15+ Craziest Fanbases In The World Of Sports

It’s fair to say that sports teams and athletes would be nothing if it weren’t for the fans. No really. Imagine a stadium lacking the roar of the crowd, the energy, no cheers, no songs, no boos, nothing. Just the sound of your own beating heart and your feet hitting the ground. While that may sound magical, it’s nothing compared to the raw emotion that fans emit for the love of the team, the love of the game. That passion is beautiful. However, on the flip side, some fans are just a bit too crazy in love with their team. Take a look at these 15 fan bases all over the globe who are a bit, well, crazy. Did you ever take a moment to realize that the word “fan” actually comes from the word “fanatic”? That does put the way that fans behave a little bit more into perspective, doesn’t it? No matter what sport you watch, there are always fans standing on the sidelines cheering for their favorite player or their favorite team. Well in some sports they don’t actually get to make noise, maybe just a couple of light claps like they do in golf. Tennis fans get to cheer and sometimes throw a word or two at the players. One example that most fans will remember is when a male fan shouted to Steffi Graf if she would marry him. Her priceless answer was, “How much money do you have?”

It’s great when fans interact with players, but sometimes it’s simply too much. The culture of running onto the pitch in the middle of a game is no new trend. And might we add that doing so without one’s clothes, totally naked, is also not a new thing. Only today streakers don’t get the same reaction as they used to. But what can you do? How can you blame fans for being so fanatical? When they love their team or their favorite contestant they sure as ever are going to make that known. This list will show you which fans are the craziest, the most energetic and the ones teams fear to let down. They are the fans that will come to every game, dressed for the occasion and shout until blue in the face. These are the craziest fan bases in sport.

Borussia Dortmund Fans

You’d think you were looking directly at the sun from close range by the amount of yellow that floods through the stadium of a Borussia Dortmund match.

This club has earned the mantle of the “B team” of fans globally because it is so easy to get swept in the excitmenet that manifests itself at one of their games.

Philadelphia Eagles Fans

As an Eagles fan, you’re much more emotional than almost any other fanbase out there. You are also extremely loud, no matter the result, I mean if you lose, you’re angry but you’re still loud as heck.

And the funny thing is that these fans always expect the worst, interesting. Oh yeah, one last thing, did we mention the Santa Claus incident?

Pittsburgh Steelers Fans

If you flaunt your six Super Bowl championships one more time, I’ll go ahead and consult my personal injury lawyer right now.

Never mind that these fans are mega intimidating and hard-nosed to any opposing team who dares come into town.

Celtic FC Fans

No question – Celtic fans are maniacs, let me explain. Celtic FC is a Scottish Premiership soccer club with a huge fan following. The fans chant and sing so loud that often times you can’t even hear the commentators.

They’re always jumping up and down even if their team hasn’t done anything. They are intense and passionate, no matter the result, these fans will yell and cry their team to glory.

Boca Bosteros Fans

These fans know how to start a fire, and we’re not just talking about the atmosphere, we also mean literally.

Quite often blue and yellow smoke comes wafting out in waves as they cheer their team to victory. Sounds a bit like this crew has a severe brain injury because setting a fire in your own stadium just seems so far over the line.

Duke Blue Devils Fans

I hope you’re not a sensitive baby who needs their personal injury lawyer on standby after getting heckled by the “Cameron Crazies” because that’s what happens when you step into Duke’s house.

These fans have the best chants and insults to throw at the opposing team so be prepared.

Boston Celtics Fans

Rowdy? Check. Loud? Check, Bashful? Double check. You must be a Celtics game if you’ve got rowdy, loud, brazzen fans shouting at you.

In fact the amount of noise they produce might even cause you severe brain injury, no joke.

Manchester United Fans

This English soccer club has fans all over the globe. While some people would poke fun and say that they only have fans when they’re winning, they’d be right.

Kidding. United fans are loud and proud, they have an army backing them up. Their passion and love for their club is historic.

Montreal Canadiens Fans

If you’re in the cluster of a Montreal Canadiens fan then maybe you’re suffering from severe brain injury! No, no, we’re only kidding. Just a bad joke. What we do know is that each and every single fan dissects every little move, every turn, every play into minuscule sections.

These fans riot whether their team wins or loses, doesn’t matter. If Montreal Canadiens aren’t classed as “crazy” then maybe we have severe brain injury for believing anything but.

St. Louis Cardinals Fans

Cardinals fans have been dubbed the best baseball fans out there, especially when they travel away from home to watch them play. Like groupies.

Also, you know that seeing the Budweiser Clydesdales is like Christmas. These fans bleed Cardinals Red through and through.

NASCAR Fans

While it seems as NASCAR fans are a dying breed at the moment, we still appreciate each and every one of you. Cuddos to you for sitting in sweltering heat, sweating in places no person ever should, cheering until you lose your voice all while you watch cars go round and round and round for up to six hours.

