2022 FC Cincinnati season
The 2022 FC Cincinnati season will be the club's fourth season in MLS, and the seventh season of a team playing under the FC Cincinnati brand after three years in the lower-division USL Championship. The club finished with a league worst 4–22–8 record in their third MLS season in 2021. FC Cincinnati home matches will be played at TQL Stadium.
| 2022 season | |||
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| General manager | Chris Albright | ||
| Head coach | Pat Noonan | ||
| Stadium | TQL Stadium | ||
| MLS | Conference: Overall: | ||
| Average home league attendance | 22,183 | ||
| Biggest defeat | ATX 5–0 CIN (2/26) | ||
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FC Cincinnati's offseason transfers will be executed by general manager Chris Albright. On December 14, 2021, Pat Noonan was hired as head coach.[1]
Club
Roster
Player movement
In
| Date | Number | Position | Player | Transferred from | Fee/Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 16, 2021 | 1 | GK | Free transfer | [4] | ||
| December 17, 2021 | 2 | DF | Free transfer | [5] | ||
| January 4, 2022 | 14 | FW | Free transfer | [6] | ||
| January 5, 2022 | 28 | DF | Free transfer | [7] | ||
| January 6, 2022 | 3 | DF | Stage 2 of the 2021 MLS Re-Entry Draft | [8] | ||
| February 25, 2022 | 93 | MF | $250,000 in GAM | [9] | ||
| February 25, 2022 | 35 | MF | $50,000 in GAM | [10] | ||
| April 13, 2022 | TBD | MF | Transfer | [11] |
Out
| Date | Number | Position | Player | Transferred to | Fee/Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 1, 2021 | 2 | DF | Option declined | [12] | ||
| December 1, 2021 | 4 | DF | Contract expired | [12] | ||
| December 1, 2021 | 13 | DF | Option declined | [12] | ||
| December 1, 2021 | 22 | GK | Option declined | [12][13] | ||
| December 1, 2021 | 24 | MF | Option declined | [12][14] | ||
| December 1, 2021 | 26 | DF | Option declined | [12] | ||
| December 1, 2021 | 33 | MF | Option declined | [12] | ||
| December 1, 2021 | 39 | GK | Option declined | [12] | ||
| December 1, 2021 | 64 | MF | Contract expired | [12] | ||
| January 18, 2022 | 15 | MF | Contract buyout | [15] | ||
| February 2, 2022 | 21 | MF | Mutually agreed to part ways | [16] | ||
| March 28, 2022 | 5 | DF | $850,000 in GAM | [17] |
Loans in
| Number | Position | Player | Loaned from | Loan start date | Loan end date | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Loans out
| Number | Position | Player | Loaned to | Loan start date | Loan end date | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | MF | March 8, 2022 | End of season | [18] |
2022 MLS SuperDraft picks
| Round | Pick # | Player | Position | College | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | GK | Indiana | ||
| 1 | 14 | DF | Duke | Pick acquired from LA Galaxy via trade on April 8, 2021 | |
| 2 | 30 | FW | NIU | ||
Competitions
Win Draw Loss
Preseason
| January 28 Preseason | FC Cincinnati | 3–1 | South Florida Bulls | Clearwater, Florida |
| 3:00pm EST | Vazquez Harris Ordonez |
Report | Stadium: Walter Campbell Sports Park |
| February 3 Preseason | FC Cincinnati | 1–1 | Philadelphia Union | Clearwater, Florida |
| 11:00am EST | Hagglund Kubo |
Carranza |
Stadium: Joe DiMaggio Sports Complex |
| February 11 Preseason | FC Cincinnati | 4–0 | St. Louis City SC | Clearwater, Florida |
| 12:00pm EST | Acosta Markanich Harris Hagglund |
Report | Stadium: Walter Campbell Sports Park |
| February 15 Preseason | FC Cincinnati | 3–2 | Nashville SC | Clearwater, Florida |
| 12:00pm EST | Atanga Harris Powell Robledo |
Report | Haakenson Muyl |
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| Note: Extra 30-minute period played after two 45-minute halves. | ||||
| February 18 Preseason | Orlando City SC | 2–2 | FC Cincinnati | Orlando, Florida |
| 1:00pm EST | Pato Akindele |
Report | Acosta |
Stadium: Exploria Stadium |
Major League Soccer
Eastern Conference
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | New England Revolution | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 16 | −2 | 10 |
| 10 | Charlotte FC | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 13 | −4 | 10 |
| 11 | FC Cincinnati | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 17 | −6 | 10 |
| 12 | Inter Miami CF | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 18 | −9 | 10 |
| 13 | Chicago Fire FC | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 10 |
Updated to match(es) played on May 1, 2022. Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)
Overall
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | New England Revolution | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 16 | −2 | 10 |
| 20 | Charlotte FC | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 13 | −4 | 10 |
| 21 | FC Cincinnati | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 17 | −6 | 10 |
