Sport in Romania is an important part of the country's culture. Romania has risen to prominence in a number of sporting areas in recent decades. Association football is the most popular sport in Romania, a nation of 20 million. The most successful club is Steaua Bucharest, who were the first Eastern European side to win the European Cup and the European Supercup in 1986. Romania is one of only four national teams from Europe that took part in the first World Cup in 1930. The Romania national football team has taken part in seven FIFA World Cups and had its most successful run during the 1990s, when they reached the quarterfinals of the 1994 FIFA World Cup, losing to Sweden in the penalty shootout. Romania was ranked third by FIFA in 1997.
Jovana Brakočević Canzian is a Serbian volleyball player, who was a member of the Serbia women's national volleyball team that won the silver medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics, and also the silver medal at the 2007 European Championship in Belgium and Luxembourg. There she was named Best server of the tournament. She was also a member of the Serbia women's national volleyball team that won the gold medal at the 2011 European Championship in Serbia and Italy. There she was voted MVP of the tournament.
The Romanian Handball League, commonly known as Liga Națională or more recently as Liga Zimbrilor, is the men's top Romanian professional handball league. The league comprises fourteen teams.
Cristina Georgiana Neagu is a Romanian professional handballer who plays as a left back for CSM București and the Romanian national team.
Line Anna Ryborg Jørgensen Myers is a former Danish handball player, who last played for Team Esbjerg and formerly the Danish national team.
The Romania women's national volleyball team is governed by the Federaţia Română de Volei and takes part in international volleyball competitions.
Clubul Sportiv Municipal București, also known as CSM București, CSM or CSM Bucharest, is a professional women's handball team based in Bucharest, Romania, that competes in the Liga Naţională and the EHF Champions League. Founded in 2007, the club has traditionally worn a blue kit since inception. The team has played its home matches in the 5,300-capacity Polyvalent Hall in the Tineretului Park in southern Bucharest. CSM București established itself as a major force in both Romanian and European handball in the late 2010s, winning EHF Champions League in its debut season and reaching the Final Four three consecutive times. This success was replicated in the league, where the club won four consecutive times. The official CSM mascot is a "tiger". CSM Bucharest is one of the most widely supported handball clubs in Romania.
Jasna Majstorović is a volleyball player from Serbia, playing as a spiker/winger. She was a member of the Women's National Team that won the silver medal at the 2007 European Championship in Belgium and Luxembourg. She plays for Romanian club CSM București.
Trine Østergaard Jensen is a Danish handball player for CSM București and the Danish national team.
Clubul Sportiv Municipal București, commonly known as CSM București is a Romanian professional multi-sports club based in Bucharest.
Clubul Sportiv Municipal București, commonly known as CSM București and familiarly as CSM, was a professional volleyball club based in Bucharest, Romania, that played in the Divizia A1.
Ana-Maria Berdilă is a Romanian female volleyball player. She is part of the Romania women's national volleyball team.
Adina Salaoru is a Romanian volleyball player who plays for CSM București and the Romania national team.
Nicoleta Manu is a retired Romanian female volleyball player, who plays as a libero. She is part of the Romania women's national volleyball team and plays for Divizia A1 side CS Știința Bacău.
Cristina Ana Cazacu is a Romanian female volleyball player, playing as a right side hitter. She was part of the Romania women's national volleyball team.
Regan Elizabeth Hood Scott, also known as Regan Hood or Regan Scott, is an American female volleyball player, who plays as an Outside-spiker. She was part of the United States women's national volleyball team and she participated in the 2013 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix. At club level, she plays for Olympiacos S.F. Piraeus in Hellenic Volley league.
Elizabeth Omoregie is a female handball player for CSM București and the Slovenian national team.
Francesca Ioana Alupei is a Romanian volleyball player who plays for CSM Alba Blaj.
The 2019–20 Women's CEV Cup is the 48th edition of the European CEV Cup volleyball club tournament, the former "Top Teams Cup".
Alexia Căruțașu (Turkish: Aleksia Karutasu; is a professional volleyball player who plays for Galatasaray and the Turkey national team. Born in Romania, she previously played for the Romania national team.
