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USL Dunkerque
Full name	Union Sportive du Littoral de Dunkerque
Nickname(s)	Les Maritimes (The Seasiders)
Founded	1909; 115 years ago
Ground	Stade Marcel-Tribut
Capacity	4,933
Owner	Yüksel Yıldırım
Chairman	Jean-Pierre Scouarnec
Manager	Luís Castro
League	Ligue 2
2023–24	Ligue 2, 16th of 20
Website	https://www.usldunkerque.com
	Current season

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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.^{[citation needed]}

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^{[citation needed]}
1919–1927: Union Sportive Dunkerque-Malo^{[citation needed]}
1927–1934: Union Racing Dunkerque-Malo^{[citation needed]}
1934–1954: Olympique Dunkerquois^{[citation needed]}
1954–1987: Union Sportive de Dunkerque^{[citation needed]}
1987–present: Union Sportive du Littoral de Dunkerque^{[citation needed]}

Honours

Championnat National
- Runners-up (2): 2019–20, 2022–23
Division Honneur: Nord-Pas-de-Calais Group
- Champions (1): 1960^{[citation needed]}

Current squad

As of 28 August 2024^[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	Ewen Jaouen (on loan from Reims)
2	DF	FRA	Alec Georgen
3	DF	TOG	Loïc Bessilé
4	DF	FRA	Nehemiah Fernandez-Veliz
5	MF	POR	Diogo Queirós
7	FW	FRA	Rayan Ghrieb
8	MF	FRA	Maxence Rivera
9	FW	NED	Kay Tejan
10	FW	FRA	Marco Essimi
12	DF	SEN	Assane Ndoye
13	DF	GLP	Junior Senneville
15	MF	MLI	Anto Sekongo


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
17	DF	COM	Benjaloud Youssouf
18	FW	FRA	Gaëtan Courtet
19	FW	MAR	Yacine Bammou
20	MF	FRA	Enzo Bardeli
21	DF	FRA	Geoffrey Kondo
23	DF	FRA	Vincent Sasso
24	GK	GUI	Ibrahim Koné
26	DF	GNB	Opa Sanganté
30	DF	BRA	Abner Felipe
77	FW	POR	Mamadu Silla
80	FW	MAR	Gessime Yassine
—	FW	BEL	Nachon Nsingi (on loan from OH Leuven)
—	MF	FIN	Naatan Skyttä

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 4 July 2024.
^ "US du Littoral de Dunkerque - Squad". soccerway. Retrieved 14 February 2020.

External links

Official website

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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 4 July 2024.

