FC Bayern Munich (basketball)

Men's basketball section of the FC Bayern Munich sports club

Bayern Munich

Leagues| Basketball Bundesliga
EuroLeague
Founded| 1946; 78 years ago (1946)
History| FC Bayern Munich Basketball
(1946–present)
Arena| BMW Park
Capacity| 6,700
Location| Munich, Germany
Team colors| Red, white

Main sponsor| Siegmund
President| Herbert Hainer
Head coach| Pablo Laso
Team captain| Vladimir Lučić
Championships| 5 German Championships
4 German Cups
Retired numbers| 2 (6, 24)
Website| fcb-basketball.de

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FC Bayern München Basketball GmbH, commonly referred to as Bayern Munich, is a professional basketball club, a part of the FC Bayern Munich sports club, based in Munich, Germany. The club competes domestically in the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL) and internationally in the EuroLeague.

The team plays its home games at BMW Park, which was opened in 1972.

FC Bayern Munich Basketball also has a reserve team that plays in German third-tier level ProB.

## History[edit]

Bayern Munich has a long basketball tradition. Besides its most successful years in the 1950s and 1960s (German Championships in 1954, 1955, and German Cup in 1968), the club enjoyed remarkable popularity in 1956, when it even drew 40,000 fans to an open-air test game against Lancia Bolzano, once a top basketball club from Italy. Later, in 1966, the club was a founding member of the Basketball Bundesliga.[1]

In the following years, the club slowly, but surely, faded into obscurity, and in 1974, was even relegated to the German 2nd Division. For a long time after that, the club never completely recovered, and only had a few successful years (Bayern moved up to the Basketball Bundesliga in 1987, and stayed there until 1989).[1]

In 2008, the declared goal of the team was to return to the club's former glory, and return to the top German League, which it eventually did. In the near future, the club seeks to become a major force in European basketball, so that Bayern Munich will not only be well known for its football (soccer) operations, but also for its basketball operations as well.[2] In the 2012–13 season the club reached the semifinals, where it lost 3–2 against the reigning champions Brose Baskets.

Thanks to a wild card,[3] Bayern Munich played in the EuroLeague in the 2013–14 season. This was its first appearance in the top European championship, and it reached the Top 16 stage. On 18 June 2014, Bayern won its third national title when it beat Alba Berlin 3–1 in the Finals. It was the first title for the team since 1955; 59 years before. Star player of the team was Malcolm Delaney, who won both the MVP and Finals MVP.

In the 2014–15 season, Bayern failed to win a title. In the BBL Finals they were defeated by Brose Baskets, 3–2. The team had to wait until 2018 for its next championship, as they beat Alba Berlin 3–2 in the Finals that year. By winning the BBL, Bayern also qualified for the following EuroLeague season.

## Home arena[edit]

A Bayern Munich home game inside the Audi Dome.

Main article: Rudi-Sedlmayer-Halle

The team's home arena is called BMW Park, which seats 6,700 spectators.

### New arena[edit]

Main article: SAP Garden

SAP Garden is a planned 12,500-seat indoor arena, to be built in Olympiapark, Munich. It will not be completed until spring 2024 at the earliest.[4]

## Players[edit]

See also: Category:FC Bayern Munich basketball players

### Retired numbers[edit]

FC Bayern Munich retired numbers

No  | Nat.  | Player  | Position  | Tenure
6 |  | Steffen Hamann | PG | 2010–2014
24 |  | Demond Greene | SG | 2010–2014

### Current roster[edit]

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.

