FC Girondins de Bordeaux

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Girondins de Bordeaux
Matmut Atlantique
Capacity42,115[3]
OwnerGérard López
PresidentGérard López
ManagerAlbert Riera
LeagueLigue 2
2022–23Ligue 2, 3rd of 20
WebsiteClub website
Current season
FC Girondins de Bordeaux active departments

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(men's)

Football
(women's)

Football Club des Girondins de Bordeaux (French pronunciation:

Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine. The team currently plays in Ligue 2, the second tier of French football, and is coached by Albert Riera.[4][5]

Bordeaux was founded on 1 October 1881 as a

History

Beginnings

The club took its name Girondins from the demonym for people from the region, and was founded on 1 October 1881 as a gymnastics and shooting club. The club, chaired by André Chavois, later added sports such as rowing, equestrian, and swimming, among others. It was not until 1910 when football was officially introduced to the club following strong urging from several members within the club, most notably club president Raymond Brard, though it was only available on a trial basis. The experiment with football lasted only a year before returning almost a decade later in 1919. The club contested its first official match in 1920 defeating Section Burdigalienne 12–0.[6]

Bordeaux achieved professional status in football on 2 July 1936, partly due to the club's merger with fellow

training ground.[6]

Success and stability

Trophy of the centenary tournament of Girondins de Bordeaux

On 15 October 1940, Bordeaux merged with local club AS Port and took on one of the club's most prestigious traditions, the

extra time goal after over two hours and 25 minutes of play.[6]

Bordeaux maintained its title-winning aspirations finishing runners-up to

1955. In 1952, Bordeaux suffered defeat to the team it finished runner-up to the same year, Nice, following a thrilling match in which eight goals were scored with five of them coming in the first 40 minutes. Bordeaux drew the match at 3–3 following a 55th-minute goal from Henri Baillot, but Nice countered minutes later with two goals in a span of four minutes to go up 5–3, which was the final result. In 1955, Bordeaux were trounced 5–2 by Lille who went up 4–0 within 35 minutes. The resulting struggles in the cup competitions led to struggles domestically with the club suffering relegation in the 1955–56 season. The club returned to the first division for the 1959–60 season, but failed to make an impact falling back to Division 2 after finishing last in the standings with 21 points.[6]

Bordeaux returned to its former selves in the 1960s under new manager and former player

Nestor Combin. The club's runner-up finish resulted in the team qualifying for the 1964–65 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup. The appearance was brief with the club losing 4–3 on aggregate to German club Borussia Dortmund. Four seasons later, Bordeaux again reached the final of the Coupe de France, the club's seventh appearance overall. The team faced Saint-Étienne and, again failed to match the achievement reached in 1941 losing 2–1. The following season, Bordeaux earned another appearance in the final, but again, failed to win the trophy losing 2–0 to Marseille. The team suffered an extreme decline during the 1970s, despite the arrival of Alain Giresse. The club played under seven different managers during the decade and consistently finished at the bottom half of the table. In 1979, the club was sold to the influential and ambitious real estate mogul Claude Bez, who positioned himself as president of the club. In the summer of 1983, Girondins de Bordeaux organised a centenary tournament; Bordeaux won a 2–0 victory over Barcelona in the semi-finals of this tournament, and in the final, the club was defeated by VfB Stuttgart.[6][7]

Return to prominence in the 1980s

Bordeaux's home kit of their victorious 1984–85 Division 1 season
Alain Giresse, influential Bordeaux player in the '70s and '80s and the club's all-time top scorer.

Under the helm of

following year the club responded by winning the trophy again; in a re-match with Marseille, Bordeaux won its second consecutive cup courtesy of goals from Philippe Fargeon and Zlatko Vujović. Bordeaux then capped off the 1986–87 Division 1 season by winning its fourth league title and achieving the double
as well.

