Ultras
- For the historical French reactionary faction, see Ultra-royalist.
The Ultras movement, or simply Ultras, is the name given to organized supporters' groups for sports teams, mostly European and South American supporters of football (soccer) teams. This fan sub-group appeared in Italy during the late 1960s when football teams reduced ticket prices on certain areas of the stadiums. Not to be confused with the British football firm and Casual cultures, although some of their supporting style is imitated. Although violent acts might occur, hooligan acts are more the exception than the norm.
Common grounds
Ultra groups are surprisingly homogeneous. They are usually organized by a core group (who usually have "executive control" over the group), surrounded by smaller groups, formed by location, friends group or political stance. The material is also almost the same: standards (a piece of painted light fabric with two poles on each side), flags, both regular sized and large (with sides over 4 meters) and banners, usually large, durable plastic fabric painted and decorated with the name and symbology of the group it belongs. Most groups also sell their own goods like scarves, hats and jackets, and their sale can go across borders for collectors or fans.
Ultra culture
The Ultra culture is a mix of several supporting styles, from the scarf-waving and chants of early English stadia, Brazilian Torcida and the original Italian style. An Ultra group can be composed from few dozens to hundreds, mixing several parts of the community, claim entire sectors of the stadium for themselves and get involved in the team rather more often than regular fans.
Four points are the core of a ultra mentality:
- Never stop singing during the whole match, no matter the result;
- Never sit down during matches (as opposed to armchair fans);
- Follow as many games possible, regardless of costs or distances;
- Loyalty to the Curva (the stand in which the group is located).
There are several recurring imported or pop culture icons used on banners. Alex DeLarge from Anthony Burgess' novel A Clockwork Orange is one of the favourites, Uga, the logo of the University of Georgia Bulldogs American football team is also used by several groups across Europe in addition to corporate brand logos and catchphrases, whether real or mock-up.
Probably the most important part is the called vocal support. Each group has several football chants, mostly to their team, others for players and staff and finally, some reserved for their rivals. With the melody taken mostly from popular music such as Guantanamera, some chants are copied from other groups and the names changed.
Before big matches most groups prepare a big choreography (or Tifo) to be displayed as the teams enter the field. Ranging in size as the financial capabilities of the groups allow, the giant choreographies can take from the complete top where the group is located to the complete stadium. Materials used range from small sheets of plastic or paper distributed by seat, either forming a pattern or just to colour the stadium (in a similar fashion of the Moscow 1980 Olympics opening ceremony), balloons, paper rolls, huge painted blankets, flares or smoke signal pots (but their use is now more limited since uncontrolled could cover the entire ground in smoke, which is highly undesirable by TV stations) and even more recently, giant dolls (used by Sampdoria's Ultras in 2002). These choreographies are one of the finest displays of love to a club, since they can take up to months to plan, the days before the match to prepare and cost a small fortune to make, despite the ultimate risk of failure.
There is also big animosity towards the so-called modern football. All-seater stadiums, games at Fridays, Saturdays and Mondays at late hours, unlike the traditional 3 o'clock Sunday match, more expensive tickets, fan-favourite players being sold like merchandise, replaced by players who don't "love the shirt" and the excessive commercialization of football are a common plea among Ultras. No al Calcio Moderno (Against modern football) is a common phrase seen in Italian grounds, and spread across Europe.
Fanzines play also a big part in the movement, and have a huge market inside communities. Usually A5, as professional printing costs decrease they have started to be of more professional quality than the crudely typewriter-duplicated or photocopied fanzines. Each group usually edits a fanzine with information on upcoming games, stories and news, and there are several generalistic publications, the most popular being the SuperTifo.
Ultras - club relationship
They usually have a representative who speaks with the club's bosses on a regular basis, mostly regarding ticket and seat allocation, and use of storage facilities. Some clubs provide the groups cheaper tickets, a warehouse to store material, access to the stadium before the match to prepare choreographies.
Some of these relations are criticized by fans of the club, who can see the Ultras as nothing more than troublemakers who do the club more harm than good, or when a club has more than one group, some might not agree with favouritism given by the board to a group against another.
