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.

For the Croatian guerrilla army also known as Škripari, see Crusaders (guerrilla).

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.

Croatian nationalism is stll a recurring problem among the fans of the club, being the incidents such as occurred on Dcember 1, 2019, in a 19th-round game of Bosnian Premier League against Bosnian Serb team, FK Zvijezda 09, taken as opportunity by Škripari to glorify the Hague Tribunal for ex-Yugoslava convicted Croatian war criminal, Slobodan Praljak at the stands knwingly it was a clear provocaton agaiinst the opponents team.[3]

Although 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
  3. 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! at sportskevijesti.com, 12-1-2019, retrieved 24-1-2021
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