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Hooligan Firms and Ultraviolet Groups Around the World

Hooligan firms, also known as football companies or soccer firms, are groups that participate in football hooliganism in European countries. These organizations often have a strong presence on the continent, with various teams and clubs having their own affiliated ultraviolet groups.

In Australia, Melbourne Victory's Horda group is one of the most well-known, along with Nomadi from Western Sydney Wanderers. In Belgium, Club Brugge East SideRSC Anderlecht O SideRoyal Antwerp F.C., X Side, and others have been involved in hooliganism. Bosnia and Herzegovina has seen groups like FK Sarajevo Horde ZlaFK Željezničar Sarajevo The ManiacsFK Velež Red Army MostarFK Borac Banja Luka LešinariNK Široki Brijeg ŠkripariHŠK Zrinjski Ultras MostarFX Sloboda Tuzla Fukare TuzlanNK Čelik Zenica RobijašiNK Jedinstvo Bihać Sila Nebeska SlavijaFK Sarajev Sokolovi.

In Bulgaria, Levski's Sektor B has been linked to hooliganism. The country also sees groups like CSKA Sofia Sektor GBotev Plovdiv BultrasLokomotiv Plovdip Lauta ArmyCherno More Varna The SailorsSpartak Varna The FalconsNeftochemic Burgas the SheiksMinyor Pernik The HammersBeroe Stara Zagora Zara Boys.

Croatia has seen groups like Dinamo Zagreb Bad Blue BoysHajduk Split Torcida Split, White BoysOsijek orta Koh OsijekRijekaBrüx Vandals, Radical BoysBaník Ostrava Silesian Hunters, Apple Commando, Thor Division, Barabi, Marienbad UltrasBohemians 1905 Berserk, Tornado BoysDukla Prague Young HuntersDynamo České Budějovice Brigade GaunersJablonec Corps JuniorsSFC Opava Chalupáři, Young Boys, Bulldog CorpsSigma.

In the Czech Republic, groups like NSC 88, Tarzan Boys Olomouc, Hooligans Hovada Zubr, Ultras Nové Sady, Zuber Gang PrerovSlavia