2021 National Football League (Ireland)

League details
Dates	15 May – 19 June 2021
Teams	31
League champions
Winners	Kerry/Dublin (22nd and 14th win)
Other division winners
Division 2	Kildare and Mayo
Division 3	Derry
Division 4 Shield	Wexford
← 2020 2022 →

The 2021 National Football League, known for sponsorship reasons as the Allianz National Football League, was the 90th staging of the National Football League (NFL), an annual Gaelic football tournament for Gaelic Athletic Association county teams. Thirty-one county teams from the island of Ireland compete; Kilkenny do not participate. London did not participate, due to restrictions around travel in place to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic.^[1][2]

In December 2020, it was announced that each division would be divided into North and South sections in order to reduce fixtures and minimise cross-border matches.^[3] This plan had been hinted at as early as September 2020.^[4] Teams would play three league games, plus possibly two knockout matches, allowing the tournament to be finished in just five rounds of games.^[5][6][7] In February 2021, it was announced that the league would be delayed due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Gaelic games and that cancelling it would be a last resort.^[8][9][10] It began on 15 May 2021.^[11][12]

Due to COVID-19, finals were not played if a team had a championship game scheduled for the following week. This resulted in three divisions having their finals cancelled and being awarded jointly. Kerry and Dublin shared the Division 1 title; Kildare and Mayo Division 2; and Antrim and Louth Division 4.^[13][14] Offaly and Derry would have shared the Division 3 title, but chose to play the final instead. It was a pilot COVID test event with 2,400 spectators permitted, and Derry won.^[15]

Format

League structure

Teams by Province and Division
Province	Division 1	Division 2	Division 3	Division 4	Total
Connacht	2	1	0	2	5
Leinster	1	4	3	3	11
Munster	1	2	2	1	6
Ulster	4	1	3	1	9
Britain	0	0	0	0	0
Total	8	8	8	7	31

The 2021 National Football League consists of three divisions of eight teams and one of seven. Each division is divided into a North and South section; each team plays every other team in its section once. Two points are awarded for a win and one point for a draw.

In the top division, Division 1, teams compete to become the National Football League (NFL) champions. The top two in each section qualify for the NFL semi-finals.

Teams compete for promotion and relegation to a higher or lower league. In Divisions 2, 3 and 4, the top two teams in each group play in the divisional semi-finals, with each team that reaches the divisional final being promoted.

Division finals are not played if a team is scheduled to play a championship match on 26/27 June 2021; the division title will be shared.^[16]

The bottom two teams in each section in Divisions 1, 2 and 3 enter relegation playoffs, with the losers relegated.

The third-placed teams in each section in Division 4 enter the Division 4 Shield Final.^[17]

Tiebreakers for league ranking

As per the Official GAA Guide - Part 1 - Section 6.21^[18] -

If two teams in the same group are equal on points on completion of the group phase, the following tie-breaking criteria are applied:

1. Where two teams only are involved - the outcome of the meeting of the two teams in the group game;

If three or more teams in the same group are equal on points on completion of the group phase, the following tie-breaking criteria are applied:

1. Scoring Difference (subtracting the total scores against from total scores for);
2. Highest Total Score For;
3. A Play-Off.

In the event that two teams or more finish with equal points, but have been affected by a disqualification, loss of game on a proven objection, retirement or walkover, the tie shall be decided by the following means:

1. Score Difference from the games in which only the teams involved, (teams tied on points), have played each other. (subtracting the total Scores Against from total Scores For)
2. Highest Total Score For, in which only the teams involved, have played each other, and have finished equal under rule 1 above
3. A Play-Off

Division 1

Kerry

Dublin

Galway

Tyrone

Donegal

Monaghan

Armagh

Roscommon

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Locations of the 2021 NFL Division 1 teams.
Red: North section; Green: South section.

