Bordeaux escapes from demotion just a few days before Ligue 2 starts

Following a DNCG (National Directorate of Management Control) investigation of the French club’s finances, the newly relegated

was told they would be in the Championnat National for the 2022-23 campaign for violating financial rules.

Being in €40million, the club that just finished the 2021-22 season at the bottom of the Ligue 1 table immediately announced their intention to appeal. However,

their sanctions will stand this month.

Good news came for Les Girondins after demonstrating the "current and future financial robustness" of the club, and now they discovered they will start the new campaign in the French second tier instead of facing a further demotion to the third tier.

A statement on the

said:

"Today, the executive committee of the French Football Federation (FFF) held a special meeting to approve the recommendations of the National Olympic and Sporting Committee (CNOSF) issued on 25 July, thus definitively confirming that FC Girondins de Bordeaux will be able to play in Ligue 2 this season.

"Following the lead of the Commercial Court and the CNOSF, the FFF has now formally acknowledged the current and future financial robustness of our club, and the fact that we are more than adequately prepared to play in Ligue 2 this season, in full compliance with the relevant sporting regulations."

Bordeaux is supposed to kickstart their Ligue 2 campaign against

on Saturday.

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