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FC GIRONDINS DE BORDEAUX
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> CURRICULUM VITAE
Foundation date: 1st October 1881
Administrative headquarters and training centre address
Rue Joliot Curie - 33187 Le Haillan Cedex
Tel. 0892 68 34 33 [0.34 €/min] - Fax + 33 (0)5 56 57 54 46
The club direct
• Email: [email protected]
• Internet: www.girondins.com
• Ticket information: 0 892 68 34 33 [0.34 €/min]
Organisation chart
• Chief Executive: Jean-Louis TRIAUD
• Managing Director: Alain DEVESELEER
• Deputy Managing Director, Sales and Marketing: Vincent REPOUX
• Administrative and Financial Director: Catherine STEVA
• Professional Recruitment and Supervision Manager: Michel PAVON
• Coach: Laurent BLANC
• Assistant Coach: Jean-Louis GASSET
• Coach - Physical preparation: Eric BEDOUET
• Goalkeeper coach: Dominique DROPSY
• Training Centre Director: Patrick BATTISTON
• Training Centre Recruitment Manager: Philippe GOUBET
• Press Officer: Aurélie CARREY
• Doctors: Doctor MONTERO, Doctor DUBEAU
• Physios: Marc VERNET, Jacques THEBAULT, David DAS NEVES
GENERAL INFORMATION
Colours:
Navy blue [home], White [away], White and Bordeaux [third].
Partners:
• Shareholders: M6 Foot [99%], FC Girondins de Bordeaux Association [1%].
• Main sponsors: Kia Motors, Cdiscount, Pichet Group, Orange
• Equipment supplier: Puma
• Institutional Partners: Bordeaux City Council, Gironde District Council, Aquitaine Regional Council.
Chaban-Delmas Stadium:
• Capacity: 34,263 seats [32,500 in U.E.F.A. configuration].
• Average attendance: 29,745 spectators.
• Names of supporter groups: “Ultramarines Bordeaux 1987”, “Les Irréductibles”, “Océanics Nord Bordeù”, etc.
“L’Esprit Girondins” shops:
• City centre: 77, rue Sainte-Catherine - 33000 Bordeaux - Tel. + 33 (0)5 57 14 25 84.
• Stadium: 84, Bd du Maréchal Leclerc - 33000 Bordeaux - Tel. + 33 (0)5 56 51 55 30.
• Château du Haillan: Rue Joliot Curie - 33187 Le Haillan Cedex - Tel. + 33 (0)5 56 16 11 53.
• Auchan-Lac shopping centre 33000 Bordeaux - Tel. + 33 (0)5 56 90 73 75
Media:
• girondins.com [official website] • Girondins TV [Girondins TV on Orange TV via Broadband (channel 67),
Numericable (channel 60) and Canalsat (channel 93)] • Girondins mag [monthly, 68 pages] • Girondins Mobile
with Orange [supporters’ phone package] • “La Feuille de Match” [distributed before home matches]
• Gold FM [the official radio on 103.3 FM and goldfm.fr]
Press contact: Aurélie Carrey // + 33 (0)5 56 16 11 36 // [email protected]
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> A LONG-TERM STRATEGY
FC Girondins de Bordeaux’ identity is based on a strong heritage: the club’s history, tradition, record,
regional roots, quality and prestige. The club is an example of sporting consistency.
There has been heavy investment since the arrival of M6.
Improvements of facilities, the development of its commercial services, new accomodations for
our partners and a training policy have helped to establish the Club’s position in the French football.
A WORD FROM THE CHAIRMAN
Chairman, has it sunk in that you’ve brought the title to Bordeaux?
Yes, it feels real now. We’re absolutely thrilled with this sixth French
Championship title. We were worried that we might be disappointed, but we
got there in the end (laughter). We played each match as it came. It wasn’t all
easy and we had a few problems that knocked us out of our stride, such as
the thrashings that we were given by Chelsea and Toulouse. But there were
also a few pointers that suggested we could do it: Grenoble, when we played
nine against eleven, Monaco, when we were 3-0 down at half-time and came
back to win, and Rennes, where we won in the last few minutes, playing ten against
eleven. There was also our win against Lyon, in Bordeaux.
Is it a reward for a club that now has a structure?
The club hasn’t changed overnight. We need to keep going along the same path, with the same commitment
that some people have criticized as being “unadventurous”, but which I think is responsible and intelligent.
It’s very easy to get carried away when you’re running a football club, and we know where that can lead. If
you want to build over the long term, you have to combine reason and passion. I think we do that pretty well
in Bordeaux!
What about your targets for next season?
Good question. Personally, I have three aims: to try and come through the Champions League qualification
rounds, but that depends on the draw; to qualify directly for the Champions League via the championship,
and to try to do something in the French Cup.
Has M6’s long-term investment paid off?
M6 has always supported us, in the bad times and in the good. We’ve always been able to rely
on them. We’ve got the best record over the last ten years, after Lyon. Since I’ve been
Chairman, we’ve only missed out on the European Cup for two seasons and we’ve played
more European matches than any other French club.
