2020–21 FC Girondins de Bordeaux season

FC Girondins de Bordeaux
2020–21 season
CEO	Frédéric Longuépée
Head coach	Paulo Sousa; (until 10 August); Jean-Louis Gasset; (from 10 August)
Stadium	Matmut Atlantique
Ligue 1	10th
Coupe de France	Round of 64
Top goalscorer	League: ; Hwang Ui-jo (5); All: ; Hwang Ui-jo (5)
Home colours	Away colours
	← 2019–20 2021–22 →
	All statistics correct as of 29 January 2021.

The 2020–21 season is the 140th season in the existence of FC Girondins de Bordeaux and the club's 17th consecutive season in the top flight of French football. In addition to the domestic league, Bordeaux will participate in this season's edition of the Coupe de France. The season covers the period from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021.

Players

First-team squad

As of 7 October 2020^[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	FRA	Benoît Costil (vice-captain)
3	DF	BRA	Pablo
4	DF	MOZ	Mexer
5	MF	BRA	Otávio
6	DF	FRA	Laurent Koscielny (captain)
7	FW	FRA	Jimmy Briand
8	FW	FRA	Hatem Ben Arfa
9	FW	NGA	Josh Maja
10	FW	NGA	Samuel Kalu
12	FW	FRA	Nicolas de Préville
14	DF	SRB	Vukašin Jovanović
16	GK	FRA	Gaëtan Poussin
17	MF	ALG	Mehdi Zerkane
18	FW	KOR	Hwang Ui-jo


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
19	MF	FRA	Yacine Adli
20	DF	SEN	Youssouf Sabaly
23	DF	SUI	Loris Benito
24	DF	FRA	Paul Baysse
25	DF	FRA	Enock Kwateng
26	MF	CRO	Toma Bašić
28	FW	FRA	Rémi Oudin
29	DF	FRA	Maxime Poundjé
30	GK	FRA	Darren Lima Semedo
31	FW	FRA	Amadou Traoré
32	FW	FRA	Dilane Bakwa
33	DF	TOG	Loïc Bessilé
36	FW	FRA	Sékou Mara
40	GK	FRA	Over Mandanda

On loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	GK	FRA	Paul Bernardoni (on loan at Nîmes)
—	GK	FRA	Over Mandanda (on loan at Créteil)
—	DF	FRA	Alexandre Lauray (on loan at Dunkerque)
—	DF	ITA	Raoul Bellanova (on loan at Atalanta)
—	MF	MAR	Yassine Benrahou (on loan at Nîmes)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	FW	GAB	Aaron Boupendza (on loan at Feirense)
—	FW	FRA	Ibrahim Diarra (on loan at Créteil)
—	FW	FRA	Alexandre Mendy (on loan at Brest)
—	FW	FRA	Michaël Nilor (on loan at Avranches)

Transfers

In

No.	Pos	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Date	Source
8	MF	Hatem Ben Arfa	Valladolid	Free	7 October 2020	^[2]

Out

No.	Pos	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Date	Source
17	MF	Youssef Aït Bennasser	Monaco	Loan return	1 July 2020	^[3]
–	GK	Paul Bernardoni	Angers	Undisclosed	1 July 2020	^[4]
–	MF	Yassine Benrahou	Nîmes	€1.5m	1 July 2020	^[5]
–	FW	Aaron Boupendza	Hatayspor	Undisclosed	6 August 2020
11	FW	François Kamano	Lokomotiv Moscow	€5.5m	17 August 2020	^[6]
24	MF	Albert Lottin	Jong Utrecht	Undisclosed	1 September 2020	^[7]
–	FD	Alexandre Lauray	Villefranche	Loan	1 September 2020	^[8]
8	MF	Rubén Pardo	Leganés	Loan	27 September 2020	^[9]
–	FW	Alexandre Mendy	Caen	Undisclosed	1 October 2020	^[10]

Pre-season and friendlies

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

25 July 2020 Friendly	Angers	1–1	Bordeaux	Cholet, France
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Mouaddib 90'	Report	Koscielny 73'	Stadium: Stade Omnisports Jean Bouin

1 August 2020 Friendly	Bordeaux	Cancelled	Nantes	La Roche-sur-Yon, France
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stade Henri Desgrange

1 August 2020 Friendly	Saint-Étienne	4–2	Bordeaux	Saint-Étienne, France
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Nordin 2' Aouchiche 45' Abi 47', 71'	Report	De Préville 34' (pen.) Briand 90+2'	Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard Referee: Willy Delajod

