CA Bastia

Cercle Athlétique Bastiais or CA Bastia was a French football club from Bastia, Corsica. The team's highest point was playing in Ligue 2, the second tier of the French football league system, in 2013–14.[1]

This article is about football club from Bastia, Corsica founded in 1920. For the club from the same city founded in 1905, see SC 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.
CA Bastia
Full nameCercle Athlétique Bastiais
Nickname(s)Les Noirs (The Blacks)
Founded1920 (1920)
Dissolved2017 (2017)
GroundStade Armand Cesari
Capacity16,000
ChairmanAntoine Emmanuelli
CoachStephane Rossi
LeagueChampionnat National
2016–1716th, Relegated
WebsiteClub website

Their historic home stadium was the Stade d'Erbajolo in Bastia, although they played their Ligue 2 home games in the Stade Armand Cesari, home stadium of the city's other professional team, SC Bastia.[2]

In 2017, after suffering relegation from the 2016–17 Championnat National (third tier), they merged with Borgo FC to form FC Bastia-Borgo.[3]

Former players
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References
  1. "Le CA Bastia en Ligue 2" [CA Bastia in Ligue 2]. L'Equipe (in French). Retrieved 3 July 2013.
  2. "Ligue 2 - Le CA Bastia jouera bien à Furiani" [Ligue 2 - CA Bastia will play in Furiani] (in French). France 3. Retrieved 30 June 2013.
  3. "Bastia CA : La fusion avec Borgo officialisée" [Bastia CA: Merger with Borgo made official] (in French). Foot National. 3 July 2017. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
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