HAJDUK-DINAMO RIVALRY

Croatians worldwide know the importance and passion associated with the Hajduk Split-Dinamo Zagreb rivalry. It’s a rivalry that splits Croatia in half where the south half and coast(Dalmacija) support Hajduk through the firm Torcida and the north (Zagorije and the capital city of Zagreb) predominantly support Dinamo through the Bad Blue Boys(BBB) firm as these two teams have always been the dominant force in the 12-team Croatian Prva Liga (First League). I came across a popular soccer website, FootballDerbies.com which listed the Hajduk-Dinamo rivalry #2 in the world only behind Barcelona and Real Madrid of the Spanish Primera Liga. The following videos show the hatred between the two clubs and their firms from The Real Football Factory documentary as well as a video on the historical Dinamo-Red Star Belgrade match which many say was the unofficial spark to all the tension that led up to the start of the war in the former Yugoslavia.