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Desperdicis

Desperdicis, UE Sant Andreu's supporters' group since 2007: the Gol Nord of the Narcís Sala, precedents since 1986, anti-fascist ideology, the 2019 ruling, the Sindicat del Tifo Organizat and the derby with Europa.

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Desperdicis is UE Sant Andreu's supporters' group, founded in 2007 and based in the Gol Nord of the Narcís Sala, according to Detrás de la Portería and Relevo. It defines itself as an anti-fascist stand, and its tifo committee prepares choreographies tied to the neighbourhood and to working-class memory, such as those for the derby against Europa. In 2019, the Barcelona Provincial Court convicted five of its members over a 2016 assault, although it ruled out that the group was a criminal organisation. In December 2025 it was still animating the Narcís Sala.

Club
UE Sant Andreu
City
Barcelona
Stadium
Narcís Sala
Stand
Gol Nord of the Narcís Sala (Relevo, May 2024)
Founded
2007
Situation
Tifo at the Narcís Sala in the Copa del Rey (December 2025)

Documented history

Desperdicis: Sant Andreu's anti-fascist stand since 2007

Desperdicis was founded in 2007 on the initiative of young people from the Sant Andreu neighbourhood, with anti-fascism and class consciousness as hallmarks, and has occupied the Gol Nord of the Narcís Sala ever since, according to Detrás de la Portería. Esport3 also dates its origin to 2007. In a 2010 interview, the group explained that its name came from an away trip to Badalona on which, they said, they were treated «like Desperdicis» (scraps).

Before 2007: Front Andreuenc and Andreuencs in the Gol Nord

Detrás de la Portería places Front Andreuenc in 1986 as the first group in the Gol Nord of the Narcís Sala. In 1998 Andreuencs was born in the same stand and disappeared in 2006 for lack of generational renewal. In the 2010 interview, Desperdicis contrasted its anti-fascist position with Andreuencs's rejection of politics.

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2009–2010: the centenary, the name and friendships

In April 2009, the group described on its blog a stand cover with a Sant Jordi cross and the reference to Sant Andreu and 1909, prepared for the club's centenary; that date commemorates the institution, not the group. In the July 2010 interview, it explained that its tifos and material were self-financed and cited its friendship with Rudes Lleida and with Alcorcón fans, as with other anti-fascist groups.

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2016–2019: the Sant Andreu assault and the ruling

In February 2016, VilaWeb reported that the club's management valued Desperdicis's presence «very positively» for the atmosphere it gave the stadium. In June of that year, five young men assaulted volunteers at a tent of the platform Barcelona con la Selección in Sant Andreu. In October 2019, the Barcelona Provincial Court convicted them and found it proven that they belonged to Desperdicis, according to El País, but ruled out that the group constituted a criminal organisation. The conviction falls on those five people, not on Sant Andreu's supporters.

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The Sindicat del Tifo Organizat

Relevo described in May 2024 an internal committee, the Sindicat del Tifo Organizat, which devises, designs and makes the group's tifos, financed in large part by selling merchandise and the group's own fanzine «A sang i fetge». The tifo for the January 2024 derby against Europa covered the whole Gol Nord and recalled anti-fascist militiawomen of 1936, such as Marina Ginestà. According to the same outlet, its tifos usually deal with anti-fascism, working-class and union tradition, Catalanism and roots in the neighbourhood. Already at the April 2023 derby, Detrás de la Portería described a tifo with pulleys and the silhouettes of the Fabra i Coats factory and the church of Sant Andreu.

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The derby with Europa

The Barcelona popular-football derby pits Desperdicis against Eskapulats, of CE Europa. Esport3 stressed in April 2023 that the two groups have more in common than differences, apart from the sporting rivalry, and reported Desperdicis's motto: «Ultres antifeixistes». In the derby of 30 March 2025, the two groups stood face to face at the Narcís Sala, according to Ara.

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December 2025: Copa del Rey and Santa Coloma

In December 2025, Tot Barcelona cited a Desperdicis tifo at the Copa del Rey match against Celta at the Narcís Sala. That same month, Metrópoli Abierta reported a fight in Santa Coloma in which, according to police sources, members of the group had suffered an attempted robbery; this is a provisional police account.

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Key dates

Timeline of Desperdicis

  1. 1986 · Front Andreuenc

    First group in the Gol Nord of the Narcís Sala, according to Detrás de la Portería.

  2. 2007 · Foundation

    Young people from the neighbourhood found Desperdicis in the Gol Nord.

  3. 2009 · Club centenary

    Stand cover with the Sant Jordi cross and the date 1909.

  4. 2019 · Ruling

    The Barcelona Provincial Court convicts five members over a 2016 assault and rules out that the group is a criminal organisation.

  5. 2024 · Militiawomen tifo

    The January derby against Europa opens with a tifo dedicated to anti-fascist militiawomen of 1936.

  6. 2025 · Copa del Rey

    The group's tifo at the Narcís Sala against Celta in December.

Ideology and identity · Desperdicis

Desperdicis defines itself as an anti-fascist stand: it said so in a July 2010 interview in La Banda Izquierda, and the 2019 Barcelona Provincial Court ruling, cited by El País, records it, mentioning among its members ideologies ranging from revolutionary pro-independence to socialism. VilaWeb (2016) described it as anti-fascist and opposed to modern football, and Esport3 (2023) attributed to it a left-wing and pro-independence ideology. These are descriptions of the group at those dates, not of all Sant Andreu supporters.

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Frequently asked questions

Getting to know Desperdicis

What year was Desperdicis founded?

In 2007, according to Esport3 and Detrás de la Portería. The date 1909 that appears on its centenary tifo corresponds to the club's foundation.

Which team is Desperdicis from?

UE Sant Andreu, a club from the Sant Andreu neighbourhood of Barcelona. It cheers at the Narcís Sala.

Where do Desperdicis stand at the Narcís Sala?

In the Gol Nord, the stadium's popular stand, according to Relevo (May 2024); Detrás de la Portería places the group there since 2007.

What is Desperdicis's ideology?

It has defined itself as an anti-fascist stand since at least 2010. Esport3 attributed to it in 2023 a left-wing and pro-independence ideology.

Where does the name Desperdicis come from?

According to the group itself, in a 2010 interview, from an away trip to Badalona on which they felt treated «like Desperdicis».

Who is Desperdicis's rival?

Eskapulats, of CE Europa, in the Barcelona popular-football derby. Esport3 noted in 2023 that the two groups have more in common than differences, apart from the sporting rivalry.

Which groups is Desperdicis friends with?

In the 2010 interview it cited Rudes Lleida and Alcorcón fans, as well as other anti-fascist groups. No later update has been found.

Why were members of Desperdicis convicted?

In 2019, the Barcelona Provincial Court convicted five members for assaulting in 2016 volunteers at a tent supporting the Spanish national team. The court ruled out that the group was a criminal organisation.

Is Desperdicis still active?

Yes. Tot Barcelona cited its tifo at the Narcís Sala in the Copa del Rey in December 2025.

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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