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Biris Norte

Biris Norte, Sevilla's ultra group since 1975: its origin as Peña Biri-Biri, the 1995 split, its left-wing ideology, Gol Norte, tifos and the 50th anniversary.

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Biris Norte is the ultra group of Sevilla FC and leads the singing from the lower tier of Gol Norte at the Sánchez-Pizjuán. It was born in 1975 as Peña Biri-Biri, in tribute to the Gambian forward Biri Biri. In 1995 it suffered an ideological split: the right-wing sector formed Stukas Sur and Biris Norte was left defined as a left-wing group. In 2025 it celebrated its fiftieth anniversary with tifos that led the Anti-Violence Commission to propose closing the stadium for a month.

Club
Sevilla FC
City
Seville
Stadium
Ramón Sánchez-Pizjuán
Stand
Lower tier of Gol Norte, the «Banco de Pista Norte» (LaLiga, 2015 and 2025)
Founded
1975
Relationship with the authorities
Proposal to close the stadium over its tifo (December 2025)

Documented history

Biris Norte: half a century in Gol Norte

Biris Norte is the ultra group of Sevilla FC and one of the oldest in Spain: its seed dates from 1974 and its official foundation from 1975. It was born as Peña Biri-Biri, in tribute to Sevilla's Gambian forward, and leads the singing from Gol Norte at the Ramón Sánchez-Pizjuán. On 11 January 2025, against Valencia, the stadium hosted a tifo for its fiftieth anniversary.

1974–1975: from Peña Biri-Biri to Brigadas Biris Norte

According to the group's history published by ElDesmarque in February 2017, the seed of Biris Norte dates from 1974 and its official foundation from 1975. It was born as Peña Biri-Biri, in honour of Sevilla's Gambian forward, and later adopted the name Brigadas Biris Norte. Until 2008 it had a space in Gol Norte to store its stand-animation material.

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1995: the ideological split and Stukas Sur

In 1995 the group split for ideological reasons. According to ElDesmarque, one part was far-right and another defined itself as left-wing and in favour of Andalusian independence. The right-wing sector moved to Gol Sur under the name Stukas Sur; Biris Norte stayed in Gol Norte.

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Biri Biri and the memory of Sevilla's supporters' clubs

The tribute that gives the peña its name is part of the fans' recognition of the Gambian player. On 24 April 2017, Sevilla FC reported on the efforts of the Federación de Peñas San Fernando to bring Biri Biri to Seville and organise events in his honour. The announcement comes from the Federación de Peñas, not from Biris Norte, which has carried the player's name since its foundation.

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Tifos and chants in Gol Norte

In 2017 ElDesmarque highlighted the group's tifos, which featured in Sevilla's finals of that era. LaLiga's complaint filings describe its place in the stadium: in April 2015 they placed Biris Norte in the lower tier of Gol Norte, the «Banco de Pista Norte», and in January 2025 they recorded chants from sectors N11, N12, N20, N21B and N22B, among them «son los Biris de Gol Norte, el corazón de Nervión» (“we are the Biris of Gol Norte, the heart of Nervión”).

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Relationship with Sevilla's boards

The relationship with the board has been conflictive. ElDesmarque recalls that José María del Nido tightened measures against the group after a fight at a friendly in Rota and that, in February 2017, Sevilla issued a harsh statement against Biris Norte. In June 2025, according to AS, the group called, together with the Federación de Peñas and Accionistas Unidos, a march from Las Setas to the City Hall demanding the resignation of the president, José María del Nido Carrasco.

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2025: the fiftieth anniversary and the closure proposal

On 11 January 2025, against Valencia, Gol Norte unfurled a tifo for the group's fiftieth anniversary, and the derby on 30 November began with another large tribute tifo. On 11 December, the State Commission against Violence in Sport proposed closing the stadium for a month and fining Sevilla 120,000 euros. According to the Interior Ministry, the drawing differed from the one authorised by the club and the ultras themselves claimed authorship. It was a proposed penalty, not a final ruling.

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Key dates

Timeline of Biris Norte

  1. 1975 · Founded as Peña Biri-Biri

    The seed dates from 1974; the official foundation, from 1975, in tribute to Sevilla's Gambian forward.

  2. 1995 · Ideological split

    The far-right sector leaves the group and forms Stukas Sur in Gol Sur; Biris Norte stays in Gol Norte.

  3. 2017 · Club statement

    In February Sevilla FC issues a harsh statement against Biris Norte, according to ElDesmarque.

  4. 2022 · Police operation in Madrid

    Police intercept 59 members near the Metropolitano to prevent a clash with Frente Atlético.

  5. 2025 · Fifty years

    Tifo for the 50th anniversary against Valencia on 11 January and a march against the board on 26 June.

  6. 2025 · Proposal to close the stadium

    In December the Anti-Violence Commission proposes closing the Sánchez-Pizjuán for a month, among other reasons because of the tribute tifo to the group at the derby.

Ideology and identity · Biris Norte

Biris Norte has been placed on the left since the 1995 split when, according to ElDesmarque (2017), the far-right sector left the group and the rest defined itself as left-wing and in favour of Andalusian independence. ABC described it in May 2022 as «ultra-left», and the degree dissertations of Baltasar Barceló (UMH, 2023) and Héctor González Borges (University of La Laguna, 2025) include it among the far-left or anti-fascist groups. These descriptions refer to the group, not to Sevilla's supporters as a whole.

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Frequently asked questions

Getting to know Biris Norte

Are Biris Norte and Biri Biri the same thing?

No. Biri Biri is the Gambian Sevilla player whom the name honours; Biris Norte is Sevilla's ultra group, founded in 1975 as Peña Biri-Biri.

Where do the Biris stand at the Sánchez-Pizjuán?

In the lower tier of Gol Norte, the «Banco de Pista Norte». LaLiga placed them there in 2015, and in January 2025 it recorded their chants from sectors N11, N12, N20, N21B and N22B of Gol Norte.

What is Biris Norte's ideology?

The sources cited place it on the left. ElDesmarque explains that, after the 1995 split, the right-wing sector left and the group was defined as left-wing and in favour of Andalusian independence; ABC described it in 2022 as «ultra-left».

What was Stukas Sur?

The group formed in Gol Sur by the right-wing members who left Biris Norte after the 1995 split, according to ElDesmarque.

How was Biris Norte's fiftieth anniversary celebrated?

With a tifo in Gol Norte during the Sevilla–Valencia match on 11 January 2025 and with another large tribute tifo at the derby on 30 November 2025.

What happened with the tifo at the 2025 derby?

In December 2025 the Anti-Violence Commission proposed closing the Sánchez-Pizjuán for a month and fining Sevilla 120,000 euros, among other reasons because of that tribute tifo to the group. It was a proposal, not a final penalty.

Who are Biris Norte's rivals?

The sources consulted mostly document the confrontation with Frente Atlético: in May 2022 police intercepted 59 members near the Metropolitano to prevent it, according to ABC. The Interior Ministry also mentions a brawl with members of Supporters and United Family before the 2025 derby.

Which team does Biris Norte support?

Sevilla FC. Biris Norte is Sevilla's ultra group and leads the singing from Gol Norte at the Ramón Sánchez-Pizjuán.

In what year was Biris Norte founded?

In 1975, as Peña Biri-Biri, although ElDesmarque places its seed in 1974.

Sources

The documents behind this history

Each source keeps its date and scope. Titles appear in their original language. An insider account, an announcement and an official decision document different facts.

Documentary review: 18 October 2026. English edition: 21 October 2026. Editorial team: Mundo Ultras.

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