2023–24 USL Dunkerque season

USL Dunkerque
2023–24 season
Manager	Mathieu Chabert; (until 24 September); Luís Castro; (from 27 September)
Stadium	Stade Marcel-Tribut
Ligue 2	16th
Coupe de France	Round of 32
	← 2022–23 2024–25 →

The 2023–24 season was Union Sportive du Littoral de Dunkerque's 115th season in existence and first one back in the Ligue 2 after finishing second in the Championnat National.^[1] They are also competing in the Coupe de France.

Players

First-team squad

As of 7 June 2024^[2]^[3]

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	Lucas Lavallée (on loan from PSG)
2	DF	FRA	Alioune Ba
3	DF	TOG	Loïc Bessilé
4	DF	FRA	Nehemiah Fernandez-Veliz
5	DF	FRA	Rémy Boissier
8	MF	FRA	Tidiane Keita
9	FW	FRA	Samy Baghdadi
10	MF	FRA	Julien Anziani
11	MF	CMR	François Mughe (on loan from Marseille)
13	DF	GLP	Junior Senneville
14	FW	CIV	Moussa Guel (on loan from Samsunspor)
15	DF	MAR	Achraf Laâziri (on loan from Lyon)
16	GK	FRA	Arnaud Balijon
18	FW	FRA	Gaëtan Courtet


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
19	DF	COM	Benjaloud Youssouf
20	MF	FRA	Enzo Bardeli
21	FW	CIV	Armand Gnanduillet
22	DF	FRA	Driss Trichard
23	DF	BEL	Bram Lagae (on loan from Gent)
24	FW	GUI	Elhadj Bah (on loan from Samsunspor)
26	DF	GNB	Opa Sanganté
27	MF	FRA	Rayan Ghrieb
28	DF	FRA	Demba Thiam
29	MF	PAN	Ángel Orelien
30	GK	CIV	Mohamed Koné (on loan from Le Havre)
80	MF	MAR	Gessime Yassine
92	MF	MAR	Aïman Maurer (on loan from Clermont)

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	DF	FRA	Geoffrey Kondo (at Furiani-Agliani until 30 June 2024)
—	MF	FRA	Guiry Egny (at Paris 13 Atletico until 30 June 2024)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	FW	FRA	Luderic Etonde (at Stade Briochin until 30 June 2024)
—	FW	COD	Freddy Mbemba (at Nîmes until 30 June 2024)

Transfers

In

Pos.	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Date	Source
MF	Rémy Boissier	Unattached	Free	18 July 2023	^[4]
GK	Lucas Lavallée	Paris Saint-Germain	Loan	19 July 2023	^[5]
FW	Moussa Guel	Samsunspor	Loan	2 August 2023	^[6]

Out

Pos.	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Date	Source
DF	Geoffrey Kondo	Furiani-Agliani	Loan	20 July 2023	^[7]

Pre-season and friendlies

Win Draw Loss

8 July 2023 Friendly	Lens	4–4	Dunkerque	Avion
11:00 UTC+2	Sotoca 12' Baldé 46' Tormin 52' Sishuba 80' (pen.) El Aynaoui 89'		Ghrieb 14' Kondo 68' Etonde 72' (pen.) Mbemba 75' (pen.)	Stadium: Stade François Blin

29 July 2023 Friendly	Dunkerque	2–2	Valenciennes
19:00 UTC+2	Youssouf 31' Mbemba 90'		Boutoutaou 37', 59'

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Ligue 2	5 August 2023	17 May 2024	Matchday 1	16th	38	12	10	16	36	52	−16	031.58
Coupe de France	18 November 2023	20 January 2024	Seventh round	Round of 32	4	2	1	1	6	5	+1	050.00
Total					42	14	11	17	42	57	−15	033.33

Source: Soccerway

Ligue 2

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or Relegation
14	Annecy	38	12	10	16	49	50	−1	46
15	Ajaccio	38	12	10	16	35	46	−11	46
16	Dunkerque	38	12	10	16	36	52	−16	46
17	Troyes	38	9	14	15	42	50	−8	41	Spared from relegation
18	Quevilly-Rouen (R)	38	7	17	14	51	55	−4	38	Relegation to National

Updated to match(es) played on 17 May 2024. Source: Ligue 2
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Fair play points
(R) Relegated

