2012 Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito season

Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito's 2012 season will be the club's 82nd year of existence, the 59th year in professional football, and the 51st in the top level of professional football in Ecuador.

LDU Quito
2012 season
PresidentCarlos Arroyo
ManagerEdgardo Bauza
StadiumEstadio Casa Blanca
Serie AFirst Stage: 6th
Second Stage: 3rd
Aggregate: 3rd
Overall: 3rd
Top goalscorerLeague: Claudio Bieler (20 goals)
All: Claudio Bieler (20 goals)
Highest home attendance20,517;
(April 29 v. Barcelona)
Lowest home attendance1,326;
(July 7 v. Manta)
Average home league attendance8,340
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Club

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Personnel

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President: Carlos Arroyo
Honorary President: Rodrigo Paz
President of the Executive Commission: Esteban Paz
President of the Football Commission: Edwin Ripalda
Vice-President of the Football Commission: Patricio Torres
Sporting manager: Santiago Jácome

Coaching staff

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Manager: Edgardo Bauza
Assistant manager: José Daniel Di Leo
Physical trainer: Bruno Militano
Goalkeeper trainer: Gustavo Flores
Statistician: Maximiliano Bauza

Kits

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Supplier: Umbro
Sponsor(s): Diners Club International, Chevrolet, Coca-Cola, Discover

Squad information

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Liga's squad for the season is allowed a maximum of four foreign players at any one time, and a maximum of eight throughout the season. At the start of the season, Liga was mandated to start one under-19 player in each match. The jersey numbers in the main table (directly below) refer to the number on their domestic league jersey. The under-19 players will wear a jersey number of at least #50. For each CONMEBOL competition, Liga must register 25 players, whose jerseys will be numbered 1–25. Because of this, some players may have different jersey numbers while playing in CONMEBOL matches.

N
Pos
Nat.
Player
Age
Since
App
Goals
Notes
2 DF   ECU Norberto Araujo (captain) 33 2007 139 0
3 DF   ECU Luis Luna 24 2012 0 0
4 MF   ECU Ulises de la Cruz (vice-captain) 37 2009 217 32 Previously with the club from '97–'99 and '00
5 MF   ECU Paúl Ambrosi 31 2010 361 36 Previously with the club from '00–'09
6 DF   ARG Ezequiel Luna 25 2012 0 0
7 MF   ECU Ángel Cheme 30 2009 45 2 Previously called Gonzalo Chila
8 MF   ECU Patricio Urrutia (3rd captain) 32 2010 277 43 Previously with the club from '03–'09
10 FW   ECU Joao Plata 20 2012 7 1 Previously with the club in '10
11 MF   ECU Édison Méndez 32 2012 83 12 Previously with the club from '05–'06 and '09–'10
12 DF   ECU Galo Corozo 21 2009 13 0
13 DF   ECU Néicer Reasco 34 2008 434 33 Previously with the club from '97–'00 and '01–'06
14 DF   ECU Diego Calderón 25 2007 167 3 Previously with the club in '05
15 MF   ECU Cristhian Hurtado 21 2012 2 0 Previously with the club from '08–'10
16 FW   ECU Claudio Bieler 27 2011 74 37 Previously with the club from '08–'09
17 MF   PAR Eduardo Echeverría 23 2012 0 0
18 MF   ECU Fernando Hidalgo 26 2011 41 0
19 MF   ARG Pablo Vitti 27 2012 0 0
22 GK   ECU Alexander Domínguez 24 2006 130 0
23 DF   ECU Elvis Bone 28 2012 0 0
24 MF   ECU José Pabón 21 2010 6 0
25 GK   ECU Daniel Viteri 30 2011 20 0 Previously with the club from '08–'09
37 FW   ARG Ariel Nahuelpan 24 2012 0 0
50 FW   ECU José Gutiérrez 18 2011 4 0 U-19 player
51 FW   ECU Marco Nazareno 19 2012 0 0 U-19 player
51 MF   ECU Gabriel Corozo 17 2012 0 0 U-19 player
52 FW   ECU Diego Hurtado 16 2011 1 0 U-19 player
53 MF   ECU Sandro Rojas 18 2011 4 0 U-19 player
54 FW   ECU Kevin Mercado 16 2011 0 0 U-19 player
55 MF   ECU José Cevallos Enríquez 16 2011 10 1 U-19 player
60 GK   ECU Walter Chávez 17 2011 0 0 U-19 player

