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APOEL FC

APOEL FC is a Cypriot professional football club based in Nicosia, Cyprus. APOEL is the most successful football team in Cyprus with an overall tally of 29 national championships, 21 cups, and 13 super cups.

History
1926–1929: The early years The club was formed as POEL (, Podosferikos Omilos Ellinon Lefkosias, Football Club of Greeks of Nicosia) on 8 November 1926. The club's formation came about when a group of forty people, with a common vision, met and set the foundations for creating a football club that would represent the Greek residents of the capital and express their deep desire for Cyprus' incorporation (enosis) into Greece. The meeting took place at a traditional confectionery, owned by Charalambos Hadjioannou, downtown in Ledra Street and the first president of the club was Giorgos Poulias. A few days later, on 4 June 1948, they founded AC Omonia, which until today is the archrival of APOEL and there has been a traditional animosity between the fans of the two teams. The successful participation in pan-Hellenic Greek Championship Other triumphs followed in the early 1970s. In 1973 the domestic double was achieved with coach Panos Markovic. The following year APOEL became the only Cypriot team to avoid relegation from the Alpha Ethniki. That was also the last season that the Cypriot champion played in the Greek Football League the following year due to the volatile situation in Cyprus during 1974. The 1980s: European Cup 1986–87 withdrawal The 1980s were a relatively fruitless period for APOEL. They have only won two championships (1980,1986), one cup (1984) and two super cups (1984, 1986). In 1986 APOEL was drawn against Beşiktaş J.K. for the second round of the European Cup. This was the first time that a Cypriot team faced a Turkish team in a European football competition. The Cypriot government prohibited APOEL from playing against the Turkish team, so APOEL was punished with two years disqualification from any UEFA competition. This penalty was later reduced to one-year. The 1990s: The unbeaten "double" in 1995–96 The 1990s were a successful decade for APOEL with 3 championships (1990, 1992, 1996), 5 cups (1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999) and 4 super cups (1992, 1993, 1996, 1999). The most successful season in the 1990s was 1995–96 in which APOEL achieved a celebratory double while remaining undefeated in the league. The basketball team won a double on the same season, making this the ideal season for a 70th anniversary celebration. The formation of APOEL FC Company APOEL Football (Public) Ltd was established in May 1997, after the decision of APOEL committee. This had a significant effect on the club because it separated the activities of the football team from those of the sports club. The formation of the company was necessitated by the financial difficulties the team faced at the time. The company began its operations with a capital of CY £600,000. 2000s–2010s: Domestic domination APOEL is the most successful football team in Cyprus since the 2000s. In seventeen years, the club won twelve championships (2002, 2004, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019), four cups (2006, 2008, 2014, 2015) and seven super cups (2002, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2019). In the 2013–14 season, APOEL achieved a historical domestic treble by winning all the Cypriot competitions trophies, the league, the cup, and the super cup. The next season (2014–15), the club won their second consecutive double. In the 2016–17 season, APOEL managed to win their fifth consecutive league title and equalled the club's record which was set 77 years before (1936–1940). 2020s The 2020–21 season marked the end of APOEL's dominance in Cyprus as they failed to make the championship playoffs for the first time in the club's history. The following season, APOEL finished third, missing out on Champions League qualification in the last matchday, and instead qualifying for the Europa Conference League. They missed out on the 2022–23 championship, finishing in second place, despite being first at the end of the regular season. APOEL returned to domestic glory in 2024, winning the championship for a record-extending 29th time. It has been revealed that APOEL has debts of 50+ million euros and so far they are trying to find investors in order to save the club from debts, unsuccessfully. ==European ambitions==
