Editing Stuttgart (section)

=== Sporting events ===
Stuttgart has a reputation for staging major events, including the [[1974 FIFA World Cup|FIFA World Cup 1974]], the finals stages of the FIBA [[EuroBasket 1985]], the [[UEFA Euro 1988]], and the [[1993 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships in Athletics 1993]]. It was also one of the twelve host cities of the [[2006 FIFA World Cup|FIFA World Cup 2006]]. Six matches, three of them second round matches, including the third and fourth place playoff, were played at the Gottlieb Daimler Stadium (today [[MHPArena]]). Stuttgart was also 2007 European Capital of Sport,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://aceseurope.eu/ |title=European Capital of Sport 2007 |access-date=14 October 2018 |archive-date=15 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181015232923/http://aceseurope.eu/ |url-status=live }}</ref> hosting events such as the [[UCI World Championships|UCI World Cycling Championships]] Road Race and the [[IAAF World Athletics Final]].

Other famous sports venues are the Weissenhof tennis courts, where the annual [[MercedesCup|Mercedes Cup]] tennis tournament is played, the [[Porsche Arena]] (hosting tennis, basketball and [[team handball|handball]]), the [[Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle|Schleyerhalle]] ([[boxing]], [[equestrianism]]/[[show jumping]], gymnastics, [[track cycling]] etc.), and [[Scharrena Stuttgart]].