Bordeaux has been denied promotion to Ligue 1 and has been deducted a point after their match against Rodez was abandoned due to crowd trouble. The French second-tier team needed to outdo Metz’s result to secure promotion back to the top-flight on the final day of the season.
However, things did not go as planned during the fixture on June 2 as Rodez scored first via Lucas Buades. Angry Bordeaux ultras then stormed the field and pushed the goalscorer to the floor. Buades had to be stretchered off as he suffered from concussion, which led to the referee deciding to abandon the game due to safety fears.
The French football governing body investigated the situation and decided to hand Bordeaux a defeat. They have also been slapped with a one-point deduction for the start of next season and ordered to close their south stand for four games, with two of those suspended.
The result means that Bordeaux will remain in Ligue 2, and Metz gets promoted alongside champions Le Havre. Giving Rodez the win also had significant implications at the bottom of the table as with the three points they now leapfrog Annecy, who will get relegated instead.
Annecy and David Guion’s side are both fuming over the decision and are set to appeal to the French Olympic Committee. Bordeaux labeled the move from the French FA as “incomprehensible and disproportionate.” They said they would defend their “rights and sporting fairness.”
Meanwhile, Rodez pleaded for hateful messages to stop being sent to their squad, including Buades.