2005–06 Chelsea F.C. season

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The 2005–06 season was Chelsea F.C.'s 92nd competitive season, 14th consecutive season in the Premier League and 100th year as a club. Managed by José Mourinho, Chelsea marked their Centenary season by winning the Premier League title for the second consecutive year after defeating their closest challengers Manchester United 3–0 at Stamford Bridge on 29 April 2006. They also won the Community Shield.

Chelsea
2005–06 season
Chelsea's 2005–06 Premier League Trophy Presentation
OwnerRoman Abramovich
ChairmanBruce Buck
ManagerJosé Mourinho
StadiumStamford Bridge
Premier League1st
FA CupSemi-finals
League CupThird round
FA Community ShieldWinners
UEFA Champions LeagueRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague: Frank Lampard (16)
All: Frank Lampard (20)

Chelsea continued spending vast sums of money in their third season under the ownership of Roman Abramovich, signing Michael Essien from Lyon and Shaun Wright-Phillips from Manchester City for more than £20 million each.

In the Champions League, Chelsea aimed to improve upon their second straight semi-final placing the previous year, but exited the competition in the first knockout round to FC Barcelona. In the FA Cup, they managed to improve on their third-round exit in the previous season, but fell short in the semi-final, losing 2–1 to Liverpool. After winning the League Cup in the previous season, they failed to defend their title by taking an early third-round exit to Charlton Athletic on penalties.

The season was momentous for Chelsea's record-breaking start to the Premier League season where they won their opening nine games in a row, which is the best start to a Premier League season by any side.[1][2] The Blues proceeded to claim 20 wins from their first 22 league games, the strongest start recorded to a title defence in the Premier League era. Upon retaining their Champion status, Chelsea equalled the record for most victories within a league season (29), matching their total from the previous year. As of 2020, Chelsea 2005–06 hold joint Premier League records for most wins at home in a season (18) and fewest home defeats in a season (0).[3] They were also the first Premier League team to win against every other opposition team in a season.[4]

Team kits edit

Supplier: Umbro / Sponsor: Samsung Mobile

Home
Home alt.
Away
Away alt. 1
Third

The team kit for the season was produced by Umbro and the shirt sponsor was Samsung Mobile, who replaced previous shirt sponsor Emirates Airlines. Chelsea's new home kit was all blue with gold accents. Their new away kit was light blue with black shorts and black accents. Their 3rd kit was similar to their away kit from the 2004–05 season, black with grey shorts and grey accents. The only difference was the addition of the new shirt sponsor and new club crest with modifications.

Management edit

PositionStaff
Manager José Mourinho
Assistant manager Steve Clarke
First team coach Baltemar Brito
Fitness coach Rui Faria
Goalkeeping coach Silvino Louro
Opposition scout André Villas-Boas

Source: [1][2]

First team squad edit

Squad at end of season[5]

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

No.Pos. NationPlayer
1GK  CZEPetr Čech
2DF  ENGGlen Johnson
3DF  ESPAsier del Horno
4DF  FRAClaude Makélélé
5MF  GHAMichael Essien
6DF  PORRicardo Carvalho
7MF  PORManiche (on loan from Dynamo Moscow)
8MF  ENGFrank Lampard
9FW  ARGHernán Crespo
10MF  ENGJoe Cole
11MF  IRLDamien Duff
12FW  ENGCarlton Cole
13DF  FRAWilliam Gallas
14MF  CMRGeremi
15FW  CIVDidier Drogba
16MF  NEDArjen Robben
No.Pos. NationPlayer
19MF  FRALassana Diarra
20DF  PORPaulo Ferreira
22FW  ISLEiður Guðjohnsen
23GK  ITACarlo Cudicini
24MF  ENGShaun Wright-Phillips
26DF  ENGJohn Terry
29DF  GERRobert Huth
31FW  ENGScott Sinclair
40GK  ENGLenny Pidgeley
41GK  BELYves Ma-Kalambay[6]
42MF  ENGAnthony Grant
43DF  SUIJonas Elmer
44DF  ENGMichael Mancienne
45MF  PORFilipe Morais
46MF  ENGJimmy Smith

Left club during season edit

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

No.Pos. NationPlayer
18DF  ENGWayne Bridge (on loan to Fulham)
27MF  CZEJiří Jarošík (on loan to Birmingham City)
30MF  PORTiago (to Lyon)
No.Pos. NationPlayer
32DF  SCOSteven Watt (to Swansea City)
MF  ENGJoe Keenan (on loan to Willem II)
MF  RUSAlexei Smertin (to Dynamo Moscow)

