38	21	7	10	63	41	+22	70
4	Corinthians	38	18	11	9	44	36	+8	65
5	Flamengo	38	18	8	12	60	39	+21	62
6	Athletico Paranaense	38	16	10	12	48	48	0	58
7	Atlético Mineiro	38	15	13	10	45	37	+8	58	Qualification for Copa Libertadores second stage
8	Fortaleza	38	15	10	13	46	39	+7	55
9	São Paulo	38	13	15	10	55	42	+13	54	Qualification for Copa Sudamericana group stage
10	América Mineiro	38	15	8	15	40	40	0	53
11	Botafogo	38	15	8	15	41	43	−2	53
12	Santos	38	12	11	15	44	41	+3	47
13	Goiás	38	11	13	14	40	53	−13	46
14	Red Bull Bragantino	38	11	11	16	49	59	−10	44
15	Coritiba	38	12	6	20	39	60	−21	42
16	Cuiabá	38	10	11	17	31	42	−11	41
17	Ceará (R)	38	7	16	15	34	41	−7	37	Relegation to Campeonato Brasileiro Série B
18	Atlético Goianiense (R)	38	8	12	18	39	57	−18	36
19	Avaí (R)	38	9	8	21	34	60	−26	35
20	Juventude (R)	38	3	13	22	29	69	−40	22

Campeonato Brasileiro Série B

The 2022 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B started on 8 April 2022 and ended on 6 November 2022.

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Cruzeiro (C, P)	38	23	9	6	57	26	+31	78	Promotion to 2023 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
2	Grêmio (P)	38	17	14	7	50	26	+24	65
3	Bahia (P)	38	17	11	10	43	29	+14	62
4	Vasco da Gama (P)	38	17	11	10	48	36	+12	62
5	Sampaio Corrêa	38	16	10	12	48	42	+6	58
6	Ituano	38	15	12	11	42	34	+8	57
7	Sport	38	15	12	11	37	31	+6	57
8	Criciúma	38	14	14	10	43	31	+12	56
9	Londrina	38	14	11	13	36	37	−1	53
10	Guarani	38	13	12	13	33	36	−3	51
11	CRB	38	13	11	14	35	43	−8	50
12	Ponte Preta	38	12	13	13	34	36	−2	49
13	Vila Nova	38	9	20	9	28	31	−3	47
14	Chapecoense	38	11	12	15	37	39	−2	45
15	Tombense	38	10	15	13	38	47	−9	45
16	Novorizontino	38	11	11	16	44	49	−5	44
17	CSA (R)	38	9	15	14	29	37	−8	42	Relegation to 2023 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C
18	Brusque (R)	38	8	10	20	21	38	−17	34
19	Operário Ferroviário (R)	38	7	13	18	31	53	−22	34
20	Náutico (R)	38	8	6	24	32	65	−33	30

Source: CBF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head results (only between 2 teams); 6) fewest red cards; 7) fewest yellow cards; 8) drawing of lots.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Cruzeiro won the league.

Promotion

The four best placed teams, Cruzeiro, Grêmio, Bahia and Vasco da Gama, were promoted to the following year's first level.

Relegation

The four worst placed teams, Brusque, Náutico, Operário Ferroviário and CSA, were relegated to the following year's third level.

Campeonato Brasileiro Série C

The 2022 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C started on 9 April 2022 and ended on 8 October 2022.

The Campeonato Brasileiro Série C final was played between ABC and Mirassol.

1 October 2022

ABC	0–0	Mirassol

Frasqueirão, Natal

8 October 2022

Mirassol	2–0	ABC

Estádio Municipal José Maria de Campos Maia, Mirassol

Mirassol won the league after beating ABC.

Promotion

The four best placed teams, ABC, Vitória, Mirassol and Botafogo (SP), were promoted to the following year's second level.

Relegation

The four worst placed teams, Campinense, Ferroviário, Atlético Cearense and Brasil de Pelotas, were relegated to the following year's fourth level.