Division 1 North

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Donegal	3	1	2	0	38	36	+2	4	Advance to NFL semi-finals
2	Tyrone	3	1	1	1	37	34	+3	3
3	Armagh	3	1	1	1	35	36	−1	3	Advance to a relegation playoff; losers are relegated to Division 2
4	Monaghan	3	0	2	1	35	39	−4	2

Updated to match(es) played on 29 May 2021. Source: GAA.ie
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Matches

Round 1

Tyrone v Donegal

15 May 2021 1	Tyrone	0-16 (16) – (18) 0-18	Donegal	Omagh
17:00				Venue: Healy Park
		Report		Referee: Joe McQuillan (Cavan)

Monaghan v Armagh

16 May 2021 1	Monaghan	1-12 (15) – (19) 1-16	Armagh	Enniskillen
15:00				Venue: Brewster Park
				Referee: Ciaran Branagan

Round 2

Donegal v Monaghan

22 May 2021 2	Donegal	1–20 (23) – (23) 4–11	Monaghan	Ballybofey
17:00				Venue: MacCumhaill Park
		Report		Referee: Barry Cassidy

Armagh v Tyrone

22 May 2021 2	Armagh	2–10 (16) – (21) 2–15	Tyrone	Armagh
19:00				Venue: Athletic Grounds
				Referee: David Gough

Round 3

Armagh v Donegal

29 May 2021 3	Armagh	1-16 (19) – (19) 1-16	Donegal	Armagh
19:30				Venue: Athletic Grounds
		Report

Tyrone v Monaghan

29 May 2021 3	Tyrone	0-14 (14) – (14) 0-14	Monaghan	Omagh
19:30				Venue: Healy Park
		Report

Division 1 South

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Kerry (C)	3	2	1	0	75	47	+28	5	Advance to NFL semi-finals
2	Dublin (C)	3	2	1	0	68	55	+13	5
3	Galway (R)	3	1	0	2	51	71	−20	2	Advance to Division 1 relegation playoffs; two losers are relegated to Division 2
4	Roscommon (R)	3	0	0	3	47	68	−21	0

Updated to match(es) played on 30 May 2021. Source: GAA.ie
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(C) NFL champions (shared); (R) Relegated

Matches

Round 1

Kerry v Galway

15 May 2021 1	Kerry	4-21 (33) – (11) 0-11	Galway	Tralee
15:00				Venue: Austin Stack Park
		Report		Referee: Conor Lane (Cork)

Roscommon v Dublin

16 May 2021 1	Roscommon	0-16 (16) – (25) 1-22	Dublin	Roscommon
13:45				Venue: Dr Hyde Park
				Referee: Derek O'Mahoney

Round 2

Dublin v Kerry

23 May 2021 2	Dublin	4–9 (21) – (21) 1–18	Kerry	Thurles
13:45				Venue: Semple Stadium
				Referee: Sean Hurson

Galway v Roscommon

23 May 2021 2	Galway	2–16 (22) – (16) 1–13	Roscommon	Salthill
14:00				Venue: Pearse Stadium
				Referee: David Coldrick

Round 3

Galway v Dublin

30 May 2021 3	Galway	1-15 (18) – (22) 2-16	Dublin	Tuam
15:45				Venue: Tuam Stadium
				Referee: Brendan Cawley

Roscommon v Kerry

30 May 2021 3	Roscommon	1-12 (15) – (21) 2-15	Kerry	Roscommon
15:45				Venue: Dr Hyde Park
				Referee: Joe Mc Quillan

Division 1 Relegation Playoffs

Armagh v Roscommon

GAAGO

13 June 2021 15:00 IST (UTC+1) Relegation playoff

Armagh	1-17 (20) – (11) 0-11	Roscommon

Athletic Grounds, Armagh Referee: Sean Hurson

Monaghan v Galway

TG4

13 June 2021 15:45 IST (UTC+1) Relegation playoff

Monaghan	1-21 (24) – (23) 2-17 (a.e.t.)	Galway

St. Tiernach's Park, Clones Referee: David Gough

Division 1 Finals

Kerry v Tyrone

TG4

12 June 2021 17:00 IST (UTC+1) Semi-Final

Report

Kerry	6-15 (33) – (17) 1-14	Tyrone
(HT: 5-06 – 0-07)

Fitzgerald Stadium, Killarney Referee: Conor Lane

Donegal v Dublin

TG4

12 June 2021 19:15 IST (UTC+1) Semi-Final

Report

Donegal	1-14 (17) – (21) 1-18	Dublin
(HT: 0-07 – 1-08)

Kingspan Breffni Park, Cavan Referee: Ciaran Branagan

Dublin and Kerry shared the 2021 NFL title, as Kerry had a championship game on 26 June 2021.

