2011–12 Monarcas Morelia season

The 2011–12 Morelia season was the 65th professional season of Mexico's top-flight football league. The season is split into two tournaments—the Torneo Apertura and the Torneo Clausura—each with identical formats and each contested by the same eighteen teams. Morelia began their season on July 24, 2011 against Tijuana, Morelia played their homes games on Fridays at 8:10pm local time.

Morelia
2011–12 season
ChairmanÁlvaro Dávila
ManagerTomás Boy
StadiumEstadio Morelos
Apertura 20117th
Final Phase Semi-finals
Clausura 20124th
Final Phase Quarter-finals
Champions LeagueQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Apertura: Miguel Sabah (8)
Clausura: Miguel Sabah (10)

All: Miguel Sabah (21)

Torneo Apertura edit

Squad edit

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   MEX Carlos Felipe Rodríguez
2 DF   MEX Enrique Pérez
3 GK   ARG Federico Vilar (captain)
5 DF   ARG Mauricio Romero
7 FW   MEX Rafael Márquez Lugo
8 MF   MEX Jorge Gastélum
9 FW   MEX Miguel Sabah
10 FW   ECU Joao Rojas (on loan from Independiente)
11 FW   MEX Luis Alonso Sandoval
13 FW   MEX Miguel Sansores
14 MF   MEX Luis Miguel Noriega
15 DF   MEX Felipe Ayala
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 DF   MEX Adrián Aldrete
17 MF   MEX Yasser Corona
18 MF   ARG Damián Manso (on loan from Chiapas)
19 MF   MEX Manuel Pérez (on loan from Monterrey)
20 FW   MEX Ángel Sepúlveda
21 MF   MEX Jaime Lozano (on loan from Cruz Azul)
22 DF   MEX Diego Jiménez (on loan from Tecos)
23 MF   MEX Édgar Lugo
24 DF   MEX Marvin Cabrera
28 MF   COL Aldo Ramírez
33 DF   MEX Joel Huiqui