Campeonato Brasileiro Série D

The 2022 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D started on 17 April 2022 and ended on 25 September 2022.

Salgueiro and Vera Cruz declined to participate in the Série D. They were replaced by Retrô.^[1]

The Campeonato Brasileiro Série D final was played between América de Natal and Pouso Alegre.

18 September 2022

América de Natal	2–0	Pouso Alegre

Arena das Dunas, Natal

25 September 2022

Pouso Alegre	1–0	América de Natal

Manduzão, Pouso Alegre

América de Natal won the league after defeating Pouso Alegre.

Promotion

The four best placed teams, São Bernardo, Pouso Alegre, Amazonas and América de Natal, were promoted to the following year's third level.

Super cup

Supercopa do Brasil

The 2022 Supercopa do Brasil was played on 20 February 2022 between Atlético Mineiro and Flamengo.

20 February 2022

Atlético Mineiro	2–2	Flamengo

Penalties
	8–7

Arena Pantanal, Cuiabá

Atlético Mineiro won the super cup after defeating Flamengo.

Domestic cups

Copa do Brasil

The 2022 Copa do Brasil started on 22 February 2022 and ended on 19 October 2022. The Copa do Brasil final was played between Flamengo and Corinthians.

12 October 2022

Corinthians	0–0	Flamengo

Neo Química Arena, São Paulo

19 October 2022

Flamengo	1–1	Corinthians

Penalties
	6–5

Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro

Flamengo won the cup after defeating Corinthians.

Copa do Nordeste

The competition featured 16 clubs from the Northeastern region. It started on 22 January 2022 and ended on 3 April 2022. The Copa do Nordeste final was played between Fortaleza and Sport.

31 March 2022

Sport	1–1	Fortaleza

Arena Pernambuco, São Lourenço da Mata

3 April 2022

Fortaleza	1–0	Sport

Castelão, Fortaleza

Fortaleza won the cup after defeating Sport.

Copa Verde

The competition featured 17 clubs from the North and Central-West regions, including one team from Espírito Santo. It started on 25 October 2022 and ended on 19 November 2022. The Copa Verde final was played between Vila Nova and Paysandu.

15 November 2022

Paysandu	0–0	Vila Nova

Estádio da Curuzu, Belém

19 November 2022

Vila Nova	1–1	Paysandu

Penalties
	3–4

Estádio Serra Dourada, Goiânia

Paysandu won the cup after defeating Vila Nova.

State championship champions

State	Champions
Acre	Humaitá
Alagoas	CRB
Amapá	Trem
Amazonas	Manaus
Bahia	Atlético de Alagoinhas
Ceará	Fortaleza
Distrito Federal	Brasiliense
Espírito Santo	Real Noroeste
Goiás	Atlético Goianiense
Maranhão	Sampaio Corrêa
Mato Grosso	Cuiabá
Mato Grosso do Sul	Operário
Minas Gerais	Atlético Mineiro
Pará	Remo
Paraíba	Campinense
Paraná	Coritiba
Pernambuco	Náutico
Piauí	Fluminense
Rio de Janeiro	Fluminense
Rio Grande do Norte	ABC
Rio Grande do Sul	Grêmio
Rondônia	Real Ariquemes
Roraima	São Raimundo
Santa Catarina	Brusque
São Paulo	Palmeiras
Sergipe	Sergipe
Tocantins	Tocantinópolis

State championship second division champions

State	Champions
Acre	No second division
Alagoas	Coruripe
Amapá	No second division
Amazonas	Rio Negro
Bahia	Itabuna
Ceará	Guarani de Juazeiro
Distrito Federal	Samambaia
Espírito Santo	Atlético Itapemirim
Goiás	Inhumas
Maranhão	Maranhão
Mato Grosso	Mixto
Mato Grosso do Sul	Operário AC
Minas Gerais	Democrata SL
Pará	Cametá
Paraíba	Serra Branca
Paraná	Foz do Iguaçu
Pernambuco	Central
Piauí	Comercial
Rio de Janeiro	Volta Redonda
Rio Grande do Norte	Alecrim
Rio Grande do Sul	Esportivo
Rondônia	Vilhenense
Roraima	No second division
Santa Catarina	Criciúma
São Paulo	Portuguesa
Sergipe	Dorense
Tocantins	Gurupi

