USL Dunkerque

USL Dunkerque (French: Union Sportive du Littoral de Dunkerque) is a French football club based in the commune of Dunkirk.

USL Dunkerque
Full nameUnion Sportive du Littoral de Dunkerque
Nickname(s)Les Maritimes[1][2]
(English: The Seasiders)
Founded1909 (1909)
GroundStade Marcel-Tribut,
Dunkerque
Capacity4,200
ChairmanJean-Pierre Scouarnec
ManagerFabien Mercadal
LeagueLigue 2
2019–20Championnat National, 2nd (promoted)
WebsiteClub website

For the 2020–21 season they play in Ligue 2. Their kit colours are white and blue. They play their home matches at the Stade Tribut in Dunkirk.

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 is linked with and has had ties with Dartford FC of Kent, England.

The club were promoted to Ligue 2 again 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]

Honours

Current squad
As of 29 July 2020.[4][5]

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 Jérémy Vachoux
2 DF  FRA Emeric Dudouit
3 DF  FRA Loïc Kouagba
5 DF  CMR Jovanie Tchouatcha
6 DF  FRA Jérémy Huysman
7 FW  FRA Guillaume Bosca
8 MF  FRA Thibault Vialla
10 MF  FRA Dimitri Boudaud
11 FW  FRA Billy Ketkeophomphone
12 DF  FRA Ibrahim Cissé
15 DF  FRA Alioune Ba
16 GK  FRA Dorian Salhi
17 DF  FRA Harouna Sy
19 MF  HAI Leverton Pierre
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 MF  FRA Ilan Kebbal (on loan from Reims)
21 MF  FRA Nicolas Bruneel
22 MF  CGO Randi Goteni
23 DF  FRA David Kabamba
24 MF  FRA Redouane Kerrouche
25 FW  FRA Kévin Rocheteau
26 DF  FRA Alexis Callant
27 DF  FRA Adon Gomis
28 DF  FRA Demba Thiam
29 DF  FRA Thomas Vannoye
30 GK  FRA Axel Maraval
40 GK  FRA Marc-Antoine Guillaume
— DF  FRA Benjamin Vérité
— FW  GLP Jorris Romil

Former players

Jean-Marc Bosman

In 1990, Belgian player Jean-Marc Bosman sought to move from RFC Liège in his home country to USL Dunkerque after his Belgian contract expired. However, RFCL demanded a transfer fee, quashing the proposed move. Bosman then sued to have this reserve system outlawed, and in 1995 he won his case before the European Court of Justice. The ECJ ruling, known ever since as the Bosman ruling, led to major structural changes in the business of European footballers' contract sales.

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References
  1. https://www.usldunkerque.com/nos-maritimes-simposent-a-beziers-et-restent-leaders/
  2. https://cafecremesport.com/2020/06/05/usl-dunkerque-la-resurrection-dune-institution/
  3. "Le COMEX valide les montées de Pau et Dunkerque" (in French). foot-national.com. 11 May 2020.
  4. "Équipe USL Dunkerque saison 2020/2021 évoluant en Ligue 2" (in French). usldunkerque.com. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  5. "US du Littoral de Dunkerque - Squad". soccerway. Retrieved 14 February 2020.


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