There exists within the ultras fanblock a loose hierarchy. In most cases, a capo, or group leader, often using a megaphone, coordinates the various activities of the entire group, including chants, songs, and banner drops.
Hooliganism
Although Ultras groups can become violent, unlike hooligans most games go with no incidents or minor scuffles with the local police force. Unlike hooligans, Ultras follow to support their team rather than go head to head against locals. Another difference between Ultras and hooligans is that the hooligans like to be inconspicuous when they travel as to avoid detection by police, whereas Ultras are the opposite as they like to be more conspicuous when they travel and like to arrive en masse, which allows the police to keep a close eye on their movements.
When trouble does break out it very much takes the form of a political riot similar to the ones in Italy in the 70's and the Carabinieri use the same tactics towards the Ultras as they did against political activists in the 70's.
Politics
Many Ultra groups are associated with political factions, rivalries appeared and alliances were forged just based on the political premises. While SS Lazio's Irriducibili and Real Madrid's Ultras Sur are known for more than occasionally displaying celtic crosses and swastikas, on the other hand there are groups like Livorno's Brigate Autonome Livornesi who show the Red Star, the Hammer and sickle, the Anarchist symbol or flags of Che Guevara. Fans of Ajax Amsterdam frequently use the star of David and Israeli flags, to fire up the team, and regularly chant Joden!Joden!, dutch for Jews! Jews!. Some groups refuse to carry any political symbols on their material or allow their members to display them in the group's context.
Knowing the "recruitment potential" of the groups' sectors, many extremist groups try to distribute propaganda. While this is accepted between politicized groups, in neutral/apolitical groups this can cost the extremists dearly, as it can be seen as an invasion, and thus elicit a violent reaction from the neutral group.
Rivalries
Fierce rivalries between football clubs and its Ultra groups can be found all over the world, though most of the big ones are located in Europe and South America.
A lot of big rivalries are from Italy, where rivalries between Ultra groups, and up to some degree between cities in general, have a long tradition. While some happen mostly for animosity towards the opposite side, mostly in derbies (Roma - Lazio, Inter - Milan, Sampdoria - Genoa, etc), others exist mostly due to politics. However, it's also possible that rivalries fire up from isolated incidents. Some rivalries might also happen between groups of the same club, either by disputing the lead of the curva or when one of the groups is a splinter from the older groups.
It is common for a firm to uphold a special grudge against another firm, their "arch-enemy", which normally dates back ages, to a time where the teams of these two firms had a particularly longlasting period of rivalry. Examples of these include Chelsea vs. Tottenham from England, or Rangers v Celtic from Scotland, or Brøndby vs. FC Copenhagen from Denmark. In Holland the rivalry between Feyenoord and Ajax ultras is often followed by fights between them, fights which are scheduled by phone and many times involving firearms. In Poland rivalry between two Kraków's (Cracow) clubs supporters Wisla and Cracovia is considered to be most famous, and is often very violent. Feuds between these "arch-rivals" will often prove more intense than normal, as the firms will often take an almost religious zeal to these particular fights, seeing these as the true proofs of their superiority.
Rivalries often mean, at less, more offensive chants, phrases or banners towards the other groups themselves, while the fiercest rivalries often include physical confrontation and capture of "enemy" banners. Losing a banner to a rival group is considered a big humiliation. The group that loses the flag is sometimes disbanded as a last act of honour.
Detractors
Like any other organization, Ultra groups have their share of detractors. From the most simple, related to how they follow the game, never sitting during matches while displaying dozens of standards affecting the view of those sitting behind these groups, to more serious criticisms like theft from highway service stations, physical assault or intimidation of "regular" fans and even murder of other groups' members.
In Spain, ultra is understood primarily as ultraderechista ("extreme rightist"), while there are leftist and separatist supporter groups. The use of neo-Nazi symbols like spelling Ultras Sur with runic SS and violence against supporters of other clubs, including the murder of a Real Sociedad fan, has made Spanish authorities very concerned about ultra activities.
