# Derby de la Mediterranée

The Derby de la Mediterranée (known as: Mediterranean Derby), refers to football match between Bastia and Nice, first contested in 1968. Bastia play at Stade Armand-Cesari in Furiani, Corsica, while Nice play at the Allianz Riviera in Nice, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur. The teams have played 59 matches in all competitions; Bastia winning 23, Nice winning 17 and the remaining 19 have been drawn. The term Derby de la Mediterranée may also refer to matches between Nice and Olympique de Marseille.

## Head-to-head

First contested on 3 September 1968, when Nice hosted Nice, the match ended in a 2–2 draw. Bastia won its first derby match in the return fixture on 14 June 1969, in a 2–0 home victory, while Nice won its first debry in the next season on 22 August 1969 also a 2–0 home victory. A total of 59 derbies have been played, with 56 league matches and 3 cup matches (2 in Coupe de France and 1 in Coupe de la Ligue).

### Statistics

    As of 14 January 2025
| Competition | Played | Bastia wins | Draws | Nice wins | Bastia goals | Nice goals |
| Ligue 1 | 50 | 19 | 14 | 17 | 68 | 63 |
| Ligue 2 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 8 |
| Coupe de France | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Coupe de la Ligue | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Total | 59 | 23 | 19 | 18 | 83 | 75 |