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

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 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.{{Citation needed|date=December 2021}}
-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 [[French Football Federation|FFF]] executive committee.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.foot-national.com/foot-le-comex-valide-les-montees-de-pau-et-dunkerque-133360.html|title=Le COMEX valide les montées de Pau et Dunkerque|publisher=foot-national.com|language=fr|date=11 May 2020}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rocher |first=Adrien |title=Corrigée, l’USL Dunkerque est reléguée en National |url=https://le11hdf.fr/corrigee-lusl-dunkerque-est-releguee-en-national/ |access-date=10 May 2022 |website=Le 11 Dunkerquois |language=Fr}}</ref> 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 Ligue 2|2023–24]] season after a one year absence.
+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 [[French Football Federation|FFF]] executive committee.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.foot-national.com/foot-le-comex-valide-les-montees-de-pau-et-dunkerque-133360.html|title=Le COMEX valide les montées de Pau et Dunkerque|publisher=foot-national.com|language=fr|date=11 May 2020}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rocher |first=Adrien |title=Corrigée, l’USL Dunkerque est reléguée en National |url=https://le11hdf.fr/corrigee-lusl-dunkerque-est-releguee-en-national/ |access-date=10 May 2022 |website=Le 11 Dunkerquois |language=Fr}}</ref> 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 Ligue 2|2023–24]] season after a one-year absence.
 === Name changes ===
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 ==Current squad==
-{{updated|2 February 2024|<ref>{{cite news |title=Ligue 2 BKT - USL Dunkerque  |url=https://www.usldunkerque.com/accueil/les-equipes/ligue2/ | publisher=usldunkerque.com |access-date=19 July 2023|language = fr}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/teams/france/usl-dunkerque/5582/squad/|title=US du Littoral de Dunkerque - Squad|publisher=soccerway|access-date=14 February 2020}}</ref>}}
+{{updated|28 August 2024|<ref>{{cite news |title=Ligue 2 BKT - USL Dunkerque  |url=https://www.usldunkerque.com/accueil/les-equipes/ligue2bkt/ | publisher=usldunkerque.com |access-date=4 July 2024|language = fr}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/teams/france/usl-dunkerque/5582/squad/|title=US du Littoral de Dunkerque - Squad|publisher=soccerway|access-date=14 February 2020}}</ref>}}
 {{Fs start}}
-{{Fs player|no= 1|nat=FRA|pos=GK|name=[[Lucas Lavallée]]|other=on loan from [[Paris Saint-Germain F.C.|PSG]]}}
+{{Fs player|no=1|nat=FRA|pos=GK|name=Ewen Jaouen|other=on loan from [[Stade de Reims|Reims]]}}
-{{Fs player|no= 2|nat=FRA|pos=DF|name=[[Alioune Ba (footballer)|Alioune Ba]]}}
+{{Fs player|no=2|nat=FRA|pos=DF|name=[[Alec Georgen]]}}
-{{Fs player|no= 3|nat=TOG|pos=DF|name=[[Loïc Bessilé]]}}
+{{Fs player|no=3|nat=TOG|pos=DF|name=[[Loïc Bessilé]]}}
-{{Fs player|no= 4|nat=FRA|pos=DF|name=[[Nehemiah Fernandez-Veliz]]}}
+{{Fs player|no=4|nat=FRA|pos=DF|name=[[Nehemiah Fernandez-Veliz]]}}
-{{Fs player|no= 5|nat=FRA|pos=DF|name=[[Rémy Boissier]]}}
+{{Fs player|no=5|nat=POR|pos=MF|name=[[Diogo Queirós]]}}
-{{Fs player|no= 7|nat=FRA|pos=DF|name=[[Yohan Bilingi]]}}
+{{Fs player|no=7|nat=FRA|pos=FW|name=[[Rayan Ghrieb]]}}
-{{Fs player|no= 8|nat=FRA|pos=MF|name=[[Tidiane Keita]]}}
+{{Fs player|no=8|nat=FRA|pos=MF|name=[[Maxence Rivera]]}}
-{{Fs player|no= 9|nat=FRA|pos=FW|name=[[Samy Baghdadi]]}}
