of the team will result in no points being awarded and a 0–9 loss. Running out of substitutes due to injuries will result in a 0–6 loss and 1 point being awarded, while if the same situation is due to the elimination of a player, the result will be a 0–9 loss and no points being awarded. Ball A spherical ball made of leather, filled with horse, pig, or bovine hair is used in oină. The ball is around in diameter and in senior games and around in diameter and in U-18 games. Comparison with baseball Similar weight of the ball: around for both Longer and slimmer bat for oină A game takes only 30 minutes for oină Oină teams have 11 players, baseball teams have 9 players In oină, the defense can score by hitting the attacking players that are in game (running the lanes) Competitions in Romania All competitions are organized by the governing body, the Romanian Oină Federation ("Federaţia Română de Oină" – FRO). The main competitions are: The National Championship The Romanian Cup The Romanian Supercup The National Junior Championship Other competitions in 2010 are: "Dragu" Cup "Gherăiești" Cup "Antena Satelor" National Championship (junior) Federation Cup Border Police Cup "Monteoru" Cup "Cleopatra" Cup (beach oină) "Zarandului" Cup "Tătaru" Cup Village Cup "Antena Satelor" Cup various other junior and indoor oină competitions A number of international events are organized: "Cronos" Cup (junior) International Festival of Sports Related to Oină Oină-Lapta Tournament Internationalizing Oină Oină and variants of the sport are also played in neighboring countries where there has been or still is a Romanian ethnic or cultural presence. As part of its program to bring oină to the spotlight again, the FRO has begun the process of creating an international federation. A minimum of three national federations need to exist in order to form an international federation, and two exist already (the Romanian and Moldovan federations). The FRO has begun talks of founding oină clubs and federations in neighboring Bulgaria and Serbia, and in Sweden. Demonstration matches are to be held in Serbia. See also Sport in Romania Baseball Dinamic Coruia Straja Bucharest Victoria Surdila Greci References External links The new Romanian Oină Federation website The old FRO website The Oină Association website, created in collaboration with the Romanian Oină Federation within the purpose of promoting oină as a Romanian national sport Ball and bat games Sport