Eternal derby (Croatia)

For other uses, see Eternal derby (disambiguation).

Eternal derby
Croatian derby
Eternal Derby at Stadion Poljud in 2006
Other namesVječni derbi
Hrvatski derbi
LocationCroatia Croatia (Zagreb and Split)
TeamsDinamo Zagreb
Hajduk Split
First meeting26 May 1946
Latest meetingHajduk Split 1–0 Dinamo Zagreb
(2024–25 HNL)
Statistics
Meetings total244 official matches
(200 league)
Most winsDinamo Zagreb (105)
Top scorerSlaven Zambata (12)
Largest victoryDinamo 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, there have been over 200 official derbies played in total.

Supporters

Main articles: Bad Blue Boys and Torcida Split
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.[1] 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.[2] 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.[citation needed]

Torcida

Torcida Split or simply Torcida is the Hajduk Split supporters' group. Founded on 28 October 1950, it's known 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.[citation needed]

Results

All statistics correct as of 1 December 2024.

Competition Played Dinamo wins Draws Hajduk wins Dinamo goals Hajduk goals
Yugoslav championship (1946–1991)
League 92 33 26 33 125 127
Yugoslav Cup 11 6 2 3 19 11
Yugoslavia totals 103 39 28 36 144 138
Croatian championship (1992–present)
Prva HNL 109 49 28 32 149 108
Croatian Cup 22 13 3 6 33 18
Supercup 10 4 4 2 12 8
Croatia totals 141 66 35 40 194 134
All Time 244 105 63 76 338 272

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.[8]

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 25 November 2014, Croatian Football Federation awarded Dinamo Zagreb a 3–0 win, deeming Hajduk Split's players move as "unjustified".[9]

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

Updated 22 November 2019

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
3 Mijo Caktaš Hajduk Split 7
Frane Matošić Hajduk Split
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) 25 6
Croatian Cup (1992–present) 17 8
Croatian Supercup (1992–present) 8 5
Yugoslav Championship
(1923–1940 and 1946–1991) 		9 9
Yugoslav Cup (1947–1991) 8 9
Socialist Republic of Croatia (1945–1946) 0 2
Independent State of Croatia League (1940–1945) 1 0
Banovina of Croatia (1939–1941) 0 1
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup (1955–1971) 1 –
Total 69 40

Domestic league results

Yugoslav First League results (1946–1991)

Main article: Yugoslav First League

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

46–47 47–48 48–49 1950 1951 1952 52–53 53–54 54–55 55–56 56–57 57–58 58–59 59–60 60–61 61–62 62–63 63–64 64–65 65–66 66–67 67–68 68–69
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
69–70 70–71 71–72 72–73 73–74 74–75 75–76 76–77 77–78 78–79 79–80 80–81 81–82 82–83 83–84 84–85 85–86 86–87 87–88 88–89 89–90 90–91
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

HNL results (1992 onwards)

Main article: Croatian Football League

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

1992 92–93 93–94 94–95 95–96 96–97 97–98 98–99 99–00 00–01 01–02 02–03 03–04 04–05 05–06 06–07 07–08
No. of teams 12 16 18 16 12 16 12 12 12 12 16 12 12 12 12 12 12
Dinamo 5 1 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 1 2 7 1 1 1
Hajduk 1 2 1 1 2 2 2 3 2 1 2 2 1 1 5 2 5
08–09 09–10 10–11 11–12 12–13 13–14 14–15 15–16 16–17 17–18 18–19 19–20 20–21 21–22 22–23 23–24
No. of teams 12 16 16 16 12 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
Dinamo 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Hajduk 2 2 2 2 4 3 3 3 3 3 4 5 4 2 2 3

See also

References

  1. ^ "The history of Bad Blue Boys". NK Dinamo Zagreb. 2007. Archived from the original on 3 July 2009. Retrieved 25 February 2009.
  2. ^ "16 Hardcore Hooligan Firms, Ultras Groups We Wouldn't Want to Mess with". Bleacher Report. 15 November 2011. Retrieved 1 April 2012.
  3. ^ Hajduk.hr
  4. ^ Vecernji.hr
  5. ^ gnkdinamo.hr[permanent dead link‍]
  6. ^ a b Statistika – Dinamo – Hajduk 1:1
  7. ^ Statistika Hajduk – Dinamo
  8. ^ "Utakmica registrirana s 2:0, Hajduk bez publike!". Sportnet.hr (in Croatian). 4 May 2000. Archived from the original on 10 December 2015. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
  9. ^ "Zbog neodigrane utakmice protiv Dinama Hajduku minus tri boda i jednogodišnja suspenzija članovima NO" (in Croatian). hrsport.net. 18 November 2014. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 27 November 2014.