Supporters and Culture
Hibernian are one of only two professional football clubs in Edinburgh, which is the capital of and second largest city in Scotland. The club had the fourth largest average attendance in the Scottish Premier League during the 2011–12 season, with 9,909. Important games, particularly the Edinburgh derby, see Easter Road at or near full capacity. In the 1980s and 1990s, a minority of the club's supporters had a reputation as one of Britain's most prominent casuals groups, known as the Capital City Service.
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