FC Balagne
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| Full name | Football Balagne Île-Rousse | |
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| Founded | 2008 | |
| Ground | Stade Jacques Ambroggi | |
| Capacity | 1,500 | |
| Chairman | Jean-Christophe Mattei | |
| League | Regional 1 Corsica | |
| 2017–18 | Championnat National 3 Group D, 14th (relegated) | |
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FB Île Rousse are a French football club based in L'Île-Rousse, Haute-Corse, Corsica.
History
The club was founded as FA Île-Rousse in 1976.
Their best period so far was in the mid-1990s, when they made it to the Championnat de France de football National, the third tier of French football.
After a string of poor results and attendances, the club was forced to declare bankruptcy in 2008. It reformed as FB Île-Rousse.
On 22 January 2014, in the Last 32 of the Coupe de France, the club defeated top-flight club and tournament holders Girondins de Bordeaux 4-3 on penalties after a 0-0 draw at Stade Ange Casanova in Ajaccio.[1]
Important dates
- 1976 : Club founded as FA Île-Rousse; played in Division d'Honneur in Corsica
- 1986 : Promoted to Championnat de France de football de Division 4 (CFA2) as champions of Division d'Honneur in Corsica
- 1993 : Promoted to Championnat de France amateur de football (CFA) as champions of Division 4
- 1995 : Promoted to Championnat de France de football National after finishing third in the CFA
- 1996 : Merger with AS Monticello (founded in 1988 as FA IRM)
- 1997 : Relegated to CFA after finishing 11th in National Groupe B
- 2005 : Relegated to CFA 2 after finishing 17th in CFA Groupe C
- 2006 : Renovation of Stade Jacques Ambroggi (new pitch, new dressing rooms, new offices)
- 2008 : Bankruptcy of club after finishing 16th and last in CFA2 Groupe D; club reformed as FBIR
- 2010 : Promotion to DH (Division d'Honneur) of the Ligue Corse de Football
- 2013 : Champions of DH and promotion to CFA2
- 2018 : Relegated from National 3 to Ligue Corse de Football Regional 1
Honours
- Champions of Division 4 Groupe H : 1993
- Champions of Ligue Corse de Football : 1984, 1985, 1986, 2013
- Winners of the Coupe de Corse : 1985, 1986, 1987
- Champions of PHA (Promotion Honneur A) : 2010
References
- ^ "Balagne Ile Rousse 0-0 Girondins de Bordeaux (4-3)". Eurosport. 22 January 2014. Archived from the original on 15 April 2014. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
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