State cup competition champions

Competition	Champions
Copa Alagoas	Cruzeiro de Arapiraca
Copa Espírito Santo	Vitória
Copa Fares Lopes	Pacajus
Copa FGF	São Luiz
Copa FMF (MA)	Tuntum
Copa FMF (MT)	Nova Mutum
Copa Paulista	XV de Piracicaba
Copa Rio	Volta Redonda
Copa Santa Catarina	Marcílio Dias

Youth competition champions

Competition	Champions
Campeonato Brasileiro de Aspirantes	Cuiabá
Campeonato Brasileiro Sub-20	Palmeiras
Copa do Brasil Sub-20	Palmeiras
Supercopa do Brasil Sub-20	Palmeiras
Campeonato Brasileiro Sub-17	Palmeiras
Copa do Brasil Sub-17⁽¹⁾	Palmeiras
Supercopa do Brasil Sub-17	Palmeiras
Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior	Palmeiras
Copa 2 de Julho Sub-15	Bahia

⁽¹⁾ The Copa Nacional do Espírito Santo Sub-17, between 2008 and 2012, was named Copa Brasil Sub-17. The similar named Copa do Brasil Sub-17 is organized by the Brazilian Football Confederation and it was first played in 2013.

Brazilian clubs in international competitions

Team	2022 Copa Libertadores	2022 Copa Sudamericana	2022 Recopa Sudamericana	2022 FIFA Club World Cup
América Mineiro	Eliminated in the group stage	N/A	N/A	N/A
Athletico Paranaense	Runners-up lost to Flamengo	N/A	Runners-up lost to Palmeiras	N/A
Atlético Goianiense	N/A	Semi-finals eliminated by São Paulo	N/A	N/A
Atlético Mineiro	Quarter-finals eliminated by Palmeiras	N/A	N/A	N/A
Ceará	N/A	Quarter-finals eliminated by São Paulo	N/A	N/A
Corinthians	Quarter-finals eliminated by Flamengo	N/A	N/A	N/A
Cuiabá	N/A	Eliminated in the group stage	N/A	N/A
Flamengo	Champions defeated Athletico Paranaense	N/A	N/A	Third place defeated Al Ahly
Fluminense	Third Stage eliminated by Olimpia	Eliminated in the group stage	N/A	N/A
Fortaleza	Round of 16 eliminated by Estudiantes	N/A	N/A	N/A
Internacional	N/A	Quarter-finals eliminated by Melgar	N/A	N/A
Palmeiras	Semi-finals eliminated by Athletico Paranaense	N/A	Champions defeated Athletico Paranaense	N/A
Red Bull Bragantino	Eliminated in the group stage	N/A	N/A	N/A
Santos	N/A	Round of 16 eliminated by Deportivo Táchira	N/A	N/A
São Paulo	N/A	Runners-up lost to Independiente del Valle	N/A	N/A

National team

The following table lists all the games played by the Brazilian national team in official competitions and friendly matches during 2022.

Friendlies

2 June	South Korea	1–5	Brazil	Seoul, South Korea
20:00 UTC+9	Hwang Ui-jo 31'	Report	Richarlison 7' Neymar 42' (pen.), 57' (pen.) Philippe Coutinho 80' Gabriel Jesus 90+3'	Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium Attendance: 64,872 Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)

6 June	Japan	0–1	Brazil	Tokyo, Japan
19:20 UTC+9		Report	Neymar 77' (pen.)	Stadium: Japan National Stadium Attendance: 63,638 Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran)

23 September	Brazil	3–0	Ghana	Le Havre, France
20:30 UTC+2	Marquinhos 9' Richarlison 28', 39'	Report		Stadium: Stade Océane Referee: Willy Delajod (France)

