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.

Diaz brought fellow Spanish players Santiago Urtizberea and Jaime Mancisidor to the team with the latter serving as captain.

Bordeaux played its first official match on 23 May 1937 defeating Rhône-Alpes-based FC Scionzier 2–1 at the Stade de Colombes.

Bordeaux ASP, which the club was now known, adorned the scapular during its run to the 1941 edition of the Coupe de France final.

The match, played in occupied France at the Stade Municipal in Saint-Ouen, saw Bordeaux defeat SC Fives 2–0 with Urtizberea netting both goals.

Following the liberation of France, Bordeaux returned to league play and earned promotion to the first division following its 2nd-place finish during the 1948–49 season.

The draw forced a second match with Benfica claiming victory following an extra time goal after over two hours and 25 minutes of play.

[7] Bordeaux maintained its title-winning aspirations finishing runners-up to Nice two seasons after winning its first title.

In 1952, Bordeaux suffered defeat to the team it finished runner-up to the same year, Nice, following a thrilling match in which eight goals were scored with five of them coming in the first 40 minutes.

Under the helm of Artigas, Bordeaux returned to the first division and finished in a respectable fourth place for the 1962–63 season.

During Bez's run presiding over the team, he recruited several French internationals such as Bernard Lacombe, Jean Tigana, René Girard, Jean-Christophe Thouvenel, and Thierry Tusseau.

The following year the club responded by winning the trophy again; in a re-match with Marseille, Bordeaux won its second consecutive cup courtesy of goals from Philippe Fargeon and Zlatko Vujović.

In 1992, however, Les Girondins won that year's Division 2 title, thus being elevated to the top tier of French football.

In the emergence of young and exciting players such as playmaker Zinedine Zidane, striker Christophe Dugarry and left back Bixente Lizarazu, the club ascended even higher to win the UEFA Intertoto Cup in 1995.

In two seasons time Bordeaux won another piece of silverware, beating Lorient 3–0 in the 2002 Coupe de la Ligue final.

[15] In July 2018, General American Capital Partners's CEO Joseph DaGrosa pursued the purchase of the French professional football team for €70 million after 19 years of M6's ownership.

[16][17] On 18 August 2018, Poyet was suspended by Bordeaux after labelling the situation as "embarrassing" when Gaëtan Laborde was sold to Montpellier without his knowledge or consent.

Also, there was the loss of income of Mediapro, the TV rights holder who went bankrupt after missed payments the year prior.

In a press release, the club stated that they would still be promoting their youth academies, and hoping they could play in the Championnat National next season and get back to Ligue 1 with "sound finances and a renewed ambition".

The consistency and competitiveness of the rivalry developed following Toulouse's return to Ligue 1 after being administratively relegated to the Championnat National in 2001.

Les Girondins also contest the Derby de l'Atlantique [Fr] with their other main rival FC Nantes, with the name stemming from the two cities' proximity to the Atlantic Ocean.

[33] The club's main sponsors are the restaurant chain Bistro Régent, the online betting company Betclic and the car dealership SEAT Cupra.

As of 3 January 2025[35] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply.

Díaz was the first Bordeaux coach to achieve an honour when, in 1941, the club won the Coupe de France.

[39] It carried pre-recorded matches during the season, reserve team games, training session rundowns, and a daily talk show.