Division 2

Meath

Westmeath

Down

Mayo

Kildare

Laois

Cork

Clare

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Locations of the 2021 NFL Division 2 teams.
Red: North section; Green: South section.

Division 2 North

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Mayo (P)	3	3	0	0	74	50	+24	6	Advance to Division 2 semi-finals; both finalists are promoted to Division 1
2	Meath	3	2	0	1	55	55	0	4
3	Down	3	1	0	2	41	60	−19	2	Advance to a relegation playoff; losers are relegated to Division 3
4	Westmeath (R)	3	0	0	3	45	50	−5	0

Updated to match(es) played on 30 May 2021. Source: GAA.ie
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Matches

Round 1

Mayo v Down

15 May 2021 1	Mayo	2-21 (27) – (14) 1-11	Down	Castlebar
14:00				Venue: MacHale Park
		Report		Referee: Fergal Kelly (Longford)

Meath v Westmeath

16 May 2021 1	Meath	0-16 (16) – (15) 0-15	Westmeath	Navan
15:45				Venue: Páirc Tailteann
				Referee: Brendan Cawley

Round 2

Westmeath v Mayo

22 May 2021 2	Westmeath	2-12 (18) – (21) 0-21	Mayo	Mullingar
15:00				Venue: Cusack Park
				Referee: Noel Mooney

Down v Meath

23 May 2021 2	Down	0–14 (14) – (21) 2–15	Meath	Armagh
15:45				Venue: Athletic Grounds
				Referee: Niall Cullen

Round 3

Mayo v Meath

30 May 2021 3	Mayo	3-17 (26) – (18) 2-12	Meath	Castlebar
13:45				Venue: MacHale Park
		Report		Referee: Martin McNally

Westmeath v Down

30 May 2021 3	Westmeath	1-9 (12) – (13) 0-13	Down	Mullingar
13:45				Venue: Cusack Park
				Referee: Sean Lonergan

Division 2 South

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Kildare (P)	3	2	0	1	55	41	+14	4	Advance to Division 2 semi-finals; both finalists are promoted to Division 1
2	Clare	3	2	0	1	56	47	+9	4
3	Cork	3	2	0	1	54	49	+5	4	Advance to a relegation playoff; losers are relegated to Division 3
4	Laois (R)	3	0	0	3	33	61	−28	0

Updated to match(es) played on 30 May 2021. Source: GAA.ie
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Matches

Round 1

Cork v Kildare

15 May 2021 1	Cork	0-14 (14) – (18) 2-12	Kildare	Thurles
15:30				Venue: Semple Stadium
		Report		Referee: Maurice Deegan (Laois)