27 September	Brazil	5–1	Tunisia	Paris, France
20:30 UTC+2	Raphinha 11', 39' Richarlison 19' Neymar 28' (pen.) Pedro 74'	Report	Talbi 17'	Stadium: Parc des Princes Referee: Ruddy Buquet (France)

FIFA World Cup qualification

27 January	Ecuador	1–1	Brazil	Quito, Ecuador
16:00 UTC−5	Torres 75'	Report	Casemiro 6'	Stadium: Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado Attendance: 17,992 Referee: Wilmar Roldán (Colombia)

1 February	Brazil	4–0	Paraguay	Belo Horizonte, Brazil
21:30 UTC−3	Raphinha 28' Philippe Coutinho 62' Antony 86' Rodrygo 88'	Report		Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 32,344 Referee: Facundo Tello (Argentina)

24 March	Brazil	4–0	Chile	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
20:30 UTC−3	Neymar 44' (pen.) Vinícius Júnior 45+1' Philippe Coutinho 72' (pen.) Richarlison 90+1'	Report		Stadium: Maracanã Attendance: 69,368 Referee: Darío Herrera (Argentina)

29 March	Bolivia	0–4	Brazil	La Paz, Bolivia
19:30 UTC−4		Report	Lucas Paquetá 24' Richarlison 45', 90+1' Bruno Guimarães 66'	Stadium: Estadio Hernando Siles Referee: Éber Aquino (Paraguay)

FIFA World Cup

24 November Group G	Brazil	2–0	Serbia	Lusail, Qatar
22:00 UTC+3	Richarlison 62', 73'	Report		Stadium: Lusail Iconic Stadium Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran)

28 November Group G	Brazil	1–0	Switzerland	Doha, Qatar
19:00 UTC+3	Casemiro 83'	Report		Stadium: Stadium 974 Referee: Iván Barton (El Salvador)

2 December Group G	Cameroon	1–0	Brazil	Lusail, Qatar
22:00 UTC+3	Aboubakar 90+2'	Report		Stadium: Lusail Iconic Stadium Referee: Ismail Elfath (United States)

5 December Round of 16	Brazil	4–1	South Korea	Doha, Qatar
22:00 UTC+3	Vinícius Júnior 7' Neymar 13' (pen.) Richarlison 29' Lucas Paquetá 36'	Report	Paik Seung-ho 76'	Stadium: Stadium 974 Referee: Clément Turpin (France)

9 December Quarter-finals	Croatia	1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p)	Brazil	Al Rayyan, Qatar
18:00 UTC+3	Petković 117'	Report	Neymar 105+1'	Stadium: Education City Stadium Referee: Michael Oliver (England)
	Penalties
	Vlašić Majer Modrić Oršić		Rodrygo Casemiro Pedro Marquinhos

Competition	Performance
FIFA World Cup	Quarter-finals eliminated by Croatia

Team	2022 Copa Libertadores Femenina
Corinthians	Quarter-finals eliminated by Boca Juniors
Ferroviária	Quarter-finals eliminated by Deportivo Cali
Palmeiras	Champions defeated Boca Juniors

7 April	Spain	1–1	Brazil	Alicante, Spain
20:00 (CEST)	Putellas 7'	Report	Geyse 39'	Stadium: Estadio José Rico Pérez Attendance: 8,833 Referee: Rebecca Welch (England)

11 April	Brazil	3–1	Hungary	San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain
20:30 (CEST)	Gabi Nunes 13', 60' Bia Zaneratto 52'	Report	Csiki 74' (pen.)	Stadium: Pinatar Arena Referee: Ainara Acevedo (Spain)

24 June	Denmark	2–1	Brazil	Copenhagen, Denmark
19:00 (CEST)	Thomsen 16' Gejl 90'	Report	Debinha 86'	Stadium: Parken Stadium Attendance: 21,542 Referee: Henrikke Nervik (Norway)

28 June	Sweden	3–1	Brazil	Stockholm, Sweden
18:30 (CEST)	Rytting Kaneryd 65' Hurtig 67' Blackstenius 89'	Report	Debinha 50'	Stadium: Friends Arena Attendance: 33,218 Referee: Sandra Braz (Portugal)