European ambitions
APOEL's first great run in European competitions came in 2002, when the team was knocked out on the third qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League, entered the UEFA Cup and reached the second round of the competition. The following years, APOEL qualified four times for the UEFA Champions League group stages (2009–10, 2011–12, 2014–15, 2017–18), and managed to reach the quarter-finals in the 2011–12 season. The team also participated in the group stages of the 2013–14, 2015–16 & 2016–17 UEFA Europa League, managing to reach the last 16 of the competition in the 2016–17 season. ==APOEL FC as a company==
APOEL FC as a company
The football department of APOEL is legally owned by APOEL Football (Public) Ltd (), a public limited company, since 1997. The company's main activity is the management, operation and commercial exploitation of APOEL Football club. The company owns all the rights for the football department under an agreement with APOEL sports club and pays the club CY£100,000 annually for the privilege. The agreement between the company and the club is renewed every five years. The company has 1745 shareholders and besides the football club, also maintains a team boutique (Orange Shop), the APOELFC (FC) magazine and the apoelfc.com.cy website among others. ==Youth Academy==
Youth Academy
APOEL's youth academy is a separate legal entity from the football club. They are responsible for the under 21 teams for football, basketball and volleyball and they have their own board of directors and budget. The football academy has produced many quality Cypriot players over the years. Players started from the academy and had great contribution APOEL are: Marinos Satsias, Constantinos Charalambides, Nektarios Alexandrou, Michalis Morfis and Marios Antoniades. All of them have also competed at international level with the Cyprus national football team while Charalambides and Alexandrou have played for teams in the Greek Super League in the past. UEFA Youth League participations APOEL's U19 team participated for the first time in the UEFA Youth League group stage during 2014–15 season, drawn in Group F alongside Barcelona, Paris Saint-Germain and Ajax. APOEL managed to collect only one point after drawing 0–0 with Ajax at home and lost their other five Group F matches. They lost twice to Barcelona (2–3 at home, 0–3 away), lost twice to Paris Saint-Germain (0–3 at home, 0–6 away) and also lost to Ajax 1–4 away, finishing fourth in their group. The next two seasons, APOEL's U19 team participated again in the UEFA Youth League. The 2015–16 season they competed in the first round of the Domestic Champions Path, being drawn to face Puskás Akadémia from Hungary. After a dramatic 3–3 draw in the first leg in Nicosia, APOEL U19 suffered a heavy 6–1 loss in Felcsút and were eventually eliminated. The 2016–17 season they competed in the first round of the Domestic Champions Path, being eliminated by Italian side A.S. Roma after losing 0–3 at home and 1–6 in Italy. ==Colours and badge==
Colours and badge
match against Chelsea. APOEL's colours are blue and yellow. Blue symbolizes Greece and yellow symbolizes Byzantium. The logo is a blue and yellow shield with the name of the club written diagonally in blue. After the club won their 20th championship (2008–09 season), two stars were added above the logo to symbolize the 20 championship titles (one star for every ten championships won). Other than that, the badge has remained the same since the establishment of the club. ==Stadium==