Extract from the Girondins mag no. 90
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> SQUAD 2009-2010
Name
First name
Date & place of birth Nationality
Previous clubs
N° WeightHeight
Joined
Contract SelecMatchesGoals
MatchesGoals
club
ends tions
> Goalkeepers
Carrasso
Cédric
Ramé
Ulrich
30/12/1981
Avignon
19/09/1972
Nantes
FRA
OM, Guingamp, OM, Crystal Palace,
OM, Toulouse
1
87
1,87 2009
96
-
2013 Youth
team
FRA
Angers
16
85
1,87 1997 394
-
2010
FRA
Bordeaux, Libourne St-Seurin, Lille
21
72
1,75 2007 194
7
2012
FRA
Racing CF92,
Charleroi, Auxerre, Sedan, Lorient
2
88
1,89 2009
98
5
2013 Youth
team
BRA
Flamengo
3
78
1,88 2005
66
4
2011
FRA
Lyon, Gueugnon, Bastia, Monaco,
Marseille
River Plate, Leverkusen, Celta Vigo,
San Lorenzo
6
71
1,77 2003 342
13
72
1,76 2008
A
13
> Defenders
Chalmé
Matthieu
Ciani
Mickaël
Henrique
Carlos
Jurietti
Franck
Placente
Diego
Planus
Marc
Sané
Lamine
Trémoulinas
Benoît
7/10/1980
Bruges (33)
06/04/1984
Paris
02/05/1983
Săo Gonçalo (Bré)
30/03/1975
Valence
24/04/1977
Buenos Aires (Arg)
07/03/1982
Bordeaux
22/03/1987
Villeneuve sur Lot
28/12/1985
Bordeaux
ARG
6
11 2010
A
-
2010 A (Arg)
FRA
Trained by the club
27
76
1,83 1991 185
2
2011 Youth
team
FRA
Stade Bordelais, Lormont
25
77
1,92 2008
-
-
2011
FRA
Trained by the club
28
64
1,73 1999
35
-
2013
4
79
1,90 2007 212
15 2011
10
76
1,80 2007 126
21 2011
12 2012 Youth
team
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> Midfield
Diarra
Alou
Ferreira Vieira
Jussiê
Gouffran
Yoan
Gourcuff
Yoann
Lasne
Paul
Menegazzo
Fernando
Plasil
Jaroslav
Sertic
Grégory
Traoré
Abdou
Wendel
Géraldo
15/07/1981
Villepinte
19/09/1983
Nova Venecia (Bre)
25/05/1986
Villeneuve St-Georges
11/07/1986
Ploemeur
16/01/1989
Saint-Cloud
03/05/1981à Anita
Garibaldi (Bré)
05/01/1982
Opocno (Cz. Rep.)
05/08/1989
Brétigny sur Orge
17/01/1988
Bamako (Mali)
08/04/1982
Mariana (Brésil)
FRA
BRE
Louhans-Cuiseaux, Bayern,
Le Havre, Bastia, Lens, Lyon
Cruzeiro, Kashiwa Reysol,
Cruzeiro, Lens
FRA
Caen
7
70
1,75 2008
76
FRA
Rennes, Milan AC
8
79
1,85 2008 103
FRA
Trained by the club
12
72
1,89 2002
BRE
Juventude, Gremio, Juventude,
Sienne, Catania
5
79
1,86 2005 129
-
18 2013
-
A
A
20
11
1
2012
16 2011 A (Bre)
1
A (Cz.
2013
47
Rep.)
Youth
2012 team
team
2013 Youth
(Mali)
TCH
Monaco, Créteil, Monaco, Osasuna
18
72
1,82 2009 121
5
FRA
INF Clairefontaine
22
69
1,81 2005
6
1
MAL
Trained by the club
24
73
1,79 2006
12
-
BRE
Caxias, Cruzeiro , Nacional Funchal,
Santos FC
17
71
1,84 2006
94
21 2012
FRA
Cannes, Sunderland,
Manchester United, West Ham, Nice
11
72
1,81 2007 109
28 2011
ITA - ARG
River Plate, Spartak Moscou
9
78
1,81 2007
30 2011
FRA - MOR
Trained by the club
29
70
1,85 2000 192
FRA
Trained by the club
20
70
1,73 2002
FRA
Montpellier, Naples, Nîmes, St Etienne, Auxerre,
Barcelone, Marseille, Inter Milan, Manchester Utd
Montpellier, Caen, PSG,
Espanyol Barcelone, Istres
2007
2011
2007
2011
Laval
1998
2011
1985
Freelance
> Attack
Bellion
David
Cavenaghi
Fernando
Chamakh
Marouane
Saivet
Henri
27/11/1982
Sèvres
21/09/1983
O´Brien (Arg)
10/01/1984
Tonneins
26/10/1990
à Dakar (Sén.)
61
2
A
(Arg.)
46 2010 A
(Mor.)
-
2012 -19
> Coaching staff
Blanc
Laurent
Gasset
Jean-Louis
Bedouet
Eric
Dropsy
Dominique
19/11/1965
Alès
9/12/1953
Montpellier
14/04/1954
Brain/Longuenée
09/12/1951
Hirson
FRA
FRA
FRA
Strasbourg
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> FIXTURE LIST 2009-2010
Championship fixtures:
First leg:
09/08/2009 : Bordeaux - Lens
15/08/2009 : Sochaux - Bordeaux
22/08/2009 : Bordeaux - Nice
30/08/2009 : Marseille - Bordeaux
12/09/2009 : Bordeaux - Grenoble
19/09/2009 : Boulogne - Bordeaux
26/09/2009 : Bordeaux - Rennes
03/10/2009 : St Etienne - Bordeaux
17/10/2009 : Auxerre - Bordeaux
24/10/2009 : Bordeaux - Le Mans
28/10/2009 : Montpellier - Bordeaux
31/10/2009 : Bordeaux - Monaco
07/11/2009 : Lille - Bordeaux
21/11/2009 : Bordeaux - Valenciennes
28/11/2009 : Nancy - Bordeaux
05/12/2009 : Bordeaux - Paris
12/12/2009 : Lyon - Bordeaux
19/12/2009 : Bordeaux - Lorient
23/12/2009 : Toulouse - Bordeaux
League Cup matches
Last 16: 13 January 2010.
1/4 final: 27 January 2010.
1/2 final: 3 February 2010.
Final: 27 March 2010.
