2019–20 Hibernian F.C. season

The 2019–20 season is Hibernian's (Hibs) third season of play in the top league of Scottish football (the Scottish Premiership), having been promoted from the Scottish Championship at the end of the 2016–17 season.[4] Hibs finished seventh in the league, which was curtailed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. They lost to Celtic in the semi-finals of the League Cup and have reached the semi-finals of the Scottish Cup.

Hibernian

2019–20 season
Chairman	Ronald Gordon[1]
Manager	Paul Heckingbottom (until 4 November)[2] Eddie May (caretaker) Jack Ross (from 15 November)[3]
Stadium	Easter Road Leith, Edinburgh, Scotland (Capacity: 20,421)
Premiership	7th
League Cup	Semi-final, lost to Celtic
Scottish Cup	In progress
Top goalscorer	League: Christian Doidge, 12 All: Doidge, 18
Highest home attendance	20,197 v Heart of Midlothian, 3 March
Lowest home attendance	14,486 v Ross County, 12 February
Average home league attendance	16,662
Home colours Away colours Third colours

Sir Tom Farmer sold his majority ownership of Hibs in July 2019 to American businessman Ronald Gordon, who became chairman of the club.[1]

Results and fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Friendly matches

Arbroath v Hibernian

3 July 2019[5] Friendly	Arbroath	3–2	Hibernian	Arbroath
19:45 BST	Doris  32', 48' Spence  88'	Edinburgh Evening News	Allan  58' Trialist (Moon)  89'	Stadium: Gayfield Park Attendance: 1,031 Referee: Mike Roncone

Dunfermline Athletic v Hibernian

6 July 2019[5] Friendly	Dunfermline Athletic	1–3	Hibernian	Dunfermline
15:00 BST	Murray  4'	Edinburgh Evening News	Jackson  48' Horgan  72' (pen.) Kamberi  77'	Stadium: East End Park Referee: Barry Cook

Carlisle United v Hibernian

9 July 2019[5][6] Friendly	Carlisle United	3–4	Hibernian	Carlisle
19:45 BST	Bridge  30' Hope  47' McGregor  68' (o.g.)	Edinburgh Evening News	Kamberi  37' Allan  73' Doidge  86' Campbell  90'	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 2,631 Referee: Anthony Backhouse

Hibernian v Newcastle United

30 July 2019[5] Friendly	Hibernian	1–3	Newcastle United	Edinburgh
19:45 BST	Mallan  10'	Hibernian FC	Joelinton  16' Longstaff  35' Lascelles  73'	Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 12,557 Referee: John Beaton

Hibernian v Willem II

10 January 2020[7] Friendly	Hibernian	2–1	Willem II	Sotogrande
12:00 CET	Shaw  75' (pen.), 90'	Edinburgh Evening News	Heerkens  30'

Scottish Premiership

Main article: 2019–20 Scottish Premiership

Despite winning their opening match, Hibs got off to a poor start to the league season.[8] After they lost the first Edinburgh derby of the season, Hibs fan Irvine Welsh claimed that they were "favourites" for relegation.[8]

Hibs eventually finished in seventh place. They had been in sixth place when the league season was suspended on 13 March due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but were awarded seventh place due to St Johnstone having a slightly higher points average.[9]

Hibernian v St Mirren

3 August 2019 Premiership	Hibernian	1–0	St Mirren	Edinburgh
15:00 BST	Allan  85'	BBC Sport		Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 16,631 Referee: Euan Anderson

Rangers v Hibernian

11 August 2019 Premiership	Rangers	6–1	Hibernian	Glasgow
15:00 BST	Defoe  9', 15', 74' Morelos  77', 89' Ojo  90+2'	BBC Sport	Horgan  40'	Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 49,718 Referee: John Beaton

Hibernian v St Johnstone

24 August 2019 Premiership	Hibernian	2–2	St Johnstone	Edinburgh
15:00 BST	Jackson  25' Kamberi  69'	BBC Sport	O'Halloran  68' Kerr  90+4'	Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 15,315 Referee: Don Robertson