List of groups
This list include many groups not traditionally called ultras. The South American groups for example has not at all an "ultras style" to them.
Albania
Argentina
- La Doce (Boca Juniors)
- Los Borrachos Del Tablón (River Plate)
Australia
- The Gate (Adelaide United)
- The Reds Army (Adelaide United)
- Marinators (Central Coast Mariners)
- Blue & White Brigade (Melbourne Victory)
- The Squadron (Newcastle United Jets)
- The Shed (Perth Glory)
- The Den (Queensland Roar)
- The Northern Element (Queensland Roar)
- The Cove (Sydney FC)
Austria
- Ultras Rapid Wien 1988 (SK Rapid Wien)
- Verrückte Köpfe 91 (FC Wacker Innsbruck)
- Nordpol Innsbruck (FC Wacker Innsbruck)
- Brigata Graz (SK Sturm Graz)
- Ultras Unione (SV Austria Salzburg)
- Bulldogs (FK Austria Wien)
- Fedayn (FK Austria Wien)
- Vikings Linz (LASK)
- Inferno (LASK)
- Kneipenterroristen (SK Vorwärts Steyr)
- Stahlfront (FC Blau Weiss Linz)
- Pyromanen Linz (FC Blau Weiss Linz)
- Blauhelme (FC Blau Weiss Linz)
- Superiors (SV Pasching)
- Supras '96 (SV Ried)
Belgium
- Ultras Inferno (Standard de Liège)
- Publik Hysterik (Standard de Liège)
- Black White Storm Ultras (R. Charleroi S.C.)
- Ultras Bryggja (Cercle Brugge)
- Drughi Genk (K.R.C. Genk)
- Coal Boys (K.R.C. Genk)
- Kustboys Ultras (K.V. Oostende)
- Wolf-Side (R.A.A. La Louvière)
- Mauves army (R.S.C. Anderlecht)
Brazil
- Galoucura (Clube Atlético Mineiro)
- Gaviões da Fiel (Sport Club Corinthians Paulista)
- Mancha Verde (Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras)
- Torcida Tricolor Independente (São Paulo Futebol Clube)
- Torcida Dragões da Real (São Paulo Futebol Clube)
- Young Flu (Fluminense Football Club)
- Raça Rubro Negro (CdR Flamengo)
- Torcida Jovem (Santos FC)
- Geral do Grêmio (Grêmio)
- Leões da Fabulosa (Portuguesa)
- Os Fanaticos (Clube Atletico Paranaense)
- Mafia Azul (Cruzeiro Esporte Clube Belo Horizonte)
Bulgaria
- Sofia Zapad (PFC Levski Sofia)
- Blue Warriors (PFC Levski Sofia)
- Lauta Hools (PFC Lokomotiv Plovdiv)
- Neapolitani (PFC Lokomotiv Plovdiv)
- Trakia Front (PFC Botev Plovdiv 1912)
Canada
- Ultras Montreal (UM02) (Montreal Impact)
- Ultra Serbs (Serbian White Eagles)
- Southsiders (Vancouver Whitecaps)
- U Sector (Toronto FC)
Chile
- La Garra Blanca (Colo-Colo)
- Los de Abajo (Universidad de Chile)
- Los Cruzados (Universidad Catolica)
Colombia
- Comandos Azules Distrito Capital (Millonarios)
- Resistencia Norte (Independiente Medellín)
- Guardia Albi-Roja Sur (Independiente Santa Fe)
- Los Del Sur (Atlético Nacional)
- Frente Radical Verdiblanco (Deportivo Cali)
Costa Rica
- Los Poetas Del Tablón (LD Alajuelense)
- Ultra Morada (Deportivo Saprissa)
- Garra Herediana (Club Sport Herediano)
Croatia
- Bad Blue Boys (Dinamo Zagreb)
- Torcida Split (Hajduk Split)
- Armada Rijeka (NK Rijeka)
Demoni (Istra Pula)
Cyprus
- Orange fans (APOEL Ultras - Portokali) (APOEL FC)
- Gate 9 (Green Army - Prasino Tsounami, Kifines (AC Omonoia)
Denmark
- Rebellerne Aarhus.(Aarhus GF)
- Academic Ultras (Akademisk Boldklub)
- Fanatikos (Viborg)
- Odense Ultras (Odense)
- Urban Crew (FC København)
Ecuador
- Mafia Azul Grana (Sociedad Deportivo Quito)
- Muerte Blanca (Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito)
- Sur Oscura (Barcelona Sporting Club (Guayaquil-Ecuador))
- Boca del Pozo (Club Sport Emelec)
England
- Heed Ultras (Gateshead F.C)
- Jorvik Reds (York City)
- Stanley Ultras (Accrington Stanley)
- ST Ultras (Swindon)
- Red Blue Army (Aldershot Town)
- Ultras Whites (Leeds United)
- Celt Clan (Farsley Celtic F.C.)