Regular season edit

  Win   Draw   Loss

Apertura 2011 results edit

July 23, 2011 Round 1 Tijuana 1 – 2 Morelia Estadio Caliente, Tijuana
17:00 Leandro   26'
Corona   44'
Arce   90+3'
Report Sandoval   13',   38'
Cabrera   43'
Rojas   80'
Sabah   84' (pen.)
Referee: Miguel Ángel Chacón
July 31, 2011 Round 2 Morelia 0 – 1 UNAM Estadio Morelos, Morelia
12:00 Gsstélum   59' Report Fuentes   17'
M. Palacios   14'
Castro   77'
Referee: José Alfredo Peñaloza
September 4, 2011[nb 1] Round 3 San Luis 2 – 3 Morelia Estadio Alfonso Lastras, San Luis Potosí
12:00 Arroyo   17',   31' (pen.)
Blanco   90+4'
Report Huiqui   29'
Lozano   39', 77' (pen.)
Silva   56' (was sent off warming up)
Rojas   40'
Gastelúm   69'
Cabrera   87'
Referee: Fabricio Morales
August 6, 2011 Round 4 Monterrey 2 – 0 Morelia Estadio Tecnológico, Monterrey
21:00 Pérez   52'
Suazo   85'
Carreño   90'
Report Huiqui   17'
Ramírez   32'
Referee: Fernando Guerrero
August 12, 2011 Round 5 Morelia 1 – 2 Guadalajara Estadio Morelos, Morelia
20:10 E. Pérez   43'
Manso   53',   84'
Aldrete   83'
Report Esparza   28'
Corona   50' (o.g.)
Magallón   56'
Araujo   70'
Reynoso   75'
Gallardo   79'
de Luna   90+2'
Referee: Juan Genaro Medrano
November 1, 2011[nb 2][1] Round 6 Santos Laguna 0 – 2[nb 4] Morelia Estadio Corona, Torreón
20:30[nb 3] Report Corona   59'
Márquez   89'
Referee: Francisco Chacón
August 28, 2011 Round 7 Morelia 0 – 0 Puebla Estadio Morelos, Morelia
18:00 Gastelúm   77' Report Juárez   26'
Álvarez   90'
Referee: Roberto García Orozco
September 10, 2011 Round 8 Cruz Azul 0 – 1 Morelia Estadio Azul, Mexico City
17:00 Report Gastélum   61'
Rojas   90+2'
Referee: Jorge Antonio Pérez
September 18, 2011 Round 9 Morelia 4 – 2 Querétaro Estadio Morelos, Morelia
18:00 Sanah   17', 42', 90',   90'
Lozano   27'
Gastélum   47'
Ramírez   71'
Report Bueno   18',   32' (pen.)
Mena   63'
Niell   79'
Mondragón   85'
Referee: Miguel Ángel Flores
September 25, 2011 Round 10 Toluca 2 – 1 Morelia Estadio Nemesio Díez, Toluca
12:00 Alonso   37', 79'
Atalavera   90+3'
Report Huiqui   19'
Sandoval   49'
E. Pérez   89'
Referee: Marco Antonio Rodríguez
October 1, 2011 Round 11 Morelia 0 – 2 Estudiantes Tecos Estadio Morelos, Morelia
17:00 Huiqui   52' Report Leaño   36',   58'
Lillinston   64'
Sambueza   56'
Zamogliny   82'
Medina   87'
Referee: Paul Delgadillo
October 9, 2011 Round 12 América 1 – 1 Morelia Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
17:00 Valenzuela   84' Report Sabah   11'
Gastélum   18'
Cabrera   50'   90+1'
Noriega   80'   83'
Referee: Francisco Chacón
October 14, 2011 Round 13 Morelia 2 – 0 UANL Estadio Morelos, Morelia
18:00 Vilar   44'
Sabah   79'
M. Pérez   84'
Lozano   88' (pen.)
Report Juninho   54'
Viniegra   71'
Torres Nilo   74'
Salcido   75'
Referee: Miguel Ángel Ortega
October 22, 2011 Round 14 Atlas 1 – 1 Morelia Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara
20:45 Barraza   49',   55'
Pinto   64'
Report Ramírez   7'
E. Pérez   51'
Márquez   64',   82'
Noriega   64'
Lozano   67'
Jiménez   77'
Referee: Erim Ramírez
October 25, 2011 Round 15 Morelia 2 – 2 Pachuca Estadio Morelos, Morelia
18:30 Lugo   6'
Huiqui   11'
Corona   34'
Sepúldeva   80'
Report Borja   34'
Hernández   60'
Herrera   89'
Referee: Roberto García Orozco
October 29, 2011 Round 16 Atlante 4 – 4 Morelia Estadio Neza 86, Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl[nb 5]
16:00 Venegas   5',   90+1'
Cuevas   33'
Luna   71'
Martínez   75', 85' (pen.)
Bermúdez   82'
Report Huiqui   14'
Márquez   18', 80'
Lugo   31'
Ramírez   52'
Venegas   69' (o.g.)
Cabrera   84'
Lozano   90+2'
Referee: Marco Antonio Rodríguez
November 4, 2011 Round 17 Morelia 1 – 0 Chiapas Estadio Morelos, Morelia
20:10 Huiqui   29'   90+1'
Márquez   60'
Sabah   65'
Report M. Martínez   24'   53'
Arizala   28'
Razo   34'
Referee: Paul Delgadillo

Final phase edit

November 19, 2011 Quarter-finals Morelia 2 – 1 Cruz Azul Estadio Morelos, Morelia
19:00 Gastélum   21'
Márquez   78', 85'
Lozano   82'
Lugo   87'
Report Orozco   32'
Corona   53'
Pinto   70'
A. Castro   72'
Aquino   78'
Torrado   81'
Referee: Erim Ramírez
November 26, 2011 Quarter-finals Cruz Azul 1 – 2 Morelia Estadio Azul, Mexico City
17:00 Vela   36'
Torrado   40'   71'
Giménez   89'
Report Huiqui   1'
Sabah   16',   23'
Lugo   21'
Lozano   23'
Aldrete   64'
Gastélum   90+2'
Referee: Marco Antonio Rodríguez