Motherwell v Hibernian

31 August 2019 Premiership	Motherwell	3–0	Hibernian	Motherwell
15:00 BST	Seedorf  23' Donnelly  80' (pen.) Hylton  86'	BBC Sport		Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 5,964 Referee: Steven McLean

Kilmarnock v Hibernian

14 September 2019 Premiership	Kilmarnock	2–0	Hibernian	Kilmarnock
15:00 BST	Millar  56' El Makrini  79'	BBC Sport		Stadium: Rugby Park Attendance: 5,458 Referee: Kevin Clancy

Hibernian v Heart of Midlothian

22 September 2019 Premiership	Hibernian	1–2	Heart of Midlothian	Edinburgh
15:00 BST	Mallan  47'	BBC Sport	Ikpeazu  70' Hickey  84'	Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 19,828 Referee: John Beaton

Hibernian v Celtic

28 September 2019 Premiership	Hibernian	1–1	Celtic	Edinburgh
12:30 BST	Ajer  8' (o.g.)	BBC Sport	Christie  24'	Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 18,339 Referee: Kevin Clancy

Aberdeen v Hibernian

5 October 2019 Premiership	Aberdeen	1–1	Hibernian	Aberdeen
15:00 BST	Cosgrove  86'	BBC Sport	Porteous  48'	Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium Attendance: 13,880 Referee: Don Robertson

Hamilton Academical v Hibernian

19 October 2019 Premiership	Hamilton Academical	1–1	Hibernian	Hamilton
15:00 BST	Cunningham  59' (pen.)	BBC Sport	Mallan  22'	Stadium: New Douglas Park Attendance: 2,680 Referee: John Beaton

Hibernian v Ross County

26 October 2019 Premiership	Hibernian	2–2	Ross County	Edinburgh
15:00 BST	Horgan  50' Allan  56'	BBC Sport	Graham  74' Chalmers  90'	Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 15,452 Referee: Steven McLean

Hibernian v Livingston

30 October 2019 Premiership	Hibernian	2–2	Livingston	Edinburgh
19:45 GMT	Allan  62' (pen.) Boyle  90+2'	BBC Sport	Lawless  38' Sibbald  41'	Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 14,662 Referee: Gavin Duncan

St Johnstone v Hibernian

9 November 2019 Premiership	St Johnstone	1–4	Hibernian	Perth
15:00 GMT	May  90'	BBC Sport	Doidge  2', 17', 58' Allan  48'	Stadium: McDiarmid Park Attendance: 3,931 Referee: Andrew Dallas

Hibernian v Motherwell

23 November 2019 Premiership	Hibernian	3–1	Motherwell	Edinburgh
15:00 GMT	Doidge  21' Kamberi  25' Horgan  86'	BBC Sport	Polworth  9'	Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 15,984 Referee: John Beaton

St Mirren v Hibernian

26 November 2019 Premiership	St Mirren	1–2	Hibernian	Paisley
19:45 GMT	Morias  90+1'	BBC Sport	Doidge  28' Mallan  82' (pen.)	Stadium: St Mirren Park Attendance: 5,377 Referee: Alan Newlands

Hibernian v Kilmarnock

30 November 2019 Premiership	Hibernian	2–2	Kilmarnock	Edinburgh
15:00 GMT	Doidge  19' Naismith  47'	BBC Sport	Bruce  66' Del Fabro  90+3'	Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 16,180 Referee: Kevin Clancy

Ross County v Hibernian

4 December 2019 Premiership	Ross County	2–1	Hibernian	Dingwall
19:45 GMT	Stewart  65', 75'	BBC Sport	Doidge  34'	Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 4,196 Referee: David Munro

Hibernian v Aberdeen

7 December 2019 Premiership	Hibernian	3–0	Aberdeen	Edinburgh
15:00 GMT	Boyle  52', 68' Kamberi  74'	BBC Sport		Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 16,767 Referee: Colin Steven