- Burnley Ultras (Burnley FC)
- Holmesdale Fanatics (Crystal Palace FC)
- The T-Enders (Gloucester City A.F.C.)
- Stretford End Flags (Manchester United)
- The Mockney Mafia (Leyton Orient)
- Thames Valley Casuals (Fulham F.C.)
- Frat Boys (Portsmouth F.C.)
Finland
- Sissiryhmä (Turun Palloseura)
- Sinikaarti (Tampere United)
- Ultras Jokerit (Jokerit)
France
- Orsi Ribelli (AC Ajaccio)
- Kop De La Butte (SCO Angers)
- Blue Angels (AJ Auxerre)
- Ultras Auxerre (AJ Auxerre)
- Bastia 1905 (SC Bastia)
- I Guerrieri Turchini (SC Bastia)
- Red Tigers (RC Lens)
- Kop Sang et Or (RC Lens)
- Supras Libourne (FC Libourne-Saint-Seurin)
- Dogues Virage Est (Lille OSC)
- Rijsel Spirit (Lille OSC)
- Merlus Ultras (FC Lorient)
- Bad Gones (Olympique Lyonnais)
- Lugdunum's (Olympique Lyonnais)
- Nucleo (Olympique Lyonnais)
- Generation Grenat (FC Metz)
- Horda Frenetik (FC Metz)
- Inferni (AS Monaco)
- Ultras Monaco (AS Monaco)
- Armata Ultra (Montpellier Hérault SC)
- Butte Paillade (Montpellier Hérault SC)
- Brigade Ultra (FC Mulhouse)
- Brigade Loire (FC Nantes)
- Brigade Sud (OGC Nice)
- Armada Rumpetata (OGC Nice)
- Collectif Embriagoun (OGC Nice)
- Gladiators (Nimes Olympique)
- Commando Ultras '84 (Olympique de Marseille)
- South Winners (Olympique de Marseille)
- Yankees (Olympique de Marseille)
- OM West (Olympique de Marseille)
- Fanatics (Olympique de Marseille)
- Marseille Trop Puissant (Olympique de Marseille)
- Dodger's (Olympique de Marseille)
- Ultras Genabum (US Orléans)
- Boulogne Boys (Paris Saint Germain)
- Supras Auteuil (Paris Saint Germain)
- Lutéce Falco (Paris Saint Germain)
- Tigris Mystic (Paris Saint Germain)
- Authentiks (Paris Saint Germain)
- Puissance Paris (Paris Saint Germain)
- Ultrem (Stade de Reims)
- Kop Rouge et Blanc (Stade de Reims)
- Joyriders (FC Sochaux)
- Banda Ultra (FC Sochaux)
- Ultra Boys 90 (Racing Club de Strasbourg)
- Kop Ciel et Blanc (Racing Club de Strasbourg)
- Magic Fans (AS Saint-Etienne)
- Green Angels (AS Saint-Etienne)
Germany
- Schickeria München (FC Bayern Munich)
- The Unity (Borussia Dortmund)
- Ultras Frankfurt (UF97) (Eintracht Frankfurt)
