Who owns FC Girondins de Bordeaux?
FC Girondins de Bordeaux is owned by Sparta Capital with investor Park Bench / James Bord, since 2026, acquired from King Street Capital Management (with Fortress Investment Group as a related creditor/financing party).
- Owner
- Sparta Capital with investor Park Bench / James Bord
- Stake
- —
- Since
- 2026
- Last covered deal
- Gérard Lopez · 2021
Based on transactions covered by our database, with sources on each deal page. Stake shown is post-transaction as recorded.
Current league: National · Stadium: Matmut Atlantique · Founded 1881
- 2018–2021
King Street Capital Management (with GACP until Dec 2019)
- 2021–2026
Gérard Lopez (via Jogo Bonito). July 2024: club dropped from Ligue 2 to National by DNCG (9 Jul), renounced professional status (25 Jul), placed in redressement judiciaire by the Bordeaux tribunal de commerce (30 Jul, ~€90m debts) and demoted to National 2 by the FFF (1 Aug 2024); plan de continuation adopted 2025
- 2026–present (conditional)
Sparta Capital (UK fund, CEO Franck Tuil) with investor Park Bench / James Bord; Dominique Delport president. Lopez ceded his shares for a symbolic €1 on 31 Jul 2026 after the club was excluded from national competitions (30 Jun 2026); the transfer was conditional on reinstatement to the 4th tier, which the FFF refused on 3 Sep 2026 — liquidation risk open as of 4 Sep 2026
Timeline reflects ownership changes researched for this database; it may not capture every historical shareholder.
Nearest pre-acquisition year researched: 2020/21