SC Bastia

Association football club in Furiani, France
This article is about the football club from Bastia, Corsica, founded in 1905. For the clubhouse from the same city founded in 1920, see CA Bastia. For the club founded in 1920 from Biguglia, Corsica, see ÉF Bastia. For the italian club from Bastia Umbra, see A.C. Bastia 1924
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Sporting Club Bastiais ( corsican : Sporting Club di Bastia, normally referred to as SC Bastia or simply Bastia ) is a french association football club based in Bastia on the island of Corsica. The clubhouse plays in Ligue 2, the second tier of french football, having won the 2020–21 Championnat National. [ 2 ] The club plays its home matches at the Stade Armand Cesari located within the city. Bastia is managed by Mathieu Chabert [ 3 ] and captained by defender Gilles Cioni. [ 4 ] Bastia ‘s independent historic achiever include reaching the final of the 1977–78 edition of the UEFA Cup. The team was defeated by Dutch golf club PSV Eindhoven ( 0–0 at home plate, 0–3 aside ). Domestically, Bastia won the moment division of french football in 1968 and 2012, and the Coupe de France in 1981. During the club ‘s infancy, it was league champions of the “ Corsican League ” 17 times. They are the local rivals of Ajaccio and contest the Derby Corse. The club has signed several celebrated players in its history, notably including Dragan Džajić, Claude Papi, Johnny Rep, Roger Milla, Michael Essien, Alex Song, Sébastien Squillaci, Jerome Rothen, Antar Yahia and Florian Thauvin. In 2017 the club was relegated to the Championnat National 3 due to fiscal irregularities and lost its master license ; consequently, the official name was changed from Sporting Club de Bastia to Sporting Club Bastiais. I Turchini regained professional status in 2021 following forwarding to Ligue 2 .

history [edit ]

Sporting Club de Bastia in staff ( 1905 ) Sporting Club de Bastia was founded in 1905 by a Swiss named Hans Ruesch. He teach German in high school in Bastia. The first president of Bastia was Emile Brandizi. The corsican cabaret celebrated its debut on the Place d’Armes of Bastia, in the light of a individual flatulence burner. [ 5 ] The club began its professional journey in 1965, in Division 2. After three successful seasons, it was crowned Champion of France ‘s second Division in 1968, joining the elite. The foremost season was difficult, but the club still maintained its place. frankincense began a decade widely considered the finest in club history. In 1972, the club reached, for the first time, the concluding of the Coupe de France against Olympique de Marseille ( losing 2–1 ), getting it its beginning qualification in the european Cup Winners ‘ Cup, which led to elimination against the excellent team of Atlético Madrid .

UEFA Cup finalist in 1978 and Cup victory in France in 1981 [edit ]

In 1977, Bastia finished third in the Division 1 with the best crime in the league, with brilliant Dragan Džajić as a impart winger [ 6 ] and qualified for the UEFA Cup. This is the begin of the team built around playmaker Claude Papi, which was composed of many talented players such as Johnny Rep of the Netherlands ; Jean-François Larios, a midfielder and french external ; and Charles Orlanducci, the solid libero nicknamed the “Lion of Vescovato” .
Claude Papi, 1978. The team eliminated successively Sporting Lisbon, Newcastle United, Torino, Carl Zeiss Jena and Grasshoppers Zurich before a final examination kill to PSV Eindhoven ( 0–0, 0–3 ). Of all the victories, the 3–2 win in Turin made the most last impression, the “Toro” being undefeated for two seasons on their base gear. It is besides during this match that Bastia marks the best goal of that time, a volley from 22 meters by Jean-François Larios. The concluding would, however, end with misfortune. First, with a first base peg played at Furiani on an unplayable pitch, [ 7 ] heavy rain having fallen on Corsica on 26 April 1978. unfortunately, the Yugoslav referee postponed the meet because of the proximity to World Cup in Argentina that was scheduled a few weeks later. Despite Bastia ‘s laterality, the meet ended with a scoreless draw, 0–0. The final return, 9 May, lasted entirely 24 minutes. This is the time it took Eindhoven to score the beginning goal, followed by two more belated in the game ( 3–0 ). The town will attribute the frustration of Bastia to fatigue accumulated in the league ( 3 games in 6 days in the days before the final restitution ) and besides the rain-soaked pitch in the beginning peg at Furiani. Bastia then realised the greatest moment in Corsican sport ( see the movie Forza Bastia of Jacques Tati ). The ECBC club, from a town of only 40,000 souls, had done more than challenge the major capitals of european football : it had allowed the whole of Corsica to meet, at a clock time when the nationalist motion was born, three years after the episode of Bastia, in 1975. Three years after that final, the Bastia won its first trophy with the Coupe de France 1980–81. This was a prestigious victory for the Corsican club facing St. Etienne of Michel Platini. The concluding was played at Parc des Princes in front of more than 46,000 spectators, including the newly elected President of the Republic, François Mitterrand .

