Union Sportive du Littoral de Dunkerque is a French
football
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club
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Arts, entertainment, and media
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* Club, a ''Yie Ar Kung-Fu'' character
* Clubs (suit), a suit of playing cards
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Brands and enterprises
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based in the commune of
Dunkirk
Dunkirk (french: Dunkerque ; vls, label=French Flemish, Duunkerke; nl, Duinkerke(n) ; , ;) is a commune in the department of Nord in northern France.[Championnat National
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in the 2022–23 season. Their kit colours are
white
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and
blue
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, and they play their home matches at the
Stade Marcel-Tribut.
History
The club was founded in 1909 and have never played in a higher division than
Ligue 2
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. They have once made it to the semi-finals of the
Coupe de France
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, 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
2019–20 Championnat National season ended prematurely, due to the
COVID-19 pandemic
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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
2021–22 Ligue 2 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
Nord-Pas-de-Calais (); pcd, Nord-Pas-Calés); is a former administrative region of France. Since 1 January 2016, it has been part of the new region Hauts-de-France. It consisted of the departments of Nord and Pas-de-Calais. Nord-Pas-de-Cala ...
Group
**Champions: 1960
Current squad
References
Football clubs in France
Association football clubs established in 1909
Usl
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1909 establishments in France
Football clubs in Hauts-de-France
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