Romania Sports Events
Football is the most popular, sport in Romania with Liga I being the top-tier league. Major teams such as FCSB, CFR Cluj, and Universitatea Craiova frequently contest for the title. Additionally, the Romanian Cup provides a knockout competition format.
Tennis is also prominent, owing in part to successful players like Simona Halep. Key events include the previous BRD Bucharest Open, part of the WTA Tour, and the ATP's Romanian Open.
In handball, the Romanian Liga Națională has a strong following, especially given the men’s and women’s national teams' strong international presence. Clubs like CSM București in women’s handball have achieved notable success in European competitions.
Basketball in Romania is represented by the Liga Națională, where teams such as U-BT Cluj-Napoca and CSU Sibiu compete.
Athletics maintain a foothold with events like the Bucharest Marathon. Motorsport events, especially rallying, have a dedicated following, with the Transylvania Rally.
Visiting Romania
Rich in folk tradition and filled with medieval towns, storybook castles, and sweeping stretches of pristine forest & wetlands, Romania is one of Europe's most tantalising hidden treasures.
The Carpathians play a huge role in the geography and culture of the country, with this mountain range framing what is arguably the nation's most sensational section: Transylvania. This region is home to hilltop fortresses and charming cobbled towns like Brasov, Sibiu, and Sighişoara; the latter being the birthplace of Vlad the Impaler - the inspiration for Bram Stoker's Dracula. Further north, the region of Maramureș is renowned for its haunting wooden churches and rural villages, while next door in Southern Bucovina, natural beauty and fascinating monastic frescoes await. The Danube river ends its long journey to the Black Sea here, resulting in a marshy delta that overflows with flora and fauna, especially birdlife. This is to say nothing of the capital, Bucharest, home to grand boulevards, big city glitz, and moving reminders of Romania's time spent behind the Iron Curtain.
