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China national football team

The China national football team (, recognised as China PR by FIFA) represents the People's Republic of China in international association football and is governed by the Chinese Football Association.

China won the EAFF East Asian Cup in 2005 and 2010, was runner-up at the AFC Asian Cup in 1984 and 2004 and made its sole FIFA World Cup appearance in 2002, losing all matches without scoring a goal.

History (1913–1949)
China's first-ever international representative match was arranged by Elwood Brown, president of the Philippine Athletic Association, who proposed the creation of the Far Eastern Championship Games, a multi-sport event considered to be a precursor to the Asian Games. He invited China to participate in the inaugural 1913 Far Eastern Championship Games held in the Philippines, which included association football within the schedule. To represent them, it was decided that the winner of the football at the Chinese National Games in 1910 should have the honour to represent the country, where it was won by South China Football Club. The club's founder and coach Mok Hing (Chinese: 莫慶) would become China's first coach and on 4 February 1913 in a one-off tournament game held in the Manila he led China to a 2–1 defeat against the Philippines national football team.

The political unrest of the Xinhai Revolution that mired China's participation in the first tournament, especially in renaming the team as Republic of China national football team, did not stop Shanghai being awarded the 1915 Far Eastern Championship Games. Once again South China Football Club, now known as South China Athletic Association won the right to represent the nation. This time in a two legged play-off against the Philippines, China won the first game 1–0 and then drew the second 0–0 to win their first ever tournament. With the games being the first and only regional football tournament for national teams outside Britain, China looked to establish themselves as a regional powerhouse by winning a total of nine championships.

The Chinese Football Association was founded in 1924 and then was first affiliated with FIFA in 1931. With these foundations in place China looked to establish themselves within the international arena and along with Japan were the first Asian sides to participate in the Football at the Summer Olympics when they competed within the 1936 Summer Olympics held in Germany. At the tournament China were knocked out within their first game at the round of 16 when they were beaten by Great Britain Olympic football team 2–0 on 6 August 1936.

On 7 July 1937 the Second Sino-Japanese War officially erupted, which saw the relations between China and Japan completely eroded especially once it was announced that Japan would hold the 1938 Far Eastern Championship Games. The tournament would be officially cancelled while Japan held their own tournament called the 2600th Anniversary of the Japanese Empire, which included the Japanese puppet states Manchukuo and the collaborationist National Reorganised Government of China based in occupied Nanjing. But none of the top Chinese players competed in the Japanese Empire anniversary games. None of the games during the Second Sino-Japanese War are officially recognized and once the war ended on 9 September 1945 China looked to the Olympics once again for international recognition. On 2 August 1948 China competed in the Football at the 1948 Summer Olympics where they were once again knocked out in the last sixteen, this time by Turkey national football team in a 4–0 defeat. When the players returned they found the country in the midst of the Chinese Civil War. When it ended, the team had been split into two, one called the People's Republic of China national football team and the other called Republic of China national football team (later renamed Chinese Taipei national football team).

Early People's Republic (1950–1976)
The newly instated People's Republic of China reformed CFA before having FIFA acknowledge their 1931 membership on 14 June 1952. Finland, who were one of the first nations to hold diplomatic relations with China's new government, invited the country to take part in the 1952 Summer Olympics. Li Fenglou would become the country's first permanent manager to lead them in the tournament, however the Chinese delegation was delayed and they missed the entire competition, nevertheless the Finland national football team would still greet Li and the Chinese team with a friendly game on 4 August 1952 making it People's Republic of China's official first game, which ended in a 4–0 defeat. In preparation for entering their first FIFA competition, China sent a young squad to train in Hungary in 1954. However, when they entered the 1958 FIFA World Cup qualification process China were knocked out by Indonesia.

On 7 June 1958, China stopped participating within any FIFA recognised football events when FIFA officially started to recognise the Republic of China as a different country. This sparked a diplomatic argument that had already seen China withdraw from the 1956 Summer Olympics for the same reasons. For years the People's Republic of China would only play in friendlies with nations who recognized them as the sole heir to the China name. On 25 October 1971 the United Nations would recognise the People's Republic country as the sole heir to the China name in their General Assembly Resolution 2758 act. Due to this hearing in 1973, the Nationalist Chinese team, which had been using the name "Republic of China", would stop using that name and would eventually rename themselves as "Chinese Taipei" in 1980. These acts would see China rejoin the international sporting community, first by becoming a member of the Asian Football Confederation in 1974 and by rejoining FIFA again in 1979.

Asian underdogs (1980–2009)
The 1974 Asian Games reintroduced the team back into international football while the 1976 AFC Asian Cup saw them came third.

In 1980, China participated in the 1982 FIFA World Cup qualifiers for a berth in the 1982 World Cup, but they lost a play-off game against New Zealand. During the 1986 FIFA World Cup qualifiers for the 1986 World Cup, China faced Hong Kong at home in the final match of the first qualifying round on 19 May 1985 where China only needed a draw to advance. However, Hong Kong produced a 2–1 upset win which resulted in riots inside and outside the stadium in Beijing. During the 1990 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, China again reached the final round. They just missed out on qualifying as they conceded two goals in the final three minutes against Qatar in their final group match. During the 1994 FIFA World Cup qualifiers – when they were led by their first ever foreign manager, Klaus Schlapner – China failed to reach the final round of qualifying, coming second behind Iraq.

In 1987, the first Chinese footballers moved abroad when future national team player Xie Yuxin joined FC Zwolle (Netherlands) and ex-national teamer Gu Guangming joined SV Darmstadt 98 (Germany). In 1988, national team captain Jia Xiuquan and striker Liu Haiguang both joined FK Partizan (Yugoslavia).

After failing to reach the 1998 FIFA World Cup, China appointed Serbian manager Bora Milutinović as coach of the national team, and China saw its fortune increased. The country managed to take fourth-place finish in the 2000 AFC Asian Cup where the Chinese side performed well, and only fell to heavyweights Japan and South Korea by one goal margin. The good performance in Lebanon boosted the confidence of Chinese side, and in 2002 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, China lost only one and drew only one, winning all the remaining games, most notably an important 1–0 win over Oman, to finally reach the 2002 FIFA World Cup, its first and only World Cup up to date. In the 2002 World Cup, China was eliminated after three matches without gaining a single point nor even scoring a goal during their participation in the tournament.

China hosted the 2004 AFC Asian Cup, ultimately fell 1–3 to Japan in a final match. The match's outcome sparked anger among Chinese supporters, who rioted in response to bad refereeing. There were an estimated 250 million viewers for the match, the largest single-event sports audience in the country's history at that time.

After winning the 2005 East Asian Football Championship following a 2–0 win against North Korea, they started qualification for the 2007 AFC Asian Cup. During this time, the team became the subject of immense criticism and national embarrassment in the media when they had managed to score only one goal, Shao Jiayi's penalty kick during injury time, against Singapore at home and only managed a draw with Singapore in the away game. During preparations for the 2007 AFC Asian Cup, the team spent the weeks leading up to the tournament on a tour of the United States. While the 4–1 loss to the United States was unexpected, a 1–0 loss to Major League Soccer side Real Salt Lake which finished bottom of the league in the 2007 season caused serious concern.

During the 2007 AFC Asian Cup, the team played three group matches, winning against Malaysia, drawing with Iran after leading 2–1, and losing 3–0 to Uzbekistan. After high expectations, China's performance at the tournament drew criticism online which condemned the team's members and even the association. Zhu was later replaced as manager by Vladimir Petrović after these performances. Some commented that China's reliance on foreign managers for the past decade had been an indicator of its poor domestic manager development.

In June 2008, China failed to qualify for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, losing against Qatar and Iraq at home. After the 2008 Summer Olympics, Petrović was sacked as the manager and Yin Tiesheng was announced as the team's caretaker.

Stagnation (2010–present)
In April 2009, China appointed Gao Hongbo as the new manager, replacing Yin Tiesheng. His arrival saw China opt for a new strategy, turning towards ground passing tactics and adopting the 4–2–3–1 formation. It was noted that Chinese footballers had relied too heavily on the long ball tactic for almost a decade. Wei Di, the chief of the Chinese Football Association, stressed that, "Anytime, no matter win or loss, they must show their team spirit and courage. I hope, after one year's effort, the national team can give the public a new image." Gao was knocked out of the 2011 AFC Asian Cup's group stage. His winning percentage (65%), the highest for a Chinese manager since Nian Weisi (67.86%), did not defer the Chinese Football Association from replacing him with José Antonio Camacho in August 2011, less than a month before the qualification process for the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

Appointment of José Antonio Camacho
On 13 August 2011, José Antonio Camacho was appointed as the new manager of the team, signing a three-year deal for a reported annual salary of $8 million. Wei Di, CFA chief, explained the decision as being part of a long-term plan to help the country catch up with rivals Japan and South Korea. He noted that, "Compared with their neighbours Japan and South Korea, Chinese football is lagging far behind, we need to work with a long-term view and start to catch up with a pragmatic approach. The citizens expects heavily for China to qualify for the 2014 FIFA World Cup held in Brazil. They are afraid that changing the coach at the last moment may cause bad effect to the team's qualifying prospect. I can totally understand that. But we do not have any time to waste."

Yu Hongchen, the vice-president of the Chinese Football Administrative Centre, also stated, "The qualifying stage of 2014 World Cup is just a temporary task for him. Even if the task is failed, Camacho will not lose the job. When we started to find a new coach for the national team, we mainly focus on European countries such as Germany, the Netherlands and Spain. First of all, they have advanced football concepts, and secondly they have a productive youth training system, which we can learn from. We hope he can help us to find a suitable style."

Camacho managed the team to an 8–0 lost against Brazil in a friendly match on 10 September 2012 which would go on record as China's biggest ever international defeat. This massive loss also succumbed China to their worst ever FIFA ranking (109th).

Camacho then led China during their qualification process for the 2015 AFC Asian Cup whereby losing the first group match 2–1 to Saudi Arabia. After a 5–1 lost against Thailand in a friendly match, Camacho was sacked a week later and with Fu Bo assigned as the caretaker. In light of continued struggles, in 2015, General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party Xi Jinping expressed the goal of having China's men's national team be the top team in Asia by 2030 and the following year China revealed its ambitious blueprint to be the best in the world by 2050.

