page_title: HNK Hajduk Split
section_title: Supporters
hierarchical_section_title: HNK Hajduk Split / Supporters
caption_attribution_description: Torcida decorating the north stand of Poljud Beauty. Image taken during the Hajduk Split - Dinamo Zagreb derby.
context_page_description: Hrvatski nogometni klub Hajduk Split, commonly referred to as Hajduk Split or simply Hajduk, is a professional Croatian football club founded in 1911, and based in the city of Split. Since 1979, the club's home ground has been the 35,000-seat Stadion Poljud. The team's traditional home colours are white shirts with blue shorts and blue socks. Hajduk is the most popular football club in Croatia, but also in neighbouring countries as well. A lot of support comes from abroad, not only from Croatian natives, but foreign fans as well.
  The idea to found a football club was had by group of Split students in a famous tavern known as U Fleků in Prague while studying there and after observing players of Slavia and Sparta Prague. When arriving back home to Split, they started founding the club and Hajduk was born on 13th February 1911. Between the early 1920s and 1940, Hajduk regularly participated in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia national championship. Following World War II and the formation of the Yugoslav league system in 1946, Hajduk went on to spend the entire SFR Yugoslavia period at the top level.
context_section_description: Hajduk Split supporters, Torcida, were formed on 28 October 1950 by a group of students in Zagreb, namely Ante Dorić, Ante Ivanišević and Vjenceslav Žuvela, and are the oldest organized supporters group in Europe. They took their name from the Brazilian fan group they idolized, which comes from the Portuguese 'torcer' which means 'to cheer on'. "Hajduk lives forever" is their slogan.
  Torcida members and other fervent fans gather in the north stand at the Poljud stadium from where they support their club. The 'Heart of Hajduk' (Croatian: Hajdučko srce) is an annual football prize which was established in 1994 and is officially awarded by the Hajduk Split supporters' to the team's best performing player during the season. It is awarded during the annual futsal competition Torcida Cup.
caption: Torcida fans decorating the stands of Poljud stadium during the Eternal Derby in 2006.
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