FC Bayern Munich roster

Players | Coaches
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G | 0 |  | Weiler-Babb, Nick | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)  |  |  28 – (1995-12-12)12 December 1995  |
PG | 1 |  | Francisco, Sylvain | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)  |  |  26 – (1997-10-10)10 October 1997  |
G | 3 |  | Edwards, Carsen | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)  |  |  25 – (1998-03-12)12 March 1998  |
G | 5 |  | Weidemann, Nelson | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)  |  |  24 – (1999-03-25)25 March 1999  |
SF | 7 |  | Giffey, Niels | 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)  |  |  32 – (1991-07-08)8 July 1991  |
F | 8 |  | Radončić, Dino | 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)  |  |  25 – (1999-01-08)8 January 1999  |
PG | 9 |  | Bonga, Isaac | 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in)  |  |  24 – (1999-11-08)8 November 1999  |
SG | 10 |  | Bolmaro, Leandro | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)  |  |  23 – (2000-09-11)11 September 2000  |
F | 11 |  | Lučić, Vladimir (C) | 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in)  |  |  34 – (1989-06-17)17 June 1989  |
SG | 13 |  | Obst, Andreas | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)  |  |  27 – (1996-07-13)13 July 1996  |
F/C | 14 |  | Ibaka, Serge | 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)  |  |  34 – (1989-09-18)18 September 1989  |
F | 17 |  | Wimberg, Jan Niklas | 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)  |  |  27 – (1996-02-11)11 February 1996  |
PF | 20 |  | Harris, Elias | 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)  |  |  34 – (1989-07-06)6 July 1989  |
C | 22 |  | Branković, Danko | 2.16 m (7 ft 1 in)  |  |  23 – (2000-11-05)5 November 2000  |
G | 23 |  | Kalu, Martin | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)  |  |  19 – (2005-01-28)28 January 2005  |
SG | 30 |  | Kharchenkov, Ivan | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)  |  |  17 – (2006-09-20)20 September 2006  |
F/C | 31 |  | Booker, Devin | 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)  |  |  32 – (1991-02-28)28 February 1991  |

Head coach

* Pablo Laso

Assistant coach(es)

* Nacho Juan
* Demond Greene
* Đorđe Adžić

Athletic trainer(s)

* Ivan Pijanec

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Legend

* (C) Team captain
* Injured

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* Roster

Updated: December 18, 2023

### Depth chart[edit]

Pos.  | Starting 5  | Bench 1  | Bench 2  | Bench 3  |

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C | Serge Ibaka | Danko Branković |  | Elias Harris |
PF | Devin Booker | Dino Radončić |  | Jan Niklas Wimberg |
SF | Vladimir Lučić | Isaac Bonga | Niels Giffey | Ivan Kharchenkov |
SG | Carsen Edwards | Nick Weiler-Babb | Andreas Obst | Martin Kalu |
PG | Leandro Bolmaro | Sylvain Francisco |  | Nelson Weidemann |

## Notable players[edit]

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.

Criteria

To appear in this section a player must have either:

* Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club
* Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time
* Played at least one official NBA match at any time.

* İsmet Akpınar
* Robin Amaize
* Danilo Barthel
* Robin Benzing
* Markus Bernhard
* Isaac Bonga
* Bastian Doreth
* Robert Garrett
* Anton Gavel
* Jason George
* Niels Giffey
* Demond Greene
* Steffen Hamann
* Elias Harris
* Yassin Idbihi
* Jan Jagla
* Karim Jallow
* Ivan Kharchenkov
* Alex King
* Maxi Kleber
* Artur Kolodziejski
* David Krämer
* Hans-Jörg Krüger
* Maodo Lô
* Robert Maras
* Joshua Obiesie
* Andreas Obst
* Olaf Radatz
* Bogdan Radosavljević
* Heiko Schaffartzik
* Gavin Schilling
* Dieter Schneider
* Klaus Schulz
* Philipp Schwethelm
* Andreas Seiferth
* Lucca Staiger
* Helmut Uhlig
* Nelson Weidemann
* Nick Weiler-Babb
* Jan Niklas Wimberg
* Paul Zipser
* Maik Zirbes
* Wade Baldwin IV
* Devin Booker
* John Bryant
* Zylan Cheatham
* Jared Cunningham
* Malcolm Delaney
* George Devone
* Carsen Edwards
* Freddie Gillespie
* James Gist
* Ben Hansbrough
* Darrun Hilliard
* Josh Huestis
* Othello Hunter
* JaJuan Johnson
* Nick Johnson
* Greg Monroe
* Lawrence Roberts
* Bryce Taylor
* Malcolm Thomas
* Chevon Troutman
* Derrick Williams
* Cassius Winston
* Ondřej Balvín
* Leandro Bolmaro
* Ruben Boumtje-Boumtje
* Danko Branković
* Vitalis Chikoko
* Justin Cobbs
* Nemanja Dangubić
* Nihad Đedović
* Erol Ersek
* Diego Flaccadori
* Sylvain Francisco
* Amar Gegić
* Yotam Halperin
* Jared Homan
* Serge Ibaka
* Ognjen Jaramaz
* Stefan Jović
* Petteri Koponen
* Mathias Lessort
* Vladimir Lučić
* Milan Mačvan
* Bo McCalebb
* Vasilije Micić
* Aleksandar Nađfeji
* DeMarcus Nelson
* Marvin Ogunsipe
* Nedu Onyeuku
* Dino Radončić
* Leon Radošević
* Alex Renfroe
* Tyrese Rice
* Stuart Robbins
* Matej Rudan
* Duško Savanović
* Boris Savović
* Žan Mark Šiško
* Vladimir Štimac
* Deon Thompson
* Mirko Virijević