Alain Perrin and Gao Hongbo returns
After Camacho, there was Alain Perrin, who finally led China to qualify for the 2015 AFC Asian Cup, which also included luck from the Thailand–Lebanon encounter, in which Thailand lost but salvaged an important goal by Adisak Kraisorn to help improve China's goal difference with the Lebanese. Soon after that, Perrin led China into a series of friendlies, where some positive results against Macedonia, Kuwait, Paraguay and Thailand boosted some optimism.

In the 2015 AFC Asian Cup, Perrin's China was placed in a group with Saudi Arabia, Uzbekistan and North Korea. China emerged victoriously in all three games, qualified for the knockout stage for the first time since the 2004 edition. The Chinese Dragons then lost to host Australia 0–2 with Tim Cahill scoring a brace.

Despite this, China's 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers immediately represented a huge problem for the Chinese side; they were held goalless by Hong Kong at home twice, and lost to Qatar. Perrin was sacked for the team's poor performance at the middle of the second round following another goalless draw to Hong Kong, and former coach Gao Hongbo returned to the role on 3 February 2016, where he had to face a task of guiding China in at the expense of North Korea which had a better second-place ranking than China. Gao's first two matches were consecutive wins against Maldives and Qatar, and with North Korea suddenly slipping out against the Philippines, these results secured the team's passage to the 2019 AFC Asian Cup and entering the final qualifying stage for the World Cup.

China continued their World Cup hunt by a 2–3 defeat to South Korea; and a goalless draw to AFC's then highest ranked Iran at home. However, China followed that with a 0–1 loss at home to Syria and 0–2 away to Uzbekistan next month. Gao Hongbo resigned. His team had been winless in the first four matches of the final qualifying stage for the World Cup, including a home loss to Syria which was criticised by a number of fans.

Marcello Lippi's tenure
On 22 October 2016, Marcello Lippi was appointed manager of the team ahead for the last remaining matches. A match saw China defeat South Korea for the first time in a FIFA-sanctioned tournament, amidst the heat of tensions over South Korea's deployment of THAAD. However, China's away loss to Iran and a 2–2 draw to Syria meant China was unable to compete with and dragged behind by Syria who managed a 2–2 draw with Iran and not to be qualified for the 2018 World Cup under Lippi's tenure, but improvements could be seen following two late wins over Uzbekistan and Qatar.

Lippi led the side during the final stage of the 2019 AFC Asian Cup, where China won 2–1 to Kyrgyzstan and 3–0 to Philippines, before losing 2–0 to group leaders South Korea on 16 January. China then beat Thailand 2–1 to earn a place in the quarter-finals, where it was knocked 3–0 out by Iran; Lippi subsequently confirmed his departure from the team.

Another Italian and former Ballon d'Or winner, Fabio Cannavaro was appointed as the next China's manager in conjunction with coaching Guangzhou Evergrande but he stepped down after only two matches.

Lacking options when it came to searching for a new coach, CFA re-appointed Marcello Lippi. To improve the team, China had begun a series of naturalization on foreign-based players, with Nico Yennaris, an English-born Cypriot, and Tyias Browning, another English-born player, being naturalized. Subsequently, Elkeson, a Brazilian player with no Chinese ancestry, was naturalized. Despite the process of naturalization, the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification for China proved to be rockier than expected, the team could only beat the Maldives and Guam, before being held goalless in the Philippines and followed with a denting 1–2 away lost to Syria, and Lippi resigned as coach.

Li Tie and Li Xiaopeng's era
2002 FIFA World Cup ace Li Tie was appointed as China's head coach on 2 January 2020. Trailing behind Syria by five points before Li took charge, China were still unable to reclaim their first place but nonetheless managed to win all of their remaining fixtures, including an important 2–0 win over the Philippines and notably a 3–1 win over Syria to guarantee them as the best second-placed team, thus reaching the third round.

In the third round, China shared Group B with Asian powerhouses Japan, Australia and Saudi Arabia, alongside Oman and Vietnam. The Chinese started poorly with two losses to Australia and Japan in Doha due to the COVID-19 pandemic at home preventing the country from hosting. After this poor start, China salvaged five points in the next four matches, including a hard-fought 3–2 win over Vietnam and two 1–1 draws to Oman and especially Australia, all occurring in Sharjah, the UAE. However, despite these improvements, Li Tie was sacked on 2 December 2021 amidst heavy criticism.

After Li Tie's resignation, his World Cup teammate Li Xiaopeng took the head coach position with immense pressure. China's first game under Li Xiaopeng, however, was a 0–2 away loss to Japan in Saitama, effectively ending China's hopes of finishing in the top two and could only rely on the play-offs. Yet, on 1 February 2022, coinciding with the traditional Lunar New Year, the Chinese stumbled to a shock 1–3 loss to Vietnam in Hanoi, officially extending China's hunt for a second World Cup appearance to 24 years. This defeat, the first in Chinese football history to Vietnam, triggered widespread anger and criticism amongst Chinese fans. With their World Cup hopes lost, China grabbed a solitary point coming from a 1–1 draw with the Saudis before losing to Oman 0–2 in Muscat, finishing fifth with two more points than Vietnam.

The Yugoslav era
After poor forms in the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifications, China took part in the 2022 EAFF E-1 Football Championship under interim manager Aleksandar Janković. With the leadership of Janković, China won four points, finishing third after a 1–0 win over Hong Kong, though for the first time in 12 years, China did not lose to Japan away. Because of this result Janković was named the permanent coach of the China national team in 2023, with the aim to guide China to qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

On 1 January 2024, China suffered a 1–2 defeat to Hong Kong in an international friendly, marking their first loss in 39 years. Later, for the first time ever, China could not score in three consecutive matches at the AFC Asian Cup as they fell to third with only two points and later eliminated. This result and poor performance of the side triggered outrage in China, and Aleksandar Janković would lose the job on 31 January 2024.

On 25 February 2024, Branko Ivanković succeeded Janković as China's new coach. Under his tenure, China only managed to reach the final round of the World Cup qualification by the slimmest margin, thanks to China's superior head-to-head record against Thailand after both teams were equal on points, goals scored and goal difference.

Team image
The team is known as the "Dragon Team", "Team China" , the "National Team" or "Guózú" (, short for ).

China's home kit is traditionally all-red with a white or yellow trim while their away kit is traditionally an inverted version of the home kit, fully white with a red trim. During the 1996 AFC Asian Cup, China employed a third kit which was all blue with a white trim and was used against Saudi Arabia during the tournament. The team has also started to use cooling vests in certain warmer climates. After decades of having Adidas producing the team's kits, China's current kit has been produced and manufactured by Nike since 2015.

Japan
China's rivalry with Japan was exemplified after their 3–1 defeat in the 2004 AFC Asian Cup Final on home soil. The subsequent rioting by Chinese fans at the Workers' Stadium was said to be provoked by controversial officiating during the tournament and the heightened anti-Japanese sentiment at the time. China has played Japan 14 times since 2000 but has yet to win until now.

South Korea
Another rivalry is with neighbour South Korea who China played 27 matches against between 1978 and 2010, without winning a single match. The media coined the term "Koreaphobia" to describe this phenomenon, but China finally registered its first win against South Korea on 10 February 2010, winning 3–0 during the 2010 East Asian Football Championship and eventually going on to win the tournament. Traced further, China met South Korea (then known as Korea) for the first time in 1949 in a friendly in British Hong Kong, where China clinched the first and only win over Korea in 61 years. There is also another political dimension behind the fuelling of this rivalry, mostly because of the long history of wars between the two states.

Hong Kong
A rivalry with Hong Kong has been created due to political tensions as well as issues during 2018 World Cup qualification. With Hong Kong fans booing the Chinese national anthem, which Hong Kong share with China, 2018 World Cup qualifier matches were also very tense with both matches resulting in 0–0 draws.

On 1 January 2024, China suffered a 1–2 defeat to Hong Kong in an international friendly, marking their first loss in 39 years.

Uzbekistan
The rivalry with Uzbekistan is a recent development, but also stemmed from previous results which saw China suffered shock defeats to the hand of Uzbekistan in several competitive football games. The two nations first met each other in the final for the 1994 Asian Games, where Uzbekistan, with a squad depleted due to the collapse of the Soviet Union, stunned China with a 4–2 win to claim gold in Uzbekistan's debut in any major football tournament; the game had been accused of match-fixing, though evidence have yet to emerge.

This was soon repeated again in the 1996 AFC Asian Cup, which was Uzbekistan's debut in a major competitive football tournament, which China suffered a blowing 0–2 defeat to the Uzbeks, with both goals scored in the dying times right in what would be Uzbekistan's first-ever Asian Cup fixture. Since then, Uzbekistan has frequently become a problematic opponent for China, with China often lost more than won in competitive games against the Uzbeks. China has never beaten Uzbekistan on Uzbek soil, with all two visiting trips ending in defeats for the Chinese.

Vietnam
Vietnam have faced China 17 times (including results before 1997) with China having the better record of 14 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses, although their first official meeting recorded by FIFA happened in 1997 as part of the 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification phase, as previous meetings before 1997 occurred when both China and North Vietnam had not aligned with FIFA. For the most part, the rivalry was deemed insignificant due to differences between the countries. This changed with the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification, notably when Vietnam gained a shock 3–1 win over China in Hanoi on Lunar New Year, eliminating China from the qualification and thus increasing the importance of the rivalry for the first time. This defeat had an enormous impact in China and provoked widespread calls to reform football in China, and the desire to defeat Vietnam, sparking the rivalry between the two nations. Outside of football, politically, China and Vietnam have had many wars in the past, along with geographical disputes, which elevates the rivalry.

Results and fixtures
The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

2025

 * 1 : Non FIFA 'A' international match

Current squad
The following 30 players were called up for the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) against 🇹🇭 thailand and 🇰🇷 south korea on 6 and 11 June 2024.

Caps and goals are correct as of 11 June 2024, after the match against 🇰🇷 south korea.