4 August 2020 Friendly	Toulouse	0–0	Bordeaux	Agen, France
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Lauray 38'	Stadium: Stade Armandie Attendance: 2,800 Referee: Olivier Thual

8 August 2020 Friendly	Reims	0–4	Bordeaux	Reims, France
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Oudin 28' De Préville 30' Zerkane 41' Briand 67'	Stadium: Stade Auguste-Delaune Attendance: 2,189

15 August 2020 Friendly	Auxerre	Cancelled	Bordeaux	Auxerre, France
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps

Competitions

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Ligue 1	21 August 2020	23 May 2021	Matchday 1	23	9	5	9	26	27	−1	039.13
Coupe de France	10 February 2021		Round of 64	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
Total				23	9	5	9	26	27	−1	039.13

Last updated: 3 February 2021
Source: Soccerway

Ligue 1

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
10	Metz	38	12	11	15	44	48	−4	47
11	Saint-Étienne	38	12	10	16	42	54	−12	46
12	Bordeaux	38	13	6	19	42	56	−14	45
13	Angers	38	12	8	18	40	58	−18	44
14	Reims	38	9	15	14	42	50	−8	42

Source: Ligue 1
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Fairplay ranking.^[11]

Results summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
23	9	5	9	26	27	−1	32	5	3	4	12	12	0	4	2	5	14	15	−1

Last updated: 3 February 2021.
Source: Ligue 1

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	D	W	D	L	D	W	L	W	L	L	W	D	W	L	L	W	L	D	W	W	W	L	L
Position	10	2	10	13	12	9	12	9	12	12	12	13	10	11	13	12	13	12	10	8	7	10	10

Updated to match(es) played on 3 February 2021. Source: Ligue 1
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 9 July 2020.^[12]

21 August 2020 1	Bordeaux	0–0	Nantes	Bordeaux
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Zerkane 20' De Préville 59' Otávio 87'	Report	Traoré 45' Chirivella 89' Ndilu 90+1'	Stadium: Matmut Atlantique Referee: Benoît Bastien
Note: Match originally scheduled for 22 August, but brought forward instead of the postponed Marseille–Saint-Étienne match.^[13]

30 August 2020 2	Angers	0–2	Bordeaux	Angers
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Santamaria 84'	Report	Maja 25' Bašić 27', 65' Oudin 37' Sabaly 54'	Stadium: Stade Raymond Kopa Referee: Karim Abed

11 September 2020 3	Bordeaux	0–0	Lyon	Bordeaux
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Otávio 55' Briand 80'	Report	Dembélé 22' Marcelo 30' Andersen 68'	Stadium: Matmut Atlantique Referee: Ruddy Buquet

19 September 2020 4	Lens	2–1	Bordeaux	Lens
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Fortès 7' Doucouré 21' Medina 39' Ganago 47' Gradit 53' Kakuta 59' (pen.) Jean 85'	Report	Otávio 8' Baysse 18' 58' Benito 76' Kalu 90+5' Maja 90+6'	Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis Referee: Benoît Millot

27 September 2020 5	Bordeaux	0–0	Nice	Bordeaux
13:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Sabaly 15'	Report	Gouiri 90+4'	Stadium: Matmut Atlantique Referee: François Letexier

4 October 2020 6	Bordeaux	3–0	Dijon	Bordeaux
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Oudin 12' Kalu 29', 74' Pablo 71' Bašić 89'	Report	Dina-Ebimbe 38' Panzo 61' Chouiar 76'	Stadium: Matmut Atlantique Referee: Antony Gautier

17 October 2020 7	Marseille	3–1	Bordeaux	Marseille
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Thauvin 5', 14' Sakai 7' Sanson 49' Amavi 54' Pablo 64' (o.g.) Ćaleta-Car 72'	Report	Adli 4' Maja 83'	Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Referee: Frank Schneider

25 October 2020 8	Bordeaux	2–0	Nîmes	Bordeaux
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Otávio 36' Maja 42' Briand 69', 79' (pen.) Oudin 81'	Report	Briançon 46' Miguel 77' Reynet 80'	Stadium: Matmut Atlantique Referee: Bastien Dechepy

1 November 2020 9	Monaco	4–0	Bordeaux	Monaco
17:00 CET (UTC+1)	Ben Yedder 28' (pen.) Martins 30' Volland 31', 58' Aguilar 41' Fàbregas 90'	Report	Pablo 27' Benito 73'	Stadium: Stade Louis II Referee: Ruddy Buquet

