[1] On that day, SC Bastia faced Olympique de Marseille for a semifinal match in the French Cup.
Marseille was unarguably the best team in France at the time, and the board of Bastia wanted to take advantage of it by adding a large-capacity stand, to increase the number of seats by 50%.
All medical resources on the island were fully committed to dealing with the injured and many of the victims were eventually evacuated to the mainland; the airport was reported as resembling a field hospital.
The investigation concluded there had been a number of violations of rules concerning the construction of the temporary terrace, and in the management of ticketing, and that the attitude of sporting and municipal executives had been problematic.
The report concluded "Le soir du 5 mai, il n'y a pas eu de fatalité" (transl.