Bastia
Full name	Sporting Club de Bastia
Nickname(s)	Les Bleus
Founded	1905
Ground	Stade Armand Cesari
Capacity	12,000
Chairman	Jean Giambelli
Manager	Bernard Casoni
League	Ligue 2
2005-2006	Ligue 2, 6th
Home colours Away colours

For the Championnat de France Amateurs Group B side, see CA Bastia.
For the Championnat de France Amateurs 2 Group D side, see ÉF Bastia.

Sporting Club de Bastia is a French football team, playing in the town of Bastia, Corsica. In the 2004/05 season, Bastia were relegated to Ligue 2 after finishing 19th in Ligue 1. During the 2005/06 season they finished 6th in Ligue 2. Their main historical successes include reaching the UEFA Cup final against PSV Eindhoven in 1978 and winning the Coupe de France in 1981. Image File history File links Sporting Club de Bastias Badge Image by http://hqfl. ... 1905 (MCMV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar). ... Stade Armand Cesari is a multi-use stadium in Bastia, France. ... The following is an incomplete list of football (soccer) stadia. ... Bernard Casoni, (born 4 September 1961, in Cannes, France) is a football manager, currently managing SC Bastia. ... Ligue 2 is the second division of French football. ... Image File history File links left arm of kit template File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... body of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... rightarm of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... socks of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... Image File history File links left arm of kit template File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... body of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... rightarm of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... socks of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... The Championnat de France Amateurs is a French football competition; the equivalent of the fourth division, below the Championnat National. ... For the Ligue 2 side, see SC Bastia. ... The Championnat de France Amateurs 2 is the 5th highest league in French football, after Ligue 1, Ligue 2, Championnat National and Championnat de France Amateurs, and is made up of 128 teams in 8 groups of 16 teams. ... For the Ligue 2 side, see SC Bastia. ... Football (soccer) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Location within France Bastia (French & Corsican: Bastia), is a town and commune of northern Corsica, in France. ... (Territorial collectivity flag) (Territorial collectivity logo) Location Administration Capital Ajaccio President of the Executive Council Ange Santini (UMP) (since 2004) Departments Corse-du-Sud Haute-Corse Arrondissements 5 Cantons 52 Communes 360 Statistics Land area1 8,680 km² Population (Ranked 25th)  - January 1, 2006 est. ... Ligue 2 is the second division of French football. ... Ligue 1 (Première division or Division 1 until 2003) is the top division of French and Monegasque football, one of two divisions making up the LFP, the other being Ligue 2. ... Ligue 2 is the second division of French football. ... The UEFA Cup is a football competition for European club teams, organized by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA). ... Philips Sport Vereniging (English: Philips Sports Union), widely known either as PSV or PSV Eindhoven, is a sports club from Eindhoven, Netherlands. ... ...

Current squad 2006/2007

No. Position Player 1 GK Austin Ejide 2 DF Eric Marester 3 DF Arnaud Maire 4 DF Florent Laville 5 DF Grégory Lorenzi 6 MF Franco Dolci 7 FW Abdelmalek Cherrad 8 MF Yohan Gomez 9 FW Frédéric Née 11 MF Frédéric Mendy 12 MF Serisay Barthelemy 13 FW Hervé Guy

No. Position Player 14 FW Henoc Conombo 16 GK Jean-Louis Leca 17 DF Damien Bridonneau 18 DF Yannick Cahuzac 20 MF Pierre-Yves André 21 DF Gilles Cioni 22 FW Samir Bertin d'Avesnes 23 DF Mehdi Méniri 24 DF Florent Ghisolfi 25 MF Gary Coulibaly 26 MF Foued Kahlaoui 29 FW Chaouki Ben Saada

