Nordic Cup (football)

Nordic Cup

The Stockholm Olympic Stadium in Stockholm hosted the final

Tournament details
Dates| 19 June 1959 – 31 July 1962
Teams| 16 (from 4 associations)
Final positions
Champions|  Helsinki-Alliance
Runners-up|  Djurgården
Tournament statistics
Matches played| 30
Goals scored| 112 (3.73 per match)

International football competition

The Nordic Cup (Danish: Nordisk cup; Swedish: Nordisk cup) was a cup competition for club teams from Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden staged on one occasion, starting in June 1959 and ending on 31 July 1962.

## Summary

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In December 1958, the group Stævnet proposed a cup competition for club teams from the Nordic countries at a Scandinavian football conference in Copenhagen, which was decided and 16 teams were invited.[1] The teams responding to the invitation were IFK Norrköping, Djurgården, IFK Göteborg, GAIS, Malmö FF, Hälsingborg, and AIK from Sweden, Viking FK, Skeid, and Fredrikstad from Norway, and Vejle, KB, AB, Frem, and Skovshoved from Denmark, while the Finnish teams only wanted to join as a combination team, which initially was rejected.[2]

Initially the final was scheduled to be played in autumn 1960, but the participating team had problems finding match days and the semi-finals were rescheduled to spring 1961.[3]

The Nordic cup saw low attendances.[3]

On 31 July 1962, the first edition of the cup ended with a final on Stockholm Olympic Stadium between Djurgården of Stockholm and the Helsinki-Alliance, which the Helsinki team won with 1–0 on a penalty in first half, and won the trophy donated by Scandinavian Airlines.[4]

## Teams

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AB |  Vejle |  AIK |  IFK Göteborg

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Frem |  Helsinki-Alliance |  Djurgården |  IFK Norrköping
KB |  Fredrikstad |  GAIS |  Malmö FF
Skovshoved |  Skeid |  Hälsingborg |  Örgryte

## Results

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| Round of 16| | Quarter-finals| | Semi-finals| | Final

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|  Fredrikstad| 2| 0| 2

|  AIK| 2| 4| 6 |

|  AIK| 2| 2| 4

| |  IFK Norrköping| 5| 6| 11 |

|  Vejle| 3| 0| 3

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|  IFK Norrköping| 3| 6| 9 |

|  IFK Norrköping| 0| 3| 3

| |  Djurgården| 2| 5| 7 |

|  Skovshoved| 0| 1| 1

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|  Djurgården| 3| 5| 8 |

|  Djurgården| 1| 1| 2

| |  KB| 0| 0| 0 |

|  IFK Göteborg| 1| 2| 3

| | 31 July 1962 – Stockholm

|  KB| 1| 3| 4 |

|  Djurgården| 0

| |  Helsinki-Alliance| 1

|  GAIS| 1| 1| 2

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|  Helsinki-Alliance| 2| 1| 3 |

|  Helsinki-Alliance (ct)| 1| 3 (2)| 6

| |  Örgryte| 0| 4 (2)| 6 |

|  Skeid| 0| 2| 2

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|  Örgryte| 1| 3| 4 |

|  Helsinki-Alliance| 2| 3| 5

| |  Frem| 1| 1| 2 |

|  Frem| 5| 0| 5

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|  Hälsingborg| 1| 0| 1 |

|  Frem| 2| 2| 4

| |  Malmö FF| 0| 2| 2 |

|  AB| 1| 0| 1

|  Malmö FF| 3| 2| 5 |

### Round of 16

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Team 1  | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2  | 1st leg  | 2nd leg

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Skeid | 2–4  |  Örgryte | 0–1  | 2–3
IFK Göteborg | 3–4  |  KB | 1–1  | 2–3
Vejle | 3–9  |  IFK Norrköping | 3–3  | 0–6
Fredrikstad | 2–6  |  AIK | 2–2  | 0–4
GAIS | 2–3  |  Helsinki-Alliance | 1–2  | 1–1
AB | 1–5  |  Malmö FF | 1–3  | 0–2
Frem | 5–1  |  Hälsingborg | 5–1  | 0–0
Skovshoved | 1–8  |  Djurgården | 0–3  | 1–5

#### Matches

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9 June 1959 (1959-06-09)

Skeid | 0–1|  Örgryte

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* Wetterlind

Oslo

Attendance: 7,213

11 August 1959 (1959-08-11)

Örgryte | 3–2|  Skeid

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* Börjesson (2)
* Simonsson

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* Langhus

Nya Ullevi, Gothenburg

Attendance: 2,845

Örgryte won 4–2 on aggregate.