+{{Fs player|no=9|nat=NED|pos=FW|name=[[Kay Tejan]]}}
-{{Fs player|no=10|nat=FRA|pos=MF|name=[[Julien Anziani]]}}
+{{Fs player|no=10|nat=FRA|pos=FW|name=Marco Essimi}}
-{{Fs player|no=11|nat=CMR|pos=MF|name=[[François Mughe]]|other=on loan from [[Olympique de Marseille|Marseille]]}}
+{{Fs player|no=12|nat=SEN|pos=DF|name=Assane Ndoye}}
-{{Fs player|no=13|nat=GLP|pos=DF|name=Junior Senneville}}
+{{Fs player|no=13|nat=GLP|pos=DF|name=[[Junior Senneville]]}}
-{{Fs player|no=14|nat=CIV|pos=FW|name=[[Moussa Guel]]|other=on loan from [[Samsunspor]]}}
+{{Fs player|no=15|nat=MLI|pos=MF|name=Anto Sekongo}}
-{{Fs player|no=15|nat=MAR|pos=DF|name=[[Achraf Laâziri]]|other=on loan from [[Olympique Lyonnais|Lyon]]}}
-{{Fs player|no=16|nat=FRA|pos=GK|name=[[Arnaud Balijon]]}}
 {{Fs mid}}
+{{Fs player|no=17|nat=COM|pos=DF|name=[[Benjaloud Youssouf]]}}
 {{Fs player|no=18|nat=FRA|pos=FW|name=[[Gaëtan Courtet]]}}
-{{Fs player|no=19|nat=COM|pos=DF|name=[[Benjaloud Youssouf]]}}
+{{Fs player|no=19|nat=MAR|pos=FW|name=[[Yacine Bammou]]}}
 {{Fs player|no=20|nat=FRA|pos=MF|name=[[Enzo Bardeli]]}}
-{{Fs player|no=21|nat=CIV|pos=FW|name=[[Armand Gnanduillet]]}}
+{{Fs player|no=21|nat=FRA|pos=DF|name=Geoffrey Kondo}}
-{{Fs player|no=22|nat=FRA|pos=DF|name=[[Driss Trichard]]}}
+{{Fs player|no=23|nat=FRA|pos=DF|name=[[Vincent Sasso]]}}
-{{Fs player|no=24|nat=GUI|pos=FW|name=[[Elhadj Bah]]|other=on loan from [[Samsunspor]]}}
+{{Fs player|no=24|nat=GUI|pos=GK|name=[[Ibrahim Koné (footballer, born 1989)|Ibrahim Koné]]}}
-{{Fs player|no=25|nat=CIV|pos=MF|name=[[Jean-Philippe Gbamin]]}}
 {{Fs player|no=26|nat=GNB|pos=DF|name=[[Opa Sanganté]]}}
-{{Fs player|no=27|nat=FRA|pos=MF|name=[[Rayan Ghrieb]]}}
+{{Fs player|no=30|nat=BRA|pos=DF|name=[[Abner Felipe]]}}
-{{Fs player|no=28|nat=FRA|pos=DF|name=[[Demba Thiam (footballer, born 1989)|Demba Thiam]]}}
+{{Fs player|no=77|nat=POR|pos=FW|name=Mamadu Silla}}
-{{Fs player|no=29|nat=PAN|pos=MF|name=[[Ángel Orelien]]}}
+{{Fs player|no=80|nat=MAR|pos=FW|name=[[Gessime Yassine]]}}
-{{Fs player|no=80|nat=FRA|pos=MF|name=Gessime Yassine}}
+{{fs player|no=|nat=BEL|pos=FW|name=[[Nachon Nsingi]]|other={{small|on loan from [[Oud-Heverlee Leuven|OH Leuven]]}}}}
-{{Fs player|no=92|nat=MAR|pos=MF|name=[[Aïman Maurer]]|other=on loan from [[Clermont Foot 63|Clermont]]}}
+{{Fs player|no=|nat=FIN|pos=MF|name=[[Naatan Skyttä]]}}
-{{Fs player|no=|nat=BEL|pos=DF|name=Bram Lagae|other=on loan from [[K.A.A. Gent|Gent]]}}
-{{Fs end}}
-===Out on loan===
-{{Fs start}}
-{{Fs player|no=|nat=FRA|pos=DF|name=Geoffrey Kondo|other=at [[AS Furiani-Agliani|Furiani-Agliani]] until 30 June 2024}}
-{{Fs player|no=|nat=FRA|pos=MF|name=Guiry Egny|other=at [[Paris 13 Atletico]] until 30 June 2024}}
-{{Fs mid}}
-{{Fs player|no=|nat=FRA|pos=FW|name=[[Luderic Etonde]]|other=at [[Stade Briochin]] until 30 June 2024}}
-{{Fs player|no=|nat=DRC|pos=FW|name=[[Freddy Mbemba]]|other=at [[Nîmes Olympique|Nîmes]] until 30 June 2024}}
 {{Fs end}}
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 == External links ==
-*[https://www.usldunkerque.com/accueil/ usldunkerque.com/accueil]
+* {{official website|https://www.usldunkerque.com/accueil/}}
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v t e Union Sportive du Littoral de Dunkerque
Players Managers
Club	History
Stadia	Stade Marcel-Tribut
Seasons	1993–94 2020–21 2021–22

v t e Division 2 / Ligue 2 seasons
Division 2 (1933–2002)	1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02
Ligue 2 (2002–present)	2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
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