Transfers edit

In edit

No. Pos PlayerFromFeeDate
3DF Asier del Horno Athletic Bilbao£8 million[7]21 June 2005
19MF Lassana Diarra Le Havre£1 million[8]16 July 2005
24MF Shaun Wright-Phillips Manchester City£21 million[9]18 July 2005
5MF Michael Essien Lyon£24.4 million[10]19 August 2005
7MF Maniche Dynamo MoscowLoan[11]4 January 2006

Out edit

No. Pos PlayerToFeeDate
24FW Mikael Forssell Birmingham City£3 million[12]10 June 2005
19MF Scott Parker Newcastle United£6.5 million[13]15 June 2005
9FW Mateja Kežman Atlético Madrid£5.3 million[14]29 June 2005
5MF Alexey Smertin Charlton AthleticLoan[15]15 July 2005
27MF Jiří Jarošík Birmingham CityLoan[16]22 August 2005
30MF Tiago Lyon£6.8 million[17]27 August 2005
40GK Lenny Pidgeley MillwallLoan28 November 2005
5MF Alexey Smertin Dynamo Moscow£1 million[18]15 March 2006

Overall transfer activity edit

Competitions edit

FA Community Shield edit

7 August 2005 Arsenal 1–2 Chelsea Cardiff
14:05 BSTFàbregas  24' 64'Drogba 8', 58'
Makélélé  24'
Lampard  82'
Stadium: Millennium Stadium
Attendance: 58,014
Referee: Howard Webb
Man of the Match: Didier Drogba

Premier League edit

Upon winning the 2005–06 Premier League season, Chelsea clinched their third national league title.

League table edit

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1Chelsea (C)3829457222+5091Qualification for the Champions League group stage[a]
2Manchester United3825857234+3883
3Liverpool3825765725+3282Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
4Arsenal38207116831+3767
5Tottenham Hotspur38181195338+1565Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ Since Manchester United qualified for the Champions League, their place in the UEFA Cup as League Cup winners passed down to the league and was awarded to Blackburn Rovers as the highest-placed team not already qualified for European competitions.

Results summary edit

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
3829457222 +50911810479 +3811352513 +12

Results by round edit

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAA
ResultWWWWWWWWWDWLWWWWWWWWWWDDWLWWWLWDWWWWLL
Position65111111111111111111111111111111111111
Points3691215182124272831313437404346495255586162636666697275757879828588919191
Source: Matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches edit

