2020–21 USL Dunkerque season

The 2020–21 USL Dunkerque season was the club's 111th season in existence and its first season back in the second flight of French football. In addition to the domestic league, Dunkerque participated in this season's edition of the Coupe de France. The season covered the period from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021.

USL Dunkerque
2020–21 season
ChairmanJean-Pierre Scouarnec
ManagerFabien Mercadal
StadiumStade Marcel-Tribut
Ligue 216th
Coupe de FranceEighth round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Malik Tchokounté (9)
All:
Malik Tchokounté (10)

Players

First-team squad
As of 5 September 2020.[1][2]

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 Jérémy Vachoux
2 DF  FRA Emeric Dudouit
3 DF  FRA Loïc Kouagba
5 DF  CMR Jovanie Tchouatcha
6 DF  FRA Jérémy Huysman
7 FW  FRA Guillaume Bosca
8 MF  FRA Thibault Vialla
9 FW  FRA Kévin Rocheteau
10 MF  FRA Dimitri Boudaud
11 FW  LAO Billy Ketkeophomphone
12 DF  FRA Ibrahim Cissé
15 DF  FRA Alioune Ba
16 GK  FRA Dorian Salhi
17 DF  FRA Harouna Sy
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 FW  FRA Malik Tchokounté
19 MF  HAI Leverton Pierre
20 MF  FRA Ilan Kebbal (on loan from Reims)
21 MF  FRA Nicolas Bruneel
22 MF  CGO Randi Goteni
23 DF  FRA David Kabamba
24 MF  FRA Redouane Kerrouche
25 FW  GLP Jorris Romil
27 DF  FRA Adon Gomis
28 DF  FRA Demba Thiam
29 DF  FRA Thomas Vannoye
30 GK  FRA Axel Maraval (captain)
34 MF  FRA Ozkan Cetiner
40 GK  FRA Marc-Antoine Guillaume

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss

18 July 2020 Friendly Reims 2–2 Dunkerque Le Touquet, France
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: Stade Ferdi Petit
24 July 2020 Friendly Dunkerque 1–1 Chambly Loon-Plage, France
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade Marcel Rosseel - Terrain 1
31 July 2020 Friendly Dunkerque 2–2 US Quevilly-Rouen Dinard, France
16:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade d'athlétisme Cosec
4 August 2020 Friendly Saint-Omer 0–3 Dunkerque Saint-Omer, France
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade Gaston Bonnet
15 August 2020 Friendly Dunkerque 3–1 Boulogne Dunkirk, France
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade Marcel-Tribut
4 September 2020 Friendly Cercle Brugge 1–1 Dunkerque Bruges, Belgium
13:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium
Attendance: 0
13 November 2020 Friendly Oostende 2–1 Dunkerque Ostend, Belgium
11:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Diaz Arena

Competitions

Overview
Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Ligue 2 22 August 2020 15 May 2021 Matchday 1 16th 38 10 11 17 34 47 −13 026.32
Coupe de France 19 January 2021 Eighth round Eighth round 1 0 1 0 1 1 +0 000.00
Total 39 10 12 17 35 48 −13 025.64

Source: Soccerway

Ligue 2
Main article: 2020–21 Ligue 2

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or Relegation
14 Pau 38 11 11 16 42 49 −7 44
15 Rodez 38 8 19 11 38 44 −6 43
16 Dunkerque 38 10 11 17 34 47 −13 41
17 Caen 38 9 14 15 34 49 −15 41
18 Niort (O) 38 9 14 15 34 58 −24 41 Qualification for the relegation play-offs
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
(O) Play-off winner

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
38 10 11 17 34 47  −13 41 6 8 5 22 18  +4 4 3 12 12 29  −17

Source: Ligue 2

Results by round
Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526
GroundAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHA
ResultWDLWLWLLWLWDLWLLLLDLWLDDL
Position6310
Source: Ligue 2
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 9 July 2020.[3]

