Sport in Romania Popa, Virgil Stănescu and Toni Alexe. The most important basketball team in Romania is CSU Asesoft. CSU Asesoft won the Eurocup in 2005 and consecutive the National Basketball Championship since 2000. In 2016, Romania was chosen as a host for the 2017 FIBA EuroBasket. Rugby union is a popular team sport played in Romania, with a tradition of more than 100 years. The Romania national rugby union team has so far competed at every Rugby World Cup. Bucureşti Rugby is the team that represents Romania in the European Challenge Cup. Romania holds a long tradition in artistic gymnastics, especially in
History of sport in Palestine has been described as the national sport of Palestine. There is a West Bank Premier League, and Gaza Strip League. The Palestine national football team played Afghanistan in the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. They visited Australia for the 2015 AFC Asian Cup. Some girls' schools have incorporated football into their curricula. Prior to the creation of Israel, dozens of Palestinian sport clubs were active, however the Nakba that occurred the following year brought most of these to a closure. The infrastructure of some more contemporary Palestinian sport associations have also been demolished by the Israeli government. The Beit Jala