Albanian football clubs in European competitions

Albanian football clubs have competed in European football tournaments since the 1962-63 season when Partizani Tirana played in the European Cup. Clubs took part in the UEFA Champions League (formerly the European Cup), UEFA Cup, UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, UEFA Europa League, UEFA Europa Conference League and UEFA Intertoto Cup.

General stats[]

KF Tirana are the most successful Albanian club, they have won more ties in all competitions (13 times).^[a]
KF Tirana have gone farthest in all competitions, reaching the Round of Sixteen 4 times.
KF Tirana have participated the most times and played the most games (29 participations & 76 matches).
Partizani Tirana are the first Albanian club to participate and also won a tie in a European competition UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1970-71.
KF Tirana have the most wins for an Albanian team (17).
Biggest home win: KF Tirana - Sliema Wanderers 5-0
Biggest away win: Sant Julià - KF Skënderbeu Korçë 0-5
Biggest home loss: KS Besa - Olympiacos F.C. 0-5
Biggest away loss: Motherwell F.C. - KS Flamurtari 8-1

^ Once directly by draw, without playing

Summary for ties won[]

KF Tirana 13 x 1 tie.^[a]
KF Skënderbeu Korçë 1 x 4 ties, 1 x 2 ties, 1 x 1 tie.
FK Kukësi 1 x 3 ties, 2 x 2 ties, 2 x 1 tie.
KF Laçi 1 x 2 ties, 3 x 1 tie.
KS Flamurtari 1 x 2 ties, 2 x 1 tie.
KS Vllaznia 6 x 1 tie.
Partizani Tirana 4 x 1 tie.
KS Teuta 3 x 1 tie.
Dinamo Tirana 3 x 1 tie.
KS Besa 2 x 1 tie.

^ Once directly by draw, without playing

Above list does not include UEFA Intertoto Cup.

All clubs results full table*[]

Rank	Club	PPs	Matches	Won	Drawn	Lost	GF	GA	GD	Points**
1	KF Tirana	29	76	17	12	47	65	132	-67	46
2	KF Skënderbeu Korçë	8	38	13	8	17	42	54	-12	34
3	Partizani Tirana	25	59	8	14	37	36	98	-62	30
2	FK Kukësi	8	32	8	10	14	26	43	-17	26
5	KS Vllaznia	14	34	9	5	20	28	58	-30	23
6	Dinamo Tirana	17	40	8	6	26	26	70	-44	22
7	KS Flamurtari	11	30	6	4	20	27	56	-29	16
8	KF Laçi	8	24	3	8	13	16	36	-20	14
9	KF Teuta	11	28	6	1	21	23	66	-43	13
10	KS Besa	3	10	0	5	5	6	28	-22	5
11	KS Elbasani	3	6	1	2	3	2	10	-8	4
12	KS Albpetrol Patos	1	2	0	1	1	1	3	-2	1
13	KS Apolonia	2	4	0	0	4	1	17	-16	0
14	KS Tomori	1	2	0	0	2	2	5	-3	0
15	KS Bylis	1	2	0	0	2	1	5	-4	0

Above list does not include UEFA Intertoto Cup.
- Gathered points are based on two-point victories.

Last update 12.08.2021

Tables[]

Below are summary tables of Albanian clubs results in all competitions.^[1]

UEFA Champions League[]

