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For the Championnat de France amateur Group B club, see CA Bastia
CA Bastia
Cercle Athlétique Bastiais or CA Bastia is a French association football team founded in 1920. They are based in Bastia, Corsica, France and are currently playing in the Championnat de France Amateurs Group B. They play at the Stade d'Erbajolo in Bastia....

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For the Championnat de France amateur 2 Group D club, see ÉF Bastia
ÉF Bastia
Étoile Filante Bastiaise or ÉF Bastia is a French association football team founded in 1971. They are based in Biguglia, France and are currently playing in the Championnat de France Amateurs 2 Group D...

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Sporting Club de Bastia (commonly referred to as SC Bastia or simply Bastia) is a French association football

Football in France

Football is the most popular sport in France. The Fédération Française de Football is the national governing bodyand is responsible for overseeing all aspects of the game of association football in the country, both professional and amateur...

club based in Bastia

Bastia

Bastia is a commune in the Haute-Corse department of France located in the northeast of the island of Corsica at the base of Cap Corse. It is also the second-largest city in Corsica after Ajaccio and the capital of the department....

on the island of Corsica

Corsica

Corsica is an island in the Mediterranean Sea. It is located west of Italy, southeast of the French mainland, and north of the island of Sardinia....

. The club currently plays in the Championnat National

Championnat National

The Championnat de France National, commonly referred to as simply National or Division 3, serves as the third division of the French football league system behind Ligue 1 and Ligue 2...

, the third division of French football

Football in France

. Bastia previously had stints in both Ligue 1

Ligue 1

Ligue 1 , is the French professional league for association football clubs. It is the country's primary football competition and serves as the top division of the French football league system. Ligue 1 is one of two divisions making up the Ligue de Football Professionnel, the other being Ligue 2....

and Ligue 2

Ligue 2

Ligue 2 , formerly known as Division 2, is a French professional football league. The league serves as the second division of French football and is one of two divisions making up the Ligue de Football Professionnel , the other being Ligue 1, the country's top football division...

. The club primarily plays its home matches at the Stade Armand Cesari

Stade Armand Cesari

Stade Armand-Cesari is a multi-purpose stadium in Bastia, France. It is currently used mostly for football matches of SC Bastia. The stadium is able to hold 10,460 people and opened in 1932....

located within the city. Bastia is managed by Frédéric Hantz

Frédéric Hantz

Frédéric Hantz is a football manager, currently managing SC Bastia.-Coaching career:Formerly coached FC Sochaux who had a playing career before coaching. On 18 December named as new Head Coach by Le Havre AC and was after the end of his contract on 30 June 2010 released...

and captained by midfielder

Midfielder

A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...

Yannick Cahuzac

Yannick Cahuzac is a French professional football player who currently plays in the Championnat National for SC Bastia.He is the grandson of famous player and coach Pierre Cahuzac.-External links:*...

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Bastia's main historical success include reaching the final

1978 UEFA Cup Final

The 1978 UEFA Cup Final was a football match played on 26 April 1978 and 9 May 1978 between PSV Eindhoven of Netherlands and SC Bastia of France. PSV Eindhoven won the two matches 3–0 on aggregate.-First leg:-Second leg:...

of the 1977–78 edition of the UEFA Cup

UEFA Cup

The UEFA Europa League is an annual association football cup competition organised by UEFA since 1971 for eligible European football clubs. It is the second most prestigious European club football contest after the UEFA Champions League...

. The team was defeated by Dutch

Netherlands

The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...

club PSV Eindhoven. Domestically, Bastia won the second division of French football in 1968

French football Division 2 1967-68

-League standings:-References:*...

and were winners of the Coupe de France

Coupe de France

The Coupe Charles Simon, commonly known as the Coupe de France , is the premier knockout cup competition in French football organized by the French Football Federation...

in 1981. During the club's infancy, it was league champions of the Corsican league 17 times. They are the local rivals of AC Ajaccio

AC Ajaccio

Athletic Club Ajaccio is a French association football club based in the city of Ajaccio on the island of Corsica. The club was founded in 1910 and currently plays in Ligue 1, the first division of French football, having finished 2nd in the 2010–11 campaign in Ligue 2. The club president is Alain...

Current squad

As of 24 July 2011

Reserve squad

As of 4 September 2010

Notable players

Below are the notable former players who have represented Bastia in league

Ligue 1

and international competition since the club's foundation in 1905. To appear in the section below, a player must have played in at least 80 official matches for the club.

For a complete list of Bastia players, see :Category:SC Bastia players
Pascal Camadini

Pascal Camadini

Pascal Camadini is a retired French footballer.-External links:*...

Pierrick Hiard

Pierrick Hiard is a French retired footballer.-External links:**...

Frédéric Née

Frédéric Née is a French football striker who last played for SC Bastia in the French Ligue 2. He announced his retirement at the end of the 2006/2007 season because of a recurrent injury. He played one game with the French national team on June 1, 2001 against Australia during the 2001...

Charles Orlanducci

Charles Orlanducci is a French retired professional football defender and master.-External links:*...

Claude Papi

Claude Papi is a former football midfielder from France, who earned three caps for the French national team during the late 1970s....

