ATTRACTIONS
FOOTBALL
Football is the most popular sport in Moldova. Moldavians are big football fans and Chisinau has two stadiums to prove it. Zimbru Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Chisinau, built in May 2006 with a capacity of 10,500 people, corresponds to all norms required by UEFA and FIFA for the national and international matches. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of FC Zimbru Chisinau and Moldova national football team. Dinamo Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Chisinau. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of FC Politehnica Chisinau. The stadium holds 2,888 people and is located in the north part of the center on Bucuresti street.
BASKETBALL
Moldova has an increasingly successful team at the FIBA European Championship for Small Countries. There, the Moldovan team won two silver medals until today (2008 and 2012).
CYCLING
The most prestigious cycling race is the Moldova President`s Cup, which was first run in 2004.
RAGBY
Rugby union is popular as well. Registered players have doubled, and almost 10,000 spectators turn up at every European Nations Cup match.
WRESTLING
Trinta (a form of wrestling) is the national sport in Moldova.