Second leg:
16/01/2010 : Bordeaux - Marseille
20/01/2010 : Grenoble - Bordeaux
30/01/2010 : Bordeaux - Boulogne
06/02/2010 : Rennes- Bordeaux
13/02/2010 : Bordeaux - St Etienne
20/02/2010 : Bordeaux - Auxerre
27/02/2010 : Le Mans - Bordeaux
06/03/2010 : Bordeaux - Montpellier
13/03/2010 : Monaco - Bordeaux
20/03/2010 : Bordeaux - Lille
28/03/2010 : Valenciennes - Bordeaux
03/04/2010 : Bordeaux - Nancy
10/04/2010 : Paris - Bordeaux
17/04/2010 : Bordeaux - Lyon
24/04/2010 : Lorient - Bordeaux
02/05/2010 : Bordeaux - Toulouse
05/05/2010 : Nice - Bordeaux
08/05/2010 : Bordeaux - Sochaux
15/05/2010 : Lens - Bordeaux
French Cup matches
3rd round: 9 January 2010.
Last 32: 23 January 2010.
Last 16: 10 February 2010.
1/4 final: 24 March 2010.
1/2 final: 14 April 2010.
Final: 1st May 2010.
Champions League fixtures
Tue. 15/09/2009: Juventus Turin - Bordeaux
Wed. 30/09/2009: Bordeaux - Maccabi Haifa
Wed. 21/10/2009: Bordeaux - Bayern Munich
Tue. 03/11/2009: Bayern Munich - Bordeaux
Wed. 25/11/2009: Bordeaux - Juventus Turin
Tue. 08/12/2009: Maccabi Haifa - Bordeaux
Tue. 23/02/2010 : Olympiakos - Bordeaux
Wed. 17/03/2010 : Bordeaux - Olympiakos
Wed. 31/03/2010: 1/4 Final first leg*
Wed. 07/04/2010: 1/4 Final second leg*
Wed. 21/04/2010: 1/2 Final first leg*
Wed. 28/04/2010: 1/2 Final second leg*
Sat. 22/05/2010: Final
Press contact: Aurélie Carrey // + 33 (0)5 56 16 11 36 // [email protected]
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> CLUB HISTORY
1881 TO 1936
The Club was founded on 1st October 1881: Girondins-Omnisports began life in rue Sanche-de-Pommier, in the Capucins district,
central Bordeaux.
1920: football appears: football became one of the various activities offered by Girondins in the early 1920s. Despite a rather disastrous
start and some early defeats, the Bordeaux team set to work and achieved its first creditable results in the 1931/32 season.
17 October 1936: the Club became Les Girondins de Bordeaux FC.
1937 TO THE 1980s
8 June 1937, from amateur to professional: the Club played its first professional match in Toulouse on 22 August 1937 [3-2]. It then
began to make a name for itself in French football following its French Cup victory in 1941. At the time, France was divided into three
parts (occupied zone, free zone and prohibited zone]. The Bordeaux team won three finals against Red-Star [3-1], Toulouse [3-1] and
Fives [2-0].
1950, the first French Championship title: This first championship title was won with a lead of six points over Lille, with Bordeaux
catching up on a 12-point lead in 17 matches without a defeat!
1980 TO 1995
1984/1989, years of glory:
After a rather difficult period between 1972 and 1979, the Girondins dominated French football during the 1980s.
• 3 Championship titles in 1984, 1985 and 1987
• 2 French Cup victories against Marseille in 1986 and 1987
• Took part in the European Cups several times between 1982 and 1989, with two semi-finals.
1992, from anonymity to the elite: having been relegated for a season for financial reasons, the Club was promoted back to Division
1 in 1991/92, winning the Division 2 Championship. Two years later, FC Girondins de Bordeaux was back in Europe.
1995 TO THE PRESENT DAY
1996, the European adventure, from the Intertoto to the final: the great European adventure was
orchestrated by the magical trio of Zidane, Dugarry and Lizarazu. That year, the Club played 20 matches
in Europe, including the incredible elimination of AC Milan in the quarter final [0-2/3-0], after a match
that will remain forever in the memory. FC Girondins de Bordeaux lost to Bayern de Munich [0-2/1-3]
in the UEFA Cup final. This was the season that saw the arrival of Jean-Louis Triaud, previously a
board member, as Chairman of the club, in partnership with Jean-Didier Lange for 4 years.
1999, the fifth Championship title and the arrival of M6: Having won the French Championship title on the final day after a hand-to-hand battle with Olympique de Marseille, FC Girondins de
Bordeaux chose the M6 Group to provide the human and financial resources it needed to maintain
its status and pursue its development.
The year 2000 onwards: staying at the highest level and achieving European status: after a
1999/2000 season in which the Club discovered the Champions League, the two following seasons
were a period of consolidation. In 2000-2001, Bordeaux achieved its fifth successive European qualification via the Championship. The following season saw the Girondins win the League Cup against Lorient [3-0].
Then came the 2003-2004 season, with a superb run in the UEFA Cup, ending in defeat in the 1/4 final against Valencia,
who went on to win the competition.
2007/2008 - Bordeaux among the elite. By following a policy of stability and investment, the shareholders and directors, the team
and all the other employees kept the Club at the highest level and Les Girondins de Bordeaux won the League Cup against Olympique
Lyonnais. They went on to qualify for the UEFA competition once again in 2007 and the Champions League in 2008, following another
title as vice-champion of France.
2008/2009 – The 6th Championship title, a League Cup and a Champions’ Trophy
The Girondins had a superb season to commemorate the 10th anniversary of M6’ arrival, winning 3 trophies. The season began with
a Champions’ Trophy win against Lyon (0-0, 4-3 on pens.). On 25 April 2009, the Navy and Whites won their 3rd League Cup with a win
against Vannes (4-0). Finally, Bordeaux rounded off the 2008-2009 season in style! After a breathtaking chase to the finish with
Marseille, the Club won its 6th French Championship title on the last day.
