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Wikipedia - Football Bourg-en-Bresse Péronnas 01
Football Bourg-en-Bresse Péronnas 01, also known as FBBP 01 and FC Bourg-Péronnas, is a French association football team founded in 1942. They are based in Bourg-en-Bresse, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France and currently play in Championnat National 2 from 2023–24, the fourth tier of the French football league system. They play at the Stade Marcel-Verchère in Bourg-en-Bresse, which has a capacity of 11,400.
History
2015–2020: Professional football
The club was promoted to Ligue 2 by virtue of being a point ahead of Strasbourg following their 2–0 victory over US Boulogne. After being the first football club in the Ain participating in the National 2 in 1994, FC Bourg-Péronnas were the first football club of the department to play at the professional level.
In July 2015, the club changed its name to Football Bourg-en-Bresse Péronnas 01.
The club was relegated at the end of the 2017–18 Ligue 2 season, after losing the relegation play-off to Grenoble.
On 2 July 2020 the French football federation's financial body, the DNCG, announced the end of the clubs professional status.
On 26 May 2023, FBBP 01 officially relegation to Championnat National 2 for the first time in history after draw 3–3 against AS Nancy Lorraine on Matchweek 34.