def get_repository_owner( cleaned_repository_url ):
    """Gvien a "cleaned" repository clone URL, return the owner of the repository."""
    items = cleaned_repository_url.split( '/repos/' )
    repo_path = items[ 1 ]
    if repo_path.startswith( '/' ):
        repo_path = repo_path.replace( '/', '', 1 )
    return repo_path.lstrip( '/' ).split( '/' )[ 0 ]