Recent call-ups
The following players have also been called up to the squad within the last twelve months.

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PRE PRE PRE

PRE

INJ Withdrew due to injury PRE Preliminary squad RET Retired from the national team SUS Serving suspension WD Withdrew due to non-injury related reasons

Player records

 * Players in bold are still active with China.
 * Players in bold are still active with China.

FIFA World Cup
China has only appeared at one World Cup with the appearance being in the 2002 FIFA World Cup where they finished bottom of the group which included a 4–0 loss to Brazil.

Summer Olympics
For 1992 to 2020, see China national under-23 football team

Asian Games
* Including 1998 onwards (until 2010)

For 2002 to 2022, see China national under-23 football team

Since 1924

 * As of 11 June 2024 after match against 🇰🇷 south korea.

1913–1923

 * All matches before the founding of Chinese Football Association in 1924 are not counted as A-level match by FIFA:

Continental

 * AFC Asian Cup
 * Runners-up (2): 1984, 2004
 * Third place (2): 1976, 1992
 * Asian Games
 * Silver medal (1): 1994
 * Bronze medal (2): 1978, 1998

Regional

 * EAFF E-1 Football Championship
 * Winners (2): 2005, 2010
 * Runners-up (2): 2013, 2015
 * Third place (5): 2003, 2008, 2017, 2019, 2022
 * Dynasty Cup
 * Runners-up (2): 1990, 1998
 * Far Eastern Games
 * Winners (9): 1915, 1917, 1919, 1921, 1923, 1925, 1927, 1930 (shared), 1934
 * Runners-up (1): 1913

Minor tournaments

 * 🇨🇳 China Cup
 * Third place (1): 2017
 * Dunhill Cup
 * Winners (1): 1997
 * Runners-up (1): 1999
 * 🇨🇳 Four Nations Tournament
 * Winners (2): January 2000, September 2000
 * Third place (1): 2001
 * 🇹🇭 King's Cup
 * Winners (1): 1993
 * Runners-up (1): 2001
 * Third place (1): 1980 (shared)
 * 🇯🇵 Kirin Cup
 * Third place (1): 1984 (shared)
 * 🇭🇰 Lunar New Year Cup
 * Winners (1): 1978
 * Runners-up (2): 1989, 1990
 * Merlion Cup
 * Winners (1): 1986
 * Third place (1): 1983
 * 🇮🇳 Nehru Cup
 * Runners-up (4): 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986
 * Third place (1): 1997

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Talk:Richard Butler (diplomat)

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questions: -- Finlay McWalter | Talk 14:12, 9 Aug 2004 (UTC)
 * States and territories of Australia puts the letters "AC" after his name. If this is correct, I figure we should use this in the "long style" (bold) in the article, and (if necessary) explain it
 * am I correct in saying that Butler didn't swear allegiance to HMQE2, and if so, wouldn't this be an issue for his governership?

 * He is a Companion of the Order of Australia (AC).
 * I don't see how he could have been sworn in as Gov without taking an oath of allegience to HM, but I don't have any information on that. Adam 15:13, 9 Aug 2004 (UTC)
 * The wording of this loyalty oath is normally that one "swears allegiance to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and her rightful heirs and successors", or similar. It is quite possible to make this oath while having republican opinions, as any Presidency of Australia that came about through legimate amendments of the Constitution would be a legally-constituted successor to the current monarch.  2006-07-29.

I just wanted to point out what a great job Adam Carr, JackofOz and Finlay McWalter have done in this article. A huge amount of edits by all of them have turned this from a non-existant to fully fledged article in less than a day! -- Chuq 01:51, 10 Aug 2004 (UTC)

 * You're welcome. JackofOz 03:50, 11 Aug 2004 (UTC)

At the moment, I think the article is somewhat biased in support of Butler. It basically suggests that he was ousted because of the efforts of the Mercury (and others, such as Eric Abetz), without also discussing the allegations against him. Most of those are listed here, if anyone's interested, and there's a decent discussion of the saga here also, that might give some ideas as to what could be added. Ambi 08:41, 10 Aug 2004 (UTC)

I think this needs to be kept in perspective. What is important about Butler's career is the work he did at UNSCOM. The petty details of what he may or may not have done in a minor provincial ceremonial post will soon be forgotten and deservedly so. I am not opposed making the section on his resignation clearer when the full story is available, but too much space devoted to this kind of piffle would distort the article. Adam 09:02, 10 Aug 2004 (UTC)

Hmmm ... "minor provincial ceremonial post"?
 * ceremonial? yes, mostly - until such as time as a governor refuses to sign a writ for an election, refuses to give vice-regal assent to a law, or sacks a government with the confidence of the lower house. All of these actions have been taken by previous state governors, so these powers demonstrate that these offices are crucial to the constitutional arrangements under which this country operates, and are in no sense "minor" (whether one agrees with the system or not).  Do you think the Aussie people are so stupid as to be happy about such enormous salaries being paid from public funds to holders of "minor" offices?  I don't think so.
 * provincial - this appears to say more about the writer's superior attitude than about the matter of which he was speaking. Since when was any state or territory of Australia a "province"?  This sort of language is more redolent of a 19th century English aristocrat than a modern-day Australian, and reminds me of the tosser who once said "Colonies do not cease to be colonies merely because they achieve independence".
 * piffle - well, we all know that what's big news today may well become fish and chip wrappers tomorrow. But that doesn't make currently emerging and evolving events "piffle".  Serious questions have arisen out of the Butler affair so far, and more may yet emerge, about constitutional arrangements.  If nothing else, the matter can only add fuel to the republican cause.  So, "piffle"? - I don't think so.  (Oops, just realised I omitted to sign my entry JackofOz 02:57, 12 Aug 2004 (UTC))

 * This is a characteristic antipattern of publically editable wikis. As long as the affair is in the news, people will continue to arrive and drop in small "he said, she did, they rumoured, we denied..." nuggets.  The only solution is to return here every week or so (until things entirely settle) and summarise mercilessly. -- Finlay McWalter |  Talk 11:32, 10 Aug 2004 (UTC)

 * While there were many stories on Mr Butler During his short stay as the Governor I don't recall the Mercury being any harder on him than any other media source which includes two commercial and one PUBLIC TV news service, none of which is owned by Murdoch. Not mentioned in any of the comment here is the Sports Award ceremony were he appeared, presenting to a young girl, he was plainly drunk this was played on all three TV stations and was one of the major reason that lead to the public attitude toward him and his resignation. ** HobartResident 19 Sep 2007 —Preceding unsigned comment added by 121.44.216.31 (talk) 14:42, 19 September 2007 (UTC)

1998 departure from Iraq
Currently, this article says:
 * In 1998 Iraq accused Butler and other UNSCOM officials of acting as spies for the United States, and expelled the UNSCOM weapons inspectors from Iraq.

There appears to be some controversy regarding the characterization that the inspectors were "expelled". From the organization FAIR: There They Go Again: The Washington Post's Iraq Tall Tale. It in turn cites a Washington Post article, saying:
 * The story centers on the Iraq crisis that broke out on December 16, 1998. Richard Butler, head of the United Nations weapons inspection team in Iraq, had just released a report accusing the Iraqi regime of obstructing U.N. weapons checks. On the basis of that report, President Clinton announced he would launch airstrikes against Iraqi targets. Out of concern for their safety, Butler withdrew his inspectors from Iraq, and the U.S.-British bombing proceeded.

 * The Washington Post reported all these facts correctly at the time: A December 18 article by national security correspondent Barton Gellman reported that "Butler ordered his inspectors to evacuate Baghdad, in anticipation of a military attack, on Tuesday night."

I'm aware that many sources, including the Washington Post itself, have subsequently asserted that the weapons inspectors under Butler were "expelled" by Iraq. But the FAIR statement that that characterization is inaccurate bothers me. It's a relatively minor point, but I wonder if anyone has some better sourcing on the question that would help establish conclusively what happened. Or, if such conclusive evidence can't be found, I wonder if it wouldn't be better to mention the controversy in the Wikipedia article. John Callender 15:29, 3 Jun 2005 (UTC)

This is not a a relatively minor point at all and it shows the appalling prevailing bias of the article as it now stands. Butler was not expelled by Saddam Hussein at all. Butler wrote in 'Saddam Defiant' (2000), "I received a telephone call from US Ambassador Peter Burleigh inviting me for a private conversation at the US mission ... Burleigh informed me that on instructions from Washington it would be 'prudent to take measures to ensure the safety and security of UNSCOM staff presently in Iraq.' I told him that I would act on his advice and remove my staff from Iraq." Butler was thereafter a firm opponent of the invasion of Iraq and marched in the February 2003 peace march in Sydney, in the media virtually calling Australia's PM a liar about WMDs and reasons for invasion. Anyone working on this article is advised to see and follow the trail of evidence, and if anyone has the time, which I regret I do not, a rewrite of this atrocious political revisionism is called for. (Alpheus 02:16, 14 November 2005 (UTC))

Just thought I'd add a bit for the discussion. I had always been under the impression that then US president Bill Clinton told the inspectors to get out of Iraq because he was going to bomb. After all with the documented spying and all at the time. Either way, it is definitely not the case the Iraq kicked the inspectors out. They did not. Here is a bit comparing press coverage from 1998 and 2002. http://www.fair.org/index.php?page=1123 67.53.78.15 21:53, 23 October 2007 (UTC)

WikiProject class rating
This article was automatically assessed because at least one article was rated and this bot brought all the other ratings up to at least that level. BetacommandBot 03:38, 28 August 2007 (UTC)

Spouse (in infobox)
It reads: Dr Jennifer Grey (formerly married to Senator Susan Ryan). These days, this could easily be read to mean that Dr Grey was formerly married (same-sex) to Senator Susan Ryan. I was just going to remove it, but realised this is the only mention anywhere in the article of Butler's marriage to Ryan. It needs to go somewhere appropriate, with dates. -- JackofOz 15:23, 18 September 2007 (UTC)

 * Done. --   Jack of Oz   [your turn]  10:35, 1 September 2011 (UTC)

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Muhammad Naeem Noor Khan

Muhammad Naeem Noor Khan (Urdu: محمد نعيم نور خان, born 1979) was an alleged Al-Qaeda operative and computer expert. Arrested in Pakistan on 13 July 2004, files found on his laptop contained details of a terrorist plot to attack U.S. financial buildings and locations in the UK, including Heathrow Airport.

