Mostar derby

Zrinjski Mostar:

Clubs:

Football

Men's Basketball

Women's Basketball

Men's Handball

Women's Handball

Boxing

Venues:

Bijeli Brijeg Stadium

Fans:

Ultras

Rivalries:

Mostar derby

The Mostar derby is a football rivalry in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina between HŠK Zrinjski and FK Velež. The derby took place for the first time in 2000 and was played until 2003 when Velež was relegated from the Premijer liga.

Both Mostar clubs are two of the oldest in the nation.^{[citation needed]} HŠK Zrinjski (full name Hrvatski Športski Klub Zrinjski, English: Croatian Sports Club Zrinjski) was formed in 1905 while FK Velež was formed in 1922. However, the clubs had vastly different histories. Zrinjski was a reasonably successful club in the first half of the century, but was banned by communist Yugoslav authorities for competing in the Prva HNL under Ustasha regime during the World War II. At this point its records, along with those of other Croatian clubs, were destroyed. On the other hand, FK Velež thrived during the Yugoslav communist period, twice winning the Yugoslav Cup.

After the independence of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Zrinjski was reestablished. At the same time, war broke out in the county. Over the course of the war and in its aftermath Mostar became a divided city with the Croats holding the west side and the Bosniaks the east, with those remaining Serbs living in the east as well. Zrinjski took over Velež's Bijeli Brijeg Stadium, as it was located deep inside the informal Croatian territory of Federation BiH, thus forcing Velež to move to Vrapčići stadium.

The two clubs did not meet until 2000 for their first game. This happened because the nation's three ethnic groups each ran their own parallel leagues up until that point, with Velež in Premijer liga and Zrinjski in the Herzeg-Bosnia First League.

Results

Derby from 1922 – 1938

xx.09.1922. Mostar: Velež – Zrinjski 2:1
08.09.1922. Mostar: Velež – Zrinjski 1:0
13.04.1923. Mostar: Zrinjski – Velež 2:0
29.04.1923. Mostar: Velež – Zrinjski 2:0
01.05.1923. Mostar: Velež – Zrinjski 2:2
15.07.1923. Mostar: Zrinjski – Velež 3:0
25.xx.1923. Mostar: Zrinjski – Velež 4:0
12.11.1923. Mostar: Zrinjski – Velež 3:0
31.08.1924. Mostar: Zrinjski – Velež 1:0
25.07.1928. Sarajevo: Zrinjski – Velež 4:0
26.07.1931. Mostar: Zrinjski – Velež 5:1
xx.12.1934. Mostar: Velež – Zrinjski 2:1
14.04.1935. Mostar: Zrinjski – Velež 3:1
06.03.1938. Mostar: Velež – Zrinjski 4:2
xx.xx.1938. Mostar: Zrinjski – Velež 1:0

Modern derby

• 1 March 2000: Velež-Zrinjski 2:2 (Exhibition, Koševo Stadium)
• 13 August 2000: Zrinjski-Velež 2:0 (Bijeli Brijeg)
• 24 February 2001: Velež-Zrinjski 2:0 (Vrapčići)
• 25 November 2001: Zrinjski-Velež 1:0 (Bijeli Brijeg)
• 25 May 2002: Velež-Zrinjski 2:0 (Vrapčići)
• 24 November 2002: Zrinjski-Velež 1:0 (Bijeli Brijeg)
• 24 May 2003: Velež-Zrinjski 4:1 (Vrapčići)
• 28 October 2006: Velež-Zrinjski 2:1 (Vrapčići)
• 5 May 2007: Zrinjski-Velež 2:1 (Bijeli Brijeg)
• 11 November 2007 Zrinjski-Velež 2:0 (Bijeli Brijeg)
• 17 May 2008: Velež - Zrinjski 1:0 (Vrapčići)
• 13 September 2008: Velež-Zrinjski 0:2 (Vrapčići)
• 8 April 2009: Zrinjski-Velež 2:1 (Bijeli Brijeg)
• 20 October 2009: Zrinjski-Velež 2:1 (Bijeli Brijeg)
• 21 April 2010: Velež-Zrinjski 0:0 (Vrapčići)
• 25 August 2010: Zrinjski-Velež 2:0 (Bijeli Brijeg)
• 26 February 2011: Velež-Zrinjski 1:0 (Vrapčići)
• 28 September 2011 Cup: Zrinjski-Velež 0:3 (technical win, 0-1 regular) (Bijeli Brijeg)
• 02 October 2011: Zrinjski-Velež 1:0 (Bijeli Brijeg)
• 19 October 2011 Cup: Velež-Zrinjski 2:0 (Vrapčići)

Fans

The two fan groups which support each team are:

• FK Velež Supporters: Red Army Mostar
• HŠK Zrinjski Supporters : Ultras Zrinjski

The Ultras are almost exclusively Croats, while the Red Army are mostly Bosniaks.^{[citation needed]}