Clare v Laois

16 May 2021 3	Clare	1-16 (19) – (12) 0-12	Laois	Ennis
16:00				Venue: Cusack Park
				Referee: Sean Lonergan

Round 2

Laois v Cork

22 May 2021 2	Laois	0–10 (10) – (18) 2–12	Cork	Portlaoise
19:00				Venue: O'Moore Park
				Referee: Barry Judge

Kildare v Clare

23 May 2021 2	Kildare	0–13 (13) – (16) 1–13	Clare	Newbridge
14:00				Venue: County Grounds
				Referee: Fergal Kelly

Round 3

Laois v Kildare

30 May 2021 3	Laois	1-8 (11) – (24) 2-18	Kildare	Portlaoise
13:45				Venue: O'Moore Park
		Report		Referee: Paul Faloon

Clare v Cork

30 May 2021 3	Clare	1-18 (21) – (22) 0-22	Cork	Ennis
13:45				Venue: Cusack Park
		Report		Referee: Derek O'Mahoney

Division 2 Relegation Playoffs

Cork v Westmeath

GAAGO

12 June 2021 14:00 IST (UTC+1) Relegation playoff

Cork	3-22 (31) – (25) 0-25	Westmeath

Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork Referee: Cormac Reilly

Down v Laois

GAAGO

12 June 2021 18:15 IST (UTC+1) Relegation playoff

Down	2-19 (25) – (18) 2-12	Laois

Páirc Esler, Newry Referee: Jerome Henry

Division 2 Finals

Clare v Mayo

TG4

13 June 2021 13:45 IST (UTC+1) Semi-Final

Clare	2-18 (24) – (28) 2-22	Mayo

Cusack Park, Ennis Referee: Niall Cullen

Kildare v Meath

GAAGO

13 June 2021 14:00 IST (UTC+1) Semi-Final

Kildare	1-14 (17) – (14) 0-14	Meath

St. Conleth's Park, Newbridge Referee: Barry Cassidy

Kildare and Mayo shared the Division 2 title, as Mayo had a championship game on 26 June 2021.

Division 3

Cavan

Longford

Limerick

Wicklow

Offaly

Tipperary

Derry

Fermanagh

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Locations of the 2021 NFL Division 3 teams.
Red: North section; Green: South section.

Division 3 North

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Derry (P)	3	3	0	0	49	14	+35	6	Advance to Division 3 semi-finals; both finalists are promoted to Division 2
2	Fermanagh	3	1	1	1	24	42	−18	3
3	Cavan (R)	3	1	0	2	36	31	+5	2	Advance to a relegation playoff; losers are relegated to Division 4
4	Longford	3	0	1	2	21	43	−22	1

Updated to match(es) played on 29 May 2021. Source: GAA.ie
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Matches

Round 1

Longford v Derry

15 May 2021 1	Longford	0-5 (5) – (21) 0-21	Derry	Longford
17:00				Venue: Pearse Park
		Report		Referee: Jerome Henry

Fermanagh v Cavan

15 May 2021 1	Fermanagh	0-15 (15) – (14) 0-14	Cavan	Enniskillen
19:00				Venue: Brewster Park
		Report		Referee: Martin McNally

Round 2

Derry v Fermanagh

22 May 2021 2	Derry	5-13 (28) – (9) 0-9	Fermanagh	Owenbeg
17:00				Venue: Derry GAA Ground
				Referee: Paul Faloon

Cavan v Longford

22 May 2021 2	Cavan	1-19 (22) – (16) 1-13	Longford	Cavan
19:00				Venue: Breffni Park
				Referee: Cormac Reilly

Round 3

Cavan v Derry

29 May 2021 3	Cavan	2-11 (17) – (19) 1-16	Derry	Cavan
15:00				Venue: Breffni Park
				Referee: Padraig Hughes

Fermanagh v Longford

29 May 2021 3	Fermanagh	1-15 (18) – (18) 1-15	Longford	Enniskillen
15:00				Venue: Brewster Park
				Referee: Liam Devenney

Division 3 South

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Offaly (P)	3	3	0	0	33	27	+6	6	Advance to Division 3 semi-finals; both finalists are promoted to Division 2
2	Limerick	3	2	0	1	30	30	0	4
3	Tipperary (R)	3	1	0	2	32	31	+1	2	Advance to a relegation playoff; losers are relegated to Division 4
4	Wicklow	3	0	0	3	28	35	−7	0

Updated to match(es) played on 29 May 2021. Source: GAA.ie
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Matches

Round 1

Limerick v Tipperary

15 May 2021 1	Limerick	1-13 (16) – (14) 0-14	Tipperary	Limerick
17:00				Venue: Gaelic Grounds
		Report		Referee: Brendan Griffin