Celtic v Hibernian

15 December 2019 Premiership	Celtic	2–0	Hibernian	Glasgow
15:00 GMT	Frimpong  39' Édouard  66'	BBC Sport		Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 57,598 Referee: John Beaton

Hibernian v Rangers

20 December 2019 Premiership	Hibernian	0–3	Rangers	Edinburgh
19:45 GMT		BBC Report	Kent  4' Aribo  8' Defoe  53'	Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 19,540 Referee: Nick Walsh

Heart of Midlothian v Hibernian

26 December 2019 Premiership	Heart of Midlothian	0–2	Hibernian	Edinburgh
12:30 GMT		BBC Sport	Boyle  6', 31'	Stadium: Tynecastle Park Attendance: 19,313 Referee: Don Robertson

Livingston v Hibernian

29 December 2019 Premiership	Livingston	2–0	Hibernian	Livingston
15:00 GMT	Guthrie  62', 77'	BBC Sport		Stadium: Almondvale Stadium Attendance: 4,902 Referee: Euan Anderson

Hibernian v Hamilton Academical

22 January 2020 Premiership	Hibernian	2–1	Hamilton Academical	Edinburgh
19:45 GMT	Doidge  64' Hanlon  86'	BBC Sport	Gogic  18'	Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 14,674 Referee: Andrew Dallas

Motherwell v Hibernian

25 January 2020 Premiership	Motherwell	0–0	Hibernian	Motherwell
15:00 GMT		BBC Sport		Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 5,767 Referee: Colin Steven

Hibernian v St Mirren

1 February 2020 Premiership	Hibernian	2–2	St Mirren	Edinburgh
15:00 GMT	Allan  25' Doidge  43'	BBC Sport	McCarthy  14' Andreu  18'	Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 16,325 Referee: David Munro

Rangers v Hibernian

5 February 2020 Premiership	Rangers	2–1	Hibernian	Glasgow
19:45 GMT	Edmundson  45+2' Hagi  84'	BBC Sport	Hanlon  35'	Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 49,427 Referee: Bobby Madden

Hibernian v Ross County

12 February 2020 Premiership	Hibernian	3–0	Ross County	Edinburgh
19:45 GMT	McNulty  7' Doidge  41' Jackson  84'	BBC Sport		Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 14,486 Referee: Steven McLean

Kilmarnock v Hibernian

16 February 2020 Premiership	Kilmarnock	1–2	Hibernian	Kilmarnock
16:30 GMT	Burke  30'	BBC Sport	Docherty  28' Jackson  45'	Stadium: Rugby Park Attendance: 5,370 Referee: Alan Muir

Hibernian v Livingston

22 February 2020 Premiership	Hibernian	1–1	Livingston	Edinburgh
15:00 GMT	Doidge  50'	BBC Sport	Taylor-Sinclair  56'	Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 15,553 Referee: Alan Newlands

Hibernian v Heart of Midlothian

3 March 2020 Premiership	Hibernian	1–3	Heart of Midlothian	Edinburgh
19:45 GMT	Hallberg  89'	BBC Sport	Clare  53' (pen.) Bozanic  65' Washington  80'	Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 20,197 Referee: Kevin Clancy

Aberdeen v Hibernian

7 March 2020 Premiership	Aberdeen	3–1	Hibernian	Aberdeen
15:00 GMT	Jackson  64' (o.g.) Considine  66' Main  82'	BBC Sport	Doidge  39'	Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium Attendance: 14,388 Referee: John Beaton

League Cup

Main article: 2019–20 Scottish League Cup

Hibs entered the 2019–20 Scottish League Cup at the group stage, and a 2–0 win at Elgin City in their final match clinched a place in the last 16.[10] They were then drawn at home to Championship club Greenock Morton.[11] Hibs needed extra time to defeat Morton and reach the quarter-finals, where they were drawn away to Kilmarnock.[12] By winning a penalty shootout Hibs progressed to the semi-finals, where they were paired with holders Celtic.[13]

