Torcida Split

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] 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.

[3] 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,[4] which comes from the Portuguese 'torcer' which means 'to cheer on'.

[5] During the late 1980s, Torcida's anthem was the song "Glasno, glasnije" ("Loud, Louder") by the Split hard rock band Osmi Putnik.

Torcida fans decorating the stands of Poljud stadium during the Eternal Derby .