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2024 Bay FC season

The 2024 Bay FC season was Bay FC's inaugural season as a professional women's soccer team. It played in the National Women's Soccer League, where it finished the season in seventh place to qualify for the playoffs and was eliminated in the quarterfinals by the second-seeded Washington Spirit.[1]

Bay FC
2024 season
Majority OwnerSixth Street Partners
Head CoachAlbertin Montoya
StadiumPayPal Park
NWSL7th
PlayoffsQuarterfinals
NWSL x Liga MX Femenil Summer CupGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague: Asisat Oshoala (7)
All: Asisat Oshoala (8)
Highest home attendance18,000
Lowest home attendance10,367
Average home league attendance13,617
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All statistics correct as of November 10, 2024.

Background

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See also: Bay FC § History, and 2023 National Women's Soccer League season

On April 4, 2023, the NWSL formally awarded one of its two planned 2024 expansion teams to a Bay Area group led by former US Women's National Team players Brandi Chastain, Leslie Osborne, Danielle Slaton, and Aly Wagner, backed by majority owners and San Francisco-based investment firm Sixth Street Partners. The expansion fee was reported to be $53 million.[2][3][4]

Team

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Squad

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As of March 19, 2024.
No. Pos. Player Nation
0 GK Katelyn Rowland   United States
1 GK Melissa Lowder   United States
2 DF Savy King   United States
3 DF Caprice Dydasco   United States
4 DF Emily Menges   United States
5 DF Jen Beattie   Scotland
6 MF Maya Doms   United States
7 FW Princess Marfo   Ghana
8 FW Asisat Oshoala   Nigeria
9 FW Racheal Kundananji   Zambia
10 MF Deyna Castellanos   Venezuela
11 FW Scarlett Camberos   Mexico
12 MF Tess Boade   United States
14 MF Jamie Shepherd   United States
15 MF Caroline Conti   United States
16 DF Jordan Brewster   United States
18 MF Joelle Anderson   United States
19 MF Dorian Bailey   United States
20 DF Alyssa Malonson   United States
21 FW Rachel Hill   United States
22 DF Alex Loera   United States
23 DF Kiki Pickett   United States
24 DF Maddie Moreau   United States
27 DF Kayla Sharples   United States
32 GK Emmie Allen   United States
44 GK Lysianne Proulx   Canada


Competitions

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Preseason

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February 20 Coachella Valley Invitational San Diego Wave FC 2–1 Bay FC Indio, California
12:00 PM PST
  • Bennett   39'
  • Ali   78'
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  • Doms   53'
 Stadium: Empire Polo Club
February 24 Coachella Valley Invitational Angel City FC 0–0 Bay FC Indio, California
1:00 PM PST Report Stadium: Empire Polo Club

Friendlies

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August 27, 2024 US Tour[5] Bay FC   2–5   Barcelona San Jose, California
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Stadium: PayPal Park