Note: Caps and goals are of the national league and are current as of the beginning of the season.

Winter transfers

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In a press conference on December 20, 2011, Liga de Quito announced the signings of veteran midfielder Édison Méndez of Emelec and season-long loan of Elvis Bone from Olmedo. In the same press conference, Liga announced that Argentine midfielders Ezequiel González and Lucas Acosta would not continue with the team, and that Argenis Moreira was signed by Ambato-based club Técnico Universitario.[1] The next day it was announced that Técnico also signed midfielder William Araujo on a one-year contract.[2] On January 4, 2011, Liga de Quito announced in a press conference the signing of Ecuadorian midfielder David Quiroz (season-long loan from Atlante).[3] The next day, January 5, 2011, Argentinean defender Ezequiel Luna confirmed that he will be playing for Liga during the 2012 season.[4]

Summer transfers

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On June 1, 2012, the club announced that Luis Bolaños was loaned to Club Atlas. [5] On June 25, the club hired Eduardo Echeverría to be the new foreign player of the team.[6] Forward Joao Plata returned to the club after a year-and-a-half on a loan from Toronto FC.

Competitions

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Pre-season friendlies

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January 21 La Noche Blanca LDU Quito   3–1   Atlético Nacional Quito
19:00 UTC−05:00 D. Hurtado   40'
Bolaños   52'
Hidalgo   77'
Report Rentería   90+1' (pen.) Stadium: Estadio Casa Blanca
Referee: Diego Lara

Serie A

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The 2012 season is Liga's 51st season in the Serie A and their eleventh consecutive. The league season will run from early February to early December. The format is identical to the previous season.

