Bordeaux's fate hangs on CNOSF hearing as ownership hopes stall

Les Girondins de Bordeaux, currently excluded from every national competition, appeared before the CNOSF on Thursday for a conciliation hearing, leaving the club’s future in doubt as officials await a decisive ruling on a possible return to the fourth tier.

Selon Foot Amateur, the conciliator may refer the case back to the DNCG appeal commission because of the club’s newly emerged financial situation. Such a referral would reset the procedure, sending Bordeaux back to the starting point after its recent change of ownership.

The CNOSF was unable to provide a clear decision on the club’s status, prompting the conciliator to consider forwarding the file to the French Football Federation. If the FFF follows the CNOSF’s recommendation, the matter would again be examined by the DNCG’s appeal body.

British investment fund Sparta Capital acquired the Girondins for a symbolic euro after the five‑year presidency of Gérard Lopez ended. Should the club be sent back to the DNCG, the new owners would have the opportunity to present a different project.

The FFF now has a fifteen‑day window to rule, potentially around 22 August, the opening day of National 1. If the executive committee accepts the recommendation, responsibility will fall to Bordeaux’s newly appointed management.

In the worst‑case scenario, the FFF could reject the CNOSF’s advice, relegating Bordeaux to Regional 1, the sixth tier, and pushing the club toward inevitable judicial liquidation. Supporters, still recalling the club’s elite status five years ago, remain in prolonged uncertainty about its destiny.