14 August 2005 1 Wigan Athletic 0–1 Chelsea Wigan
16:00 BSTMahon  23'ReportCrespo 90+3'Stadium: JJB Stadium
Attendance: 23,575
Referee: Mark Clattenberg
21 August 2005 2 Chelsea 1–0 Arsenal London
16:00 BSTDrogba 73'
Gallas  30'
Makélélé  70'
ReportVan Persie  27'
Senderos  30'
Cole  52'
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 42,136
Referee: Graham Poll
24 August 2005 3 Chelsea 4–0 West Bromwich Albion London
19:45 BSTLampard 23', 80'
J. Cole 43'
Drogba 68'
ReportStadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,201
Referee: Mark Halsey
27 August 2005 4 Tottenham Hotspur 0–2 Chelsea London
15:00 BSTMido  25'
Gardner  26'
Reid  26'
Davids  74'
ReportDel Horno 39'
Duff 71'
Essien  24'
J. Cole  26'
Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 36,077
Referee: Rob Styles
10 September 2005 5 Chelsea 2–0 Sunderland London
15:00 BSTGeremi 54'
Drogba 82'
J. Cole  31'
ReportStadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,969
Referee: Mike Dean
17 September 2005 6 Charlton 0–2 Chelsea London
15:00 BSTReportCrespo 55'
Robben 60'
Carvalho  51'
Makélélé  82'
Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 27,111
Referee: Mike Dean
24 September 2005 7 Chelsea 2–1 Aston Villa London
15:00 BSTLampard 45', 75' (pen.)
Robben  33'
ReportMoore 44'
Ángel  40'
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 42,146
Referee: Barry Knight
2 October 2005 8 Liverpool 1–4 Chelsea Liverpool
16:00 BSTGerrard 36'
Caragher  27'
ReportLampard 27' (pen.)  54'
Duff 43'
J. Cole 63'  24'
Geremi 82'
Drogba  86'
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 44,235
Referee: Graham Poll
15 October 2005 9 Chelsea 5–1 Bolton Wanderers London
15:00 BSTDrogba 52', 61',  32'
Lampard 55', 59'
Guðjohnsen 74'
Essien  63'
ReportGiannakopoulos 4'
Jaïdi  12'
Nolan  42'
Gardener  58'
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,775
Referee: Rob Styles
23 October 2005 10 Everton 1–1 Chelsea Liverpool
15:00 BSTBeattie 37' (pen.)
Arteta  50'
Ferrari  59'
ReportLampard 50'
Drogba  21'
Huth  63'
Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 36,042
Referee: Mark Clattenberg
29 October 2005 11 Chelsea 4–2 Blackburn Rovers London
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,553
Referee: Mike Riley
6 November 2005 12 Manchester United 1–0 Chelsea Manchester
16:00 GMTFletcher 31',  35'
Smith  12'
Ronaldo  84'
ReportDrogba  14'
Ferreira  41'
Gallas  52'
Makélélé  81'
Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 67,864
Referee: Graham Poll
19 November 2005 13 Chelsea 3–0 Newcastle United London
15:00 GMTJ. Cole 47'
Crespo 51'
Duff 90'
Terry  5'
Lampard  89'
ReportSolano  31'Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 42,268
Referee: Mark Halsey
26 November 2005 14 Portsmouth 0–2 Chelsea Portsmouth
15:00 GMTDiao  52'
Hughes  60'
Griffin  64'
Stefanović  66'
Taylor  87'
ReportCrespo 27'
Lampard 67' (pen.)
C. Cole  57'
Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 20,182
Referee: Phil Dowd
3 December 2005 15 Chelsea 1–0 Middlesbrough London
15:00 GMTTerry 62'ReportStadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,666
Referee: Mike Riley
10 December 2005 16 Chelsea 1–0 Wigan Athletic London
15:00 GMTTerry 67'
Carvalho  12'
ReportRoberts  83'Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 42,060
Referee: Howard Webb
18 December 2005 17 Arsenal 0–2 Chelsea London
16:00 GMTVan Persie  29'
Senderos  46'
Henry  51'
ReportRobben 39',  51'
J. Cole 73'
Essien  34'
Makélélé  59'
Lampard  85'
Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 38,347
Referee: Rob Styles
26 December 2005 18 Chelsea 3–2 Fulham London
16:00 GMTGallas 3'
Lampard 24'
Crespo 74'
J. Cole  56'
ReportMcBride 29'
Helguson 57' (pen.)
Christanval  62'
Legwinski  65'
John  89'
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 42,313
Referee: Graham Poll
28 December 2005 19 Manchester City 0–1 Chelsea Manchester
19:45 GMTThatcher  78'ReportJ. Cole 79'
Del Horno  52'
Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 46,587
Referee: Uriah Rennie
31 December 2005 20 Chelsea 2–0 Birmingham City London
19:45 GMTCrespo 25'
Robben 43'
Essien  21'
ReportStadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 42,313
Referee: Mike Dean
2 January 2006 21 West Ham United 1–3 Chelsea London
19:45 GMTHarewood 46'
Fletcher  49'
ReportLampard 12',  49'
Crespo 28'
Drogba 80'
Duff  20'
Guðjohnsen  69'
Stadium: Upton Park
Attendance: 34,758
Referee: Mike Dean
15 January 2006 22 Sunderland 1–2 Chelsea Sunderland, Tyne and Wear
16:00 GMTLawrence 12'
Stead  25'
ReportCrespo 28'
Robben 69',  70'
C. Cole
Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 32,420
Referee: Chris Foy
22 January 2006 23 Chelsea 1–1 Charlton Athletic London
16:00 GMTGuðjohnsen 19'
Carvalho  81'
Terry  82'
ReportBent 59'
Kishishev  82'
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,355
Referee: Steve Bennett
1 February 2006 24 Aston Villa 1–1 Chelsea Birmingham
20:00 GMTMoore 77'
McCann  31'
ReportRobben 14'
Crespo  42'
Johnson  51'
Gallas  90+2'
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 38,562
Referee: Rob Styles
5 February 2006 25 Chelsea 2–0 Liverpool London
16:00 GMTGallas 35'
Crespo 68'
Essien  47'
ReportReina  82'
García  63'
Alonso  90+1'
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 42,316
Referee: Alan Wiley
11 February 2006 26 Middlesbrough 3–0 Chelsea Middlesbrough
16:00 GMTRochemback 2'
Downing 45+2'
Yakubu 68'
ReportTerry  42'
Guðjohnsen  45+1'
Carvalho  90+4'
Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 31,037
Referee: Steve Bennett
25 February 2006 27 Chelsea 2–0 Portsmouth London
15:00 GMTLampard 65'
Robben 75'
ReportLuaLua  34'Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 42,254
Referee: Mike Riley
4 March 2006 28 West Bromwich Albion 1–2 Chelsea West Bromwich
15:00 GMTKanu 88'ReportDrogba 51'
J. Cole 74'
Robben  62'
Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 26,581
Referee: Mark Halsey
11 March 2006 29 Chelsea 2–1 Tottenham Hotspur London
16:00 GMTEssien 14'
Gallas 90+4'
Duff  29'
Drogba  88'
ReportJenas 45+1'Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 42,243
Referee: Graham Poll
19 March 2006 30 Fulham 1–0 Chelsea London
16:00 GMTBoa Morte 17'ReportGallas  90+2'
Huth  44'
Carvalho  51'
Drogba  67'
Makélélé  70'
Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 22,486
Referee: Graham Poll
25 March 2006 31 Chelsea 2–0 Manchester City London
15:00 GMTDrogba 30', 33'
J. Cole  74'
ReportDistin  45'
Mills  24'
Musampa  45+1'
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 42,321
Referee: Rob Styles
1 April 2006 32 Birmingham City 0–0 Chelsea Birmingham
15:00 BSTReportStadium: St Andrew's
Attendance: 26,364
Referee: Dermot Gallagher
9 April 2006 33 Chelsea 4–1 West Ham United London
13:00 BSTDrogba 28'
Crespo 31'
Terry 54'
Gallas 69'
Maniche  17'
ReportCollins 10'
Harewood  17'
Konchesky  47'
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,919
Referee: Chris Foy
15 April 2006 34 Bolton Wanderers 0–2 Chelsea Bolton
15:00 BSTBen Haim  90+1'
Gardner  30'
Davies  51'
ReportTerry 44'
Lampard 59'
Makélélé  41'
Drogba  82'
Huth  87'
Stadium: Reebok Stadium
Attendance: 27,266
Referee: Phil Dowd
17 April 2006 35 Chelsea 3–0 Everton London
15:00 BSTLampard 28'
Drogba 62'
Essien 74'
ReportCarsley  47'Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,765
Referee: Rob Styles
29 April 2006 36 Chelsea 3–0 Manchester United London
12:30 BSTGallas 5',  52'
J. Cole 61',  62'
Carvalho 73'
Čech  8'
Makélélé  34'
ReportRonaldo  55'
Rooney  66'
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 42,219
Referee: Mike Dean
2 May 2006 37 Blackburn Rovers 1–0 Chelsea Blackburn
19:45 BSTReid 43'
Savage  1'
Gray  90+4'
ReportGeremi  42'
Duff  70'
Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 20,243
Referee: Steve Bennett
7 May 2006 38 Newcastle United 1–0 Chelsea Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 BSTBramble 73'
N'Zogbia  53'
Babyaro  61'
Belözoğlu  70'
Moore  89'
Carr  90+5'
ReportCarvalho  22'
Gallas  75'
Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 52,309
Referee: Mike Riley