Certain players, have dual-nationality, but for the sake of the lists the priority is given to the chosen country of the player. Image File history File links Flag_of_Nigeria. ... A goalkeeper. ... Austin Ejide (born 8 April 1984 in Onitsha, Nigeria) is a Nigerian football goalkeeper. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Eric Marester (born June 12, 1984 in Villeneuve-la-Garenne) is a French football defender currently playing for SC Bastia in the French Ligue 2. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Arnaud Maire (born March 6, 1979 in Besançon) is a French football defender currently playing for SC Bastia in the French Ligue 2. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Florent Laville (born 7 August 1973 in Valence) is a French football defender. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Argentina. ... The Midfield in relation to the football positions In association football, a midfielder is a player whose position of play is midway between the attacking strikers and the defenders (highlighted in blue on the diagram). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Algeria_(bordered). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Abdelmalek Cherrad (born January 14, 1981 in La Tronche, France) is an Algerian football player who plays for SC Bastia in Frances Ligue 2. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... The Midfield in relation to the football positions In association football, a midfielder is a player whose position of play is midway between the attacking strikers and the defenders (highlighted in blue on the diagram). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Frédéric Née (born April 18, 1975 in Bayeux) is a French football striker currently playing for SC Bastia in the French Ligue 2. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Senegal. ... The Midfield in relation to the football positions In association football, a midfielder is a player whose position of play is midway between the attacking strikers and the defenders (highlighted in blue on the diagram). ... Frédéric Mendy (born November 6, 1981 in Dakar) is a Senegalese-French football striker currently playing for SC Bastia in the French Ligue 2. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... The Midfield in relation to the football positions In association football, a midfielder is a player whose position of play is midway between the attacking strikers and the defenders (highlighted in blue on the diagram). ... Serisay Barthelemy (born 6 January 1984) is a footballer from France who currently plays as midfielder for SC Bastia in the French Ligue 2. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Cote_d'Ivoire. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Hervé Guy, (born on August 5, 1984 in Adzope), is a Côte divoire football striker which currently plays for French Ligue 2 club SC Bastia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Burkina_Faso. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Henoc Conombo (born June 13, 1986 in Ouagadougou) is a Burkinabé football striker currently playing for SC Bastia in the French Ligue 2. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... A goalkeeper. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... The Midfield in relation to the football positions In association football, a midfielder is a player whose position of play is midway between the attacking strikers and the defenders (highlighted in blue on the diagram). ... Pierre-Yves André (born 14 May 1974) is a footballer from France who currently plays as midfielder for SC Bastia in the French Ligue 2. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Comoros. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Algeria_(bordered). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Mehdi Méniri (born June 29, 1977 in Metz) is a French-born Algerian football defender. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Florent Ghisolfi (born February 28, 1985 in Aubagne) is a French football midfielder currently playing for SC Bastia in the French Ligue 2. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... The Midfield in relation to the football positions In association football, a midfielder is a player whose position of play is midway between the attacking strikers and the defenders (highlighted in blue on the diagram). ... Gary Coulibaly (born March 30, 1986 in Bastia) is a French football midfielder currently playing for SC Bastia in the French Ligue 2. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... The Midfield in relation to the football positions In association football, a midfielder is a player whose position of play is midway between the attacking strikers and the defenders (highlighted in blue on the diagram). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Tunisia. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Chaouki Ben Saada (Arabic: شوقي ابن سعادة) (born July 1, 1984 in Bastia, Corsica, France) is a Tunisian footballer, currently playing for SC Bastia in Ligue 2. ...

Dual Nationality

• 7 Abdelmalek Cherrad
• 11 Frédéric Mendy
• 13 Hervé Guy
• 23 Mehdi Meniri
• 29 Chaouki Ben Saada

Image File history File links Flag_of_Algeria_(bordered). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... Abdelmalek Cherrad (born January 14, 1981 in La Tronche, France) is an Algerian football player who plays for SC Bastia in Frances Ligue 2. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Senegal. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... Frédéric Mendy (born November 6, 1981 in Dakar) is a Senegalese-French football striker currently playing for SC Bastia in the French Ligue 2. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Cote_d'Ivoire. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... Hervé Guy, (born on August 5, 1984 in Adzope), is a Côte divoire football striker which currently plays for French Ligue 2 club SC Bastia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Algeria_(bordered). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... Mehdi Méniri (Arabic: ‎) (born June 29, 1977 in Metz) is a French-born Algerian football defender. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Tunisia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... Chaouki Ben Saada (Arabic: شوقي ابن سعادة) (born July 1, 1984 in Bastia, Corsica, France) is a Tunisian footballer, currently playing for SC Bastia in Ligue 2. ...

List Of Achievements

• Winner of the French Cup : 1981
• Finalist of the French Cup : 1972 , 2002
• Finalist of the French League Cup : 1995
• Champion of Ligue 2 : 1968
• Winner of the Intertoto Cup : 1997
• Finalist of the UEFA Cup : 1978
• Corsica Champion DH: 1922 , 1927 , 1928 , 1929 , 1930 , 1931 , 1932 , 1935 , 1936 , 1942 , 1943 , 1946 , 1947 , 1949 , 1959 , 1962 , 1963

Notable former players

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

• Chaouki Ben Saada
• Pascal Chimbonda
• Anto Drobnjak
• Dragan Džajić
• Austin Ejide
• Michael Essien
• Christian Karembeu
• Jean-François Larios
• Roger Milla
• Ľubomír Moravčík
• Pascal Olmeta
• Claude Papi
• Johnny Rep
• Piotr Świerczewski
• Alberto Tarantini
• Greg Vanney
• Kabongo Ngoie