Morelia advanced 4–2 on aggregate

November 30, 2011 Semi-finals Morelia 2 – 1 Santos Laguna Estadio Morelos, Morelia
20:30 Lozano   13'
Lugo   25'
Gastélum   50'
Report Rodríguez   60'
Peralta   83'
Mares   57'   87'
Referee: Paul Delgadillo
December 3, 2011 Semi-finals Santos Laguna 3 – 2 Morelia Estadio Corona, Torreón
19:00 Rodríguez   34' (pen.)
Baloy   41'
Suárez   52', 64'
Hoyos   57'
Salinas   67'
Figueroa   76'
Report Gastélum   14'
Huiqui   33'
Vilar   37'
Sandoval   65'
Sepúlveda   74', 87'
Ramírez   90+1'
Referee: Marco Antonio Rodríguez

4–4 on aggregate, Santos Laguna advanced due to being the higher seed in the classification phase

Goalscorers edit

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Position Nation Name Goals scored
1.   Miguel Sabah 8
2.   Rafael Márquez Lugo 6
3.   Jaime Lozano 5
4.   Édgar Lugo 4
5.   Ángel Sepúlveda 3
6.   Joao Rojas 2
6.   Luis Alonso Sandoval 2
8.   Yasser Corona 1
8.   Damián Manso 1
8. Own Goals 1
TOTAL
33

Results edit

Results summary edit

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
17 7 5 5 25 22  +3 26 3 2 3 10 9  +1 4 3 2 15 13  +2

Last updated: 5 November 2011.
Source: Apertura 2011 results

Results by round edit

Round1234567891011121314151617
GroundAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAH
ResultWLWLLWDWWLLDWDDDW
Position6912171717171071215149121287
Updated to match(es) played on 6 November 2011. Source: Apertura 2011 results and mediotiempo.com[3]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Transfers edit

In edit

# Pos Nat Player Age From Date Notes
MF   Christian Valdéz 27 Jaguares December 12, 2011 [4]
DF   Óscar Razo 27 Jaguares December 12, 2011 [5]
MF   Diego Mejía 28 Neza December 14, 2011 [6]
FW   Víctor Guajardo 21 Neza December 14, 2011 [7]

Out edit

# Pos Nat Player Age To Date Notes
19 MF   Manuel Pérez 31 TBD November 10, 2011 Sacked[8]
22 DF   Diego Jiménez 25 TBD November 10, 2011 Sacked[9]
14 MF   Luis Miguel Noriega 26 Jaguares December 12, 2011 [10]
17 DF   Yasser Corona 24 Jaguares December 12, 2011 [11]

Torneo Clausura edit

Squad edit

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   MEX Carlos Felipe Rodríguez
2 DF   MEX Enrique Pérez
3 GK   ARG Federico Vilar (captain)
5 DF   ARG Mauricio Romero
7 FW   MEX Rafael Márquez Lugo
8 MF   MEX Jorge Gastélum
9 FW   MEX Miguel Sabah
10 FW   ECU Joao Rojas (on loan from Independiente)
11 FW   MEX Luis Alonso Sandoval
13 FW   MEX Miguel Sansores
14 FW   COL Edison Toloza (on loan from Millonarios)
15 DF   MEX Felipe Ayala
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 MF   MEX Adrián Aldrete
19 DF   MEX Oscar Razo (on loan from Chiapas)
20 FW   MEX Ángel Sepúlveda
21 MF   MEX Jaime Lozano (on loan from Cruz Azul)
22 MF   MEX Diego Mejía
23 MF   MEX Édgar Lugo (on loan from Cruz Azul)
24 DF   MEX Marvin Cabrera
26 MF   MEX Christian Valdez (on loan from Chiapas)
28 MF   COL Aldo Ramírez
33 DF   MEX Joel Huiqui
MF   MEX Víctor Guajardo

