FC Girondins de Bordeaux
Football Club des Girondins de Bordeaux (French pronunciation: [ʒiʁɔ̃dɛ̃ də bɔʁdo]), commonly referred to as Girondins de Bordeaux (Occitan: Girondins de Bordèu) or simply Bordeaux, is a French professional football club based in the city of Bordeaux in Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine. The team currently plays in Ligue 2, the second tier of French football, and is coached by Albert Riera.
| Full name | Football Club des Girondins de Bordeaux | |||
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| Nickname(s) | Les Girondins (The Girondins), le club au Scapulaire (the Scapular club), les Marines et Blanc (the Navy and Whites) | |||
| Short name | FCGB | |||
| Founded | 1 October 1881 | |||
| Stadium | Matmut Atlantique | |||
| Capacity | 42,115 | |||
| Owner | Gérard López | |||
| President | Gérard López | |||
| Manager | Albert Riera | |||
| League | Ligue 2 | |||
| 2022–23 | Ligue 2, 3rd of 20 | |||
| Website | Club website | |||
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| FC Girondins de Bordeaux active departments | ||
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Football (men's) |
Football (women's) | |
Bordeaux was founded on 1 October 1881 as a multi-sports club and is one of the most successful football clubs in France. The club has won six Division 1/Ligue 1 titles, the last in 2009. Bordeaux have also won four Coupe de France titles, three Coupe de la Ligue titles, and three Trophée des champions titles as well. In international competitions Bordeaux reached the UEFA Cup final in 1996 and the Latin Cup final in 1950. From a year to its inception, the club's stadium was the Stade Chaban-Delmas, though since 2015, Bordeaux's home ground has been the Matmut Atlantique.