Frente Onuba in the stands

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Frente Onuba

Frente Onuba, the Recreativo de Huelva ultra group founded on 23 December 1983: the merger with Forza Recre, the Hordas recreativista fanzine, solidarity campaigns, the Nuevo Colombino and clashes with other clubs' ultras.

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Frente Onuba is the ultra group of Recreativo de Huelva, founded on 23 December 1983 by pupils of the Hermanos Maristas school and joined in 1985 with the Forza Recre supporters' group. It cheered from the old Gol Norte of the Colombino and in 2026 occupies, with the animation stand, the Fondo corner of the Nuevo Colombino. It celebrated its 40th anniversary in 2023; its history includes tifos, the fanzine Hordas recreativista, solidarity campaigns and campaigns for the club's survival, and clashes with ultras of other clubs, the latest with arrests in Alicante in 2025.

Club
Recreativo de Huelva
City
Huelva
Stadium
Nuevo Colombino
Stand
Fondo corner of the Nuevo Colombino (2026) · former Gol Norte
Founded
1983
Situation
«Decano de Cuna» mosaic at the Nuevo Colombino (September 2026)

Documented history

Frente Onuba: the Recreativo de Huelva ultra group since 1983

The group's statement for its 30th anniversary, reproduced by HuelvaYA in 2013, sets the foundation of Frente Onuba on 23 December 1983, and Albiazules repeated that date on its 40th anniversary. According to the group's own account, it was born among pupils of the Hermanos Maristas school in Huelva and merged in 1985 with the Forza Recre supporters' group. La Soga also places it among the ultra groups that emerged in 1983.

From the Maristas to Hordas recreativista

The collective's blog attributes its origin to young people from the Hermanos Maristas school in Huelva and distinguishes that 1983 core from the union with Forza Recre in 1985. For the 1995–1996 season, the same account describes the reissue of the fanzine Hordas recreativista, organisation by membership cards and the use of cards in choreographies.

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From the Gol Norte to the Fondo corner

In its 30th-anniversary statement, in 2013, the group referred to the Gol Norte as its «former location». In April 2018 Huelva Información described it as the majority group of the animation stand, and in September 2026 the club assigned the Fondo corner of the Nuevo Colombino to that stand and to Frente Onuba, according to Albiazules.

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Memory, solidarity and defence of the club

Every December the group remembers the supporters who died on 20 December 2006, when a bus travelling to the Bernabéu collided with a lorry. At Christmas it organises the toy campaign «Un juguete, una sonrisa» (“A toy, a smile”), and in 2015 it recorded a video for the #SalvemosalRecre campaign of the Recreativo Supporters Trust. In November 2022, together with the Grada 20 de Diciembre and other collectives, it gave up travelling to Utrera because of ticket prices.

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2023–2026: anniversary and mosaics

In December 2023 it celebrated its 40th anniversary, although the rules on fireproof materials prevented it from unfurling the planned tifo and the banners in memory of those who died in 2006, according to Albiazules. In September 2026, against Xerez, it displayed a mosaic with the slogan «Decano de Cuna», and in October the players went over to its location to thank it for the support, according to Diario de Huelva.

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Documented incidents (2014–2025)

In April 2014 four Alavés supporters were injured in Huelva; the group's spokesperson claimed self-defence. In April 2023 El MIRA attributed to Frente Onuba ultras the attack on a bus of Xerez supporters, with several injured. In August 2024 there was a fight with Legiones Sur in Mérida, and El Periódico de España recalled in 2025 another against Frente Bokerón. On 1 March 2025 a fight with the Curva Sur of Hércules in Alicante ended with eleven arrests, five of them from the Huelva group. These are episodes reported by the press, not court convictions that have been located.

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Key dates

Timeline of Frente Onuba

  1. 1983 · Founded

    On 23 December, pupils of the Hermanos Maristas school create the group.

  2. 1985 · Merger with Forza Recre

    The group joins the Forza Recre supporters' group.

  3. 1995 · Hordas recreativista

    It reissues its fanzine and organises card choreographies, according to its account.

  4. 2015 · #SalvemosalRecre

    It records a video for the Recreativo Supporters Trust campaign.

  5. 2023 · Forty years

    It celebrates its 40th anniversary in December.

  6. 2025 · Arrests in Alicante

    Fight with the Curva Sur of Hércules; five arrested from the group.

  7. 2026 · «Decano de Cuna» mosaic

    It displays a mosaic against Xerez in September.

Ideology and identity · Frente Onuba

No ideological self-definition by Frente Onuba has been located. In December 2014, a Diagonal report reproduced by AraInfo included it among the groups that had displayed far-right symbols in stadiums. In 2024, ElDesmarque attributed to it close relations with Ultra Boys and Ligallo Fondo Norte. The attribution refers to the group on that date, not to all of Recreativo's supporters.

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Frequently asked questions

Getting to know Frente Onuba

When was Frente Onuba founded?

On 23 December 1983, according to the group itself and the Huelva press. In 1985 it joined the Forza Recre supporters' group.

Which team does Frente Onuba support?

Recreativo de Huelva. The press describes it as the club's ultra group.

Where is Frente Onuba in the Nuevo Colombino?

In 2026, in the Fondo corner next to the animation stand; before that it cheered from the Gol Norte.

What is Frente Onuba's ideology?

It has no published self-definition. A 2014 Diagonal report, reproduced by AraInfo, included it among the groups that had displayed far-right symbols.

Who are Frente Onuba's rivals?

The press documents clashes with the Curva Sur of Hércules (2025), Legiones Sur of Mérida (2024), Xerez ultras (2023) and Frente Bokerón.

Which groups is Frente Onuba friendly with?

ElDesmarque (2024) cites close relations with Ultra Boys, of Sporting, and Ligallo Fondo Norte, of Zaragoza.

What does Frente Onuba remember every 20 December?

The Recreativo supporters who died in the bus accident of 20 December 2006 on the way to the Bernabéu.

What was Hordas recreativista?

The group's fanzine, which according to its own account was reissued in the 1995–1996 season.

Is Frente Onuba still active?

Yes. In September 2026 it unfurled the «Decano de Cuna» mosaic against Xerez at the Nuevo Colombino.

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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