Season	Club	Round	Club	Home	Away
1962–63	Partizani Tirana	1R	IFK Norrköping	1-1	0-2
1963–64	Partizani Tirana	1R	Spartak Plovdiv	1-0	1-3
1964–65	Partizani Tirana	1R	1. FC Köln	0-0	0-2
1965–66	KF Tirana	1R	Kilmarnock F.C.	0-0	0-1
1966–67	KF Tirana	1R	Vålerenga	n.d.	n.d.
1967–68	Dinamo Tirana	1R	Eintracht Braunschweig	n.d.	n.d.
1969–70	KF Tirana	1R	Standard Liège	1-1	0-3
1970–71	KF Tirana	1R	AFC Ajax	2-2	0-2
1971–72	Partizani Tirana	1R	CSKA Sofia	0-1	0-3
1978–79	KS Vllaznia	1R	Austria Wien	2-0	1-4
1979–80	Partizani Tirana	1R	Celtic F.C.	1-0	1-4
1980–81	Dinamo Tirana	1R	AFC Ajax	0-2	0-1
1981–82	Partizani Tirana	1R	Austria Wien	1-0	1-3
1982–83	KF Tirana	1R	Linfield F.C.	1-0	1-2
1982–83	KF Tirana	2R	Dynamo Kiev	n.d.	n.d.
1983–84	KS Vllaznia	1R	Hamburger SV	n.d.	n.d.
1984–85	KS Elbasani	1R	Lyngby BK	0-3	0-3
1986–87	Dinamo Tirana	1R	Besiktas J.K.	0-1	0-2
1987–88	Partizani Tirana	1R	S.L. Benfica	0-3(a)	0-4
1988–89	KF Tirana	1R	Ħamrun Spartans	2-0	1-2
1988–89	KF Tirana	2R	IFK Göteborg	0-3	0-1
1989–90	KF Tirana	1R	Sliema Wanderers	5-0	0-1
1989–90	KF Tirana	2R	FC Bayern Munich	0-3	1-3
1990–91	Dinamo Tirana	1R	Olympique de Marseille	0-0	1-5
1991–92	KS Flamurtari	1R	IFK Göteborg	1-1	0-0
1993–94	Partizani Tirana	1QR	Íþróttabandalag Akraness	0-0	0-3
1998–99	KS Vllaznia	1QR	FC Dinamo Tbilisi	3-1	0-3
1999–00	KF Tirana	1QR	IB Vestmannaeyja	1-2	0-1
2000–01	KF Tirana	1QR	FC Zimbru Chişinău	2-3	2-3
2001–02	KS Vllaznia	1QR	KR Reykjavik	1-0	1-2
2001–02	KS Vllaznia	2QR	Galatasaray S.K.	1-4	0-2
2002–03	Dinamo Tirana	1QR	FBK Kaunas	0-0	3-2
2002–03	Dinamo Tirana	2QR	Brondby IF	0-4	0-1
2003–04	KF Tirana	1QR	FC Dinamo Tbilisi	3-0(p. 4-2)	0-3
2003–04	KF Tirana	2QR	Grazer AK	1-5	1-2
2004–05	KF Tirana	1QR	FC Gomel	0-1	2-0
2004–05	KF Tirana	2QR	Ferencvarosi TC	2-3	1-0
2005–06	KF Tirana	1QR	ND Gorica	3-0	0-2
2005–06	KF Tirana	2QR	CSKA Sofia	0-2	0-2
2006–07	KS Elbasani	1QR	FK Ekranas	1-0	0-3
2007–08	KF Tirana	1QR	NK Domzale	1-2	0-1
2008–09	Dinamo Tirana	1QR	FK Modrica	0-2	1-2
2009–10	KF Tirana	2QR	Stabæk Fotball	1-1	0-4
2010–11	Dinamo Tirana	2QR	Sheriff Tiraspol	1-0	1-3
2011–12	Skënderbeu Korçë	2QR	APOEL F.C.	0-2	0-4
2012–13	Skënderbeu Korçë	2QR	Debreceni VSC	1-0	0-3
2013–14	Skënderbeu Korçë	2QR	Neftchi Baku PFK	1-0 (aet)	0-0
2013–14	Skënderbeu Korçë	3QR	FC Shakhter Karagandy	3-2	0-3
2014–15	Skënderbeu Korçë	2QR	FC BATE Borisov	1-1	0-0
2015–16	Skënderbeu Korçë	2QR	Crusaders F.C.	4-1	2-3
		3QR	Milsami Orhei	2-0	2-0
		PO	Dinamo Zagreb	1-2	1-4
2016–17	Partizani Tirana	2QR	Ferencváros	1-1	1-1(p. 3-1)
2016–17	Partizani Tirana	3QR	Red Bull Salzburg	0-1	0-2
2017–18	FK Kukesi	2QR	Sheriff Tiraspol	2-1	0-1
2018–19	FK Kukesi	1QR	Valletta	0-0	1-1
2018–19	FK Kukesi	2QR	Qarabağ	0-0	0-3
2019–20	Partizani Tirana	1QR	Qarabağ	0-0	0-2
2020–21	KF Tirana	1QR	Dinamo Tbilisi	n.d.	2-0
2020–21	KF Tirana	2QR	Red Star Belgrade	0-1	n.d.
2021–22	KF Teuta	1QR	Sheriff Tiraspol	0-4	0-1