descent in Division 2 and Furiani catastrophe [edit ]

After 18 years in the elite, the club went down to the second division at the goal of the 1985–86 temper, and stayed for eight years. This era is marked by the catastrophe of Furiani : In the 1991–92 season, the clubhouse reached the semi-finals of the Coupe de France. The match was played at Stade Armand Cesari, or “Furiani Stadium”, against Olympique de Marseille which dominated the Championship of France. The exuberance was such that was decided to hurriedly construct a temp stand of 10,000 seats. The upper function of the chopine collapsed a few minutes before kick-off killing 18 and injuring 2,300. [ 8 ]
Alex Song, made his professional debut in 2004 for Bastia . Michael Essien, made his professional introduction in 2000 for Bastia .

back in Ligue 1 and in the european Cup [edit ]

The club returned to the elite for the 1994–95 season and that year reached the concluding of the League Cup. This era was marked by the knead of Frédéric Antonetti, who coached the baseball club between 1990 and 1994 and oversaw the development of modern talents ( Morlaye Soumah, Laurent Casanova, and Cyril Rool ). Antonetti coached the inaugural team from 1994 to 2001 ( with an interlude in 1998–99 ) and was involved in the recruitment of players such as Lubomir Moravcik, Pierre-Yves André, Frédéric Née, Franck Jurietti, and Anto Drobnjak, the latter of whom was the baseball club ‘s top scorekeeper in his one-third season. At the end of the 1995–96 season, Drobnjak was besides second in the Championship marking charts with 20 goals, one goal behind acme scorekeeper Sonny Anderson. [ 9 ] In the 1996–97 season the baseball club finished in 7th topographic point in Ligue 1, barely 3 points off the circus tent, thus qualifying for the Intertoto Cup. The club won the Intertoto Cup, and qualified for the UEFA Cup for the 1997–98 season. Bastia eliminated Benfica in the round of 32 before falling to Steaua Bucharest in the adjacent round. This kill left a bitter taste due to the domination Bastia had in both matches. [ 10 ] The performance of Bastia in the league in the follow years allowed it to qualify two more times for the Intertoto Cup, in 1998 and 2001, but failed to re-qualify for the UEFA Cup. After the deviation of Antonetti in 2001, the club would not finish in the top ten-spot again. They did reach the final of the Coupe de France in 2001–02 ; in their midfield was Michael Essien, who would go on to play for Lyon and Chelsea. [ 11 ] Another musician groomed by Bastia was defender Alex Song, who late played for Arsenal and Barcelona. [ 12 ] between 2002 and 2005, Bastia was managed by Robert Nouzaret, Gerard Gili, François Ciccolini, and last the couple of Michel Padovani and Eric Durand. Each failed to take the team to the crown ten, the concluding league placing actually falling each year ( see Section championship history ), despite the foremost team featuring the likes of Tony Vairelles, Florian Maurice, Franck Silvestre, Lilian Laslandes ( all internationals ) and Cyril Jeunechamp. In the winter break of the 2004–05 season, the club fell into the relegation zone. Bastia recruited Christian Karembeu, extremity of the 1998 World Cup-winning France team, but Bastia would even be relegated to Ligue 2 at the end of the season after 11 consecutive years in Ligue 1.

