USL Dunkerque

USL Dunkerque
Full name	Union Sportive du Littoral de Dunkerque
Nickname(s)	Les Maritimes[1][2] (The Seasiders)
Founded	1909
Ground	Stade Marcel-Tribut
Capacity	4,933
Chairman	Jean-Pierre Scouarnec
Manager	Luís Castro
League	Ligue 2
2022–23	Championnat National, 2nd of 18 (promoted)
Website	Club website
Home colours	Away colours

Union Sportive du Littoral de Dunkerque is a football club based in Dunkirk, France. As of the 2023–24 season, it competes in Ligue 2, having achieved promotion from the Championnat National in the 2022–23 season. The club colours are white and blue, and home matches are played at the Stade Marcel-Tribut.

History

The club was founded in 1909 and have never played in a higher division than Ligue 2. They have once made it to the semi-finals of the Coupe de France, in 1929, and the quarter-finals four times in 1930, 1937, 1968 and 1971.

The club was promoted to Ligue 2 in 2020, when the 2019–20 Championnat National season ended prematurely, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Dunkerque were second in the table at the time, and were promoted by the FFF executive committee.[3] The club was relegated back to the Championnat National at the conclusion of the 2021–22 Ligue 2 season, spending two seasons in the second tier.[4] On 26 May 2023, the club defeated Le Mans FC 2–3 at the MM Arena. This assured second place in the table and secured promotion to Ligue 2 for the 2023–24 season after a one year absence.

Name changes

1909–1919: Stade Dunkerquois
1919–1927: Union Sportive Dunkerque-Malo
1927–1934: Union Racing Dunkerque-Malo
1934–1954: Olympique Dunkerquois
1954–1987: Union Sportive de Dunkerque
1987–present: Union Sportive du Littoral de Dunkerque

Honours

Championnat National
- Runners-up (2): 2019–20, 2022–23
Division Honneur: Nord-Pas-de-Calais Group
- Champions (1): 1960

Current squad

As of 30 August 2023[5][6]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	FRA	Lucas Lavallée (on loan from Paris SG)
5	DF	FRA	Rémy Boissier
6	MF	FRA	Guiry Egny
7	DF	FRA	Yohan Bilingi
8	MF	FRA	Tidiane Keita
9	FW	FRA	Samy Baghdadi
10	MF	FRA	Julien Anziani
11	FW	FRA	Amadou Ba-Sy
13	DF	FRA	Junior Senneville
14	FW	CIV	Moussa Guel (on loan from Samsunspor)
16	GK	FRA	Arnaud Balijon
17	FW	FRA	Alain Ipiélé
18	FW	FRA	Luderic Etonde
19	DF	COM	Benjaloud Youssouf


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
20	MF	FRA	Enzo Bardeli
21	FW	CIV	Armand Gnanduillet
22	DF	FRA	Driss Trichard
23	DF	CAF	Hugo Gambor
24	FW	GUI	Elhadj Bah (on loan from Samsunspor)
25	FW	COD	Freddy Mbemba
26	DF	GNB	Opa Sanganté
27	MF	FRA	Rayan Ghrieb
28	DF	FRA	Demba Thiam
29	MF	PAN	Ángel Orelien
30	GK	FRA	Auxence Gruaud
89	DF	FRA	Billy Koumetio (on loan from Liverpool)

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	DF	FRA	Geoffrey Kondo (on loan to Furiani-Agliani)

References

"Nos Maritimes s'imposent à Béziers et restent leaders !". 23 January 2020.
"USL Dunkerque : La résurrection d'une institution". 5 June 2020.
"Le COMEX valide les montées de Pau et Dunkerque" (in French). foot-national.com. 11 May 2020.
Rocher, Adrien. "Corrigée, l'USL Dunkerque est reléguée en National". Le 11 Dunkerquois (in French). Retrieved 10 May 2022.
"Ligue 2 BKT - USL Dunkerque" (in French). usldunkerque.com. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
"US du Littoral de Dunkerque - Squad". soccerway. Retrieved 14 February 2020.

External links

usldunkerque.com/accueil

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[1] "Nos Maritimes s'imposent à Béziers et restent leaders !". 23 January 2020.

[2] "USL Dunkerque : La résurrection d'une institution". 5 June 2020.

[3] "Le COMEX valide les montées de Pau et Dunkerque" (in French). foot-national.com. 11 May 2020.

[4] Rocher, Adrien. "Corrigée, l'USL Dunkerque est reléguée en National". Le 11 Dunkerquois (in French). Retrieved 10 May 2022.

[5] "Ligue 2 BKT - USL Dunkerque" (in French). usldunkerque.com. Retrieved 19 July 2023.

[6] "US du Littoral de Dunkerque - Squad". soccerway. Retrieved 14 February 2020.

Division 2 / Ligue 2 seasons
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List of French second division champions