Lorat Ultras
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| Full name | Lorat Ultras Football Club |
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| Nickname(s) | The Lorat |
| Founded | 1966 |
| Ground |
Krasnovlac Council Stadium (capacity: 20,000) |
| Manager |
 Harusi Ghi-Lorat |
| League | Krasnovlac Elite League |
Lorat Ultras Football Club is a professional football club based in E-Lorat, Krasnovlac. The club competes in the Krasnovlac Elite Leauge, the top tier of Krasno football. Founded in 1966, the club is the oldest football club formed in the country and the club that kickstarted professional football in Krasnovlac. The club also plays in the Krasnovlac Council Stadium, the largest football stadium in the country.
The club has the most titles out of every club since the start of the Lorat Regional League and has the most titles since the start of the Krasnovlac Elite League era with four. The club has also won three Rhict Cups and one Krasno Shield in their entire history. The club was and still is a major force in the domestic scene.
Lorat Ultras is one of the most heavily supported clubs in the country due to its history and culture. Despite Belaov being designated as the country's footballing cities, E-Lorat is heavily believed to be the actual footballing city due to the start of professional football coming from the area.
History
Creation of the Lorat Regional League
The team was founded by a group of secondary school students from Lorat Secondary School who has realized that despite football being a common sport in the country, there weren't many teams and not even a proper league set up as the current league at the time was of Sunday league level but with inconsistent schedules and fixtures due to teams constantly dropping out. In an attempt to promote more matches in the football scene, the students from Lorat Secondary School formed an unofficial school team and organized matches against other schools with their first ever match being against Showaku High School.
The students, who were still freshmen, decided to organize the Lorat Regional League initially meant for just Lorat based schools and graduates. This caught the attention of the sports comittee in Krasnovlac who decided to help in the establishment of the league and make it semi-professional. The league eventually became nationwide under the name of the Lorat League.
After the establishment of the Krasnovlac School's Football Tournament, the Lorat secondary school team participated in both competitions until the formation of the Krasnovlac Secondary School's Tournament.
Professionalism
The Lorat secondary school graduates decided to reform the team under the name The Lorat to participate and focus solely on the league after the establishment of their school's football team. Captain Loska Fi-Lorat was also the manager and despite having a fairly young squad, the club won the league title in their inaugural season and proceeded to win the next five titles. This garnered a huge set of fans who always came to watch the club play in the Lorat Football Field. The Ultras were believed to be the reason for the club's success and thus the club renamed themselves after them.
Lorat Ultras
Following the rebranding of the club in 1980, the football field was turned into a stadium originally called the Lorat Dragon Field hosting an audience of maximum 10,000 spectators in 1987. The new stadium hosted their first match between Lorat Ultras and Bosirov Football Club in a 3-0 win for the former side. The stadium was renovated again in 2016 to host double the number of spectators and was renamed into the Krasnovlac Counci Stadium after the football federation moved operations into E-Lorat.
Colours and badge
The club's badge has been the same since their establishment in 1966 and was kept that way to respect traditions of the E-Lorat city. The club only started wearing blue and white however in the early 2000s as per request by the first captain, Fi-Lorat. The club is also the only club in the league to have their own field lines be painted in a different colour than white which was baby blue. The club's jerseys were manufacted by local brand Pazuwai until 2022 where they switched branding to Adidas.
Stadium
The Krasnovlac Council Stadium is the biggest and most popular in the country but is only available for use by the club and the football federation. Due to Belaov being designated as the footballing city, the national stadium is not the Krasnovlac Council Stadium. It boasts decades of history and magical moments during the club's tenure and remains to be the league's most historic field.
Support
Lorat Ultras have one of the best support in the country, the ultras who are also called the Lorat Ultras have participated in every match since the 1990s including matches in Aeland Krasno despite difficulties entering the province. The ultras created one of the most iconic chants in Krasnovlac "When the Lorat waltz in," created by Fin Lekaos. The Ultras also lead the Krasnovlac national team Ultras called The Stars of Eura.
Rivalries
Despite their history, Lorat Ultras do not have a specific rival whether due to geographic location or history. In fact, they are considered one of the most passive clubs and even their support groups do not hold any grudges towards any other team. The club does have a friendly rivalry with Belaov Treble due to the dominance from both clubs but both sides don't see each other as an enemy.
Players
First team squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FMF eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FMF nationality.
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