Stadium
game against Real Madrid APOEL's home ground since 23 October 1999, is the 22,859 seater GSP Stadium. It is the largest stadium in Cyprus and they share it with local rivals Omonia and Olympiakos Nicosia. Before moving to GSP Stadium, APOEL used as home grounds the Makario Stadium (from 1978 until 1999) and the old GSP Stadium (prior to 1978). ==Club culture and supporters==
Club culture and supporters
in the play-off round of the 2011–12 UEFA Champions League. APOEL is one of the most popular teams in Cyprus. The main supporter group is PAN.SY.FI (), founded in 1979, with branches in major cities in Cyprus and abroad. They are identified by orange jackets or T-shirts, first worn during the 1992–93 first-round game against AEL Limassol at Makario Stadium. The club's single-season home ticket record is 141,268 (15 league matches) during the 2010–11 season, and the highest average league attendance is 9,582 (13 matches) during 2012–13. Season ticket sales peaked at over 8,000 in 2014–15. APOEL holds the record for highest home attendance in the Cyprus First Division with 23,043 tickets against AC Omonia during the 2002–03 season at GSP Stadium. The highest European competition attendance for a Cypriot team was 22,701 tickets against Olympique Lyonnais in the 2011–12 UEFA Champions League last 16 at GSP Stadium. Large away support has been recorded in UEFA competitions: over 6,000 fans traveled to London for the 2009–10 Champions League group stage match against Chelsea F.C. on 8 December 2009, over 5,000 traveled to Olympique Lyonnais on 14 February 2012, and approximately 4,000 traveled to Real Madrid on 4 April 2012 for the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals. During the 2009–10 season, APOEL sold 244,977 tickets for all home matches in domestic and European competitions, the highest by a Cypriot club in a single season. Politics APOEL FC supporters are associated with right-wing politics and, at times, the Democratic Rally (DISY) political party, as seen in 2008 when the club publicly supported DISY candidate Ioannis Kasoulides. The club’s fan base generally aligns with Greek nationalist and conservative ideologies, emphasising a Hellenic identity and opposing left-wing parties such as AKEL, and clubs aligned with them such as AC Omonia. That same month, former APOEL player Varnavas Stipanovic denied any affiliation with the Pirate group, despite wearing one of their t-shirts during a May cup game against AEK at Larnaca’s GSZ stadium. A photograph of him in the shirt appeared on the group’s website. Stipanovic stated that he wore the shirt as a favour for a neighbour and was unaware of the group’s ideology. APOEL president Dinos Fysentzides suggested the photograph had likely been tampered with. Stipanovic expressed regret if his actions caused any upset. APOEL fans have also displayed political and nationalist banners at matches. In November 2017, during a match against Omonia, a group of Apoel fans hoisted a banner denying the 1973 Athens Polytechnic uprising, which provoked condemnation from Greek media and accusations of links to extremist nationalist groups. In August 2025, another incident involved APOEL fans displaying a banner at a match in Larnaca targeting Fidias Panayiotou with racist and abusive language, prompting a police investigation under Cyprus's Law on the Prevention and Suppression of Violence in Sports Venues. ==Rivalries==
Rivalries