- Ultras Düsseldorf (UD2000) (Fortuna Düsseldorf)
- Ultras Duisburg (MSV Duisburg)
- Commando Cannstatt 97(VfB Stuttgart)
- Ultras Essen (Rot-Weiss Essen)
- Ultras Nürnberg (1. FC Nürnberg)
- Suptras Rostock (FC Hansa Rostock)
- Ultras Dynamo (Dynamo Dresden)
- Red Kaos (FSV Zwickau)
- Chosen Few HH (Hamburger SV)
- Poptown (Hamburger SV)
- Diablos (FC Sachsen Leipzig)
- Inferno Cottbus, Ultima Raka (Energie Cottbus)
- Wilde Horde (1.FC Köln)
- Ultras Hannover (Hannover 96)
- Ultras MG (Borussia Mönchengladbach)
- Szene E (SSV Reutlingen)
- Ultras Braunschweig (Eintracht Braunschweig)
- Ultras GE (FC Schalke 04)
- Harlekins Berlin (Hertha BSC Berlin)
- Natural Born Ultras (SC Freiburg)
- Ultras Fürth (SpVgg Greuther Fürth)
- Generation Luzifer (1. FC Kaiserslautern)
- Pfalz Inferno (1. FC Kaiserslautern)
- Frenetic Youth (1. FC Kaiserslautern)
- Phoenix Sons, Armata Fidelis (Karlsruher SC)
- Horda Azzuro (FC Carl Zeiss Jena)
- Cosa Nostra (TSV 1860 München)
- Ulras Mannheim (SV Waldhof Mannheim)
- Filmstadtinferno (SV Babelsberg 03)
- Wuhlesyndikat (1. FC Union Berlin)
- Boys Bielefeld (Arminia Bielefeld)
- Ultras Bochum (VfL Bochum)
- Blaue Bomber (Stuttgarter Kickers)
- Ultras Chemnitz (Chemnitzer FC)
- Saalefront (Hallescher FC)
- Wismut Offensive (Gera)
- Ultra` Sankt Pauli (FC St. Pauli)
- Inferno Lok Leipzig (Lokomotive Leipzig)
- Ultras Leverkusen (Bayer Leverkusen)
- Ultra` Kollektiv (Lübeck)
- Blue Generation (Magdeburg)
- Violet Crew (Osnabrück)
- Boys Saarbrücken (1. FC Saarbrücken)
- Commando Ultra` (VfL Wolfsburg)
- Red Kaos (FSV Zwickau)
- Munichmaniacs 1996 (FC Bayern Munich)
Greece
- Thyra (Gate) 13 (Panathinaikos)
- Thyra (Gate) 7 (Olympiacos)
- Thyra (Gate) 21 or Original 21 (AEK Athens FC)
- Thyra (Gate) 10 (Iraklis)
- Thyra (Gate) 4 (PAOK FC)
- Thyra (Gate) 3 (Aris FC)
Hungary
- Ultra Viola Bulldogs (Újpest FC)
- Green Monsters (Ferencvárosi TC)
- Commandos (Diósgyőri VTK)
- Szívtiprók Ultras Debrecen (Debreceni VSC)
Ireland
- SRFC Ultras (Shamrock Rovers F.C.)
- Commandos 84 (Cork City F.C.)
- Shed End Invincibles (St Patrick's Athletic F.C.)
- Briogáid Dearg (Shelbourne F.C.)