7 November 2020 10	Bordeaux	0–2	Montpellier	Bordeaux
17:00 CET (UTC+1)	Kwateng 51' Pablo 65'	Report	Ferri 32' Mollet 49' Delort 67'	Stadium: Matmut Atlantique Referee: Antony Gautier

20 November 2020 11	Rennes	0–1	Bordeaux	Rennes
19:00 CET (UTC+1)	Tait 70' Truffert 71'	Report	Ben Arfa 36' Kalu 47' Kwateng 66'	Stadium: Roazhon Park Referee: Karim Abed

28 November 2020 12	Paris Saint-Germain	2–2	Bordeaux	Paris
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Neymar 27' (pen.) Kean 28' Pembele 90+2'	Report	Pembele 10' (o.g.) Otávio 26' Adli 60'	Stadium: Parc des Princes Referee: Jérémie Pignard

6 December 2020 13	Bordeaux	1–0	Brest	Bordeaux
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Ben Arfa 84'	Report	Pierre-Gabriel 43' Duverne 60' Belkebla 71'	Stadium: Matmut Atlantique Referee: Frank Schneider

13 December 2020 14	Lille	2–1	Bordeaux	Villeneuve-d'Ascq
17:00 CET (UTC+1)	Bamba 17' Fonte 45'	Report	De Préville 24' Bašić 29' Baysse 88'	Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy Referee: Eric Wattellier

16 December 2020 15	Bordeaux	1–2	Saint-Étienne	Bordeaux
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Kwateng 8' Hwang 24' Otávio 30' Sabaly 54'	Report	Nordin 15' Boudebouz 36' Neyou 75' Khazri 77'	Stadium: Matmut Atlantique Referee: Stéphanie Frappart

20 December 2020 16	Strasbourg	0–2	Bordeaux	Strasbourg
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Djiku 4' Sissoko 81'	Report	Pablo 2', 38' Otávio 66'	Stadium: Stade de la Meinau Referee: Benoît Bastien

23 December 2020 17	Bordeaux	1–3	Reims	Bordeaux
19:00 CET (UTC+1)	Benito 41' Bašić 66' Hwang 73' Adli 78'	Report	Abdelhamid 15' Dia 18' Berisha 78' Munetsi 89'	Stadium: Matmut Atlantique Referee: Jérôme Brisard

6 January 2021 18	Metz	0–0	Bordeaux	Metz
19:00 CET (UTC+1)	Leya Iseka 39'	Report	Adli 20' Pablo 26'	Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Referee: Antony Gautier

9 January 2021 19	Bordeaux	2–1	Lorient	Bordeaux
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Oudin 13', 43' Hwang 41' Baysse 90'	Report	Moffi 23'	Stadium: Matmut Atlantique Referee: Willy Delajod

17 January 2021 20	Nice	0–3	Bordeaux	Nice
15:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report	Bašić 33', 87' Hwang 50' Baysse 75'	Stadium: Allianz Riviera Referee: Thomas Léonard

24 January 2021 21	Bordeaux	2–1	Angers	Bordeaux
13:00 CET (UTC+1)	Hwang 8', 11' Koscielny 67'	Report	Amadou 32' Fulgini 39' Boufal 74'	Stadium: Matmut Atlantique Referee: Florent Batta

29 January 2021 22	Lyon	2–1	Bordeaux	Décines-Charpieu
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Mendes 15' Toko Ekambi 32' Dubois 90+1'	Report	Kalu 55' Benito 83' Bašić 84'	Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais Referee: Clément Turpin

3 February 2021 23	Bordeaux	0–3	Lille	Bordeaux
19:00 CET (UTC+1)	Ben Arfa 63'	Report	Xeka 45+1' Yazıcı 54' Weah 66' Sanches 69' David 89'	Stadium: Matmut Atlantique Referee: Mikael Lesage

7 February 2021 24	Brest	v	Bordeaux	Brest
13:00 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stade Francis-Le Blé

Coupe de France

10 February 2021 Round of 64	Bordeaux	v	Toulouse	Bordeaux
15:45 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Matmut Atlantique

Statistics

Goalscorers

As of 6 December 2020

Rank	No.	Pos	Name	Ligue 1	Total
1	26	MF	Toma Bašić	2	2
	9	FW	Josh Maja	2	2
	10	FW	Samuel Kalu	2	2
	28	FW	Rémi Oudin	2	2
	8	FW	Hatem Ben Arfa	2	2
5	19	MF	Yacine Adli	1	1
5	7	FW	Jimmy Briand	1	1
Own goal				1	1
Totals				13	13