### Players at the NBA draft[edit]

*  | Denotes player who has been selected for at least one All-Star Game and All-NBA Team

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~ | Denotes player who has been selected as Rookie of the Year
Position  | Player  | Year  | Round  | Pick  | Drafted by

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SG/SF  |  Paul Zipser | 2016 | 2nd round  | 48th  | Chicago Bulls

## Head coaches[edit]

See also: Category:FC Bayern Munich basketball coaches

* Dirk Bauermann
* Yannis Christopoulos
* Aleksandar Đorđević
* Oliver Kostić
* Franz Kronberger
* Pablo Laso
* Emir Mutapčić (interim)
* Svetislav Pešić
* Dejan Radonjić
* Andrea Trinchieri

## Honours[edit]

### Domestic competitions[edit]

* German Championship

Winners (5): 1953–54, 1954–55, 2013–14, 2017–18, 2018–19
Runners-up (4): 1950–51, 2014–15, 2020–21, 2021–22

* German Cup

Winners (4): 1968, 2018, 2021, 2023
Runners-up (2): 2016, 2017

* German Super Cup

Runners-up (1): 2014

* German 2nd League

Winners (2): 1986–87, 2010–11
Runners-up (2): 1982–83, 1983–1984

### European competitions[edit]

* EuroLeague:
* Quarterfinals (2): 2020–21, 2021–22
* Top 16 (1): 2013–14
* EuroCup
* Semifinals (1): 2017–18

### Worldwide competitions[edit]

* NBA G League International Challenge

Winners (1): 2019

### Other competitions[edit]

* Zadar Basketball Tournament

Runners-up (1): 2015

## Individual awards[edit]

BBL Most Valuable Player

* Malcolm Delaney – 2014

BBL Finals MVP

* Malcolm Delaney – 2014
* Danilo Barthel – 2018
* Nihad Đedović – 2019

German Cup MVP

* Vladimir Lučić – 2021
* Nick Weiler-Babb – 2023

BBL Best German Young Player

* Paul Zipser – 2016

All-BBL First Team

* Malcolm Delaney – 2014
* John Bryant – 2015
* Bryce Taylor – 2016

All-BBL Second Team

* Chevon Troutman – 2012, 2013
* Tyrese Rice – 2013
* Bryce Taylor – 2014
* Deon Thompson – 2014
* Nihad Đedović – 2015
* Maxi Kleber – 2017
* Danilo Barthel – 2018, 2019
* Devin Booker – 2018
* Vladimir Lučić – 2019

BBL Most Effective Player

* Maxi Kleber – 2017

ProA Young Player of the Year

* Bastian Doreth – 2011

50 Greatest EuroLeague Contributors
Nominated:

* Svetislav Pešić

EuroLeague Basketball 2010–20 All-Decade Team
Nominated:

* James Gist

All-EuroLeague First Team

* Vladimir Lučić – 2020–21

All-EuroLeague Second Team

* Vladimir Lučić – 2021–22

EuroLeague MVP of the Month

* Augustine Rubit – 2022–23, January

EuroLeague MVP of the Round

* Malcolm Delaney – 2013–14, Top 16, Week 10
* Duško Savanović – 2014–15, Regular Season, Week 9
* Derrick Williams – 2018–19, Regular Season, Round 12
* Vladimir Lučić – 2020–21, Regular Season, Round 3–4
* Vladimir Lučić – 2020–21, Regular Season, Round 8
* Wade Baldwin – 2020–21, Regular Season, Round 17
* Nick Weiler-Babb – 2020–21, Regular Season, Round 22–23
* Jalen Reynolds – 2020–21, Regular Season, Round 24
* Serge Ibaka – 2023–24, Regular Season, Round 11

All-EuroCup First Team

* Devin Booker – 2017–18

All-EuroCup Second Team

* Maxi Kleber – 2016–17

EuroCup Basketball MVP of the Week

* Deon Thompson – 2015–16, Quarterfinals, Game 1
* Danilo Barthel – 2017–18, Regular Season, Round 8
* Devin Booker – 2017–18, Top 16, Round 3
* Danilo Barthel – 2017–18, Top 16, Round 5