Khan's arrest was attributed to leads arising from the arrest of Musaad Aruchi a month earlier. Following his arrest, Khan agreed to cooperate with investigators, and continued to communicate with Al-Qaeda as part of a sting operation.

Following the publication of Khan's name, British authorities moved quickly to arrest 13 members of the British terrorist cell with which Khan had been communicating (the so-called Luton cell). Evidence gathering may not have yet been completed and other plotters may have escaped due to the need to make the arrests quickly.

On 14 July 2005, ABC News revealed that Mohammad Sidique Khan, one of the suspected perpetrators of the 7 July London bombings, had been in contact with members of the Luton cell that was broken up.

Khan is an alumnus of NED University and Adamjee Science College in Karachi.

Human Rights Watch lists Khan as one of detainees in CIA custody, though he was released on 20 August 2007, without charge.

Identity leaked
On 2 August 2004, the New York Times published Khan's name, stating that "An account provided by a Pakistani intelligence official made clear that the crucial capture in recent weeks had been that of Mr. Khan."

Conversely, on 8 August 2004 on CNN's Late Edition with Wolf Blitzer, National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice told Wolf Blitzer that Khan's name had been revealed "on background" (an expression with no fixed meaning in journalism, but which is often understood to mean that the information may not be published, or at least that the source may not be revealed); afterwards, however, when the transcript of the background briefing revealed that Khan had not in fact been identified by name, Rice's office retracted the statement. Sean McCormack, a National Security Council spokesman, stated "She was in the middle of making a point and [Blitzer] interrupted her, and she reflexively repeated 'on background,' but she was not confirming it and went on to complete her thought."

Precisely who leaked Khan's name, and why, was controversial. Critics of the Bush administration accused them of damaging national security by the deliberate "outing" of an undercover operative for political reasons, i.e. in order to bolster claims of terrorist threats in August 2004 and win support in the upcoming election. This view was supported by anonymous Pakistani sources; according to Reuters,

"U.S. officials providing justification for anti-terrorism alerts revealed details about a Pakistani secret agent, and confirmed his name while he was working under cover in a sting operation, Pakistani sources said on Friday. A Pakistani intelligence source told Reuters Mohammad Naeem Noor Khan, who was arrested in Lahore secretly last month, had been actively cooperating with intelligence agents to help catch al Qaeda operatives when his name appeared in U.S. newspapers."

Writing for Salon.com, however, Husain Haqqani countered this view, reporting that

"in fact, U.S. officials did not leak Khan's name. The first leak of Khan's name, according to well-informed, reliable sources in the region who spoke on condition of anonymity, came from Pakistani officials in Islamabad – who perhaps were motivated by eagerness to show off their success in arresting al-Qaida figures or, more ominously, by a desire to sabotage the penetration of al-Qaida that Khan's arrest had made possible. A second Pakistani leak to Reuters, blaming the Americans as the source of the leak, served to absolve the Pakistanis of any responsibility in breaking up new al-Qaida cells – an important move domestically."

Dawn reported on 14 August 2004 that the Pakistani government had "lodged a protest with the US government for leaking the name of Mr. Khan to the media as he was said to be actively cooperating with Pakistani intelligence agencies to help catch Al Qaeda operatives."

Most analysts agreed that, regardless of who had leaked Khan's identity, the leak had been premature and had compromised the success of the intelligence operation. Following the publication of Khan's name, British authorities moved quickly to arrest 13 members of the British terrorist cell with which Khan had been communicating (the so-called Luton cell). By the evening of 9 August, two of the suspects had been released from custody, and the interviews of two others had been called off. An additional five suspects were reported as having escaped the British raids.

Some of those who still maintained that the Bush administration had leaked Khan's name went on to link the incident to the leak of Valerie Plame's name as denoting a pattern of compromising intelligence operatives for political gain. Aside from individuals, blogs, and online petitions, these included other sources, such as The Village Voice, The Advocate Weekly Newspapers, Scoop, and The Democratic Policy Committee.

Sajeel Abu Ibrahim, a British Muslim widely described as a founder or leader of an organization of British Muslims who supported or engaged in Jihad, said he befriended Noor Khan when they were held in Lahore. According to BBC News Shahid said "Nur Khan deceived all the fundamentalists in prison and informed on fundamentalist cells around the world."

Released due to lack of evidence
On 21 August 2007 BBC News reported that Khan had been released due to lack of evidence.

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Casco

Casco may refer to:

Places in the United States

 * Casco, Maine, a town
 * Casco (CDP), Maine, a census-designated place within the town
 * Casco Bay, a bay on the coast of Maine
 * Casco, Missouri, a ghost town
 * Casco, Wisconsin, a village
 * Casco (town), Wisconsin, a town
 * Casco Township, Allegan County, Michigan
 * Casco Township, St. Clair County, Michigan
 * Casco Peak, Colorado
 * Fort Casco, an English fort built in present-day Falmouth, Maine, in 1698

Ships

 * USS Casco, several United States Navy ships
 * Casco-class monitor, a class of United States Navy monitors built during the American Civil War
 * Casco-class cutter, an 18-ship class of United States Coast Guard cutters in service between 1946 and 1988
 * USCGC Casco (WAVP-370), later WHEC-370, a United States Coast Guard cutter in commission from 1949 to 1969
 * Casco (barge), flat-bottomed square-ended barges from the Philippines, prevalent in the 18th and 19th centuries in Luzon

Other uses

 * Casco (surname), a list of people
 * Casco (Utrecht), a Dutch non-profit art institution
 * Casco (company), a Swedish chemicals manufacturer, now a part of AkzoNobel
 * Connecticut Automotive Specialty Company (Casco), which patented its version of an automobile auxiliary power outlet
 * CASCO (Central American and Caribbean Sports Organization), former name of Centro Caribe Sports
 * ISO/CASCO, Committee on conformity assessment, International Organization for Standardization technical committee

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Angoulême International Comics Festival Prix Jeunesse 9–12 ans

The Prix Jeunesse 9–12 ans is awarded to comics authors at the Angoulême International Comics Festival. It rewards the best album for a 9 to 12 years old targeted public. The award started in 1981 as the "Alfred enfant", without the distinction in age groups. In 1984, the named changed for one year to "Alfred du meilleur album enfant". From 1987, distinction is made between the age categories. This award is then called "Alfred moins de 12 ans". In 1988, the name changes to "Alfred du meilleur album jeunesse". In 1989, the name changes again to "Alph'art Jeunesse". Between 1991 and 1995, the distinction between the two categories disappears. In 1996, the name changes to "Alph'art Jeunesse 9–12 ans".

Award winners
the winner of the award for that year is listed first and the nominees are listed below.

1980s

 * 1981: Boule et Bill: Bill est maboul by Roba, Dupuis
 * 1982: Yakari: Le secret de Petit Tonnerre by Derib (artist) and Job (author), Casterman
 * 1983: L'étalon noir by Faure and Genin, Hachette
 * 1984: The Smurfs: Les Schtroumpfs Olympiques by Peyo, Dupuis
 * 1985: Trafic by Sternis and Cothias
 * 1986: Papyrus: La métamorphose d'Imhotep by De Gieter, Dupuis
 * 1987: Léonid Beaudragon: Le fantôme du Mandchou fou by Jean-Claude Forest and Savard, Bayard
 * 1988: Cori le moussaillon: l'expédition maudite by Bob de Moor, Casterman
 * 1989: Aquablue by Vatine and Cailleteau, Delcourt

1990s

 * 1990: Robin Dubois: Des oh et des bah! by Turk and De Groot, Le Lombard
 * 1991: Billy the Cat: Dans la peau d'un chat by Stephane Colman (artist) and Stephen Desberg (author), Dupuis
 * 1992: Le Petit Spirou by Tome and Janry, Dupuis
 * Special mention: Valérian and Laureline: Les habitants du ciel by Pierre Christin and Jean-Claude Mézières
 * 1993: Prélude à l'apeupréhistoire by Widenlocher and Herlé, Dargaud
 * 1994: Donito: Le grand secret by Conrad, Dupuis
 * 1995: Mangecoeur: Dans le jeu des miroirs by Andreae and Gallie
 * 1996: Titeuf: C'est pô juste! by Zep
 * (1997: no award in this category)
 * (1998: no award in this category)
 * (1999: no award in this category)