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> FORMER PLAYERS
Player who has played most matches: A. Giresse, 519 matches [1970-1986].
Club’s top goal scorer: A. Giresse, 158 buts [1970-1986].
Players issued from the training center: J.-F. Domergue, C. Dugarry, A. Giresse, B. Lizarazu, A. Roche,
M. Planus, M. Chamakh, R. Mavuba, F. Marange, P. Ducasse...
World Champions who have played for the club: Denilson [2002], D. Deschamps [1998],
A. Jacquet [1998], B. Lizarazu [1998], C. Dugarry [1998], Z. Zidane [1998], M. Santos [1994]…
European Champions who have played for the club: M. Kapsis [2004], D.Deschamps [2000],
C. Dugarry [2000], B. Lizarazu [2000], J. Micoud [2000], U. Ramé [2000], Z. Zidane [2000], S.
Wiltord [2000], P. Battiston [1984], P. Bergeroo [1984], J.-F. Domergue [1984], J.-M. Ferreri
[1984], B. Genghini [1984], A. Giresse [1984], B. Lacombe [1984], J. Tigana [1984], T. Tusseau
[1984]…
Great players who have played for the club: G. Abossolo, K. Allofs, I. Ba, P. Battiston, J.-A. Bell,
A. Benarbia, F. Chalana, A. Chorda, D. Couecou, B. De Harder, D. Deschamps, D. Dropsy, C. Dugarry,
J.-P. Durand, J.-M. Ferreri, R. Gallice, A. Gemmrich, R. Girard, A. Giresse, R. Guillas, B. Lacombe, B. Lizarazu,
R. Mavuba, C.Meriem, J. Micoud, D. Muller, J.-P. Papin, P. Pauleta, A. Roche, M. Santos, O. Sahnoun, Savio,
V. Smicer, G. Soler, L. Specht, J. Swiatek, J.-C. Thouvenel, J. Tigana, J. Touré, M.Trésor, S. Wiltord, Z. Zidane...
Coaches: R. Goethals [1979-80], A. Jacquet [1980-89], D. Couecou [1989], G. Rohr [1990], G. Gili [1990-91],
G. Rohr [1991-92], R. Courbis [1992-94], Toni [1994-95], E. Guerit [1995], S. Muslin [1995-96], G. Rohr [1996],
R. Courbis [1996-97], G.Stéphan [1997], E. Baup [1998-2003], M. Pavon [2003-05], Ricardo [2005-07],
L. Blanc [2007-...]
Chairmen: A. Chavoix [1881-87], J-H. Lartigue [1887-88], H. Frugues [1888], E. Bertin [1888-89], A. Chavoix
[1889], Bretenet [1889-91], H. Descombes [1891-23], G. Boubes [1923-24], A. Goutille [1924-1934], O. Lhoste-Clos
[1934-45], J. Humarou [1945-57], J-M Pelissier [1957-61], H. Martin [1961-71], E. Laurent [1971-72],
A. Sicard [1972-77], C. Bez [1977-90], A. Afflelou et J-D. Lange [1990-96], J-L. Triaud et J-D. Lange
[1996-99], J-L. Triaud [1999-2002], D. Imbault [2002], J-L. Triaud [2002-...].
Contact details for the former players’ association:
0 892 68 34 33 [0.34 €/min.] • [email protected]
OVERALL RESULTS IN LEAGUE 1
Dates on which the Club has been promoted to the 1st division:
1949, 1959, 1962, 1992.
Overall results in D1/L1: 56 seasons • 2060 matches • 904 wins • 541 draws
• 615 losses • 3143 goals for • 2506 goals against (up to 1st August 2009).
2008/2009 SEASON
• French League 1 Champion.
• League Cup winner.
• Champions’ Trophy winner.
• 3rd round of the French Cup.
• Top goal scorers: Fernando Cavenaghi and Yoann Gourcuff, 15 goals.
• Top passers: Marouane Chamakh and Wendel, 8 passes.
Press contact: Aurélie Carrey // + 33 (0)5 56 16 11 36 // [email protected]
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> A PRESTIGIOUS CLUB
CHAMPIONSHIP AND NATIONAL CUP COMPETITIONS
57 seasons in the 1st division.
French Champion, D1/L1 [6]: 1949-50, 1983-84, 1984-85, 1986-87, 1998-99, 2008-09.
French Vice-Champion, D1/L1 [9]: 1951-52, 1964-65, 1965-66, 1968-69,1982-83,
1987-88, 1989-90, 2005-06, 2007-08.
French Champion, D2 [1]: 1991-92.
French Cup winner [3]: 1941, 1986, 1987.
French Cup finalist [6]: 1943, 1952, 1955, 1964, 1968, 1969.
League Cup winner [3]: 2002, 2007, 2009.
League Cup finalist [2]: 1997 et 1998.
Champions’ Trophy [3]: 1986, 2008 et 2009.
LEAGUE 1 RECORDS
No goals scored against a goalkeeper over a season: 1,176 minutes, Gaétan Huard
[1992-93] i.e. 13 matches.
Best home defence over a season: 5 goals [1989-90].
Most matches played by an outfield player: 586 by Alain Giresse [519 with Bordeaux] between 1970 and
1988.
Top French goal scorer since 1946: Bernard Lacombe [1970-1987] with 255 goals, including 118 with Bordeaux.
2060 matches played (to 1/08/2009).
14 consecutive matches won in League 1 (March to October 2009).
28 APPEARANCES IN THE EUROPEAN CUP
170 matches played (to 1/08/2009).
7 appearances in the European Champions Cup and Champions League (to 1/08/2009): 1984-85,
1985-86, 1987-88, 1999-00, 2006-07, 2008-09, 2009-10.
2 appearances in the European Cup-Winners’ Cup: 1968-69 et 1986-87.
