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Union Sportive du Littoral de Dunkerque (French pronunciation: [ynjɔ̃ spɔʁtiv dy litɔʁal də dœ̃kɛʁk]) is a football club based in Dunkirk, France. It competes in Ligue 2, having achieved promotion from the Championnat National in the 2022–23 season. The club colours are blue and white, and home matches are played at the Stade Marcel-Tribut.
The club was founded in 1909 under the name of Union Sportive Dunkerque-Malo from a merger of two local teams, Stade Dunkerquois and Union Sportive de Malo-les-Bains. The latter, founded in 1900, had been the most widely supported club in the Dunkirk area and was based in the neighbouring town of Malo-les-Bains (later annexed by the city of Dunkirk in 1970). US Dunkerque-Malo then became Union Racing Dunkerque-Malo after merging with Racing Club de Dunkerque in 1927, Olympique Dunkerquois after merging with Amis de la Balle Dunkerquoise in 1933 and Union Sportive de Dunkerque after merging with Dunkerque Étudiant Club in 1954. The club adopted its current name of Union Sportive du Littoral de Dunkerque in 1987 after receiving the financial support of the communauté urbaine of Dunkirk Grand Littoral.
Dunkerque gained professional status in 1935 and played in Division 2 until the outbreak of the Second World War in 1939. The club relaunched following the war as part of the regional leagues, gaining promotion to the Division d'Honneur in 1958 and the Championnat de France Amateur (CFA) in 1960. It was promoted back to Division 2 in 1966, regaining its professional status, and remained in the league for 30 years.
In 1996, Dunkerque was relegated to the Championnat National and then the Championnat National 2 one year later. The club would even make several appearances the Championnat National 3, the fifth tier of French football, before finally making its way back to the Championnat National in 2013 and Ligue 2 in 2020. Dunkerque briefly returned to the National in 2021–22 before being purchased by the Amissos group, owned by Turkish businessman Yüksel Yildirim in 2023. As of the 2025–26 season, the club plays in Ligue 2.
In March of 1899, Dunkirk resident Marcel Tribut introduced football to a group of his friends after discovering the sport during a visit to his uncle in Scotland. Together, they founded Union Sportive de Malo-les-Bains in March of 1900, playing home matches on a military training ground in Dunkirk's Glacis neighbourhood. The club initially competed in the USFSA Championnat du Nord.
It was also at this time that rowing club Sporting Dunkerquois created a football department. The first local derby between the two teams was played on November 17th, 1901 and was won 2–0 by Sporting. By the 1904–05 season, the two clubs had merged and begun competing in the colours of US Malo-les-Bains.
In January of 1909, Dunkerquois athlete Louis Blondel founded a multi-sport club focused on football named Cercle Olympique Dunkerquois. Blondel was formerly a member of USFSA's Nord Committee and secretary at US Malo-les-Bains, which at the time competed in the top tier of the Championnat du Nord's Maritime group. Cercle Olympique Dunkerquois quickly grew to a size of about 30 members and played its first friendly match against US Malo-les-Bains on March 21st, 1909, losing 3–0.
At the same time, another local sportsman named Henri Ferrari was about to found his own football club when he met Louis Blondel. The two instead decided to recruit breakaway players from US Malo-les-Bains to CO Dunkerquois, renaming the club Stade Dunkerquois in May of 1909. The new club elected Paul Capelle as its first chairman and obtained the backing of Dunkirk's mayor and sub-prefect. Over the next two years, Stade Dunkerquois set about building a new stadium, Stade de la Victoire, which opened on April 16th, 1911. The occasion was marked by a sports festival featuring a match against London's Leyton Manor Football Club, who defeated the home side 4−2.
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Union Sportive du Littoral de Dunkerque (French pronunciation: [ynjɔ̃ spɔʁtiv dy litɔʁal də dœ̃kɛʁk]) is a football club based in Dunkirk, France. It competes in Ligue 2, having achieved promotion from the Championnat National in the 2022–23 season. The club colours are blue and white, and home matches are played at the Stade Marcel-Tribut.
The club was founded in 1909 under the name of Union Sportive Dunkerque-Malo from a merger of two local teams, Stade Dunkerquois and Union Sportive de Malo-les-Bains. The latter, founded in 1900, had been the most widely supported club in the Dunkirk area and was based in the neighbouring town of Malo-les-Bains (later annexed by the city of Dunkirk in 1970). US Dunkerque-Malo then became Union Racing Dunkerque-Malo after merging with Racing Club de Dunkerque in 1927, Olympique Dunkerquois after merging with Amis de la Balle Dunkerquoise in 1933 and Union Sportive de Dunkerque after merging with Dunkerque Étudiant Club in 1954. The club adopted its current name of Union Sportive du Littoral de Dunkerque in 1987 after receiving the financial support of the communauté urbaine of Dunkirk Grand Littoral.
Dunkerque gained professional status in 1935 and played in Division 2 until the outbreak of the Second World War in 1939. The club relaunched following the war as part of the regional leagues, gaining promotion to the Division d'Honneur in 1958 and the Championnat de France Amateur (CFA) in 1960. It was promoted back to Division 2 in 1966, regaining its professional status, and remained in the league for 30 years.
In 1996, Dunkerque was relegated to the Championnat National and then the Championnat National 2 one year later. The club would even make several appearances the Championnat National 3, the fifth tier of French football, before finally making its way back to the Championnat National in 2013 and Ligue 2 in 2020. Dunkerque briefly returned to the National in 2021–22 before being purchased by the Amissos group, owned by Turkish businessman Yüksel Yildirim in 2023. As of the 2025–26 season, the club plays in Ligue 2.
In March of 1899, Dunkirk resident Marcel Tribut introduced football to a group of his friends after discovering the sport during a visit to his uncle in Scotland. Together, they founded Union Sportive de Malo-les-Bains in March of 1900, playing home matches on a military training ground in Dunkirk's Glacis neighbourhood. The club initially competed in the USFSA Championnat du Nord.
It was also at this time that rowing club Sporting Dunkerquois created a football department. The first local derby between the two teams was played on November 17th, 1901 and was won 2–0 by Sporting. By the 1904–05 season, the two clubs had merged and begun competing in the colours of US Malo-les-Bains.
In January of 1909, Dunkerquois athlete Louis Blondel founded a multi-sport club focused on football named Cercle Olympique Dunkerquois. Blondel was formerly a member of USFSA's Nord Committee and secretary at US Malo-les-Bains, which at the time competed in the top tier of the Championnat du Nord's Maritime group. Cercle Olympique Dunkerquois quickly grew to a size of about 30 members and played its first friendly match against US Malo-les-Bains on March 21st, 1909, losing 3–0.
At the same time, another local sportsman named Henri Ferrari was about to found his own football club when he met Louis Blondel. The two instead decided to recruit breakaway players from US Malo-les-Bains to CO Dunkerquois, renaming the club Stade Dunkerquois in May of 1909. The new club elected Paul Capelle as its first chairman and obtained the backing of Dunkirk's mayor and sub-prefect. Over the next two years, Stade Dunkerquois set about building a new stadium, Stade de la Victoire, which opened on April 16th, 1911. The occasion was marked by a sports festival featuring a match against London's Leyton Manor Football Club, who defeated the home side 4−2.