PR = Preliminary Round
QR = Qualifying Round
1R = First Round
2R = Second Round
3R = Third Round
PO = Play-off Round
n.d. = Did not play
w/o = Did not appear

UEFA Cup / UEFA Europa League[]

Season	Club	Round	Club	Home	Away
1971–72	KS Vllaznia	1R	Rapid Wien	n.d.	n.d.
1981–82	Dinamo Tirana	1R	FC Carl Zeiss Jena	1-0	0-4
1985–86	Dinamo Tirana	1R	Ħamrun Spartans	1-0	0-0
1985–86	Dinamo Tirana	2R	Sporting CP	0-0	0-1
1986–87	KS Flamurtari	1R	FC Barcelona	1-1	0-0
1987–88	KS Flamurtari	1R	FK Partizan	2-0	1-2
		2R	Wismut Aue	2-0	0-1
		3R	FC Barcelona	1-0	1-4
1989–90	KS Apolonia Fier	1R	AJ Auxerre	0-3	0-5
1990–91	Partizani Tirana	1R	Universitatea Craiova	0-1	0-1
1991–92	KS Vllaznia	1R	AEK Athens	0-1	0-2
1994–95	KS Teuta	PR	Apollon Limassol	1-4	2-4
1995–96	Partizani Tirana	PR	Fenerbahce SK	0-4	0-2
1996–97	KF Tirana	PR	Croatia Zagreb	2-6	0-4
1998–99	KF Tirana	1QR	Inter Bratislava	0-2	0-2
1999–00	KS Vllaznia	QR	FC Spartak Trnava	1-1	0-2
1999–00	KS Bylis	1QR	Inter Bratislava	1-3	0-2
2000–01	KS Teuta	QR	Rapid Wien	0-4	0-2
2000–01	KS Tomori	QR	APOEL F.C.	2-3	0-2
2001–02	Dinamo Tirana	QR	FC Dinamo Bucuresti	1-3	0-1
2001–02	KF Tirana	QR	Apollon Limassol	3-2	1-3
2002–03	Partizani Tirana	QR	Hapoel Tel Aviv	1-4	0-1
2002–03	KF Tirana	QR	FC National Bucuresti	0-1	2-2
2003–04	KS Vllaznia	QR	Dundee F.C.	0-3	0-4
2003–04	Dinamo Tirana	QR	KSC Lokeren	0-4	1-3
2004–05	Partizani Tirana	1QR	Birkirkara	4-2	1-2
	Partizani Tirana	2QR	Hapoel Bnei Sakhnin	1-3	0-3
	Dinamo Tirana	1QR	Oţelul Galaţi	0-4	1-4
2005–06	KS Teuta	1QR	NK Siroki Brijeg	3-1	0-3
2005–06	KS Elbasani	1QR	Vardar	1-1	0-0
2006–07	KF Tirana	1QR	Varteks	2-0	1-1
	KF Tirana	2QR	Kayserispor	0-2	1-3
	Dinamo Tirana	1QR	CSKA Sofia	0-1	1-4
2007–08	KS Teuta	1QR	Slaven Belupo	2-2	2-6
	KS Besa	1QR	Bezanija	0-0	2-2
	KS Besa	2QR	Litex Lovech	0-3	0-3
2008–09	Partizani Tirana	1QR	NK Siroki Brijeg	1-3	0-0
	KS Vllaznia	1QR	FC Koper	0-0	2-1
	KS Vllaznia	2QR	S.S.C. Napoli	0-3	0-5
2009–10	Dinamo Tirana	1QR	FC Lahti	2-0	1-4
	KS Vllaznia	1QR	Sligo Rovers	1-1	2-1
	KS Vllaznia	2QR	Rapid Wien	0-3	0-5
	KS Flamurtari	2QR	Motherwell F.C.	1-0	1-8
2010–11	KF Tirana	1QR	Zalaegerszegi TE	0-0	1-0(aet)
	KF Tirana	2QR	Utrecht	1-1	0-4
	KF Laci	1QR	Dnepr Mogilev	1-1	1-7
	KS Besa	2QR	Olympiacos	0-5	1-6
