Eternal derby (Croatia)

Eternal derby
Croatian derby
Eternal Derby at Stadion Poljud in 2006
Other names Vječni derbi
Hrvatski derbi
Locale Croatia Croatia (Zagreb and Split)
Teams Dinamo Zagreb
Hajduk Split
First meeting 26 May 1946
Latest meeting Hajduk Split 0–0 Dinamo Zagreb
(2017–18 Croatian League)
29 September 2018
Next meeting 16 December 2018
Statistics
Meetings total 215 official matches
(175 league)
Most wins Dinamo Zagreb (92)
Top scorer Slaven Zambata (12)
Largest victory Dinamo Zagreb 0–6 Hajduk Split
1954–55 Yugoslav First League
(3 April 1955)

Eternal Derby (Croatian: Vječni derbi) also known as the Croatian Derby (Croatian: Hrvatski derbi), is the name given to matches between the two biggest and most popular Croatian football clubs Dinamo Zagreb and Hajduk Split.

The rivalry can be traced back to 1920s when Zagreb's Građanski and Hajduk often clashed in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia championships. After World War II, Građanski was disbanded by the authorities, and Dinamo Zagreb was formed to take its place, retaining its colours. The two clubs soon became part of the "Big Four" of Yugoslav football (the other two being Red Star Belgrade and Partizan Belgrade from Serbia) ever since the Yugoslav championship was established in 1946 (both clubs spent their entire existence playing top-flight football). This lasted until 1991, when Croatia declared independence so clubs started competing in the Prva HNL, which saw its first season being played in 1992. Since 1992 Dinamo and Hajduk won 25 out of 27 Croatian championship titles, as well as 21 out of 27 Croatian Cups, which makes them by far the most successful clubs in Croatia.

Due to various formats that were used in the Croatian championship (which currently employs a four-round robin format) and the cup competition format (which has teams playing one-legged fixtures even in the final game) and in addition to the games played in the Supercup, there can be anywhere from four to six derbies per season. Since the first official match in 1946, and as of 18 February 2018, there have been 215 official derbies played in total, with Dinamo winning 92 and Hajduk 68 games, while 55 matches ended in a draw.

In September 2009, British Daily Mail ranked the Eternal Croatian derby 20th among the 50 greatest football rivalries of all time.[1]

Supporters

Dinamo Zagreb fans traditionally occupy the northern stands of Maksimir
Hajduk Split fans traditionally occupy the northern stands of Poljud, southern of Maksimir

Bad Blue Boys

Bad Blue Boys (BBB) were founded on 17 March 1986 in Zagreb (Croatia), with members from different areas of Zagreb. The name of the group is said to have been inspired by the 1983 film starring Sean Penn, Bad Boys.[2] They are considered one of the most dangerous supporters' groups in the world and are known for their vocal and physical intimidation at football matches. In 2011, Bad Blue Boys were mentioned in the list of 16 "hardcore hooligan firms, ultras groups we wouldn't want to mess with", compiled by the American sports website Bleacher Report.[3] The group's mascot is a bulldog and the official anthem is "Dinamo ja volim" ("I love Dinamo"), by the Croatian pop rock band Pips, Chips & Videoclips. BBB also publish a fanzine about the club and the ultras subculture. The original fanzine was Ajmo plavi (Go Blues) which was replaced in 2006 by Dinamov sjever (Dinamo's North). At home matches in Dinamo Zagreb's Maksimir Stadium, the Bad Blue Boys usually settle behind the home goal on the stadium's north stand. Dinamo's fans are often unmannerly referred to as "purgeri" (a colloquial moniker for a citizen of Zagreb, originating from German bürger) by members of Torcida Split.

Torcida

Torcida Split or simply Torcida is the Hajduk Split supporters' group. Founded on 28 October 1950, it's known as one of the oldest supporters' groups in Europe. The name of the group comes from torcida, the Brazilian Portuguese word for "supporters". The group as a whole traditionally maintains good relations with the Portuguese Sport Lisboa e Benfica football club supporters No Name Boys. Torcida members gather in the north stand at the stadium of Poljud. Hajduk's fans are often unmannerly referred to as "tovari" (English: donkeys, similar to magarac) by Bad Blue Boys members, as the said animal is the supporters' group official mascot.

Results

All statistics correct as of 29 September 2018.