16 appearances in the UEFA Cup: 1981-82, 1982-83, 1983-84, 1988-89, 1990-91, 1993-94, 1994-95,
1995-96, 1997-98, 1998-99, 2000-01, 2001-02, 2002-03, 2003-04, 2006-07, 2007-2008, 2008-2009.
5 appearances in the Inter Cities Fairs Cup: 1964-65, 1965-66, 1966-67, 1967-68, 1969-70.
Our best performances in the European Cup:
• C1: in 1985, 1/2 final, Juventus Turin - Bordeaux: 3-0 and 0-2.
• C2: in 1979, 1/2 final, Bordeaux - Locomotiv Leipzig: 0-1 and 1-0. [Leipzig on penalties]
• C3: in 1996, final, Bayern Munich - Bordeaux: 2-0 and 3-1.
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> BORDEAUX, AN EUROPEAN CLUB!
OVERALL STATISTICS
• Number of matches: 170 • Number of wins: 82 • Number of draws: 37 • Number of losses: 51
• Goals for: 244 • Goals against: 199
(au 01/08/2009)
Opponents by country [qualifications]
• Germany 12 [5] • England 4 [0] • Austria 2 [2] • Belgium 6 [3] • Scotland 3 [2] • Eire 2 [2] • Spain 7 [2]
• Finland 1 [1] • Greece 1 [1] • Holland 5 [2] • Hungary 2 [2] • Ireland 2 [2] • Iceland 1 [1] • Italy 7 [2]
• Maceonia 1 [1] • Norway 2 [2] • Poland 2 [1] • Portugal 3 [2] • Rumania 3 [1] • Russia 5 [5]
• Slovakia 2 [2] • Sweden 2 [1] • Switzerland 2 [2] • Czech Rep. 2 [2] • Turkey 4 [2] • Yugoslavia 1 [1]
The club’s four top European goal scorers
• Christophe Dugarry [12 goals]
• Pascal Feindouno, Pauleta and Sylvain Wiltord [9 goals]
The Club’s current top European goal scorer
• Marouane Chamakh [9 goals]
CLUBS ENCOUNTERED
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> THE CHABAN-DELMAS STADIUM
FC Girondins de Bordeaux’ matches are Aquitaine’s biggest form of entertainment,
with over 500,000 people visiting the Chaban-Delmas Stadium.
HIGH ATTENDANCE FIGURES
IN A HISTORIC MONUMENT
Contact details: Place Johnston • 33000 Bordeaux
Tel. 0 892 68 34 33 (0.34 €/mn) • Fax +33 (0)5 56 96 71 57.
Stadium inauguration date: 1938.
Owner: Bordeaux City Council.
Capacity : 34,263 seats [32,500 in UEFA configuration].
Record attendance: 40,200 spectators against Juventus Turin on 24/04/1985.
Pitch size: 105 x 65 m.
Floodlights: 1 400 lux.
Curiosity: the longest players’ tunnel in Europe: 120 mètres.
Served by tramway and bus.
Public car park nearby: “Portes de Bordeaux”.
Bookings
• by telephone: 0 892 68 34 33 [0.34 €/mn].
• via the Internet: http://billetterie.girondins.com
• in retail outlets attached to the France Billet network, Ticketnet, Box Office, Chaban-Delmas Stadium, Le Haillan shop.
A BIT OF HISTORY
1912 : land purchased by the “Société Immobilière des Sports”. The first football pitch was laid out ten years
later.
1938 : The stadium was designed and built by René Buthaud. The open stands and modernity inspired by the
neoclassical style were new at the time. The inauguration took place on 12 June 1938, during the Football
World Cup.
A wide range of events take place in the stadium: Tour de France arrivals, Les Girondins’ first
professional French Championship title in 1950, hockey matches on grass and even boxing.
4 March 1973 : Huge numbers of supporters come to the Lescure stadium for the friendly
match against F.C Santos. The Brazilian club’s playmaker is none other than Edson Arantes
Do Nascimento, aka Pele!
1987 : the cycle track is removed to provide greater capacity and the stadium is renovated to
offer a welcoming, comfortable, spacious setting.
1998 : The stadium is renovated to host the Football World Cup.
1999 :Lescure is re-named Chaban-Delmas Stadium in honour of the resistance fighter, former
Mayor of Bordeaux, President of the French Parliament and Prime Minister. In the same year, FC Girondins
de Bordeaux celebrated its French Championship title in the stadium at 3.00 am on its return from its final
match in Paris.
The Chaban-Delmas Stadium has had many opportunities to show its enthusiasm and set the city alight. As
a result, it has a history that few stadiums enjoy.
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> THE CHABAN-DELMAS STADIUM
Prices 2009-2010
FC Girondins de Bordeaux will apply price scales 4 to 1 at its discretion, depending on the rankings of the
teams it plays. The Club also reserves the right to apply other price scales if these are justified by the status
of the sporting event.
PRICES
Centre end
Lower end
Upper end
Side stand
Centre stand
Seats of Honour
Lower Presidential Stand
Higher Presidential Stand
Children under 10
Youths, age 10 to 16
Cat. 1
10 €
12 €
18 €
23 €
30 €
30 €
40 €
50 €
2€
½ price
Cat. 2
12 €
14 €
20 €
26 €
33 €
33 €
42 €
52 €
2€
½ price
Cat. 3
14 €
18 €
23 €
31 €
40 €
40 €
56 €
68 €
½ price
½ price
Cat.4
16 €
22 €
28 €
38 €
48 €
48 €
68 €
80 €
full price
full price
MEANS OF ACCESS
BUS:
• From St-Jean Station: line 9 towards Quai de Bacalan. Get off at the ChabanDelmas Stadium stop.
• From Place de la Victoire or Place Gambetta: line 16 towards Mérignac Capeyron.
