Derby Corse

The Derby Corse (English: Corsica derby) is a rivalry in French football between AC Ajaccio and SC Bastia, the two biggest clubs on the island of Corsica.^[1] The rivalry is intensified by the existing geographical rivalry of the island. Ajaccio is the capital of the island and largest city, as well as capital of the southern Corse-du-Sud department, while Bastia is the second city of the island and capital of the northern Haute-Corse department.

Derby Corse

Other names	Corsica derby
Location	Corsica
Teams	Ajaccio Bastia
First meeting	Ajaccio 1–3 Bastia Division 1 (28 November 1965)
Latest meeting	Bastia 1–0 Ajaccio Ligue 2 (5 February 2024)
Next meeting	Ajaccio – Bastia Ligue 2 (26 October 2024)
Stadiums	Stade François Coty (AC Ajaccio) Stade Armand-Cesari (SC Bastia)
Statistics
Meetings total	40
Most wins	SC Bastia (22)
Largest victory	Bastia 6–0 Ajaccio (20 May 1966) 1965–66 French Division 1

After a two-year absence the league fixtures returned to the calendar in the 2012–13 Ligue 1 season.^[2][3] After crowd trouble during 2012–13 season the fixtures of the following season were to be played behind closed doors at neutral venues. The first league fixture (Ajaccio at home) was played in Istres, Bastia played their punishment in Martigues in a Coupe de la Ligue fixture. It was agreed that the Bastia league fixture would be played at the usual Armand-Cesari but that Ajaccio fans would not be admitted. The game had extra significance as Ajaccio required a win to avoid relegation. Despite Ajaccio taking the lead in the 4th minute Bastia drew level on 32 minutes before scoring a last minute winner to relegate ACA.

On 26 October 2024, the fixture was suspended during the 42nd minute due to fan trouble in the stands. However, the game was eventually abandoned due to heavy rainfall. The fixture will be replayed at a future date during the 2024-25 Ligue 2 season.^[4]

Head to head

Statistics

As of 5 February 2024

Competition	AC Ajaccio wins	Draws	SC Bastia wins	AC Ajaccio goals	SC Bastia goals
League	10	6	20	37	50
Coupe de France	1	1	1	1	2
Coupe de la Ligue	0	0	1	0	1
Total	11	7	22	38	53

All–time results

League

#	Season	Date	Competition	Stadium	Home Team	Result	Away Team	Attendance[5][6]	H2H
1	1965–66	28 November 1965	Division 2	François Coty	AC Ajaccio	1–3	SC Bastia		+1
2		21 May 1966		Armand-Cesari	SC Bastia	6–0	AC Ajaccio		+2
3	1966–67	9 September 1966	Division 2	François Coty	AC Ajaccio	0–2	SC Bastia		+3
4		5 February 1967		Armand-Cesari	SC Bastia	0–0	AC Ajaccio		+3
5	1968–69	1 December 1968	Division 1	François Coty	AC Ajaccio	4–0	SC Bastia	14,421	+2
6		18 March 1969		Armand-Cesari	SC Bastia	1–0	AC Ajaccio	5,900	+3
7	1969–70	5 October 1969	Division 1	Armand-Cesari	SC Bastia	2–0	AC Ajaccio	5,269	+4
8		15 March 1970		François Coty	AC Ajaccio	2–0	SC Bastia	4,569	+3
9	1970–71	4 October 1970	Division 1	François Coty	AC Ajaccio	6–1	SC Bastia	6,917	+2
10		4 April 1971		Armand-Cesari	SC Bastia	1–4	AC Ajaccio		+1
11	1971–72	4 November 1971	Division 1	François Coty	AC Ajaccio	2–0	SC Bastia	5,000	0
12		26 March 1972		Armand-Cesari	SC Bastia	2–1	AC Ajaccio		+1
13	1972–73	4 October 1972	Division 1	Armand-Cesari	SC Bastia	1–0	AC Ajaccio		+2
14		25 March 1973		François Coty	AC Ajaccio	0–1	SC Bastia	4,124	+3
15	2002–03	15 September 2002	Ligue 1	Armand-Cesari	SC Bastia	1–2	AC Ajaccio	8,488	+2
16		31 January 2003		François Coty	AC Ajaccio	1–1	SC Bastia	7,910	+2
17	2003–04	31 October 2003	Ligue 1	Armand-Cesari	SC Bastia	1–1	AC Ajaccio	6,756	+2
18		26 March 2003		François Coty	AC Ajaccio	1–0	SC Bastia	5,442	+1
19	2004–05	20 August 2004	Ligue 1	Armand-Cesari	SC Bastia	1–0	AC Ajaccio	8,598	+2
20		11 January 2005		François Coty	AC Ajaccio	1–0	SC Bastia	7,095	+1
21	2006–07	9 November 2006	Ligue 1	François Coty	AC Ajaccio	0–1	SC Bastia	5,246	+2
22		27 April 2007		Armand-Cesari	SC Bastia	4–1	AC Ajaccio	5,352	+3
23	2007–08	26 October 2007	Ligue 2	François Coty	AC Ajaccio	1–3	SC Bastia	4,556	+4
24		5 April 2008		Armand-Cesari	SC Bastia	0–1	AC Ajaccio	4,465	+3
25	2008–09	5 December 2008	Ligue 2	Armand-Cesari	SC Bastia	6–2	AC Ajaccio	3,708	+4
26		8 May 2009		François Coty	AC Ajaccio	1–1	SC Bastia	4,556	+4
27	2009–10	30 October 2009	Ligue 2	Armand-Cesari	SC Bastia	1–0	AC Ajaccio	4,272	+5
28		2 April 2010		François Coty	AC Ajaccio	1–2	SC Bastia	4,654	+6
29	2012–13	30 October 2009	Ligue 1	François Coty	AC Ajaccio	0–0	SC Bastia	10,344	+6
30		2 March 2013		Armand-Cesari	SC Bastia	1–0	SC Bastia	15,205	+7
31	2013–14	4 December 2013	Ligue 1	Stade Parsemain	AC Ajaccio	1–1	SC Bastia	0	+7
32		20 April 2014		Armand-Cesari	SC Bastia	2–1	SC Bastia	14,153	+8
33	2021–22	25 September 2021	Ligue 2	Armand-Cesari	SC Bastia	2–0	AC Ajaccio	11,686	+9
34		12 March 2022		François Coty	AC Ajaccio	0–1	SC Bastia	5,000	+10
35	2023–24	2 October 2023	Ligue 2	François Coty	AC Ajaccio	2–0	SC Bastia	4,732	+9
36		5 February 2024		Armand-Cesari	SC Bastia	1–0	AC Ajaccio	14,479	+10

