FC Dinamo Bucuresti SUPPORT

Dinamo supporters in a match against Rapid Bucuresti

Image of Catalin Hildan

Being one of the most famous clubs in the country, Dinamo has an estimated 15% support in Romania, making them the 2nd most supported Romanian club after Steaua and along with Universitatea Craiova. The largest concentration of fans is in Bucharest, mainly in the North-East areas of the city. The club also has important fan bases inside and outside the country.

The roots of the Dinamo ultras movement can be found in 1995 when groups like Dracula or Rams Pantelimon appear in the North End. In 1996 a group called Nuova Guardia is born, composed of young but very devoted men it will become the leading group in the red-white stands and later on in the entire Romanian ultras movement. Following the death of Catalin Hîldan in 2000 the fans renamed the North End of Dinamo's stadium to Peluza Catalin Hildan (PCH) in his honor. Today the majority of supporters are located in the PCH but several factions have moved to the South End.

Dinamo's most important rivalry is with Steaua. The match between them, Eternul Derby (The Eternal Derby), has been the leading Romanian football encounter in the last 60 years, as Dinamo and Steaua are the two most successful football teams in the country.It is also a match between the former clubs of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (Dinamo) and the Romanian Army (Steaua), clashes between different factions of supporters have often occurred and still occur inside and outside the stadium. The heyday was reached in 1997 when Dinamo's fans set a sector of Steaua's stadium (Stadionul Ghencea) on fire. The result of the encounter between the two rivals is currently the following: 118 matches, 41 wins for Dinamo, 34 wins for Steaua and 43 games ended in a tie.

Other big rivalries are shared with Universitatea Craiova and Rapid Bucuresti, and a minor one with Petrolul. CFR Cluj, Farul, Arges and Poli Timisoara fans also consider Dinamo to be their rival, although Dinamo fans don't seem to give special importance to matches against these teams.