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Football Club des Girondins de Bordeaux (French pronunciation: ), commonly referred to as Girondins de Bordeaux (Occitan: Girondins de Bordèu) or simply Bordeaux, was a French football club based in the city of Bordeaux in Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine. The team last played in Ligue 2, the second tier of French football and was last coached by Albert Riera before giving up their status as a professional club on 25 July 2024. Bordeaux was founded on 1 October 1881 as a multi-sports club and it is one of the most successful football clubs in France. The club has won six Division 1/Ligue 1 titles, the last in 2009. Bordeaux have also won four Coupe de France titles, three Coupe de la Ligue titles, and three Trophée des champions titles as well. In international competitions Bordeaux has reached the UEFA Cup final in 1996 and the Latin Cup final in 1950. From a year to its inception, the club's stadium was the Stade Chaban-Delmas, from 2015, Bordeaux's home ground is the Matmut Atlantique.