Girondins de Bordeaux has played 31 seasons in the divisions covered here since 1993/94: 29 in Ligue 1 and 2 in Ligue 2. Its last season in the divisions covered was 2023/24, in Ligue 2. It won Ligue 1 twice (1998/99 and 2008/09). It has never been promoted, and has been relegated twice.
Girondins de Bordeaux
last in the divisions covered in 2023/24
How high can Girondins de Bordeaux realistically go?
Girondins de Bordeaux was not in the divisions covered in 2025/26, so there is no current position to start from.
The story so far
Final position each seasonRinged dots are titles
How to read this chart
Every club in the divisions covered is placed on one ladder each season: the champions are 1st, and the top club of the second division comes straight after the bottom club of the first. Shaded bands are the divisions. Hover over or tap a dot for the season.
31seasons since 1993/94
29seasons in Ligue 1
2league titles
9top-four finishes
0promotions
2relegations
Against the money
About where its money would put it
Over 13 seasons, the average gap was -2.0 places, which is within what chance alone would produce. It finished above its money in 6 of 13 seasons with published figures.
€42mwage bill, 2022/23
12thhighest of 39 clubs with published accounts
3rdfinish in Ligue 2, 2022/23
Where Girondins de Bordeaux finishedWhere its wage bill normally finishes
Season by season
| Season | Finish | Wage bill | Wage rank | Places above its money |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3rd, Ligue 2 | €42m | 12th of 39 | -8.9 |
| 2021/22 | 20th, Ligue 1 | €56m | 7th of 39 | -11.3 |
| 2020/21 | 12th, Ligue 1 | €66m | 7th of 39 | -5.5 |
| 2019/20 | 12th, Ligue 1 | €73m | 5th of 39 | -5.2 |
| 2018/19 | 14th, Ligue 1 | €60m | 6th of 39 | -6.5 |
| 2017/18 | 6th, Ligue 1 | €60m | 6th of 39 | +1.6 |
| 2016/17 | 6th, Ligue 1 | €47m | 7th of 38 | +2.1 |
| 2015/16 | 11th, Ligue 1 | €50m | 4th of 38 | -3.5 |
| 2014/15 | 6th, Ligue 1 | €51m | 4th of 38 | +1.8 |
| 2011/12 | 5th, Ligue 1 | €55m | 4th of 39 | +1.7 |
| 2010/11 | 7th, Ligue 1 | €52m | 4th of 37 | -0.5 |
| 2009/10 | 6th, Ligue 1 | €62m | 2nd of 38 | +1.4 |
| 2008/09 | 1st, Ligue 1 | €56m | 2nd of 38 | +6.6 |
How do we know?
For every season, we compare each club's wage bill with the average in the top two divisions, and work out the finish that wage bill usually brings, allowing for differences between seasons and assuming a bigger wage bill never lowers the expected finish. The gap between that and the actual finish, averaged over the seasons, is the figure above. An overall verdict needs at least eight seasons, and a signed number is given only when the gap is clearly larger than chance.
Wage bills are total payroll including social charges from the DNCG's published club accounts, checked against each report's own cost totals. Group (consolidated) accounts are left out.
On average, most of a big over-performance fades: clubs that finished at least four places above their money (on average 6.4 places) were +2.7 places the next season, so about 57% of it disappeared and the rest persisted. Some clubs beat their money season after season. It mixes good management, luck and resources the measure cannot see, so it is not a score for how well a club is run.
Clubs with a similar path
Clubs whose finishing positions over the last 15 seasons were closest to Girondins de Bordeaux's, with recent seasons counting more.
In France
Dijon FCOFrance · not in the divisions covered nowSM CaenFrance · not in the divisions covered nowValenciennes FCFrance · not in the divisions covered nowSaint-ÉtienneFrance · 3rd in Ligue 2, 2025/26
Elsewhere in Europe
Schalke 04Germany · 1st in 2. Bundesliga, 2025/26SampdoriaItaly · 13th in Serie B, 2025/26Hertha BSCGermany · 7th in 2. Bundesliga, 2025/26
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Sources
- Final tables to 2025/26. Positions are worked out from match results.
- Relegations include dropping out of the divisions covered.
- All figures can be downloaded on the data page. Spotted a mistake? Report it with a source.