USL Dunkerque

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.

USL Dunkerque
Full nameUnion Sportive du Littoral de Dunkerque
Nickname(s)Les Maritimes[1][2] (The Seasiders)
Founded1909 (1909)
GroundStade Marcel-Tribut
Capacity4,933
OwnerYüksel Yıldırım
ChairmanJean-Pierre Scouarnec
ManagerLuís Castro
LeagueLigue 2
2023–24Ligue 2, 16th of 20
WebsiteClub website

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

Current squad
As of 7 June 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 Lucas Lavallée (on loan from PSG)
2 DF  FRA Alioune Ba
3 DF  TOG Loïc Bessilé
4 DF  FRA Nehemiah Fernandez-Veliz
5 DF  FRA Rémy Boissier
8 MF  FRA Tidiane Keita
9 FW  FRA Samy Baghdadi
10 MF  FRA Julien Anziani
11 MF  CMR François Mughe (on loan from Marseille)
13 DF  GLP Junior Senneville
14 FW  CIV Moussa Guel (on loan from Samsunspor)
15 DF  MAR Achraf Laâziri (on loan from Lyon)
16 GK  FRA Arnaud Balijon
18 FW  FRA Gaëtan Courtet
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 DF  COM Benjaloud Youssouf
20 MF  FRA Enzo Bardeli
21 FW  CIV Armand Gnanduillet
22 DF  FRA Driss Trichard
23 DF  BEL Bram Lagae (on loan from Gent)
24 FW  GUI Elhadj Bah (on loan from Samsunspor)
26 DF  GNB Opa Sanganté
27 MF  FRA Rayan Ghrieb
28 DF  FRA Demba Thiam
29 MF  PAN Ángel Orelien
30 GK  CIV Mohamed Koné (on loan from Le Havre)
80 MF  MAR Gessime Yassine
92 MF  MAR Aïman Maurer (on loan from Clermont)

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 (at Furiani-Agliani until 30 June 2024)
— MF  FRA Guiry Egny (at Paris 13 Atletico until 30 June 2024)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— FW  FRA Luderic Etonde (at Stade Briochin until 30 June 2024)
— FW  COD Freddy Mbemba (at Nîmes until 30 June 2024)

References
  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.


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