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2024–25 Central Coast Mariners FC season

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Central Coast Mariners
2024–25 season
ChairmanRichard Peil
ManagerMark Jackson
StadiumIndustree Group Stadium
A-League MenMatchday 1
Australia CupRound of 32
AFC Champions League EliteLeague Stage
Top goalscorerLeague:
All: Mikael Doka (2)
Biggest defeat1–3
vs. Heidelberg United (A)
(7 August 2024)
Australia Cup
1–3
vs. Shandong Taishan (A)
(17 September 2024)
AFC Champions League Elite
2025–26 →
All statistics correct as of 17 September 2024.

The 2024–25 season will be the 20th in the history of the Central Coast Mariners Football Club. This will be the Central Coast Mariners' 20th season in the A-League Men. In addition to the domestic league, Central Coast will also participate in the Australia Cup for the tenth time, and return to the AFC Champions League Elite, formerly known as the AFC Champions League, for the first time since 2015.

Players

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Australia AUS Adam Pavlesic
3 DF Vanuatu VAN Brian Kaltak
4 DF Australia AUS Trent Sainsbury (captain)
5 DF Australia AUS Noah Smith
7 FW Australia AUS Christian Theoharous
8 MF Northern Ireland NIR Alfie McCalmont
9 FW Australia AUS Alou Kuol
10 DF Brazil BRA Mikael Doka
11 FW Brazil BRA Vitor Feijão
12 DF Australia AUS Lucas Mauragis
15 DF New Zealand NZL Storm Roux
16 MF Australia AUS Harry Steele
17 FW Australia AUS Sabit Ngor
23 FW Australia AUS Miguel Di Pizio
No. Pos. Nation Player
24 DF Australia AUS Diesel Herrington
26 MF Australia AUS Brad Tapp
27 DF Australia AUS Sasha Kuzevski
28 MF Australia AUS Will Wilson
29 FW Australia AUS Nicholas Duarte (scholarship)
30 GK Australia AUS Jack Warshawsky
33 DF Australia AUS Nathan Paull
35 FW Australia AUS Arthur De Lima (scholarship)
36 MF Australia AUS Haine Eames (scholarship)
37 FW Australia AUS Bailey Brandtman (scholarship)
40 GK Australia AUS Dylan Peraić-Cullen (scholarship)
50 GK Australia AUS Jai Ajanovic (scholarship)
99 FW England ENG Ryan Edmondson

Transfers

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Transfers in

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No. Position Player Transferred from Type/fee Contract length Date Ref
12 DF Lucas Mauragis Unattached Free transfer 3 years 5 June 2024 [1]
8 MF Northern Ireland Alfie McCalmont England Carlisle United Free transfer 12 July 2024 [2]
1 GK Adam Pavlesic Unattached Free transfer 2 years 17 July 2024 [3]
24 DF Diesel Herrington Denmark AGF Free transfer 2 years 18 July 2024 [4]
11 FW Brazil Vitor Feijão Unattached Free transfer 2 years 1 August 2024 [5]
4 DF Trent Sainsbury Unattached Free transfer 3 years 23 August 2024 [6]
17 FW Sabit Ngor Australia Heidelberg United Free transfer 2 years 12 September 2024 [7]

From academy squad

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N
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
Notes
36 MF Australia Haine Eames 16 3 year scholarship contract[8]
35 FW Australia Arthur De Lima 17 3 year scholarship contract[9]
50 GK Australia Jai Ajanovic 16 3 year scholarship contract[10]

Transfers out

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No. Position Player Transferred to Type/fee Date Ref
11 FW Colombia Ángel Torres Unattached End of contract 7 April 2024 [11][12]
20 GK Danny Vukovic Retired 26 May 2024 [13]
22 FW Brazil Ronald Barcellos Portugal Portimonense End of loan 31 May 2024 [14]
17 FW Jing Reec Denmark AGF End of loan 4 June 2024 [15]
23 DF Fiji Dan Hall Auckland FC End of contract 28 June 2024 [16][17]
29 MF Maksim Kasalovic Australia APIA Leichhardt End of contract 29 June 2024 [18][19]
6 MF Max Balard Netherlands NAC Breda Mutual contract termination 2 July 2024 [20][21]
4 MF Josh Nisbet Scotland Ross County End of contract 9 July 2024 [22][23]
18 DF Jacob Farrell England Portsmouth Undisclosed 26 July 2024 [24]
23 FW Dylan Wenzel-Halls Malaysia Penang Mutual contract termination 28 August 2024 [25][26]