Cup

#	Season	Date	Competition	Round	Stadium	Home Team	Result	Away Team	Attendance
1	1965–66	13 February 1966	Coupe de France	Round of 32	François Coty	AC Ajaccio	1–0	SC Bastia
2	1971–72	12 March 1972	Coupe de France	Round of 16 Leg 1	François Coty	AC Ajaccio	0–2	SC Bastia	6,986
3		15 March 1972		Round of 16 Leg 2	Armand-Cesari	SC Bastia	0–0	AC Ajaccio
4	2013–14	29 October 2013	Coupe de la Ligue	Third	Francis Turcan	SC Bastia	1–0	AC Ajaccio

Statistics

All-time goalscorers

Pos.	Nation	Player	Club(s)	Goals	Years
1		Pierre-Yves André	SC Bastia	9	1997–2001 2004–2010
2		François M'Pelé	AC Ajaccio	7	1968–1973
3		Fabrice Jau	SC Bastia	4	2001–2006 2007–2010
		Réginald Dortomb	AC Ajaccio	4	1970–1972
5		Étienne Sansonetti	SC Bastia AC Ajaccio AC Ajaccio AC Ajaccio	3	1965–1967 1967–1969 1970–1972 1976–1977
		Marc-Kanyan Case	SC Bastia	3	1969–1973

All-time appearances

Pos.	Nation	Player	Club(s)	Apps	Years
1		Chaouki Ben Saada	SC Bastia	11	2001–2008 2019–2022
2		Jean-Claude Tosi	SC Bastia AC Ajaccio	10	1965–1973 1973–1974
		Xavier Collin	AC Ajaccio	10	2002–2008
4		Georges Calmettes	AC Ajaccio SC Bastia	9	1968–1969 1969–1973
		Pierre-Yves André	SC Bastia	9	1997–2001 2004–2010
6		Georges Franceschetti	SC Bastia	8	1965–1967 1968–1972 1974–1978
		Féthi Harek	SC Bastia	8	2007–2014
		Jean-Pierre Serra	SC Bastia AC Ajaccio	8	1968–1971 1971–1972
		René Le Lamer	AC Ajaccio	8	1969–1973
		Yannick Cahuzac	SC Bastia	8	2005–2017

References

1. "The derby that divides an island". BBC Sport. 11 March 2022.
2. "Le derby… en Ligue 1 !" (in French). SC Bastia. 20 May 2012. Archived from the original on 23 February 2014. Retrieved 11 July 2012.
3. "L1 : Les équipes" (in French). SC Bastia. 21 May 2012. Archived from the original on 23 February 2014. Retrieved 11 July 2012.
4. "Le derby corse reporté à une date ultérieure en raison de conditions météo". lequipe.fr. L'Equipe. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
5. "L1 : Records de spectateurs Francois Coty". www.stades-spectateurs.com (in French). 5 October 2013. Retrieved 5 October 2013.
6. "L1 : Records de spectateurs Furiani (Armand Cesari)". www.stades-spectateurs.com (in French). 5 October 2013. Archived from the original on 2012-08-05. Retrieved 31 August 2019.

External links

• Official AC Ajaccio
• Official SC Bastia website
• Official LFP website