HNK Hajduk Split

Overview

Hrvatski Nogometni klub Hajduk Split, commonly referred to as Hajduk Split (Croatian pronunciation: [xǎjduːk splît]), is a Croatian professional football club based in Split. They compete in the Croatian Football League (HNL), the top tier of Croatian football. Since 1979, the club's home ground has been the 33,987-seater Stadion Poljud. The team's traditional home colours are white shirts with blue shorts and blue socks. The idea to form a football club was started by a group of Split students who were studying in Prague. Hajduk was founded on 13 February 1911. They are one of the most successful teams in Croatia, having won six Croatian league championships, eight Croatian cup titles, and five Croatian Super Cup titles. It has one of the "Big Four" clubs – along with Dinamo Zagreb, Rijeka, and Osijek – never relegated from its country's top football league. Hajduk's biggest European achievements are appearances in three European Cup quarter-finals, one UEFA Cup semi-final and one Cup Winners' Cup semi-final. The club's main rivals are Dinamo Zagreb, with matches between the two referred to as the "Eternal Derby". Hajduk Split fans are called Torcida Split, who are the oldest organized firm in Europe, being founded in 1950.