NBA G League International Challenge Finals MVP

* Greg Monroe – 2019

## Season by season[edit]

Season  | Tier | League  | Pos. | German Cup | European competitions

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1966–67 [de] | 1  | BBL Süd | 4th  |  |
1967–68 [de] | 1  | BBL Süd | 4th  | Champion |
1968–69 [de] | 1  | BBL Süd | 3rd  |  | 2 Cup Winners' Cup | 2R
1969–70 [de] | 1  | BBL Süd | 6th  |  |
1970–71 [de] | 1  | BBL Süd | 4th  |  |
1971–72 [de] | 1  | BBL Süd | 6th  |  |
1972–73 [de] | 1  | BBL Süd | 5th  |  |
1973–74 [de] | 1  | BBL Süd | 8th  |  |
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1982–83 [de] | 2  | 2\. BBL Süd | 2nd  |  |
1983–84 [de] | 2  | 2\. BBL Süd | 2nd  |  |
1984–85 [de] | 2  | 2\. BBL Süd | 4th  |  |
1985–86 [de] | 2  | 2\. BBL Süd | 3rd  |  |
1986–87 [de] | 2  | 2\. BBL Süd | 1st  |  |
1987–88 [de] | 1  | BBL | 10th  |  |
1988–89 [de] | 1  | BBL | 11th  |  |
1989–90 [de] | 2  | 2\. BBL Süd | 5th  |  |
1990–91 [de] | 2  | 2\. BBL Süd | 5th  |  |
1991–92 [de] | 2  | 2\. BBL Süd | 6th  |  |
1992–93 [de] | 2  | 2\. BBL Süd | 11th  |  |
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1995–96 [de] | 2  | 2\. BBL Süd | 12th  |  |
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1999–00 [de] | 2  | 2\. BBL Süd | 12th  |  |
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2004–05 [de] | 2  | 2\. BBL Süd | 15th  |  |
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2008–09 [de] | 2  | ProA | 8th  |  |
2009–10 [de] | 2  | ProA | 8th  |  |
2010–11 [de] | 2  | ProA | 1st  |  |
2011–12 | 1  | BBL | 5th  |  | 2 Eurocup | RS
2012–13 | 1  | BBL | 4th  | Third position |
2013–14 | 1  | BBL | 1st  | Fourth position | 1 Euroleague | T16
2014–15 | 1  | BBL | 2nd  | Quarterfinalist | 1 Euroleague | RS
2 Eurocup | EF
2015–16 | 1  | BBL | 4th  | Runner-up | 1 Euroleague | RS
2 Eurocup | QF
2016–17 | 1  | BBL | 4th  | Runner-up | 2 EuroCup | QF
2017–18 | 1  | BBL | 1st  | Champion | 2 EuroCup | SF
2018–19 | 1  | BBL | 1st  | Quarterfinalist | 1 EuroLeague | 11th
2019–20 | 1  | BBL | 5th  | Round of 16 | 1 EuroLeague | —
2020–21 | 1  | BBL | 2nd  | Champion | 1 EuroLeague | QF
2021–22 | 1  | BBL | 2nd  | Quarterfinalist | 1 EuroLeague | QF
2022–23 | 1  | BBL | 3rd  | Champion | 1 EuroLeague | 15th
2023–24 | 1  | BBL |  | TBD | 1 EuroLeague | TBD

## International record[edit]

Season  | Achievement  | Notes

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2013–14 | Top 16 | 6th place in a group with CSKA Moscow, Real Madrid, Maccabi Electra Tel Aviv, Galatasaray, Lokomotiv Kuban, Partizan and Žalgiris
2014–15 | Regular season | 5th place in a group with FC Barcelona, Fenerbahçe Ülker, Panathinaikos, EA7 Milano and PGE Turów
2015–16 | Regular season | 5th place in a group with Fenerbahçe, Khimki, Crvena zvezda Telekom, Real Madrid and Strasbourg
2020–21 | Quarterfinals | eliminated 3–2 by A|X Armani Exchange Milan, 79-78 (L) & 80-69 (L) in Milan, 85-79 (W) & 85-82 (W) in Munich, 92-89 (L) in Milan
2021–22 | Quarterfinals | eliminated 3–2 by Barcelona, 77-67 (L) & 75-90 (W) in Barcelona, 66-75 (L) & 59-52 (W) in Munich, 81-72 (L) in Barcelona
EuroCup
2011–12 | Regular season | 3rd place in a group with Spartak Saint Petersburg, Benetton Treviso and Cedevita
2014–15 | Eighthfinals | eliminated by Valencia Basket, 80–58 (L) in Valencia and 60–94 (L) in Munich
2015–16 | Quarterfinals | eliminated by Galatasaray Odeabank, 99–89 (W) in Munich and 72–59 (L) in Istanbul
2016–17 | Quarterfinals | eliminated 2–1 by Unicaja, 91–82 (W) in Munich, 82–67 (L) in Málaga and 69–74 (L) in Munich
2017–18 | Semifinals | eliminated 2–0 by Darüşşafaka, 76–74 (L) in Istanbul and 83–87 (L) in Munich
FIBA Saporta Cup
1968–69 | Second round | eliminated by AŠK Olimpija, 81–101 (L) in Munich and 94–46 (L) in Ljubljana

