Stade Armand-Cesari
Stade de Furiani | |
| Location | Furiani, France |
|---|---|
| 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.
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. 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.