2020–21 Wolfsberger AC season
The 2020–21 season was Wolfsberger AC's 90th season in existence and the club's ninth consecutive season in the top flight of Austrian football. In addition to the domestic league, Wolfsberger participated in this season's edition of the Austrian Cup and UEFA Europa League. The season covered the period from 5 July 2020 to 30 June 2021.
2020–21 season | ||||
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Chairman | Dietmar Riegler | |||
Manager | Ferdinand Feldhofer | |||
Stadium | Lavanttal-Arena | |||
Austrian Bundesliga | 5th | |||
Austrian Cup | Semi-finals | |||
UEFA Europa League | Round of 32 | |||
Top goalscorer | League: Dejan Joveljić (18) All: Dejan Joveljić (20) | |||
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All statistics correct as of 30 May 2021. |
Players
First-team squad
- As of 26 August 2020
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Pre-season and friendlies
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
12 August 2020 Friendly | Sparta Prague | 2–2 | Wolfsberger AC | Bad Kleinkirchheim, Austria |
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Sportarena Bad Kleinkirchheim Attendance: 0 |
18 August 2020 Friendly | Wolfsberger AC | 0–2 | Ajax | Saalfelden, Austria |
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Stadium: Saalfelden Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Christopher Jäger |
21 August 2020 Friendly | Wolfsberger AC | 2–1 | SV Horn | Anif, Austria |
15:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Stadium: Sportzentrum Anif Attendance: 0 |
6 September 2020 Friendly | Wolfsberger AC | 2–0 | Juniors OÖ | Wolfsberg, Austria |
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Lavanttal-Arena Attendance: 0 |
Competitions
Overview
Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
Austrian Football Bundesliga | 13 September 2020 | 22 May 2021 | Matchday 1 | 5th | 32 | 13 | 5 | 14 | 52 | 62 | −10 | 40.63 |
Austrian Bundesliga play-offs | 27 May 2021 | 30 May 2021 | First leg | Runners-up | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 0.00 |
Austrian Cup | 28 August 2020 | 3 March 2021 | First round | Semi-finals | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 60.00 |
UEFA Europa League | 22 October 2020 | 24 February 2021 | Group stage | Round of 32 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 14 | −6 | 37.50 |
Total | 47 | 19 | 7 | 21 | 72 | 87 | −15 | 40.43 |
Last updated: 30 May 2021
Source: Soccerway
Austrian Bundesliga
Regular stage
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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3 | LASK | 22 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 42 | 21 | +21 | 42 | Qualification for the Championship round |
4 | Sturm Graz | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 34 | 20 | +14 | 39 | |
5 | Wolfsberger AC | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 40 | 39 | +1 | 33 | |
6 | WSG Tirol | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 37 | 34 | +3 | 30 | |
7 | Hartberg | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 25 | 38 | −13 | 29 | Qualification for the Relegation round |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Matches won; 5) Away matches won; 6) Head-to-head points; 7) Head-to-head goal difference; 8) Head-to-head goals scored.[1]
Results summary
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 40 | 39 | +1 | 33 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 24 | −9 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 15 | +10 |
Last updated: 21 March 2021.
Source: Austrian Football Bundesliga
Results by round
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
The league fixtures were announced on 9 July 2020.[2]
13 September 2020 1 | Wolfsberger AC | 1–3 | Red Bull Salzburg | Wolfsberg |
17:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Lavanttal-Arena Attendance: 2,592 Referee: Markus Hameter |
20 September 2020 2 | Hartberg | 0–2 | Wolfsberger AC | Hartberg |
14:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Profertil Arena Hartberg Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Josef Spurny |
27 September 2020 3 | LASK | 3–1 | Wolfsberger AC | Pasching |
17:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Raiffeisen Arena Attendance: 3,228 Referee: Harald Lechner |
3 October 2020 4 | Wolfsberger AC | 2–4 | St. Pölten | Wolfsberg |
17:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Lavanttal-Arena Attendance: 1,559 Referee: Sebastian Gishamer |
25 October 2020 5 | Wolfsberger AC | 3–4 | Rapid Wien | Wolfsberg |
17:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Lavanttal-Arena Attendance: 1,534 Referee: Stefan Ebner |
1 November 2020 6 | Admira Wacker Mödling | 1–3 | Wolfsberger AC | Maria Enzersdorf |
14:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: BSFZ-Arena Attendance: 750 Referee: Manuel Schüttengruber |