2000s

 * 2000: Lanfeust de Troy part 7 by Christophe Arleston and Didier Tarquin, Soleil
 * Franky Snow: Slide à mort by Buche, Glénat
 * Merlin: Contre le Père Noël by Joann Sfar and José-Luis Munuera, Dargaud
 * Nathalie: Le nombril du monde by Sergio Salma, Casterman,
 * Soda: Dieu seul le sait by Bruno Gazzotti and Tome, Dupuis
 * 2001: Les Profs: Interro surprise by Pica and Erroc, Bamboo
 * CRS = détresse:Coup, coup, c'est nous by Achdé (artist) and Raoul Cauvin (author), Dargaud
 * Gaspard de Besse by Béhem, Daric
 * Malika Secouss part 3 by Téhem, Glénat
 * Meurtre sous la manche part 1 by Sikorski (artist) and Denis Lapière (author), Dupuis
 * 2002: Trolls de Troy: Les maléfices de la thaumaturge by Christophe Arleston and Jean-Louis Mourier, Soleil
 * Kid Paddle: Waterminator by Midam, Dupuis
 * Malika Secouss: Groove ton chemin by Téhem, Glénat
 * Wake (Sillage): Le signe des démons by Jean-David Morvan and Philippe Buchet, Delcourt
 * Tendre banlieue: Appél au calme by Tito, Casterman
 * 2003: Zap collège part 1 by Téhem, Glénat
 * Les babyfoots part 1 by Pica and Bouchard
 * Franck Snow part 4 by Buche
 * Rob, Wed et Co part 3 by Janvier, Erroc and Jenfèvre
 * Titeuf part 9 by Zep
 * 2004: Luuna: Le crépuscule du lynx by Crisse & Nicolas Kéramidas, Soleil
 * Bételgeuse: Les cavernes by Léo, Dargaud
 * L'Héritage d'Emilie: Maeve by Florence Magnin, Dargaud
 * Les profs: Chute des cours by Pica & Erroc, Bamboo
 * Wake (Sillage): Artifices by Jean-David Morvan & Philippe Buchet, Delcourt
 * 2005: Lou!: Journal infime by Julien Neel, Glénat
 * Navis: Houyo by Philippe Buchet, José Luis Munuera and Jean-David Morvan, Delcourt
 * Les profs part 6 by Pica and Erroc, Bamboo
 * Le scorpion: Le démon du Vatican by Enrico Marini (artist) and Stephen Desberg (author), Dargaud
 * Tessa agent intergalactique: Sidéral killer by Mitric, Louis and Lamirand, Soleil
 * 2006: Wake (Sillage): Nature humaine by Jean-David Morvan and Philippe Buchet, Delcourt
 * L'enfant de l'orage: La croisée des vents by Didier Poli and Manuel Bichebois, Les Humanoïdes Associés
 * Kid Paddle: Darc, j'adore! by Midam, Dupuis
 * Les naufragés d'Ythag: Terra Incognita by Adrien Floch and Christophe Arleston, Soleil
 * Navis: Girodouss by Philippe Buchet, José Luis Munuera and Jean-David Morvan, Delcourt

2020s

 * Les Vermeilles by Camille Jourdy (young readers) and Le Tigre des neiges, t. 4 by Akiko Higashimura (young adults)


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Subiaco Oval

Subiaco Oval (nicknamed Subi) was a sports stadium in Perth, Western Australia, located in the suburb of Subiaco. It was opened in 1908 and closed in 2017 after the completion of the new Perth Stadium in Burswood.

Subiaco Oval was the highest capacity stadium in Western Australia and one of the main stadiums in Australia, with a final capacity of 43,500 people. It began as the home ground for the Subiaco Football Club and from the 1930s onward was the home of Australian rules football in Western Australia. It hosted the annual grand final of the West Australian Football League (WAFL), with the ground record attendance of 52,781 set at the 1979 Grand Final. It later served as the home ground of the West Coast Eagles and the Fremantle Football Club, the two Perth teams in the Australian Football League (AFL). Other events included Socceroos International Friendly Game in 2005, Perth Glory soccer games (including two National Soccer League grand finals), Western Force rugby games, International rules football matches, special National Rugby League fixtures and rock concerts. Under naming rights the stadium was known as Patersons Stadium (2011–2014) and Domain Stadium (2015–2017) in its final years.

The demolition of the stadium was completed in November 2019, though the oval playing surface was retained as part of the school grounds of Bob Hawke College. The refurbished oval was opened to the general public in June 2020.

Ground structure
The ground was first built in 1908, at which point it was known as Mueller Park. In 1969 a three-tier stand was constructed at the western end of the stadium, and in 1981 a two-tier stand on the members' wing was completed. A further redevelopment came in 1995 with the opening of the new two-tier "Town & Country Stand" (later renamed ANZ Stand and NAB Stand) opposite the members' wing. In 1997, light towers were installed at the ground. The last redevelopment, which converted the stadium into an all-seat venue with a capacity of approximately 43,500 was completed in 1999 at a cost of A$35 million.

The three-tier stand was named the Orr-Simons-Hill stand, in honour of three leading figures in the history of WAFL (then known as WANFL). This was proudly and prominently displayed on the exterior western face of the stand right up until the early 1990s, when it was replaced with the logo of a commercial sponsor. There was a small plaque remembering the original naming of the stand, mounted in one of the stairwells, and each tier had a sign on the back interior wall; for example, the first (ground) tier is the  Hill Tier, and the second is the   Orr Tier. ( Orr was secretary of the WANFL in 1932,   Hill was captain of West Perth in 1940 and 1941, and secretary of the WANFL in 1968). The ground was floodlit by four lighting towers.

Ground dimensions
AFL playing surface:
 * Length: 175 m
 * Width: 122 m
 * Goals run east to west

Fence to fence
 * Length: 191 m
 * Width: 132 m

Subiaco Oval was the longest ground in the AFL competition, with visiting interstate teams often having to adjust their playing style accordingly. Between 2000 and 2017, the ground was sometimes referred to as "The House of Pain", with many visiting teams losing by lopsided scores.

Ground naming rights
In 2003, the retail telecommunications company Crazy John's controversially attempted to buy the naming rights to the ground, but the bid was denied by the local Subiaco council, which refused planning permission for advertising signs on the stadium's exterior. In May 2005, a non-commercial name change was being considered; the proposal to rename to 'ANZAC Field' was put forward by the West Australian Football Commission, but rejected by the Minister for Veterans Affairs, De-Anne Kelly, as Anzac is a federally protected word. In October 2010, Perth-based stockbroker Patersons Securities bought the naming rights, and the name of the ground was changed to Patersons Stadium. The Western Australian Football Commission accepted it and said it would put money back into all levels of football.

In February 2015, it was announced that real estate company the Domain Group would take over naming rights from Patersons Securities, and the ground was subsequently renamed Domain Stadium. The deal lasted for three years, the period of time before the new Perth Stadium opened its doors in 2018.

As a music venue
Subiaco Oval has been the venue of major music concerts. These include:
 * Elton John – 16 October 1971
 * The Bee Gees – 4 February 1972
 * Duke Ellington and His Orchestra – 5 February 1972
 * Led Zeppelin – 16 February 1972
 * Slade - 31 January 1973
 * Santana – 10 February 1976
 * Genesis – 6 December 1986
 * Australian Made – 10 January 1987
 * Billy Joel – 16 February 1991
 * Dire Straits - 23 November 1991
 * Paul McCartney – 5 March 1993
 * Elton John & Billy Joel – 4 March 1998
 * Rumba Festival – 3 December 2002
 * Eagles – 11 November 2004
 * Rod Stewart & Bryan Adams – 26 February 2005
 * Neil Diamond – 19 March 2005
 * Pearl Jam – 25 November 2006
 * Robbie Williams – 30 November and 1 December 2006
 * Bon Jovi – 25 January 2008 - 28,790 people (attendance)
 * André Rieu – 22 November 2008
 * AC/DC – 6 and 8 March 2010
 * Bon Jovi – 8 December 2010 - 29,644 people (attendance)
 * U2 – 18 and 19 December 2010
 * Summadayze – 6 January 2013
 * Origin NYE Festival – 31 December 2014
 * One Direction – 20 February 2015 - 28,968 people (attendance)
 * Fleetwood Mac – 30 October 2015
 * AC/DC – 27 and 29 November 2015
 * Guns N' Roses – 21 February 2017
 * Adele – 28 February 2017

Due to its large size and oval shape, the venue was not well suited to music concerts and was known to have very poor acoustics. It was often chosen for large concerts because there were no other venues of comparable capacity in Perth.

Transport
The oval was served by Subiaco and West Leederville stations, which were upgraded to handle more passengers. Special bus services were run for football matches and other special events. After 2007, tickets to AFL games included free travel on buses and trains for three hours before and after the game. That increased the proportion of football fans using public transport from 23.4% to 32.6%, with Dockers fans more likely to do so than Eagles fans. The completion of the Mandurah railway line was expected to increase public transport patronage to the ground, by replacing buses from south of the river with faster and larger trains.

Pre-demolition proposals
In 2005 the West Australian Football Commission released a $235 million plan (excluding transport infrastructure or land acquisitions) to increase the stadium to a 60,000 seat venue in a staged project. However, this proposal became a matter of significant debate in Western Australia. Although the demand for a larger stadium was undeniable (in 2005 the West Coast Eagles had 42,000 season ticket holders in a 43,500 seat stadium), the option of developing and expanding Subiaco in order to meet this higher demand was called into question. An alternative plan was tabled for the construction of a new stadium which would seat 70,000 and have retractable seating to cater for rectangular field codes, and appeared to be the lead candidate. Others argued that it may be more cost effective to re-develop Subiaco to 60,000 seats, and redevelop Perth Oval, a small rectangular stadium in Perth, to 35,000 seats to cater for rectangular field sports.

The Government of Western Australia had already commenced development of a major stadia review project in late 2003 which led to much interest in the future of major sporting venues in Western Australia. A major stadia taskforce was appointed in early 2005 and released the Perth major stadium interim report in June 2006. The taskforce delivered its final report in May 2007, which recommended the construction of a new 60,000 seat stadium at either Kitchener Park (which adjoins Subiaco Oval) or in East Perth, suitable for Australian rules football, cricket and also rectangular-field sports such as rugby. It recommended against the further development of Subiaco Oval, which would be demolished.

In July 2007 the Government of Western Australia announced its preference to build a new 60,000-seat stadium rather than re-develop Subiaco Oval. Early the following year, the Government confirmed that Subiaco Oval would be demolished for the new Perth super-stadium to be built at the adjacent Kitchener Park. The new 60,000 seat stadium would be built between 2011 and 2016, with the majority of the stadium being completed in 2014. Subiaco Oval was set to be demolished between 2014 and 2016 to allow the end of construction on the new stadium.

Following the election of a new state Liberal party government, Premier Colin Barnett, announced in February 2009 that, in light of the state's deteriorating finances, his government had scrapped plans for a new outdoor stadium. He stated that a new stadium, including an alternative proposal to redevelop Subiaco Oval, would not be considered for at least two years. However, in December 2009 he announced that he wanted to demolish Subiaco Oval and build a new stadium so Perth can host soccer World Cup games in 2018 or 2022. He stated that this would involve a complete demolition of the old stadium and the building of an entirely new stadium on the site, and suggested this would likely cost well in excess of $450 million.

Demolition
Any plans to redevelop Subiaco Oval were abandoned in June 2011, when the Premier announced the government's decision to proceed with development of a new major stadium on the Burswood Peninsula, known as Perth Stadium, to have a capacity of 60,000 seats.

