Škripari

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.

Not to be confused with the Crusaders (guerrilla), a Croatian anti-communist guerrilla army, who were also known as Škripari.

Škripari
Founded9 September 1996
TypeSupporters' group, Ultras group
ClubNK Široki Brijeg
LocationŠiroki Brijeg, Bosnia and Herzegovina
ArenasPecara Stadium
Colours         
WebsiteŠkripari.com

The name for the fan club as it exists today was given 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]

Škripari have once been involved in an incident involving a display of a flag with a Swastika on it. This was widely criticized by the football governing bodies.[2] Široki Brijeg means wide, or broad hill.

Althoguh from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Škripari support the Croatia national football team primarily, as well as other Croatian national teams.

References
  1. http://www.tinolovka-news.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=7190:kripari-reagirali-q-trn-smo-im-u-oku-zbog-hrvatskih-a-ne-nacistikih-zastavaq&catid=38:sport&Itemid=62 Archived 2011-07-17 at the Wayback Machine
  2. http://sportsport.ba/bh_fudbalp-46286.htm Archived 11 November 2010 at the Wayback Machine
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