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FC Girondins de Bordeaux is a France football (soccer) team, playing in the city of Bordeaux. It is commonly referred to as just Bordeaux.

Bordeaux was founded in 1881 as an omnisport club. The Girondins won the Ligue 1 in 1950, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1999 and are the current champions with a first place finish in 2009. Bordeaux plays the home-matches in the Stade Chaban Delmas, named after the former mayor of Bordeaux, Jacques Chaban-Delmas. Parc Lescure was the previous name of the stadium. Bordeaux has often qualified for European football.

Their biggest European triumph was reaching the UEFA Cup final in 1996. After qualifying for the Intertoto Cup, the Girondins won that competition to get a place in the UEFA Cup. They reached the final after victories over FK Vardar, SC Rotor Volgograd, Real Betis, a heroic quarter final win over AC Milan, and a semi-final win over Slavia Prague. In the UEFA Cup final, Bayern Munich prevented the Bordeaux winning their first European Cup after a 5-1 defeat on aggregate.

Bordeaux has been an entire subsidiary company of the French television group Métropole 6 since 2001.

Historical overview

An all-round sports club was created as Girondist de Bordeaux on February 1, 1882 or October 1, 1881, depending on sources. It was not until 1910, when put under pressure by Raymond Brard that football became the over-riding sport. The first official Premier match took place in 1919.

Le Girondins became professional in 1937. This was after clubs Sporting Club de la Bastidenne and Club Deportivo Espagnol de Bordeaux had come and gone, as well as their offspring, FC Hispano-Bastidenne. They decided to rest two seasons before becoming professional.

Bordeaux captured their first Coupe de France in 1941 farther beating Lille OSC 2-0. It would be 45 years before they would reclaim the title, after six failed attempts.

In 1949/50 Bordeaux became champions of Ligue 1 just a year after being champions of Ligue 2, with André Gérard one of the main people in their quest for the title. Bordeaux's defence became known as the "impenetrable fortress". Of these, three names were most significant, the names of De Harder, Kargu and Libar.

Time went on and Bordeaux declined in form until 1979-80 when, after thirteen weeks they sacked their manager and within nine months brought in Raymond Goethals, successful with Anderlecht with his own renowned tactics. However he lasted no longer than a single calendar year and later they brought in Aimé Jacquet.

During the eighties, Bordeaux won three Ligues, two Coupes de France, and qualified several consecutive years for European competition. A comparative slide over the next ten years followed, until in the early nineties Bordeaux were relegated to the second division for financial reasons. The rebirth, however, was immediate after some flowing football not only secured immediate promotion back to Ligue 1, but meant that not so many years later, Bordeaux were constantly frequenting Europe. This remains so to this day, with their prowess bringing them titles including a 1996 UEFA Cup final.

Important dates

- 1881/1882 - Les Girondins founded.
- 1910 - Football section created. This lasted one season and was then abandoned.
- 1919 - A football section is recreated and les Girondins absorb the teams from l'Argus Sport and Bordeaux FC.
- 1937 - Les Girondins turn professional.
- 1941 - First final victory - la Coupe de France.
- 1945 - First season in Division 1.
- 1950 - First French champions title.
- 1964 - First European participation (eliminated in the first round after a defeat to Borussia Dortmund)
- 1984 - First European Champion Clubs' Cup participation, eliminated in the semi-finals by Juventus - 2-3 over two legs.
- 1987 - First double Champions Cup.
- 1996 - First European final, defeated by Bayern Munich 1-5 over two legs.
- 1999 - Wins French championship (Ligue 1).
- 2009 - Wins French championship (Ligue 1).

Honours

National honours

- Ligue 1 6:

- Ligue 2 1:

- Coupe de France 3:

- Coupe de la Ligue 3:

- Trophée des champions 3:

International honours

- Coppa delle Alpi

- UEFA Intertoto Cup 1:

- UEFA Cup

Players

As of July 9, 2009

Out on loan

Notable players

For a complete FC Girondins de Bordeaux players list, see :Category:FC Girondins de Bordeaux players

France
- William Ayache
- Ibrahim Ba
- Patrick Battiston
- Philippe Bergeroo
- Eric Cantona
- Didier Deschamps
- Vikash Dhorasoo
- Raymond Domenech
- Dominique Dropsy
- Christophe Dugarry
- Jean-Marc Ferreri
- Jean Gallice
- René Girard (footballer)
- Alain Giresse
- Bernard Lacombe
- Lilian Laslandes
- Bixente Lizarazu
- Johan Micoud
- Stéphane Paille
- Jean-Pierre Papin
- Ulrich Ramé
- Alain Roche
- Henri Saivet
- Gérard Soler
- Jean-Christophe Thouvenel
- Jean Tigana
- Marius Trésor
- Philippe Vercruysse
- Sylvain Wiltord
- Zinédine Zidane
- Jean-Claude Darcheville
- Yoann Gourcuff

Argentina
- Héctor de Bourgoing
- Fernando Cavenaghi
Algeria
- Ali Benarbia
Belgium
- Gilbert Bodart
- Enzo Scifo
- Marc Wilmots
- Patrick Vervoort
Brazil
- Eduardo Costa
- Deivid
- Denílson de Oliveira Araújo
- Fernando Guidicelli
- Ricardinho
- Sávio
- Márcio Roberto dos Santos
Cameroon
- Joseph-Antoine Bell
Colombia
- Edixon Perea Valencia
Côte d'Ivoire
- Cyril Domoraud
Czech Republic
- Vladimír Šmicer
Denmark
- Jesper Olsen

Germany
- Klaus Allofs
- Manfred Kaltz
- Dieter Müller
- Uwe Reinders
Greece
- Michalis Kapsis
Iceland
- Arnór Guðjohnsen
Montenegro
- Niša Saveljić
Netherlands
- Wim Kieft
- Stanley Menzo
- Kiki Musampa
- Richard Witschge
Paraguay
- Leongino Unzaim
Portugal
- Marco Caneira
- Fernando Chalana
- Pedro Miguel Pauleta
Russia
- Alexey Smertin
Spain
- Salvador Artigas
- Iván Pérez Muñoz
- Víctor Torres Mestre
- Albert Celades
- Albert Riera

Coaches

Elie Baup was the coach of the Bordeaux during five years, from 1998 to 2003. Former Bordeaux midfielder Michel Pavon became head coach in October 24, 2003. Because of health problems, he stood back and continued his career as scout on June 2005. Brazilian Ricardo Gomes became the new coach, until Laurent Blanc took over in 2007.

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