Granted the cars are going exceedingly quick. And sometimes, there’s a massive crash.

Oakland Raiders Fans

Welcome to Raider Nation. Home of the most intimidating, wild and raucous group of supporters that there ever was.

Each fan in the stadium is always decked up with face paint and war clothes, it’s a little scary sometimes and I think that’s the point.

Nebraska Cornhuskers Fans

The most passionate bunch out there. This team has actually sold out every single home game since 1962! Now that’s pretty impressive.

Don’t forget that you will stand out in Memorial Stadium if a giant corn hat is not adorned on top of your head. Also, don’t ever talk about Texas and the whole “Big 12” ordeal.

New York Jets Fans

Loud and crude but these fans know how to go with the flow. However, if you should say something negative to them about their team, and to their face, run.

You’re going to need brain injury attorneys at your aide.

Seattle Seahawks Fans

Quite often these fans end up the butt of bandwagon jokes but they’re also longstanding fans of the great city of Seattle.

The amount of noise that they produce at stadiums is legendary, seeing as how it forced the NFL to enforce a “noise” rule. Although these fans don’t always follow the rule and by always, we mean never.

Liverpool FC Fans

When the fans chant, “You never walk alone”, by heavens, they mean it!

Their anthem is sung all across the world, whether it’s the season or not and hearing it in a packed stadium is enough to give any crowd goosebumps.

Florida Gators Basketball Fans

When it comes to college sports, the Florida Gators have been making their presence more and more known.

They won national titles both in 2006 and 2007 which was a huge calling to their fans and their growing fanbase. Although their numbers have grown and shrunk a number of times since their epic wins, their fans are among the most dedicated.

New York Mets Fans

On average, the New York Mets have had a massive number of 30,500 fans attend every one of their home games.

They got their fans really worked up when they broke into the World Series in 2015, making their first appearance since 2000. Their fans are die-hards to the max!

New York Knicks Fans

Don’t even get me started on how this team never delivers! Any Knicks fan knows that you can count on the Knicks… to let you down.

Okay, maybe I took it too far, but they do have the track record to speak for itself. There are certainly many celebrities who adopted the Knicks as their favorite team and that brought it a lot of public attention.

Cleveland Browns Fans

First things first, let’s not forget that since 1999 this team has had 24 quarterbacks! Who even remembers how many coaches they’ve been through. No matter what the team is going through, these fans stay loyal.

They still don’t have any Super Bowls under their belt, but they’ve got the fans’ support to get them there.

Cleveland Cavaliers Fans

Who of you like the Cleveland Cavaliers? Did I hear any of the Kardashians speaking up? For true fans, July 8th, 2010 is a day that will live in infamy and we can only blame LeBron James for that…

Okay we can’t, but we can blame Miami Heat. Right?

New York Yankees Fans

This list would never be complete without the New York Yankees. We don’t even have to start guessing what it is about this team that has fans so hooked.

And just look at how many celebrities love the Yankees.

Dallas Cowboys Fans

There probably isn’t a team more American than the Dallas Cowboys. Their fans will always have an undying love for their team and that’s what we love about them.

Cowboy hats, blue body paint, white hair and silver pom-poms, the Dallas Cowboys’ fans are one of a kind.

Alabama Football Fans

When we’re talking about a dynasty in college football, you should look no further than Alabama.

Per game in the past year they numbers of 101,100 fans! The Alabama Crimson Tide earned themselves titles in 2009, 2011, 2012 and 2015. There’s a good reason they have such a fan following.

Real Madrid Fans

Listen, you don’t have to be a soccer fan to know that Real Madrid is in a league of its own.

Their players are remarkable, their wins continuous, and their fans? Well they’re in it without compromise. And did we mention that they’re gorgeous too?

Buffalo Bills Fans

“The Bills make me wanna SHOUT! Kick your heels up and SHOUT! Throw your hands up and SHOUT! Throw your head back and SHOUT!” Recognize the chant?

Maybe it’s been a while since you heard it at the Super Bowl, but the Buffalo Bills fans will continue their proud chant until the end of time.

Chicago Cubs Fans

Telling a Chicago Cubs fan to “get over it” might result in that person getting under it. Under 6 feet of earth, that is.

The controversial incident that took place on October 14th, 2003 will live on forever for Cubs fans and especially for Steve Bartman. To this day this poor fan gets death threats from fans that believe he destroyed their team’s golden opportunity.

LA Lakers Fans

Anyone ever tell you not to listen to the haters? Well many believe that celebrities follow this team without a single idea about baseball.

What do you think about that? With 14 NBA Championships to their name, fans are begging for more – especially since the last one was in 2010.

Argentinian Soccer Fans

When they show up at the FIFA World Cup, they are nothing but a sea of baby blue and white.

Don’t let the baby blue fool you. These fans are some of the loudest, rowdiest and most aggressive sport gets to see. When their god is Diego Maradona, perhaps it’s no surprise that they are the way they are.

