The Torcida was founded in 1950 by a group of sailors from
Korčula who had witnessed the passion of the crowd at the
World Cup Final in Brazil. While their first official appearance at a game was on October 29, 1950 against
Red Star Belgrade for the League of Yugoslavia title, the group started gathering and chanting more regularly in the center of the east stand in the early 1970s. Hajduk Split supporters, Torcida, were formed on 28 October 1950 by a group of students in
Zagreb, namely Ante Dorić, Vlado Mikulić, Šime Perković, Ante Ivanišević and Vjenceslav Žuvela. According to Ante Dorić, the person who gave them most incentive to form a group was the Club legend
Bernard Vukas. They took their name from the Brazilian fan group they idolized, which comes from the Portuguese 'torcer' which means 'to cheer on'. "Hajduk lives forever" is their slogan. During the late 1980s, Torcida's anthem was the song "Glasno, glasnije" ("Loud, Louder") by the Split
hard rock band
Osmi Putnik. == References ==