2011–12	KS Flamurtari	1QR	Buducnost Podgorica	1-2	3-1
	KS Flamurtari	2QR	Jablonec	0-2	1-5
	KS Vllaznia	1QR	Birkirkara	1-1	1-0
	KS Vllaznia	2QR	Thun	0-0	1-2
	KF Tirana	2QR	Spartak Trnava	0-0	1-3
2012–13	KS Flamurtari	1QR	Honved	0-1	0-2
	KS Teuta	1QR	Metalurgi Rustavi	0-3	1-6
	KF Tirana	1QR	CS Grevenmacher	2-0	0-0
	KF Tirana	2QR	Aalesunds FK	1-1	0-5
2013–14	KS Teuta	1QR	FC Dacia Chișinău	3-1	0-2
	KF Laci	1QR	FC Differdange 03	0-1	1-2
	FK Kukesi	1QR	FC Flora Tallinn	0-0	1-1
		2QR	FK Sarajevo	3-2	0-0
		3QR	Metalurg Donetsk	2-0	0-1
		PO	Trabzonspor	0-2	1-3
	Skënderbeu Korçë	PO	Chernomorets Odessa	1-0(p. 6-7)	0-1
2014–15	FK Kukesi	1QR	FC Kairat	0-0	0-1
	KF Laci	1QR	Rudar Velenje	1-1(p. 3-2)	1-1
	KF Laci	2QR	FC Zorya Luhansk	0-3	1-2
	KS Flamurtari	1QR	Sioni Bolnisi	1-2	3-2
	KS Flamurtari	2QR	FC Petrolul Ploiești	1-3	0-2
2015–16	FK Kukesi	1QR	Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino	2-0	0-0
		2QR	Mladost Podgorica	0-1	4-2
		3QR	Legia Warsaw	0-3(a)	0-1
	KF Laci	1QR	Inter Baku	1-1	0-0
	Partizani Tirana	1QR	Strømsgodset	0-1	1-3
	Skënderbeu Korçë	GS	Beşiktaş	0-1	0-2
			Lokomotiv Moscow	0-3	0-2
			Sporting CP	3-0	1-5
2016–17	FK Kukesi	1QR	Rudar Pljevlja	1-1	1-0
	FK Kukesi	2QR	Austria Wien	1-4	0-1
	Partizani Tirana	1QR	Slovan Bratislava	0-0	n.d.
	Partizani Tirana	PO	FC Krasnodar	0-0	0-4
	KS Teuta	1QR	FC Kairat	0-1	0-5
2017–18	Skënderbeu Korçë	1QR	Sant Julià	1-0	5-0
		2QR	FC Kairat	2-0	1-1
		3QR	Mladá Boleslav	2-1(p. 4-2)	1-2
		PO	Dinamo Zagreb	0-0	1-1
		GS	Dynamo Kyiv	3-2	1-3
			Partizan	0-0	0-2
			Young Boys	1-1	1-2
	Partizani Tirana	1QR	Botev Plovdiv	1-3	0-1
	KF Tirana	1QR	Maccabi Tel Aviv	0-3	0-2
2018–19	FK Kukesi	3QR	Torpedo Kutaisi	2-0	2-5
	KF Laci	1QR	Anorthosis Famagusta	1-0	1-2
	KF Laci	2QR	Molde	0-2	0-3
	Luftëtari Gjirokastër	1QR	Ventspils	3-3	0-5
	Partizani Tirana	1QR	Maribor	0-1	0-2
2019–20	FK Kukesi	1QR	Debrecen	1-1	0-3
	KF Laci	1QR	Hapoel Be'er Sheva	1-1	0-1
	Partizani Tirana	2QR	Sheriff Tiraspol	0-1	1-1
	KS Teuta	1QR	Ventspils	1-0	0-3
2020–21	FK Kukesi	1QR	Slavia Sofia	2-1	n.d.
	FK Kukesi	2QR	VfL Wolfsburg	0-4	n.d.
	KF Laci	1QR	Keşla	n.d.	0-0(p. 5-4)
	KF Laci	2QR	Hapoel Be'er Sheva	1-2	n.d.
	KS Teuta	1QR	Beitar Jerusalem	2-0	n.d.
	KS Teuta	2QR	Granada	0-4	n.d.
	KF Tirana	PO	Young Boys	n.d.	0-3