State	Champions
Acre	Assermurb
Alagoas	UDA
Amapá	Cancelled
Amazonas	Recanto/Nacional
Bahia	Bahia
Ceará	Fortaleza
Distrito Federal	Real Brasília
Espírito Santo	Vila Nova
Goiás	Aliança/Goiás
Maranhão	IAPE
Mato Grosso	Mixto
Mato Grosso do Sul	Operário
Minas Gerais	Atlético Mineiro
Pará	Remo
Paraíba	VF4
Paraná	Athletico Paranaense
Pernambuco	Sport
Piauí	Tiradentes
Rio de Janeiro	Botafogo
Rio Grande do Norte	União/ABC
Rio Grande do Sul	Grêmio
Rondônia	Real Ariquemes
Roraima	São Raimundo
Santa Catarina	Avaí/Kindermann
São Paulo	Palmeiras
Sergipe	Estanciano
Tocantins	Polivalente

Competition	Champions
Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Sub-20	Internacional
Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Sub-17	Internacional

2 September	South Africa	0–3	Brazil	Johannesburg, South Africa
18:00 (SAST)		Report	Geyse 43' Adriana 45' Tamires 63'	Stadium: Orlando Stadium Referee: Maria Rivet (Mauritius)

5 September	South Africa	0–6	Brazil	Durban, South Africa
18:00 (SAST)		Report	Adriana 4' Debinha 45', 81' Bia Zaneratto 49' (pen.) Duda 51' Kathellen 58'	Stadium: Moses Mabhida Stadium Referee: Tatu Malogo (Tanzania)

7 October	Norway	1–4	Brazil	Oslo, Norway
19:00 (CEST)	Ildhusøy 50'	Report	Adriana 43' Bia Zaneratto 47', 52' Jaqueline 73'	Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion Referee: Lina Lehtovaara (Finland)

10 October	Italy	0–1	Brazil	Genoa, Italy
18:30 (CEST)		Report	Adriana 46'	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Referee: Michèle Schmölzer (Switzerland)

11 November	Brazil	1–2	Canada	Santos, Brazil
15:15 (BRT)	Debinha 32'	Report	Zadorsky 21' Leon 29'	Stadium: Estádio Urbano Caldeira Referee: Gabriela Coronel (Argentina)

15 November	Brazil	2–1	Canada	São Paulo, Brazil
15:15 (BRT)	Bia Zaneratto 41' Ana Vitória 90+1'	Report	Lawrence 60' (pen.)	Stadium: Neo Química Arena Referee: Laura Fortunato (Argentina)

16 February	Brazil	1–1	Netherlands	Caen, France
19:00 (CET)	Marta 87' (pen.)	Report	Beerensteyn 62'	Stadium: Stade Michel d'Ornano Attendance: 1,182 Referee: Stéphanie Frappart (France)

19 February	France	2–1	Brazil	Caen, France
21:10 (CET)	Katoto 23', 59'	Report	Marta 19' (pen.)	Stadium: Stade Michel d'Ornano Attendance: 12,050 Referee: Esther Staubli (Switzerland)

22 February	Brazil	0–0	Finland	Caen, France
18:30 (CET)		Report		Stadium: Stade Michel d'Ornano Referee: Victoria Beyer (France)

9 July Group B	Brazil	4–0	Argentina	Armenia, Colombia
19:00 (COT)	Adriana 28', 58' Bia Zaneratto 36' (pen.) Debinha 87'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Centenario Referee: María Belén Carvajal (Chile)

12 July Group B	Uruguay	0–3	Brazil	Armenia, Colombia
16:00 (COT)		Report	Adriana 32', 48' Debinha 45+2'	Stadium: Estadio Centenario Referee: Zulma Quiñónez (Paraguay)

