2024–25 FC Girondins de Bordeaux season

FC Girondins de Bordeaux
2024–25 season
Owner	Gérard López
Chairman	Gérard López
Head coach	Bruno Irles
Stadium	Matmut Atlantique
National 2 Group B	Ongoing
Coupe de France	Enter at Fourth round
Home colours	Away colours
	← 2023–24

The 2024–25 season is the 143rd season in the existence of FC Girondins de Bordeaux and their first season in Championnat National 2. They are also due to compete in the Coupe de France.

Following continued financial decline and an inability to find new investment or ownership, the club were forced into filing for bankruptcy and relinquishing their professional status. This action forced the DNCG and the LFP to sanction the club with an administrative relegation to the Championnat National.^[1] After a removed appeal, Les Girondins accepted the decision and subsequently started a receivership procedure in order to begin the restructuring plans at the club. However, this invoked further punishment from the DNCG and resulted in a decision to relegate the club to the Championnat National 2.^[2] Despite an appeal, Bordeaux's fate was confirmed on 16 August 2024, marking the first time the club would play outside of the top two divisions since they became professional in 1936.^[3]

The Championnat National 2 began on 16 August 2024; however, due to having an insufficient number of players, Bordeaux postponed their opening two fixtures, with the club beginning their campaign on 31 August 2024.

Transfers

Due to the bankruptcy issues and the forfeiture of professional status, the club would release all players under contract on 25 July 2024.^[4]

Following confirmation that the club would survive and would play in National 2, Bordeaux began recruiting players for the first team in order to be able to participate in the upcoming season. On 28 August 2024, the club annouunced via their website that they had recruited twenty-four players, four of which were retained from youth contracts at the club in the previous season. Former youth products Rio Mavuba and Paul Baysse would come out of retirement to offer their services to the team.^[5]

In

Pos	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Date	Source
GK	Lassana Diabaté	Valenciennes FC	Free Transfer	28 August 2024
GK	Over Mandanda	FC Libourne	Free Transfer	28 August 2024
DF	Nathanaël Bai	Sablé FC (France)	Free Transfer	28 August 2024
DF	Paul Baysse	Retired	Free Transfer	28 August 2024
DF	Nama Fofana	US Créteil-Lusitanos	Free Transfer	28 August 2024
DF	Sékou Fofana	C'Chartres Football	Free Transfer	28 August 2024
DF	Nassim Ranem	Blagnac FC	Free Transfer	28 August 2024
DF	Omar Sané	FC Libourne	Free Transfer	28 August 2024
DF	Driss Trichard	USL Dunkerque	Free Transfer	28 August 2024
MF	Issam Ben Khemis	Angoulême Charente FC	Free Transfer	28 August 2024
MF	Nolan Bonte	RC Lens (B Team)	Free Transfer	28 August 2024
MF	N'Famady Diaby	Aviron Bayonnais FC	Free Transfer	28 August 2024
MF	Rio Mavuba	Retired	Free Transfer	28 August 2024
MF	Junah Zucolotto	SO Châtellerault	Free Transfer	28 August 2024
FW	Pape Massar Djitte	Pau FC(B Team)	Free Transfer	28 August 2024
FW	Jérémy Grain	Trélissac-Antonne Périgord FC	Free Transfer	28 August 2024
FW	Yanis Merdji	US Concarneau	Free Transfer	28 August 2024
FW	Malhory Noc	Unattached	Free Transfer	28 August 2024
FW	Malick Seck	FC Libourne	Free Transfer	28 August 2024
FW	Hamidou Yameogo	SM Caen	Free Transfer	28 August 2024
DF	Adrien Louveau	ŁKS Łódź	Free Transfer	29 August 2024	^[6]
FW	Andy Carroll	Amiens SC	Free Transfer	18 September 2024	^[7]

Out

Pos.	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Date	Source

Players

First-team squad

As of 18 September 2024^[8]

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	FRA	Lassana Diabaté
—	GK	FRA	Over Mandanda
—	DF	FRA	Nathanaël Bai
—	DF	FRA	Paul Baysse
—	DF	FRA	Nama Fofana
—	DF	FRA	Sékou Fofana
—	DF	FRA	Jean Grillot
—	DF	FRA	Nassim Ranem
—	DF	FRA	Omar Sané
—	DF	FRA	Driss Trichard
—	DF	COM	Glenn Younousse
—	DF	FRA	Adrien Louveau
—	MF	TUN	Issam Ben Khemis