At the Pasteur stop, take line 9 towards St-Jean Station.
Get off at the Chaban-Delmas Stadium stop.
TRAM :
• From St-Jean Station: line C towards Quinconces. At Porte de Bourgogne station,
take line A towards Saint-Augustin. Get off at the Chaban-Delmas Stadium stop.
• From the Campus or Place de la Victoire: line B towards Quinconces. At the Hôtel de
Ville stop, take line A towards St-Augustin. Get off at the Chaban-Delmas Stadium stop.
AIR:
To Bordeaux-Mérignac airport,
• then by bus: line 49 towards Hôpital Pellegrin. Get off at the
Hôpital Pellegrin stop and walk a few metres.
RAIL:
To Bordeaux St-Jean Station,
• then by bus, tram or car.
ROAD:
Follow the Bordeaux “Boulevards” towards
the “Centre Hospitalier” (Hospital).
“Portes de Bordeaux” public car park is nearby.
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> CHÂTEAU DU HAILLAN
Château du Haillan is at the heart of the outstanding Plaine du Haillan site.
It is the administrative headquarters of FC Girondins de Bordeaux.
The FC Girondins de Bordeaux International Centre consists of 9 football
pitches, 2 of which are synthetic, 1 woodland running trail 3 kilometres
long, the professional centre, the training centre, the soccer school, the
Girondins TV studios and, of course, the Château du Haillan, in an area
covering a total of 11 hectares.
A BIT OF HISTORY
During the Hundred Years’ War, the estate known at the time as “Lanneblanque”
was the scene of a great deal of fighting between the English and the French.
The estate changed hands several times up to the 19th Century and in 1845 the new owner of Lanneblanque,
Mr. Francisco Antonio de Los Heros, changed its name to Château de Bel Air.
On 23 August 1944, all the wood on the property was torn to shreds by the explosion of the German munitions stored on the estate. The property was looted when the Germans left.
In 1963, faced with the difficulty in finding agricultural workers, it became impossible to run the estate and
the city council bought a large part of it to provide various services: large sports fields, a horticultural college, a greenhouse for the Bordeaux parks, etc. The council thus became the last and current owner of the
Château de Bel Air.
In 1986, in the Bez era, the City Council adopted a plan to set up an International football centre. FC Girondins de Bordeaux became the project manager and left the Rocquevielle estate in Mérignac.
Today, the château’s facilities offer a delightful venue for partners, administrators and guests. The professional
centre, the many grass pitches and the training centre also make the estate an outstanding home for a football club.
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> THE PROFESSIONAL CENTRE
Maximising potential
Château du Haillan’s sports facilities are among the best in France. They are in a
magnificent setting, surrounded by ten football pitches, and are totally adapted
for training high-level professional players.
At the heart of a centre totally dedicated to football
The Pro centre is on the Plaine du Haillan, surrounded by the first-team training
pitches, with direct access to the synthetic pitch on one side and to the grass pitch
on the other. This well-lit, glass-fronted building helps the Pros to integrate into their
environment. The complex is organised in such a way as to allow the public to
attend training and stand close to the pitches, and provides the press with the contacts
that it needs. The presence of administrative and commercial staff and the teams
attached to the Club, and its proximity to the Training Centre, all help to maintain the “Club
Spirit” that the Girondins are keen to uphold.
Designed for the well-being of its users
The centre is designed to operate in a way that has been carefully assessed with its users.
The dressing room is built in a half-moon shape and is in the centre of the building to encourage players to
chat together and have contact along the bench. Movements are carefully studied to make the work of the building
supervisors easier and to fit in best with the ways in which the premises are used. Finally, the centre is divided
into a number of sectors: a treatment and muscle-building sector, a coaches’ sector and a video sector.
Treatment and muscle-building
The treatment and muscle-building sector is designed in 3 parts. It contains a large muscle-building room
with direct access to the pitches and 30 latest generations machines for physical exercices. The second room
is totally dedicated to stretching exercises, while the third is used for physiotherapy treatments.
The rooms are inter-communicating, have large glass frontages and are equipped with a video circuit for
showing football images. Everything has been designed for the players’ well-being to ensure that they are given
the best possible treatment and preparation.
Video
This is an essential part of match preparation and the Club has the very latest equipment.
The video sector consists of:
• a fully equipped video projection room,
• a complete digital video control room.
Video is now an essential part of match preparation: viewing moments chosen from the past matches of the
team and its opponents in the next match, presenting tactical diagrams, etc…
The Professional Centre in figures
• Surface area: 850 m2 of living space.
• Dedicated pitches: direct access to 1 synthetic pitch and 1 natural pitch.
• Dressing room sector: 1 dressing room / 30 lockers.
• Balneotherapy sector: showers, affusion showers, underwater jet pool, iced water pool, 1 sauna, 1 steam room
• Treatment and muscle-building sector: 1 stretching room, 1 physiotherapy room equipped with 5 tables and
a biodex, 1 muscle-building room.
• Video sector: 1 fully-equipped 30-seater room, 1 integrated control room with digital bench.
Press contact: Aurélie Carrey // + 33 (0)5 56 16 11 36 // [email protected]
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> TRAINING: A PRIORITY
A nursery of young talent
The Club gave its training policy a major boost in 1991 with the setting-up of the
FC Girondins de Bordeaux training centre. Every year, it welcomes youngsters
aged 14 to 18.
The policy has borne fruit, leading to the discovery and training of talented
players, and many professional players have emerged from the Training
Centre, including Lizarazu, Dugarry, Mavuba, Afanou, Planus, Francia,
Chamakh, Cid, Chalmé, Obertan, Marange, Ducasse, Feindouno, Grenet,
Roche, etc.
The Centre
The FC Girondins de Bordeaux training centre is at the heart of the outstanding
Plaine du Haillan site, which is the Club’s headquarters. Young trainees are therefore
in contact with the professional team.