In June 2017 the McGowan Government announced plans to build a new high school at Kitchener Park next to Subiaco Oval with the playing surface of the grounds to be used as a recreational facility. The new school, which opened in February 2020, is named Bob Hawke College. The government revealed the demolition would retain the oval playing surface, in its existing dimensions, for school and community use. Demolition of the grandstands began in July 2019 and included the removal of the stadium's highly visible light-towers which had been in operation since 1997. The iconic entrance gates to the stadium at Gate 19 were retained for commemorative purposes. The video screen above the Southern Stand was dismantled and sold to the Penrith Panthers in 2018 and reerected at Penrith Stadium. The demolition of the stadium was completed in November 2019.

Current oval
The playing surface of Subiaco Oval was retained and integrated as part of Bob Hawke College. Students of the college were granted use of the oval in May 2020, with the general public allowed access in June 2020 outside of school hours.

Along with retaining the playing surface and the historic entrance gates, the oval's original player dugouts and 250 of the original wooden grandstand seats were reinstated, and new Australian Rules-sized goalposts were erected. In addition new floodlights were installed for night events.

Top 10 overall attendance records
Seven of the ground's ten highest attendances were achieved at West Australian Football League grand finals:

Top 10 AFL attendance records
Last updated on 26 Sep 2015

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Talk:Existential Graphs

different idea and history than conceptual graph, deserves own page

Has it's own page now. Changed the redirect accordingly.128.113.137.111 03:37, 7 February 2006 (UTC)

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Bruno Jasieński

Bruno Jasieński, born Wiktor Bruno Zysman (17 July 1901 – 17 September 1938), was a Polish poet, novelist, playwright, Catastrophist, and leader of the Polish Futurist movement in the interwar period. Jasieński was also a communist activist in Poland, France and the Soviet Union, where he was executed during the Great Purge. He is acclaimed by members of the various modernist art groups as their patron. An annual literary festival Brunonalia is held in Klimontów, Poland, his birthplace, where one of the streets is also named after him.

Early life
Wiktor Bruno Zysman was born at Klimontów, Congress Poland, to the family of Jakub Zysman, who was of Jewish origin. Wiktor's mother, Eufemia Maria (née Modzelewska), came from a Catholic Polish szlachta (nobility) family. Jakub Zysman was a prominent local doctor and social worker, active in Klimontów intelligentsia. Zysman converted to Lutheranism to be able to marry Eufemia Maria. They had three children: Wiktor Bruno, Jerzy, and Irena.

Jasieński attended a gymnasium secondary school in Warsaw. In 1914, as World War I raged on, his family relocated to Russia proper, where in 1918 he graduated from a secondary school in Moscow. There, his fascination with Igor Severyanin's Ego-Futurism started, followed by readings of Velimir Chlebnikov, Vladimir Mayakovsky and Alexiey Kruchonykh's so-called Visual poems.

In Poland
In 1918 Jasieński arrived in Kraków, where he attended courses in Polish literature, law and philosophy at the Jagiellonian University and became active in the avant-garde circles. In 1919, he became one of the founders of a club of Futurists named Katarynka (Barrel Organ), to suggest identification with the common people and anti-elitism of its members. His pursuits included literary productions and social activities in Kraków, Warsaw, and elsewhere in Poland. Among his collaborators were Stanisław Młodożeniec, Tytus Czyżewski, Anatol Stern and Aleksander Wat.

In 1921 Jasieński published one of his first Futurist works, Nuż w bżuhu ('Knife in the Stomach', with intentional misspellings in the title) and, together with Młodożeniec, became known as one of the founders of the Polish Futurist movement. The same year he published a number of other works, including manifestos, leaflets, posters and various kinds of new art, formerly unknown in Poland. A volume of his poems entitled But w butonierce ('A Boot in the Boutonniere') was published in Warsaw.

He gained much fame as an enfant terrible of Polish literature and was well-received by critics in many Polish cities, including Warsaw and Lwów, where he met Marian Hemar. Jasieński collaborated with various newspapers, such as the leftist Trybuna Robotnicza, Nowa Kultura and Zwrotnica. In 1922, Pieśń o głodzie ('Song of Hunger') was published, followed in 1924 by Ziemia na lewo ('Earth Leftwards', written together with Stern). In 1923 he married Klara Arem, daughter of a merchant from Lwów.

That year Jasieński witnessed a workers' rebellion in Kraków, which prompted him to join the Polish communist movement. He gave public lectures on Marxist philosophy and revolutionary strategies for class struggle.

In France
Persecuted by the police, Jasieński and his wife moved to France in 1925; they settled in Paris in Passage Poissonniere. The couple lived a humble life, making ends meet as journalists and correspondents of various Polish newspapers. Jasieński, together with Zygmunt Modzelewski, formed an amateur theatre for the Polish worker diaspora living in Saint-Denis. He wrote numerous poems, essays and books, many of which expressed his radical views. Jasieński became an active member of the French Communist Party. He pursued library research on the 1846 peasant uprising of Jakub Szela in the Austrian Partition of Poland and on Polish folklore. He wrote the poem Słowo o Jakubie Szeli ('A note on Jakub Szela').

In 1928, he serialised the work which secured his reputation, Palę Paryż ('I burn Paris'), a Futurist-Catastrophist novel depicting the collapse and decay of the city and social tensions within capitalist societies. It was published in the leftist L'Humanité newspaper in French as Je brûle Paris, which was soon translated into Russian. In 1929, the original Polish text was published in Warsaw. The novel was also a humorous reply to Paul Morand's pamphlet I Burn Moscow, published shortly before. It gained Jasieński much fame in France, but also became the main reason why in 1929 he was deported from the country, ostensibly for disseminating dangerous political propaganda. Not admitted to Belgium and Luxembourg, he moved to Germany and stayed in Frankfurt for a while. After the withdrawal of the extradition order he returned to France, only to be expelled once more.

In the Soviet Union
In 1929 Jasieński moved to the Soviet Union and settled in Leningrad, where he accepted Soviet citizenship and was promoted by the authorities. The first Russian edition of I Burn Paris was issued in 130,000 copies and sold out in one day. The same year his son was born and Jasieński became editor-in-chief of Kultura mass ('Culture of the Masses'), a Polish language monthly, and a journalist for the Soviet Tribune. He divorced Klara and married Anna Berzin, with whom he had a daughter. Jasieński began to write in Russian; he produced a play (1931), a novel, and collections of stories.

In 1932, he transferred from the Polish division of the French Communist Party to the All-Union Communist Party (Bolsheviks) and soon became a prominent member of that organization. He relocated to Moscow. He served in various posts in literary departments of the communist party and at the Union of Soviet Writers. He was granted honorary citizenship of Tajikistan. By the mid-1930s, he became a strong supporter of Genrikh Yagoda's political purges within the writers' community; according to Wat, Jasieński was active in the campaign against Isaac Babel. From 1933 to 1937, he worked on the editorial staff of the multilingual magazine Internatsionalnaya Literatura ('International Literature'). However, in 1937 Yagoda himself was arrested and Jasieński lost a powerful protector. Soon afterwards, Jasieński's former wife Klara, allegedly involved in an affair with Yagoda, was also arrested, sentenced to death and executed. Jasieński was expelled from the party and he too was caught up in the purges. Sentenced to death by Military Collegium of the Supreme Court of the USSR on charge of participation in a counter-revolutionary terrorist organization on 17 September 1938 and executed the same day in Kommunarka shooting ground near Moscow as finally established in 1992.

He was rehabilitated in 1955.

Family
Jasieński's second wife Anna was arrested in 1939 and was imprisoned in Soviet gulags for seventeen years. His underage son was sent to an orphanage to be brought up with no knowledge of his or his family's past. He escaped during World War II. After the war, he became prominent in Russia's criminal underworld. Having eventually discovered his true origins, he adopted a Polish name and became active in dissident organizations opposing the communist regime. He was killed in the 1970s.

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Valentina Cortese

Valentina Cortese (1 January 1923 – 10 July 2019), sometimes credited as Valentina Cortesa, was an Italian film and theatre actress. In her 50 years spanning career, she appeared in films of Italian and international directors like Michelangelo Antonioni, Federico Fellini, Franco Zeffirelli, François Truffaut, Terry Gilliam, Joseph L. Mankiewicz and others.

Biography
Cortese was born in Milan to a single mother and raised in the countryside, before being sent to Turin to live with her maternal grandparents in 1930. After meeting conductor Victor de Sabata, then married with children and 31 years her senior, she quit high school and followed him to Rome, where she enrolled at (and later graduated from) the National Academy of Dramatic Arts (Accademia d'arte drammatica). She first appeared on stage before receiving a contract at Scalera Film in 1941 and giving her film debut with a small role in L'orizzonte dipinto.

Cortese's first important film roles were in Roma Città Libera (1946), Les Misérables and The Wandering Jew (both 1948). 1948 also saw the end of her relationship with de Sabata. Her appearance in the British production The Glass Mountain (1949) led to numerous roles in international productions, including Jules Dassin's Thieves' Highway (1949), opted by her then-partner Dassin over the originally cast Shelley Winters, and Robert Wise's The House on Telegraph Hill (1951). In 1951, she married her The House on Telegraph Hill co-star Richard Basehart, with whom she returned to Italy. Cortese continued to appear in national and international productions; the most notable of this era include Joseph Mankiewicz's The Barefoot Contessa (1954) and Michelangelo Antonioni's Le Amiche (1955). For the latter, she received the Nastro d'Argento for Best Supporting Actress.

In 1960, Cortese and Basehart divorced, and Basehart returned to the US, leaving in her custody their only child, Jackie. In the following years, she worked for directors as diverse as Mario Bava (The Girl Who Knew Too Much, 1963), Bernhard Wicki (The Visit, 1964), Federico Fellini (Juliet of the Spirits, 1965), Robert Aldrich (The Legend of Lylah Clare, 1968) and Joseph Losey (The Assassination of Trotsky, 1972). For her performance in François Truffaut's Day for Night (1973) she received the BAFTA Award, the National Society of Film Critics Award and the New York Film Critics Circle Award, and was nominated for the Academy Award which ultimately went to Ingrid Bergman. In her acceptance speech, Bergman remarked that she felt Cortese should have won the award.

