Armada Rijeka
Encyclopedia
Armada is a football
supporters club for NK Rijeka
; they're also known to support Rijeka
's other sports clubs, such as RK Zamet (handball
), VK Primorje (waterpolo) or KK Kvarner (basketball
).
The name of the fan club was given in 1987 at a bar in the "Ri" shopping mall in Rijeka, and the first game attended by the Armada was the Final of the Yugoslav football cup against Hajduk Split in Beograd on the 9th of May 1987. The newly formed supporters group named themselves after the Spanish Armada
because of the strength they showed in their support. Last year they celebrated 18 years of existence and the best gift the club was able to repay them with was winning the Croatian Cup. Their fiercest rivals are BBB (Bad Blue Boys), Torcida and Kohorta.
Their motto
s are: Sami protiv svih - Alone against everybody, and Krepat, ma ne molat - Die but not give up.
Their biggest rivals are fans of Hajduk
called Torcida Split
, and NK Dinamo Zagreb fans called Bad Blue Boys
.
Armada's mascot
is a shark
.
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
supporters club for NK Rijeka
NK Rijeka
HNK Rijeka is a Croatian football club, from Rijeka on the Croatian coast.-History:The club was founded as NK Kvarner in 1946, after Rijeka passed from Italy to Yugoslavia following the end of World War II. During its early period in Yugoslavia, the club had moderate success in various Yugoslav...
; they're also known to support Rijeka
Rijeka
Rijeka is the principal seaport and the third largest city in Croatia . It is located on Kvarner Bay, an inlet of the Adriatic Sea and has a population of 128,735 inhabitants...
's other sports clubs, such as RK Zamet (handball
Team handball
Handball is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each pass a ball to throw it into the goal of the other team...
), VK Primorje (waterpolo) or KK Kvarner (basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
).
The name of the fan club was given in 1987 at a bar in the "Ri" shopping mall in Rijeka, and the first game attended by the Armada was the Final of the Yugoslav football cup against Hajduk Split in Beograd on the 9th of May 1987. The newly formed supporters group named themselves after the Spanish Armada
Spanish Armada
This article refers to the Battle of Gravelines, for the modern navy of Spain, see Spanish NavyThe Spanish Armada was the Spanish fleet that sailed against England under the command of the Duke of Medina Sidonia in 1588, with the intention of overthrowing Elizabeth I of England to stop English...
because of the strength they showed in their support. Last year they celebrated 18 years of existence and the best gift the club was able to repay them with was winning the Croatian Cup. Their fiercest rivals are BBB (Bad Blue Boys), Torcida and Kohorta.
Their motto
Motto
A motto is a phrase meant to formally summarize the general motivation or intention of a social group or organization. A motto may be in any language, but Latin is the most used. The local language is usual in the mottoes of governments...
s are: Sami protiv svih - Alone against everybody, and Krepat, ma ne molat - Die but not give up.
Their biggest rivals are fans of Hajduk
Hajduk
Hajduk is a term most commonly referring to outlaws, highwaymen or freedom fighters in the Balkans, Central- and Eastern Europe....
called Torcida Split
Torcida Split
Torcida is a Hajduk Split supporters group, from Croatia, founded on 28 October 1950. The name "Torcida" is the Brazilian Portuguese word for "supporters". Club fans operate from Zrinsko Frankopanska-17, Split...
, and NK Dinamo Zagreb fans called Bad Blue Boys
Bad Blue Boys
Bad Blue Boys are an Ultras group who support the Croatian football club GNK Dinamo Zagreb.-History:Bad Blue Boys were originally founded on 17 March 1986 in Zagreb , with members from different areas of Zagreb...
.
Armada's mascot
Mascot
The term mascot – defined as a term for any person, animal, or object thought to bring luck – colloquially includes anything used to represent a group with a common public identity, such as a school, professional sports team, society, military unit, or brand name...
is a shark
Shark
Sharks are a type of fish with a full cartilaginous skeleton and a highly streamlined body. The earliest known sharks date from more than 420 million years ago....
.