Hibs lost 5–2 to Celtic in the semi-final. Two days later, and with the team sitting in 10th place in the league, head coach Paul Heckingbottom was sacked by Hibs.[2]

Stirling Albion v Hibernian

13 July 2019 Group C	Stirling Albion	1–1 (4 – 5 p)	Hibernian	Stirling
15:00 BST	Wilson  70'	BBC Sport	Allan  44' (pen.)	Stadium: Forthbank Stadium Attendance: 2,184 Referee: Greg Aitken
	Penalties
	Mackin Wilson Lowdon Docherty Peters Truesdale		James Horgan Allan Mallan Whittaker Murray

Hibernian v Alloa Athletic

20 July 2019 Group C	Hibernian	2–0	Alloa Athletic	Edinburgh
15:00 BST	Doidge  68' James  84'	BBC Sport		Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 5,470 Referee: Kevin Clancy

Hibernian v Arbroath

23 July 2019 Group C	Hibernian	3–0	Arbroath	Edinburgh
19:45 BST	Kamberi  3' Allan  44' (pen.) Murray  87'	BBC Sport		Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 4,769 Referee: Bobby Madden

Elgin City v Hibernian

26 July 2019 Group C	Elgin City	0–2	Hibernian	Elgin
19:45 BST		BBC Sport	Newell  10' Kamberi  62'	Stadium: Borough Briggs Attendance: 2,106 Referee: Willie Collum

Hibernian v Greenock Morton

17 August 2019 Last 16	Hibernian	5–3 (a.e.t.)	Greenock Morton	Edinburgh
15:00 BST	Allan  20' Vela  32' Kamberi  55', 104' Doidge  120'	BBC Sport	McHugh  39' Stevenson  45' (o.g.) Whittaker  90+1' (o.g.)	Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 6,557 Referee: Alan Muir

Kilmarnock v Hibernian

25 September 2019 QF	Kilmarnock	0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p)	Hibernian	Kilmarnock
19:45 BST		BBC Sport		Stadium: Rugby Park Attendance: 4,780 Referee: William Collum

Hibernian v Celtic

2 November 2019 SF	Hibernian	2–5	Celtic	Glasgow
17:30 GMT	Hallberg  36' Kamberi  58'	BBC Sport	Elyounoussi  17', 44' McGregor  21' Brown  56', 90'	Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 46,782 Referee: Bobby Madden

Scottish Cup

Main article: 2019–20 Scottish Cup

Hibs were drawn away to Championship leaders Dundee United in the fourth round.[14] They won that tie after a replay and were then drawn with Lowland League (fifth tier) side BSC Glasgow.[15] A 4–1 win put Hibs into the quarter-final, where they were given a home draw against Championship side Inverness Caledonian Thistle.[16] Inverness were the only club from outside the Premiership to have reached the quarter-final.[16]

A 5–2 win against Inverness gave Hibs a place in the semi-final, which produced an Edinburgh derby with Hearts.[17] That match was originally scheduled for 11 April, but was postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic.[18] On 21 July, the Scottish Football Association announced that the semi-finals would be played on the weekend of 31 October / 1 November 2020.[19]

Dundee United v Hibernian

19 January 2020 R4	Dundee United	2–2	Hibernian	Dundee
15:00 GMT	Shankland  45+3' Appere  74'	BBC Sport	Doidge  8' Boyle  47'	Stadium: Tannadice Park Attendance: 9,400 Referee: Kevin Clancy

Hibernian v Dundee United

28 January 2020 R4 replay	Hibernian	4–2	Dundee United	Edinburgh
19:45 GMT	Allan  40' (pen.) Doidge  60', 73', 90+1'	BBC Sport	Shankland  10' Sporle  67'	Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 10,451 Referee: Kevin Clancy