Colombia Soccer Fans

How hardcore of a soccer fan to you have to be to decide to shoot and kill one of your team’s players? When Andrés Escobar Saldarriaga mistakenly scored an own goal during the 1994 FIFA World Cup, fans were fuming.

He ended their chances of continuing in the competition, and it was then their decision to stop his life from continuing when they shot and killed him.

Ohio State Buckeyes Fans

Ohio State has one of those fan bases that never dwindles. If you’re in, you’re in and you’re never getting out. While they might not be very violent, they are passionate to the point of crazy! It was best put by Fansided, “When the Buckeyes pulled out the win and the fans stormed the field, it was clear to us that these fans meant business.

Deciding the best fandom is always a difficult and competitive task but this year, the Ohio State fandom’s size, longevity and most of all, passion, lifted it above all the rest in 2017.”

Clemson Tigers Fans

Have you ever chanted, “C-L-E-M-S-O-N”? No? Then you’re not a true Clemson Tigers fan.

What I don’t recommend is screaming anything else at the top of your lings while you’re around these supporters, because they might just lynch you!

Notre Dame Fighting Irish Fans

If we’re talking about fans and college football, we have to have Notre Dame Fighting Irish fans come up.

These fans are prepared to go the extra mile… or miles, in order to watch their team play, even if it’s across the ocean.

LSU Tigers Fans

“L-S-U L-S-U L-S-U!” Tiger fans might not know everything about baseball, but they sure do know about making a noise at the games.

Although they’ve been through a turbulent past few years, they and their fans have kept their heads up high.

Texas A&M Aggies Fans

With names like John David Crow and Johnny Manziel, what’s there not to like? Or perhaps we should mention that they’re Heisman Trophy winners.

Get why their fans are crazy about em?

Michigan Wolverines Fans

Is it really true that Michigan Wolverines Fans are always so angry?

It could be because they’ve been waiting for some sort of savior, and well, he just hasn’t come yet.

Wisconsin Badgers Fans

What does it take to become a “Badger”? Well you’ve got to be a die-hard fan who’s willing to lose his or her voice out in the stands.

And that goes without considering what the weather might be.

Orlando Pirates Fans

This South African soccer club definitely lives up to its reputation of stealing wins with the opposing side struggling to find their feet.

The Pirates’ fan base is extensive and straight up crazy! Violence has been an issue, especially with their greatest rivals, Kaizer Chiefs.

Oklahoma Sooners Fans

Are we talking about their football team or their softball team? When it comes to Oklahoma, does it really matter which one?

Fans don’t just love success, they love the family they have.

Iowa State Fans

If you’re an Iowa State fan, should I even be mentioning the name of quarterback Jacob Park? Park didn’t like the way fans turned on him, “Everybody says these fans are so loyal, right?

Like, they were the first ones to turn on me. I got to witness this from a whole other perspective that most of you never get to witness.”

Kaizer Chiefs Fans

They’re Orlando Pirates’ biggest rivals, making them South Africa’s biggest (or second biggest) soccer club.

Their fans have recently gotten themselves into some hot water when they violently ran onto the field after their team lost 0-2. They began to beat security officials and did so until the riot was quelled.

Hibernian Fans

The Hibs if you will, is a Scottish soccer team that’s put in whiskey into the back of their throats than they have balls in the back of the net.

Fans love this team, whether they’re aware of the game going on or not.

Mohammedan Sporting Club Fans

Founded in 1891, this Indian soccer club’s stadium only hosts 15,000 but who says that’s how many fans attend?

It’s also important not to get this team mixed up with Mohammedan Sporting Club (notice the double m) which happens to have a calmer fan base.

Feyenoord Fans

The Rotterdam-based soccer club knows how to give their Dutch fans a show worth their money.

The fans however, know a little too well how to make the front page news and the 8 o’clock news too.

Partizan Belgrade Fans

Do you know what makes a great fan base amazing? Great songs, great cheers, great vibes and of course the occasional violent outbreak that ends up with many hurt and arrested.

That last one isn’t exactly correct, but it does happen.

Red Star Belgrade Fans

When your greatest rival is Partizan Belgrade, let’s just say you don’t go to a soccer game with just a scarf and jersey.

Police are often on high alert when these two sides meet for a game.

Galatasaray Fans

What says you’re excited about soccer season more than letting off burning red flares at a training session? Welcome to the world of Galatasaray fans.

These Turkish football fanatics know how to burn it up!

Chelsea Fans

Even Chelsea fans don’t like the post-2003 Chelsea fans.

The worst kind, like the ones who decided that it was only after their victory in 2003 that they claimed to have “supported them all along”.

Jimmy Jump

If there is one fan who deserves all the glory of the fan bases, it has to be Jimmy Jump.

The Spanish born fan is known for his bizarre and hilarious streaks during major sporting (and other) events worldwide. These events include the FIFA World Cup, the French Open, the Rugby World Cup and the Eurovision Song Contest.