Union Sportive du Littoral de Dunkerque is a French

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club based in the commune of

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in the 2022–23 season. Their kit colours are

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and

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, and they play their home matches at the

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History

The club was founded in 1909 and have never played in a higher division than

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. 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

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season ended prematurely, due to the

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. Dunkerque were second in the table at the time, and were promoted by the FFF executive committee. The club was relegated back to the Championnat National at the conclusion of the

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season, spending two seasons in the second tier.

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

*Division Honneur: Nord-Pas-de-Calais Group **Champions: 1960

Current squad

References

Football clubs in France Association football clubs established in 1909

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