While her later films were mostly of lesser artistic interest, Cortese was continuously successful on stage, working with Giorgio Strehler, with whom she had a long-lasting relationship, Franco Zeffirelli,  Luchino Visconti and Patrice Chéreau. In 1980, she married industrialist Carlo De Angeli. Her last film was Zeffirelli's 1993 Sparrow.

Cortese died on 10 July 2019, aged 96. In 2017, Francesco Patierno documented her life in the film Diva!, based on her 2012 autobiography Quanti sono i domani passati ("How many tomorrows have gone by").

Selected filmography

 * L'orizzonte dipinto (1941)
 * The Actor Who Disappeared (1941)
 * The Hero of Venice (1941) – Alina
 * First Love (1941) – Nerina Redi
 * Girl of the Golden West (1942) – Madge / Juanita
 * The Jester's Supper (1942) – Lisabetta
 * The Queen of Navarre (1942) – Eleonora d'Austria
 * Soltanto un bacio (1942) – Maria Renda / Luisa Renda
 * Orizzonte di sangue (1942) – Lidia
 * Fourth Page (1942) – Valentina, la sua segretaria
 * Happy Days (1942) – Marianna
 * 4 ragazze sognano (1943) – Enrichetta Dorlence
 * La carica degli eroi (1943)
 * No Turning Back (1945) – Valentina
 * The Ten Commandments (1945) – (segment "Non nominare il nome di Dio invano")
 * Chi l'ha visto? (1945) – Luisella
 * Rome, Free City (1946) – La ragazza
 * A Yank in Rome (1946) – Maria, La maestrina
 * Bullet for Stefano (1947) – Barbara
 * The Courier of the King (1947) – Louise de Renal
 * Les Misérables (1948) – Fantine and Cosette
 * The Wandering Jew (1948) – Esther
 * Crossroads of Passion (1948) – Maria Pilar
 * The Glass Mountain (1949) – Alida
 * Black Magic (1949) – Zoraida
 * Thieves' Highway (1949) – Rica
 * Malaya (1949) – Luana
 * Women Without Names (1950) – Anna Petrovic the Jugoslav
 * Shadow of the Eagle (1950) – Elizabeth, Princess Tarakanova
 * The Rival of the Empress (1951) – Principessa Tarakanova
 * The House on Telegraph Hill (1951) – Victoria Kowelska
 * Secret People (1952) – Maria
 * Lulu (1953) – Lulù
 * Jealousy (1953) – Agrippina (voice, uncredited)
 * The Walk (1953) – Lisa
 * Angels of Darkness (1954) – Vally
 * Marriage (1954) – Natalia Stefanovna Chubukova
 * Avanzi di galera (1954) – Moglie di Luprandi
 * The Barefoot Contessa (1954) – Eleanora Torlato-Favrini
 * Adriana Lecouvreur (1955) – Adriana Lecouvreur
 * Le Amiche (1955) – Nene
 * Il conte Aquila (1955) – Teresa Casati
 * Faccia da mascalzone (1956)
 * Magic Fire (1956) – Mathilde Wesendonk
 * The Rocket from Calabuch (1956) – Eloisa, the Schoolmistress
 * Dimentica il mio passato (1957)
 * Kean – Genio e sregolatezza (1957) – Fanny (uncredited)
 * Amore a prima vista (1958)
 * Love and Troubles (1958) – Marisa
 * Square of Violence (1961) – Erica Bernardi
 * Barabbas (1961) – Julia
 * Axel Munthe, The Doctor of San Michele (1962) – Eleonora Duse
 * The Girl Who Knew Too Much (1963) – Laura Craven-Torrani
 * The Visit (1964) – Mathilda Miller
 * The Possessed (1965) – Irma
 * Juliet of the Spirits (1965) – Valentina
 * Black Sun (1966) – Maria
 * The Legend of Lylah Clare (1968) – Countess Bozo Bedoni
 * Listen, Let's Make Love (1968) – Lallo's Mother
 * Oh, Grandmother's Dead (1968) – Ornella
 * The Secret of Santa Vittoria (1969) – Gabriella (uncredited)
 * Give Her the Moon (1970) – Madeleine de Lépine
 * First Love (1970) – Mother
 * The Love Mates (1970) – Eva
 * The Boat on the Grass (1971) – Christine
 * The Iguana with the Tongue of Fire (1971) – Mrs. Sobiesky
 * Chronicle of a Homicide (1972) – Luisa Sola
 * Brother Sun, Sister Moon (1972) – Pica Di Bernardone
 * The Assassination of Trotsky (1972) – Natalia Sedowa Trotsky
 * Day for Night (1973) – Séverine
 * Appassionata (1974) – Elisa Rutelli
 * Tendre Dracula (1974) – (uncredited)
 * The Kiss of Death (1974) – Elizabeth Blixen
 * Amore mio non farmi male (1974) – Sabina Foschini
 * Dracula in the Provinces (1975) – Olghina Franchetti
 * Kidnap Syndicate (1975) – Grazia Filippini
 * Son tornate a fiorire le rose (1975) – Sabina Foschini
 * Nick the Sting (1976) – Regina – Nick's Mother
 * The Big Operator (1976) – The Widow
 * Jesus of Nazareth (1977, TV Mini-Series) – Herodias
 * Nido de viudas (1977) – Dolores
 * Tanto va la gatta al lardo... (1978) – Vilma / Leonilde Bosco Casagrande
 * Satan's Wife (1979) – Elena Merrill
 * When Time Ran Out (1980) – Rose Valdez
 * La ferdinanda: Sonate für eine Medici-Villa (1982) – Caterina de Dominicis
 * Via Montenapoleone (1987) – Madre di Guido
 * Tango blu (1987) – Rachele Cigno
 * Young Toscanini (1988) – Comparsa (uncredited)
 * The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1988) – Queen Ariadne / Violet
 * Buster's Bedroom (1991) – Serafina Tannenbaum
 * Sparrow (1993) – Mother Superior (final film role)

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Cassville

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 * Cassville, Georgia
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 * Cassville, Missouri
 * Cassville, New York
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Category:Sun

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Angoulême International Comics Festival Prix Jeunesse 7–8 ans

The Prix Jeunesse 7-8 ans is awarded to comics authors at the Angoulême International Comics Festival. It rewards the best comic book for a 7 or 8 year old targeted public. It was first awarded in 1987 and 1988 as the "Alfred enfant".

1980s

 * 1987: Tendre banlieue: La briqueterie by Tito, Bayard
 * 1988: Neige: Les brumes aveugles by Gine and Didier Convard, Le Lombard
 * (1989: no award in this category)

1990s

 * (1990: no award in this category)
 * (1991: no award in this category)
 * (1992: no award in this category)
 * (1993: no award in this category)
 * (1994: no award in this category)
 * (1995: no award in this category)
 * (1996: no award in this category)
 * (1997: no award in this category)
 * (1998: no award in this category)
 * (1999: no award in this category)

2000s

 * 2000: Le Diable aux trois cheveux d’or by Chicault, Delcourt
 * 2001: Un drôle d’ange gardien: part 2 by Filippi and Revel, Delcourt
 * 2002: Les Zinzins venteurs: Total Zinglés by Douyé, Goupil and Madaule, Casterman
 * 2003: Les enquêtes de l’Inspecteur Bayard part 12 by Olivier Schwartz and Jean-Louis Fonteneau, Bayard
 * 2004: Petit Vampire: La soupe au caca by Joann Sfar
 * 2004 (joint winner): Popotka: Le petit Sioux Mahto by David Chauvel and Fred Simon, Delcourt
 * 2005: Les p’tits diables part 2 by Dutto, Soleil
 * 2006: Yakari part 31 by Derib and Job, Le Lombard
 * 2007: Lions, Tigers and Bears by Mike Bullock and Jack Lawrence


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Grazer AK

Grazer Athletiksport Klub (lit. 'Graz's Athletic Sport Club'; abbreviated as GAK), better known simply as Grazer AK, is an Austrian sports club based in the city of Graz in the federal state of Styria. The football section was once among Austria's most popular clubs, enjoying success in the decade between 1995 and 2005. The other sections are basketball, diving and tennis, which however all act as separate legal entities. The "GAK" football section folded during the 2012–13 Regionalliga Mitte Season in Autumn 2012. It has since been revived and returned to the Austrian Second League in 2019, and four years later won promotion to the Austrian Bundesliga after a seventeen-year hiatus.

The beginning
The club arose from an informal association of local academics around the medical student Georg August Wagner from Prague, later a professor at Charles University and the Charité in Berlin. Acquainted with football from his hometown, he organised the first public match in present-day Austria on 18 March 1894 in the Graz municipal park. The Grazer Athletik-Sport-Club – modeled after the Wiener AC – was established eight years later on the 72nd birthday of Emperor Francis Joseph.

European football and the golden start to the new millennium
Between 1962 and 1983, GAK was involved in European competitions. Their first match was against Odense BK in the Cup Winners Cup in 1962. The club has made regular appearances in European cups ever since, with regular UEFA Cup appearances since the 1980s, but the highlight came on the domestic scene in 1981 when they won the Austrian Cup. The golden years arrived in the first half of the 2000s, when GAK won the Austrian Cup twice more, in 2000 and 2002. Their biggest success was in 2004 where they did the double – they managed to win the cup yet again along with the Austrian title, finishing the league season one point ahead of Austria Wien. Their last appearance in Europe was a disappointing 5–0 away defeat to RC Strasbourg in Round 1 of the UEFA Cup in the 2005–06 season.

Financial troubles and bankruptcy
During the 2006–2007 season, 'Grazer AK' went into administration. The club was docked 28 points as a result. In the 2007–2008 season, the club was not allowed to participate in the professional leagues and was relegated to the Austrian Regional League Central. After a second bankruptcy, the club managed to achieve a settlement and accommodation with its creditors in September 2008, ensuring its survival. Soon after, the club started having difficulties again after it could not recover from its relegation to the Regional League and was eventually dissolved in 2012.

