Kumani (supporter group)

Kumani
Кумани
Kumani West
Кумани Запад
Founded1990, Yugoslavia
TypeSupporters, Ultras group
StandWest
MottoYou will never be alone my Kumanovo!
Никад нема да си само мое Куманово!
HeadquartersKumanovo, North Macedonia
TeamsRK Kumanovo
KK Kumanovo
FK Kumanovo
Arenas
Website

Kumani (Macedonian: Кумани) is a name referring to Ultras supporters of various sports clubs from the city of Kumanovo in North Macedonia.

History

The fans started to organize in the late 70's when there was an expansion of the creation of fan groups in Yugoslavia. The first fan groups were called: Ultras, Eagles, Front and Sokolanci (the most loyal fans of Kumani Zapad). In 1989[1] all of them united under the name Delta Force. This name didn't stay for long when on 19 February 1990 it was changed to Kumani. The name came from the Asian nomadic tribe Cumans that lived in Kumanovo in the Middle Ages. Their main transparent is Kumani-Zapad (Macedonian: Кумани-Запад).

Rivalry

In March 2012 an incident was registered in Boris Trajkovski Arena between Kumani.[2] and Lirija from Saraj municipality in Skopje. The first provocation started from Lirija fans when they were sitting and making noises when Macedonian anthem was playing. Later Kimani fans were fighting with the fans and the Police. In October 2012 in SRC Kale Kumani were fighting Komiti fans, police had to intervene and stands were emptied at halftime.[3] October 2013 after an incident on the stands four Kumani members war arrested during a basketball game between KK Kumanovo and KK Vardar.[4] On April 8, 2014, one Kumani supporter was attacked by four Crvena Zvezda supporters.

Notable Fans

The so-called adult movie star Karlo Boss is supporter of Kumani.[5] Pero Brko from Sokolana is also supporter of Kumani. [6]

See also

  • Kumani Graffiti in Kumanovo
    Kumani Graffiti in Kumanovo

References

  1. ^ Кумани Историја
  2. ^ Rivalry
  3. ^ Kale
  4. ^ "Инцидент на натпреварот Куманово – Вардар". 20 October 2013. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
  5. ^ Karlo Boss
  6. ^ Pero Brko