Wicklow v Offaly

16 May 2021 1	Wicklow	1-10 (13) – (17) 1-14	Offaly	Aughrim
14:00				Venue: County Grounds
				Referee: Seamus Mulhare

Round 2

Offaly v Limerick

22 May 2021 2	Offaly	0-16 (16) – 1-11 (14)	Limerick	Tullamore
15:00				Venue: O'Connor Park
				Referee: John Gilmartin

Tipperary v Wicklow

22 May 2021 2	Tipperary	2-12 (18) – 1-12 (15)	Wicklow	Thurles
16:30				Venue: Semple Stadium
				Referee: Seamus Mulvihill

Round 3

Offaly v Tipperary

29 May 2021 3	Offaly	1-17 (20) – (15) 1-12	Tipperary	Tullamore
15:00				Venue: O'Connor Park
				Referee: James Bermingham

Wicklow v Limerick

29 May 2021 3	Wicklow	1-12 (15) – (25) 2-19	Limerick	Aughrim
15:00				Venue: County Grounds
				Referee: Niall McKenna

Division 3 Relegation Playoffs

Cavan v Wicklow

GAAGO

12 June 2021 14:00 IST (UTC+1) Relegation playoff

Report

Cavan	0-18 (18) – (20) 3-11	Wicklow

Páirc Tailteann, Navan Referee: Barry Judge

Longford v Tipperary

GAAGO

13 June 2021 15:45 IST (UTC+1) Relegation playoff

Report

Longford	1-13 (16) – (9) 0-09	Tipperary

Glennon Brothers Pearse Park, Longford Referee: Seamus Mulhare

Division 3 Finals

Derry v Limerick

GAAGO

12 June 2021 16:00 IST (UTC+1) Semi-Final

Derry	0-17 (17) – (13) 0-13	Limerick

Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada, Carrick-on-Shannon Referee: Noel Mooney

Offaly v Fermanagh

GAAGO

12 June 2021 18:00 IST (UTC+1) Semi-Final

Offaly	1-14 (17) – (12) 0-12	Fermanagh

O'Connor Park, Tullamore Referee: Patrick Maguire

Derry v Offaly

TG4

19 June 2021 17:00 IST (UTC+1) Final

Report

Derry	0-21 (21) – (9) 1-06	Offaly

Croke Park, Dublin Referee: Sean Lonergan Attendance: 2,400[15]

Division 4

Leitrim

Louth

Antrim

Sligo

Wexford

Waterford

Carlow

London

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Locations of the 2021 NFL Division 4 teams.
Red: North section; Green: South section; Grey: Not competing.

Division 4 North

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Antrim (P)	3	3	0	0	63	60	+3	6	Advance to Division 4 semi-finals; both finalists are promoted to Division 3
2	Louth (P)	3	2	0	1	63	45	+18	4
3	Sligo	3	1	0	2	63	67	−4	2	Advance to Division 4 Shield Final
4	Leitrim	3	0	0	3	50	67	−17	0

Updated to match(es) played on 30 May 2021. Source: GAA.ie
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(P) Promoted

Matches

Round 1

Louth v Antrim

15 May 2021 1	Louth	3-8 (17) – (18) 1-15	Antrim	Haggardstown
15:00				Venue: McGeough Park
				Referee: Barry Tiernan

Sligo v Leitrim

16 May 2021 1	Sligo	2-19 (25) – (18) 0-18	Leitrim	Sligo
15:00				Venue: Markievicz Park
				Referee: Niall Cullen

Round 2

Leitrim v Louth

23 May 2021 2	Leitrim	0-10 (10) – (19) 0-19	Louth	Carrick-on-Shannon
15:00				Venue: Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada
				Referee: Patrick Maguire