Contract extensions

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No. Player Position Duration Date Notes Ref.
2 Brazil Mikael Doka Right-back 3 years 3 June 2024 New 3-year contract, replacing previous contract which was until end of 2024–25 [27]
16 Harry Steele Defensive midfielder 3 years 8 July 2024 New 3-year contract, replacing previous contract which was until end of 2024–25 [28]
27 Sasha Kuzevski Right-back 1 year 10 July 2024 Upgraded to full contract [29]
39 Miguel Di Pizio Attacking midfielder 2 years 16 July 2024 Upgraded to full contract [30]

Pre-season and friendlies

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21 August 2024 Central Coast Mariners Australia 2–2 New Zealand Auckland FC Gosford, Australia
13:00 AEST
Report
Stadium: Industree Group Stadium
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
6 September 2024 Central Coast Mariners Australia 2–0 Australia Sydney FC Tuggerah, Australia
Report Stadium: Central Coast Regional Sports Complex
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
25 September 2024 Sydney FC Australia 6–3 Australia Central Coast Mariners Sydney, Australia
Report
Stadium: Sky Park
6 October 2024 Central Coast Mariners Australia 1–0 New Zealand Wellington Phoenix Gosford, Australia
Report Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
11 October 2024 Western Sydney Wanderers Australia 5–1 Australia Central Coast Mariners Sydney, Australia
Report Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)

Competitions

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Overall record

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Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
A-League Men 18 October 2024 2 May 2025 Matchday 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !
Australia Cup 7 August 2024 Round of 32 Round of 32 1 0 0 1 1 3 −2 000.00
AFC Champions League Elite 17 September 2024 League stage 2 0 0 2 2 5 −3 000.00
Total 3 0 0 3 3 8 −5 000.00

Last updated: 1 October 2024
Source: Soccerway

A-League Men

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
2 Auckland FC[a] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for Finals series[b]
3 Brisbane Roar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Central Coast Mariners 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Macarthur FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for AFC Champions League Two and Finals series[c]
6 Melbourne City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for Finals series[b]
First match(es) will be played: 18 October 2024. Source: A-Leagues
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head results; 5a) head-to-head points; 5b) head-to-head goal difference; 6) Fair Play points; 7) away goal difference; 8) away goals per match; 9) home goal difference; 10) home goals per match; 11) toss of a coin in an event of a tie of two clubs.[31][32]
Notes:
  1. ^ Auckland FC and Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for Asian Football Confederation competitions as they are based in New Zealand, which is part of the Oceania Football Confederation.
  2. ^ a b The top two teams enter the finals series at the semi-finals, while the teams ranked third to sixth enter the finals series at the elimination-finals.
  3. ^ Qualified for AFC Champions League Two as the 2024 Australia Cup winners.

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
0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0  0

Results by round

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Round1234567891011121315161417181920212223242526272829
GroundHAHHNBHHAHHAAAAAHABHHAAHAAHBH
Result
Position
Points
Source: Ultimate A-League
A = Away; H = Home; N = Neutral; B = Bye; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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  Win   Draw   Loss

