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A football firm is an organized gang – mostly supporting a football club – that engage in fights with firms supporting other clubs. The fights mostly take place far away from the football grounds to make it as hard as possible for police and other law enforcement to interrupt. Football firm violence has in many countries replaced the more unorganized violence related to sports, though in the public eye both forms of violence are considered hooliganism.

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Clothing

To avoid attracting the attention of police, many UK hooligans began to wear expensive European designer clothing in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Designers popular with UK football firms include, Aquascutum, Burberry, Lacoste and many others. A BBC investigation in 2002 suggested that the most popular label of them all at the time, was Stone Island.

The culture revolving around the clothing style became known as Casual, and the wearers of designer clothing became known as Casuals.

UK football firms

England/Wales

Scotland


German football firms


Other football firms

Various teams from former Yugoslavia have strong and organized hooligan elements amongst its factions of fans. Many Greek and Turkish teams have also powerful elements of hooliganism amongst its fans. Polish hooligans (called szalikowcy, pseudokibice, or kibole) are likewise very strong. In Spanish-speaking countries hooligans are known as barras bravas ("wild gangs"), and they are particularly strong in South America and Mexico.






Argentina



Austria



Belarus



Belgium



Bosnia and Herzegovina



Brazil

There are no firms in Brazil. However, hooliganism is associated with 'Torcidas Organizadas' (organized supporters). Torcidas Organizadas were created to support their football teams and therefore, not all members are hooligans. All brazilian football teams have a Torcida Organizada, but some may have more.





Bulgaria


  • FC Levski Sofia - Sofia West, Ultra Varna, Blue Blood, Quos Deus Vult Perdere
  • CSKA Sofia - Ariana Boys, Legion, Red Pride, Torcida Plovdiv, Banda Sever, USF
  • Lokomotiv Plovdiv - The Usual Suspects, Napoletani Ultras,Lauta Hools
  • Botev Plovdiv (http://www.botev1912.com) - CSC (Cite Site Casual),LUDATA BANDA - http://www.ludatabanda.com, SCB (Sofiq Club Botevista), TRAKIA FRONT, BARABA BOYS, IZGREV BOYS, BUNTA SEVER, CENTRUM CREW
  • Beroe Stara Zagora - Zara Boys
  • Chernomorec Burgas - B.S. Crew (Blue Sharks)
  • Naftex Burgas - Green Fighters
  • Spartak Varna - Mladost Club Boys, S.V.U.D.(Spartak Varna Ultras Division),Youth Firm
  • Lokomotiv Gorna Oriahotitza - Jolly Roger
  • Slavia Sofia- Boys Sofia
  • Balkan Botevgrad- Forest Boys Firm - http://www.forestboys.hit.bg


Chile



Colombia



Croatia



Cyprus



Denmark



Finland



France


  • Paris SG - Commando Pirate, Army Korps, Casual Firm
  • OGC Nice - Brigade Sud de Nice BSN




Greece



  • AO Kavalas - Blue Argonauts (a.k.a. Gate 4)
  • Apollon Kalamerias - Club Rossoneri (a.k.a. Gate 2)
  • AEK Athens FC - Original 21, Patissia Club, Ghetto, AEK Defenders, Gate 21
  • Aris FC - Super 3, Ierolohites, Canaries Ultras, Club Tifozi
  • Athinaikos - Lord of Byron
  • Doxa Dramas - Animals, Gate-4
  • Edessaikos - Waterboys
  • Ethnikos - Blue Leone, Gate-14, Kastella club
  • Iraklis - Papafi Club (a.k.a. Gate 13), Galazii
  • Ionikos Nikeas - The Ranger (a.k.a. Gate 3)
  • Kalamata - Black Storm
  • Larissa - Monsters, Gate 1
  • OFI FC - Snake (a.k.a. Gate 4)
  • Olympiakos - Gate 7, Red White Army, Scientists, OFOP
  • Panathinaikos - Green Cockney, Athens Fans, Underground, Mad Boys, Gate 13
  • Panionios - Panthers, Gate 3
  • PAOK FC - Gate 4, Northerns, Makedones, VEM (Byzantine United Fighters),Ampalaea
  • Skoda Xanthi - Rebels
  • Trikala - Sakafliades