18 July Group B	Venezuela	0–4	Brazil	Armenia, Colombia
16:00 (COT)		Report	Bia Zaneratto 22' Ary Borges 51' Debinha 58', 65'	Stadium: Estadio Centenario Referee: Zulma Quiñónez (Paraguay)

21 July Group B	Brazil	6–0	Peru	Cali, Colombia
19:00 (COT)	Duda 1' Duda Sampaio 17' Geyse 41' Duda Santos 44' (pen.) Fe Palermo 48' Adriana 50' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero Referee: Susana Corella (Ecuador)

26 July Semi-finals	Brazil	2–0	Paraguay	Bucaramanga, Colombia
19:00 (COT)	Ary Borges 16' Bia Zaneratto 28'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Alfonso López Referee: Anahí Fernández (Uruguay)

30 July Final	Colombia	0–1	Brazil	Bucaramanga, Colombia
19:00 (COT)		Report	Debinha 39' (pen.)	Stadium: Estadio Alfonso López Referee: Laura Fortunato (Argentina)

Competition	Performance
Tournoi de France	Third place
Copa América Femenina	Champions defeated Colombia

v t e 2022 in Brazilian football
« 2021 2023 »
Domestic leagues	Série A Série B Série C Série D Women's Série A1 Women's Série A2 Women's Série A3
State leagues	Acre Alagoas Amapá Amazonas Bahia Ceará Distrito Federal Espírito Santo Goiás Maranhão Mato Grosso Mato Grosso do Sul Minas Gerais Pará Finals Paraíba Paraná Pernambuco Piauí Rio de Janeiro Rio Grande do Norte Rio Grande do Sul Rondônia Roraima Santa Catarina São Paulo knockout stage women Sergipe Tocantins
Domestic cups	Copa do Brasil First round Second round Third round Final rounds Finals Copa do Nordeste qualification Copa Verde Finals
Super cups	Supercopa do Brasil Women's Supercopa do Brasil
South American competitions	Copa Libertadores Copa Sudamericana Women's Copa Libertadores
National teams	FIFA World Cup qualification FIFA World Cup Copa América Femenina
Club seasons
Série A	América Mineiro Athletico Paranaense Atlético Goianiense Atlético Mineiro Avaí Botafogo Ceará Corinthians Coritiba Cuiabá Flamengo Fluminense Fortaleza Goiás Internacional Juventude Palmeiras Red Bull Bragantino Santos São Paulo
Série B	Bahia Brusque Chapecoense CRB Criciúma Cruzeiro CSA Grêmio Guarani Ituano Londrina Náutico Novorizontino Operário Ferroviário Ponte Preta Sampaio Corrêa Sport Tombense Vasco da Gama Vila Nova
Série C	ABC Altos Aparecidense Atlético Cearense Botafogo-PB Botafogo-SP Brasil de Pelotas Campinense Confiança Ferroviário Figueirense Floresta Manaus Mirassol Paysandu Remo São José Vitória Volta Redonda Ypiranga
Série D	Santa Cruz

v t e 2022 in association football
AFC	Australia 21'−22' 22'−23' China India Indonesia Iran Japan 22' 22'−23' Lebanon 21'–22' 22'–23' Philippines Saudi Arabia South Korea Thailand Uzbekistan Vietnam
CAF	Nigeria
CONCACAF	Canada Costa Rica Mexico United States
CONMEBOL	Argentina Brazil Ecuador Peru Uruguay
OFC	New Zealand
UEFA	Belgium Croatia England France Germany Italy Netherlands Poland Scotland Serbia Slovakia Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Ukraine

Promotion

Relegation

Promotion

Relegation

Promotion

Supercopa do Brasil

Copa do Brasil

Copa do Nordeste

Copa Verde

Friendlies

FIFA World Cup qualification

FIFA World Cup

Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Série A1

Relegation

Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Série A2

Promotion

Relegation

Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Série A3

Promotion

Super cup

Supercopa do Brasil de Futebol Feminino

Domestic competition champions

State cup competition champions

Youth competition champions

Brazilian clubs in international competitions

National team

Friendlies

2022 Tournoi de France

2022 Copa América Femenina

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