# 1977–78 SEC Bastia season

French football club SEC Bastia's 1977–78 season. Finished 5th place in league. Top scorer of the season, including 22 goals in 18 league matches have been Johnny Rep. Was eliminated to Coupe de France quarter-finals, the UEFA Cup was able to be among the finals.

## Transfers
### In
#### Summer

* Félix Lacuesta from St. Etienne
* Jean-François Larios from St. Etienne
* Dominique Vésir from St. Etienne
* Johnny Rep from Valencia
* Yves Mariot from Lyon

#### Winter

* Pierrick Hiard from Rennes

### Out
#### Summer

* Dragan Džajić to Red Star Belgrade
* Jean-Louis Luccini to Auxerre
* José Pasqualetti to Olympique Ales
* Jacques Zimako to St. Etienne

## Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | GK | YUG | Ognjen Petrović |
| — | GK | FRA | Marc Weller |
| — | GK | FRA | Pierrick Hiard |
| — | GK | FRA | Dominique Murati |
| — | DF | FRA | André Guesdon |
| — | DF | FRA | Jean-Louis Cazes |
| — | DF | FRA | Charles Orlanducci |
| — | DF | FRA | Paul Marchioni |
| — | DF | FRA | André Burkhard |
| — | DF | FRA | José Graziani |
| — | DF | FRA | Jean-Pierre Mattei |
| — | DF | FRA | Didier Knayer |
| — | MF | FRA | José Pastinelli |
| — | MF | FRA | Jean-Louis Desvignes |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | FRA | Claude Papi |
| — | MF | FRA | Jean-François Larios |
| — | MF | FRA | Pierre Aussu |
| — | MF | FRA | Félix Lacuesta |
| — | MF | FRA | Georges Franceschetti |
| — | MF | FRA | Dominique Vésir |
| — | FW | NED | Johnny Rep |
| — | FW | MAR | Merry Krimau |
| — | FW | FRA | Yves Mariot |
| — | FW | FRA | François Félix |
| — | FW | FRA | Jean-Marie De Zerbi |
| — | FW | FRA | Georges Ventura |
| — | FW | FRA | Sauveur Agostini |

## Division 1
### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 3 | Strasbourg | 38 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 70 | 40 | +30 | 50 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round |
| 4 | Marseille | 38 | 20 | 7 | 11 | 70 | 41 | +29 | 47 | |
| 5 | Bastia | 38 | 19 | 6 | 13 | 62 | 44 | +18 | 44 | |
| 6 | Nancy | 38 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 63 | 49 | +14 | 43 | Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup first round |
| 7 | Saint-Étienne | 38 | 18 | 6 | 14 | 50 | 49 | +1 | 42 | |
* ↑ Nancy qualified for 1978–79 European Cup Winners' Cup as winners of the 1977–78 Coupe de France.

### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Source: worldfootball.net

### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 |
| Ground | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A |
| Result | L | L | L | W | D | W | L | W | L | W | L | W | L | W | W | L | W | D | L | W | W | W | L | W | W | L | D | D | D | W | L | W | W | W | W | W | L | D |
| Position | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |

### Matches

| Date | Opponent | H / A | Result | Goal(s) | Attendance |
| 3 August 1977 | AS Monaco | H | 0 - 2 | | 5,850 |
| 8 August 1977 | Bordeaux | H | 1 - 2 | Papi 17' | 6,010 |
| 16 August 1977 | Nancy | A | 3 - 0 | | 16,797 |
| 19 August 1977 | Reims | H | 3 - 0 | Rep 15', Papi 22' (pen.), 47' (pen.) | 6,874 |
| 30 August 1977 | Strasbourg | A | 1 - 1 | Papi 89' | 19,915 |
| 3 September 1977 | Lyon | H | 2 - 1 | Lacuesta 41', Orlanducci 86' | 5,600 |
| 9 September 1977 | Marseille | A | 2 - 0 | | 30,757 |
| 17 September 1977 | Valenciennes | H | 3 - 0 | Rep 17', 72', Félix 83' | 2,900 |
| 24 September 1977 | Nantes | A | 2 - 0 | | 15,524 |
| 1 October 1977 | Rouen | H | 3 - 2 | Rep 11', 67', Desvignes 89' | 3,650 |
| 11 October 1977 | Troyes | A | 1 - 0 | | 5,600 |
| 14 October 1977 | Metz | H | 2 - 0 | Papi 26', Félix 90' | 3,000 |
| 22 October 1977 | Sochaux | A | 2 - 0 | | 8,579 |
| 28 October 1977 | Nîmes | H | 2 - 1 | Papi 53', Rep 75' | 2,800 |
| 9 November 1977 | Laval | H | 1 - 0 | De Zerbi 38' | 2,901 |
| 19 November 1977 | Nice | A | 3 - 1 | Larios 61' | 14,694 |
| 26 November 1977 | St. Etienne | H | 2 - 0 | Krimau 70', Rep 75' | 3,683 |
| 30 November 1977 | Paris SG | A | 3 - 3 | Rep 65', 82', Papi 73' (pen.) | 22,872 |
| 3 December 1977 | Bordeaux | A | 1 - 0 | | 8,135 |
| 10 December 1977 | Nancy | H | 1 - 0 | Papi 67' | 4,375 |
| 17 December 1977 | Reims | A | 1 - 3 | Larios 15', 63', Rep 42' | 7,685 |
| 7 January 1978 | Strasbourg | H | 3 - 1 | Rep 47', Krimau 71', Lacuesta 89' | 3,853 |
| 14 January 1978 | Lyon | A | 2 - 1 | Papi 14' | 14,294 |
| 18 January 1978 | Lens | A | 3 - 4 | Rep 23', 79', 85', Krimau 45' | 13,013 |
| 21 January 1978 | Marseille | H | 2 - 0 | Papi 21', Krimau 70' | 4,850 |
| 3 February 1978 | Valenciennes | A | 2 - 0 | | 6,816 |
| 11 February 1978 | Nantes | H | 0 - 0 | | 3,811 |
| 4 March 1978 | Metz | A | 0 - 0 | | 5,599 |
| 11 March 1978 | Sochaux | H | 0 - 0 | | 3,190 |
| 25 March 1978 | Nîmes | A | 2 - 0 | | 9,164 |
| 1 April 1978 | Troyes | H | 6 - 0 | Rep 4', Franceschetti 20', Larios 47', Papi 65', 70', Félix 84' | 3,597 |
| 5 April 1978 | Lens | H | 3 - 1 | Krimau 35', Larios 42', Papi 83' | 3,500 |
| 8 April 1978 | Laval | A | 0 - 1 | Aussu 41' | 12,721 |
| 21 April 1978 | Nice | H | 4 - 1 | Mariot 3', Aussu 27', 56', Krimau 49' | 3,014 |
| 29 April 1978 | St. Etienne | A | 0 - 4 | Cazes 28', De Zerbi 51', Krimau 59', Rep 89' | 23,250 |
| 4 May 1978 | Paris SG | H | 5 - 3 | Papi ?', ?', Rep ?', Félix ?', De Zerbi ?' | 6,000 |
| 6 May 1978 | AS Monaco | A | 2 - 1 | Rep ?' | 2,500 |
| 12 May 1978 | Rouen | A | 0 - 0 | | ? |

## Coupe de France
### End of 64

* 7 February 1978: Bastia 3 - 1 Cannes
    Bastia won 3 - 1 on aggregate.

### End of 32

* 25 February 1978 (1. match): Strasbourg 0 - 3 Bastia
* 7 March 1978 (2. match): Bastia 0 - 0 Strasbourg
    Bastia won 3 - 0 on aggregate.

### End of 16

* 18 March 1978 (1. match): Reims 0 - 1 Bastia
* 22 March 1978 (2. match): Bastia 2 - 1 Reims
    Bastia won 3 - 1 on aggregate.

### Quarter-final

* 15 April 1978 (1. match): Bastia 2 - 1 AS Monaco
* 18 April 1978 (2. match): AS Monaco 2 - 0 Bastia
    AS Monaco won 3 - 2 on aggregate.

## UEFA Cup
### First round

Bastia won 5–3 on aggregate.

### Second round

Bastia won 5–2 on aggregate.

### Third round

Bastia won 5–3 on aggregate.

### Quarter final

Bastia won 9–6 on aggregate.

### Semi final

Bastia won 3–3 on away goals.

### Final

PSV Eindhoven wins 3–0 on aggregate