Regular season

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Main article: 2024 National Women's Soccer League season
March 17, 2024 (2024-03-17) 1 Angel City FC 0–1 Bay FC Los Angeles, California
4:30 PM PDT Report
Stadium: BMO Stadium
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Alyssa Nichols
March 23, 2024 (2024-03-23) 2 Washington Spirit 2–1 Bay FC Washington, District of Columbia
4:30 PM PDT
Report
Stadium: Audi Field
Attendance: 11,734
Referee: Danielle Chesky
March 30, 2024 (2024-03-30) 3 Bay FC 2–3 Houston Dash San Jose, California
7:00 PM PDT
Report
Stadium: PayPal Park
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Abdou Ndiaye
April 14, 2024 (2024-04-14) 4 Bay FC 3–2 Seattle Reign FC San Jose, California
5:00 PM PDT
Report
Stadium: PayPal Park
Attendance: 16,719
Referee: Ekaterina Koroleva
April 20, 2024 (2024-04-20) 5 Kansas City Current 5–2 Bay FC Kansas City, Missouri
11:30 AM PDT
Report
Stadium: CPKC Stadium
Attendance: 11,500
Referee: Rebecca Pagan
April 27, 2024 (2024-04-27) 6 San Diego Wave FC 2–1 Bay FC San Diego, California
7:00 PM PDT
Report
Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium
Attendance: 17,206
Referee: Elvis Osmanovic
May 1, 2024 (2024-05-01) 7 Bay FC 2–3 Portland Thorns FC San Jose, California
7:00 PM PDT
Report
Stadium: PayPal Park
Attendance: 10,611
Referee: Greg Dopka
May 5, 2024 (2024-05-05) 8 Bay FC 1–2 Chicago Red Stars San Jose, California
5:00 PM PDT
Report
Stadium: PayPal Park
Attendance: 14,317
Referee: Elijio Arreguin
May 11, 2024 (2024-05-11) 9 Orlando Pride 1–0 Bay FC Orlando, Florida
7:30 PM PDT
Stadium: Inter&Co Stadium
Attendance: 7,707
Referee: Danielle Chesky
May 17, 2024 (2024-05-17) 10 Bay FC 2–1 San Diego Wave FC San Jose, California
7:30 PM PDT
Report
Stadium: PayPal Park
Attendance: 16,930
Referee: Brad Jensen
May 24, 2024 (2024-05-24) 11 Bay FC 0–2 NJ/NY Gotham FC San Jose, California
7:00 PM PDT
Report
Stadium: PayPal Park
Attendance: 12,643
Referee: Alyssa Nichols
June 8, 2024 (2024-06-08) 12 Chicago Red Stars 1–2 Bay FC Chicago, Illinois
4:30 PM PDT
Report
Stadium: Wrigley Field
Attendance: 35,038
Referee: Alex Billeter
June 16, 2024 (2024-06-16) 13 Bay FC 0–1 Utah Royals San Jose, California
7:00 PM PDT
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Stadium: PayPal Park
Attendance: 10,367
Referee: Anya Voigt
June 22, 2024 (2024-06-22) 14 Bay FC 1–0 Angel City FC San Jose, California
7:00 PM PDT
Report
Stadium: PayPal Park
Attendance: 15,640
Referee: Thomas Snyder
June 29, 2024 (2024-06-29) 15 Racing Louisville FC 0–1 Bay FC Louisville, Kentucky
1:00 PM PDT
Report
Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium
Attendance: 8,096
Referee: Laura Rodriguez
July 6, 2024 (2024-07-06) 16 Bay FC 0–3 Washington Spirit San Jose, California
7:00 PM PDT
Report
Stadium: PayPal Park
Attendance: 11,384
Referee: Matthew Corrigan
August 23, 2024 (2024-08-23) 17 Utah Royals 2-1 Bay FC Sandy, Utah
6:30 PM PDT
Report
Stadium: America First Field
Attendance: 14,539
Referee: Jaclyn Metz
August 30, 2024 (2024-08-30) 18 Portland Thorns FC 1–3 Bay FC Portland, Oregon
7:00 PM PDT
Report
Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 18,018
Referee: Shawn Tehini
September 7, 2024 (2024-09-07) 19 Bay FC 1-0 Racing Louisville FC San Jose, California
7:00 PM PDT
Report Stadium: PayPal Park
Attendance: 11,478
Referee: Rebecca Pagan
September 13, 2024 (2024-09-13) 20 North Carolina Courage 1–1 Bay FC Cary, North Carolina
5:00 PM PDT
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Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 6,837
Referee: John Griggs
September 20, 2024 (2024-09-20) 21 Bay FC 0–1 Orlando Pride San Jose, California
7:30 PM PDT
Report
Stadium: PayPal Park
Attendance: 11,063
Referee: Brad Jensen
September 29, 2024 (2024-09-29) 22 Seattle Reign FC 0–1 Bay FC Seattle, Washington
3:00 PM PDT Report
Stadium: Lumen Field
Attendance: 9,051
Referee: Elton Garcia
October 5, 2024 (2024-10-05) 23 NJ/NY Gotham FC 5–1 Bay FC Harrison, New Jersey
4:30 PM PDT
Report
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Referee: Sergii Demianchuk
October 12, 2024 (2024-10-12) 24 Bay FC 0–1 Kansas City Current San Jose, California
7:30 PM PDT
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Stadium: PayPal Park
Attendance: 12,974
Referee: Danielle Chesky
October 19, 2024 (2024-10-19) 25 Bay FC 1–0 North Carolina Courage San Jose, California
7:00 PM PDT
Report
Stadium: PayPal Park
Attendance: 14,901
Referee: Elijio Arreguin
November 2, 2024 (2024-11-02) 26 Houston Dash 2–3 Bay FC Houston, Texas
6:30 PM PDT
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Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium
Attendance: 8,176
Referee: Matthew Thompson