Israel
- Green Apes (Maccabi Haifa)
- Ultras 96 (Maccabi Tel-Aviv)
- Ultras Hapoel (Hapoel Tel-Aviv)
Italy
- Boys Roma Ultras 1972 (A.S. Roma)
- Fedayn(A.S. Roma)
- Ultras Romani(A.S. Roma)
- Ultras Roma Primavalle - San Lorenzo (A.S. Roma)
- Tradizione Distinzione(A.S. Roma)
- Giovinezza(A.S. Roma) (this name was taken from a fascist song which has been national anthem during the fascist government in the "ventennio" - 20 years - of mussolini's era)
- B.I.S.L(A.S. Roma)
- Lady B.I.S.L (A.S. Roma)
- Brigata De Falchi (A.S. Roma)
- Offensiva Ultras (A.S. Roma)
- Antichi Valori (A.S. Roma)
- Orgoglio Romano (A.S. Roma)
- Fronte Romano (A.S. Roma)
- S.P.Q.R (A.S. Roma)
- Hardcore Ultras (A.S. Roma)
- Banda Noantri (S.S. Lazio)
- Ascoli Piceno Ultras (Ascoli Calcio 1898)
- Settembre Bianconero (Ascoli Calcio 1898)
- Arditi (Ascoli Calcio 1898)
- Warriors (Palermo)
- Drughi (Juventus)
- Arditi (Juventus)
- UTS 1976 (U.S. Triestina)
- Fossa dei Leoni (disbanded since end 2005) (A.C. Milan)
- Brigate Rossonere (A.C. Milan)
- Commandos Tigre (A.C. Milan)
- Brescia 1911 Curva Nord (Brescia Calcio)
- Irriducibili (Lazio)
- Boys S.A.N (Internazionale)
- CUCS Roma (AS Roma) (this group doesn't exist anymore. It split in several minor groups)
- Irish Clan (AS Roma)
- Fedayn (AS Roma)
- Ultras Tito (Sampdoria)
- Collettivo Autonomo Viola (ACF Fiorentina)
- North Side (Chievo Verona)
- Sconvolts (Cagliari Calcio)
- Hooligans Teddy Boys (Udinese Calcio)
- Friulani Al Seguito (Udinese Calcio)
- Nord Kaos (Udinese Calcio)
- Desperados (Empoli FC)
- Vigilantes (Vicenza Calcio)
- Sparuta Minoranza (S.S. Lazio)
Japan
- Black and Blue (Gamba Osaka)
Korea
- Grande Bleu (Suwon Samsung Bluewings)
- Suhoshin (FC Seoul)
Lithuania
- Pietu IV (FK Žalgiris)
- Kaunas Ultras (FBK Kaunas)
- Pirmoji armada (FK Ekranas)
- Rude Boys (FK Vetra)
- FCV Sektor (FC Vilnius)
- Vakaru frontas (FK Atlantas)
- Šiauliu fanai (FK Šiauliai)
Macedonia
Malta
- White Warriors (Valletta FC)
- Ultras (Birkirkara FC)
Mexico
- La Adicción (Rayados)
- La Monumental (Club America)
- La Rebel (Pumas UNAM)
- Libres y Lokos (Tigres UANL)
- Tito Tepito (Atlante)
- La Irreverente (Chivas de Guadalajara)
- Legion 1908 (Chivas de Guadalajara}
Montenegro
Netherlands
- Vak 410 (Ajax Amsterdam)
- Ultras Vak P (FC Twente)
- Groningen Fanatics (FC Groningen)
- Brigata Tifosi Extreme (Heracles Almelo)
- Nieuw Noord (SC Heerenveen)
- Westside Ultras (Roda JC)
- Legio Noviomagum (NEC Nijmegen)
- Tifosi del Castello (Sparta Rotterdam)
- Ultras Mestreech (MVV)
- Brigata Tifosi (De Graafschap)
- Vak 113 (Vitesse Arnhem)
- F3Gays (feyenoord rotterdam)
Norway
- Stabæk Inferno(Stabæk I.F.)
- Gjettum Ultras(Stabæk I.F.)
- Viking Ultras (Viking F.K.)
- Ultras Nidaros(Rosenborg B.K.)
- Sønner av Kadda (Bærum S.K.)
- Unge Enga (Vålerenga I.F.)
- UFC - www.ultrasfeltc.com (Lillestrøm SK)
- KGGsc (Lillestrøm SK)
- Team Scooter (Lillestrøm SK)
Paraguay
- Mafia Negra (Olimpia Asunción)
- La Pandilla (Olimpia Asunción)
- Ultrasur (Olimpia Asunción)
- Comando (Cerro Porteño)
- La Plaza (Cerro Porteño)
- La Raza (Club Guaraní)
Peru
- Comando Svr (Alianza Lima)
- Trinchera Norte (Universitario de Deportes).
