Corsican football club SC Bastia finished the 2010–11 season as champions of the French Championnat National and was promoted to Ligue 2.

[9] On 2 July, the DNCG announced that Gueugnon would remain in National after the club successfully appealed to the organisation.

On 15 June, Bastia announced the signing of Jérémy Choplin and Gaël Angoula on free transfers, from Rodez and Pacy Vallée-d'Eure respectively.

[13] According to the LFP's disciplinary committee, Bastia club officials hindered the arrest of the guilty individuals while an Auxerre steward sustained injuries.

[13][14] As a result of these incidents the disciplinary committee excluded Bastia from the following year's edition of the league cup in December.