* * *

10 June 1959 (1959-06-10)

IFK Göteborg | 1–1|  KB

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Nya Ullevi, Gothenburg

Attendance: 5,525

12 August 1959 (1959-08-12)

KB | 3–2|  IFK Göteborg

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* Jensen (2)
* Krahmer

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* Berndtsson
* Andersson

Copenhagen

KB won 4–3 on aggregate.

* * *

16 June 1959 (1959-06-16)

Vejle | 3–3|  IFK Norrköping

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* Enoksen (3)

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* Holmqvist (2)
* Bild

Vejle

29 July 1959 (1959-07-29)

IFK Norrköping | 6–0|  Vejle

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* Holmqvist (2)
* Johnsson
* Källgren
* Bild
* Eriksson

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Norrköping

Attendance: 3,856

IFK Norrköping won 9–3 on aggregate.

* * *

24 June 1959 (1959-06-24)

Fredrikstad | 2–2|  AIK

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* Mellberg (2)

Fredrikstad

29 July 1959 (1959-07-29)

AIK | 4–0|  Fredrikstad

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* Backman (2)
* Andersson
* Skiöld

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Råsunda Stadium, Solna

Attendance: 1,829

Referee: Tore Sjöberg (Sweden)

AIK won 6–2 on aggregate.

* * *

1 July 1959 (1959-07-01)

GAIS | 1–2|  Helsinki-Alliance

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| [13] |

28 July 1959 (1959-07-28)

Helsinki-Alliance | 1–1|  GAIS

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* Rosquist

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* Jakobsson

Helsinki

Helsinki-Alliance won 3–2 on aggregate.

* * *

28 July 1959 (1959-07-28)

AB | 1–3|  Malmö FF

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* Madsen

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* Nilsson (2)
* Svensson

Copenhagen

4 August 1959 (1959-08-04)

Malmö FF | 2–0|  AB

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* Svahn
* Svensson

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Malmö

Attendance: 2,972

Malmö FF won 5–1 on aggregate.

* * *

30 July 1959 (1959-07-30)

Frem | 5–1|  Hälsingborg

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* Andersen (2)
* Hansen (2)
* Petersen

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* Ahlberg

Frederiksberg Stadium, Copenhagen

Attendance: 4,500

Referee: Frede Hansen (Denmark)

5 August 1959 (1959-08-05)

Hälsingborg | 0–0|  Frem

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Olympia, Hälsingborg

Attendance: 2,697

Referee: Evert Månsson (Sweden)

Frem won 5–1 on aggregate.

* * *

4 August 1959 (1959-08-04)

Skovshoved | 0–3|  Djurgården

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* Eriksson
* Hellström
* Nilsson

Parken, Copenhagen

Attendance: 3,500

8 September 1959 (1959-09-08)

Djurgården | 5–1|  Skovshoved

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* Tumba (2)
* Rydberg
* Karlsson
* Hellström

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* Wollertsen

Råsunda Stadium, Solna

Attendance: 2,206

Djurgården won 8–1 on aggregate.

### Quarter-finals

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Originally, the matches were supposed to be played before 15 November 1959.[22]

Team 1  | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2  | 1st leg  | 2nd leg | Replay

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Helsinki-Alliance | 6–6 (ct)  |  Örgryte | 1–0  | 3–4 | 2–2
Djurgården | 2–0  |  KB | 1–0  | 1–0 |
AIK | 4–11  |  IFK Norrköping | 2–5  | 2–6 |
Frem | 4–2  |  Malmö FF | 2–0  | 2–2 |

#### Matches

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9 September 1959 (1959-09-09)

Helsinki-Alliance | 1–0|  Örgryte

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* Ekman

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Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki

13 October 1959 (1959-10-13)

Örgryte | 4–3|  Helsinki-Alliance

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* Börjesson (2)
* Simonsson
* Wetterlind

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* Kankkonen (2)
* Nevalainen

Nya Ullevi, Gothenburg

Attendance: 3,744

28 June 1960 (1960-06-28)

Helsinki-Alliance | 2–2|  Örgryte

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* Pärnänen
* Kankkonen (p)

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* Lindkvist
* Simonsson

Helsinki

Attendance: 6,000

Helsinki-Alliance won on coin flipping.