Regular season edit

  Win   Draw   Loss

Clausura 2012 results edit

January 6, 2012 Round 1 Morelia 1 – 1 Tijuana Estadio Morelos, Morelia
20:10 Gastélum   7'
Márquez   23'
Aldrete   45+'
Rojas   57'
Report Saucedo   44'
Mohamed   45+' (manager)
Sand   45+' (pen.)
Santiago   49'
Arce   61'
Arévalo Ríos   88'
Saucedo   89'
Referee: Antony Zanjuampa
January 15, 2012 Round 2 UNAM 3 – 0 Morelia Estadio Olímpico Universitario, Mexico City
12:00 Cacho   7'
Verón   21'
Bravo   39',   68'
Velarde   75'
Herrera   85'
Report Huiqui   26'
Gastélum   45+'
Referee: Jorge Antonio Pérez
January 20, 2012 Round 3 Morelia 2 – 0 San Luis Estadio Morelos, Morelia
20:10 Lozano   10',   20'
Ramírez   32'
Rojas   72'
Report Paredes   71'
Moreno   67'
Velasco   69'
Referee: Ricardo Arellano
January 27, 2012 Round 4 Morelia 0 – 0 Monterrey Estadio Morelos, Morelia
20:10 Sabha   14'
Lozano   41'   58'
Ramírez   90+2'
Report Basanta   24'
Arce   85'
Zavala   90+1'
Referee: Erim Ramírez
February 4, 2012 Round 5 Guadalajara 1 – 2 Morelia Estadio Omnilife, Zapopan
19:00 Arellano   39'
Araujo   61'
Magallón   85'
Report Pérez   19'
Rojas   65'
Sabah   57', 83',   85'
Referee: José Alfredo Peñaloza
February 10, 2012 Round 6 Morelia 3 – 1 Santos Laguna Estadio Morelos, Morelia
20:10 Sabah   22', 24',   49'
Ramírez   31'
Lugo   90+1'
Report Rodríguez   21'
Aldrete   28' (o.g.)
Ibañez   47'
Referee: Roberto García Orozco
February 19, 2012 Round 7 Puebla 1 – 2 Morelia Estadio Cuauhtémoc, Puebla
12:00 Landín   22'
Luis García   30'
Salinas   52'
Wila   78'
Durán   83'
Report Aldrete   66'
Sabah   72'
Sandoval   85'
Lozano   86'
Referee: Jorge Isaac Rojas
February 26, 2012 Round 8 Morelia 2 – 0 Cruz Azul Estadio Morelos, Morelia
12:00 Rojas   35'
Sabah   82'
Report Dominguez   39'
Giménez   60'
Referee: Ricardo Arellano
March 3, 2012 Round 9 Querétaro 0 – 3 Morelia Estadio Corregidora, Querétaro
20:10 Martínez   19'
Sánchez   90+2'
Cortés   90+3'
Report Márquez   10'
Sabah   17'
Aldrete   22'
Sandoval   34'
Lugo   51'
Referee: Jorge Macias Romo
March 9, 2012 Round 10 Morelia 1 – 2 Toluca Estadio Morelos, Morelia
20:10 Gastélum   30',   35' Report Ríos   11',   69'
Torres   18'
Sinha   40'
Talavera   45+'
Romagnoli   63'
Alonso   75'
Referee: Erim Ramírez
March 16, 2012 Round 11 Estudiantes Tecos 1 – 2 Morelia Estadio Tres de Marzo, Zapopan
20:10 Bareiro   51' Report Lugo   15', 21'
Aldrete   45'   60'
Referee: Francisco Chacón
March 23, 2012 Round 12 Morelia 3 – 1 América Estadio Morelos, Morelia
19:10 Valdez   8',   82'
Sabah   20'
Ramírez   27'
Lugo   55'
Lozano   70' (pen.)
Report Mosquera   30'
Benítez   31',   33'
Montenegro   70'
Cárdenas   90+1'
Referee: Antony Zanjuampa
March 31, 2012 Round 13 UANL 4 – 1 Morelia Estadio Universitario, San Nicolás
19:00 Hernández   14'
Salcido   26'
Edno   57'
Torres Nilo   63'
Lobos   68'
Álvarez   75'
Report Sabah   21'
Huiqui   51'
Ramírez   56'
Pérez   87'
Referee: Miguel Ángel Ayala
April 6, 2012 Round 14 Morelia 0 – 0 Atlas Estadio Morelos, Morelia
20:10 Huiqui   16' Report Chávez   46' Referee: Jorge Isaac Rojas
April 14, 2012 Round 15 Pachuca 1 – 2 Morelia Estadio Hidalgo, Pachuca
19:00 Torres   16'
Herrera   43'
Vidrio   65'
Bueno   71'
Report Márquez   21',   56'
Cabrera   51'
Rojas   53'
Lugo   77'
Boy   90+2' (manager)
Referee: Miguel Ángel Ortega
April 20, 2012 Round 16 Morelia 1 – 1 Atlante Estadio Morelos, Morelia
21:00 Aldrete   61'
Huiqui   90'
Report Fonseca   56'
Jiménez   58'
Rojas   90+4'
Referee: Francisco Chacón
April 28, 2012 Round 17 Chiapas 1 – 0 Morelia Estadio Victor Manuel Reyna, Tuxtla Gutiérrez
17:00 Esqueda   68' Report Gastélum   14'
Rojas   54'
Referee: Erim Ramírez