UEFA Champions League edit

Group stage edit

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Liverpool633061+512Advance to knockout stage
2 Chelsea632171+611
3 Real Betis621337−47Transfer to UEFA Cup
4 Anderlecht610518−73
Source: RSSSF
v Anderlecht
13 September 2005 1 Chelsea 1–0 Anderlecht London, England
19:45 BSTLampard 19'(Report)Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 29,575
Referee: Wolfgang Stark (Germany)
v Chelsea
28 September 2005 2 Liverpool 0–0 Chelsea Liverpool, England
19:45 BST(Report)Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 42,750
Referee: Massimo De Santis (Italy)
v Real Betis
19 October 2005 3 Chelsea 4–0 Real Betis London, England
19:45 GMTDrogba 24'
Carvalho 44'
J. Cole 59'
Crespo 64'
(Report)Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 36,450
Referee: Terje Hauge (Norway)
v Chelsea
1 November 2005 4 Real Betis 1–0 Chelsea Seville, Spain
19:45 GMTDani 28'(Report)Stadium: Manuel Ruiz de Lopera
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: Alain Hamer (Luxembourg)
v Liverpool
6 December 2005 6 Chelsea 0–0 Liverpool London, England
19:45 GMT(Report)Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,600
Referee: Herbert Fandel (Germany)

Knockout phase edit

Round of 16 edit
v Barcelona
22 February 2006 First leg Chelsea 1–2 Barcelona London, England
19:45 GMTdel Horno  37'
Motta 59' (o.g.)
(Report)Terry 72' (o.g.)
Eto'o 80'
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 39,525
Referee: Terje Hauge (Norway)
v Chelsea
7 March 2006 Second leg Barcelona 1–1
(3–2 agg.)
Chelsea Barcelona, Spain
19:45 GMTRonaldinho 78'(Report)Lampard 90+2' (pen.)Stadium: Camp Nou
Attendance: 98,450
Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)

