CSA Steaua București

CSA Steaua București
Full name	Clubul Sportiv al Armatei Steaua București
Nickname	Militarii (The Military Men); Roș-albaștrii (The Red and Blues);
Short name	Steaua
Founded	7 June 1947
Location	Ghencea Boulevard 35, sector 6, Bucharest
Colours	Red, Blue
President	Ștefan Răzvan Bichir
Website	Club home page

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 (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.

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