Regular season standings

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
5 North Carolina Courage 26 12 3 11 34 28 +6 39 Playoffs
6 Portland Thorns FC 26 10 4 12 37 35 +2 34
7 Bay FC 26 11 1 14 31 41 −10 34
8 Chicago Red Stars 26 10 2 14 31 38 −7 32
9 Racing Louisville FC 26 7 7 12 33 39 −6 28
Source: NWSL
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
26 11 1 14 31 41  −10 34 5 0 8 13 19  −6 6 1 6 18 22  −4

Last updated: November 2, 2024.
Source: NWSLsoccer.com

Results by matchday

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Matchday1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526
StadiumAAHHAAHHAHHAHHAHAAHAHAAHHA
ResultWLLWLLLLLWLWLWWLLWWDLWLLWW
Position[a]5710681012131112101211118810878988887
Updated to match(es) played on November 3, 2024. Source: NWSL
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw 1; L = Loss
  1. ^ Bay's position at the end of the day on which their match was played.

Playoffs

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Main article: 2024 National Women's Soccer League season § Playoffs

Bay FC finished the regular season in 7th place and qualified for the NWSL playoffs as the seventh-seeded of eight teams.

Matches

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November 10, 2024 (2024-11-10) Quarterfinals Washington Spirit 2–1 (a.e.t.) Bay FC Washington, District of Columbia
12:30 p.m. EST (UTC−5)
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Stadium: Audi Field
Attendance: 19,215
Referee: Katja Koroleva

NWSL x Liga MX Femenil Summer Cup

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Main article: 2024 NWSL x Liga MX Femenil Summer Cup

Pos Team
 Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification LA SD AME BAY
1   Angel City FC 3 2 1 0 0 4 1 +3 8 Advances to knockout stage — 0–0 2–1 2–0
2   San Diego Wave FC 3 1 0 1 1 3 3 0 4 0–0 — 0–2 3–1
3   Club América 3 1 0 0 2 4 4 0 3 1–2 2–0 — 1–2
4   Bay FC 3 1 0 0 2 3 6 −3 3 0–2 1–3 2–1 —
Source: NWSL
Rules for classification: tiebreakers
July 20, 2024 (2024-07-20) 1 San Diego Wave FC   3–1   Bay FC San Diego, California
7:00 p.m. PDT (UTC-7)
Report
Stadium: Torero Stadium
Attendance: 5,153
Referee: Iryna Petrunok
July 26, 2024 (2024-07-26) 2 Bay FC   0–2   Angel City FC San Jose, California
5:00 p.m. PDT (UTC-7) Report
Stadium: PayPal Park
Attendance: 9,766
Referee: Adam Zarrin
August 2, 2024 (2024-08-02) 3 Bay FC   2–1   Club América San Jose, California
7:30 p.m. PDT (UTC-7)
Report
Stadium: PayPal Park
Attendance: 10,192
Referee: Laura Rodriguez

Transactions

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2024 NWSL Expansion Draft

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The 2024 NWSL Expansion Draft was held on December 15, 2023.[6]

Pick Nat. Player Pos. Previous team Ref.
1   Alyssa Malonson DF Seattle Reign FC [7]
3   Tess Boade FW OL Reign [7]
5   Rachel Hill FW San Diego Wave FC [7]
7   Katelyn Rowland GK North Carolina Courage [7]
9 PASS [7]
11 PASS [7]
12   Sierra Enge MF San Diego Wave FC [7]

2024 NWSL Draft

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Draft picks are not automatically signed to the team roster. The 2024 NWSL Draft was held on December 14, 2023.[8]

Round Pick Player Pos. College Status
1 2   Savannah King DF North Carolina Signed[9]
8   Maya Doms MF Stanford Signed[10]
3 30   Jamie Shepherd MF BYU Signed[10]
34   Caroline Conti MF Clemson Signed[10]
4 55   Laveni Vaka DF Georgia

