Sport Union Dives-Cabourg is a French
association football
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club. They were founded in 1929 as Sport Union Divaise. They are based in the town of
Dives-sur-Mer
Dives-sur-Mer (, literally ''Dives on Sea''; nrf, Dives sus Mé) is a commune in the Calvados department in Normandy in northwestern France.
History
It was from harbour of Dives-sur-Mer that William the Conqueror set out on the Norman Conquest o ...
and their home stadium is the Stade André Heurtematte.
In May 2016 they merged with neighbours AS Cabourg to form the current club.
From 2016 until 2018, they played in the
Championnat National 3
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, having won a legal battle to get their place for the 2016–17 season after the season had started. They were relegated in
2018
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to the
Régional 1
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of the Normandy league. In 2020 they were promoted again to National 3.
References
External links
SU Dives official website
{{Championnat National 3 Group Normandy
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1929 establishments in France
Sport in Calvados (department)
Football clubs in Normandy