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	FRA	Nolan Bonte
—	MF	FRA	N'Famady Diaby
—	MF	FRA	Rio Mavuba
—	MF	FRA	Whissy Ndong
—	MF	FRA	Junah Zucolotto
—	FW	SEN	Pape Massar Djitte
—	FW	FRA	Jérémy Grain
—	FW	FRA	Yanis Merdji
—	FW	FRA	Malhory Noc
—	FW	FRA	Noah Ramon
—	FW	SEN	Malick Seck
—	FW	FRA	Hamidou Yameogo
—	FW	ENG	Andy Carroll

Pre-season and friendlies

The club would compete in just one friendly, on 24 July 2024, before their pre-season was cancelled amid the bankruptcy issues.

24 July 2024 1	Bordeaux	2–3	Southampton	Girona, Spain
10:00 GMT	Diallo 20' Marques da Silva 82'	Report	Michelin 19' (o.g.) Amo-Ameyaw 50' Mara 56'	Attendance: Behind closed doors

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Championnat National 2	31 August 2024	26 April 2025	Matchday 1	TBD	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
Coupe de France	TBD	TBD	Fourth round	TBD	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
Total					0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—

Source: Soccerway

Championnat National 2

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Saint-Pryvé	6	5	1	0	13	3	+10	16	Promotion to National
2	Saint-Malo	6	4	2	0	9	4	+5	14
3	Blois	6	3	3	0	11	4	+7	12
4	Saumur	6	3	2	1	8	6	+2	11
5	Bourges Foot 18	7	2	3	2	10	9	+1	9
6	Avranches	7	2	3	2	9	9	0	9
7	La Roche	7	2	2	3	8	8	0	8
8	Châteaubriant	6	1	4	1	9	9	0	7
9	Saint-Colomban Locminé	5	2	1	2	7	7	0	7
10	Dinan Léhon	6	1	4	1	5	6	−1	7
11	Les Herbiers	6	1	3	2	4	4	0	6
12	Poitiers	6	1	2	3	7	9	−2	5
13	Stade Briochin	6	1	2	3	6	10	−4	5
14	Granville	7	1	1	5	8	16	−8	4	Relegation to National 3
15	Bordeaux	4	0	3	1	4	5	−1	3
16	Poiré-sur-Vie	5	1	0	4	5	14	−9	3

Updated to match(es) played on 4 October 2024. Source: soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head results; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) fair play points; 7) draw

Results summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
2	0	1	1	2	3	−1	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	2	−1

Source: Soccerway

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	P	P	D	L	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Position	15	15	13	14

Source: Soccerway
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

17 August 2024 1	Bordeaux	v	Saint-Colomban Sportive Locminé	Bordeaux
Unknown				Stadium: Matmut Atlantique

24 August 2024 2	Vendée Poiré-sur-Vie Football	v	Bordeaux
5:00 PM

31 August 2024 3	Bordeaux	1–1	Stade Poitevin FC	Bordeaux
5:00 PM	Diabaté 90+3'		Nilor 54'	Stadium: Stade Sainte-Germaine

7 September 2024 4	Dinan Léhon FC	2–1	Bordeaux
5:00 PM	Jacquemin 19' Vermet 25'		Seck 90+3'

14 September 2024 5	Bordeaux	0–0	Bourges Foot 18	Bordeaux
Unknown				Stadium: Matmut Atlantique

21 September 2024 6	Bordeaux	2–2	Voltigeurs de Châteaubriant	Bordeaux
5:00 PM	Carroll 72', 82'	Report	36', 43' Babacar Leye	Stadium: Matmut Atlantique