League Cup edit

FA Cup edit

7 January 2006 Third round Chelsea 2–1 Huddersfield Town Stamford Bridge, London
C. Cole 12'
Guðjohnsen 82'
(Report)Taylor-Fletcher 75'Attendance: 41,650
Referee: Alan Wiley
29 January 2006 Fourth round Everton 1–1 Chelsea Goodison Park, Liverpool
McFadden 36'(Report)Lampard 73'Attendance: 29,742
Referee: Graham Poll
8 February 2006 Replay Chelsea 4–1 Everton Stamford Bridge, London
Robben 22'
Lampard 36' (pen.)
Crespo 39'
Terry 74'
(Report)Arteta 72' (pen.)Attendance: 39,301
Referee: Phil Dowd
19 February 2006 Fifth round Chelsea 3–1 Colchester United Stamford Bridge, London
Ferreira 37'
J. Cole 79', 90'
(Report)Carvalho 28' (o.g.)Attendance: 41,810
Referee: Dermot Gallagher
22 March 2006 Quarter-final Chelsea 1–0 Newcastle United Stamford Bridge, London
Terry 4'(Report)Attendance: 42,279
Referee: Steve Bennett
22 April 2006 Semi-final Chelsea 1–2 Liverpool Old Trafford, Manchester
Drogba 69'(Report)Riise 20'
García 52'
Attendance: 64,575
Referee: Graham Poll

Statistics edit

No.PosNatPlayerTotalPremier LeagueChampions LeagueFA CupLeague Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1GK  CZEPetr Čech410340700000
2DF  ENGGlen Johnson8040004000
3DF  ESPAsier del Horno3312513+103+1000
4MF  FRAClaude Makélélé40029+20603000
5MF  GHAMichael Essien41227+42603+1000
6DF  PORRicardo Carvalho35322+21823000
7MF  PORManiche1103+502+100000
8MF  ENGFrank Lampard49203516824+120+10
9FW  ARGHernán Crespo411320+10102+323+2110
10MF  ENGJoe Cole471026+875+113+320+10
11MF  IRLDamien Duff39318+1035+103+2000
12FW  ENGCarlton Cole1310+900+201+1100
13DF  FRAWilliam Gallas44533+15703000
14MF  CMRGeremi2128+720+202+1010
15FW  CIVDidier Drogba401420+9125+21310+10
16MF  NEDArjen Robben39721+76602+2110
18DF  ENGWayne Bridge2000001010
19MF  FRALassana Diarra702+100+202000
20DF  PORPaulo Ferreira31118+30602+1110
22FW  ISLEiður Guðjohnsen36316+1024+203110
23GK  ITACarlo Cudicini1203+10106010
24MF  ENGShaun Wright-Phillips38010+1701+503+1010
26DF  ENGJohn Terry497364804211
29DF  GERRobert Huth2107+600+303+1010
37MF  ENGJimmy Smith100+10000000
40GK  ENGLenny Pidgeley1010000000

Statistics:.[19] Squad details and shirt numbers:[20]

Starting 11 edit

Considering starts in all competitions.

Summary edit

Games played54 (38 Premier League) (8 UEFA Champions League) (6 FA Cup) (1 Football League Cup) (1 FA Community Shield)
Games won37 (29 Premier League) (3 UEFA Champions League) (4 FA Cup) (0 Football League Cup) (1 FA Community Shield)
Games drawn9 (4 Premier League) (3 UEFA Champions League) (1 FA Cup) (1 Football League Cup)
Games lost8 (5 Premier League) (2 UEFA Champions League) (1 FA Cup) (0 Football League Cup)
Goals scored96 (72 Premier League) (9 UEFA Champions League) (12 FA Cup) (1 Football League Cup) (2 FA Community Shield)
Goals conceded34 (22 Premier League) (4 UEFA Champions League) (6 FA Cup) (1 Football League Cup) (1 FA Community Shield)
Goal difference62 (+50 Premier League) (+5 UEFA Champions League) (+6 FA Cup) (0 Football League Cup) (+1 FA Community Shield)
Clean sheets37 (20 Premier League) (5 UEFA Champions League) (1 FA Cup) (0 Football League Cup) (0 FA Community Shield)
Most appearances50 Frank Lampard & John Terry
Top scorer20 Frank Lampard
PointsOverall: 37/54 (68.52%)

References edit

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External links edit