| 22 | Inter Miami | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 18 | −9 | 10 |
| 23 | Chicago Fire | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 10 |
Updated to match(es) played on May 1, 2022. Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)
Results
Source:
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
| February 26 1 | Austin FC | 5–0 | FC Cincinnati | Austin, Texas |
| 6:00PM EDT | Domínguez Ring Driussi Kann |
Report | Cruz Kubo |
Stadium: Q2 Stadium Attendance: 20,738 Referee: Ismail Elfath |
| March 5 2 | FC Cincinnati | 0–1 | D.C. United | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| 6:00PM EDT | Blackett |
Report | Nyeman B. Smith Kamara |
Stadium: TQL Stadium Attendance: 22,183 Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauziere |
| March 12 3 | Orlando City SC | 1–2 | FC Cincinnati | Orlando, Florida |
| 7:30PM EDT | Urso Jansson Carlos |
Report | Vazquez Blackett Kubo Kann |
Stadium: Exploria Stadium Attendance: 16,512 Referee: Chris Penso |
| March 19 4 | FC Cincinnati | 3–1 | Inter Miami CF | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| 1:00PM EDT | Matarrita Vazquez Moreno Kann |
Report | Higuaín Adams Gregore Lowe |
Stadium: TQL Stadium Attendance: 19,365 Referee: Ismir Pekmic |
| March 26 5 | Charlotte FC | 2–0 | FC Cincinnati | Charlotte, North Carolina |
| 6:00PM EDT | Świderski |
Report | Badji Cameron |
Stadium: Bank of America Stadium Attendance: 30,242 Referee: Alex Chilowicz |
| April 2 6 | FC Cincinnati | 3–4 | CF Montreal | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| 4:00PM EDT | Vazquez Johnston Gaddis Powell Acosta Blackett |
Report | Mihailovic Kamara J. Torres Waterman Breza Wanyama |
Stadium: TQL Stadium Attendance: 20,286 Referee: Tori Penso |
| April 16 7 | Atlanta United FC | 0–0 | FC Cincinnati | Atlanta, Georgia |
| 6:00PM EDT | Almada Sejdić Campbell |
Report | Kubo Hagglund Badji |
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Attendance: 42,948 Referee: Rubiel Vazquez |
| April 24 8 | FC Cincinnati | 1–2 | Los Angeles FC | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| 5:00PM EDT | Stadium: TQL Stadium Attendance: 20,883 Referee: Ismail Elfath |
| April 30 9 | Toronto FC | 1–2 | FC Cincinnati | Toronto, Canada |
| 3:00PM EDT | Jiménez Achara |
Report | Murphy Powell Acosta |
Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 23,591 Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauziere |
| May 4 10 | FC Cincinnati | v | Toronto FC | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| 7:30PM EDT | Stadium: TQL Stadium |
| May 7 11 | Minnesota United FC | v | FC Cincinnati | St. Paul, Minnesota |
| 8:00PM EDT | Stadium: Allianz Field |
| May 14 12 | Chicago Fire FC | v | FC Cincinnati | Chicago, Illinois |
| 8:00PM EDT | Stadium: Soldier Field |
| May 21 13 | FC Cincinnati | v | New England Revolution | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| 6:00PM EDT | Stadium: TQL Stadium |
| May 28 14 | CF Montreal | v | FC Cincinnati | Montreal, Canada |
| 7:30PM EDT | Stadium: Saputo Stadium |
| June 18 15 | Philadelphia Union | v | FC Cincinnati | Chester, Pennsylvania |
| 7:30PM EDT | Stadium: Subaru Park |
| June 24 16 | FC Cincinnati | v | Orlando City SC | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| 7:30PM EDT | Stadium: TQL Stadium |
| June 29 17 | FC Cincinnati | v | New York City FC | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| 7:30PM EDT | Stadium: TQL Stadium |
| July 3 18 | New England Revolution | v | FC Cincinnati | Foxborough, Massachusetts |
| 7:30PM EDT | Stadium: Gillette Stadium |
| July 9 19 | FC Cincinnati | v | New York Red Bulls | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| 7:30PM EDT | Stadium: TQL Stadium |
| July 13 20 | FC Cincinnati | v | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| 8:00PM EDT | Stadium: TQL Stadium |
| July 17 21 | Columbus Crew | v | FC Cincinnati | Columbus, Ohio |
| 7:30PM EDT | Stadium: Lower.com Field |
| July 23 22 | FC Cincinnati | v | Nashville SC | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| 7:30PM EDT | Stadium: TQL Stadium |
| July 30 23 | Inter Miami CF | v | FC Cincinnati | Miami, Florida |
| 8:00PM EDT | Stadium: DRV PNK Stadium |
| August 6 24 | FC Cincinnati | v | Philadelphia Union | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| 7:30PM EDT | Stadium: TQL Stadium |
| August 13 25 | FC Cincinnati | v | Atlanta United FC | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| 7:30PM EDT | Stadium: TQL Stadium |
| August 20 26 | New York Red Bulls | v | FC Cincinnati | Harrison, New Jersey |
| 6:00PM EDT | Stadium: Red Bull Arena |
| August 27 27 | FC Cincinnati | v | Columbus Crew | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| 7:30PM EDT | Stadium: TQL Stadium |