BSC Glasgow v Hibernian

9 February 2020 R4	BSC Glasgow	1–4	Hibernian	Alloa
12:01 GMT[20]	Smith  38'	BBC Sport	McNulty  11', 30', 69' Docherty  85'	Stadium: Recreation Park Attendance: 2,120 Referee: Alan Newlands

Hibernian v Inverness Caledonian Thistle

28 February 2020 QF	Hibernian	5–2	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	Edinburgh
19:45 GMT[21]	Jackson  38' Allan  58' Docherty  71' Oméonga  81' Gullan  84'	BBC Sport	Tremarco  73' Todorov  88'	Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 9,937 Referee: Nick Walsh

Heart of Midlothian v Hibernian

31 October / 1 November SF

Heart of Midlothian

–

Hibernian

Player statistics

As of 7 March 2020

No.	Pos	Player	Premiership		League Cup		Scottish Cup		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	GK	Ofir Marciano	19	0	2	0	4	0	25	0
28	GK	Chris Maxwell	12	0	5	0	0	0	17	0
Defenders
2	DF	David Gray	4	0	1	0	1	0	6	0
3	DF	Steven Whittaker	7	0	4	0	4	0	15	0
4	DF	Paul Hanlon	30	2	6	0	4	0	40	2
6	DF	Paul McGinn	7	0	0	0	2	0	9	0
16	DF	Lewis Stevenson	27	0	3	0	4	0	34	0
17	DF	Tom James	6	0	5	1	1	0	12	1
18	DF	Adam Jackson	14	3	6	0	2	1	22	4
21	DF	Jason Naismith	13	1	0	0	1	0	14	1
24	DF	Darren McGregor	6	0	3	0	1	0	10	0
25	DF	Ryan Porteous	14	1	1	0	1	0	16	1
43	DF	Sean Mackie	2	0	2	0	0	0	4	0
Midfielders
6	MF	Josh Vela	9	0	5	1	0	0	14	1
7	MF	Daryl Horgan	28	3	7	0	3	0	38	3
8	MF	Vykintas Slivka	16	0	2	0	0	0	18	0
10	MF	Martin Boyle	20	5	4	0	4	1	28	6
11	MF	Joe Newell	19	0	4	1	1	0	24	1
14	MF	Stevie Mallan	20	3	6	0	0	0	26	3
15	MF	Greg Docherty	6	1	0	0	2	2	8	3
19	MF	Glenn Middleton	6	0	2	0	0	0	8	0
20	MF	Melker Hallberg	20	1	2	1	3	0	25	2
23	MF	Scott Allan	30	5	7	3	3	2	40	10
33	MF	Fraser Murray	7	0	4	1	2	0	13	1
40	MF	Stéphane Oméonga	8	0	0	0	2	1	10	1
45	MF	Josh Campbell	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	0
Forwards
9	FW	Christian Doidge	28	12	6	2	4	4	38	18
13	FW	Marc McNulty	6	1	0	0	2	3	8	4
22	FW	Florian Kamberi	20	3	5	5	2	0	27	8
32	FW	Oli Shaw	4	0	4	0	0	0	8	0
47	FW	Jamie Gullan	5	0	0	0	2	1	7	1

• Source:

Club statistics

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	PPG	Qualification or relegation[lower-alpha 1]
5	Livingston	30	10	9	11	41	39	+2	39	1.30
6	St Johnstone	29	8	12	9	28	46	−18	36	1.24
7	Hibernian	30	9	10	11	42	49	−7	37	1.23
8	Kilmarnock	30	9	6	15	31	41	−10	33	1.10
9	St Mirren	30	7	8	15	24	41	−17	29	0.97

Source: BBC SPFL
Rules for classification: 1) Points per game; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-Head points; 5) Head-to-Head goal difference; 6) Play-off (only if deciding champion, UEFA competitions qualification, second stage group allocation or relegation).[23]
Notes:

1. All play-off matches were cancelled, as clubs voted to curtail the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[22]

