As the main partner of the Romanian Basketball Federation, Banca Transilvania took part on 31 August in Cluj-Napoca in the unveiling of the symbol of the European Basketball Championship, #EUROBASKET2017. This is a giant installation, and its inauguration marks the start of preparations for the European Basketball Championship, which kicks off on 31 August next year. The unveiling took place simultaneously in the 4 countries hosting EUROBASKET 2017: Romania, Turkey, Finland and Israel.

Details:

• The structure is 16 m long and 2 m high and weighs approximately 4 tonnes;
• Eroilor Boulevard in Cluj-Napoca, where the symbol has been installed, is set to become even more of a photo spot for basketball fans; FIBA’s Instagram page is http://www.fiba.com/eurobasket/2017/mosaic;
• Basketball is the second most popular sport in Romania;
• EUROBASKET 2017 starts on 31 August 2017 and, in Romania, will take place in Cluj-Napoca; it is the first time in the last 30 years that Romania will play at EUROBASKET, and it is set to be the most important sporting event hosted in Romania to date;
• In Romania, tickets for EUROBASKET 2017 will go on sale from 29 September this year;
• In November, Romania’s group-stage opponents will be announced following the draw.

Statement by Horia Paun, President of the Romanian Basketball Federation: “EUROBASKET 2017 is an extraordinary opportunity both for Romanian basketball and for Romania and Romanian sport in general. We are honored that, thanks to the confidence placed in us by the International Basketball Federation, we are now part of this historic moment in which elite basketball returns to Romania. We are starting the countdown to EUROBASKET 2017: 365 days of intense preparations lie ahead as we await the European teams that will come to Romania to play.”

To mark the run-up to the championship, in August this year the Romanian Basketball Federation launched the official brand identity for the national teams, for the first time in the 85-year history of Romanian basketball. The men’s national team has become “Vulturii” (the Vultures), and the women’s team, “Acvilele” (the Eagles), with the identity also to feature on the players’ kit. The teams’ brand identity is completed by an anthem, the song “Tot mai sus” by GuessWho feat DeMoga, which will be played as the national teams take to the court for each match.