PR = Preliminary Round
QR = Qualifying Round
1R = First Round
2R = Second Round
PO = Play-off Round
GS = Group Stage
n.d. = Did not play
w/o = Did not appear

UEFA Conference League[]

Season	Club	Round	Club	Home	Away
2021–22	KF Laci	1QR	Podgorica	3-0 (aet)	0-1
		2QR	Universitatea Craiova	1-0	0-0
		3QR	Anderlecht	0-3	1-2
	Partizani Tirana	1QR	Sfântul Gheorghe	5-2	3-2
	Partizani Tirana	2QR	Basel	0-2	0-3
	KF Teuta	2QR	Inter Club d'Escaldes	0-2	3-0 (aet)
	KF Teuta	3QR	Shamrock Rovers	0-2	0-1
	KS Vllaznia	1QR	Široki Brijeg	3-0	1-3
	KS Vllaznia	2QR	AEL Limassol	0-1	0-1

PR = Preliminary Round
QR = Qualifying Round
1R = First Round
2R = Second Round
PO = Play-off Round
GS = Group Stage
n.d. = Did not play
w/o = Did not appear

Last update 12.08.2021

UEFA Cup Winners' Cup[]

Season	Club	Round	Club	Home	Away
1968–69	Partizani Tirana	1R	Torino F.C.	1-0	1-3
1970–71	Partizani Tirana	PR	Atvidabergs FF	2-0	1-1
1970–71	Partizani Tirana	1R	FC Wacker Innsbruck	1-2	2-3
1971–72	Dinamo Tirana	1R	Austria Wien	1-1	0-1
1972–73	KS Besa	1R	Fremad Amager	0-0	1-1
1972–73	KS Besa	2R	Hibernian F.C.	1-1	1-7
1979–80	KS Vllaznia	1R	FC Dynamo Moscow	n.d.	n.d.
1980–81	Partizani Tirana	1R	Malmö FF	0-0	0-1
1982–83	Dinamo Tirana	1R	Aberdeen FC	0-0	0-1
1983–84	KF Tirana	1R	Hammarby IF	2-1	0-4
1985–86	KS Flamurtari	1R	HJK Helsinki	1-2	2-3
1986–87	KF Tirana	1R	FC Dinamo Bucuresti	1-0	2-1
1986–87	KF Tirana	2R	Malmö IF	0-3	0-0
1987–88	KS Vllaznia	1R	Sliema Wanderers	2-0	4-0
1987–88	KS Vllaznia	2R	RoPS	0-1	0-1
1988–89	KS Flamurtari	1R	Lech Poznan	2-3	0-1
1989–90	Dinamo Tirana	PR	FC Chernomorets	4-0	1-3
1989–90	Dinamo Tirana	1R	FC Dinamo Bucuresti	1-0	0-2
1990–91	KS Flamurtari	1R	Olympiacos F.C.	0-2	1-3
1991–92	Partizani Tirana	1R	Feyenoord	0-0	0-1
1993–94	KS Albpetrol	QR	FC Balzers	0-0	1-3
1994–95	KF Tirana	QR	FC Bobruisk	3-0	1-4
1994–95	KF Tirana	1R	Brondby IF	0-1	0-3
1995–96	KS Teuta	QR	Turun Palloseura	3-0	0-1
1995–96	KS Teuta	1R	Parma F.C.	0-2	0-2
1996–97	KS Flamurtari	QR	1.HFC Humenne	0-2	0-1
1998–99	Apolonia Fier	QR	K.R.C. Genk	1-5	0-4

PR = Preliminary Round
QR = Qualifying Round
1R = First Round
2R = Second Round
n.d. = Did not play
w/o = Did not appear

UEFA Intertoto Cup[]