| September 3 28 | FC Cincinnati | v | Charlotte FC | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| 7:30PM EDT | Stadium: TQL Stadium |
| September 7 29 | New York City FC | v | FC Cincinnati | The Bronx, New York |
| TBD | Stadium: Yankee Stadium |
| September 10 30 | FC Cincinnati | v | San Jose Earthquakes | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| 7:30PM EDT | Stadium: TQL Stadium |
| September 17 31 | Real Salt Lake | v | FC Cincinnati | Sandy, Utah |
| 9:30PM EDT | Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium |
| September 27 32 | Seattle Sounders FC | v | FC Cincinnati | Seattle, Washington |
| 10:00PM EDT | Stadium: Lumen Field |
| October 1 33 | FC Cincinnati | v | Chicago Fire FC | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| 7:30PM EDT | Stadium: TQL Stadium |
| October 9 34 | D.C. United | v | FC Cincinnati | Washington, DC |
| TBD | Stadium: Audi Field |
U.S. Open Cup
| April 19 Third Round | FC Cincinnati | 2–0 (a.e.t.) | | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| 7:30PM EDT | Barreal |
Report | Stadium: TQL Stadium Attendance: 5,458 Referee: Eric Tattersall |
| May 11 Round of 32 | New England Revolution | v | | Foxborough, Massachusetts |
| 7:00PM EDT | Stadium: Gillette Stadium |
Statistics
Appearances and goals
Numbers after plus-sign(+) denote appearances as a substitute.
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | MLS | USOC | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||||||
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | Alec Kann | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 18 | GK | Roman Celentano | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||
| Defenders | |||||||||||||||
| 2 | DF | Alvas Powell | 9 | 0 | 7+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||
| 3 | DF | John Nelson | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||
| 4 | DF | Nick Hagglund | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||
| 16 | DF | Zico Bailey | 3 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||
| 20 | DF | Geoff Cameron | 7 | 0 | 6+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 22 | DF | Rónald Matarrita | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 24 | DF | Tyler Blackett | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 28 | DF | Ray Gaddis | 5 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 32 | DF | Ian Murphy | 6 | 1 | 4+1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||||||
| Midfielders | |||||||||||||||
| 5 | MF | Obinna Nwobodo | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 6 | MF | Haris Medunjanin | 8 | 0 | 1+6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||
| 7 | MF | Yuya Kubo | 9 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||
| 8 | MF | Allan Cruz | 4 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||
| 10 | MF | Luciano Acosta | 10 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |||||||
| 31 | MF | Álvaro Barreal | 8 | 2 | 3+4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
| 35 | MF | Harrison Robledo | 3 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||
| 93 | MF | Júnior Moreno | 10 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||
| Forwards | |||||||||||||||
| 9 | FW | Brenner | 7 | 0 | 3+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 12 | FW | Calvin Harris | 5 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||
| 14 | FW | Dominique Badji | 9 | 0 | 8+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 19 | FW | Brandon Vazquez | 8 | 5 | 7+1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 23 | FW | Isaac Atanga | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||
| 29 | FW | Arquimides Ordonez | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||
| 33 | FW | Nick Markanich | 6 | 0 | 1+4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||
- Last updated: May 2, 2022
- Source: Team Stats
Top scorers
| Rank | Position | No. | Name | MLS | U.S. Open Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FW | 19 | 5 | 0 | 5 | |
| 2 | MF | 10 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 3 | MF | 31 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 4 | DF | 22 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| MF | 32 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Total | 10 | 2 | 12 | |||
- Last updated: May 2, 2022
- Source: Team Stats
Top assists
| Rank | Position | No. | Name | MLS | U.S. Open Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DF | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2 | MF | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| MF | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||