18 October 2024 1 Central Coast Mariners v Melbourne Victory Gosford
19:35 AEDT Stadium: Industree Group Stadium
26 October 2024 2 Adelaide United v Central Coast Mariners Adelaide
16:30 ACDT Stadium: Coopers Stadium
2 November 2024 3 Central Coast Mariners v Perth Glory Gosford
17:00 AEDT Stadium: Industree Group Stadium
10 November 2024 4 Central Coast Mariners v Wellington Phoenix Gosford
16:00 AEDT Stadium: Industree Group Stadium
22 November 2024 5 Newcastle Jets v Central Coast Mariners Sydney
20:00 AEDT Stadium: Allianz Stadium
7 December 2024 7 Central Coast Mariners v Sydney FC Gosford
19:35 AEDT Stadium: Industree Group Stadium
13 December 2024 8 Central Coast Mariners v Adelaide United Gosford
19:35 AEDT Stadium: Industree Group Stadium
23 December 2024 9 Macarthur FC v Central Coast Mariners Sydney
19:00 AEDT Stadium: Campbelltown Sports Stadium
28 December 2024 10 Central Coast Mariners v Auckland FC Gosford
17:00 AEDT Stadium: Industree Group Stadium
31 December 2024 11 Central Coast Mariners v Melbourne City Gosford
19:00 AEDT Stadium: Industree Group Stadium
3 January 2025 12 Brisbane Roar v Central Coast Mariners Brisbane
19:35 AEDT Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
11 January 2025 13 Sydney FC v Central Coast Mariners Sydney
19:35 AEDT Stadium: Allianz Stadium
17 January 2025 15 Western Sydney Wanderers v Central Coast Mariners Sydney
19:35 AEDT Stadium: CommBank Stadium
25 January 2025 16 Wellington Phoenix v Central Coast Mariners Christchurch
17:00 NZDT Stadium: Apollo Projects Stadium
29 January 2025 14 Western United v Central Coast Mariners Melbourne
19:00 AEDT Stadium: Ironbark Fields
1 February 2025 17 Central Coast Mariners v Newcastle Jets Gosford
19:35 AEDT Stadium: Industree Group Stadium
7 February 2025 18 Perth Glory v Central Coast Mariners Perth
18:45 AWST Stadium: HBF Park
22 February 2025 20 Central Coast Mariners v Western Sydney Wanderers Gosford
17:00 AEDT Stadium: Industree Group Stadium
28 February 2025 21 Central Coast Mariners v Western United Gosford
19:35 AEDT Stadium: Industree Group Stadium
8 March 2025 22 Melbourne Victory v Central Coast Mariners Melbourne
19:35 AEDT Stadium: AAMI Park
16 March 2025 23 Auckland FC v Central Coast Mariners Auckland
17:00 NZDT Stadium: Go Media Stadium
30 March 2025 24 Central Coast Mariners v Perth Glory Gosford
15:00 AEDT Stadium: Industree Group Stadium
5 April 2025 25 Melbourne City v Central Coast Mariners Melbourne
17:00 AEDT Stadium: AAMI Park
12 April 2025 26 Newcastle Jets v Central Coast Mariners Newcastle
19:35 AEST Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
20 April 2025 27 Central Coast Mariners v Macarthur FC Gosford
17:00 AEST Stadium: Industree Group Stadium
2 May 2025 29 Central Coast Mariners v Brisbane Roar Gosford
19:35 AEST Stadium: Industree Group Stadium

Australia Cup

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7 August 2024 Round of 32 Heidelberg United 3–1 (a.e.t.) Central Coast Mariners Melbourne
19:30 AEST
Report
Stadium: Olympic Village
Attendance: 2,077
Referee: Alex King

AFC Champions League Elite

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League stage

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
8 China Shanghai Shenhua 2 1 0 1 4 4 0 3 Advance to round of 16
9 Japan Kawasaki Frontale 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 3
10 China Shanghai Port 2 0 1 1 2 5 −3 1
11 Australia Central Coast Mariners 2 0 0 2 2 5 −3 0
12 South Korea Ulsan HD 2 0 0 2 0 5 −5 0
Updated to match(es) played on 2 October 2024. Source: Asian Football Confederation
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of matches won; 5) penalty shoot-out if only two teams remain tied and played each other on the final matchday 6) fair play ranking; 7) drawing of lots
Round12345678
GroundAHAHAHHA
ResultLL
Position10
Points00
Source: Ultimate A-League
A = Away; H = Home; N = Neutral; B = Bye; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
17 September 2024 1 Shandong Taishan China 3–1 Australia Central Coast Mariners Jinan, China
18:00 UTC+8
Report
Stadium: Jinan Olympic Sports Center Stadium
Attendance: 16,896
Referee: Khalid Saleh Al-Turais (Saudi Arabia)
1 October 2024 2 Central Coast Mariners Australia 1–2 Thailand Buriram United Gosford, Australia
18:00 UTC+10
Report
Stadium: Central Coast Stadium
Referee: Nazmi Nasaruddin (Malaysia)
22 October 2024 3 Shanghai Port China v Australia Central Coast Mariners Shanghai, China
Stadium: Pudong Football Stadium
5 November 2024 4 Central Coast Mariners Australia v China Shanghai Shenhua Gosford, Australia
Stadium: Central Coast Stadium
26 November 2024 5 Vissel Kobe Japan v Australia Central Coast Mariners Kobe, Japan
Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe
3 December 2024 6 Central Coast Mariners Australia v Japan Yokohama F. Marinos Gosford, Australia
Stadium: Central Coast Stadium
11 February 2025 7 Central Coast Mariners Australia v Malaysia Johor Darul Ta'zim Gosford, Australia
Stadium: Central Coast Stadium
18 February 2025 8 Kawasaki Frontale Japan v Australia Central Coast Mariners Kawasaki, Japan
Stadium: Uvance Todoroki Stadium by Fujitsu