Season	Club	Round	Club	Home	Away
1999	KS Teuta	1R	IA Akranes	2-1	1-5
2000	KS Vllaznia	1R	Nea Salamis Famagusta FC	1-2	1-4
2001	KS Bylis Ballsh	1R	FC Universitatea Craiova	0-1	3-3
2002	KS Teuta	1R	Valletta	0-0	2-1
2002	KS Teuta	2R	ACF Gloria 1922 Bistrita	1-0	0-3
2003	Partizani Tirana	1R	Maccabi Netanya	2-0	1-3
2003	Partizani Tirana	2R	FC Dacia Chisinau	0-3	0-2
2004	KS Vllaznia	1R	Hapoel Be'er Sheva F.C.	1-2	3-0
2004	KS Vllaznia	2R	NK Slaven Belupo	1-0	0-2
2005	Dinamo Tirana	1R	NK Varteks	2-1	1-4
2006	Partizani Tirana	1R	Ethnikos Achna FC	2-1	2-4
2007	KS Vllaznia	1R	NK Zagreb	1-0	1-2
2007	KS Vllaznia	2R	Trabzonspor	0-4	0-6
2008	KS Besa	1R	Ethnikos Achnas FC	0-0	1-1
2008	KS Besa	2R	Grasshopper Club Zurich	0-3	1-2

PR = Preliminary Round
QR = Qualifying Round
1R = First Round
2R = Second Round
n.d. = Did not play
w/o = Did not appear

Albanian clubs against countries[]

Country	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	TW	TL
Andorra	2	2	0	0	6	0	+6	1	0
Austria	22	2	1	19	13	54	-41	0	10
Azerbaijan	9	1	6	2	2	6	-4	2	3
Belarus	12	3	6	3	12	15	-3	3	3
Belgium	6	0	1	5	3	20	-17	0	3
Bosnia and Herzegovina	8	2	2	4	8	13	-5	1	3
Bulgaria	15	3	0	12	10	31	-21	2	6
Croatia	14	4	3	7	14	27	-13	3	4
Cyprus	16	3	2	11	18	38	-20	2	6
Czech Republic	4	1	0	3	4	10	-6	1	1
Denmark	8	0	2	6	1	16	-15	1	3
Estonia	2	0	2	0	1	1	-	1	0
Finland	8	2	0	6	9	12	-3	1	3
France	4	0	1	3	1	13	-12	0	2
Germany	9	2	1	6	3	17	-17	1	6
Georgia	13	6	0	7	21	29	-8	4	3
Greece	6	0	0	6	2	19	-17	0	3
Hungary	12	3	4	5	8	15	-7	2	4
Iceland	6	1	1	4	3	8	-5	1	2
Republic of Ireland	2	1	1	0	3	2	+1	1	0
Israel	14	3	1	10	13	25	-12	3	5
Italy	6	1	0	5	2	15	-13	0	3
Kazakhstan	10	3	3	4	9	14	-5	2	3
Latvia	4	1	1	2	4	11	-7	0	2
Liechtenstein	2	0	1	1	1	3	-	0	1
Lithuania	4	2	1	1	4	5	-1	1	1
Luxembourg	4	1	1	2	3	3	-	1	1
Macedonia	2	0	2	0	1	1	-	0	1
Malta	14	7	4	3	23	9	+14	7	0
Moldova	12	7	0	5	15	15	-	2	4
Montenegro	10	5	2	3	16	10	+6	5	0
Netherlands	8	0	3	5	3	13	-10	0	4
Northern Ireland	4	2	0	2	8	6	+2	2	0
Norway	8	0	2	6	3	20	-17	0	5
Poland	4	0	0	4	2	8	-6	0	2
Portugal	5	2	1	4	8	11	-3	0	3
Romania	18	4	2	12	13	29	-16	1	8
Russia	4	0	1	3	0	9	-9	0	2
Scotland	12	3	2	7	8	31	-23	0	6
Serbia	7	1	3	3	5	7	-2	2	1
Slovakia	11	0	3	8	3	18	-15	0	5
Slovenia	12	2	5	5	10	13	-3	4	2
Spain	5	1	2	2	3	9	-6	0	3
Sweden	14	2	6	6	6	17	-11	1	6
Switzerland	6	0	2	4	4	10	-6	0	3
Turkey	14	0	0	14	3	41	-38	0	7
Ukraine	10	3	0	7	9	17	-8	1	5

TW = Ties won
TL = Ties lost

Last update: 01.10.2020

References[]

^ "EFC". Archived from the original on 2012-04-06. Retrieved 2012-07-14.

[1] Once directly by draw, without playing

[2] Once directly by draw, without playing

[3] "EFC". Archived from the original on 2012-04-06. Retrieved 2012-07-14.

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