Bordeaux Confirmed in Sixth Tier of French Football
The club was sanctioned for failing to cover about €10 million in costs and debt payments, officials said.
- On Thursday, the Nouvelle-Aquitaine league confirmed that Bordeaux will play the current season in the sixth tier, known as Regional, following financial sanctions.
- Sanctions followed Bordeaux's failure to provide roughly 10 million euros needed for the 2025-2026 and 2026-2027 financial years, forcing the six-time French champions into amateur football.
- Park Bench purchased the club for one euro last month, assuming remaining debts now halved from 26 million to 13 million euros, with court ratification expected on Oct 20.
- New president Dominique Delport said, "Rebuilding can now begin," as the largely amateur squad prepares to utilize five professional contracts, including one for former Ligue 1 striker Baptiste Guillaume.
- Once a French powerhouse producing academy stars like Zinedine Zidane, Bixente Lizarazu, and Christophe Dugarry, the club faced steep decline after 2022 relegation and 2024 judicial restructuring.
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Six-time Ligue 1 champion Bordeaux set to play in sixth division of French football
Six-time French champion Bordeaux, which was sanctioned in the summer for financial irregularities, will play the current season in the sixth tier of French football, the Nouvelle-Aquitaine league confirmed on Thursday.
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Bordeaux confirmed in sixth tier of French football
Bordeaux were sanctioned for failing to provide the roughly 10 million euros ($11.6 million) needed for the 2025-2026 financial year as well as 2026-2027 and meet debt payments. Once one of France's leading football clubs and the team where the country's new head coach Zinedine Zidane made his name, Bordeaux was sold last month for a symbolic one euro to US-based investment group Park Bench who agreed to take on the remaining debt. Two days afte…
The president of the New Aquitaine League, François Grenet, announced this Thursday that the Girondins de Bordeaux will play well in sixth division this season.
The instance has received the presence of the first men's team of the Bordeaux club in Regional 1 and the reserve in Regional 2. They will enter the championship on 16 and 17 October The decision was
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