Founded in 1881, FC Girondins de Bordeaux is a professional football club based in Bordeaux, France. Often referred to as simply Bordeaux, the team competes in Ligue 1 and hosts its home games at the Stade Chaban Delmas. FC Girondins de Bordeaux won its first league title in 1950, however its most successful spell would come in the 1980s - a decade in which it won three Ligue 1 and two Coupe de France titles. Bordeaux made its first ever appearance in the UEFA Champions League in the 1999-2000 season. Over the years several legends such as Zinedine Zidane, Christophe Dugarry and Sylvain Wiltord have worn the colors of FC Girondins de Bordeaux.