Poland
- Nieznani Sprawcy (Legia Warsaw)
- Opravcy (Cracovia Kraków)
- Wisl@cy '01 (Wisła Cracow)
- Torcida (Górnik Zabrze)
- N@fciarze (Wisła Płock)
- Ultras Lech '01 (Lech Poznań)
- e-Widzew (Widzew Łódź)
- Ultras Arka (Arka Gdynia)
- Psycho Fans (Ruch Chorzów)
- Elite Ultras Group (Stal Rzeszów)
- Netforce (ŁKS Łódź)
- Nabojka (Śląsk Wrocław)
- Młode Wilki (Pogoń Szczecin)
- Fuoco Brigade '03 (Zagłębie Sosnowiec)
- Ultras GieKSa (GKS Katowice)
Portugal
- Juventude Leonina (Sporting Clube de Portugal)
- Torcida Verde (Sporting Clube de Portugal)
- Directivo Ultras XXI (Sporting Clube de Portugal)
- Super Dragões (FC Porto)
- Colectivo 95 (FC Porto)
- No Name Boys (SL Benfica)
- Diabos Vermelhos (SL Benfica)
- Insane Guys (Vitória de Guimarães)
- White Angels (Vitória de Guimarães)
- Panteras Negras (Boavista FC)
- Bracara Legion (SC Braga)
- Red Boys (SC Braga)
- Mancha Negra (Académica)
- Fúria Azul (Belenenses)
- South Side Boys (SC Farense)
- Máfia Vermelha (Leixões SC)
- Tuff Boys (FC Marco)
Romania
- Ultras (Steaua Bucureşti)
- Nuova Guardia (Dinamo Bucureşti)
- Guardia Rosso-Nera (FCM Reşiţa)
- Blue Lions (Universitatea Craiova)
- FANS (FC National Bucuresti)
Russia
- Fratria (Spartak Moscow)
- Reaktive (Lokomotiv Moscow)
- United Front (FC Zenit Saint Petersburg) (Zenit Saint Petersburg)
Scotland
- Drum Beat Mafia (Livingston)
- The Green Brigade (Celtic)
- Red Ultras (Aberdeen)
- The Blue Order (Rangers)
Serbia
- Grobari (FK Partizan)
- Delije (Red Star Belgrade)
- United Force (FK Rad)
- Red Firm (FK Vojvodina)
- Taurunum Boys (FK Zemun)
- Despoti (FK Smederevo)
Spain
- Boixos Nois (FC Barcelona)
- Frente Atlético (Atlético Madrid)
- Jove Elx (Elche Club de Fútbol)
- Ultras Sur (Real Madrid)
- Orgullo Vikingo (Real Madrid)
- Biris Norte (Sevilla Fútbol Club)
- Ligallo Fondo Norte, Colectivo 1932 (Real Zaragoza)
- Ultra Yomus (Valencia CF)
- Riazor Blues (Deportivo de La Coruña)
- Herri Norte Taldea (Athletic Bilbao)
- Peña Mugika (Real Sociedad)
- Supporters Gol Sur (Real Betis)
- Brigadas Blanquiazules (RCD Espanyol)
- Celtarras (Celta Vigo)
Sweden
- Hammarby Ultras (Hammarby IF)
- Bara Bajare (Hammarby IF)
- Söder Bröder (Hammarby IF)
- Ultra Boys (Hammarby IF)
- Ultras Nord (AIK Solna)
- Sol Invictus (AIK Solna)
- Ultras Göteborg (IFK Göteborg)
- Helsingborg Hardmongo (Helsingborgs IF)
- Yellow Fanatics (IF Elfsborg)
- Borås Ultras (IF Elfsborg)
- Gulsvart Ultras (Västerås IK)
- Inferno Västerås (Våsterås SK)
- Fanatics (Västerås SK)
- Peking Ultras (IFK Norrköping)
- Boys Norrköping (IFK Norrköping)
- Supras Malmö (Malmö FF)
- Inferno Malmö (Malmö FF)
- Boys Örebro (Örebro SK)
