 The Stade-Biarritz match broke the attendance record from earlier in the season, with 79,604 attending.In 2011, the club faced major financial issues due to the failure of an affiliated advertising company.Guazzini had announced a deal with a Canadian foundation and an unnamed outside investor to sell a controlling interest in the club, but the deal fell apart amid scandal, and Stade was threatened with a forced relegation into the country's amateur ranks.