CSA Steaua București

CSA Steaua București
Full nameClubul Sportiv al Armatei Steaua București
Nickname
  • Militarii (The Military Men)
  • Roș-albaștrii (The Red and Blues)
Short nameSteaua
Founded7 June 1947 (1947-06-07)
LocationGhencea Boulevard 35, sector 6, Bucharest
Colours    Red, Blue
PresidentȘtefan Răzvan Bichir
Websitewww.csasteaua.ro

Clubul Sportiv al Armatei Steaua București, commonly known as CSA Steaua București (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈste̯awa bukuˈreʃtʲ]) or simply Steaua, is a major multi-sports club based in Bucharest and run by the Ministry of National Defence. It is one of the most successful clubs in Romania and among the most successful multi-sport clubs in Europe. Founded on 7 June 1947 as Asociația Sportivă a Armatei București (lit.'Army Sports Association Bucharest'), the club changed its name several times before settling on to Steaua (English: The Star) in 1961.

The club is most known for its football team, also called CSA Steaua București. Other sections belonging to the club are rugby, ice hockey (autonomous – Hochei Club Steaua Suki București), handball, water polo, basketball, volleyball, athletics, swimming, gymnastics, boxing, rowing, canoeing, shooting, weightlifting, fencing, tennis, cycling, and judo.