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Tornado Zadar is a supporter group from
Zadar Zadar ( , ), historically known as Zara (from Venetian and Italian, ; see also other names), is the oldest continuously inhabited city in Croatia. It is situated on the Adriatic Sea, at the northwestern part of Ravni Kotari region. Zadar ...
, Croatia. They are mainly supporters of the
KK Zadar Košarkaški klub Zadar (), commonly referred to as KK Zadar or simply Zadar, is a men's professional basketball Sports club, club based in Zadar, Croatia. The club is a founding member and shareholder of the ABA League JTD, Adriatic Basketball A ...
basketball team. The official name of this civil association is in Croatian Udruga navijača Tornado Zadar, which translated means Civil association of the supporters Tornado Zadar. The association is registered with the Croatian NGO register under the number 13000768.


History

Tornado Zadar has been organized since 1965. and is a second oldest supporters association in
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after
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with whom they are friends. The sixties and seventies were the golden age for the association, after which the enthusiasm of the members were slowly declining, the culmination of which happened in 1999, when the core of the association members retired, leaving the association for good. The 2002 was essential for the association because the young generation of the supporters started to regroup and to refurbish the association.


Activities

Association Tornado Zadar mostly supports basketball club
KK Zadar Košarkaški klub Zadar (), commonly referred to as KK Zadar or simply Zadar, is a men's professional basketball Sports club, club based in Zadar, Croatia. The club is a founding member and shareholder of the ABA League JTD, Adriatic Basketball A ...
, but also football club
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as well as other sport teams from
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. It is accustomed that any match of the
KK Zadar Košarkaški klub Zadar (), commonly referred to as KK Zadar or simply Zadar, is a men's professional basketball Sports club, club based in Zadar, Croatia. The club is a founding member and shareholder of the ABA League JTD, Adriatic Basketball A ...
is followed by a group of Tornado supporters. They don't have exact rivalry (although some see Šibenski funcuti group from
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as their rivals) but they are with odds mostly with clubs from
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, or internationally from
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and their respective ultras. Throughout the era of former Yugoslavia the tensions were high on matches with
KK Crvena Zvezda Košarkaški klub Crvena zvezda ( sr-Cyrl, Кошаркашки клуб Црвена звезда, ), usually referred to as KK Crvena zvezda or simply Crvena zvezda, currently named Crvena zvezda Meridianbet for sponsorship reasons, is a men ...
. In 2009. a book titled "Posljednja generacija istoka" was released, which deals with the supporters group. The book itself does not have a publisher, can not be bought from a book store, and only 300 copies were printed. The group is known for the harsh and loud atmosphere they create on home venues, the state of the art
Krešimir Ćosić Hall The Krešimir Ćosić Hall () is a multi-purpose indoor sports arena located in Zadar, Croatia. The arena is home to the KK Zadar basketball club and also hosts concerts, conventions and other sporting, business and entertainment events. From ...
and run-down
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. They have their own sections on those venues. In the old
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fundraising called "Let's help the family of Tihomir Purda". The aim of that humanitarian action was to financially help the family of the war veteran who was held in custody in
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on the basis of international arrest warrant issued by Serbian prosecution In 2012 Tornado Zadar supported humanitarian aid aiming at collecting financial support for the war veterans surviving with €19 per month. The members gave financial support as well as support in material things like hygiene products. In 2023, during a basketball game against
KK Crvena zvezda Košarkaški klub Crvena zvezda ( sr-Cyrl, Кошаркашки клуб Црвена звезда, ), usually referred to as KK Crvena zvezda or simply Crvena zvezda, currently named Crvena zvezda Meridianbet for sponsorship reasons, is a men ...
, the supporters chanted "Oh Croatian mother, we will slaughter the Serbs" and "Oh Croatia, oh Croatia, independent state" in reference to the mass slaughter of Serbs during WWII by the Croatian
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. The match was also preceded by a hooligan attack and assault on a Serbian journalist and member of Crvena Zvezda board of directors.


References


Further reading


Press release of the Tornado Zagreb regarding the arrests of the members of soccer "mafia"

Article about graffiti known as Tornado wall

Article about Tornado Zadar being banned from attending the game in 2012


External links


Official website

Link to a blog about "Posljednja generacija istoka"

Gallery of Tornado
in
Jazine Basketball Hall Jazine Basketball Hall () is an indoor sports arena located in Jazine, Zadar, Croatia. The official seating capacity of the arena is 3,500 people. It was opened in 1968 after a construction period of 70 days.Film of Tornado Zadar on a match against KK Crvena Zvezda
on YouTube
Facebook account
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