Nicosia derby The Nicosia derby (or the Derby of the eternal enemies) refers to the Nicosia's local derby, football matches played between APOEL and Omonia. It is the classic rivalry of the Cypriot football, as the two teams are the most successful and most popular football clubs of the island. The rivalry is also indicative of social, cultural and political differences and originates from 1948 when the board of APOEL sent a telegram to the Hellenic Association of Amateur Athletics (Greek: Σ.Ε.Γ.Α.Σ.), with the opportunity of the annual Panhellenic Track and Field Competition stating its wish for the "communist mutiny" to be ended. Club's players considering this action as a political comment on the Greek Civil War distanced themselves or were expelled from APOEL and a month later they formed Omonia. The first derby was played on 12 December 1953 and ended in a goalless draw. ==Current squad==
Current squad
Out on loan ==Club officials==
Club officials
Board of directors Source: apoelfc.com.cy Personnel Source: apoelfc.com.cy Technical staff Source: apoelfc.com.cy Medical staff Source: apoelfc.com.cy ==Sponsorship==
Sponsorship
Main sponsors • Main Sponsor – Stoiximan • Sponsor of Sports Material – macron • Official Broadcaster – cablenet • Official sponsor – TA MERI FINANCE • Official sponsor – ISX • Official sponsor – LONDOU BROS • Official sponsor – Nurofen • Official sponsor – Jointace • Official sponsor – G.u.m • Official sponsor – PRODROMOU & MAKRIYIANNIS INSURANCE • Official sponsor – Osteocare • Supporter – Pizza Hut • Supporter – PASTA STRADA Pasta & Salad Bar • Supporter – PANAYIOTIDES Gifts Textiles • Supporter – Hope CARE • Supporter – LifeFitness • Supporter – elvetiko DIAGNOSTIC CENTER • Supporter – Vittel • Supporter – TYMVIOS LABS Klinika Chimeia • Supporter – REANDA • Supporter – PETROLINA • Supporter – Landas COLOUR Signs & Digital Printing • Supporter – LYLE & SCOTT EST 1874 • Supporter – 1210 media • Supporter – SEAPHIRE Ribco Source: apoelfc.com.cy ==Managerial history==
Managerial history
Last Update: 7 October 2022 • 1931–1933 Antone Jean • 1933–1951 József Künsztler • 1951–1952 Pambos Avraamides • 1952–1953 Béla Guttmann • 1953–1954 Pambos Avraamidis • 1954–1955 Schwartz • 1955–1956 Hanz • 1956–1958 Kostas Talianos • 1958–1959 Takis Tsigkis • 1959–1961 Vaggelis Choumis • 1961–1962 Andreas Lazarides • 1962–1963 Jesse Carver • 1963–1964 Neil Franklin • 1964–1965 Kostas Talianos • 1965–1966 Gyula Zsengellér • 1966–1967 Lajos Szendrödi • 1967 Lykourgos Archontidis • 1967–1969 Pambos Avraamides • 1969–1970 Jesse Carver • 1970–1971 Andreas Lazarides • 1971–1972 Ray Wood • 1972–1974 Panos Markovic • 1974–1975 Andreas Lazarides • 1975 Panos Markovic • 1975–1976 Andreas Lazarides • 1976–1977 Savvas Partakis • 1977–1978 Keith Spurgeon • 1978–1981 Andreas Lazarides • 1981–1983 Mike Ferguson • 1983–1985 Panos Markovic • 1985–1989 Tommy Cassidy • 1989–1990 Giannis Matzourakis • 1990–1991 Stanko Poklepović • 1991–1993 Jacek Gmoch • 1993–1994 Takis Antoniou • 1994–1995 Giannis Matzourakis • 1995–1996 Hristo Bonev • 1996 Svetozar Šapurić • 1996–1997 Jacek Gmoch • 1997 Nikos Alefantos • 1997–1998 Kurt Jara • 1998 Andreas Mouskallis • 1998 Costas Georgiou • 1998–1999 Georgios Paraschos • 1999 Slobodan Vučeković • 1999–2000 Andreas Michaelides • 2000 Svetozar Šapurić • 2000 Markos Markou • 2000–2001 Mike Walker • 2001–2002 Eugène Gerards • 2002–2003 Takis Lemonis • 2003 Dušan Uhrin • 2003–2005 Ivan Jovanović • 2005 Werner Lorant • 2005 Marios Constantinou • 2005–2006 Jerzy Engel • 2006–2008 Marinos Ouzounidis • 2008–2013 Ivan Jovanović • 2013 Paulo Sérgio • 2013–2015 Georgios Donis • 2015 Thorsten Fink • 2015 Domingos Paciência • 2015–2016 Temur Ketsbaia • 2016–2017 Thomas Christiansen • 2017 Mario Been • 2017–2018 Georgios Donis • 2018 Bruno Baltazar • 2018–2019 Paolo Tramezzani • 2019 Thomas Doll • 2019 Loukas Hadjiloukas (interim) • 2019–2020 Kåre Ingebrigtsen • 2020 Marinos Ouzounidis • 2020–2021 Mick McCarthy • 2021 Savvas Poursaitidis • 2021–2022 Sofronis Avgousti • 2022–2023 Vladan Milojević • 2023–2024 Ricardo Sá Pinto • 2024 David Gallego • 2024 José Dominguez • 2024–2025 Manuel Jiménez • 2025–2027 Pablo García ==Presidential history==
Presidential history
