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.