Final phase edit

May 3, 2012 Quarter-finals UANL 1 – 0 Morelia Estadio Universitario, San Nicolás
21:00 Mancilla   23'
Torres Nilo   59'
Álvarez   90'
Report Huiqui   19'
Valdez   82'
Romero   88'
Ramírez   90'
Referee: Jorge Isaac Rojas
May 6, 2012 Quarter-finals Morelia 1 – 4 UANL Estadio Morelos, Morelia
20:00 Pérez   30'
Sabah   50',   86'
Romero   73'
Report Jiménez   32'
Ayala   48',   64'
Lobos   74'
Edno   76'
Hernández   90+1' (pen.)
Referee: Mauricio Morales

UANL advanced 5–1 on aggregate

Goalscorers edit

Results edit

Results summary edit

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
17 9 4 4 25 18  +7 31 4 4 1 13 6  +7 5 0 3 12 12  0

Last updated: 28 April 2012.
Source: Clausura 2012 results

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Results by round edit

Round1234567891011121314151617
GroundHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
ResultDLWDWWWWWLWWLDWDL
Position61512129521122234334
Updated to match(es) played on 29 April 2012. Source: Clausura 2012 results and mediotiempo.com[14]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

CONCACAF Champions League edit

Preliminary Round edit

July 28, 2011 1 Morelia   5 – 0   Tempête Estadio Morelos, Morelia
20:00 Huiqui   15'
Sabah   63' (pen)
Rojas   67'
Sepúlveda   70'
Lozano   76'
Report Attendance: 6,954
Referee: Héctor Rodríguez (Honduras)
August 3, 2011 2 Tempête   0 – 2   Morelia Estadio Morelos, Morelia
20:00 report Sepúlveda   30'
Sansores   78'
Referee: Javier Santos (Puerto Rico)
Notes

Monarcas Morelia won 7–0 on aggregate.

Group Standings edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Los Angeles Galaxy 6 4 0 2 8 4 +4 12
  Morelia 6 4 0 2 11 5 +6 12
  Alajuelense 6 4 0 2 8 6 +2 12
  Motagua 6 0 0 6 2 14 −12 0
Tiebreakers
  • Los Angeles Galaxy and Morelia qualified by their head-to-head records: Los Angeles Galaxy (6 pts, +1 GD), Morelia (6 pts, 0 GD), Alajuelense (6 pts, −1 GD).

