Down and out Girondins de Bordeaux given last minute reprieve to play in Ligue 2

July 27 – On the eve of the new French season, Girondins de Bordeaux have been reinstated to Ligue 2 by the French Football Federation (FFF).
July 27 – On the eve of the new French season, Girondins de Bordeaux have been reinstated to Ligue 2 by the French Football Federation (FFF).
June 15 – Girondins de Bordeaux have been relegated to the French third division because of financial problems following a decision by French football’s financial watchdog the DNCG.
July 13 – Bordeaux and Angers can breathe a sigh of relief. Both clubs will play in Ligue 1 next season after their appeals against relegation imposed by France’s financial watchdog DNCG were successful, the clubs announced separately on Monday.
July 5 – Lurching from crisis to crisis, French football has been rocked again after the Direction Nationale du Contrôle de Gestion (DNCG) temporarily demoted both Bordeaux and Angers to Ligue 2 and placed Nantes under supervision.