Bergerac Périgord Football Club

What Bergerac Périgord Football Club does

Bergerac Périgord Football Club (BPFC) is a French amateur football association founded in 1916 by Abbé Georges Tournebise under the name 'Enfants de France de Bergerac', and based at Rue Armand Got in Bergerac, Dordogne (Nouvelle-Aquitaine). The club operates as an association loi 1901 with roughly 35 staff and 524 licensed members, offering men's, women's, youth and adapted-football sections, and currently fields its first team in Régional 3 and a reserve side in Régional 2 for the 2025-26 season following administrative relegation from National 2. It originated as a Catholic patronage club, spent several stints at national amateur level (notably 1959-1967 and a return from 2014 onward), and in June 2012 was reconstituted via a three-way merger of Bergerac Foot, FC 3 Vallées Cours de Pile and FC La Force féminin, the latter of which seeded the women's section.

The club's product surface is community football rather than a commercial offering: competitive teams across male, female and youth categories, a Les Renardeaux Academy adapted-football program for children with neurodevelopmental or psychological disorders, Coupe de France cup runs that historically generated visibility, and a stated three-pillar RSE framework of inclusion, feminization and environmental responsibility. Revenue mechanics are typical of French amateur football: membership/license fees from the 524 licensees, ticket and matchday receipts at the home stadium, a sponsor portfolio concentrated in Bergerac-area retail, construction and services firms (Leclerc, Intermarché, Veolia, Vigier Construction, Groupama, Eurovia and others), institutional grants from Ville de Bergerac, Dordogne Périgord, Agence Nationale du Sport and the Ministère des Sports, and merchandise distributed through an exclusive 11 Teamsports e-commerce storefront. Distribution is overwhelmingly local, anchored in the Bergerac catchment, with social channels (Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn) used for fan and community engagement.

The financial trajectory has turned sharply negative. In May 2025 the DNCG excluded the first team from national competitions over an approximately 300,000-euro deficit; the club raised only about half of the required recapitalization, accepted relegation, and within weeks was placed in Régional 3 by the Ligue de Football Nouvelle-Aquitaine, prompting an explicit strategic pivot from a senior national-stage team to a regional training and community club. Governance remains volunteer-led with no disclosed external investors, parent company or private equity involvement, and the operating geography is bounded to the Dordogne / Nouvelle-Aquitaine region.

Name

Bergerac Périgord Football Club

Legal name

Bergerac Périgord Football Club

Website

https://bergeracperigordfc.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1916

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Bergerac Périgord Football Club is a French amateur football association founded in 1916 in Bergerac, Dordogne. It operates men's, women's, youth and adapted-football programs serving 524 licensed members, and currently competes in Régional 3 following 2025 financial relegation from National 2.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Amateur Football Club / Community Sports

NAICS

Sports Teams and Clubs (711211), Other Spectator Sports (711219)

SIC

Services-Membership Sports & Recreation Clubs (7997)

akta.pro primary industry

Local Amateur Clubs & Community Sports Organizations (MPAKACAE)

Keywords

• Amateur football club
• Community sports association
• Youth football academy
• Women's football section
• Adapted football program

Headquarters

HQ city

Bergerac

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Bergerac Périgord Football Club is an amateur French football club that fields competitive men's, women's, youth, and adapted-football teams in regional French football leagues. It sells match-day attendance, club membership/licensing, and branded merchandise, while running youth development and adapted-football programs for the local Bergerac/Dordogne community.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Les Renardeaux Academy: Youth section for children with neurodevelopmental or psychological disorders (TND) up to 18 years old, part of the inclusion initiative.

Products and services

• Competitive Men's Football Team

Quantifiable outcome

• Reached quarter-finals of Coupe de France in 2022
• +1 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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Partnerships

20 partnerships are on record, tiered major, club, institutional and core.

• Vigier ConstructionmajorGTM or Marketing PartnerMajor partner of Bergerac Périgord FC contributing to club sponsorship and visibility
• Leclerc BergeracmajorGTM or Marketing PartnerMajor partner and hypermarket retailer supporting the club through sponsorship
• SittalmajorGTM or Marketing PartnerMajor partner contributing to club sponsorship
• Feuillette BoulangeriemajorGTM or Marketing PartnerMajor partner and bakery business supporting the club
• CharronmajorGTM or Marketing PartnerMajor partner of the club
• VeoliamajorGTM or Marketing PartnerMajor partner and environmental services company supporting the club
• Intermarché BergeracmajorGTM or Marketing PartnerMajor partner and supermarket retailer supporting the club
• 11 TeamsportsmajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartner providing club merchandise through their online store platform
• Jean LagardemajorGTM or Marketing PartnerMajor partner of the club
• EuroviaclubGTM or Marketing PartnerClub-level partner of BPFC
• CABclubGTM or Marketing PartnerClub-level partner of BPFC
• GroupamaclubGTM or Marketing PartnerClub-level partner and insurance company supporting BPFC
• Les VerdotsclubGTM or Marketing PartnerClub-level partner of BPFC
• Agence Nationale du SportinstitutionalOthersNational sports agency providing institutional support to the club
• Ministère des SportsinstitutionalOthersFrench Ministry of Sports providing institutional backing
• Ville de BergeracinstitutionalOthersCity of Bergerac providing local government support to the club
• Dordogne PérigordinstitutionalOthersDordogne Périgord regional authority supporting the club
• Fédération Française de FootballinstitutionalOthersFrench Football Federation providing national governing body support
• Ligue de Football de Nouvelle-AquitaineinstitutionalOthersRegional football league governing competitions in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
• Football Écologie FrancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEnvironmental sustainability association that BPFC has been a member of since 2019, supporting the club's ecological transition

Scale indicators2 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• SAS Épinal: Vosgian amateur club operating in National 2/National 3, similar in scale, community-ownership, and dependence on regional commercial partners.
• SO Romorantin: French amateur football club also playing in lower national tiers (formerly National 2/National 3) with comparable scale, semi-professional model, and reliance on regional sponsorship. Closely comparable in sporting tier and community-club profile.
• FC Martigues: French Mediterranean amateur club that has navigated promotion/relegation between National and lower tiers, with comparable community-anchored sponsorship base.
• US Orléans: Former Ligue 2 club that has played at National/National 2 level, comparable in pyramid positioning and recurring financial-governance challenges, providing a relevant peer on sporting and structural dimensions.
• Les Chamois Niortais FC: French club that played at Ligue 2 and National level, recently experiencing severe financial difficulty and relegation, making it a close analog for BPFC's structural and governance risks.
• FC Sète 34: French southern amateur club operating in National 2/National 3 with comparable membership-driven business model and reliance on local sponsorship.
• Trélissac FC: Another Dordogne/Nouvelle-Aquitaine amateur club, geographically adjacent to BPFC, with similar tier (National 3) and community-driven operating model — a direct in-region peer.
• LB Châteauroux: French club operating in National/National 2 tiers with comparable volunteer-driven community model and regional sponsorship base in central France.

Broad incumbents

• Girondins de Bordeaux: Historic French football institution now competing in lower tiers after financial collapse, providing a cautionary broader-incumbent benchmark for the financial-regulatory dynamics BPFC faces.

Others

• FFF (Fédération Française de Football): National governing body of French football; comparable as institutional stakeholder (BPFC is formally supported by FFF), useful for benchmarking pyramid structure and subsidy frameworks rather than as a direct competitor.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/bergeracperigordfc
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/bergerac-p%C3%A9rigord-football-club
• Instagraminstagram.com/bergeracperigordfc

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