The Ligue de Football Professionnel (LFP) has postponed Bastia's fixture with Nantes scheduled for Saturday following violent clashes in the Corsican city.

Violence marred Bastia's 1-0 win over Reims last weekend, with supporters arrested following the match Saturday. The events sparked violent scenes in Bastia 24 hours later as fans attacked a police station, and the protests continued Monday and Tuesday.

Bastia was ordered to bring forward Saturday's kickoff by six hours but the Ligue 1 club refused, leading LFP to postpone the match until March 9.

"As president of the LFP, I cannot accept that football is a hostage to political battles," said LFP president Frederic Thiriez. "I cannot tolerate that football be a pretext for violent actions."

Bastia is 12th in the standings after 26 rounds, five points behind U.S. international Alejandro Bedoya and Nantes.