22 August 2020 1 Toulouse 0–1 Dunkerque Toulouse
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadium de Toulouse
Referee: Aurélien Petit
29 August 2020 2 Dunkerque 1–1 Clermont Dunkirk
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Marcel-Tribut
Referee: Mathieu Vernice
19 September 2020 4 Dunkerque 1–0 Valenciennes Dunkirk
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Stade Marcel-Tribut
Attendance: 1,394
Referee: Bartolomeu Varela
26 September 2020 5 Rodez 2–1 Dunkerque Rodez
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Paul-Lignon
Attendance: 1,696
Referee: Remi Landry
30 September 2020 3 Ajaccio 1–0 Dunkerque Ajaccio
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Stade François Coty
Referee: Benjamin Lepaysant
Note: Match originally scheduled for 12 September, but postponed due to detection of a COVID-19 case.[4]
3 October 2020 6 Dunkerque 1–0 Guingamp Dunkirk
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Sy  5'
Romil 63'		 Report Rebocho  2'
Niakaté  29'		 Stadium: Stade Marcel-Tribut
Referee: Abdelatif Kherradji
17 October 2020 (2020-10-17) 7 Nancy 2–1 Dunkerque Tomblaine
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Haag  20', 31'
Bassi 43'
Cissokho  90'		 Report Pierre  28'
Diarra 73'		 Stadium: Stade Marcel Picot
Referee: Sylvain Palhies
24 October 2020 (2020-10-24) 8 Dunkerque 0–1 Le Havre Dunkirk
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Goteni  40'
Kebbal  70'		 Report Bazile 26'
Basque  70'
Lekhal  74'		 Stadium: Stade Marcel-Tribut
Referee: Romain Lissorgue
31 October 2020 (2020-10-31) 9 Chambly 0–1 Dunkerque Beauvais
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Stojanovski  21'
Beaulieu  43'
Soubervie  59'
Derrien  67'		 Report Goteni  16'
Dudouit  26', 58' (pen.)
Sy  42'
Kerrouche  45+1'		 Stadium: Stade Pierre Brisson
Referee: Bartolomeu Varela
7 November 2020 (2020-11-07) 10 Dunkerque 0–1 Paris FC Dunkirk
19:00 CET (UTC+1) Pierre  19' Report Caddy 6'
Abdi  44'  90+4'		 Stadium: Stade Marcel-Tribut
Referee: Pierre Gaillouste
21 November 2020 (2020-11-21) 11 Niort 1–2 Dunkerque Niort
19:00 CET (UTC+1) Bâ 45+6',  88'
Boutobba  72'		 Report Diarra 1'
Kebbal 14'
Kerrouche  73'		 Stadium: Stade René Gaillard
Referee: Bastien Dechepy
28 November 2020 (2020-11-28) 12 Dunkerque 2–2 Pau Dunkirk
19:00 CET (UTC+1) Tchokounté 7'
Diarra 31'		 Report Armand 24',  90+4'
Scaramozzino  87'
Bayard 90'		 Stadium: Stade Marcel-Tribut
Referee: Alexandre Perreau Niel
1 December 2020 (2020-12-01) 13 Amiens SC 1–0 Dunkerque Amiens
19:00 CET (UTC+1) Odey 13'
Gomis  70'
Blin  73'		 Report Dudouit  23'
Kebbal  34'
Kouagba  67'
Sy  82'		 Stadium: Stade de la Licorne
Referee: Arnaud Baert
5 December 2020 (2020-12-05) 14 Dunkerque 2–0 Châteauroux Dunkirk
19:00 CET (UTC+1) Diarra 44', 55'
Tchokounté  45+2'
Maraval  72'		 Report Cordoval  19'
