The decision comes after Les Girondins failed to secure a required €9m cash injection needed to balance last season’s accounts and guarantee funding for the upcoming campaign.
Despite ongoing financial struggles and previous mismanagement that already saw the club dropped to the fourth tier, Bordeaux are currently in the process of a takeover by British investment fund Sparta Capital.
The club has confirmed it will appeal the ruling, stating the process will allow them to finalise funding for the 2026–27 season and present updated financial guarantees to the DNCG’s appeals committee, which is expected to meet within two weeks.
“This appeal process will allow FC Girondins de Bordeaux to finalize the financing for the 2026-2027 season and to present all updated information to the DNCG’s appeals committee, which will convene in approximately fifteen days.”
If the appeal fails, Bordeaux could be forced to compete as low as Regionale 1, the sixth tier of French football.