### List of matches
#### League

| # | Season | Date | Competition | Home Team | Result | Away Team | Stadium | Attendance | H2H |
| 1 | 1968–69 | 3 September 1968 | French Division 1 | Nice | 2–2 | Bastia | Stade du Ray | 13,252 | 0 |
| 2 | 1968–69 | 14 June 1969 | French Division 1 | Bastia | 2–0 | Nice | Stade Armand-Cesari | 2,800 | +1 |
| 3 | 1970–71 | 22 August 1970 | French Division 1 | Nice | 2–0 | Bastia | Stade du Ray | 8,381 | 0 |
| 4 | 1970–71 | 14 February 1971 | French Division 1 | Bastia | 3–1 | Nice | Stade Armand-Cesari | 3,218 | +1 |
| 5 | 1971–72 | 12 December 1971 | French Division 1 | Nice | 0–1 | Bastia | Stade du Ray | 11,170 | +2 |
| 6 | 1971–72 | 17 May 1972 | French Division 1 | Bastia | 3–3 | Nice | Stade Armand-Cesari | 3,719 | +2 |
| 7 | 1972–73 | 26 November 1972 | French Division 1 | Nice | 1–0 | Bastia | Stade du Ray | 15,919 | +1 |
| 8 | 1972–73 | 2 May 1973 | French Division 1 | Bastia | 3–0 | Nice | Stade Armand-Cesari | 4,767 | +2 |
| 9 | 1973–74 | 24 August 1973 | French Division 1 | Bastia | 1–0 | Nice | Stade Armand-Cesari | 8,548 | +3 |
| 10 | 1973–74 | 20 January 1974 | French Division 1 | Nice | 3–0 | Bastia | Stade du Ray | 13,006 | +2 |
| 11 | 1974–75 | 23 August 1974 | French Division 1 | Bastia | 2–0 | Nice | Stade Armand-Cesari | 7,495 | +3 |
| 12 | 1974–75 | 12 January 1975 | French Division 1 | Nice | 2–1 | Bastia | Stade du Ray | 13,876 | +2 |
| 13 | 1975–76 | 30 September 1975 | French Division 1 | Bastia | 1–1 | Nice | Stade Armand-Cesari | 8,436 | +2 |
| 14 | 1975–76 | 25 January 1976 | French Division 1 | Nice | 1–1 | Bastia | Stade du Ray | 11,615 | +2 |
| 15 | 1976–77 | 18 December 1976 | French Division 1 | Nice | 5–0 | Bastia | Stade du Ray | 16,649 | +1 |
| 16 | 1976–77 | 4 June 1977 | French Division 1 | Bastia | 2–0 | Nice | Stade Armand-Cesari | 5,754 | +2 |
| 17 | 1977–78 | 19 November 1977 | French Division 1 | Nice | 3–1 | Bastia | Stade du Ray | 14,694 | +1 |
| 18 | 1977–78 | 21 April 1978 | French Division 1 | Bastia | 4–1 | Nice | Stade Armand-Cesari | 3,014 | +2 |
| 19 | 1978–79 | 2 August 1978 | French Division 1 | Bastia | 5–2 | Nice | Stade Armand-Cesari | 9,500 | +3 |
| 20 | 1978–79 | 2 December 1978 | French Division 1 | Nice | 2–2 | Bastia | Stade du Ray | 8,291 | +3 |
| 21 | 1979–80 | 28 August 1979 | French Division 1 | Nice | 2–1 | Bastia | Stade du Ray | 9,217 | +2 |
| 22 | 1979–80 | 2 February 1980 | French Division 1 | Bastia | 3–0 | Nice | Stade Armand-Cesari | 2,000 | +3 |
| 23 | 1980–81 | 14 August 1980 | French Division 1 | Nice | 2–1 | Bastia | Stade du Ray | 5,519 | +2 |
| 24 | 1980–81 | 15 April 1981 | French Division 1 | Bastia | 3–0 | Nice | Stade Armand-Cesari | 3,852 | +3 |
| 25 | 1981–82 | 28 August 1981 | French Division 1 | Bastia | 1–1 | Nice | Stade Armand-Cesari | 9,000 | +3 |
| 26 | 1981–82 | 30 January 1982 | French Division 1 | Nice | 1–1 | Bastia | Stade du Ray | 4,240 | +3 |
| 27 | 1985–86 | 25 October 1985 | French Division 1 | Nice | 0–1 | Bastia | Stade du Ray | 10,269 | +2 |
| 28 | 1985–86 | 4 April 1986 | French Division 1 | Bastia | 1–0 | Nice | Stade Armand-Cesari | 1,000 | +1 |
| 29 | 1991–92 | 7 September 1991 | French Division 2 | Bastia | 2–1 | Nice | Stade Armand-Cesari | – | +2 |
| 30 | 1991–92 | 1 February 1992 | French Division 2 | Nice | 1–2 | Bastia | Stade du Ray | – | +3 |
| 31 | 1992–93 | 28 August 1992 | French Division 2 | Nice | 4–4 | Bastia | Stade du Ray | – | +3 |
| 32 | 1992–93 | 17 January 1993 | French Division 2 | Bastia | 0–0 | Nice | Stade Armand-Cesari | – | +3 |
| 33 | 1993–94 | 1 September 1993 | French Division 2 | Nice | 2–2 | Bastia | Stade du Ray | 6,387 | +3 |
| 34 | 1993–94 | 19 February 1994 | French Division 2 | Bastia | 0–0 | Nice | Stade Armand-Cesari | 3,500 | +3 |
| 35 | 1994–95 | 10 September 1994 | French Division 1 | Nice | 1–2 | Bastia | Stade du Ray | 9,102 | +4 |
| 36 | 1994–95 | 11 February 1995 | French Division 1 | Bastia | 1–1 | Nice | Stade Armand-Cesari | 8,000 | +4 |
| 37 | 1995–96 | 25 November 1995 | French Division 1 | Nice | 3–1 | Bastia | Stade du Ray | – | +3 |
| 38 | 1995–96 | 11 May 1996 | French Division 1 | Bastia | 1–2 | Nice | Stade Armand-Cesari | – | +2 |
| 39 | 1996–97 | 24 August 1996 | French Division 1 | Nice | 1–1 | Bastia | Stade du Ray | 6,500 | +2 |
| 40 | 1996–97 | 7 December 1996 | French Division 1 | Bastia | 1–0 | Nice | Stade Armand-Cesari | 3,500 | +3 |
| 41 | 2002–03 | 5 October 2002 | Ligue 1 | Nice | 2–0 | Bastia | Stade du Ray | 13,060 | +2 |
| 42 | 2002–03 | 22 February 2003 | Ligue 1 | Bastia | 1–1 | Nice | Stade Armand-Cesari | 9,165 | +2 |
| 43 | 2003–04 | 5 October 2002 | Ligue 1 | Nice | 2–0 | Bastia | Stade du Ray | 10,000 | +1 |
| 44 | 2003–04 | 3 April 2004 | Ligue 1 | Bastia | 2–1 | Nice | Stade Armand-Cesari | 5,751 | +2 |
| 45 | 2004–05 | 27 August 2004 | Ligue 1 | Nice | 1–1 | Bastia | Stade du Ray | 9,649 | +2 |
| 46 | 2004–05 | 22 January 2005 | Ligue 1 | Bastia | 2–0 | Nice | Stade Armand-Cesari | 4,135 | +3 |
| 47 | 2012–13 | 29 September 2012 | Ligue 1 | Nice | 2–2 | Bastia | Stade du Ray | 9,114 | +3 |
| 48 | 2012–13 | 16 February 2013 | Ligue 1 | Bastia | 0–1 | Nice | Stade Armand-Cesari | 14,551 | +2 |
| 49 | 2013–14 | 26 October 2013 | Ligue 1 | Bastia | 1–0 | Nice | Stade Armand-Cesari | 14,067 | +3 |
| 50 | 2013–14 | 15 March 2014 | Ligue 1 | Nice | 2–0 | Bastia | Stade du Ray | 24,337 | +2 |
| 51 | 2014–15 | 18 October 2014 | Ligue 1 | Nice | 0–1 | Bastia | Stade du Ray | 18,919 | +3 |
| 52 | 2014–15 | 7 March 2015 | Ligue 1 | Bastia | 2–1 | Nice | Stade Armand-Cesari | 13,777 | +4 |
| 53 | 2015–16 | 19 September 2015 | Ligue 1 | Bastia | 1–3 | Nice | Stade Armand-Cesari | 12,945 | +3 |
| 54 | 2015–16 | 26 February 2016 | Ligue 1 | Nice | 0–2 | Bastia | Stade du Ray | 14,541 | +4 |
| 55 | 2016–17 | 17 November 2016 | Ligue 1 | Nice | 1–1 | Bastia | Stade du Ray | 20,856 | +4 |
| 56 | 2016–17 | 20 January 2017 | Ligue 1 | Bastia | 1–1 | Nice | Stade Armand-Cesari | 9,757 | +4 |