Champions League results edit

August 25, 2011 Group 2 Morelia   4 – 0   Motagua Estadio Morelos, Morelia
22:00 Márquez   2'
Rojas   50'
Jiménez   70'
Lugo   72'
Report Attendance: 5,463
Referee: Elmer Bonilla (El Salvador)
September 13, 2011 Group 3 Morelia   2 – 1   Los Angeles Galaxy Estadio Morelos, Morelia
20:00 Aldrete   83'
Sabah   90+2'   90+3'
Report Keane   52' Attendance: 16,000
Referee: José Pineda (Honduras)
September 22, 2011 Group 4 Motagua   0 – 2   Morelia Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino, Tegucigalpa
22:00 Report Corona   55'
Manso   58'
Attendance: 1,752
Referee: Javier Santos (Puerto Rico)
September 28, 2011 Group 5 Los Angeles Galaxy   2 – 1   Morelia The Home Depot Center, Carson
22:00 Magee   21'
Juninho   90+1'
Report Márquez Lugo   59' Attendance: 7,500
Referee: Joel Aguilar (El Salvador)
October 18, 2011 Group 6 Morelia   2 – 1   Alajuelense Estadio Morelos, Morelia
20:00 Rojas   56'
Sabah   59'
Report Gabas   36' Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Roberto Moreno (Panama)

Quarter-finals edit

March 6, 2012 Quarter-final Morelia   1 – 3   Monterrey Estadio Morelos, Morelia
22:00 Huiqui   60' Report Suazo   28', 44'
Carreño   90+1'
Attendance: 14,951
Referee: Francisco Chacón (Mexico)
March 13, 2012 Quarter-final Monterrey   4 – 1   Morelia Estadio Tecnológico, Monterrey
22:00 Suazo   44' (pen.), 71'
Pérez   61' (pen.)
Ayoví   83'
Report Sepúlveda   78' (pen.) Attendance: 33,000
Referee: Roberto García (Mexico)

Monterrey won 7–2 on aggregate.

Goalscorers edit

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Position Nation Name Goals scored
1.   Joao Rojas 3
1.   Miguel Sabah 3
1.   Ángel Sepúlveda 3
4.   Joel Huiqui 2
4.   Rafael Márquez Lugo 2
6.   Adrián Aldrete 1
6.   Yasser Corona 1
6.   Diego Jiménez 1
6.   Jaime Lozano 1
6.   Edgar Gerardo Lugo 1
6.   Damián Manso 1
6.   Miguel Sansores 1
TOTAL
20

Notes edit

  1. ^ Moved from August 3, 2011 due to a 2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League preliminary match by Morelia
  2. ^ Teams played the last 50 minutes of the match that was abandoned due to a shooting outside the stadium on August 20, 2011
  3. ^ Match was originally played at 19:00 local time
  4. ^ Match was abandoned with the score 0–0
  5. ^ Match was moved from Cancún to Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl due to Hurricane Rina

References edit

  1. ^ "Detonaciones detienen partido en Torreón". Medio Tiempo.com. Archived from the original on 7 November 2011. Retrieved 1 November 2011.
  2. ^ "Morelia stats". ESPN Deportes. Retrieved 23 July 2011.
  3. ^ "League Table". Medio Tiempo. Retrieved 19 July 2011.
  4. ^ Jaguares y Morelia Intercambian Valdéz por Noriega. MedioTiempo.
  5. ^ Jaguares y Morelia Intercambian Razo por Corona. MedioTiempo.
  6. ^ Mejía llega a Reforzar. Fuerza Monarca.
  7. ^ Guajardo llega a Reforzar. Fuerza Monarca.
  8. ^ "Tripa" Pérez y "Tepa" Jiménez, fuera. El Sol de Cuautla.
  9. ^ "Tripa" Pérez y "Tepa" Jiménez, fuera. El Sol de Cuautla.
  10. ^ Jaguares y Morelia Intercambian Valdéz por Noriega. MedioTiempo.
  11. ^ Jaguares y Morelia Intercambian Razo por Corona. MedioTiempo.
  12. ^ "Morelia stats". ESPN Deportes. Retrieved 7 January 2012.
  13. ^ "League Table". Medio Tiempo. Retrieved 19 July 2011.
  14. ^ "League Table". Medio Tiempo. Retrieved 19 July 2011.
  15. ^ "Tempete to play CCL home match in Mexico". Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2011-07-30.
  16. ^ "Goalscoring stats". CONCACAF. Retrieved 23 July 2011.[permanent dead link]