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Free Hajduk Split quiz with explained answers — Torcida, Poljud, the 1944 rebirth on Vis and the 1984 UEFA Cup run. Play free in your browser.
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Which stadium has been Hajduk Split's home since 1979?
WhyThe 33,987-seat Poljud, with Torcida massed in the north stand. Maksimir is Dinamo Zagreb's ground in the capital. -
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Hajduk Split's supporters' group, founded in 1950, holds which distinction?
WhyFounded on 28 October 1950 by three students in Zagreb — Ante Dorić, Ante Ivanišević and Vjenceslav Žuvela — a day before a decisive match against Red Star Belgrade. -
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Along with Hajduk Split, Dinamo Zagreb and Red Star Belgrade, which club made up the 'Big Four' of Yugoslav football?
WhyThe four dominated SFR Yugoslavia between them; Partizan also reached the 1966 European Cup final. -
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Hajduk Split have reached two European semi-finals: the 1973 Cup Winners' Cup and which competition in 1984?
WhyThe 1984 UEFA Cup run took in Metz, VfB Stuttgart, Torino, Dnipro and Universitatea Craiova before the semi-final. -
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In September 1944 Hajduk Split played the British Army in Bari in front of around 40,000 spectators — how did it end?
WhyA heavy 9-2 defeat on 23 September 1944, in front of a crowd that dwarfed anything the club had played before. -
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Which Croatia goalkeeper played for Hajduk Split before joining Monaco and starting the 2018 World Cup final?
WhySubašić kept goal in Moscow as Croatia lost 4-2 to France. Pletikosa and Gabrić also kept for Hajduk; Livaković came through at Dinamo Zagreb. -
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Hajduk Split's supporters' group took its name from a fan movement in which country?
WhyThe founders had seen the Brazilian torcida at the 1950 World Cup; the word comes from the Portuguese verb 'torcer', to cheer on. -
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Which British prime minister's son was present when Hajduk Split were re-formed on Vis in 1944?
WhyRandolph Churchill, Winston's son, was among the British officers present alongside Partisan leader Josip Broz Tito on 7 May 1944. -
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Which future Shakhtar Donetsk and Croatia captain began his senior career at Hajduk Split?
WhySrna left Split for Shakhtar in 2003 and stayed 15 years, becoming their record appearance holder and captaining Croatia over 130 times. -
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What made Hajduk Split's 1950 Yugoslav championship remarkable?
WhyAn unbeaten league title that no Yugoslav club matched in the 40 years before the league broke up. -
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Who holds Hajduk Split's official appearance record, with 390 matches?
WhyVedran Rožić made 390 official appearances. Matošić's 739 matches include wartime and friendly fixtures outside the official record. -
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Hajduk Split were re-formed in 1944 on which Adriatic island, becoming the official football team of the Yugoslav resistance?
WhyWith the Adriatic islands serving as a haven for the resistance, the club was reborn on Vis on 7 May 1944 and its players joined the Partisan general headquarters there. -
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In 1945 Hajduk Split toured Egypt, Palestine, Lebanon, Syria and Malta — roughly how many matches did they play?
WhyMore than 90 matches on that post-war tour, winning 74 of them — the club was effectively touring as the face of the new Yugoslavia. -
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Hajduk Split were founded in 1911 by a group of Split students who were studying in which city?
WhyFour students from Split, studying in Prague, took the idea home and founded the club on 13 February 1911 — the name means 'outlaw' or 'bandit', for the rebels who fought Ottoman rule. -
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Which player is Hajduk Split's all-time leading scorer, with 729 goals for the club?
WhyFrane Matošić scored 729 goals in 739 matches for Hajduk — a strike rate nobody at the club has come near since.
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About the Hajduk Split quiz
Hajduk Split were founded on 13 February 1911 by four students from Split who were studying in Prague, and named for the hajduks — the outlaws who fought Ottoman rule. This free Hajduk Split quiz covers the whole story of the Bili: Poljud, Torcida, the Eternal Derby with Dinamo Zagreb, and a history unlike any other club's in Europe.
That history includes the strangest rebirth in football. With Split occupied and the Adriatic islands sheltering the resistance, Hajduk were re-formed on the island of Vis on 7 May 1944, in front of Partisan leader Josip Broz Tito and British officers — among them Randolph Churchill, son of the wartime prime minister. The club became the official football team of the Yugoslav resistance, and that September played the British Army in Bari before a crowd of some 40,000, losing 9-2. In 1945 they toured Egypt, Palestine, Lebanon, Syria and Malta, playing more than 90 matches.
In peacetime Hajduk became one of the "Big Four" of Yugoslav football alongside Dinamo Zagreb, Partizan and Red Star Belgrade, winning the 1950 championship without losing a match. Europe brought two semi-finals — the 1973 Cup Winners' Cup and the 1984 UEFA Cup, that run taking in Metz, Stuttgart, Torino, Dnipro and Universitatea Craiova. Torcida, formed on 28 October 1950, is the oldest organised supporters' group in Europe and still fills Poljud's north stand.
Expect questions on Vis and the war years, the club's record-breakers, the players who left for bigger leagues, and Torcida itself. Every answer is explained, so you finish knowing why.
Ball IQ has 15 Hajduk Split questions — 1 easy, 7 medium and 7 hard.