First stage

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The First Stage of the season ran from February 5 to July 7. Liga finished 6th and failed to qualify to the Finals, 2012 Copa Sudamericana, 2013 Copa Libertadores and 2013 Copa Sudamericana during this stage.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
4 Independiente José Terán 22 10 7 5 29 20 +9 37
5 Deportivo Cuenca 22 11 3 8 24 26 −2 36
6 LDU Quito 22 8 10 4 32 22 +10 34
7 Deportivo Quito 22 8 7 7 34 23 +11 31
8 El Nacional 22 8 5 9 24 34 −10 29
Source: [citation needed]
Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
22 8 10 4 32 22  +10 34 6 4 1 23 10  +13 2 6 3 9 12  −3
February 5 Round 1 Manta 0–1 LDU Quito Portoviejo
15:00 UTC−05:00 Report Bieler   61' Stadium: Estadio Reales Tamarindos
Attendance: 753
Referee: José Luis Espinel
February 12 Round 2 LDU Quito 5–0 Olmedo Quito
11:00 UTC−05:00 Cevallos   11'
Hidalgo   23'
Bieler   45', 65', 68'
Report Stadium: Estadio Casa Blanca
Attendance: 5,462
Referee: Roberto Alman
February 26 Round 3 Deportivo Quito 1–1 LDU Quito Quito
11:30 UTC−05:00 Alustiza   21' Report Bieler   52' Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa
Attendance: 16,695
Referee: Alfredo Intriago
March 4 Round 5 LDU Quito 2–0 Emelec Quito
11:30 UTC−05:00 Cevallos   55'
Nahuelpan   59'
Report Stadium: Estadio Casa Blanca
Attendance: 17,456
Referee: José Luis Espinel
March 11 Round 6 Técnico Universitario 1–1 LDU Quito Ambato
12:00 UTC−05:00 Colón   90+2' Report Bieler   39' Stadium: Estadio Bellavista
Attendance: 17,496
Referee: Miguel Hidalgo
March 18 Round 7 LDU Quito 1–2 Deportivo Cuenca Quito
11:30 UTC−05:00 Méndez   57' Report Angulo   46'
López   54'
Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa
Attendance: 6,856
Referee: Carlos Vera
Note: The match was played in the Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, because LDU Quito's stadium was suspended for three matches.
March 23 Round 8 LDU Loja 1–0 LDU Quito Loja
19:30 UTC−05:00 Quiñonez   90' Report Stadium: Estadio Federativo Reina del Cisne
Attendance: 10,262
Referee: Robinson Galarza
March 28 Round 4 LDU Quito 1–1 Independiente José Terán Quito
19:30 UTC−05:00 Nahuelpan   84' Report Angulo   90+3' Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa
Attendance: 4,118
Referee: Omar Ponce
Note: The match was postponed, because the referees strike. The match was played in the Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, because LDU Quito's stadium was suspended for three matches.
March 31 Round 9 LDU Quito 3–2 El Nacional Quito
19:00 UTC−05:00 Bieler   7', 39', 79' Report Madrid   23'
Preciado   25'
Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa
