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Orgullo Lagarto is the animation group of Real Jaén, created in July 2006 as Frente Orgullo Lagarto, according to a founding member. It has kept its banner in the Fondo Sur of La Victoria since that year and organises tifos, trips and welcomes for the team. In September 2025, followers of the group and of Colectivo Sur, of Xerez, were involved in a brawl in Jaén; the Policía Nacional arrested 15 people in November, with no known sentence.
- Club
- Real Jaén
- City
- Jaén
- Stadium
- La Victoria
- Stand
- Fondo Sur of La Victoria (banner since 2006, according to the group; references from 2015 and 2025)
- Founded
- 2006
- Situation
- Fifteen arrested over the brawl with Colectivo Sur on 28 September 2025 (Europa Press, November 2025)
Documented history
Orgullo Lagarto: Real Jaén's animation group since 2006
Orgullo Lagarto is the animation group of Real Jaén. According to the testimony of a founding member published in 2024, it was born in July 2006 under the name Frente Orgullo Lagarto, after a call made by four members on the club's unofficial forum. On its eighteenth anniversary it presented itself as «the longest-standing hinchada of Real Jaén».
2006: from Frente Orgullo Lagarto to the shortened name
In July 2006, four Real Jaén members called a meeting through the club's unofficial forum to create the Frente Orgullo Lagarto, which later became Orgullo Lagarto, according to the 2024 article signed by Antonio Luis Gómez Anguita, a founding member. The author lists friendship, loyalty, consistency and fellowship as the group's values, with Real Jaén coming first. It is the testimony of a participant, not an external description of the group.
See this section's source ↗2015: the group explains its relationship with the stadium
In its statement of 23 August 2015, Orgullo Lagarto recalls its banner in the Fondo Sur since 2006, its trips and the making of tifos. The group expresses disagreement with club decisions on the entry of its material and its storage. These are the complaints set out by the group; the statement does not record any institutional decision to ban it.
See this section's source ↗June 2025: preparing four sections of the Fondo Sur
Jaén Hoy reports the call made before the match against Atlético Central: a gathering beneath the stadium, a welcome for the team and the public's help in raising a tifo planned for four sections. The report distinguishes this proposal by Orgullo Lagarto from The North Fans' call in San Ildefonso.
See this section's source ↗September 2025: the brawl at La Alameda
On 28 September 2025, before Real Jaén–Xerez Deportivo, followers of Orgullo Lagarto and of Colectivo Sur, linked to Xerez, took part in a mass fight next to La Alameda park, according to Europa Press. The Policía Nacional arrested four people in Jaén on 19 November and eleven in Jerez on 24 November for tumultuous affray and public disorder, and noted that both groups had already been involved in similar episodes. These are arrests, not convictions.
See this section's source ↗Key dates
Timeline of Orgullo Lagarto
2006 · Frente Orgullo Lagarto is born
In July, four members call a meeting through the club's unofficial forum to create it, according to one of them.
2015 · Statement on the stand
On 23 August, the group sets out its disagreement with the club over the entry and storage of its material.
2024 · Eighteen years
A founding member publishes the anniversary recollection.
2025 · Tifo and brawl
In June it calls a four-section tifo; on 28 September, a fight with Colectivo Sur in Jaén.
Ideology and identity · Orgullo Lagarto
No source has been found that attributes a political position to Orgullo Lagarto, nor a political self-definition by the group. In July 2024, one of its founding members described in Andalucía Información a group centred on Real Jaén and on values such as friendship, loyalty and fellowship. In November 2025, the Policía Nacional identified it, according to Europa Press, as an ultra group involved in episodes of violence, without an ideological label.
Source of this description ↗Frequently asked questions
Getting to know Orgullo Lagarto
When was Orgullo Lagarto founded?
In July 2006, under the name Frente Orgullo Lagarto, according to a founding member. That date refers to the group, not to the club.
What are Real Jaén's ultras called?
Orgullo Lagarto, a group created in July 2006 and presented in 2024 as the longest-standing hinchada of the club.
What is Orgullo Lagarto's ideology?
None is on record: no source found attributes a political position to it and the group has not defined itself politically. Its founding member described it in 2024 by its support for Real Jaén and values such as friendship and loyalty.
Where do Jaén's ultras stand at La Victoria?
In the Fondo Sur, where Orgullo Lagarto has kept its banner since 2006 according to its 2015 statement and where it proposed a four-section tifo in June 2025.
Who are Orgullo Lagarto's rivals?
The press names Colectivo Sur, of Xerez Deportivo: the Policía Nacional noted in 2025 that both groups had already been involved in similar episodes.
What happened between Orgullo Lagarto and Xerez in 2025?
Their followers fought with those of Colectivo Sur on 28 September 2025 in Jaén. The Policía Nacional arrested 15 people in November; these are arrests, not convictions.
What was Orgullo Lagarto's original name?
Frente Orgullo Lagarto, before it adopted the shortened name.
Are Orgullo Lagarto and The North Fans a single group?
No: the June 2025 report records separate calls, Orgullo Lagarto's around the stadium and The North Fans' in San Ildefonso.
Which team does Orgullo Lagarto support?
Real Jaén. It cheers at the La Victoria stadium, in Jaén.
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.
- Dieciocho años de Orgullo Lagarto ↗
Andalucía Información · Antonio Luis Gómez Anguita · 31 July 2024
Recollection by a founding member: July 2006 call, name and stated values.
- Nueve años creyendo que era nuestra casa ↗
Orgullo Lagarto · group's blog · 23 August 2015
Own statement on the Fondo Sur, material and relationship with the board in 2015.
- Convocatorias de la afición ante el Atlético Central ↗
Jaén Hoy · 18 June 2025
Activities and tifo announced by Orgullo Lagarto; a call separate from The North Fans'.
- Detenidos 15 aficionados ultras del Real Jaén y el Xerez Deportivo por una reyerta en La Alameda ↗
Infobae · Europa Press · 28 November 2025
Brawl of 28 September 2025 with Colectivo Sur and subsequent arrests.
Documentary review: 18 October 2026. English edition: 21 October 2026. Editorial team: Mundo Ultras.
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