Athletic Club Ajaccio, commonly referred to as AC Ajaccio, ACA or simply Ajaccio, is a French professional association football club based in the city of Ajaccio on the island of Corsica. The club was founded in 1910 and plays in Ligue 2. The club president is Christian Leca, and the first-team is coached by manager Olivier Pantaloni, following the sacking of Christian Bracconi in October 2014. Ajaccio play their home matches at the Stade François Coty and are rivals with fellow Corsican club Bastia, with whom they contest the Corsica derby.
Laurent Batlles is a French former professional footballer who played as a midfielder, currently manager of Ligue 2 club Saint-Étienne.
Johan Etienne Anthony Cavalli is a French former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
Xavier Pentecôte is a French former professional footballer who played as a striker. He played for Toulouse, Bastia, and Nice.
Yannick Cahuzac is a French former professional footballer and who is current assistant manager of Ligue 1 club Lens who played as a defensive midfielder. In his career, he played for Bastia, Toulouse, and Lens.
Serge Alain Stéphane Aurier is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Premier League club Nottingham Forest and captains the Ivory Coast national team.
Zacharie Boucher is a French professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Ligue 2 club Bastia. He was a French youth international and has served as the number one goalkeeper at under-16, under-17, and under-18 level.
Florian Tristan Mariano Thauvin is a French professional footballer who plays as a winger for Serie A club Udinese.
The 2012–13 Ligue 1 was the 75th season since its establishment. Montpellier were the defending champions. The league schedule was announced in April 2012 and the fixtures were determined on 30 May. The season began on 10 August and ended on 26 May 2013. A winter break was in effect from 24 December to 12 January 2013.
Christian Bracconi is a French-Italian former footballer who played as a forward, and a current manager of R.E. Virton. During his playing days, Bracconi played for SC Bastia in Ligue 1 and Ligue 2.
Ilias Hassani is an Algerian professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Zhetysu in Kazakhstan.
Enzo Vito Gabriel Crivelli is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward for Swiss Super League club Servette.
The 2014–15 SC Bastia season was the 49th consecutive season of the club in the French professional leagues. The club competed in Ligue 1, the Coupe de la Ligue and the Coupe de France.
The 2015–16 Ligue 1 season was the 78th season of the Ligue de Football Professionnel first division since its establishment. It started on 7 August 2015 and concluded on 14 May 2016. Paris Saint-Germain were the defending champions, and retained the title with a 9–0 win at Troyes on 13 March. It was their fourth consecutive Ligue 1 title.
The 2015–16 Coupe de la Ligue was the 22nd French league cup competition. The competition was organized by the Ligue de Football Professionnel and was open to the 44 professional clubs in France that are managed by the organization.
The 2016–17 Ligue 1 season was the 79th season since its establishment. Paris Saint-Germain were the defending champions. The fixtures were announced on 1 June 2016. The season began on 12 August 2016 and ended on 20 May 2017.
Mathieu Cafaro is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ligue 2 club Saint-Étienne, on loan from Belgian First Division A club Standard Liège.
The 2017–18 Coupe de la Ligue was the 24th edition of the French league cup competition. The winners of the league cup earned a place in the 2018–19 Europa League starting in the second qualifying round. Forty-four clubs will participate in the competition.
The 2021–22 season was the 117th season in the existence of SC Bastia and the club's first season back in the second division of French football. In addition to the domestic league, Bastia participated in this season's edition of the Coupe de France.
The 2022–23 season is the 86th in the history of Nîmes Olympique and their second consecutive season in the second division. The club participated in Ligue 2 and the Coupe de France, suffering relegation in the former.