Attendance: 7,155
Referee: Samuel Haro
Note: The match was played in the Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, because LDU Quito's stadium was suspended for three matches.
April 8 Round 10 Barcelona 1–1 LDU Quito Guayaquil
16:30 UTC−05:00 Mina   2' Report Bieler   89' Stadium: Estadio Monumental Banco Pichincha
Attendance: 40,417
Referee: Carlos Vera
April 15 Round 11 LDU Quito 3–0 Macará Quito
11:30 UTC−05:00 Cevallos   15'
Bieler   21'
Bolaños   74'
Report Stadium: Estadio Casa Blanca
Attendance: 6,702
Referee: Roberto Alman
April 22 Round 12 Macará 0–2 LDU Quito Ambato
12:30 UTC−05:00 Report Bieler   33'
Manso   71'
Stadium: Estadio Bellavista
Attendance: 7,478
Referee: Diego Lara
April 29 Round 13 LDU Quito 2–2 Barcelona Quito
11:30 UTC−05:00 Cevallos   16'
Calderón   57'
Report Mina   45'
Erazo   60'
Stadium: Estadio Casa Blanca
Attendance: 20,517
Referee: José Luis Espinel
May 6 Round 14 El Nacional 1–1 LDU Quito Quito
12:00 UTC−05:00 Preciado   6' Report Bieler   90+3' Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa
Attendance: 10,592
Referee: Omar Ponce
May 12 Round 15 LDU Quito 2–2 LDU Loja Quito
17:30 UTC−05:00 Nahuelpan   58'
Bieler   86'
Report Fábio Renato   14'
Feraud   44'
Stadium: Estadio Casa Blanca
Attendance: 19,010
Referee: Miguel Hidalgo
May 18 Round 16 Deportivo Cuenca 0–0 LDU Quito Cuenca
20:00 UTC−05:00 Report Stadium: Estadio Alejandro Serrano Aguilar
Attendance: 8,523
Referee: Carlos Orbe
May 23 Round 18 Emelec 3–0 LDU Quito Guayaquil
20:00 UTC−05:00 de Jesús   15'
Valencia   32'
Giménez   90+1'
Report Stadium: Estadio George Capwell
Attendance: 7,167
Referee: Carlos Vera
June 13 Round 17 LDU Quito 2–1 Técnico Universitario Quito
19:30 UTC−05:00 Cevallos   25'
Bieler   74'
Report Luis Santana   22' Stadium: Estadio Casa Blanca
Attendance: 2,952
Referee: Roddy Zambrano
Note: The match was originally scheduled for May 20, but was postponed because the referees strike.
June 17 Round 19 Independiente José Terán 2–2 LDU Quito Sangolquí
12:15 UTC−05:00 Concistre   39', 66' Report Nahuelpan   50'
Bieler   72'
Stadium: Estadio Rumiñahui
Attendance: 3,602
Referee: Omar Ponce
June 24 Round 20 LDU Quito 0–0 Deportivo Quito Quito
11:30 UTC−05:00 Report Stadium: Estadio Casa Blanca
Attendance: 8,863
Referee: José Luis Espinel
July 1 Round 21 Olmedo 2–0 LDU Quito Riobamba
12:00 UTC−05:00 Murillo   20'
Prieto   25'
Report Stadium: Estadio Olímpico de Riobamba
Attendance: 5,919
Referee: Miguel Hidalgo
July 7 Round 22 LDU Quito 2–0 Manta Quito
17:00 UTC−05:00 Nahuelpan   32'
Cevallos   45+1'
Report Stadium: Estadio Casa Blanca
Attendance: 1,326
Referee: Robinson Galarza