Transfers in

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Date Player Pos. Previous club Fee/notes Ref.
November 15, 2023   Alex Loera MF   Kansas City Current Acquired in a trade in exchange for $175,000 in allocation money and protection from Bay FC in the 2024 NWSL Expansion Draft. [11]
November 21, 2023   Caprice Dydasco DF   Houston Dash Free agent signing. [12]
December 12, 2023   Dorian Bailey DF   Washington Spirit Acquired in a trade in exchange for protection from Bay FC in the 2024 NWSL Expansion Draft. [13]
  Emily Menges DF   Portland Thorns FC Acquired in a trade in exchange for $75,000 in allocation money and protection in the 2024 NWSL Expansion Draft. [14]
  Ellie Jean DF   NJ/NY Gotham FC Acquired in a three-team trade in exchange for protection in the 2024 NWSL Expansion Draft. Bay also received $130,000 in allocation money from Racing Louisville FC. [15]
  Scarlett Camberos FW   Angel City FC Acquired in a trade in exchange for $50,000 in allocation money and protection from Bay FC in the 2024 NWSL Expansion Draft. [16]
  Joelle Anderson MF   Houston Dash Acquired in a trade along with $25,000 in Allocation Money in exchange for protection from Bay FC in the 2024 NWSL Expansion Draft. [17]
December 21, 2023   Kayla Sharples DF   Chicago Red Stars Free agent signing. [18]
January 21, 2024   Kiki Pickett DF   North Carolina Courage Free agent signing. [19]
January 25, 2024   Melissa Lowder GK   Þór/KA Free agent signing. Was a Preseason Non-Roster Invitee. [20]
January 26, 2024   Deyna Castellanos MF   Manchester City W.F.C. Transfer with fee from Manchester City [21]
January 30, 2024   Princess Marfo FW   FC Nordsjælland Transfer with fee from FC Nordsjælland. [22]
February 1, 2024   Asisat Oshoala FW   FC Barcelona Transfer with fee from FC Barcelona. [23]
February 2, 2024   Jen Beattie DF   Arsenal Transfer with fee from Arsenal. [24]
February 8, 2024   Lysianne Proulx GK   Melbourne City FC Transfer with fee from Melbourne City FC. [25]
February 13, 2024   Racheal Kundananji FW   Madrid CFF Transfer with fee from Madrid CFF. [26]
March 11, 2024   Jordan Brewster DF   Kristianstads DFF Free agent signing. [27]
March 13, 2024   Emmie Allen GK   North Carolina Tar Heels Free agent signing. Was a Preseason Non-Roster Invitee. [28]
March 15, 2024   Maddie Moreau DF   West Virginia Mountaineers Free agent signing. Was a Preseason Non-Roster Invitee. [29]

Transfers out

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Date Player Pos. Destination club Fee/notes Ref.
December 17, 2023   Sierra Enge MF   Houston Dash Traded in exchange for $50,000 in allocation money. [30]
December 18, 2021   Ellie Jean DF   Racing Louisville FC Traded in exchange for $40,000 in Alternative Allocation Money. Bay also received $130,000 in Allocation Money on December 12, as part of this trade. [31]

Preseason trialists

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Trialists are non-rostered invitees during preseason and are not automatically signed. Bay released their preseason roster on January 23, 2024.[32]

Player Position Previous team
  Emmie Allen[A] GK   North Carolina Tar Heels
  Hailey Coll GK   Oregon State Beavers
  Melissa Lowder[A] GK   Þór/KA
  Caitlin Cosme DF   Orlando Pride
  Maya Gordon DF   LSU Tigers
  Tegan McGrady DF   Portland Thorns FC
  Maya McCutcheon MF   West Virginia Mountaineers
  Maddie Moreau[A] MF   West Virginia Mountaineers
  Brianna Visalli MF   Aarhus GF
  Jasmine Hamid MF   Towson Tigers
  Ru Mucherera FW   Shelbourne F.C.
  Shaelan Murison FW   Oly Town FC
  Chioma Ubogagu FW   Tottenham Hotspur F.C.
  1. ^
    Signed to first team contract.
    2.

