Stade de Furiani | |
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| Location | Furiani, France |
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| Coordinates | 42°39′5″N 9°26′34″E / 42.65139°N 9.44278°E |
| Owner | Communauté d'agglomération de Bastia |
| Capacity | 16,048 |
| Field size | 105m x 68m |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 1932 |
| Renovated | 1948, 1992, 1994, 1997, 2001, 2011, 2012 |
| Tenants | |
| Sporting Club de Bastia (1932–present) CA Bastia | |
Stade Armand Cesari, also known as the Stade de Furiani, is a multi-purpose stadium in Furiani, France. It is currently used mostly for football matches of SC Bastia. The stadium is able to hold 16,000 people and opened in 1932.[1]
It was the venue for the first leg of the 1978 UEFA Cup Final, which saw a 0–0 tie between SC Bastia and the Dutch-side PSV Eindhoven. Eventually, PSV won the Final with a 3–0 victory on their home ground Philips Stadion.
The record attendance at the stadium was set on 1 September 2012, when 15,505 people saw Bastia lose against Saint-Étienne (3–0) in a league match.[2][3] This broke the record set on 26 April 1978, when 15,000 people saw Bastia draw 0–0 against PSV Eindhoven in the first leg of the 1978 UEFA Cup Final.[2]
- ^ "World Stadiums - Stadiums in France - Corse (Corsica)". Archived from the original on 9 June 2002.
- ^ a b U Stade Armand Cesari, SC Bastia, Retrieved 30 July 2012 (in French).
- ^ Les échos autour de Bastia-Saint-Etienne, SC Bastia, 2 September 2012 (in French).