FC Sochaux-Montbéliard
The club, whose colours include blue and yellow and which has a stylised lion's head in its emblem, was founded in 1928, then still under the name FC Sochaux. Based in the town of Montbéliard near the Swiss border, the home stand at the Stade Auguste Bonal comfortably accommodates twenty thousand spectators. FCSM, as the team's name is sometimes reported in the media, was founded by Jean-Pierre Peugeot, a member of the famous car company's founding family.
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FC Girondins de Bordeaux
The club is nicknamed Les Girondins, Le club au scapulaire and Les marine et blanc. Their club colours are navy blue and white, which also refers to the latter nickname. They then play their home games at the Nouveau Stade de Bordeaux, which is also known as Matmut Atlantique, for sponsorship reasons. It is a modern stadium that only opened in 2015 and offers a capacity of 42,115 seats.
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