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USL Dunkerque 
Full name Union Sportive du Littoral de Dunkerque Nickname(s) - Founded 1919 Ground Stade Marcel-Tribut,
Dunkerque
(Capacity: 4,200)Manager Ludovic Pollet League CFA Groupe A 
Home coloursUSL Dunkerque (French: Union Sportive du Littoral de Dunkerque) is a French football club based in the commune of Dunkirk.
They currently play in the Championnat de France Amateurs Group A. The club's nickname is The Doves. Their kit colours are white and blue. They play their home matches at the Stade Tribut in Dunkirk.
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History
The club was founded in 1919 and have never played in a higher division than Ligue 2. 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 is linked with and has had ties with Dartford FC of Kent, England.
Honours
DH Nord-Pas-de-Calais Group Champions: 1960
Current squad
As of November 2009.
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
No. Position Player 
GK Florent Cabassud GK Benjamin Rytlewski DF Jean-Philippe Belet DF Raphaël Clapson 
DF Amadou Moktar Mangane DF Romain Villard 
DF Edwin Pindi DF Grégory Terrière DF Kévin Rudent DF William Saint-Louis DF Maxence Comyn MF Dimitri Boudaud No. Position Player MF Alexandre Danset MF Jordan Damman MF Kévin Damman MF Abdel Louderai 
MF Foued Kahlaoui MF Samuel Marque MF Christian Senneville MF Gaëtano Muraglia 
FW Mini Tagba Balogou FW Matthieu Hoguet FW Abdelmalik Bellaredj FW Mouaad Madri Former players
- Bruce Bannister (1980–82)
- Matt McKenzie (footballer)
- Jocelyn Blanchard
Jean-Marc Bosman
In 1990, Belgian player Jean-Marc Bosman sought to move from RFC Liège in his home country to USL Dunkerque after his Belgian contract expired. However, RFCL demanded a transfer fee, quashing the proposed move. Bosman then sued to have this reserve system outlawed, and in 1995 he won his case before the European Court of Justice. The ECJ ruling, known ever since as the Bosman ruling, led to major structural changes in the business of European footballers' contract sales.
External links
Championnat de France amateur — Group A · 2011–12 clubs Alfortville · Amiens AC · Aubervilliers · Auxerre (res.) · Avion · CA Bastia · Calvi · Compiègne · Drancy · Dunkerque · Ivry · Lens (res.) · Lille (res.) · Paris Saint-Germain (res.) · Poissy · Sénart-Moissy · Valenciennes (res.) · VillemombleCategories:- French football clubs
- Association football clubs established in 1919
- Dunkirk
- French football club stubs
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