Škripari is the name of the football supporters of Bosnian club NK Široki Brijeg. They also support Široki Brijeg's other sport clubs, primarily HKK Široki in basketball.
| Škripari | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Founded | 9 September 1996 |
| Type | Supporters' group, Ultras group |
| Club | NK Široki Brijeg |
| Location | Široki Brijeg, Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Arenas | Pecara Stadium |
| Colours | |
| Website | Škripari.com |
History edit
The fan club as it exists today was named on 9 September 1996. At that time (from the season 1993–1994 onwards, reaching a peak in 1998), Škripari were the only real supporters in Herzegovina, aside from a small fraction of supporters in Ljubuški, as well as Torcida Kiseljak and Torcida Mostar who were only really active in home matches of the teams that they supported.[1]
Although from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Škripari support the Croatia national football team primarily, as well as other Croatian national teams. Croatian nationalism is still present among the fans of the club, being the incidents such as occurred on December 1, 2019, in a 19th-round game of Bosnian Premier League against Bosnian Serb team, FK Zvijezda 09, which was taken as an opportunity by Škripari to glorify Slobodan Praljak, Croatian general accused for war crimes by the Hague Tribunal, as a clear provocation toward the opposing team.[2]
Controversy and violence edit
Škripari is one of the supporters' groups responsible for the brunt of the football-related violence in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It has also been included amongst the groups considered to be "essentially paramilitary branches of certain political parties," and has been described as one of the most prominent among such groups.[3]
In 2009, a riot between Škripari and Horde Zla, an FK Sarajevo supporters group, in Široki Brijeg led to the death of Horde Zla member Vedran Puljić.[3]
In 2010, Škripari were involved in an incident involving a display of a flag with a swastika on it. This was widely criticized by the football governing bodies.[4]
References edit
- ^ Posjeta, Matea P. (6 July 2011). "VIDEO: Skunk Anansie oduševili zagrebački Aquarius". Tinolovka News Nezavisni Portal (in Bosnian). Archived from the original on 17 July 2011.
- ^ "FOTO/ Zbog neprimjerenog materijala na tribinama stadiona privremeno prekinut današnji prvenstveni susret osamnaestog kola Premijer lige BiH između Širokog Brijega i Zvijezde 09 Brgule, gostujući igrači se povukli u svlačionice!" [PHOTO / Due to inappropriate material in the stands of the stadium, today's championship match of the eighteenth round of the BiH Premier League between Široki Brijeg and Zvijezda 09 Brgula was temporarily interrupted, the visiting players retreated to the locker rooms!]. Sportske Vijesti (in Bosnian). 12 January 2019. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
- ^ a b Cooley, Laurence; Mujanović, Jasmin (2 January 2015). "Changing the Rules of the Game: Comparing FIFA/UEFA and EU Attempts to Promote Reform of Power-Sharing Institutions in Bosnia-Herzegovina". Global Society. 29 (1): 42–63. doi:10.1080/13600826.2014.974512. ISSN 1360-0826.
- ^ Dautbegović, M. (8 November 2010). "Nacizam ne smijemo tolerisati" [We must not tolerate Nazism]. BH FUDBAL (in Bosnian). Archived from the original on 11 November 2010.
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