---
dataset:
- name: ultras-groups-directory
tags:
- sports
- football
- soccer
- ultras
- fan-culture
- directory
license: bigscience-openrail-m
---

# Ultras Groups Directory

A directory of ultras groups and their associated clubs from around the world. If you spot any errors or missing groups, please feel free to contribute by [posting an issue](https://github.com/cjerzak/ultras-groups-directory/issues).

## Dataset Summary

This dataset contains a list of notable football (soccer) clubs, their respective countries and cities, and the names of their ultras (supporter) groups. The data covers clubs from Europe, South America, Africa, Asia, and North America. Each row corresponds to a single club with its associated ultras group.

## Supported Tasks and Use Cases

- **Entity Recognition / Named-Entity tasks**: Identify and categorize club names, ultras groups, city, and country entities.
- **Cultural / Sociological Analysis**: Study fan cultures, distribution of ultras groups, and their global presence.
- **Geographical / Regional Studies**: Analyze the geographical spread and location-based traits of ultras culture.

## Languages

The dataset is in English (for country names and cities), though ultras group names may contain words or phrases in other languages.

## Dataset Structure

The dataset has the following columns:

- **country**: The country where the club is based.
- **city**: The city where the club is located. Some entries are "NA" if there is no specific city or the team represents a larger region (e.g., a national team).
- **club**: The football club name.
- **ultras_group**: The main ultras group or supporters group associated with the club.

### Example Data Instance

| country                  | city          | club                     | ultras_group            |
|--------------------------|-------------- |--------------------------|-------------------------|
| Argentina                | Buenos Aires  | River Plates             | Los Borrachos del Tablon|
| ...                      | ...           | ...                      | ...                     |
| United States            | Portland      | Portland Timbers         | Timbers Army            |

For more information, see [this link](https://connorjerzak.com/social-mov-overview/).