Football Club des Girondins de Bordeaux
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| Full name | Football Club des Girondins de Bordeaux |
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| Nickname(s) |
FCGB Les Girondins (The Girondins) Le club au scapulaire (The Club with the Chevron) Les marine et blanc (The Navy-and-Whites) |
| Founded | 1881 |
| Ground |
Matmut Atlantique, Bordeaux, France |
| Capacity | 42,115 |
| Chairman | Stéphane Martin |
| Manager | Jocelyn Gourvennec |
| League | Ligue 1 |
| 2015–16 | Ligue 1, 11th |
| Website | Club home page |
Football Club des Girondins de Bordeaux (French pronunciation: [ʒirɔ̃dɛ̃ də bɔʁdo]; commonly referred to as Girondins de Bordeaux or simply Bordeaux) is a French professional football club based in the city of Bordeaux. The club currently play in Ligue 1, the first division of French football. The team is currently managed by former French international Jocelyn Gourvennec and captained by the current Czech international Jaroslav Plašil.
Bordeaux was founded in 1881 as a multi-sports club and is one of the most successful football clubs in France. The club has won six Ligue 1 titles, which is the joint fourth-most in its history. Bordeaux have also won four Coupe de France titles, three Coupe de la Ligue titles, and three Trophée des champions titles as well. The club has the honour of having appeared in the most finals in the Coupe de la Ligue, having featured in six of those contested. From a year to its inception, the club's stadium was the Stade Chaban-Delmas, though since 2015, Bordeaux's home ground has been that of the Matmut Atlantique.
The club took its name Girondins from a group of French Revolutionaries from the region, and was founded on 1 October 1881 as a gymnastics and shooting club. The club, chaired by André Chavois, later added sports such as rowing, equestrian, and swimming, among others. It was not until 1910 when football was officially introduced to the club following strong urging from several members within the club, most notably club president Raymond Brard, though it was only available on a basis. The experiment with football lasted only a year before returning almost a decade later in 1919. The club contested its first official match in 1920 defeating Section Burdigalienne 12–0.
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