Second stage

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The Second Stage of the season ran from July 14 to December 2. Liga finished 3rd and qualified to 2013 Copa Libertadores during this stage.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Barcelona 22 13 6 3 42 19 +23 45 2013 Copa Libertadores Second Stage and 2013 Copa Sudamericana First Stage
2 Emelec 22 11 4 7 28 26 +2 37
3 LDU Quito 22 9 8 5 26 20 +6 35
4 Independiente José Terán 22 9 4 9 22 25 −3 31
5 Técnico Universitario 22 8 7 7 27 34 −7 31
Source: [citation needed]
Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
22 9 8 5 26 20  +6 35 5 4 2 16 11  +5 4 4 3 10 9  +1
July 14 Round 1 Manta 1–2 LDU Quito Manta
15:00 UTC−05:00 Garcés   36' Report Nahuelpan   77'
Cheme   83'
Stadium: Estadio Jocay
Attendance: 351
Referee: Carlos Orbe
July 21 Round 2 LDU Quito 0–0 Olmedo Quito
17:30 UTC−05:00 Report Stadium: Estadio Casa Blanca
Attendance: 4,325
Referee: Daniel Salazar
July 25 Round 3 Deportivo Quito 0–0 LDU Quito Quito
19:15 UTC−05:00 Report Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa
Attendance: 10,408
Referee: Diego Lara
July 29 Round 4 LDU Quito 1–0 Independiente José Terán Quito
11:30 UTC−05:00 Reasco   68' Report Stadium: Estadio Casa Blanca
Attendance: 2,931
Referee: Omar Ponce
August 5 Round 5 LDU Quito 2–2 Barcelona Quito
11:30 UTC−05:00 Bieler   59', 90+3' Report Díaz   57', 80' Stadium: Estadio Casa Blanca
Attendance: 17,725
Referee: Carlos Vera
August 11 Round 6 Técnico Universitario 0–0 LDU Quito Ambato
16:00 UTC−05:00 Report Stadium: Estadio Bellavista
Attendance: 6,457
Referee: Alfredo Intriago
August 18 Round 7 LDU Quito 0–2 Deportivo Cuenca Quito
19:30 UTC−05:00 Report Domingo   4'
Castillo   20'
Stadium: Estadio Casa Blanca
Attendance: 16,043
Referee: José Luis Espinel
August 24 Round 8 LDU Loja 1–2 LDU Quito Loja
19:30 UTC−05:00 Calderón   40' Report Vitti   28'
Echeverría   80'
Stadium: Estadio Federativo Reina del Cisne
Attendance: 8,170
Referee: Edgar Hinostroza
August 29 Round 9 LDU Quito 3–1 El Nacional Quito
19:30 UTC−05:00 de la Cruz   26'
Vitti   61'
Nahuelpan   80'
Report Anangonó   31' Stadium: Estadio Casa Blanca
Attendance: 8,558
Referee: Omar Ponce
September 15 Round 10 Emelec 2–2 LDU Quito Guayaquil
13:00 UTC−05:00 Figueroa   28'
Gaibor   90+5'
Report Cevallos   38'
Nahuelpan   54'
Stadium: Estadio George Capwell
Attendance: 7,131
Referee: Roddy Zambrano
September 19 Round 11 LDU Quito 1–2 Macará Quito
19:30 UTC−05:00 Echeverría   27' Report Martínez   60'
Pirchio   90+1'
Stadium: Estadio Casa Blanca
Attendance: 3,376
Referee: Roberto Alman
September 23 Round 12 Macará 0–2 LDU Quito Ambato
12:00 UTC−05:00 Report Nahuelpan   67'
Vitti   81'
Stadium: Estadio Bellavista
Attendance: 7,537
Referee: Omar Ponce
September 28 Round 13 LDU Quito 1–0 Emelec Quito
19:30 UTC−05:00 Plata   87' Report Stadium: Estadio Casa Blanca
Attendance: 9,289
Referee: Diego Lara
October 3 Round 14 El Nacional 0–0 LDU Quito Quito
18:00 UTC−05:00 Report Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa
Attendance: 5,555
Referee: Daniel Salazar
October 19 Round 15 LDU Quito 2–2 LDU Loja Quito
19:30 UTC−05:00 Fábio Renato   5', 26' Report Bieler   54'
de la Cruz   82'
Stadium: Estadio Casa Blanca
Attendance: 3,159
Referee: Robinson Galarza
October 26 Round 16 Deportivo Cuenca 3–1 LDU Quito Cuenca
20:00 UTC−05:00 Cano   32', 48'
Vázquez   65'
Report Nahuelpan   70' Stadium: Estadio Alejandro Serrano Aguilar
Attendance: 5,856
Referee: Diego Lara
November 4 Round 17 LDU Quito 2–2 Técnico Universitario Quito
11:30 UTC−05:00 Nahuelpan   15'
Reasco   72'
Report Arraya   35'
Cevallos   83'
Stadium: Estadio Casa Blanca
Attendance: 4,424
Referee: Miguel Hidalgo
November 11 Round 18 Barcelona 1–0 LDU Quito Guayaquil
17:00 UTC−05:00 Ayoví   45+1' Report Stadium: Estadio Monumental Banco Pichincha
Attendance: 28,539
Referee: Daniel Salazar
November 18 Round 19 Independiente José Terán 1–0 LDU Quito Sangolquí
12:15 UTC−05:00 Angulo   58' Report Stadium: Estadio Rumiñahui
Attendance: 3,076
Referee: Diego Lara
November 21 Round 20 LDU Quito 3–0 Deportivo Quito Quito
19:15 UTC−05:00 Bieler   45'
Hidalgo   48'
Vitti   77'
Report Stadium: Estadio Casa Blanca
Attendance: 2,940
Referee: Daniel Salazar
November 25 Round 21 Olmedo 0–1 LDU Quito Riobamba
12:00 UTC−05:00 Report Vitti   36' Stadium: Estadio Olímpico de Riobamba
Attendance: 2,511
Referee: Alfredo Intriago
December 2 Round 22 LDU Quito 1–0 Manta Quito
12:00 UTC−05:00 Cevallos   35' Report Stadium: Estadio Casa Blanca
Attendance: 4,176
Referee: Roddy Zambrano