The buildings cover 1600 m2, and contain 3 classrooms, a relaxation room, doctor’s surgery
and treatment centre. The supervisory staff work under a director and include 12 teachers, 10 qualified
coaches and instructors and a physiotherapist. There is also a person responsible for spotting and recruiting
trainees.
A programme adapted to each age level
Soccer school: age 7 to 12. Children’s soccer school takes place on Wednesday afternoons and Saturdays. The aim
is to have fun and let off steam to encourage the children to develop their talent.
Pre-training: age 13 to 15. Pre-training is a symbol of the famous French-style training in which schooling and sport
work hand in hand. The hours are adapted, but not the educational curriculum. The children are monitored psychologically and medically. Pre-training allows children to grow up within the cocoon of the Haillan complex.
Training: age 16 to 18. The aim is to allow everyone to move forward at his own pace and achieve his maximum
potential.
Post-training: French Amateur Championship [CFA].
Individualised work
Individual monitoring is essential in getting the best out of each trainee. Physiological and
technical tests are carried out regularly so that everyone’s athletic preparation can be
individually planned and their technique refined. Players are given individual work sessions
depending on the results. The sports training director regularly discusses each player’s
progress with the first team coach with a view to bringing him into the professional squad
as soon as possible.
Academic education
Youngsters at the training centre are obliged to follow a normal course of schooling. This will
bring them the balance they need for their well-being, as well as security for the future.
Youngsters are therefore in contact with the outside world.
An integrated education
To reinforce the educational system offered to these young players and to offer them greater ease in
everyday life, the Club has set up the FC Girondins de Bordeaux Private Technical School, which works with
the Institut Péret for the general Baccalaureate and the Institut Bernom for the BTS vocational certificates,
the vocational Baccalaureate and the school-leaver’s certificates. By offering a full range of educational
opportunities, FC Girondins de Bordeaux can thus keep a close eye on the development of each of its young
players and provide them with the most appropriate, flexible, individual solutions.
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> COMMITTED PARTNERS
As a result of its record and its position among the leaders in French football, FC Girondins de Bordeaux has
a wide-ranging, prestigious group of partners.
Equipment supplier
PUMA has been a partner to major teams and great players for many years.
PUMA’s partnership with FCGB is in line with its partnership policy of linking up with a successful team that has its
own style and organisation. The Club’s record and image go far beyond the French border and are clearly in line with
PUMA’s values: innovation, youth, independence, spontaneity, vivacity, agility, etc. PUMA is proud to be a partner to
the Girondins team.
Official sponsors
KIA Motors France. The French subsidiary of the Korean manufacturer KIA Motors has been the main “shirt” partner
to FC Girondins de Bordeaux for League 1 and Champions League matches since the start of the 2006-07season.
This major partnership initiative with the Girondins, a historic Club and one of the leaders in French football, is an
illustration of KIA’s high ambitions for the French and European markets.
KIA Motors’ initiative with FC Girondins de Bordeaux is already based on continuity and the long term: the company
has been the vehicle partner to FC Girondins de Bordeaux since 2005 and provides the Club with a full fleet of
vehicles representing the extent of the KIA range. Made up of KIA Cee’d and KIA Soul compact saloons, KIA
Carnival people movers and KIA Sportage 4x4 vehicles, the fleet covers all the Club’s professional needs.
Cdiscount is currently the leading Internet distribution website in France. Located in Bordeaux, the
company offers Internet users the widest range of e-shopping in France at the best price. Its full,
multi-specialist offer contains over 90,000 references, carefully selected for their quality and
stored in the single 100,000 m2 Cestas Pierroton logistics unit.
All the available products are spread across 40 online shops organised into large product ranges:
cultural products, High Tech, Computers, home equipment, personal equipment, health / fitness and
services. Cdiscount has been a loyal partner to the Girondins de Bordeaux since 2005, and, through
this association, marks out its position as a leader and its continual quest for performance.
A partner to the Girondins de Bordeaux since the 2007-2008 season, the Pichet Group is the leading
integrated property group in South-western France and was this year ranked as one of the 10 biggest
developers in France. Pichet owes this progression particularly to a modern approach to its businesses that has led
to the formation of a Group that is active in the collective and private housing sectors, company
properties, commerce and hotels, etc. The Pichet Group accompanies its clients and partners in all their property
projects through over 20 subsidiaries, 7 regional departments and nearly 1000 employees. By associating its name
with Aquitaine’s most prestigious sports team, the Pichet Group is demonstrating its commitment to its favourite club.
Main partners
Orange is the official access supplier and mobile telephone operator to FC Girondins de Bordeaux and plays an
active part in the life of the club, particularly through the “Girondins Mobile” pre-paid telephone package.
Sud Ouest, the regional daily newspaper, follows and recounts the adventures of the Navy and Whites.
Institutional partners
Through its contribution, the Bordeaux City Council promotes football’s social and unifying role.
The Gironde District Council brings the Club closer to amateur football in the Bordeaux region and the
associations that work with young people.
The Aquitaine Regional Council testifies to FC Girondins de Bordeaux’ unifying role as the leading professional Club
in South-western France.
Press contact: Aurélie Carrey // + 33 (0)5 56 16 11 36 // [email protected]
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> GIRONDINS MEDIA
The Club’s media are central to FC Girondins de Bordeaux’ strategy, allowing the Club to operate
within a world that is “100% Girondins”. The development and attractiveness of these
communication tools provide the Club and its partners with a high degree of visibility.
girondins.com
Over 4 million pages a month are viewed on the website, which is at the very heart of the Club,
offering daily editorial updates and a full pictorial illustration of all the events in the life of the Navy
and Whites. In addition to match reports, the website provides a very varied choice of headings: ticket
office, Club team results, a Club presentation and, of course, headings dedicated to the supporters.
