Delije Sever (Belgrade)

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Delije (Serbian: Делије) roughly translated to English as Heroes is an umbrella name referring to the supporters of various sports clubs that compete under Red Star Belgrade Sports Society banner.

Delije is plural of the singular form delija, which is a word of Turkish origin that entered the Serbian language during the Ottoman occupation of Serbia (15th to 19th century). Nowadays, the term in Serbian generally signifies a brave, strong or even handsome young man.

Though the Red Star Sports Society has clubs in over twenty sports, Delije mostly focus on football (FK Crvena zvezda) and basketball (KK Crvena zvezda). The name Delije first began to be used by hardcore Red Star supporters during late 1980s, with official inauguration taking place on 7 January 1989. Up to that point, the die hard Red Star fans were scattered amongst about eight fan groups that shared the north stand at the Red Star Stadium (known colloquially as Marakana), most prominent of which were Red Devils, Zulu Warriors and Ultras.