USL Dunkerque
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| Full name | Union Sportive du Littoral de Dunkerque | |||
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| Nickname(s) | Les Maritimes[1][2] (The Seasiders) | |||
| Founded | 1909 | |||
| 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 | Club website | |||
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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
[edit]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
[edit]- 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
[edit]- Championnat National
- Division Honneur: Nord-Pas-de-Calais Group
- Champions (1): 1960[citation needed]
Current squad
[edit]Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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References
[edit]- ^ "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
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