2024–25 FC Girondins de Bordeaux season
| 2024–25 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Owner | Gérard López | ||
| Chairman | Gérard López | ||
| Head coach | Bruno Irles | ||
| Stadium | Matmut Atlantique | ||
| National 2 | 4th | ||
| Coupe de France | Round of 64 | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Andy Carroll (7) All: Andy Carroll (7) | ||
|
| |||
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 announced 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 | Free Transfer | 28 August 2024 | |
| GK | Over Mandanda | Libourne | Free Transfer | 28 August 2024 | |
| DF | Nathanaël Bai | Sablé | Free Transfer | 28 August 2024 | |
| DF | Paul Baysse | Unattached | Free Transfer | 28 August 2024 | |
| DF | Nama Fofana | Créteil | Free Transfer | 28 August 2024 | |
| DF | Sékou Fofana | C'Chartres | Free Transfer | 28 August 2024 | |
| DF | Nassim Ranem | Blagnac | Free Transfer | 28 August 2024 | |
| DF | Omar Sané | Libourne | Free Transfer | 28 August 2024 | |
| DF | Driss Trichard | Dunkerque | Free Transfer | 28 August 2024 | |
| MF | Issam Ben Khemis | Angoulême | Free Transfer | 28 August 2024 | |
| MF | Nolan Bonte | Lens B | Free Transfer | 28 August 2024 | |
| MF | N'Famady Diaby | Bayonne | Free Transfer | 28 August 2024 | |
| MF | Rio Mavuba | Unattached | Free Transfer | 28 August 2024 | |
| MF | Junah Zucolotto | SO Châtellerault | Free Transfer | 28 August 2024 | |
| FW | Pape Massar Djitte | Pau B | Free Transfer | 28 August 2024 | |
| FW | Jérémy Grain | Trélissac | Free Transfer | 28 August 2024 | |
| FW | Yanis Merdji | Concarneau | Free Transfer | 28 August 2024 | |
| FW | Malhory Noc | Unattached | Free Transfer | 28 August 2024 | |
| FW | Malick Seck | Libourne | Free Transfer | 28 August 2024 | |
| FW | Hamidou Yameogo | Caen | Free Transfer | 28 August 2024 | |
| DF | Adrien Louveau | ŁKS Łódź | Free Transfer | 29 August 2024 | [6] |
| FW | Andy Carroll | Amiens | Free Transfer | 18 September 2024 | [7] |
Out
| Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date | Source |
|---|
Players
First-team squad
- As of 26 October 2024[8]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
|
|
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 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stade Briochin (C, P) | 30 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 49 | 34 | +15 | 59 | Promotion to National |
| 2 | Les Herbiers | 30 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 53 | 24 | +29 | 55 | |
| 3 | Saint-Malo | 30 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 43 | 27 | +16 | 53 | |
| 4 | Bordeaux | 30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 38 | 32 | +6 | 48 | |
| 5 | La Roche | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 42 | 27 | +15 | 48 | |
| 6 | Blois | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 46 | 36 | +10 | 47 | |
| 7 | Saint-Colomban Locminé | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 39 | 33 | +6 | 46 | |
| 8 | Bourges | 30 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 46 | 43 | +3 | 41 | |
| 9 | Avranches | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 46 | 43 | +3 | 41 | |
| 10 | Dinan Léhon | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 38 | 49 | −11 | 38 | |
| 11 | Châteaubriant | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 36 | 43 | −7 | 37 | |
| 12 | Saint-Pryvé Saint-Hilaire | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 40 | 37 | +3 | 36 | |
| 13 | Poitiers | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 36 | 48 | −12 | 33 | |
| 14 | Granville (R) | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 36 | 47 | −11 | 32 | Relegation to National 3 |
| 15 | Saumur (R) | 30 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 28 | 51 | −23 | 28 | |
| 16 | Le Poiré-sur-Vie (R) | 30 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 18 | 58 | −40 | 14 |
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
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
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
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
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
Matches
| 31 August 2024 3 | Bordeaux | 1 – 1 | Poitevin | Le Bouscat |
| 19:00 |
|
|
Stadium: Stade Sainte-Germaine Referee: Dorian Bovolenta |
| 7 September 2024 4 | Dinan Léhon | 2 – 1 | Bordeaux | Dinan |
