FC Girondins de Bordeaux

Beginnings

The club took its name Girondins from the demonym for people from the department of Gironde, 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 trial 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. Bordeaux achieved professional status in football on 2 July 1936, partly due to the club's merger with fellow Bordelais outfit Girondins Guyenne Sport, which resulted in the club that exists today. Bordeaux's rise to professionalism came about alongside the French Football Federation's plea to increase professionalism in French football, which prior to 1932, had been non-existent. The club was inserted into the second division of French football and made its debut appearance during the 1937–38 season. The club's first manager was Spaniard Benito Díaz. Diaz brought fellow Spanish players Santiago Urtizberea and Jaime Mancisidor to the team with the latter serving as captain. The club's most prominent Frenchmen on the team were homegrown attacker Henri Arnaudeau and goalkeeper André…

Domestic competitions

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Ligue 1 Winners (6): 1949–50, 1983–84, 1984–85, 1986–87, 1998–99, 2008–09 Ligue 2 Winners (1): 1991–92 Coupe de France Winners (4): 1940–41, 1985–86, 1986–87, 2012–13 Coupe de la Ligue Winners (3): 2001–02, 2006–07, 2008–09 Trophée des Champions Winners (3): 1986, 2008, 2009

Reserves

Championnat de France Amateur Winner (3): 1937, 1944, 1953

Youth

Coupe Gambardella Winner (2): 1976, 2013

International competitions

UEFA Intertoto Cup Winners (1): 1995