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20 October 1959 (1959-10-20)

Djurgården | 1–0|  KB

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* Hellström

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Råsunda Stadium, Solna

Attendance: 1,098

1 June 1960 (1960-06-01)

KB | 0–1|  Djurgården

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| [27] |

* Eklund

Parken, Copenhagen

Attendance: 5,500

Djurgården won 2–0 on aggregate.

* * *

22 October 1959 (1959-10-22)

AIK | 2–5|  IFK Norrköping

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* Mellberg
* Johansson

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* Martinsson (2)
* Jonsson
* Bild
* Eriksson

Råsunda Stadium, Solna

Attendance: 1,022

Referee: Yngve Johansson (Sweden)

8 November 1959 (1959-11-08)

IFK Norrköping | 6–2|  AIK

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* Källgren (3)
* Bild (2)
* Martinsson

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* Bengtsson
* Johansson

Idrottsparken, Norrköping

Attendance: 1,319

Referee: Hans Olsson (Sweden)

IFK Norrköping won 11–4 on aggregate.

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31 March 1960 (1960-03-31)

Frem | 2–0|  Malmö FF

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* Andersen (1, 1p)

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Parken, Copenhagen

Attendance: 4,000

Referee: Valdemar Hansen (Denmark)

28 June 1960 (1960-06-28)

Malmö FF | 2–2|  Frem

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* Tillberg
* Svensson

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* Nielsen (p)
* Johansen

Malmö Stadium, Malmö

Attendance: 2,700

Referee: Edvin Mårtensson (Sweden)

Frem won 4–2 on aggregate.

### Semi-finals

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Team 1  | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2  | 1st leg  | 2nd leg

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IFK Norrköping | 3–7  |  Djurgården | 0–2  | 3–5
Helsinki-Alliance | 5–2  |  Frem | 2–1  | 3–1

#### Matches

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9 April 1961 (1961-04-09)

IFK Norrköping | 0–2|  Djurgården

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| [34] | Skiöld
Karlsson

Idrottsparken, Norrköping

Attendance: 4,156

25 June 1962 (1962-06-25)

Djurgården | 5–3|  IFK Norrköping

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* Eriksson (4)
* Karlsson

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* Lagerlund (2)
* Löfgren

Råsunda Stadium, Solna

Attendance: 4,230

Djurgården won 7–3 on aggregate.

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4 August 1961 (1961-08-04)

Helsinki-Alliance | 2–1|  Frem

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* Kankkonen (2)

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* Gronemann

Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki

Attendance: 5,000

Referee: Hirviniemi (Finland)

15 August 1961 (1961-08-15)

Frem | 1–3|  Helsinki-Alliance

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* Petersen

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* Stück (3)

Østerbro Stadium, Copenhagen

Attendance: 3,400

Referee: Ejner Poulsen (Denmark)

Helsinki-Alliance won 5–2 on aggregate.

### Final

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31 July 1962 (1962-07-31)

18:30

Djurgården | 0–1|  Helsinki-Alliance

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* (p)

Stockholm Olympic Stadium, Stockholm

Attendance: 1,761

Referee: Jarl Hansen (Denmark)

|  | Djurgården

1  |  Arne Arvidsson |  |
2  |  Jan Karlsson |  |
3  |  Lars Arnesson |  |
4  |  Gösta Sandberg |  |
5  |  Lars Broström |  |
6  |  Hans Mild |  |
7  |  Hans Karlsson |  |
8  |  Leif Skiöld |  |
9  |  Leif Eriksson |  |
10  |  Lars-Olof Sandberg |  |
11  |  Jan Åslund |  |
|  | Helsinki-Alliance

1  |  Anders Westerholm |  |
2  |  Reijo Jalava |  |
3  |  Karl Ström |  |
4  |  Stig Holmqvist |  |
5  |  Pertti Hartikainen |  |
6  |  Sakari Pihlamo |  |
7  |  Eero Rauniola |  |
8  |  Hannu Kankkonen |  |
9  |  Raimo Kauppinen |  |
10  |  Paavo Lyytikäinen |  |
11  |  Ilka Hayla |  |