21 November 2020 8 | Rheindorf Altach | 0–2 | Wolfsberger AC | Altach |
17:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stadion Schnabelholz Attendance: 0 Referee: Walter Altmann |
29 November 2020 9 | Wolfsberger AC | 1–1 | Ried | Wolfsberg |
14:30 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Lavanttal-Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Harald Lechner |
6 December 2020 10 | WSG Tirol | 4–1 | Wolfsberger AC | Innsbruck |
14:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Tivoli Stadion Tirol Attendance: 0 Referee: Oliver Drachta |
13 December 2020 11 | Wolfsberger AC | 3–2 | Austria Wien | Wolfsberg |
14:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Lavanttal-Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Rene Eisner |
20 December 2020 12 | Red Bull Salzburg | 2–3 | Wolfsberger AC | Wals-Siezenheim |
14:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stadion Wals-Siezenheim Attendance: 0 Referee: Julian Weinberger |
17 January 2021 7 | Wolfsberger AC | 0–0 | Sturm Graz | Wolfsberg |
17:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Lavanttal-Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Markus Hameter |
23 January 2021 13 | Wolfsberger AC | 0–0 | Hartberg | Wolfsberg |
17:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Lavanttal-Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Manuel Schüttengruber |
27 January 2021 14 | Wolfsberger AC | 0–3 | LASK | Wolfsberg |
20:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Lavanttal-Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Alexander Harkam |
31 January 2021 15 | St. Pölten | 0–2 | Wolfsberger AC | Sankt Pölten |
14:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: NV Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Felix Ouschan |
9 February 2021 16 | Rapid Wien | 1–0 | Wolfsberger AC | Vienna |
20:30 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Allianz Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Alan Kijas |
13 February 2021 17 | Wolfsberger AC | 2–1 | Admira Wacker Mödling | Wolfsberg |
17:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Lavanttal-Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Rene Eisner |
21 February 2021 18 | Sturm Graz | 1–2 | Wolfsberger AC | Graz |
14:30 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Merkur-Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Markus Hameter |
28 February 2021 19 | Wolfsberger AC | 0–1 | Rheindorf Altach | Wolfsberg |
14:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Lavanttal-Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Christopher Jäger |
7 March 2021 20 | Ried | 0–4 | Wolfsberger AC | Ried im Innkreis |
14:30 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Keine Sorgen Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Gerhard Grobelnik |
14 March 2021 21 | Wolfsberger AC | 3–5 | WSG Tirol | Wolfsberg |
17:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Lavanttal-Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Harald Lechner |
21 March 2021 22 | Austria Wien | 3–5 | Wolfsberger AC | Vienna |
17:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Generali Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Manuel Schüttengruber |
Championship round
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | RBS | RWI | STU | LIN | WOL | WAT | |
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2 | Rapid Wien | 32 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 64 | 40 | +24 | 36 | Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round | 0–3 | — | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 4–0 | |
3 | Sturm Graz | 32 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 52 | 34 | +18 | 36 | Qualification to Europa League Play-off round | 1–3 | 4–1 | — | 3–1 | 0–1 | 3–2 | |
4 | LASK | 32 | 15 | 6 | 11 | 55 | 41 | +14 | 30 | Qualification to Europa Conference League third qualifying round | 2–5 | 1–1 | 0–0 | — | 2–1 | 3–3 | |
5 | Wolfsberger AC | 32 | 13 | 5 | 14 | 52 | 62 | −10 | 27 | Qualification to Europa Conference League play-off final | 1–2 | 1–8 | 1–3 | 0–4 | — | 2–0 | |
6 | WSG Tirol | 32 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 53 | 60 | −7 | 23 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 2–2 | — |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points with (possible) half points subtracted due to rounding; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Matches won; 6) Away matches won; 7) Head-to-head points; 8) Head-to-head goal difference; 9) Head-to-head goals scored.[1]
Results summary
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
32 | 13 | 5 | 14 | 52 | 62 | −10 | 44 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 20 | 41 | −21 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 32 | 21 | +11 |
Last updated: 22 May 2021.