Jacques Zimako

Jacques Zimako is a retired French professional footballer.Zimako played for SC Bastia, AS Saint-Étienne and FC Sochaux-Montbéliard. He capped 13 times for France, scoring 2 goals.-References:...

Roger Milla

Roger Milla is a retired Cameroonian footballer who played as a striker. He was one of the first African players to be a major star on the international stage...

Michael Essien

Michael Kojo Essien is a Ghanaian footballer who plays for Chelsea and the Ghanaian national team. He is a midfielder who has often been touted as a box-to-box midfielder for his ability to exert boundless energy in supporting offensive and defensive play...

Morlaye Soumah

Morlaye Soumah is a Guinean football player.Soumah has spent most of his playing career with SC Bastia in France's Ligue 1....

Johnny Rep Piotr Świerczewski

Piotr Swierczewski

Piotr Jarosław Świerczewski is a retired Polish football player.-Club:During his 20-year professional career, he played for clubs such as Lech Poznań, GKS Katowice, AS Saint-Étienne , SC Bastia , Gamba Osaka , Olympique Marseille , Birmingham City F.C...

Greg Vanney

Greg Vanney is retired American soccer defender who last played for the Los Angeles Galaxy of MLS...

Anto Drobnjak Dragan Džajić

Dragan Džajic

Dragan Džajić is widely considered to have been one of the best Serbian football players to emerge from former Yugoslavia. Regarded as a preeminent and very proficient left winger, he is strongly reputed to have been one of the finest European players of his generation...

Alex Song

Domestic

Ligue 2
Ligue 2
Ligue 2 , formerly known as Division 2, is a French professional football league. The league serves as the second division of French football and is one of two divisions making up the Ligue de Football Professionnel , the other being Ligue 1, the country's top football division...
- Champions (1): 1968
  French football Division 2 1967-68
  -League standings:-References:*...

Championnat National
Championnat National
The Championnat de France National, commonly referred to as simply National or Division 3, serves as the third division of the French football league system behind Ligue 1 and Ligue 2...
- Champions (1): 2010

Coupe de France
- Champions (1): 1981
  Coupe de France Final 1981
  The Coupe de France Final 1981 was a football match held at Parc des Princes, Paris on 13 June 1981, that saw Bastia defeat Saint-Étienne 2–1 thanks to goals by Louis Marcialis and Roger Milla.-Match details:...
- Runners-Up (2): 1972
  Coupe de France Final 1972
  The Coupe de France Final 1972 was a football match held at Parc des Princes, Paris on 4 June 1972, that saw Olympique de Marseille defeat SEC Bastia 2–1 thanks to goals by Didier Couécou and Josip Skoblar.-Match details:...
  
  , 2002
  Coupe de France Final 2002
  The Coupe de France Final 2002 was a football match held at Stade de France, Saint-Denis on 11 May 2002, that saw FC Lorient defeat SC Bastia 1–0 thanks to a goal by Jean-Claude Darcheville...

Coupe de la Ligue
Coupe de la Ligue
The Coupe de la Ligue , known outside of France as the French League Cup, is a knockout cup competition in French football organized by the Ligue de Football Professionnel...
- Runners-Up (1): 1995
  Coupe de la Ligue Final 1995
  The Coupe de la Ligue Final 1995 was a football match held at Parc des Princes, Paris on May 3, 1995, that saw defeat SC Bastia 2-0 thanks to goals by Alain Roche and Raí.-Match details:-External links:*...

Trophée des champions
Trophée des champions
The Trophée des champions , is a French association football trophy contested in an annual match between the champions of Ligue 1 and the winners of the Coupe de France. It is equivalent to the Super Cups found in many countries...
- Champions (1): 1972

Corsica Championship
- Champions (17): 1922, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1935, 1936, 1942, 1943, 1946, 1947, 1949, 1959, 1962, 1963

Europe

UEFA Cup
UEFA Cup
The UEFA Europa League is an annual association football cup competition organised by UEFA since 1971 for eligible European football clubs. It is the second most prestigious European club football contest after the UEFA Champions League...
- Runners-Up (1): 1978

Intertoto Cup
UEFA Intertoto Cup
The UEFA Intertoto Cup, also abbreviated as UI Cup and originally called the International Football Cup, was a summer football competition for European clubs that had not qualified for one of the two major UEFA competitions, the Champions League and the UEFA Cup. The competition was discontinued...
- Champions (1): 1997

