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A supporters' group or supporters' club is an independent fan club or campaign group in sport, mostly association football. Supporters' groups in continental Europe are generally known as ultras , which derives from the Latin word ultrā, [ 1 ] meaning beyond in English, with the implication that their enthusiasm is 'beyond' the normal.
The Football Supporters' Association (The FSA) is the national, democratic, representative body for football supporters in England and Wales. They are the leading advocates for supporter ownership, better fan engagement, cheaper ticket prices, the choice to stand at the match (safe standing), protecting fan rights, good governance, diversity, and all types of supporter empowerment across both ...
The Holmesdale Fanatics is the name given to an organised supporters' group and ultras group associated with English Premier League club Crystal Palace.The group are responsible for vocal support as well as flag and tifo displays.
Clubs that fit these criteria need to have majority ownership of their club, not minority ownership. Minority owners include Swansea City A.F.C., Cambridge City F.C., and York City F.C. Note that Merthyr Town F.C., Newport County F.C. and Wrexham F.C. are technically Welsh clubs, but play in the English league system.
An early overseas supporters' club was formed in Malta in 1981 as a branch of the Spurs Supporters Club, [61] and another was formed in Norway in 1982. [62] The earliest Spurs supporters' club in the United States was LA Spurs formed in 2005. [63] In Australia, OzSpurs is the official supporters' group of Tottenham Hotspur which has chapters in ...
The Football Supporters' Federation (FSF) was an organisation representing football fans in England and Wales. It campaigned across a range of issues and supports fan representation on clubs' boards, lower ticket prices, and the introduction of safe standing areas at grounds in the top two tiers of English football.
DFCSG was established due to a 2015 merger between three fan groups: Darlington FC Community Interest Company (which represented approximately 800 fans), Darlington Supporters Club and Darlington Supporters Trust. [35] East Thurrock Community FC - Fan owned football club formed in 2024 after closure of East Thurrock united in 2023. Fisher F.C.
After the same game, England fans were quoted in The Guardian as saying that the band are like "the Go Compare advert of international football fans", that "they are right up there with the vuvuzela for wanting to stab myself in the head with a fork" and that "If 18,000 Polish supporters drown out the England band, they should be invited to ...