In 1989, Bordeaux ended the decade with a consecutive runners-up medal in their 1989 Ligue 1 campaign and getting up towards the semi-final in a strong European Cup run that season.[8]

Rising from the ashes in the 1990s

Due to administrative problems, the club was relegated just two years thereafter. In

UEFA Cup final of 1996. Bordeaux witnessed even further glory only three years later, winning their fifth title in that of the 1999 Ligue 1 with winger Sylvain Wiltord winning the Golden Boot of that season with 22 goals.[8]

Into the 2000s

During the 1999–2000 season, the club played in the new

Ulrich Rame.[12] On 27 May 2016, Rame was replaced by Jocelyn Gourvennec.[13] On 20 January 2018, Gourvennec was fired and was replaced by Gus Poyet. Poyet guided Bordeaux to a 6th-placed finish at the end of the season.[14]

In July 2018, General American Capital Partners's CEO Joseph DaGrosa pursued the purchase of the French professional football team for €70 million after 19 years of

M6's ownership.[15][16]

On 18 August 2018, Poyet was suspended by Bordeaux after labelling the situation as "embarrassing" when Gaëtan Laborde was sold to Montpellier without his knowledge or consent. On 5 September 2018, Ricardo Gomes was appointed as "General Manager" — he did not possess the necessary coaching badges to be officially appointed the first-team coach.

2020s, financial crisis and relegation

On 23 April 2021, citing decreased revenue due to the COVID-19 pandemic and loss of income when Mediapro, TV rights holder, went bankrupt and missed payments last year, the club was placed in administration when American owners King Street stated they would no longer support the club financially.[17] On 22 June 2021, Bordeaux announced that Gérard López acquired the club.[18] In the 2021–22 Ligue 1, Bordeaux finished last in the league table and were relegated to the Ligue 2, for the first time since the 1990–91 season, when they were administratively relegated due to financial difficulties.[19] On 14 June 2022, the DNCG administratively relegated Bordeaux to the Championnat National due to financial issues. The club confirmed it would appeal the decision, citing it as 'brutal'.[20] On 27 July 2022, Bordeaux won its appeal and was officially reinstated in Ligue 2 for the 2022–23 season.[21][22]

Rivalries

Bordeaux have two main rivalries, firstly the Derby de la Garonne with Toulouse FC, so named because Bordeaux and Toulouse are the two major clubs that play in cities in south-western France, both of which are on the river Garonne. The consistency and competitiveness of the rivalry developed following Toulouse's return to Ligue 1 after being administratively relegated to the Championnat National in 2001. Les Girondins also contest the Derby de l'Atlantique [Fr] with their other main rival FC Nantes, with the name stemming from the two cities' proximity to the Atlantic Ocean. The history of this rivalry also transcends to over 50 years and 90 derby games played between the two clubs altogether.[23][24][25] Bordeaux also held a 44-year-old record against another big rival, Marseille. From October 1977 to January 2022, Marseille did not win away at Bordeaux's home ground.[26]

Sponsors

Since July 2020, the equipment manufacturer of the Girondins de Bordeaux is

SEAT Cupra
.

Other sponsors are UNMI, Abatilles, Carlsberg, Mumm, Coca-Cola, La Bordelaise de Lunetterie, TBM, Bordeaux City Council, Gironde General Council, New Aquitaine Region.

Players

Current squad

As of 31 January 2024[28]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Sweden SWE Karl-Johan Johnsson
4 DF Cameroon CMR Malcom Bokele
5 DF France FRA Yoann Barbet
6 MF Ukraine UKR Danylo Ihnatenko
7 MF France FRA Jérémy Livolant
8 MF Mali MLI Issouf Sissokho
9 FW Slovenia SVN Žan Vipotnik
10 MF France FRA Gaëtan Weissbeck (on loan from Sochaux)
11 FW Romania ROU Alexi Pitu
13 GK Poland POL Rafał Strączek
14 DF Democratic Republic of the Congo COD Vital Nsimba
17 FW Honduras HON Alberth Elis
18 MF France FRA Emmanuel Biumla
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 DF Gabon GAB Jacques Ekomié
20 MF Spain ESP Pedro Díaz
22 MF France FRA Mathias De Amorim
24 DF France FRA Harisson Marcelin
26 MF France FRA Emeric Depussay
30 MF Georgia (country) GEO Zuriko Davitashvili
34 DF France FRA Clément Michelin
40 GK France FRA Alane Bedfian
72 MF France FRA Yohan Cassubie
81 FW France FRA Marvin De Lima
91 FW France FRA David Tebili
97 GK Guadeloupe 
GLP
Davy Rouyard
99 GK Canada CAN Grégoire Swiderski

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
DF France FRA Johaneko Louis-Jean (on loan to Lugo)
MF France FRA Logan Delaurier-Chaubet (on loan to Quevilly-Rouen)
MF France FRA Lenny Pirringuel (on loan to Pau)
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF France FRA Tom Lacoux (on loan to Famalicão)
FW Senegal SEN Aliou Badji (on loan to Gaziantep)