References

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  1. ^ "Washington Spirit beat Bay FC to reach NWSL semifinals". ESPN. Associated Press. November 10, 2024. Retrieved November 10, 2024.
  2. ^ Ingemi, Marisa (April 4, 2023). "Bay Area lands NWSL 2024 expansion team with largest investment in women's soccer". San Francisco Chronicle. Archived from the original on October 31, 2023. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
  3. ^ Toonkel, Jessica; Bachman, Rachel (January 27, 2023). "NWSL Set to Expand With Record-Setting $50 Million Franchise Fees". Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on April 19, 2023. Retrieved April 19, 2023.
  4. ^ Tannenwald, Jonathan (December 16, 2022). "San Francisco, Boston, Tampa are final candidates to join Utah Royals; Philadelphia out". Philadelphia Inquirer. Archived from the original on April 19, 2023. Retrieved April 19, 2023.
  5. ^ "Barça Women to visit the United States in the preseason". FC Barcelona. July 26, 2024. Retrieved July 26, 2024.
  6. ^ Herrera, Sandra (December 16, 2021). "NWSL Expansion Draft results, tracker: San Diego Wave trade Kristie Mewis, Angel City FC get Dani Weatherholt". CBS Sports. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g "Bay FC selects five players in 2024 NWSL Expansion Draft". Bay FC. December 15, 2023. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
  8. ^ "Bay FC selects five players in 2024 NWSL Expansion Draft". Bay FC. December 15, 2023. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
  9. ^ "Bay FC signs 2024 NWSL Draft pick Savy King". Bay FC. February 15, 2024. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
  10. ^ a b c "Bay FC announces roster ahead of inaugural NWSL season". Bay FC. March 13, 2024. Retrieved March 16, 2024.
  11. ^ "Bay FC Acquires Its First Player, Former NCAA Champion and Honda Player of the Year Defender Alex Loera". Bay FC. November 15, 2023. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
  12. ^ "Bay FC Continues to Build its Roster and Signs Defensive Powerhouse Caprice Dydasco". Bay FC. November 21, 2023. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
  13. ^ "Bay FC Acquires midfielder Dorian Bailey from Washington Spirit". Bay FC. December 12, 2023. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
  14. ^ "Bay FC Acquires veteran NWSL defender Emily Menges from Portland Thorns FC". Bay FC. December 12, 2023. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
  15. ^ "Bay FC Acquires defender Ellie Jean from NJ/NY Gotham FC, Allocation Money from Racing Louisville FC in three-team trade". Bay FC. December 12, 2023. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
  16. ^ "Bay FC Acquires Mexican National Team Forward Scarlett Camberos from Angel City FC". Bay FC. December 12, 2023. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
  17. ^ "Bay FC Acquires midfielder Joelle Anderson, $25,000 Allocation Money from Houston Dash". Bay FC. December 12, 2023. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
  18. ^ "Bay FC signs free agent defender Kayla Sharples". Bay FC. December 21, 2023. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
  19. ^ "Bay FC Signs Free Agent Defender Kiki Pickett". Bay FC. January 21, 2024. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
  20. ^ "Bay FC signs goalkeeper Melissa Lowder". Bay FC. January 29, 2024. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
  21. ^ "Bay FC signs Venezuelan international midfielder Deyna Castellanos". Bay FC. January 26, 2024. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
  22. ^ "Bay FC signs young Ghanaian forward Princess Marfo". Bay FC. January 30, 2024. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
  23. ^ "Bay FC signs Nigerian international Asisat Oshoala". Bay FC. February 1, 2024. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
  24. ^ "Bay FC signs Scottish defender Jen Beattie". Bay FC. February 2, 2024. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
  25. ^ "Bay FC adds Canadian goalkeeper Lysianne Proulx". Bay FC. February 8, 2024. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
  26. ^ "Bay FC signs Zambian forward Racheal Kundananji". Bay FC. February 13, 2024. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
  27. ^ "Bay FC signs defender Jordan Brewster". Bay FC. March 11, 2024. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
  28. ^ "Bay FC announces roster ahead of inaugural NWSL season". Bay FC. March 13, 2024. Retrieved March 16, 2024.
  29. ^ "Bay FC signs defender Maddie Moreau". Bay FC. March 15, 2024. Retrieved March 16, 2024.
  30. ^ "Bay FC acquires $50,000 Allocation Money from Houston Dash". Bay FC. December 17, 2023. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
  31. ^ "Bay FC acquires $40,000 Alternative Allocation Money from Racing Louisville FC". Bay FC. December 18, 2023. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
  32. ^ "Bay FC announces 2024 preseason roster to open training camp". Bay FC. January 23, 2024. Retrieved February 6, 2024.

See also

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