Statistics

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Appearances and goals

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Includes all competitions. Players with no appearances not included in the list.

As of 1 October 2024
No. Pos. Nat. Name A-League Men Australia Cup AFC Champions League Elite Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Australia Adam Pavlesic 0 0 1 0 2 0 3 0
3 DF Vanuatu Brian Kaltak 0 0 1 0 2 0 3 0
4 DF Australia Trent Sainsbury 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
5 DF Australia Noah Smith 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 1 0
7 MF Australia Christian Theoharous 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
8 MF Northern Ireland Alfie McCalmont 0 0 1 0 2 0 3 0
9 FW Australia Alou Kuol 0 0 1 0 2 0 3 0
10 DF Brazil Mikael Doka 0 0 1 1 2 1 3 2
11 FW Brazil Vitor Feijão 0 0 1 0 1+1 0 3 0
12 DF Australia Lucas Mauragis 0 0 1 0 2 1 3 1
15 DF New Zealand Storm Roux 0 0 1 0 1+1 0 3 0
16 MF Australia Harry Steele 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 1 0
17 FW Australia Sabit Ngor 0 0 0 0 1+1 0 2 0
23 MF Australia Miguel Di Pizio 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
24 DF Australia Diesel Herrington 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 1 0
26 MF Australia Brad Tapp 0 0 1 0 2 0 3 0
27 DF Australia Sasha Kuzevski 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 1 0
28 MF Australia William Wilson 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 1 0
30 GK Australia Jack Warshawsky 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 1 0
37 FW Australia Nicholas Duarte 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 1 0
33 DF Australia Nathan Paull 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0
35 FW Australia Arthur De Lima 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 1 0
37 FW Australia Bailey Brandtman 0 0 0+1 0 1+1 0 3 0
99 FW England Ryan Edmondson 0 0 0+1 0 1+1 0 3 0

Disciplinary record

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Includes all competitions. The list is sorted by squad number when total cards are equal. Players with no cards not included in the list.

As of 1 October 2024
Rank No. Pos. Nat. Name A-League Men Australia Cup AFC Champions League Elite Total
Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card
1 1 GK Australia Adam Pavlesic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
2 3 DF Vanuatu Brian Kaltak 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
9 FW Australia Alou Kuol 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
10 DF Brazil Mikael Doka 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
99 FW England Ryan Edmondson 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0

Clean sheets

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Includes all competitions. The list is sorted by squad number when total clean sheets are equal. Numbers in parentheses represent games where both goalkeepers participated and both kept a clean sheet; the number in parentheses is awarded to the goalkeeper who was substituted on, whilst a full clean sheet is awarded to the goalkeeper who was on the field at the start of play. Goalkeepers with no clean sheets not included in the list.

