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{{Short description|Indoor arena located in Brașov, Romania}}
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| name                = Dumitru Popescu Colibași {{nowrap|Sports Hall}}
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| image               = Sala Sporturilor, Braşov, Romania, August 2013, 01.JPG
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| caption             = View of venue (c.2013)
| address             = 21 Gării Boulevard
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| location            = [[Brașov]], [[Romania]]
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| broke_ground        = 1973
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| opened              = 1975
| renovated           = 2007, 2011–2013
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| capacity            = 1,700
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'''Dumitru Popescu Colibași Sports Hall''' is an indoor arena located in [[Brașov]], [[Romania]], with a total capacity of 1,700 seats.<ref>{{cite web|title=Sala Sporturilor|url=http://salasporturilor.dstbv.ro/|publisher=Directia Sport Si Tineret A Municipiului Brasov|accessdate=17 November 2013|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120422232552/http://salasporturilor.dstbv.ro/|archivedate=22 April 2012}}</ref><ref name="c2013-04-03">{{cite web|title=S-a inaugurat Sala Sporturilor. Prima competiţie importantă este Cupa Davis din weekend|url=http://adevarul.ro/locale/brasov/foto-s-a-inaugurat-sala-sporturilor-competitie-importanta-estecupa-davis-weekend-1_515aec7c00f5182b85786795/index.html|publisher=Adevărul|accessdate=17 November 2013|date=2 April 2013}}</ref> It is primarily used by the [[handball|women's handball]] team [[Corona Brașov (women's handball)|Corona Brașov]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Baza Sportiva|url=http://www.handbal.asccorona.ro/index.php/template/baza-sportiva|publisher=ASC Corona Brasov|accessdate=17 November 2013|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131204055805/http://www.handbal.asccorona.ro/index.php/template/baza-sportiva|archivedate=4 December 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Sala Sporturilor din Braşov a fost predată municipalităţii|url=http://www.brasov.net/sala-sporturilor-din-brasov-a-fost-predata-municipalitatii/|publisher=Brasov.net|accessdate=17 November 2013|date=2 April 2013}}</ref> It also hosts cultural events, such as concerts.<ref>{{cite web|title=Sala Sporturilor Brasov|url=http://www.iconcert.ro/locatie/sala-sporturilor-brasov/|publisher=iConcert.ro|accessdate=17 November 2013}}</ref>
==History==
===2011–2013 renovation===
Sala Sporturilor Dumitru Popescu Colibași's €7 million second renovation took place over two years. It began in 2011, extending the outside parking capacity, as well as giving it a more modern exterior look. The construction was completed for April 2013.<ref>[https://adevarul.ro/locale/brasov/foto-s-a-inaugurat-sala-sporturilor-competitie-importanta-estecupa-davis-weekend-1_515aec7c00f5182b85786795/index.html S-a inaugurat Sala Sporturilor. Prima competiţie importantă este Cupa Davis din weekend]</ref>
==Events==
Among the major events it hosted there is the [[tennis]] game between [[Romania Davis Cup team|Romania]] and [[Belarus Davis Cup team|Belarus]], in the [[2005 Davis Cup]] World Group.<ref>{{cite web|title=Tie details - 2005 - Romania v Belarus|url=http://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100006603|publisher=Davis Cup|accessdate=17 November 2013}}</ref>
In women's handball, it hosted several continental competition games played by the local team, such as the [[Women's EHF Challenge Cup|Challenge Cup]] final in the 2005–06 season, the [[EHF Women's Cup Winners' Cup|Cup Winners' Cup]] final in the 2007–08 season, or in the [[Women's EHF Cup|EHF Cup]], the semi-finals in the 2008–09 and the 2015–16 seasons.<ref>{{cite web|title=ASC Corona 2010 Brasov|url=http://www.eurohandball.com/ec/cwc/women/2013-14/clubs/001711/ASC+Corona+2010+Brasov|publisher=European Handball Federation|accessdate=17 November 2013}}</ref>
==Gallery==
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Sala sporturilor Brasov - panoramio (1).jpg
Sala sporturilor Brasov - panoramio.jpg
Sala Sporturilor, Braşov, Romania, August 2013, 02.JPG
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==References==
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{{CSM Corona Brașov}}
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[[Category:Buildings and structures in Brașov]]
[[Category:Indoor arenas in Romania]]
[[Category:Handball venues in Romania]]
[[Category:Basketball venues in Romania]]