APOEL has had numerous presidents over the course of their history. Since the establishment of APOEL Football Ltd, the presidents of the board of directors of the company (chairmen) have assumed all presidential duties for the football club. Here are complete lists of both: Presidents: • 1926–1958 – Georgios Poulias • 1958–1967 – Εfthyvoulos Αnthoullis • 1967–1968 – Michalakis Triantafyllides • 1968–1969 – Takis Skarparis • 1969–1971 – Constantinos Loukos • 1971–1974 – Michalakis Zivanaris • 1974–1975 – Kikis Lazarides • 1975–1983 – Iakovos Filippou • 1983–1988 – Michalakis Zivanaris • 1988–1991 – Andreas Papaellinas • 1991–1992 – Kykkos Fotiades • 1992–1994 – Mike Ioannides • 1994–1996 – Christos Triantafyllides • 1996–1999 – Ouranios Ioannides • 1999–2000 – Dinos Palmas • 2002–2004 – Dinos Fisentzides • 2004–2007 – Yiannos Ioannou • 2007–2008 – Costas Schizas • 2008–2009 – Christodoulos Ellinas • 2009–2011 – Prodromos Petrides • 2011–2012 – Aris Vasilopoulos • 2012–2014 – Christoforos Potamitis • 2014–2016 – Marios Charalambous • 2016– – Christoforos Potamitis • 2017– • 2018– • 2019– • 2020– • 2021– • 2022– • 2023– • 2024–present – Kyriakos Zavanaris Chairmen: • 1997–1998 – Mike Ioannides • 1998–2000 – Christos Triantafyllides • 2000–2001 – Harris Papanastasiou • 2001–2006 – Prodromos Petrides • 2006–2008 – Kyriakos Zivanaris • 2008–2013 – Phivos Erotokritou • 2013–2026 – Prodromos Petrides • 2026–present – Harris Photiou ==Former players==
Former players
List of former players with national team appearances or having won multiple titles with the club: ; Cyprus • Marios Agathokleous (2001–2003) • Takis Antoniou (1972–1986) • Aristos Aristokleous (1990–2001) • Constantinos Charalambides (1997–2004, 2008–2016) • Zacharias Charalambous (2001–2005) • Andreas Christodoulou (1966–1970) • Georgios Christodoulou (1995–2002) • Costas Costa (1989–1999) • Costas Fasouliotis (1990–2000) • Demetris Daskalakis (2000–2008) • Marios Elia (1998–2014) • Stavros Georgiou (2002–2007) • Loukas Hadjiloukas (1987–2000) • Yiannos Ioannou (1981–2000) • Nikakis Kantzilieris (1961–1972) • Constantinos Makrides (2004–2008, 2015) • Costas Malekkos (2001–2005) • Markos Markou (1973–1978) • Costas Miamiliotis (1977–1989, 1992–1994) • Chrysis Michael (2003–2011) • Michalis Morfis (1999–2010) • Marios Neophytou (2004–2007) • Stelios Okkarides (1997–1998, 2001–2007) • Nikodimos Papavasiliou (2002–2003) • Giorgos Pantziaras (1971–1978, 1985–1987) • Nicos Pantziaras (1972–1987) • Koullis Pantziaras (1976–1992) • Andros Petrides (1984–2000) • Marinos Satsias (1995–2014) • Georgios Savva (1949–1955, 1956–1961) • Athos Solomou (2009–2014) • Andreas Sotiriou (1986–1998, 2001) • Andreas Stylianou (1963–1978) • Pieros Sotiriou (2013–2017) • Diomidis Symeonidis (1926–1929, 1934–1935) • Nicos Timotheou (1992–1993, 1994–2001) • Yiasoumis Yiasoumi (1998–2001) ; Albania • Altin Haxhi (2008–2010) ; Algeria • Rafik Djebbour (2014–2015) ; Argentina • Fernando Cavenaghi (2015–2016) • Esteban Solari (2005–2007, 2010–2012) • Tomás De Vincenti (2014–2016) ; Armenia • Romik Khachatryan (2002–2003) ; Australia • Paul Okon (2005–2006) ; Austria • Alfred Hörtnagl (1997) • Christoph Westerthaler (1997) ; Belarus • Renan Bressan (2016–2017) ; Bosnia and Herzegovina • Sanel Jahić ; Brazil • Aílton Almeida (2010–2012) • William Boaventura (2010–2012) • Carlão (2014–2017) • Zé Carlos (2007–2008) • João Guilherme (2013–2016) • Kaká (2011–2012, 2014–2015) • Gustavo Manduca (2010–2015) • Veridiano Marcelo (1998–2000) • Marcinho (2010–2012) • Emerson Moisés Costa (2007) • Marcelo Oliveira (2011–2014) • Jean Paulista (2008–2010) • César Santin (2014) • Marcos Tavares (2007) ; Colombia • Hamilton Ricard (2004–2005) ; Costa Rica • Rónald Gómez (2006–2007) ; Croatia • Ardian Kozniku (1997) ; Czech Republic • Tomáš Votava (2003–2004) ; Denmark • Mikkel Beckmann (2013) ; England • Chris Bart-Williams (2004–2005) • Dave Esser (1982–1983) • Terry McDermott (1985–1987) • Ian Moores (1983–1988) • Gary Owen (1988–1989) ; France • Bark Seghiri (2006–2009) ; Germany • Martin Lanig (2015) ; Ghana • Ebenezer Hagan (2005) ; Greece • Georgios Amanatidis (2003–2004) • Dionisis Chiotis (2008–2015) • Giannis Gianniotas (2016–2017) • Alexandros Kaklamanos (2005–2006) • Michalis Kapsis (2007–2008) • Christos Karipidis (2012–2013) • Christos Kontis (2006–2011) • Nikos Machlas (2006–2008) • Spiros Marangos (2000–2002) • Marinos Ouzounidis (2001–2003) • Anastasios Papazoglou (2014–2015) • Savvas Poursaitides (2008–2012) • Miltiadis Sapanis (2007–2008) • Ilias Solakis (2001–2002) • Alexandros Tziolis (2012–2013) • Georgios Vakouftsis (2002–2005) ; Hungary • József Kiprich (1995–1997) • Kálmán Kovács (1995–1996) • István Kozma (1995–1997) • Barnabás Sztipánovics (2002–2003) • Roland Sallai (2017–2018) • Norbert Balogh (2018–2019) ; Ireland • Cillian Sheridan (2013–2015) ; Israel • Dudu Biton (2013) ; Jordan • Musa Al-Taamari (2018–2020) ; North Macedonia • Boban Grnčarov (2009–2011) • Goran Lazarevski (2000–2001) • Jane Nikolovski (2007–2008) • Milan Stojanovski (2004–2005) • Ivan Tričkovski (2010–2012) ; Morocco • Mohammed Chaouch (1999–2000) ; Netherlands • Joost Broerse (2008–2011) • John van Loen (1998) ; Nigeria • Michael Obiku (2000) • Benjamin Onwuachi (2008–2009) ; Northern Ireland • Tommy Cassidy (1983–1985) ; Norway • John Arne Riise (2014–2015) ; Paraguay • Aldo Adorno (2011–2014) ; Peru • Alfonso Dulanto (1997–1998) ; Poland • Kamil Kosowski (2008–2010) • Wojciech Kowalczyk (2003–2004) • Marcin Żewłakow (2008–2010) ; Portugal • Paulo Costa (2009) • Ricardo Fernandes (2005–2008) • Tiago Gomes (2013–2015) • Paulo Jorge (2009–2012) • Daniel Kenedy (2005) • Hélio Pinto (2006–2013) • Mário Sérgio (2012–2016) ; Romania • Daniel Florea (2006–2009) ; Serbia • Dragiša Binić (1993–1994) • Siniša Gogić (1989–1993, 2000–2002) • Saša Jovanović (2005–2006) • Vesko Mihajlović (1993–1994) • Nenad Mirosavljević (2008–2011) • Svetozar Šapurić (1989–1993, 1995–1996) ; Slovakia • Mário Breška (2009–2010) • Branislav Rzeszoto (2004–2005) ; Slovenia • Alfred Jermaniš (1996–1997) • Miran Pavlin (2004–2005) ; Togo • Jean-Paul Abalo (2006) ; Tunisia • Tijani Belaid (2011–2012) • Selim Benachour (2012–2014) ==Honours==
Records
Last update: 16 March 2017 • Record League win: 17–1 vs Aris Limassol (4 June 1967) — 1966–67 • Record League defeat: 6–1 vs Nea Salamina (2 May 1998) — 1997–98 • Record European competition win: 6–0 vs SK Gjøvik-Lyn (8 September 1963) — UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, Preliminary round 1st leg, 1963–64 6–0 vs HB Tórshavn (28 August 1997) — UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, Qualifying round 2nd leg, 1997–98 • Record European competition defeat: 16–1 vs Sporting CP (13 November 1963) — UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, 1st round 1st leg, 1963–64 • Most consecutive League games unbeaten: 34 — From 18 September 1946 to 23 November 1949 • Most consecutive League games won: 16 — From 21 December 2008 to 11 April 2009 • Most League points in a season: : 3 for win: 83, 2015–16 (full season) — 69, 2008–09 (regular season) : 2 for win: 51, 1976–77 • Most League goals in a season: 91, 2015–16 • Record average League home attendance: 9,5822012–13 • Record League home attendance: 23,043 vs Omonia (7 December 2002) — 2002–03 • Record European competition home attendance: 22,701 vs Olympique Lyonnais (7 March 2012) — UEFA Champions League, Last-16 2nd leg, 2011–12 • Most League appearances for club: 371Yiannos Ioannou • Most League goals for club : 191Yiannos Ioannou • Most European competitions appearances for club: 91Nuno Morais • Most European competitions goals for club : 9Aílton José Almeida ==League and Cup history==
League and Cup history
IFFHS Club world ranking Last update: 7 July 2024 Source: IFFHS ==References==
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