Six times French football champion between 1950 and 2009, Bordeaux, relegated to Ligue 2 at the end of the 2021-2022 season, will now play in National, the 3rd French division. The Girondins announced on Tuesday July 23 that they had given up their appeal against this administrative relegation, due to the lack of an agreement with the American group Fenway Sports Group for a takeover of the club. Failure ” of new elements “, the club ” withdrew from the appeal ” pronounced on July 9, due to the difficulties of the club which was looking for 40 million euros to clean up its accounts and close its 2024-2025 budget in L2. ” As a result, FC Girondins de Bordeaux accepts the sanction of administrative demotion within the National 1 Championship (3rd division) for the 2024-2025 season and will be summoned again to present its budget before the DNCG (National Management Control Directorate) “, declares the club with the scapular.
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