## Sponsorships[edit]

Official Shirt Sponsor | BayWa AG

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Official Sport Clothing Manufacturer | Adidas AG

## Esports[edit]

Bayern Munich was featured in the NBA 2K15, 2K16 & 2K17 video games.[5][6][7]

The official FC Bayern Basketball NBA 2K19 esports team "Bayern Ballers Gaming" was founded in April 2018. The Ballers quickly became one of the best virtual basketball teams in the world: together with their coach Swen Müller, the team continued to climb the NBA 2K ProAM world ranking, making them one of the Top 5 European teams.[8]

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b Reisner, Dino (2010). Sonderheft Basketball 2010/2011 – Das Projekt (in German). Kicker. p. 107.
2. ^ Interview of the Week – October 29: Bayern Munich basketball coach Michael Schwarz.
3. ^ Proposed team list for 2013–14 Turkish Airlines Euroleague; Euroleague.net, 26 June 2013
4. ^ "SAP-Garden: Vorfreude auf neuen Münchner Sporttempel". BR24 (in German). 9 January 2023. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
5. ^ FC Bayern Baskets erstmals in NBA 2K15 von 2K Games spielbar (in German)
6. ^ NBA 2K16 mit komplettem Euroleague-Kader (in German)
7. ^ "NBA 2K17 European Team List Revealed". sportando.com. 17 August 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
8. ^ "Bayern Ballers Gaming". bayernballers.com. 24 June 2021. Retrieved 24 June 2021.

## External links[edit]

* Official website
* Bayern Munich at easycredit-bbl.de (in German)
* Bayern Munich at Euroleague.net

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Information|

* Club
* History
* Players
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* Managers
* Matches
* Records & Statistics
* International competitions
* Current season

Stadia|

* Allianz Arena
* Olympiastadion
* Grünwalder Stadion
* FC Bayern Campus

Other teams|

* Women's Team
* Reserve Team
* Junior Team
* Basketball Team

Seasons|

* List of seasons
* List of women's team seasons
* List of reserve team seasons

Rivalries|

* Munich derby
* Bavarian derby
* Der Klassiker
* Real Madrid

Related articles|

* Franz Beckenbauer Cup
* Uli Hoeneß Cup
* Audi Cup
* "Stern des Südens"
* "Bayern"
* Bayern-luck

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* 0 Weiler-Babb
* 1 Francisco
* 3 Edwards
* 5 Weidemann
* 7 Giffey
* 8 Radončić
* 9 Bonga
* 10 Bolmaro
* 11 Lučić (C)
* 13 Obst
* 14 Ibaka
* 17 Wimberg
* 20 Harris
* 22 Branković
* 23 Kalu
* 30 Kharchenkov
* 31 Booker

* Head coach: Laso

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Basketball Bundesliga

Seasons|

* 2008–09
* 2009–10
* 2010–11
* 2011–12
* 2012–13
* 2013–14
* 2014–15
* 2015–16
* 2016–17
* 2017–18
* 2018–19
* 2019–20
* 2020–21
* 2021–22
* 2022–23
* 2023–24

Playoffs|

* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* ~~2020~~
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023

2023–24 clubs|

* Brose Bamberg
* Alba Berlin
* Telekom Baskets Bonn
* Löwen Braunschweig
* Niners Chemnitz
* Crailsheim Merlins
* BG Göttingen
* Veolia Towers Hamburg
* USC Heidelberg
* Riesen Ludwigsburg
* Mitteldeutscher BC
* Bayern Munich
* Baskets Oldenburg
* Rostock Seawolves
* Tigers Tübingen
* ratiopharm Ulm
* Rasta Vechta
* s.Oliver Würzburg

Awards|

* Most Valuable Player
* Finals MVP
* Coach of the Year
* Most Improved Player
* Best German Young Player
* Best Offensive Player
* Best Defensive Player
* All-BBL Team
* Most Effective Player
* Top Scorer

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* Basketball in Germany
* German Cup
* German Supercup
* List of German basketball champions
* BBL All-Star Game
* German League System

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