## See also

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* Royal League

## References

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1. ^ "16 lag deltar i Nordisk cup", Svenska Dagbladet, Stockholm, p. 22, 19 December 1958
2. ^ UP (16 January 1959), "Åtta svenska lag i Nordisk cup", Svenska Dagbladet, Stockholm, p. 17
3. ^ a b BEN (7 April 1961), "Norrköping har problem med sviktande försvar", Svenska Dagbladet, Stockholm, p. 22
4. ^ a b BEN (1 August 1962), "Finsk seger på straff mot Djurgården i cupen", Svenska Dagbladet, Stockholm, p. 13
5. ^ "ÖIS-seger 1–0 i Nordisk cup", Svenska Dagbladet, Stockholm, p. 17, 10 June 1959
6. ^ "Örgryteseger 3–2 över Skeid", Svenska Dagbladet, Stockholm, p. 12, 12 August 1959
7. ^ "Bara oavgjort för mästarlaget", Svenska Dagbladet, Stockholm, p. 20, 11 June 1959
8. ^ "Göteborg åkte ur cupen, 2–3", Svenska Dagbladet, Stockholm, p. 14, 13 August 1959
9. ^ "Norrköping 3–3 mot danska Vejle", Svenska Dagbladet, Stockholm, p. 19, 17 June 1959
10. ^ "Norrköping vann stort", Svenska Dagbladet, Stockholm, p. 11, 30 July 1959
11. ^ "AIK 2–2 i Norge", Svenska Dagbladet, Stockholm, p. 17, 25 June 1959
12. ^ "AIK lekte för mycket", Svenska Dagbladet, Stockholm, p. 11, 30 July 1960
13. ^ "Helsingfors-alliansen besegrade på onsdagen GAIS", Svenska Dagbladet, Stockholm, p. 13, 2 July 1959
14. ^ "GAIS ur cupen 1–1 mot H-fors", Svenska Dagbladet, Stockholm, p. 12, 29 July 1959
15. ^ "MFF slog AB", Svenska Dagbladet, Stockholm, p. 12, 29 July 1959
16. ^ "MFF vidare i Nordisk cup", Svenska Dagbladet, Stockholm, p. 11, 5 August 1959
17. ^ "Stor HIF-förlust", Svenska Dagbladet, Stockholm, p. 13, 31 July 1959
18. ^ a b "Boldklubben FREM". www.bkfrem.dk.
19. ^ "Hälsingborgs cupsaga slut", Svenska Dagbladet, Stockholm, p. 13, 6 August 1959
20. ^ "DIF vann med 3–0 i Köpenhamn", Svenska Dagbladet, Stockholm, p. 11, 5 August 1959
21. ^ "Djurgården i lektagen", Svenska Dagbladet, Stockholm, p. 15, 9 September 1959
22. ^ "Norrköping–AIK i Nordiska cupen", Svenska Dagbladet, Stockholm, p. 14, 13 August 1959
23. ^ "ÖIS och IFK Göteborg båda slagna i cupspel", Svenska Dagbladet, Stockholm, p. 17, 10 September 1959
24. ^ "Örgryte får spela en tredje match", Svenska Dagbladet, Stockholm, p. 19, 14 October 1959
25. ^ "Lotten gav ÖIS respass", Svenska Dagbladet, Stockholm, p. 18, 29 June 1960
26. ^ STRONG (21 October 1959), "Djurgården vann 1–0 inför 1 098 åskådare", Svenska Dagbladet, Stockholm, p. 21
27. ^ DAN (2 June 1960), "Djurgården besegrade danska div. I-ledarna", Svenska Dagbladet, Stockholm, p. 23
28. ^ "AIK–Norrköping i Nordisk cup", Svenska Dagbladet, Stockholm, p. 19, 22 October 1959
29. ^ BEN (23 October 1959), "Torbjörn Jonsson glänste när Norrköping slog AIK", Svenska Dagbladet, Stockholm, p. 25
30. ^ "Pekings Ulf Jansson stort framtidslöfte", Svenska Dagbladet, Stockholm, p. 19, 9 November 1949
31. ^ "MFF besegrat 0–2 mot Frem", Svenska Dagbladet, Stockholm, p. 26, 1 April 1960
32. ^ a b "Boldklubben FREM". www.bkfrem.dk.
33. ^ "2–2 även i Malmö", Svenska Dagbladet, Stockholm, p. 18, 29 June 1960
34. ^ BEN (10 April 1961), ""Leffe" Skiöld glänste – Mästarlaget ej i form", Svenska Dagbladet, Stockholm, p. 17
35. ^ D. (26 June 1962), "Äkta hat trick av Leif Eriksson", Svenska Dagbladet, Stockholm, p. 15
36. ^ a b "Boldklubben FREM". www.bkfrem.dk.
37. ^ BEN (16 August 1961), "Helsingfors-Alliansen besegrade danska Frem", Svenska Dagbladet, Stockholm, p. 14
38. ^ "Nordisk cupfinal DIF–Helsingfors", Svenska Dagbladet, Stockholm, p. 11, 31 July 1962

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