Top 10 most ardent fan movements in the world

  • 20.02.2024

Football is the game of millions. And major football events such as the Champions League final or the World Cup final attract record numbers of television viewers. But, as you know, it is better to see it once in reality than to hear and see it on TV five times. Fan movements as such appeared with the birth of football and every year they become more and more popular among absolutely all segments of the population, regardless of age. In the stands you can meet children crying when their team loses, elderly grandparents whose faces are painted in the colors of their team!
This article presents a ranking of the fiercest and best, in the opinion of many, fan movements! They are called “Ultras” and they are the ones who turn the stadium into a bowl of hell for opponents, they are the ones who make watching football much more interesting!
So, our “ten”.

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The Milan club is one of the most titled in the world, and its fans are one of the most organized and at the same time fierce in Italy. The self-name of fans in Italy is “tiffosi”. The Tiffosi of Milan call themselves "Brigatte Rosso-nerri". They create banners, posters and sing songs, but sometimes they organize real battles with fans of Inter, which is also based in Milan, the city turns into a battle arena.


For a Milan football player, finding the love of his teammates is the highest assessment of his game! For their idols, fans create huge T-shirts with the player's number.

9 Fans of the Greek Olympiacos “Welcome to the red hell.”


A distinctive feature of almost all fans from Greece is choral singing. Not everyone can simultaneously raise their hands with posters, scarves with the symbols of the club, and at the same time sing with one voice. Olympiacos fans are among the best in this regard. But sometimes they create riots. At a recent match with the main rival Panathinaikos, the fans created such a riot in the stands that the video from the match spread all over the world. The whole stadium seemed to be on fire, the presence of pyrotechnics in the stadium went beyond all acceptable limits and norms! There was a grand performance from the fans. "Welcome to red hell." This is exactly what the fans themselves called this action.

8 Liverpool fans “You’ll never walk alone”!


The song “You’ll never walk alone” became practically the anthem of the club. For any self-respecting fan of the Merseyside club, knowing the words of this song is the meaning of life! Fans of the English club are sophisticated people; they understand football no less than the coaches. They live in the atmosphere of the match and often, at the right moment for the team, they can push forward using their vocal cords. The motivation of the Liverpool team is its fans!

7 In seventh place are the ultras of the Flamengo team.


There is no empty seat in the club's stadium, called the Maracanã, when the local club is playing. Brazilian fans are, first and foremost, some of the best in mass action. There is an opinion that they even photograph football players in their own unique way, so as not to disturb anyone. The stadium once accommodated 200 thousand people and broke all possible records. Some are still active.

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It is these people who hold various records in Spain. For example, the largest posters were brought not just anywhere, but to the Santiago Bernabeu stadium, where the Ultras Sur support their club! Real Madrid is the giant of world football. The club has a legendary history, a history of winning the most prestigious club trophies in Europe. The club itself bears the proud name “Royal”, and its fans rightfully consider themselves the best.

5 Ultras of Moscow “Spartak” - “Forward, Spartak.”


They can claim a place in the top five. Their cry of “Forward, Spartak!” it would seem to mean nothing, but when tens of thousands of fans shout it with maximum effort and very harmoniously, it sounds like a death sentence for the opposing team. Usually after half a minute, the chant is pronounced with anguish, and every fan shouts “Forward, Spartak” as if these are his last words. Russian fans of all clubs have reached a new level in recent years. And if earlier it was just a gathering of people, now it is a coherent structure with its own leaders and even its own anthems.

4 Turkish Besiktas can be proud of its fans.


They hold the Guinness World Record for loudest music in a stadium. 132 decibels, and this is far from the limit of their capabilities. At matches with their principal rival, Galatasaray, Besiktas fans prepare in a special way. Songs, posters, and real dancing in the stands - all this is typical for Besiktas fans. Turkish football fans are the loudest and this statement is based on solid ground. At any match of the Turkish championship, the players cannot hear each other on the field!

3 The Argentine club Boca Juniors can be proud of its ultras.


Millions of thin ribbons with the club's colors fly into the air. All this is accompanied by songs and drums. Witnesses claim that even outside the stadium, when there is a match going on, it is very loud. The match itself foreshadows a holiday in the city, everyone goes to the football. The girls paint their faces in the colors of the club, and even take off their clothes! Yes, in Argentina people live by football.

2 Borussia Dortmund and its fans are one!


The incredible acoustics of Signal Iduna Park Stadium allow even a small group of people to create such noise that it feels like there are at least five times as many people in the stadium. The Borussia ultras are extremely peaceful, but their team support is at the highest level in Germany. The loudness record was broken by fans from Dortmund.

1 Red Star fans - Deliye


Red Star, unremarkable in terms of victories in the Euro arena, has simply crazy support from its fans. Fans from Belgrade are the most furious; even law enforcement agencies, with whom there have been fierce battles, are afraid of them. It is noteworthy that they are friends of Spartak Moscow fans and often shout words of support to friends from Moscow at the stadium. But, even taking into account all their bloodthirstiness, one cannot take away from them the ability to root for their team! By right, the Red Star ultras, who call themselves “Deliye,” can safely be placed on the first line of our hit parade!