| 19:00 |
|
|
Stadium: Stade du Clos Gastel Referee: Hakim Mahaoudi |
| 14 September 2024 5 | Bordeaux | 0 – 0 | Bourges Foot 18 | Le Bouscat |
| 19:00 | Stadium: Stade Sainte-Germaine Referee: Alexis Guillon |
| 21 September 2024 6 | Bordeaux | 2 – 2 | Châteaubriant | Bordeaux |
| 19:00 | Carroll 72', 87' | Report | 36', 42' Leye | Stadium: Matmut Atlantique Referee: Gaetan Martin |
| 5 October 2024 7 | Saumur | 1 – 2 | Bordeaux | Saumur |
| 19:00 | Bouhoutt 73' (pen.) | Report | Carroll 34', 84' | Stadium: Stade des Rives du Thouet Referee: Valentin Cardon |
| 19 October 2024 8 | Bordeaux | 1 – 0 | Avranches | Bordeaux |
| 19:00 | Bahassa 23' | Stadium: Matmut Atlantique Referee: Marc Michout |
| 2 November 2024 9 | Blois | 1 – 1 | Bordeaux | Blois |
| 19:00 | ? 40' | Carroll 63' | Stadium: Stade Allées Jean Leroi Referee: Henri Dutech |
| 9 November 2024 10 | Bordeaux | 2 – 0 | Saint-Pryvé | Bordeaux |
| 19:00 | Merdji 64', 77' | Stadium: Matmut Atlantique Referee: Jean Dasque |
| 13 November 2024 2 | Poiré-sur-Vie | 0 – 1 | Bordeaux | Le Poiré-sur-Vie |
| 20:00 | Carroll 3' | Stadium: Stade de l'Idonnière Referee: Kevin Barbin |
| 23 November 2024 11 | Saint-Malo | 1 – 1 | Bordeaux | Saint-Malo |
| 19:00 | ? 41' | Bahassa 49' | Stadium: Stade de Marville Referee: Gaëtan Deneuve |
| 7 December 2024 12 | Bordeaux | 0 – 0 | Stade Briochin | Bordeaux |
| 19:00 | Stadium: Matmut Atlantique Referee: Louis Lungeri |
| 14 December 2024 13 | La Roche | 0 – 1 | Bordeaux | La Roche-sur-Yon |
| 19:00 | Merdji 22' | Stadium: Stade Henri Desgranges Referee: Timothe Bonnot |
| 4 January 2025 1 | Bordeaux | 1 – 2 | Saint-Colomban Locminé | Bordeaux |
| 18:00 CET (UTC+1:00) |
|
Report |
|
Stadium: Matmut Atlantique Attendance: 9,000 Referee: Valentin Giorgetti Assistant referees: Julien Grellier Nicolas Millet |
| 11 January 2025 15 | US Granville | 1 – 2 | Bordeaux | Granville |
| 18:00 CET (UTC+1:00) | ? 90+3' (pen.) | Report | Carroll 85' Ranem 90+6' |
Stadium: Stade Louis Dior Referee: Louis Flachot |
| 18 January 2025 16 | Bordeaux | 2 – 0 | Poiré-sur-Vie | Bordeaux |
| 18:00 CET (UTC+1:00) | Merdji 5' Bahassa 85' |
Report | Stadium: Matmut Atlantique Referee: Julien Gueguen |
| 25 January 2025 17 | Stade Poitevin FC | 1 – 2 | Bordeaux | Poitiers |
| 18:00 CET (UTC+1:00) | ? 3' | Report | Merdji 47' (pen.) Ikia Dimi 76' |
Stadium: Stade Michel-Amand Referee: Kevin Barbin |
| 1 February 2025 14 | Bordeaux | 2 – 0 | Les Herbiers VF | Bordeaux |
| 18:00 CET (UTC+1:00) | Ikia Dimi 25' Thomas 72' |
Report | Stadium: Matmut Atlantique Referee: Arnaud Baert |
| 8 February 2025 18 | Bordeaux | 3 – 1 | Dinan Léhon FC | Bordeaux |
| 5:00 PM | Stadium: Matmut Atlantique |
| 15 February 2025 19 | Bourges Foot 18 | 3 – 4 | Bordeaux | Bourges |
| 5:00 PM | Stadium: Stade Jacques Rimbault |
| 22 February 2025 20 | Voltigeurs de Châteaubriant | 1 – 2 | Bordeaux | Châteaubriant |
| 5:00 PM | Stadium: Stade de la Ville en Bois |
| 15 March 2025 22 | US Avranches | 3 – 2 | Bordeaux | |
| 5:00 PM |
| 22 March 2025 23 | Bordeaux | 0 – 1 | Blois Football 41 | Bordeaux |
| 5:00 PM | Stadium: Matmut Atlantique |
| 5 April 2025 24 | Saint-Pryvé Saint-Hilaire FC | 1 – 2 | Bordeaux | |
| 5:00 PM |
| 12 April 2025 25 | Bordeaux | 1 – 0 | US Saint-Malo | Bordeaux |
| 5:00 PM | Stadium: Matmut Atlantique |
| 19 April 2025 26 | Stade Briochin | 1 – 0 | Bordeaux | |
| 5:00 PM |
| 26 April 2025 27 | Bordeaux | 1 – 0 | La Roche Vendée Football | Bordeaux |
| 5:00 PM | Stadium: Matmut Atlantique |
| 3 May 2025 28 | Les Herbiers VF | 2 – 0 | Bordeaux | |
| 5:00 PM |
| 10 May 2025 29 | Bordeaux | 3 – 2 | US Granville | Bordeaux |
| 5:00 PM | Stadium: Matmut Atlantique |
| 17 May 2025 30 | Saint-Colomban Locminé | 2 – 0 | Bordeaux | |
| 5:00 PM |
Coupe de France
| 17 November 2024 Round 7 | Bressuire | 0 – 2 | Bordeaux | Bressuire |
| Report |
|
Stadium: Stade Alain Metayer |
| 1 December 2024 Round 8 | Bordeaux | 2 – 0 | Les Herbiers | Le Bouscat |
|
Report | Stadium: Stade Sainte-Germaine |
| 22 December 2024 Round of 64 | Bordeaux | 1 – 4 | Rennes | Bordeaux |
| 14:45 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
|
Stadium: Matmut Atlantique Attendance: 19,877 Referee: Bastien Dechepy |
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". FC Girondins de Bordeaux. Archived from the original on 20 March 2023. Retrieved 11 July 2023.