Full name | Football Balagne Île-Rousse |
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Founded | 2008 |
Ground | Stade Jacques Ambroggi |
Capacity | 1,500 |
Chairman | Jean-Christophe Mattei |
League | Championnat National 3 Group Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur-Corsica |
2016–17 | Championnat de France Amateur 2 Group F, 12th |
FB Île Rousse are a French football club based in L'Île-Rousse, Haute-Corse, Corsica.
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.