Torcida Split
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| Torcida | |
|---|---|
| File:Torcida Logo.png | |
| Abbreviation | Th1950 |
| Founded | 28 October 1950 |
| Type | Supporters' group, Ultras group |
| Club | HNK Hajduk Split |
| Motto | Hajduk živi vječno (Hajduk lives forever) |
| Location | Split, Croatia |
| Arenas | Stadion Poljud |
| Stand | North (at home) |
| Colours | |
| Website | Torcida.hr |
Torcida Split is a HNK Hajduk Split supporters' group in Croatia with the branches in other countries, mostly, (but not exclusively) among Croat communities. Founded on 28 October 1950, Torcida is the oldest supporters group in Europe. [1]
The group as a whole traditionally maintains good relations with the French Magic Fans of AS Saint-Étienne, the Czech Slavia Prague football club supporters, especially fan group Tribuna Sever, Polish Torcida Górnik fan group from Górnik Zabrze and has a long friendship with the Portuguese fan group No Name Boys from Benfica.[2]
History
[edit | edit source]The Torcida was founded in 1950 by a group of sailors from Korčula who had witnessed the passion of the crowd at the World Cup Final in Brazil.[2] While their first official appearance at a game was on October 29, 1950 against Red Star Belgrade for the League of Yugoslavia title, the group started gathering and chanting more regularly in the center of the east stand in the early 1970s.[3]
Hajduk Split supporters, Torcida, were formed on 28 October 1950 by a group of students in Zagreb, namely Ante Dorić, Vlado Mikulić, Šime Perković, Ante Ivanišević and Vjenceslav Žuvela.[4] According to Ante Dorić, the person who gave them most incentive to form a group was the Club legend Bernard Vukas. They took their name from the Brazilian fan group they idolized,[5] which comes from the Portuguese 'torcer' which means 'to cheer on'. "Hajduk lives forever" is their slogan.[6]
During the late 1980s, Torcida's anthem was the song "Glasno, glasnije" ("Loud, Louder") by the Split hard rock band Osmi Putnik.[7]
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ "TORCIDA SPLIT 1950 | Fans Sportal", Fans-Sportal.com, 31 October 2011, webpage: FS31.
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