Source: Austrian Football Bundesliga
Results by round
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
4 April 2021 23 | Wolfsberger AC | 1–8 | Rapid Wien | Wolfsberg |
14:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Lavanttal-Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Walter Altmann |
11 April 2021 24 | LASK | 2–1 | Wolfsberger AC | Pasching |
14:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Raiffeisen Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Christian-Petru Ciochirca |
18 April 2021 25 | Wolfsberger AC | 2–0 | WSG Tirol | Wolfsberg |
14:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Lavanttal-Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Julian Weinberger |
21 April 2021 26 | Sturm Graz | 0–1 | Wolfsberger AC | Graz |
18:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Merkur-Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Gerhard Grobelnik |
25 April 2021 27 | Wolfsberger AC | 1–2 | Red Bull Salzburg | Wolfsberg |
14:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Lavanttal-Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Harald Lechner |
28 April 2021 28 | Red Bull Salzburg | 1–1 | Wolfsberger AC | Wals-Siezenheim |
18:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Stadion Wals-Siezenheim Attendance: 0 Referee: Dieter Muckenhammer |
9 May 2021 29 | Rapid Wien | 1–2 | Wolfsberger AC | Vienna |
17:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Allianz Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Christopher Jäger |
12 May 2021 30 | Wolfsberger AC | 0–4 | LASK | Wolfsberg |
18:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Lavanttal-Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Josef Spurny |
16 May 2021 31 | WSG Tirol | 2–2 | Wolfsberger AC | Innsbruck |
17:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Tivoli Stadion Tirol Attendance: 0 Referee: Julian Weinberger |
European competition play-offs
27 May 2021 First leg | Austria Wien | 3–0 | Wolfsberger AC | Vienna |
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Generali Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Manuel Schüttengruber |
30 May 2021 Second leg | Wolfsberger AC | 1–2 (1–5 agg.) | Austria Wien | Wolfsberg |
17:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Lavanttal-Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Alexander Harkam |
Austrian Cup
28 August 2020 First round | Wolfsberger AC | 5–2 (a.e.t.) | Neusiedl | Wolfsberg |
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Lavanttal-Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Thomas Fröhlacher |
18 October 2020 Second round | Wolfsberger AC | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p) | Ried | Wolfsberg |
17:15 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Lavanttal-Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Alexander Harkam | |
Penalties | ||||
16 December 2020 Third round | Wolfsberger AC | 2–0 | Amstetten | Wolfsberg |
16:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Lavanttal-Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Sebastian Gishamer |
5 February 2021 Quarter-finals | Kapfenberger SV | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | Wolfsberger AC | Kapfenberg |
18:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Franz Fekete Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Julian Weinberger |
3 March 2021 Semi-finals | Wolfsberger AC | 0–1 (a.e.t.) | LASK | Wolfsberg |
17:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Lavanttal-Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Sebastian Gishamer |
UEFA Europa League
Group stage
The group stage draw was held on 2 October 2020.[3]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | DZG | WAC | FEY | CSM | |
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1 | Dinamo Zagreb | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 14 | Advance to knockout phase | — | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | |
2 | Wolfsberger AC | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 10 | 0–3 | — | 1–0 | 1–1 | ||
3 | Feyenoord | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 5 | 0–2 | 1–4 | — | 3–1 | ||
4 | CSKA Moscow | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 3 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | — |
22 October 2020 1 | Wolfsberger AC | 1–1 | CSKA Moscow | Klagenfurt, Austria |
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Wörthersee Stadion Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Sascha Stegemann (Germany) |
29 October 2020 2 | Feyenoord | 1–4 | Wolfsberger AC | Rotterdam, Netherlands |
18:55 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: De Kuip Attendance: 0 Referee: Mykola Balakin (Ukraine) |
5 November 2020 3 | Dinamo Zagreb | 1–0 | Wolfsberger AC | Zagreb, Croatia |
21:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Stadion Maksimir Attendance: 0 Referee: Jérôme Brisard (France) |
26 November 2020 4 | Wolfsberger AC | 0–3 | Dinamo Zagreb | Klagenfurt, Austria |
18:55 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Wörthersee Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Serhiy Boyko (Ukraine) |
3 December 2020 5 | CSKA Moscow | 0–1 | Wolfsberger AC | Moscow, Russia |
18:55 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: VEB Arena Attendance: 4,321 Referee: Nikola Dabanović (Montenegro) |
10 December 2020 6 | Wolfsberger AC | 1–0 | Feyenoord | Klagenfurt, Austria |
21:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Wörthersee Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Paweł Raczkowski (Poland) |
Knockout phase
Round of 32
The round of 32 draw was held on 14 December 2020.[4]
18 February 2021 First leg | Wolfsberger AC | 1–4 | Tottenham Hotspur | Budapest, Hungary |
18:55 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Puskás Aréna Attendance: 0 Referee: Ali Palabıyık (Turkey) | ||
Note: The match, originally to be played at Wörthersee Stadion in Klagenfurt, was moved to Puskás Aréna in Budapest, due to restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic imposed by Austria on travelers from the United Kingdom out of concern of the variant B.1.1.7.[5][6] |
24 February 2021 Second leg | Tottenham Hotspur | 4–0 (8–1 agg.) | Wolfsberger AC | Tottenham, England |
17:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Matej Jug (Slovenia) |
References
- "Bundesliga.at - Tabelle" [Bundesliga.at - Table] (in German). Austrian Football Bundesliga. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
- "Rahmenterminplan für die Saison 2020/21 fixiert" [Framework schedule for the 2020/21 season fixed]. skysportaustria.at (in German). Sky Sport Austria. 9 July 2020. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
- "2020/21 UEFA Europa League: all you need to know". UEFA.com. 17 June 2020. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
- "Europa League round of 32 draw: all you need to know". UEFA.com. 1 December 2020.
- "UEFA Europa League venue changes". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 12 February 2021. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
- "Tottenham Hotspur: Europa League last-32 tie away to Wolfsberger moved to Budapest". BBC Sport. 12 February 2021. Retrieved 12 February 2021.