Bastia

About

SC Bastia (Sporting Club de Bastia) is a French football club from Bastia, Corsica. It was created in 1905 and has won Ligue 2 French Championship titles in 1968 and 2012, one National French Championship in 2011, and the Coupe de France in 1981. Additionally, the team has won the Intertoto Cup in 1997 and several other regional titles. Stadium Armand-Cesari opened in 1932, but since May 5th, 1992, it's more commonly known as Furiani Stadium. Indeed, during the semi-final of the Coupe de France between Bastia and l'Olympique de Marseille, a temporary stand collapsed. Eighteen people died and 2357 were injured. The final was never played and since then, many French clubs don't  play on that day  out of respect for the victims. After several years in League 2, Bastia moved to League 1 in 2012 . Many notable players , such as Mickaël Landreau, Lilian Laslandes, Jérôme Rothen,  Brandão, and Sebastien Squillaci, were part of the club at some point in their careers. The principal color of the jersey is blue and the team is also known  by nicknames, Lioni di Furiani, and I turchini.