Managers

Name	From	To
Boumedienne Abderhamane	1957	1961
François Fassone	1961	1963
Gyula Nagy Gyula Nagy Gyula Nagy , also referred to as Jules Nagy, is a former Hungarian footballer and manager.He began his career with Vasas SC and then joined France where he played for numerous clubs. He had a spell of two years with Fiorentina...	1963	1964
André Strappe André Strappe André Strappe was a French footballer who played striker, and later served as a manager....	1964	1965
Gyula Nagy Gyula Nagy Gyula Nagy , also referred to as Jules Nagy, is a former Hungarian footballer and manager.He began his career with Vasas SC and then joined France where he played for numerous clubs. He had a spell of two years with Fiorentina...	1965	1966
Lucien Jasseron Lucien Jasseron Lucien Jasseron was a French footballer.He played for Le Havre AC and RC Paris, and was part of France in the 1938 World Cup. He then had a coaching career.-References:*...	1966	1969
Rachid Mekhloufi	1969	1969
Edmond Delfour Edmond Delfour Maurice Edmond Delfour was a French international footballer who played midfielder and manager. He was born in Ris-Orangis... and Rachid Mekhloufi	1969	1970
Edmond Delfour Edmond Delfour Maurice Edmond Delfour was a French international footballer who played midfielder and manager. He was born in Ris-Orangis...	1970	1970
Gyula Nagy Gyula Nagy Gyula Nagy , also referred to as Jules Nagy, is a former Hungarian footballer and manager.He began his career with Vasas SC and then joined France where he played for numerous clubs. He had a spell of two years with Fiorentina...	1970	1971
Jean Vincent	March 1971	November 1971
Pierre Cahuzac Pierre Cahuzac Pierre Cahuzac was a French association football midfielder. After retiring he became a manager, and led SC Bastia to the 1978 UEFA Cup Final.His grandson Yannick Cahuzac is a professional footballer.-References:*...	November 1971	1979
Jean-Pierre Destrumelle Jean-Pierre Destrumelle Jean-Pierre Destrumelle was a French football player who played for Rouen, Marseille and Paris SG.Destrumelle also enjoyed a career as a manager with Valenciennes, Bastia, Lyon, Béziers and Orléans.-External links:*...	1979	1980
Antoine Redin Antoine Redin Antoine Redin is French former footballer and football manager.He played for FC Nancy, Toulouse and AS Nancy.He coached AS Nancy and Bastia.-External links:*...	1980	1985
Alain Moizan Alain Moizan Alain Moizan is a retired French professional football midfielder.In February 2008, he was appointed coach of the Mauritania national football team, his second national team coaching job after a short stint with Mali in 2004.-External links:*...	1985	1986
Antoine Redin Antoine Redin Antoine Redin is French former footballer and football manager.He played for FC Nancy, Toulouse and AS Nancy.He coached AS Nancy and Bastia.-External links:*...	1986	1986
Roland Gransart Roland Gransart Roland Gransart is a French former footballer and coach.He played for Olympique de Marseille.After his playing career, he became a coach with Olympique de Marseille, SC Bastia, FC Gueugnon, AS Cannes and FC Martigues.-External links and references:**...	1986	1991
René Exbrayat René Exbrayat René Exbrayat is French former footballer and football manager.He played for Arles and Aix-en-Provence, playing for France amateur football team at the Mediterranean Games....	1991	1992
Léonce Lavagne	1992	1994
Frédéric Antonetti Frédéric Antonetti Frédéric Antonetti is a football manager, currently managing Ligue 1 side Stade Rennais.-Manager:-References:...	1994	1998
Henryk Kasperczak Henryk Kasperczak Henryk Wojciech Kasperczak is a Polish football manager and a football player.As a player, Kasperczak took part in two FIFA World Cups with Poland, achieving third place in 1974, as well as a silver medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada.As a manager, Kasperczak enjoyed most...	1998	23 October 1998
Laurent Fournier Laurent Fournier Laurent Fournier, is a former French footballer and now manager of AJ Auxerre.-As a player:*French championship in 1991 with Olympique Marseille and 1994 with Paris SG...	23 October 1998	19 April 1999
José Pasqualetti José Pasqualetti José Pasqualetti, born 27 September 1956, in Bastia, France, is a former football midfielder and manager. He formerly managed AC Ajaccio.He was named FC Istres manager on April 2010.-References:...	19 April 1999	1999
Frédéric Antonetti Frédéric Antonetti Frédéric Antonetti is a football manager, currently managing Ligue 1 side Stade Rennais.-Manager:-References:...	1999	2001
Robert Nouzaret	2001	2002
Gérard Gili	2002	2004
François Ciccolini	2004	April 2005
Michel Padovani and Eric Durand Éric Durand Eric Durand is a French footballer retired goalkeeper.-External links:*...	April 2005	2005
Bernard Casoni Bernard Casoni Bernard Casoni is a football manager, currently managing Evian Thonon Gaillard FC. In his playing career he played for Olympique Marseille and France at Euro 1992....	7 July 2005	31 May 2009
Philippe Anziani Philippe Anziani Philippe Anziani is a French former football striker and manager.-Coaching career:He has managed SC Bastia for the season 2009–10. and on 26 November 2009 SC Bastia's club officials have fired the coach Philippe Anziani due to poor results. He was named FC Nantes manager in March 2011.-External...	1 June 2009	26 November 2009
Michel Padovani (caretaker)	26 November 2009	December 2009
Faruk Hadžibegić	December 2009	June 2010
Frédéric Hantz Frédéric Hantz Frédéric Hantz is a football manager, currently managing SC Bastia.-Coaching career:Formerly coached FC Sochaux who had a playing career before coaching. On 18 December named as new Head Coach by Le Havre AC and was after the end of his contract on 30 June 2010 released...	June 2010

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