Antrim v Sligo

23 May 2021 2	Antrim	3-13 (22) – (21) 3-12	Sligo	Belfast
16:00				Venue: Corrigan Park
				Referee: Conor Dourneen

Round 3

Antrim v Leitrim

30 May 2021 3	Antrim	2-17 (23) – (22) 1-19	Leitrim	Belfast
15:00				Venue: Corrigan Park
				Referee: Kevin Faloon

Louth v Sligo

30 May 2021 3	Louth	3-18 (27) – (17) 1-14	Sligo	Haggardstown
15:00				Venue: McGeough Park
				Referee: Sean Laverty

Division 4 South

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Carlow	2	2	0	0	43	27	+16	4	Advance to Division 4 semi-finals; both finalists are promoted to Division 3
2	Waterford	2	1	0	1	29	43	−14	2
3	Wexford	2	0	0	2	35	37	−2	0	Advance to Division 4 Shield Final

Updated to match(es) played on 29 May 2021. Source: GAA.ie
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

• London, affected by the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Gaelic games, did not compete due to travel restrictions.

Matches

Round 1

Waterford v Carlow

15 May 2021 1	Waterford	0-10 (10) – (25) 3-16	Carlow	Dungarvan
19:00				Venue: Fraher Field
		Report		Referee: John Ryan

Round 2

Wexford v Waterford

22 May 2021 2	Wexford	0-18 (18) – (19) 2-13	Waterford	Wexford
15:00				Venue: Wexford Park
		Report		Referee: John Hickey

Round 3

Carlow v Wexford

29 May 2021 3	Carlow	2-12 (18) – (17) 2-11	Wexford	Carlow
17:00				Venue: Dr Cullen Park
		Report		Referee: Fergal Smyth (Offaly)

Division 4 Shield

Sligo v Wexford

GAAGO

13 June 2021 15:00 IST (UTC+1) Shield Final

Sligo	0-9 (9) – (21) 2-15	Wexford

O'Moore Park, Portlaoise Referee: David Hickey

Division 4 Finals

12 June 2021^[19]

16:00 IST (UTC+1)

Semi-Final

Louth	1-23 – 1-15	Carlow
Mulroy 0-7 (5f, 1'45), Grimes 1-2, Keenan 0-3, Downey 0-3, C. Byrne 0-3, Jackson 0-2, Callaghan 0-1, Duffy 0-1, D. Byrne 0-1

Dr Cullen Park, Carlow

Referee: Barry Tiernan (Dublin)

GK	1	Craig Lynch (Naomh Máirtin)
RCB	2	Dan Corcoran (Geraldines)
FB	3	Dermot Campbell (Dreadnots)
LCB	4	Donal McKenny (St Mary's)
RHB	5	Emmet Carolan (Newtown Blues)
CHB	6	Niall Sharkey (Glyde Rangers)
LHB	7	Eoghan Callaghan (Naomh Máirtin)
MF	8	Bevan Duffy (St Fechin's)
MF	9	Ciarán Byrne (St Mochta's)
RHF	10	Liam Jackson (St Mary's)
CHF	11	Sam Mulroy (Naomh Máirtin) (c)
LHF	12	Ciarán Downey (Newtown Blues)
RCF	13	Ciarán Keenan (St Mary's)
FF	14	Conor Grimes (Glen Emmets)
LCF	15	Ryan Burns (Hunterstown Rovers)
Substitutes:
	16	Leonard Grey (St Patrick's) for Corcoran
	17	Declan Byrne (St Mochta's) for Burns
	18	Dáire Nally (Newtown Blues) for Campbell
	19	Conal McKeever (Clan Na Gael) for Duffy
	20	John Clutterbuck (Naomh Máirtin) for Carolan

Waterford v Antrim

GAAGO

13 June 2021 12:15 IST (UTC+1) Semi-Final

Waterford	0-11 – 1-15	Antrim

Fraher Field, Dungarvan Referee: David Murnane

Antrim and Louth shared the Division 4 title, as Louth had a championship game on 27 June 2021.

League statistics

Scoring events

• David Tubridy (Clare) became top scorer in National Football League history against Cork in May 2021,^[20] his total score in the competition after this game (22–412, i.e. 478 points) causing him to overtake Mickey Kearins (Sligo, 1961–1978).^[21]

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