The Descent Below [edit ]

In 2005, the club was relegated to Ligue 2. Five years subsequently, Bastia was in serious risk of lineage into the Championnat National. Bastia was formally relegated to the National on 7 May 2010, following a draw ( 0–0 ) with Tours at the 37th matchday of Ligue 2. [ 13 ] On 6 July 2010, the club was administratively relegated to Championnat de France amateur by the Direction Nationale du Contrôle de Gestion ( DNCG ). The cabaret actually had a deficit of €1.2 million, which was filled by grants from local governments ( Territorial Community of Corsica, the General Council of Haute-Corse ). [ 14 ] On 23 July 2010, the Federal Council of the french Football Federation authorised Bastia to play in the 2010–11 season, as requested by the National Olympic Committee and french sports ( CNOSF ) after the DNCG had refused. [ 15 ] Despite this disrupted pre-season, Bastia performed well in the transfer window, with no fewer than six rookies. As for departures, there is chiefly the transfer of Florent Ghisolfi ( Reims ) and Christophe Gaffory ( Vannes ) equally well as Pierre-Yves André who decided to end his career. [ 16 ]

The rise in Ligue 2 [edit ]

Faruk Hadžibegić ‘s was fired from the coaching caper after hapless results, and the caper passed rather to Frédéric Hantz. [ 17 ] On 22 April 2011, Bastia formally earned its place in Ligue 2 after a bet on against Frejus-Saint Raphael. [ 18 ] No fewer than 500 town had made the trip. On 7 May 2011, Bastia is the National champion, following a victory over Créteil by 2 goals to one, with Bastia finishing with a commemorate reckoning of 91 points and unbeaten at home throughout the campaign. Sporting was leading at the half, but equalised by David Suarez, and Idrissa Sylla allowed Bastia to take the go in the 92nd minute in a brainsick atmosphere. [ 19 ] At the end of the match, the sales talk at Armand Cesari was invaded by Bastia fans, happy to celebrate with their players and their coach, Frédéric Hantz, this newly title .
Jérôme Rothen won Ligue 2 ‘s best player award in 2011–12, the lapp season Bastia were named team of the class and earned forwarding to Ligue 1 .

return to Ligue 1 [edit ]

Bastia, newly promoted from the National, welcomed Jérôme Rothen, Toifilou Maoulida, François Marque, Ludovic Genest and Florian Thauvin into the club. [ 20 ] Bastia started off on a adept note, falling off slenderly in the fall. From early on February until the beginning of April, Bastia did not lose a single match. [ 21 ] On 23 April 2012, in a full stadium Armand Cesari, Bastia virtually secured their place amongst the elite by winning against Châteauroux ( 2–1 ). [ 22 ] On 1 May 2012, Bastia became ace of Ligue 2, [ 23 ] 44 years after its first base and only league style, with their victory over Metz at Armand Cesari. On 11 May 2012, Bastia won its last bet on of the season at home 2–1 against Nantes thanks to goals from Jérôme Rothen and David Suarez. [ 24 ] The club was besides on a 2-year prevail of being undefeated at home. Bastia became separate of the identical exclusive golf club of teams undefeated at home in Europe. respective players played their final bet on against Nantes in the color of Bastia, including David Suarez and Jacques-Désiré Périatambée. Bastia won all the trophies UNFP for Ligue 2 : Jérôme Rothen, best player ; Macedo Novaes, best goalkeeper ; and Frédéric Hantz, best coach, who placed five players in the team line-up ( Macedo Novaes, Féthi Harek, Wahbi Khazri, Sadio Diallo and Jérôme Rothen ). [ 25 ] In the 2016–17 Ligue 1 season, after four seasons in the top division, Bastia finished bottom of the Ligue 1 table and were relegated to Ligue 2 .