Competition Played Dinamo wins Draws Hajduk wins Dinamo goals Hajduk goals
Yugoslav championship (1946–1991)
League92332633125127
Yugoslav Cup116231911
Yugoslavia totals103392836144138
Croatian championship (1992–present)
Prva HNL8438222411786
Croatian Cup2112363218
Supercup8332118
Croatia totals113532832160112
All Time216925668304250

Key

   Match ended in a draw
Dinamo win
Hajduk win

1946–1991

1992–present

Note: Home team's score always shown first

1 Match abandoned after 86 minutes due to mass fight between both clubs' supporters and the police.[9]

2 Match abandoned after 85 minutes due to crowd trouble.

3 Match was postponed and later abandoned following Hajduk Split's players reluctance to enter the stadium. On November 25, 2014, Croatian Football Federation awarded Dinamo Zagreb a 3–0 win, deeming Hajduk Split's players move as "unjustified".[10]

Records

Players who have played for both teams

Players who have played for one club in youth career and for rival club in senior career

Players who have scored for both clubs in the derby

Coaches who have managed both teams

Top scorers

As of 22 April 2018

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Slaven Zambata Dinamo Zagreb 12
2 Andrija Anković Hajduk Split 8
Igor Cvitanović Dinamo Zagreb
Duje Čop Dinamo Zagreb
Eduardo da Silva Dinamo Zagreb
Joško Vidošević Hajduk Split
7 Frane Matošić Hajduk Split 7
El Arabi Hillel Soudani Dinamo Zagreb
Bernard Vukas Hajduk Split
Franjo Wölfl Dinamo Zagreb

Honours

These are the major football honours of Dinamo and Hajduk.

Competition Dinamo Zagreb Hajduk Split
Croatian Championship (1992–present) 19 6
Croatian Cup (1992–present) 15 6
Croatian Supercup (1992–present) 5 6
Yugoslav Championship
(1923–1940 and 1946–1991)		 4 9
Yugoslav Cup (1946–1991) 7 9
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup (1955–1971) 1 –
Balkans Cup (1961–1994) 1 –
Total 52 36

Domestic league results

Yugoslav First League results (1946–1991)

The tables list the place each team took in each of the seasons.

46–4747–4848–4919501951195252–5353–5454–5555–5656–5757–5858–5959–6060–6161–6262–6363–6464–6565–6666–6767–6868–69
No. of teams 14 10 10 10 12 12 12 14 14 14 14 14 12 12 12 12 14 14 15 16 16 16 18
Dinamo 2 1 4 4 2 4 7 1 3 4 5 1 5 2 4 3 2 3 8 2 2 3 2
Hajduk 4 2 3 1 3 1 2 4 1 12 3 9 7 5 3 5 11 10 12 13 7 4 6
69–7070–7171–7272–7373–7474–7575–7676–7777–7878–7979–8080–8181–8282–8383–8484–8585–8686–8787–8888–8989–9090–91
No. of teams 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 19
Dinamo 6 3 8 8 7 5 3 2 4 2 12 5 1 3 12 6 6 6 4 5 2 2
Hajduk 7 1 10 9 1 1 2 8 3 1 5 2 3 2 5 2 4 8 13 3 3 6

Prva HNL results (1992 onwards)

The tables list the place each team took in each of the seasons.

199292–9393–9494–9595–9696–9797–9898–9999–0000–0101–0202–0303–0404–05
No. of teams 12 16 18 16 12 16 12 12 12 12 16 12 12 12
Dinamo 5 1 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 1 2 7
Hajduk 1 2 1 1 2 2 2 3 2 1 2 2 1 1
05–0606–0707–0808–0909–1010–1111–1212–1313–1414–1515–1616–1717–18
No. of teams 12 12 12 12 16 16 16 12 10 10 10 10 10
Dinamo 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1
Hajduk 5 2 5 2 2 2 2 4 3 3 3 3 3

See also

References

  1. ↑ THE LIST: The greatest rivalries in club football, Nos 20–11
  2. ↑ "The history of Bad Blue Boys". NK Dinamo Zagreb. 2007. Retrieved 2009-02-25.
  3. ↑ "16 Hardcore Hooligan Firms, Ultras Groups We Wouldn't Want to Mess with". Bleacher Report. 15 November 2011. Retrieved 1 April 2012.
  4. ↑ Hajduk.hr
  5. ↑ Vecernji.hr
  6. ↑ gnkdinamo.hr
  7. 1 2 Statistika – Dinamo - Hajduk 1:1
  8. ↑ Statistika Hajduk – Dinamo
  9. ↑ "Utakmica registrirana s 2:0, Hajduk bez publike!". Sportnet.hr (in Croatian). 4 May 2000. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
  10. ↑ "Zbog neodigrane utakmice protiv Dinama Hajduku minus tri boda i jednogodišnja suspenzija članovima NO" (in Croatian). hrsport.net. November 18, 2014. Retrieved November 27, 2014.
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