Editing Graz (section)

===Sports===
[[File:Merkur arena graz 2023.jpg|thumb|Merkur Arena Graz]]
[[SK Sturm Graz]] is the main football club of the city, with Four Austrian championships, 5 Austrian Cup wins and 4 participations in the Champions League (where they were 1st in the first group stage in 2000/01 and therefore got promoted to the round of 16 as the first Austrian club ever). [[Grazer AK]] also won an Austrian championship, but went into administration in 2007 and was excluded from the professional league system.

In ice hockey, [[ATSE Graz]] was the [[Austrian Hockey League]] champion in 1975 and 1978. [[EC Graz]] was runner-up in 1991–92, 1992–93 and 1993–94. [[Graz 99ers]] has played in the first division since 2000.

[[UBSC Raiffeisen Graz]] plays in the [[Österreichische Basketball Bundesliga|Austrian Basketball League]].

[[Graz Giants]] play in the [[Austrian Football League]] (American Football).

The city bid for the [[2002 Winter Olympics]] in 1995, but lost the election to [[Salt Lake City]].