Results summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
38	12	10	16	36	52	−16	46	4	4	11	15	30	−15	8	6	5	21	22	−1

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17
Ground	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	D	W	L	L	D	D	L	L	L	L	L	W	L	W	L	D
Position	9	7	13	16	16	16	17	18	18	20	20	19	19	18	19

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were unveiled on 29 June 2023.^[8]

5 August 2023 1	Dunkerque	2–2	Troyes	Dunkirk
19:00 UTC+2	Ghrieb 23' (pen.), 73', 30' Gambor 38'	Report	Ilić 13' Dong 17' Ndiaye 52'	Stadium: Stade Marcel-Tribut Referee: Rémi Landry

12 August 2023 2	Guingamp	0–1	Dunkerque	Guingamp
19:00 UTC+2	Iglesias 63' Courtet 72' Gomis 80' Guillaume 80' Sivis 90+8'	Report	Sanganté 71' Orelien 82' (pen.) Ba-Sy 90+3' Anziani 90+8'	Stadium: Stade de Roudourou Attendance: 8,294 Referee: Azzédine Souifi

26 August 2023 4	Dunkerque	0–1	Angers	Dunkirk
19:00				Stadium: Stade Marcel-Tribut

16 September 2023 6	Dunkerque	0–0	Grenoble	Dunkirk
19:00				Stadium: Stade Marcel-Tribut

23 September 2023 7	Dunkerque	1–2	Rodez	Dunkirk
19:00				Stadium: Stade Marcel-Tribut

30 September 2023 9	Dunkerque	0–1	Quevilly-Rouen	Dunkirk
19:00				Stadium: Stade Marcel-Tribut

4 October 2023 10	Saint-Étienne	2–0	Dunkerque	Auxerre
18:45

7 October 2023 11	Concarneau	4–3	Dunkerque	Lorient
19:00				Stadium: Stade du Moustoir

21 October 2023 12	Dunkerque	1–3	Paris FC	Dunkirk
19:00				Stadium: Stade Marcel-Tribut

28 October 2023 13	Auxerre	0–1	Dunkerque	Auxerre
19:00

4 November 2023 14	Dunkerque	0–1	Amiens	Dunkirk
19:00				Stadium: Stade Marcel-Tribut

11 November 2023 15	Valenciennes	0–1	Dunkerque	Valenciennes
19:00 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stade du Hainaut

25 November 2023 16	Dunkerque	0–2	Laval	Dunkirk
19:00				Stadium: Stade Marcel-Tribut

2 December 2023 16	Pau	1–1	Dunkerque	Pau
19:00

5 December 2023 17	Dunkerque	v	Bastia	Dunkirk
20:45				Stadium: Stade Marcel-Tribut

Coupe de France

18 November 2023 Seventh round	Chaumont FC	0–1	Dunkerque	Chaumont
14:00		Report		Stadium: Stade Georges Dodin

9 December 2023 Eighth round	Reims Sainte-Anne	v	Dunkerque
13:30		Report

References

^ [1]
^ "Ligue 2 BKT - USL Dunkerque" (in French). usldunkerque.com. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
^ "US du Littoral de Dunkerque - Squad". soccerway. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
^ "Rémy Boissier, nouvelle recrue de l'USLD". 18 July 2023.
^ "Lucas Lavallée extends and joins USL Dunkerque on loan". 19 July 2023.
^ "Prêté par Samsunspor, Moussa Guel devient "Bleu et Blanc" pour cette saison 2023/2024 !". 2 August 2023.
^ "Geoffrey Kondo est prêté à l'AS Furiani !". 31 July 2023.
^ [2]

External links

Official website

[1] [1]

[2] "Ligue 2 BKT - USL Dunkerque" (in French). usldunkerque.com. Retrieved 19 July 2023.

[3] "US du Littoral de Dunkerque - Squad". soccerway. Retrieved 14 February 2020.

[4] "Rémy Boissier, nouvelle recrue de l'USLD". 18 July 2023.

[5] "Lucas Lavallée extends and joins USL Dunkerque on loan". 19 July 2023.

[6] "Prêté par Samsunspor, Moussa Guel devient "Bleu et Blanc" pour cette saison 2023/2024 !". 2 August 2023.

[7] "Geoffrey Kondo est prêté à l'AS Furiani !". 31 July 2023.

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