| DF | 22 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 5 | DF | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| FW | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| FW | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| FW | 19 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| DF | 24 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| MF | 93 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Total | 14 | 1 | 15 | |||
- Last updated: May 2, 2022
- Source: Team Stats
Disciplinary record
| No. | Pos. | Player | MLS | U.S. Open Cup | Total | ||||||
| 24 | DF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | MF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 14 | FW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | DF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1 | GK | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 | DF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | MF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | MF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | MF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 12 | FW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 19 | FW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 20 | DF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 22 | DF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 28 | DF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 93 | MF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 23 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 0 | ||
- Last updated: May 2, 2022
- Source: Team Stats
Clean sheets
| No. | Name | MLS | U.S. Open Cup | Total | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | |
| 18 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
- Last updated: May 2, 2022
- Source: Team Stats
Awards
MLS Team of the Week
| Week | Player | Opponent | Position | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Orlando City SC | FW | [19] | |
| Coach | ||||
| 4 | Inter Miami CF | FW | [20] | |
| Bench | ||||
| 8 | Los Angeles FC | Bench | [21] | |
| 9 | Toronto FC | MF | [22] |
See also
References
- "FC Cincinnati hire Pat Noonan as head coach". FCCincinnati.com. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
- "Roster". mlssoccer.com. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
- "FC Cincinnati announce Preseason roster for Jan. 24 – Feb. 3". FCCincinnati.com. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- "FC Cincinnati sign goalkeeper Alec Kann". FCCincinnati.com. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
- "FC Cincinnati sign defender Alvas Powell". FCCincinnati.com. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
- "FC Cincinnati sign forward Dominique Badji". FCCincinnati.com. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
- "FC Cincinnati sign defender Ray Gaddis". FCCincinnati.com. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
- "FC Cincinnati sign defender John Nelson". FCCincinnati.com. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
- "FC Cincinnati acquire midfielder Júnior Moreno from D.C. United". FCCincinnati.com. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
- FC, New York City. "New York City Football Club Acquires $50K in General Allocation Money from FC Cincinnati in Exchange for Homegrown Priority of Harrison Robledo". New York City FC.
- "FC Cincinnati acquire Obinna Nwobodo as a Designated Player". FCCincinnati.com. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
- "FC Cincinnati announce roster decisions ahead of 2022 season". FCCincinnati.com. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
- "Ajax signs Przemyslaw Tyton". Ajax.nl. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
- "Indy Eleven Adds Norwegian Midfielder Jonas Fjeldberg". uslchampionship.com. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
- "FC Cincinnati announce exercise offseason buyout". Retrieved 18 January 2022.
- "FC Cincinnati mutually terminate contract with midfielder Kyle Scott". FCCincinnati.com. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
- "FC Cincinnati trade Gustavo Vallecilla to the Colorado Rapids". FCCincinnati.com. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
- "FC Cincinnati loan midfielder Ben Mines to Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC". FCCincinnati.com. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
- Sigal, Jonathan. "Team of the Week presented by Audi: A star is born, No. 10s shine & St. Clair makes case in Week 3". mlssoccer.com. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
- "Vazquez, Matarrita earn MLS Team of the Week honors". FCCincinnati.com. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
- "Team of the Week presented by Audi: New coach bumps power DC United, San Jose Earthquakes in Week 8". mlssocer.com. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
- "Luciano Acosta named to the MLS Team of the Week". FCCincinnati.com. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
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