New start
A phoenix club called Grazer AC was set up by the fans soon after the 2012 dissolution called and started from the bottom tier in the 2013–14 season. At an extraordinary meeting on 14 March 2014, Grazer AC was declared to be a continuation of the original "GAK" in agreement with its umbrella association. After winning every single championship, the club made its return to professional football in the 2019–20 season with promotion to the second tier.

Supporters
The Reds recorded their highest average attendance (9234) in 2003/2004. The average attendance since the forced relegations had settled at around 3500, but the quality of the organized support had risen. The "curve" was in sector 22, before relegation to the Regionalliga in sector 25. Despite relegation to the third teir, several hundred fans attended away games. The ultra fan groups are known as the Red Firm, the Graz Society, the Tifosi Rosso Bianco and the Everreds. Parts of the fan scene maintain friendships with KFC Uerdingen 05, NK Čelik Zenica and SV Austria Salzburg.

Graz Derby
GAK have an important rivalry with cross-town rivals Sturm Graz, with whom they contest the Graz derby. In 1974, there was significant opposition from both sets of fans against a proposed merger to become FC Graz. Since 1920, excluding the friendly matches (especially before the first official Styrian Cup in 1920), 199 matches have been played between the two, of which there were: 185 encounters in the league (130 at the professional level and 55 at amateur level in the Styrian League); an additional seven encounters in Austrian Cup (including one final that was won by the GAK in 2002); 1 match in the Austrian Supercup; 2 meetings in the Tschammerpokal and 4 games in the Styrian Cup. The first derby took place in 1911 and the most recent on 2 Nov 2023. The Red Devils have the superior record in the rivalry. On 19 October 2022, a long period without a derby ended when the two clubs met in the last 16 of the ÖFB-Cup.

Past seasons
Positions since the team was re-founded at the end of 2012.

Derby statistics vs. SK Sturm Graz
Total in Austrian first tier as of 23 August 2005: (Goals: 174:168)
 * 46 Won
 * 42 Drawn
 * 42 Lost

Managerial history

 * 🇦🇹 Karl Mütsch (1948–1951)
 * 🇦🇹 Josef Pojar (1951–1952)
 * 🇦🇹 Engelbert Smutny (1952)
 * 🇦🇹 Karl Mütsch (1953–1954)
 * 🇦🇹 Alfred Pestitschek (1954–1957)
 * 🇭🇺 🇦🇹 János Szép (1957–1960)
 * 🇦🇹 Ferdinand Fritsch (1960–1962)
 * 🇨🇱 🇭🇺 Juan Schwanner (1962–1963)
 * 🇦🇹 Fritz Pimperl (1963–1964)
 * Milan Zeković (1964)
 * 🇦🇹 Karl Durspekt (1964–1965)
 * 🇦🇹 Karl Kowanz (1965–1967)
 * 🇦🇹 Fritz Kominek (1967–1969)
 * Vlado Šimunić (1969–1970)
 * 🇦🇹 Karl Durspekt (1970–1971)
 * 🇦🇹 Helmut Senekowitsch (1971–1973)
 * 🇦🇹 Alfred Günthner (1973–1974)
 * 🇦🇹 Hans Hipp (1974–1975)
 * 🇦🇹 Hermann Stessl (1975–1977)
 * 🇦🇹 Hermann Repitsch (interim) (1977)
 * 🇦🇹 Gerd Springer (1977–1978)
 * 🇦🇹 Walter Koleznik (interim) (1978)
 * 🇦🇹 Václav Halama (1978–1981)
 * Zlatko Čajkovski (1981–1982)
 * 🇦🇹 August Starek (1982–1984)
 * 🇦🇹 Helmut Senekowitsch (1984–1985)
 * 🇦🇹 Gernot Fraydl (1985–1986)
 * 🇦🇹 Adolf Blutsch (1986–1987)
 * 🇦🇹 Adi Pinter (1987–1988)
 * 🇦🇹 Václav Halama (1988–1989)
 * 🇦🇹 Karl Philipp (1989)
 * 🇦🇹 Adi Pinter (1989–1990)
 * 🇦🇹 Heinz Binder (1990)
 * 🇧🇦 Savo Ekmečić (1990–1992)
 * 🇸🇮 Milan Miklavič (1992–1993)
 * 🇩🇪 Hans Ulrich Thomale (1993–1996)
 * Ljupko Petrović (1996)
 * 🇦🇹 Hans Peter Schaller (1996)
 * 🇦🇹 August Starek (1996–1997)
 * 🇩🇪 Klaus Augenthaler (1997–2000)
 * 🇩🇪 Rainer Hörgl (2000)
 * 🇦🇹 Werner Gregoritsch (2000–2001)
 * 🇦🇹 Christian Keglevits (2001)
 * 🇳🇱Thijs Libregts (2001–2002)
 * 🇦🇹 Christian Keglevits (2002)
 * 🇦🇹 Walter Schachner (2002–2006)
 * 🇩🇰 Lars Søndergaard (2006–2007)
 * 🇦🇹 Dietmar Pegam (2007)
 * 🇦🇹 Stojadin Rajković (2008)
 * 🇦🇹 Gregor Pötscher (2008–2010)
 * 🇦🇹 Heinz Karner (2010)
 * 🇦🇹 Peter Stöger (2010–2011)
 * 🇸🇮 Aleš Čeh (2011–2012)
 * 🇸🇮 Ante Šimundža (2012)
 * 🇦🇹 David Preiß (9 October 2017 – 25 February 2020)
 * 🇦🇹 Gernot Plassnegger (2020–2021)
 * 🇦🇹 Gernot Messner (2021–present)

Honours

 * Austrian Bundesliga (I)
 * Winners (1): 2003–04
 * Runners-up (2): 2002–03, 2004–05
 * Austrian Cup
 * Winners (4): 1980–81, 1999–2000, 2001–02, 2003–04
 * Runners-up (2): 1961–62, 1967–68
 * Austrian Supercup
 * Winners (2): 2000, 2002
 * Runners-up (1): 2004
 * Austrian First League (II)
 * Winners (4): 1974–75, 1992–93, 1994–95, 2023–24
 * Austrian Regionalliga Mitte (III)
 * Winners (2): 2011–12, 2018–19
 * Landesliga Steiermark (IV)
 * Winners (1): 2017–18
 * Oberliga Mitte/West (V)
 * Winners (1): 2016–17
 * Unterliga Mitte (VI)
 * Winners (1): 2015–16
 * Gebietsliga Mitte (VII)
 * Winners (1): 2014–15
 * 1. Klasse Mitte A (VIII)
 * Winners (1): 2013–14

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Angoulême International Comics Festival Fanzine Prize

The Fanzine Prize is awarded to comics fanzines at the Angoulême International Comics Festival.

1980s

 * 1981: Basket Bitume from Tours
 * 1981 (joint winner): Plein la gueule pour pas un rond from Montrouge
 * 1982: Instant pathétique from Angoulême
 * 1982 (joint winner): Plein la gueule pour pas un rond from Montrouge
 * 1983: Dommage from Confolens
 * 1984: Lard Frit
 * 1985: Pizza from Nantes
 * 1986: Sapristi from Dieppe-Tours
 * 1987: Champagne
 * 1988: Sortez la chienne
 * 1989: Café noir

1990s

 * 1990: Le lézard
 * 1991: Reciproquement
 * 1992: Hop
 * 1993: Jade
 * 1994: Le goinfre
 * 1995: Rêve-en-bulles
 * 1996: La Monstrueuse by Stéphane Blanquet
 * 1997: Tao , Caen
 * 1998: Drozophile , Switzerland
 * 1999: Panel

2000s

 * 2000: Faille temporelle
 * 2001: Stripburger , Slovenia
 * Special mention: Le collectionneur de Bandes-dessinées
 * 2002: Le phaco de Nice
 * 2003: Rhinocéros contre éléphant
 * 2004: Sturgeon White Moss by Sylvia Farago
 * (2005: no award in this category)
 * (2006: no award in this category)

2020s

 * 2020: Komikaze #18 (from Croatia)
 * 2021: KUTIKUTI, The Thick book of KUTI (from Finland)


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Richard de Clare

Richard de Clare may refer to:

 * Richard fitz Gilbert (1030–1091), lord of Clare and of Tonbridge, ancestor of the Clare family
 * Richard Fitz Gilbert de Clare (died 1136), a.k.a. Richard de Clare, 1st Earl of Hertford, Anglo-Norman lord
 * Richard de Clare, 2nd Earl of Pembroke (1130–1176), Anglo-Norman lord known as "Strongbow"
 * Richard de Clare, 3rd Earl of Hertford (1153–1217), known as Earl of Clare, led in negotiations for Magna Carta
 * Richard de Clare, 5th Earl of Hertford (1222–1262), also 2nd Earl of Gloucester
 * Richard de Clare, Steward of Forest of Essex (1278–1318), killed at the Battle of Dysert O'Dea in Ireland

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Ithaca Commons
You shouldn't remove citation needed tags until you cite sources. Statements such as "The Commons is the center of Ithaca and Tompkins County civic life, serving as the main community meeting space" require references and until they are provided, I'm restoring the citiation needed tags. I was born in Ithaca and even I know that this needs a news article or other reputable source as proof. Cornell Rockey 13:37, 26 April 2007 (UTC)
 * "The Commons is the center of Ithaca and Tompkins County civic life, serving as the main community meeting space" this need proof, and a map wouldn't do it. A news article describing the commons as the center of county civic life and lead meeting space would take care of it.  I would make the claim however, that it is not the center of civic life in the county, as Moosewood and Collegetown Bagles aren't located there, neither are the County Courthouse or any churches.  Ithaca's downtown is the center of civic life in Ithaca, but the Commons itself?
 * As for "The Commons was created in 1974, in part to counteract a proposed mall to have been located where the Wegmans and Wal-Mart plazas are located approximately 2 miles southwest of the Commons" I was always taught that the Commons was built to counteract the Mall up in Lansing, not one in SE Ithaca near Elmira Road, so I feel this needs citation as well. Cornell Rockey 00:22, 30 April 2007 (UTC)

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