References

^ "Effectif". Retrieved 13 January 2017.
^ "Hatem Ben Arfa est Bordelais!" [Hatem Ben Arfa is Bordelais!]. www.girondins.com (in French). Bordeaux. 7 October 2020. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
^ "Fin de l'aventure bordelaise pour Youssef Aït Bennasser" [End of the Bordeaux adventure for Youssef Aït Bennasser]. www.girondins.com (in French). Bordeaux. 22 June 2020. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
^ "Paul Bernardoni jusqu'en 2024" [Paul Bernardoni until 2024]. www.angers-sco.fr (in French). Angers. 8 June 2020. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
^ "Yassine Benrahou définitivement Nîmois!" [Yassine Benrahou definitely Nîmois!]. www.nimes-olympique.com (in French). Nîmes. 23 June 2020. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
^ "François Kamano au Lokomotiv Moscou" [François Kamano at Lokomotiv Moscow]. www.girondins.com (in French). Bordeaux. 17 August 2020. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
^ "Albert Lottin signe au FC Utrecht" [Albert Lottin signs for FC Utrecht]. www.girondins.com (in French). Bordeaux. 1 September 2020. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
^ "Alexandre Lauray prêté au Villefranche FC" [Alexandre Lauray loaned to Villefranche FC]. www.girondins.com (in French). Bordeaux. 1 September 2020. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
^ "Ruben Pardo prêté à Leganes" [Ruben Pardo loaned to Leganes]. www.girondins.com (in French). Bordeaux. 27 September 2020. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
^ "Alexandre Mendy rejoint le Stade Malherbe Caen" [Alexandre Mendy joins Stade Malherbe Caen]. www.smcaen.fr (in French). Caen. 1 October 2020. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
^ "League Table". Ligue1.com. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
^ "Ligue 1 Uber Eats : le calendrier de la saison 2020/2021". LFP (in French). 9 July 2020.
^ "Bordeaux-Nantes brought forward to replace OM-ASSE". Ligue1. 18 August 2020.

External links

Official website

[1] "Effectif". Retrieved 13 January 2017.

[2] "Hatem Ben Arfa est Bordelais!" [Hatem Ben Arfa is Bordelais!]. www.girondins.com (in French). Bordeaux. 7 October 2020. Retrieved 7 October 2020.

[3] "Fin de l'aventure bordelaise pour Youssef Aït Bennasser" [End of the Bordeaux adventure for Youssef Aït Bennasser]. www.girondins.com (in French). Bordeaux. 22 June 2020. Retrieved 1 July 2020.

[4] "Paul Bernardoni jusqu'en 2024" [Paul Bernardoni until 2024]. www.angers-sco.fr (in French). Angers. 8 June 2020. Retrieved 1 July 2020.

[5] "Yassine Benrahou définitivement Nîmois!" [Yassine Benrahou definitely Nîmois!]. www.nimes-olympique.com (in French). Nîmes. 23 June 2020. Retrieved 1 July 2020.

[6] "François Kamano au Lokomotiv Moscou" [François Kamano at Lokomotiv Moscow]. www.girondins.com (in French). Bordeaux. 17 August 2020. Retrieved 17 August 2020.

[7] "Albert Lottin signe au FC Utrecht" [Albert Lottin signs for FC Utrecht]. www.girondins.com (in French). Bordeaux. 1 September 2020. Retrieved 1 September 2020.

[8] "Alexandre Lauray prêté au Villefranche FC" [Alexandre Lauray loaned to Villefranche FC]. www.girondins.com (in French). Bordeaux. 1 September 2020. Retrieved 1 September 2020.

[9] "Ruben Pardo prêté à Leganes" [Ruben Pardo loaned to Leganes]. www.girondins.com (in French). Bordeaux. 27 September 2020. Retrieved 27 September 2020.

[10] "Alexandre Mendy rejoint le Stade Malherbe Caen" [Alexandre Mendy joins Stade Malherbe Caen]. www.smcaen.fr (in French). Caen. 1 October 2020. Retrieved 1 October 2020.

[11] "League Table". Ligue1.com. Retrieved 12 August 2016.

[12] "Ligue 1 Uber Eats : le calendrier de la saison 2020/2021". LFP (in French). 9 July 2020.

[13] "Bordeaux-Nantes brought forward to replace OM-ASSE". Ligue1. 18 August 2020.

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