Reserve squad

As of 28 December 2023[29]

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 France FRA Nicolas Bahoya
GK France FRA Guerric Bernou
DF France FRA Mathys Angely
DF Algeria ALG Tijany Atallah
DF France FRA Cameron Constant
DF France FRA Jean Grillot
DF France FRA Yael Mouanga
DF France FRA Glenn Younousse
MF France FRA Alpha Diallo
MF France FRA Luc Essiena
MF France FRA Émilien Makagni
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF Switzerland SUI Joss Marques
MF France FRA Yanis Noël
MF France FRA Marwane Tahar
FW France FRA Rohan Alain
FW France FRA Enzo Grothe
FW Morocco MAR Mehdi Harfi
FW France FRA Noa Megdad-Manette
FW France FRA Noah Ramon
FW France FRA Lucas Rocrou
FW France FRA Julien Vetro

Club records

Most appearances

# Name Matches
France Alain Giresse 592
France Ulrich Ramé 525
France Jean-Christophe Thouvenel 490
Guy Calléja
441
Germany Gernot Rohr 430
France René Gallice 390
France Marc Planus 381
Edouard Kargulewicz
341
France Jean Tigana 326
10° France Christophe Dugarry 324

Top Scorers

# Name Goals
France Alain Giresse 182
Edouard Kargulewicz
151
France Bernard Lacombe 138
France Laurent Robuschi 130
Portugal Pauleta 91
Netherlands Bertus de Harder 90
France Didier Couécou 89
Morocco Marouane Chamakh 76
Hector De Bourgoing
72
10° France Lilian Laslandes 70

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Management and staff

Club Management[31]
  • President: Gérard Lopez
  • Deputy General Director: Pit Schanen
  • Director of Football: Didier Haupert
  • Director in charge of Legal Affairs: Pierre Hammerel
  • Administrative and Financial Director: François Netgen
  • Sales Director: Gérard Wiseler
  • Stadium Manager: Luc Mayrisch
  • HR Director and Technical Resources: Clément Turpel
  • Safety and Security Director: Aurélien Bausch
Men's Football / Professional Squad[31]
  • Manager: Albert Riera
  • Assistant manager: Jaroslav Plašil
  • Goalkeeping coach: Josep Ferrer
  • Physical Conditioning Coaches / Fitness coaches: Francesc Mendoza
  • Doctors: Arnau Pol & Adrià Rubio
  • Physios: Ferran Sabadell, Enric Pujol, Jordi Márquez, Vicenç Lirola, Oriol Vives, Llorenç Junquera, Mateu Laporta & Antoni Bustos
  • Press Relations: Meritxell Álvarez & Adrià Escandell

Coaching history

In its history, Bordeaux have had 45 coaches. The first was the Spaniard Benito Díaz. Díaz was the first Bordeaux coach to achieve an honour when, in 1941, the club won the Coupe de France. The first Bordeaux coach to win the league was André Gérard. Gérard led the team to the league crown in 1950. He also has the honour of being the club's longest-serving coach having spent a decade with the club from 1947 to 1957. Gérard is followed by Aimé Jacquet who spent nine seasons with the club in the 1980s. Under Jacquet, Bordeaux won three league titles and two Coupe de France titles.

Affiliated clubs

Honours

Domestic competitions

Source: [6][8]

International competitions

FC Girondins de Bordeaux in European football

FC Girondins de Bordeaux first competitive European match was in the 1968–69 European Cup Winners' Cup, beating 1. FC Köln 2–1 before ultimately losing 2–4 on aggregate. Since then, the club has participated in 30 UEFA competitions, its peak being the co-champions of the 1995 UEFA Intertoto Cup and the final game of the 1995–96 UEFA Cup.

UEFA Club Coefficient Ranking

As of March 2022[32]

Rank Team Points
120 France AS Saint-Étienne 11.483
121
Racing Club de Strasbourg Alsace
11.483
122 France FC Girondins de Bordeaux 11.483
123 Austria Wolfsberger AC 11.000
124 Bulgaria PFC CSKA-Sofia 10.500

Media

From 14 August 2008 to 30 October 2018, the

M6 Group carried a network about the club's activity known as "Girondins TV".[33]
It carried pre-recorded matches during the season, reserve team games, training session rundowns, and a daily talk show.

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