USL Dunkerque

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
2022–23	Championnat National, 2nd of 18 (promoted)
Website	Club website
	Current season

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 2 February 2024^[5]^[6]

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

Out on loan

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

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

[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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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
List of French second division champions