#### Cup

| # | Season | Date | Competition | Round | Home Team | Result | Away Team | Stadium | Attendance |
| 1 | 1991–92 | 8 April 1992 | Coupe de France | Round of 16 | Nice | 0–1 | Bastia | Stade du Ray | 11,174 |
| 2 | 1996–97 | 7 February 1997 | Coupe de France | Round of 32 | Bastia | 2–2 | Nice | Stade Armand-Cesari | 6,000 |
| 3 | 2000–01 | 7 January 2001 | Coupe de la Ligue | Second round | Bastia | 2–1 | Nice | Stade Armand-Cesari | 3,754 |
| 4 | 2024–25 | 14 February 2025 | Coupe de France | Round of 32 | Bastia | 0–1 | Nice | Stade Armand-Cesari | 9,299 |
* ↑ Nice won 4–3 on penalties.

## Records
### All-time top goalscorers

    As of 20 January 2017
| Rank | Player | Club(s) | Years | League | Coupe de France | Coupe de la Ligue | Overall |
| 1 | Nenad Bjeković | Nice | 1976–1981 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | James Debbah | Nice | 1995–1997 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 | Daniel Sanchez | Nice | 1972–1981 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | Anto Drobnjak | Bastia | 1994–1987 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | Marc-Kanyan Case | Bastia | 1969–1973 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Leif Eriksson | Bastia | 1970–1975 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | François Félix | Bastia | 1971–1973 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Claude Papi | Bastia | 1967–1982 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Serge Lenoir | Bastia | 1972–1976 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Abdelkrim Merry | Bastia | 1974–1980 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Johnny Rep | Bastia | 1977–1979 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Christophe Meslin | Nice | 2001–2002, 2002–2003, 2003–2005 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Christophe Meslin | Bastia | 2005–2007 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |

### All-time most appearances

    As of 20 January 2017
| Rank | Player | Club(s) | Years | League | Coupe de France | Coupe de la Ligue | Overall |
| 1 | Charles Orlanducci | Bastia | 1969–1987 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
| 2 | Claude Papi | Bastia | 1967–1982 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| 3 | Roger Jouve | Bastia | 1965–1978 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| 3 | Dominique Baratelli | Nice | 1971–1978 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| 5 | Jean-Louis Cazes | Bastia | 1975–1984 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 6 | Daniel Sanchez | Nice | 1971–1981 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 6 | André Burkhard | Nice | 1973–1980 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 6 | Francis Isnard | Nice | 1963–1975 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 6 | Georges Franceschetti | Bastia | 1968–1972, 1974–1978 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 6 | Juan Pedro Ascery | Nice | 1972–1981 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 6 | Bruno Valencony | Bastia | 1987–1996 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
| 6 | Bruno Valencony | Nice | 1996–2005 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 |

### Hat-tricks

| Nation | Player | For | Against | Score | Competition | Date | Ref. |
| | Nenad Bjeković | Nice | Bastia | 3–1 (H) | 1977–78 French Division 1 | 19 November 1977 | |

### Discipline

| Rank | Player | Red card(s) | For | Against | Competition | Date |
| 1 | Yannick Cahuzac | 2 | Bastia | Nice | 2013–14 Ligue 1 | 15 March 2014 |
| 1 | Yannick Cahuzac | 2 | Bastia | Nice | 2016–17 Ligue 1 | 20 January 2017 |
| 2 | Gianni Bruno | 1 | Bastia | Nice | 2013–14 Ligue 1 | 26 October 2013 |
| 2 | Grégoire Puel | 1 | Nice | Bastia | 2014–15 Ligue 1 | 7 March 2015 |
| 2 | Hervé Revelli | 1 | Nice | Bastia | 1973–74 French Division 1 | 26 November 1973 |
| 2 | Ilija Pantelić | 1 | Bastia | Nice | 1973–74 French Division 1 | 26 November 1973 |
| 2 | Jean-Louis Cazes | 1 | Bastia | Nice | 1976–77 French Division 1 | 18 December 1976 |
| 2 | Mahamane Traoré | 1 | Nice | Bastia | 2013–14 Ligue 1 | 26 October 2013 |
| 2 | Paul Baysse | 1 | Bastia | Nice | 2015–16 Ligue 1 | 26 February 2016 |
| 2 | Souleymane Diawara | 1 | Nice | Bastia | 2014–15 Ligue 1 | 07 March 2015 |

### Results
#### Biggest wins (5+ goals)

| Winning margin | Result | Date | Competition |
| 5 | Nice 5–0 Bastia | 18 December 1976 | 1976–77 French Division 1 |

#### Most total goals in a match

| Goals | Result | Date | Competition |
| 8 | Nice 4–4 Bastia | 28 August 1992 | 1992–93 French Division 1 |
| 7 | Bastia 5–2 Nice | 2 August 1978 | 1978–79 French Division 1 |
| 6 | Bastia 3–3 Nice | 17 May 1972 | 1971–72 French Division 1 |

#### Longest runs
##### Most consecutive wins

| Games | Club | Period |
| 3 | Bastia | 7 September 1991 – 8 April 1992 |

##### Most consecutive draws

| Games | Period |
| 4 | 28 August 1992 – 19 February 1994 |

##### Most consecutive matches without a draw

| Games | Period |
| 7 | 16 February 2013 – 26 February 2016 |
| 6 | 26 November 1972 – 12 January 1975 |
| 5 | 18 December 1976 – 2 August 1978 |
| 5 | 25 October 1985 – 8 April 1992 |

##### Longest undefeated runs

| Games | Club | Period |
| 9 | Bastia | 7 September 1991 – 11 February 1995 |
| 4 | Bastia | 3 April 2004 – 29 September 2012 |

##### Most consecutive games scoring

| Games | Club | Period |
| 8 | Bastia | 10 September 1994 – 7 January 2001 |
| 7 | Nice | 7 February 1997 – 27 August 2004 |
| 6 | Bastia | 2 February 1980 – 25 October 1985 |
| 6 | Nice | 28 August 1981 – 1 February 1992 |
| 5 | Nice | 19 November 1977 – 28 August 1979 |
| 5 | Bastia | 22 February 2003 – 29 September 2012 |