FB Île-Rousse

FB Île Rousse
Full name Football Balagne Île-Rousse
Founded 2008 (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)

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

  1. ↑ "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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