Hibernian F.C.
Hibernian ( officially: Hibernian Football Club, also: The Hibs, Hi- bees - pronounced " high- bees" ) is a Scottish football club from Edinburgh.
Team colors
The official colors are emerald green and white. The shirt is traditionally held in green with white sleeves, white collar and green cuffs at long sleeves. The pants are white and the neck green with white cuffs.
Hibernian wore the white jersey sleeves for the first time on August 13, 1938 against Hamilton Academical. Their home ground Easter Road has undergone a major renovation in advance. The Celtic harp and shamrocks at the front gate was newly painted. The Tribune, the wall around the lawn and the general admission limit has been removed completely white. The square goalposts were replaced by oval -shaped and covered the doors with green networks. On game day, the stadium announcer on the new speakers announced a " brighter Easter Road " before the Hibs appeared in their new jerseys.
History
Foundation
The club was founded in August 1875 by members of the Catholic Saint Patrick's Church as Hibernians Football Club. Among them were the canon Edward Joseph Hannan and the chairman of the Catholic Young Men's Association, Michael Whelahan, which was also the first captain of the club's history. The founding took place in the Saint Mary's Street Hall, which still exists today. The Hibs were thus the first major club in Scotland for members of the Irish Catholic population. The club name Hibernia is the Latin name for Ireland and thus reflects its roots, which go back to Irish emigrants. Thus, the club served as the model for Dundee Hibernian - now Dundee United - Celtic FC and that would have called at its inception nearly Glasgow Hibernian.
"World Champion"
On August 13, 1887 Hibernian defeated the English side Preston North End in a game, The Football Association and Scottish Football Association was held between the respective trophy winners as Association Football Championship of the World by the two associations. Hibernian was now called, from now on, champ.
Post-war period
The postwar period was the most successful period of Hibs in which they took three championships and were famous for their attacking football. The then attack the series was known as the "Famous Five", to her belonged the player Gordon Smith, Bobby Johnstone, Lawrie Reilly, Eddie Turnbull and Willie Ormond. The club undertook at this time as one of the first Scottish clubs tours through South America in order to discharge there friendlies.
First British club in the European Cup
The Hibs were the first British club, playing in a European competition. The first game in the European Cup of Champions 1955/56, was the German representative instead of Rot-Weiss Essen, the Hibernian won 4-0. The return match in Scotland ended 1-1. Hibernian finally came to the semifinals and was only beaten by there Stade de Reims, led by Raymond Kopa. The invitation to this first edition of the UEFA European Cup was, although in the championship 1955 only the 5th place was achieved possible by the then mandatory floodlights for night games, which had been only a year earlier installed in the stadium. The invitations to this first European Cup took place at that time, regardless of the placement in the leagues. Since the English champions Chelsea did not want to participate, the Hibs the first British team were therefore in a European cup competition!
The Hibs played another sixteen times in European competition, winning, among others, FC Barcelona and beat 1968 Napoli with Dino Zoff in goal 5-0.
Modern History
In the 2004/2005 season, the pants color was changed to green, to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the 2-0 friendly victory over Real Madrid. This combination was then chosen to avoid confusion with the gambling in completely white Merengues.
Hibernians last relegation to the First Division was in 1997 / 1998. They made the chances of promotion to the Scottish Premier League, among other things, a series of 12 consecutive victories. At the end of the Hibs with 89 points table first, with 23 points behind second placed Falkirk were.
They reached the League Cup final in 2004, but lost against FC Livingston. Hibernian has not won the Scottish FA Cup ( SFA) since 1902. Her last performance in the SFA Cup final was in 2012 when the team lost 5-1 against local rivals Heart of Midlothian.
On March 18, 2007, it won the League Cup by a sovereign 5-1 win against FC Kilmarnock.
In the 2007/2008 season could win against Heart of Midlothian, Glasgow Celtic and Glasgow Rangers and was on October 6, 2007 undefeated at the top of the Scottish Premier League.
Stadium
The team originally played as any other teams from Edinburgh at that time on the Meadows, a park in the south of Edinburgh's Old Town. In 1880 the club moved to the Leith, where the newly-built stadium was Hibernian Park. At this point, today runs the Bothwell Street. Since 1891 Hibernian directed its home games in the stadium at Easter Road, only a stone's throw from their first home away.
Rival Heart of Midlothian
The traditional competitor of Hibs is also based in Edinburgh club Heart of Midlothian. The first "official" Edinburgh Derby was held on December 25, 1875, when the Hearts Hibernian beat 1-0.
It was not until the last game of a series of five games for the English FA Cup in 1878, before the two clubs, the dominant should be in Edinburgh. The Hearts won 3-2 after 0-0 -, 1-1 -, 1-1 - and 1-1.
The most notable battle was the final of the Scottish Cup on 14 March 1896 that won the Hearts 3-1 in Logie Green. It was so far the only final, which was played outside of Glasgow.
Unofficial Fanfreundschaft with fans of FC Groningen
Recently Hibernian supporters have started a Fanfreundschaft with the Dutch Ehrendivisionär FC Groningen. The unofficial connection was initiated by fans of both clubs and it includes mutual visits. And also maintain a Hibs friendship with Rot-Weiss Essen.
Achievements
- Scottish soccer champion 4 times: 1903, 1948, 1951 and 1952
- 2 times Scottish Cup Winners' Cup: 1887 and 1902
- 3 times Scottish League Cup Winners: 1973, 1991 and 2007
- 2 times Drybrough Cup winner: 1972 and 1973
Squad 2013/14 season
(Updated: January 16, 2014)