- Royals Örebro (Örebro SK)
- Fabriken Stockholm (Djurgårdens IF)
- UCS (Djurgårdens IF)
- Inferno Örgryte (Örgryte IS)
- Gårdapojkarna (GAIS)
- Gefle Blue Boys (Gefle IF)
- Västra Läktaren (Landskrona BOIS)
- Fedayn Aspudden (IFK Aspudden)
- Ultras Rossobianco (Degerfors IF)
- Boltic Ultras (Boltic IF)
- Ultras AFF (Assyriska FF)
Turkey
- Genç Fenerbahçeliler (Fenerbahçe SK)
- KFY (Fenerbahçe SK)
- Grup CK (Fenerbahçe SK)
- UNIFEB (Fenerbahçe SK)
- Çarşı (Beşiktaş JK)
- AcademY (Beşiktaş JK)
- ultrAslan (Galatasaray SK)
- Gecekondu (MKE Ankaragücü)
- Anti-x (MKE Ankaragücü)
- Alkaralar (Gençlerbirliği)
- Yalı (Göztepe A.Ş.)
- KSK Çarşı (Karşıyaka SK)
- Texas (Bursaspor)
- Tatangalar (Sakaryaspor)
- Hodri Meydan (Kocaelispor)
- Nalçacılılar (Konyaspor)
- Mekansızlar (Çaykur Rizespor)
- 07 Gençlik (Antalyaspor)
- Şirinler (Samsunspor)
- Çılgınlar 38 (Kayserispor)
- Kızılcıklı-Ayder (Eskişehirspor)
- Nefer (Eskişehirspor)
- Yiğidolar (Sivasspor)
- Tarzanlar (Vestel Manisaspor)
- Çamlık (Denizlispor)
- 57 Gençlik (Denizlispor)
USA/Canada
- Sam's Army (US National Teams)
- Westside 109 (Atlanta Silverbacks)
- Legion 1908 (C.D. Chivas USA)
- Triangle Soccer Fanatics (Carolina RailHawks F.C.)
- Section 8 Chicago (Chicago Fire)
- Centennial Firm (Colorado Rapids)
- Legion 04 (Columbus Crew)
- V-Army (Columbus Crew)
- Fort Knox (Columbus Crew)
- La Barra Brava (DC United)
- Screaming Eagles (DC United)
- La Norte (DC United)
- Fan Club United (DC United)
- Inferno (FC Dallas)
- Texian Army (Houston Dynamo)
- Mystics (Kansas City Wizards)
- Galaxians (Los Angeles Galaxy)
- LA Riot Squad (Los Angeles Galaxy)
- Ultimate Fan Organization (UFO) (Los Angeles Galaxy)
- Dark Clouds (Minnesota Thunder)
- Midnight Riders (New England Revolution)
- Timbers Army (Portland Timbers)
- Loyalists (Real Salt Lake)
- Jesters (Real Salt Lake)
- Rogue Cavaliers Brigade (Real Salt Lake)
- Empire Supporters Club (Red Bull New York)
- Raging Bull Nation (Red Bull New York)
Ultras:
List of groups:
Brazil
Guarda Popular (Sport Club Internacional) Camisa 12 (Sport Club Internacional) Super FICO (Sport Club Internacional)
new and emerging ultra groups are the Barnet Massive (Barnet fc) and enfeild curva (Enfeild fc)
External links
- Hooli-News Latest hooligan-related news and information from around the world.
- Ultras websites
- Political map over Italian ultras
- SuperTifo article on the origins of the movement
- Photos of several groups
- Photos of groups from all over the world
- Soccer Hooligans and Ultras - Hooligan groups and organizations
- "Fan-Forum Schweiz" - FF-Page - Many pics and text of swiss ultras/fans. Each round new photos...