Contact : Julien Mondon - +33 (0)5 56 16 75 50 - [email protected]
Girondins mag
The official 68-page monthly magazine is distributed in 57 departments in mainland France,
offering 7 exclusive interviews, special reports, a poster and a wide range of other columns
dealing with the life of the club. “Girondins mag” has a monthly print run of 22,000 copies and
is an important communication vehicle for the club.
Contact : Cyril Jouison - +33 (0)5 56 16 11 42 - [email protected]
Spectators can pick up this 8-page magazine at every home League 1 match.
It gives a match presentation, along with a range of interviews and statistics
concerning the evening’s game. “Feuille de Match” is produced in partnership with the free daily
newspaper “20 minutes” and is also distributed in Bordeaux city centre on the day before
matches via the free paper’s distribution network. The print run is between 20,000 and 25,000
copies per match.
Contact : Cyril Jouison - +33 (0)5 56 16 11 42 - [email protected]
Girondins Mobile avec Orange
“Girondins Mobile with Orange” offers supporters a special link with the Club: they have instant
access to the latest news at the Girondins club and can discuss issues together on chat-lines. It is
a pre-paid, no-commitment mobile card that gives supporters unlimited calls to all Orange numbers,
an SMS credit for every goal scored by the Girondins, video match summaries and unlimited access
to “Club Girondins” content via a dedicated portal.
Contact : Arnaud Viodé - +33 (0)5 56 16 11 46 - [email protected]
GirondinsTV
The Girondins channel is available on Orange TV via Broadband (channel 67), on the cable
network via Numéricable (channel 60) and on Canalsat (channel 93). Girondins TV is broadcast
24 hours a day, 7 days a week, with ten programmes entirely dedicated to the club.
Contact : Emmanuel Bissirier - +33 (0)5 56 16 74 05 - [email protected]
The Club also owns Gold FM radio (103.3). With a programme of music suitable for all tastes, Gold FM
is the Club’s official radio. There are daily programmes dedicated to the club and the station broadcasts
all the Navy and Whites’ matches.
Contact : Alain Bauderon - +33 (0)5 56 31 05 92 - [email protected]
Press contact: Aurélie Carrey // + 33 (0)5 56 16 11 36 // [email protected]
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> DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES
“L’Esprit Girondins” is the name of the 4 shops selling all the products and ranges developed
around and for the Girondins de Bordeaux.
The Club is very keen to satisfy its supporters and sympathisers, and offers 4 complementary clothing
ranges aimed at all types of customers and all distribution networks:
• The range produced by our equipment supplier PUMA: sportswear and technical products in Girondins
colours
• Girondins Sport, a streetwear range aimed mainly at young men and women aged 15 to 25
• Scapulaire, the Girondins’ discreet label based on quality streetwear, ideal for the over-25s
• Club, the product range for fans, sold mainly through supermarkets.
These ranges are sold in the 4 “L’Esprit Girondins” shops.
• Stade
• Château
84, boulevard du Maréchal Leclerc - 33000 Bordeaux
Château du Haillan. Rue Joliot Curie - 33185 Le Haillan
Tél. +33 (0)5 56 51 55 30
Tél. +33 (0)5 56 16 11 53
Open Tuesday to Saturday, 11.00 am to 1.00 pm and 2.00 pm to 6.30 pm.
On match nights, closed 1 hour before the end of the match
• City Centre
77 rue Sainte Catherine - 33000 Bordeaux
Tél. +33 (0)5 57 14 25 84
Open Monday to Saturday, 10.00 am to 7.00 pm
Open Monday to Friday, 10.15 am to 12.45 pm and 2.00 pm to 6.00
pm, except Friday 5.30 pm. Closed during private training sessions.
• Lake
Auchan Lac Shopping Centre - 33000 Bordeaux
Tél. +33 (0)5 56 90 73 75
Open Monday to Saturday, 10.00 am to 9.00 pm
• Online shop on ww.girondins.com
Contact: Denis BRUDIEUX - Tél. +33 (0)5 56 16 11 15 - E-mail : [email protected]
“Girondins Horizons”, FC Girondins de Bordeaux’ travel agency, is available to all local clients in the Bordeaux region and to Club partners’ professional clients.
IIdeally situated close to Bordeaux city centre at 9 Place Charles Gruet, 20 metres from Rue Fondaudège, “Girondins
Horizons” places a team of professionals at your service. It can take personal care of all your travel reservations and
can organise business or private trips, and design tailor-made travel and holiday packages (in the same way as the trips
designed by “Girondins Horizons” for the Club’s European Cup away games)
Contact: Jean-David TREGAN - Tél. +33 (0)5 56 44 68 73 - E-mail : [email protected]
Address: 9 place Charles Gruet - 33000 Bordeaux
FC Girondins de Bordeaux is one of the leading clubs in France for organising football skills courses.
The Club welcomes over 2000 youngsters a year, aged 6 to 16, for one-week courses during the school holidays
(Summer / All Saints / February / Spring). The courses are available on a full board and ½ board basis and are organised
on the Club team pitches on the Haillan site by a team of qualified instructors.
Contact: François MAUREL - Tél. +33 (0)5 56 16 11 16 - E-mail : [email protected]
FC Girondins de Bordeaux/Crédit Agricole d’Aquitaine Bank Card
The Crédit Agricole d’Aquitaine and FC Girondins de Bordeaux are historic partners and key players in regional
life. This year, they have launched the Girondins de Bordeaux MasterCard. Aimed at all lovers of football and the
“Navy and Whites”, the card offers a wide range of banking services and exclusive benefits!
Further information on www.ca-aquitaine.fr
Press contact: Aurélie Carrey // + 33 (0)5 56 16 11 36 // [email protected]
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