5 October 2024 7	Olympique Saumur	1–2	Bordeaux
5:00 PM	Wail Bouhoutt 72' (pen.)	Report	Carroll 33', 84'

19 October 2024 8	Bordeaux	v	US Avranches	Bordeaux
5:00 PM				Stadium: Matmut Atlantique

2 November 2024 9	Blois Football 41	v	Bordeaux
5:00 PM

9 November 2024 10	Bordeaux	v	Saint-Pryvé Saint-Hilaire FC	Bordeaux
5:00 PM				Stadium: Matmut Atlantique

23 November 2024 11	US Saint-Malo	v	Bordeaux
5:00 PM

7 December 2024 12	Bordeaux	v	Stade Briochin	Bordeaux
5:00 PM				Stadium: Matmut Atlantique

14 December 2024 13	La Roche Vendée Football	v	Bordeaux
5:00 PM

21 December 2024 14	Bordeaux	v	Les Herbiers VF	Bordeaux
5:00 PM				Stadium: Matmut Atlantique

11 January 2025 15	US Granville	v	Bordeaux
5:00 PM

18 January 2025 16	Bordeaux	v	Vendée Poiré-sur-Vie Football	Bordeaux
5:00 PM				Stadium: Matmut Atlantique

25 January 2025 17	Stade Poitevin FC	v	Bordeaux
5:00 PM

8 February 2025 18	Bordeaux	v	Dinan Léhon FC	Bordeaux
5:00 PM				Stadium: Matmut Atlantique

15 February 2025 19	Bourges Foot 18	v	Bordeaux
5:00 PM

22 February 2025 20	Voltigeurs de Châteaubriant	v	Bordeaux
5:00 PM

8 March 2025 21	Bordeaux	v	Olympique Saumur	Bordeaux
5:00 PM				Stadium: Matmut Atlantique

15 March 2025 22	US Avranches	v	Bordeaux
5:00 PM

22 March 2025 23	Bordeaux	v	Blois Football 41	Bordeaux
5:00 PM				Stadium: Matmut Atlantique

5 April 2025 24	Saint-Pryvé Saint-Hilaire FC	v	Bordeaux
5:00 PM

12 April 2025 25	Bordeaux	v	US Saint-Malo	Bordeaux
5:00 PM				Stadium: Matmut Atlantique

19 April 2025 26	Stade Briochin	v	Bordeaux
5:00 PM

26 April 2025 27	Bordeaux	v	La Roche Vendée Football	Bordeaux
5:00 PM				Stadium: Matmut Atlantique

3 May 2025 28	Les Herbiers VF	v	Bordeaux
5:00 PM

10 May 2025 29	Bordeaux	v	US Granville	Bordeaux
5:00 PM				Stadium: Matmut Atlantique

17 May 2025 30	Saint-Colomban Sportive Locminé	v	Bordeaux
5:00 PM

Coupe de France

TBC Fourth round	TBC	v	TBC
TBC

References

^ "Relegation to Championnat National/bankruptcy/loss of professional status" (in French). FC Girondins de Bordeaux. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
^ "Bordeaux enter receivership/relegated to National 2" (in French). FC Girondins de Bordeaux. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
^ "Relegation to fourth tier confirmed" (in French). FC Girondins de Bordeaux. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
^ "players released". Sports Illustrated. 25 July 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
^ "Squad announcement/Transfers" (in French). FC Girondins de Bordeaux. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
^ "Louveau Signs" (in French). FC Girondins de Bordeaux. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
^ "Andy Carroll s'engage à Bordeaux" (in French). FC Girondins de Bordeaux. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
^ "Squad announcement" (in French). FC Girondins de Bordeaux. Retrieved 29 August 2024.

External links

Official website

[1] "Relegation to Championnat National/bankruptcy/loss of professional status" (in French). FC Girondins de Bordeaux. Retrieved 24 August 2024.

[2] "Bordeaux enter receivership/relegated to National 2" (in French). FC Girondins de Bordeaux. Retrieved 25 August 2024.

[3] "Relegation to fourth tier confirmed" (in French). FC Girondins de Bordeaux. Retrieved 24 August 2024.

[4] "players released". Sports Illustrated. 25 July 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024.

[5] "Squad announcement/Transfers" (in French). FC Girondins de Bordeaux. Retrieved 29 August 2024.

[6] "Louveau Signs" (in French). FC Girondins de Bordeaux. Retrieved 30 August 2024.

[7] "Andy Carroll s'engage à Bordeaux" (in French). FC Girondins de Bordeaux. Retrieved 18 September 2024.

[8] "Squad announcement" (in French). FC Girondins de Bordeaux. Retrieved 29 August 2024.

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