As of 1 October 2024
Rank No. Nat. Goalkeeper A-League Men Australia Cup AFC Champions League Elite Total
1 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Olyroos defender Lucas Mauragis joins Central Coast Mariners". Central Coast Mariners. 5 June 2024.
  2. ^ "Central Coast Mariners and Carlisle United agree transfer of Alfie McCalmont". Central Coast Mariners. 12 July 2024.
  3. ^ "Mariners sign Australian Youth representative goalkeeper Adam Pavlesic". Central Coast Mariners. 17 July 2024.
  4. ^ "Central Coast Mariners sign young defender Diesel Herrington". Central Coast Mariners. 18 July 2024.
  5. ^ "Central Coast Mariners sign Brazilian forward Vitor Feijão". Central Coast Mariners. 1 August 2024.
  6. ^ "Socceroo Trent Sainsbury returns home to the Mariners". Central Coast Mariners. 23 August 2024.
  7. ^ "Sabit Ngor joins Central Coast Mariners on two-year deal". Central Coast Mariners. 12 September 2024.
  8. ^ "16-year-old Haine Eames given three-year Mariners Scholarship deal". Central Coast Mariners. 7 June 2024.
  9. ^ "17-year-old Arthur De Lima signs three-year Mariners scholarship deal". Central Coast Mariners. 20 August 2024.
  10. ^ "16-year-old goalkeeper Jai Ajanovic given three-year Mariners scholarship deal". Central Coast Mariners. 10 September 2024.
  11. ^ @mauro_bousquet (7 April 2024). "Angel Torres will not renew his contact with the Mariners, the Colombian number 11 has official offers from : Ukraine Colombia Mls Saudi Arábia Brazil Norway Sweden Korea Japan England Scotland Turkey Emirates Portugal Spain" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  12. ^ "Club Statement: Angel Torres". Central Coast Mariners. 23 April 2024.
  13. ^ Simkin, Emma; Kozaki, Danuta (26 May 2024). "Central Coast Mariners captain Danny Vukovic announces retirement a day after club's historic win". ABC News.
  14. ^ "Central Coast Mariners confirm departure of Ronald Barcellos following conclusion of loan deal". Central Coast Mariners. 31 May 2024.
  15. ^ "Central Coast Mariners confirm departure of Jing Reec following conclusion of loan deal". Central Coast Mariners. 4 June 2024.
  16. ^ "Dan Hall departs Central Coast Mariners". Central Coast Mariners. 28 June 2024.
  17. ^ "Auckland FC welcomes back-to-back championship winner Dan Hall to the club!". Auckland FC. 2 July 2024.
  18. ^ Central Coast Mariners [@CCMariners] (29 June 2024). "The Central Coast Mariners can confirm the departure of midfielder Maksim Kasalovic, who leaves the club at the conclusion of his contract" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  19. ^ "Transfers galore as new faces set to light up NPL Men's NSW competition". Football NSW. 28 June 2024.
  20. ^ "Treble winning midfielder Max Balard departs for overseas opportunity". Central Coast Mariners. 2 July 2024.
  21. ^ "NAC strikt Max Balard" [NAC snares Max Balard]. NAC Breda (in Dutch). 2 July 2024.
  22. ^ "Johnny Warren Medallist and Treble Winner Josh Nisbet departs Mariners". Central Coast Mariners. 9 July 2024.
  23. ^ "Socceroos midfield star Nisbet joins Scottish side Ross". The Canberra Times. 23 August 2024.
  24. ^ "Pompey sign Australian defender Farrell". BBC Sport. 26 July 2024.
  25. ^ "Dylan Wenzel-Halls departs Mariners for overseas opportunity". Central Coast Mariners. 28 August 2024.
  26. ^ "Australian Forward Dylan Wenzel-Halls Joins Penang FC". Bernama. 2 September 2024.
  27. ^ "Mikael Doka extends Mariners contract with new three-year deal". Central Coast Mariners. 3 June 2024.
  28. ^ "Treble Winner Harry Steele commits to new 3-year deal". Central Coast Mariners. 8 July 2024.
  29. ^ "Academy Product Sasha Kuzevski Upgraded to A-League Contract". Central Coast Mariners. 10 July 2024.
  30. ^ "18-year-old Mariners star Miguel Di Pizio signs new two-year deal". Central Coast Mariners. 16 July 2024.
  31. ^ "A-League Competition rules". A-Leagues. Archived from the original on 29 October 2023.
  32. ^ "Explained: Why the A-Leagues ladder sorting rules have changed this season". A-Leagues. 2 January 2024. Archived from the original on 2 January 2024.
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