Israel


  • Hapoel Tel-Aviv - Tel-Aviv border front 88,Hapoel Supporters group,anti haifa coalition,ziga gang
  • Maccabi Haifa - Nagila hava firm (NHF) , Haifa boys , Judeon , R crew
  • Spartak Moscow - Ёбаный в рот моп ! ! !, идите нахуй,


The Netherlands



Poland



Portugal



Russia


  • PFC CSKA Moscow - Red-Blue Warriors, Kids, Yaroslavka, Gallant Steeds, Shady Horses, N-Troop, Zarya, Jugends, Hunters, Stallions,No Comments, Koti, Mustangs,
  • FC Dynamo Moscow - Patriots, Out Terraces Firm, Capitals, Moscow Hit Squad, Top Lads, Crazy Garbages, Jokers, No Name Firm,
  • FC Lokomotiv Moscow - BHZ, Street Band, Trains Team, Mad Dobermans Firm, Steam Engines, Vikings, Ultra Loko
  • FC Spartak Moscow - The Union, Flint's crew, Simple Boys, Strong Active Group, Gladiators Firm, Wild Boars, Red-White Devils Band, Mad Butchers, ClockWork Oranges,  Opposition, Aliens, North-West Side, Clench Fist, Avantguard, Tooks, Hard Gang, Independent Crowd, City Boys & Altuf'evo,
  • FC Torpedo Moscow - West 5 Action Group, Supporters Group, Tubes, Showtime, Blusters, Troublemakers, S.P.F(young W5AG)
  • Zenit Saint Petersburg -  Beagle Boys, Brigadiers, Snake Firm, Jolly Nevsky, Coalition, North Bastion, Malice Crew, Gremlins, British firm, Music Hall
  • FC Krylia Sovietov - The Shadows Firm,T.O.Y.S.,North Side Firm,Young Rats
  • FC Orel - Orel Butchers, Jockers


Serbia


  • Partizan - Grobari, Južni Front, Grobari Beograd, Grobari Srbija, Young Boys, Alcatraz, Shadows, Stoka, Anti Romi
  • Red Star - Delije Sever, Belgrade Boys, Ultras, Heroes, Ultra Boys, Brigate
  • Rad - United Force, Nucleo, Gvozdeni Odred,
  • Zemun - Taurunum Boys, Boys '95
  • Vojvodina - Red Firm, Firma, Stara Garda
  • OFK Beograd- Blue Union Belgrade
  • Radnicki Niš - Meraklije
  • FK Borac Čačak - Vojvode Čačak, Čete Čačak


Montenegro



Spain



Sweden



Switzerland






Greece and gate references


In Greece, to try and control hooligans, radical fans were forced into closed-up sections of the stadiums which they had to enter from their own gate. Therefore, most Greek club Ultra groups are known by the gate through which they enter. Somes examples are Olympiakos: its main Ultra group is known as 'Gate 7', Panathinaikos: main Ultra 'Gate 13' and AEK: Which has two Ultra groups with Gate references, 'Orginial 21' and 'Gate 21'.There is also PAOK Thessaloniki's Gate 4.



Relations with extreme political groups


Football firms, especially southern and eastern European firms, are often linked with extreme right political groups. The firms of the following teams are well-known for their relations with extreme right political groups: Chelsea (Headhunters) (although Chelsea's most famous hooligan 'One-Armed Babs' was mixed-race), Rangers (Inter City Firm), Oldham Athletic (Fine Young Casuals), Real Madrid (Ultras Sur), Lazio (Curva Nord) and Berlin club BFC Dynamo Berlin (Koma Kolonne). In Sweden IFK Gothenburg's firm "Wisemen" has been proven to have close contact and received help from militant organizations in Northern Ireland. 


Other firms are known for their multicultural make-up, like the firms of Arsenal (Gooners), Tottenham Hotspur (N17s, Yidd0s), West Ham United (Inter City Firm), Ajax Amsterdam (F-Side) and Feyenoord Rotterdam (SCF). In the past there have been some occasions where Feyenoord supporters have shown up at demonstrations and get togethers of Neo Nazi groups to invoke clashes. In Minsk, Belarus, one of the popular footbal teams, FC MTZ-RIPO, draws its support from antifa groups.



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Media





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Football hooliganism has been in the media for years. Films such as "The Firm" and "Green Street Hooligans" (which features fictional firms based upon arguably two of the most famous "firms," in West Ham's Inter City Firm (ICF)and Millwall's The Treatment). 


Also Books including "Football Factory" are believed to glamorise Football hooliganism.


 





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