Image File history File links Flag_of_Tunisia. ... Chaouki Ben Saada (Arabic: شوقي ابن سعادة) (born July 1, 1984 in Bastia, Corsica, France) is a Tunisian footballer, currently playing for SC Bastia in Ligue 2. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... Pascal Chimbonda (born 21 February 1979 in Les Abymes, Guadeloupe) is a French defender who plays for Tottenham Hotspur and for the French national team. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Serbia_and_Montenegro. ... Anto Drobnjak is a retired Montenegrin footballer. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_SFR_Yugoslavia. ... Dragan Džajić (Serbian Cyrillic: Драган Џајић) (born May 30, 1946 in Ub, Serbia) was a successful Serbian football player. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Nigeria. ... Austin Ejide (born 8 April 1984 in Onitsha, Nigeria) is a Nigerian football goalkeeper. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Ghana. ... Michael Essien (born December 3, 1982 in Accra) is a Ghanaian International footballer. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... Christian Karembeu (born December 3, 1970 in Lifou, New Caledonia) is a former French international football (soccer) player. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... Jean-François Larios (born August 27, 1956 in Sidi-Bel-Abbès, Algeria) is a former football midfielder from France, who earned seventeen international caps (five goals) for the French national team during the late 1970s, early 1980s. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Cameroon. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Slovakia_(bordered). ... Lubomir Moravčík (born June 22, 1965 in Nitra) is a former footballer from Slovakia, who played internationally for Czechoslovakia and Slovakia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... Pascal Olmeta (born April 7, 1961) is a French football goalkeeper who played for Olympique de Marseille in the 1990s. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... Claude Papi (born 16 April 1949 – died January 28, 1983) is a former football midfielder from France, who earned three caps (no goals) for the French national team during the late 1970s. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Netherlands. ... Nicholaas (Johnny) Rep (born November 25, 1951 in Zaandam, Noord-Holland) is a former Dutch football striker. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Poland_corrected_(bordered). ... Piotr Świerczewski (born April 8, 1972 in Nowy Sącz) is a Polish football player. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Argentina. ... Alberto Tarantini (born 3 December, 1955) was an Argentine football player. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Greg Vanney (born June 11, 1974 in Chandler, Arizona) is an American soccer player, who currently plays left fullback for SC Bastia and the United States national team. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Zaire. ...

Managerial history

Ligue 2 • 2006-07 Clubs v • d • e

Ajaccio • Amiens • Bastia • Brest • Caen • Châteauroux • Créteil Dijon • Grenoble • Gueugnon • Guingamp • Istres • Le Havre • Libourne-Saint-Seurin Metz • Montpellier • Niort • Reims • Strasbourg • Tours Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... André Strappe (born in Bully-les-Mines, Pas-de-Calais, February 23, 1928 – dead February 9, 2006) was a french football (soccer) player in striker role, and later manager. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Hungary. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... Edmond Delfour (born in Ris-Orangis, November 1, 1907 – died 19 December 1990) was a french football (soccer) player in striker role and manager. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... Edmond Delfour (born in Ris-Orangis, November 1, 1907 – died 19 December 1990) was a french football (soccer) player in striker role and manager. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Hungary. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... Jean Claude Marie Vincent de Gournay (1712-1759) was a French economist, one of the creators of the laissez faire, laissez passer economic philosphy. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... Frédéric Antonetti, (born 8 October 1954, in Venzolasca, France) is a football manager, currently managing OGC Nice. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Poland_corrected_(bordered). ... Henryk Kasperczak - Polish Footballer, later Polish Coach This article is a stub. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... Laurent Fournier, (born 14 September 1964, in Lyon, France) is a football manager and former midfielder. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... José Pasqualetti, born 27 September 1956, in Bastia, France, is a former football midfielder, now manager, currently working for CS Sedan. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... Frédéric Antonetti, (born 8 October 1954, in Venzolasca, France) is a football manager, currently managing OGC Nice. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... Bernard Casoni, (born 4 September 1961, in Cannes, France) is a football manager, currently managing SC Bastia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... Ligue 2 is the second division of French football. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... Athletic Club Ajaccio, commonly known as AC Ajaccio is a French football team, who were founded in 1910. ... Amiens Sporting Club (Amiens SC) is a French soccer club based in Amiens, currently playing in Ligue 2, the second highest tier of the French football league. ... Stade Brestois 29 is a French football club, based in Brest. ... Stade Malherbe de Caen is a French football team, playing in the city of Caen. ... La Berrichonne de Châteauroux is a French second division football team from Châteauroux, which lost the French Cup final to Paris Saint-Germain in 2004. ... Union Sportif Créteil-Lusitanos Football is a French football club founded in 1936. ... Dijon Football Côte dOr is a football club from Dijon, France. ... Founded in 1892 as Football Club de Grenoble, Grenoble Foot 38 hails from Grenoble. ... History Football Club de Gueugnon was founded in 1940. ... En Avant Guingamp is a French football club, based in Guingamp. ... FC Istres is a French football team, playing in the town of Istres. ... Le Havre Athletic Club Football Association or Havre Athletic Club, is a French football club founded in 1872 making it the oldest soccer club registered in France. ... FC Libourne-Saint-Seurin are a French football team currently playing in Ligue 2 of the French league. ... Football Club de Metz is a French football team, playing in the town of Metz, in the Lorraine region. ... Montpellier Hérault Sport Club is a French football club, based in Montpellier. ... Chamois Niortais Football Club is a French football club based in Niort. ... Stade de Reims-Champagne is a French association football team from Reims currently playing in Ligue 2, the second tier of French football. ... Racing Club de Strasbourg is a French football team, playing in the city of Strasbourg. ... Tours FC is a French football club based in Tours. ...

External links

• Official website (in French)
• Forza Bastia (in French)
• Bastia Fansite (in French)