Third stage

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Emelec 2 2 0 0 3 1 +2 6
2 LDU Quito 2 0 0 2 1 3 −2 0
Source: [citation needed]
December 9 LDU Quito 1–2 Emelec Quito
11:30 UTC−05:00 Vitti   45+1' Report de Jesús   31'
Mondaini   67'
Stadium: Estadio Casa Blanca
Attendance: 14,466
Referee: Omar Ponce
December 16 Emelec 1–0 LDU Quito Guayaquil
17:00 UTC−05:00 de Jesús   78' Report Stadium: Estadio George Capwell
Attendance: 13,243
Referee: José Luis Espinel

Player statistics

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Num
Pos
Player
App
 
 
 
App
 
 
 
Serie A Total
2 DF Norberto Araujo 35 9 1 35 9 1
3 DF Luis Luna 5 1 5 1
4 MF Ulises de la Cruz 28 2 2 28 2 2
5 MF Paúl Ambrosi 6 1 6 1
6 DF Ezequiel Luna 26 9 3 26 9 3
7 MF Ángel Cheme 27 1 2 27 1 2
8 MF Patricio Urrutia 28 4 1 28 4 1
10 FW Joao Plata 13 1 1 13 1 1
11 FW Édison Méndez 19 1 7 19 1 7
12 DF Galo Corozo 8 2 8 2
13 DF Néicer Reasco 40 2 7 40 2 7
14 DF Diego Calderón 43 1 9 1 43 1 9 1
15 MF Cristhian Hurtado 7 1 7 1
16 FW Claudio Bieler 36 20 9 1 36 20 9 1
17 MF Eduardo Echeverría 19 2 3 1 19 2 3 1
18 MF Fernando Hidalgo 45 2 9 45 2 9
19 MF Pablo Vitti 18 6 1 18 6 1
22 GK Alexander Domínguez 45 4 45 4
23 DF Elvis Bone 26 8 1 26 8 1
24 MF José Pabón 7 7
25 GK Daniel Viteri 1 1 1 1
37 FW Ariel Nahuelpan 41 11 10 41 11 10
50 FW José Gutiérrez 4 4
51 FW Marco Nazareno 1 1
51 MF Gabriel Corozo 4 4
52 FW Diego Hurtado 3 3
53 MF Sandro Rojas 7 1 7 1
54 FW Kevin Mercado 5 5
55 MF José Cevallos Enríquez 35 8 4 35 8 4
60 GK Walter Chávez
7 MF David Quiroz 13 1 13 1
10 MF Luis Bolaños 11 1 1 11 1 1
17 MF Enrique Gámez 8 1 8 1
20 MF Enrique Vera * 5 2 5 2
21 MF Damián Manso 19 1 1 19 1 1
Totals 59 110 10 59 110 10

Last updated: December 16, 2012.
Note 1: Players in italics left the club mid-season.
* Knee injury ended Vera’s season.
Source:[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Liga de Quito presentó los refuerzos para el 2012" [Liga de Quito presented the reinforcements for 2012] (in Spanish). El Comercio. December 20, 2011. Retrieved December 20, 2011.
  2. ^ "'A la hinchada la llevaré siempre en mi corazón'" ['I will carry the fans always in my heart'] (in Spanish). futbolecuador.com. December 21, 2011. Retrieved December 21, 2011.
  3. ^ "David Quiroz fue presentado oficialmente como jugador de Liga de Quito" (in Spanish). teradeportes.com. January 4, 2011. Retrieved January 4, 2011.
  4. ^ "Ezequiel Luna: 'Para mí es un privilegio venir a Liga, un grande de Ecuador'" (in Spanish). teradeportes.com. January 5, 2011. Retrieved January 5, 2011.
  5. ^ ".: RADIO LA RED :". Archived from the original on 2012-06-03. Retrieved 2012-06-01.
  6. ^ "NOTICIAS DE LIGA DEPORTIVA UNIVERSITARIA DE ECUADOR SITIO OFICIAL". Archived from the original on 2012-06-29. Retrieved 2012-06-26.
  7. ^ "LDU Quito - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos, and news". SoccerWay. Squad. Retrieved March 5, 2011.
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