FC Balagne is a French

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club based in

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. It was known as FB Île Rousse during the period between 2008 and 2018, and under other names prior to that. As of the 2024–2025 season, the club play in

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, the fourth level of French football, after gaining promotion as champion of

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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

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. After gaining promotion in 1996, the club merged with ''AS Monticello'' and became known as FA Île-Rousse Monticello. They remained just one season at the third level, being relegated again in 1997. After a string of poor results and attendances, the club was forced to declare bankruptcy in 2008. It reformed in the Corsican regional league as Football Balagne Île-Rousse. The club climbed to

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Corsica in 2010, and to

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in 2013. On 22 January 2014, in the Last 32 of the

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, the club defeated top-flight club and tournament holders

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4–3 on penalties after a 0–0 draw at Stade Ange Casanova in

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. In July 2018, the club merged with ''Football Club Squadra Calvi'' to form Football Club Balagne. In May 2019 FC Balagne were champions of

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Corsica, and gained promotion to

. They were relegated after just one season at the higher level, being bottom of the group when the season was terminated early due to the

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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 (

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) 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

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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

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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

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