Supporters
KRC Genk is able to count on a loyal group of about 25,000 supporters; around 23,000 of these have season tickets. The die hard supporters can be found in Tribune Zuid or 'TZ' (South Stand), located in the southern end of the stadium comprising blocks SS-TT-UU. TZ was created at the start of the 2009–10 season, at the same time KRC Genk gave squad number '12' to the supporters. The Genk supporters are known as very loyal and noisy. To this day, Tribune Zuid is the place in the Cristal Arena with the most atmosphere. Tribune Zuid unites all supporter clans such as Drughi, Ultras and Geneche. Due to their more British mentality, the GC (Genker Casuals) and GJC (Genker Jongeren Casuals) can be found in a different section of the stadion. Some of the Genk fans have good relationships with fans of Racing Mechelen, Fortuna Sittard and Borussia Mönchengladbach.
KRC Genk also has famous supporters including Pat Krimson (Patrick Claesen) of the dancegroup 2 Fabiola and Kim Clijsters.
Due to their qualification into the 2011/12 UEFA Champions League the British sports show Soccer AM became fans of the team. Genk had their vice-captain Dániel Tőzsér on the show and arranged a "Genk bus" to go and watch the Genk vs Chelsea F.C game on November 1, 2011. Recent episodes often involve the phrase "all aboard the Genk bus." When asked why they supported Genk Max Rushden said "because Genk's an awsome word." Thanks to Soccer AM and the Champions League matches, the Genk supporters obtained more fame as very loyal and noisy supporters. 4,000 supporters travelled to London and supported their team the whole match despite a 5-0 loss to Chelsea. After the 1-1 draw at Genk André Villas-Boas commented "We lost the control of the match because of the fantastic atmosphere in the Cristal Arena." Further congratulations of clubmembers and supporters of the opponents in the Champions League followed.
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