Editing Bucharest (section)

== Sports ==

[[association football|Football]] is the most widely followed sport in Bucharest, with the city having numerous club teams, including, most notably, [[CSA Steaua București (football)|Steaua București]], [[FC Dinamo București|Dinamo București]], [[FC Rapid București|Rapid București]] and [[FCSB]].

[[Arena Națională]], a new stadium inaugurated on 6 September 2011, hosted the [[2012 UEFA Europa League Final|2012 Europa League Final]]<ref>{{Cite web |author=Adi Dobre |url=http://www.evz.ro/detalii/stiri/mircea-sandu-facem-inaugurarea-stadionului-national-cu-franta-939990.html |title=Mircea Sandu: "Facem inaugurarea stadionului Național cu Franța" – Naționala  |date=29 October 2010 |publisher=EVZ.ro |access-date=15 September 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120518162727/http://www.evz.ro/detalii/stiri/mircea-sandu-facem-inaugurarea-stadionului-national-cu-franta-939990.html |archive-date=18 May 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref> and has a 55,600-seat capacity, making it one of the largest stadiums in Southeastern Europe and one of the few with a roof.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.prosport.ro/sport-life/special/oprescu-stadionul-national-va-fi-gata-in-decembrie-2010-5182356 |title=Oprescu: "Stadionul Național va fi gata în decembrie 2010!" |publisher=Prosport.ro |access-date=15 September 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130531084956/http://www.prosport.ro/sport-life/special/oprescu-stadionul-national-va-fi-gata-in-decembrie-2010-5182356 |archive-date=31 May 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

[[File:Arena-bukareszt.jpg|thumb|[[Arena Națională]] hosted the [[2012 UEFA Europa League final]] and [[UEFA Euro 2020]] matches.]]

Sport clubs have formed for [[team handball|handball]], [[water polo]], [[volleyball]], [[rugby union]], [[basketball]] and [[ice hockey]]. The majority of Romanian [[track and field]] athletes and most [[Artistic gymnastics|gymnasts]] are affiliated with clubs in Bucharest. The largest indoor arena in Bucharest is the [[Romexpo]] Dome with a seating capacity of 40,000. It can be used for boxing, kickboxing, handball and tennis.

Bucharest hosted annual races along a temporary urban track surrounding the Palace of the Parliament, called [[Bucharest Ring]]. The [[2008 FIA GT Bucharest 2 Hours|Bucharest City Challenge]] race hosted [[FIA GT]], [[FIA GT3]], [[British F3]], and [[Dacia Logan|Logan Cup]] races.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.motorsportnews.ro/stiri-diverse/bucharest-gp-in-iulie-2011 |title=Bucharest GP în iulie 2011 |publisher=Motorsportnews.ro |date=28 September 2010 |access-date=14 April 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101208151148/http://www.motorsportnews.ro/stiri-diverse/bucharest-gp-in-iulie-2011/ |archive-date=8 December 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Since 2009, Bucharest has the largest [[Ferrari]] Shop in Eastern Europe and the 2nd largest in Europe after Milan shop.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.autoevolution.com/news/ferrari-store-opened-in-bucharest-romania-14141.html |title=Ferrari Store Opened in Bucharest, Romania |publisher=autoevolution.com |date=7 December 2009 |access-date=24 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190824131253/https://www.autoevolution.com/news/ferrari-store-opened-in-bucharest-romania-14141.html |archive-date=24 August 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://bucuresti.tourneo.ro/cel-mai-mare-magazin-ferrari-pe-calea-victoriei_3187.html |title=Cel mai mare magazin Ferrari pe Calea Victoriei |publisher=bucuresti.tourneo.ro |date=25 November 2009 |language=ro |access-date=24 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190824131257/http://bucuresti.tourneo.ro/cel-mai-mare-magazin-ferrari-pe-calea-victoriei_3187.html |archive-date=24 August 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>

The capital also hosted the international tennis tournaments [[Bucharest Open|WTA Bucharest Open]] and [[Romanian Open|ATP Romanian Open]]. Ice hockey games are held at the [[Patinoarul Mihai Flamaropol|Mihai Flamaropol Arena]], which holds 8,000 spectators. Rugby games are held in different locations, but the most modern stadium is [[Stadionul Arcul de Triumf|Arcul de Triumf Stadium]], which is also home to the [[Romania national rugby union team|Romanian national rugby team]].

Bucharest hosted the [[UEFA Euro 2020]] championship at the [[Arena Națională]] or Bucharest National Arena.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://euro2020.hospitality.uefa.com/venues/bucharest|title=Bucharest &#124; UEFA Euro 2020 Hospitality|publisher=[[UEFA]]|access-date=28 April 2020|archive-date=17 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200317171246/https://euro2020.hospitality.uefa.com/venues/bucharest}}</ref> The championship took place in 2021, being postponed due to the outbreak of the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].