Sharp fall, fiscal troubles and slow climb spinal column [edit ]

On 22 June 2017, Bastia were relegated again to Championnat National after the DNCG had recommended a farther demotion for the club. Bastia were the subject of an audited account on their books which resulted in so far another demotion for failing to undertake they had the finances to compete in Ligue 2. The DNCG released a statement on the lapp day stating “ Following its audit nowadays before the DNCG, Sporting Club Bastia has been given notice of a probationary relegation ”. In August 2017, Bastia were demoted again to the Championnat National 3 following far fiscal irregularities. [ 26 ] [ 27 ] The clubhouse gained promotion to the Championnat National 2 in the 2018–19 season, [ 28 ] and completed a back-to-back promotion in the 2019–20 season, by being top of the National 2 Group A table when the season was curtailed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [ 29 ] Bastia achieved their third base consecutive promotion after being assured of a top two eat up in the 2020–21 Championnat National. [ 30 ]

stadium [edit ]

Stade Armand Cesari. Stade Armand Cesari, besides known as Stade Furiani, is the main football stadium in Corsica. It is located in Furiani, and is used by SC Bastia. In 1992, the stadium hosted the semi-finals of the Coupe de France during which a temp grandstand collapsed, killing 18 people and injuring about 3,000. [ 31 ] wholly disused and flush dangerous ( barbed wire around the land, dilapidated stands ), the stadium hosted the 1978 UEFA Cup Final. The stadium ‘s capability was then less than 12,000 seats, in parlous conditions, heavy rain having fallen on Corsica that day, turning the ground into a mire, which handicapped the result of this critical equal ( 0–0 ). [ 31 ] The push of 15,000 spectators announced appears exaggerated, but given the excitement around Corsica for the game, many fans did not hesitate to stand up, packed tightly, to attend the game. The record attendance at the stadium was set on 1 September 2012, when 15,505 people saw Bastia lose against St. Etienne ( 0–3 ) in a league catch. [ 31 ] [ 32 ] Behind it the comply record was set in 1978, when 15,000 people saw Bastia draw against PSV Eindhoven ( 0–0, 1978 ) in the UEFA Cup final matches. [ 31 ]

Colours and badge [edit ]

For the 2011–12 season, the club decided to change the logo. This is the explanation ; “1- Replacing the name “SCB”. Spoken in the aisles of Armand Cesari since its inception. “Bastia” is the club of the city. 2- To recall the historic jersey from 1978, the shield has a moor’s head, from the Testa Mora Flag. 3- It also reappeared as in the 70s and the heyday of the club. 4- The dominant color is blue. Always accompanied by white edging and black as official colours of the club since 1992.” [ 33 ]

Supporters [edit ]

Bastia has a big number of supporters among Corsicans, and their supporters frequently display elements of Corsican nationalism, such as the patronize use of the local language and symbols, [ 34 ] [ 35 ] and support for the island ‘s independence. [ 36 ] The fans are known as the Turchini, meaning “ Blues ” in Corsican. The fans have a competition with most mainland supporters, however, their most cutthroat rivals are Nice with whom they contest the Derby de la Mediterranée, although the bowler hat can besides refer to rivalries with Marseille and Monaco. They besides have a competition with parisian club PSG [ 37 ] due to political tensions between the capital and Corsica. The other bombastic competition is the corsican bowler hat with fellow islanders AC Ajaccio, and to a lesser extent Gazélec Ajaccio, with whom they compete over the dominance of the island. [ 38 ] [ 39 ]

Honours [edit ]

domestic [edit ]

Winners: 1972

Corsica Championship

Winners (17): 1922, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1935, 1936, 1942, 1943, 1946, 1947, 1949, 1959, 1962, 1963[40]

Europe [edit ]

Players [edit ]

current team [edit ]

As of 23 November 2021.[41][42]

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Out on loan [edit ]

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