Division summary

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Ground	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A
Result	W	L	D	L	L	L	D	D	D	D	D	W	W	W	D	L	W	L	L	W	L	W	D	D	L	W	W	D	L	L
Position	5	7	7	9	9	11	11	10	11	11	9	8	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6

Updated to match(es) played on 7 March 2020. Source:
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

League Cup group table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		HIB	ALO	ARB	ELG	STI
1	Hibernian (Q)	4	3	1	0	0	8	1	+7	11	Qualification for the Second Round		—	2–0	3–0	—	—
2	Alloa Athletic	4	2	0	1	1	8	8	0	7			—	—	—	3–3p	2–1
3	Arbroath	4	2	0	0	2	10	8	+2	6			—	2–3	—	2–1	—
4	Elgin City	4	1	1	0	2	7	7	0	5			0–2	—	—	—	3–0
5	Stirling Albion	4	0	0	1	3	3	12	−9	1			1–1p	—	1–6	—	—

Source: [24]
Rules for classification: 1) goal difference, 2) goals scored, 3) away goals scored, 4) matches won, 5) away matches won, 6) drawing of lots.[25]
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.

Management statistics

As of match played 7 March 2020

Name	From	To	P	W	D	L	Win%[nb 1]
Paul Heckingbottom	1 July 2019	4 November 2019	18	5	8	5	027.78
Eddie May (caretaker)	4 November 2019	15 November 2019	1	1	0	0	100.00
Jack Ross	15 November 2019		22	10	5	7	045.45

Transfers

Including the expiry of loans, 12 first team players left Hibs after the 2018–19 season ended.[26] Scott Allan had already been signed on a pre-contract agreement.[27] After Josh Vela was signed in mid-July, manager Paul Heckingbottom said that his recruitment was complete "unless something unforeseen happens".[28] After winger Martin Boyle suffered a knee injury, Glenn Middleton was signed on loan from Rangers.[29]

Players in Player From Fee Scott Allan Celtic Free[27] Adam Jackson Barnsley Free[30] Joe Newell Rotherham United Free[31] Christian Doidge Forest Green Rovers £250,000[32] Tom James Yeovil Town Undisclosed fee[33] Chris Maxwell Preston North End Loan[34] Josh Vela Bolton Wanderers Free[35] Glenn Middleton Rangers Loan[29] Melker Hallberg Vejle Free[36] Jason Naismith Peterborough United Loan[37] Ádám Bogdán Liverpool Free[38] Stéphane Oméonga Genoa Loan[39] Paul McGinn St Mirren Undisclosed fee[40] Marc McNulty Reading Loan[40] Greg Docherty Rangers Loan[40]

Players out Player To Fee Marvin Bartley Livingston Free[41] Mark Milligan Southend United Free[42][43] Gael Bigirimana Solihull Moors Free[44][45] Jonathan Spector Retired Free[44][46] Miquel Nelom Willem II Free[44][47] Ross Laidlaw Ross County Free[44][48] Lewis Allan Raith Rovers Free[44][49] Kevin Dabrowski Cowdenbeath Loan[50] Tommy Block Queen's Park Loan[51] Jack Hodge Civil Service Strollers Loan[52] Callum Yeats Civil Service Strollers Loan[52] Jamie Gullan Raith Rovers Loan[36] Ben Stirling Arbroath Loan[53] Josh Campbell Arbroath Loan[53] Sean Mackie Dundee Loan[37] Josh Vela Shrewsbury Town Free[54] Oli Shaw Ross County Undisclosed fee[55] Kosovar Sadiki Finn Harps Loan[56] Ben Stirling Alloa Athletic Loan[57] Ryan Shanley Forfar Athletic Loan[57] Florian Kamberi Rangers Loan[58] Josh Doig Queen's Park Loan[59] Innes Murray Airdrieonians Loan[60]

See also

• List of Hibernian F.C. seasons

Notes

1. Win% is the percentage of matches won rounded to two decimal places.

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