Mulumba  69'
M'Boné  90'		 Stadium: Stade Marcel-Tribut
Referee: Nicolas Rainville
12 December 2020 (2020-12-12) 15 Grenoble 4–0 Dunkerque Grenoble
19:00 CET (UTC+1) Semedo 43'
Djitté 51'
Nestor 70'
Tapoko  87'
Anani 90+1'  90+3'		 Report Pierre  64'
Kerrouche  65'		 Stadium: Stade des Alpes
Referee: Alessandro Dudic
18 December 2020 (2020-12-18) 16 Dunkerque 2–3 Caen Dunkirk
20:00 (CET) (UTC+1) Kebbal 16'
Dudouit  46'
Kerrouche  71'
Bosca 89'
Huysman  90+4'		 Report Court 17'
Beka Beka  36'
Gioacchini 45'
Yago  57'
Nsona 74'
Jeannot 90+2'		 Stadium: Stade Marcel-Tribut
Referee: Romain Lissorgue
22 December 2020 (2020-12-22) 17 Dunkerque 0–1 Auxerre Dunkirk
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Huysman  17'
Dudouit  34'		 Report Dugimont 58'
Hein  86'		 Stadium: Stade Marcel-Tribut
Referee: Yohann Larhant
5 January 2021 (2021-01-05) 18 Sochaux 1–0 Dunkerque Montbéliard
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Lasme  25'
Lopy  58'
Weissbeck 63'		 Report Thiam  41'
Kerrouche  45+3'
Dudouit  84'		 Stadium: Stade Auguste Bonal
Referee: Mathieu Vernice
8 January 2021 (2021-01-08) 19 Dunkerque 0–0 Troyes Dunkirk
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Kerrouche  46'
Tchokounté  56'
A. Gomis  74'
Huysman  89'		 Report Raveloson  35' Stadium: Stade Marcel-Tribut
Referee: Alexandre Perreau Niel
16 January 2021 (2021-01-16) 20 Clermont 5–0 Dunkerque Clermont-Ferrand
19:00 CET (UTC+1) Dossou 28'
Allevinah 45'
Bayo 46', 56', 59'
Hountondji  68'		 Report Stadium: Stade Gabriel Montpied
Referee: Benjamin Lepaysant
23 January 2021 (2021-01-23) 21 Dunkerque 3–1 Ajaccio Dunkirk
19:00 CET (UTC+1) Tchokounté 26', 87'
Romil 35'
Maraval  81'
Kerrouche  82'		 Report Coutadeur  3'
Bayala 46'
Leroy  51'		 Stadium: Stade Marcel-Tribut
Referee: Guillaume Paradis
30 January 2021 (2021-01-30) 22 Valenciennes 1–0 Dunkerque Valenciennes
19:00 CET (UTC+1) Cabral 28'
Cuffaut  39'
Kankava  89'		 Report Bâ  53'
Kerrouche  69'
Ketkeophomphone  78'		 Stadium: Stade du Hainaut
Referee: Mathieu Vernice
2 February 2021 (2021-02-02) 23 Dunkerque 0–0 Rodez Dunkirk
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Roche  28'
Dembélé  38'
Mpasi-Nzau  45'
David  77'
Poujol  88'		 Stadium: Stade Marcel-Tribut
Referee: Romain Delpech
5 February 2021 (2021-02-05) 24 Guingamp 0–0 Dunkerque Guingamp
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Palun  29'
M'Changama  54'		 Report Bâ  39'
Thiam  68'
Dudouit  75'
Kebbal  85'
Maraval  90+2'		 Stadium: Stade de Roudourou
Referee: Alexandre Perreau Niel
13 February 2021 (2021-02-13) 25 Dunkerque 1–2 Nancy Dunkirk
19:00 CET (UTC+1) Tchokounté 24'
Diarra  68'		 Report Latouchent  31'
Biron 54', 75'
Seka  82'
Wooh  90+3'		 Stadium: Stade Marcel-Tribut
Referee: Arnaud Baert
20 February 2021 26 Le Havre 1–1 Dunkerque Le Havre
19:00 CET (UTC+1) Bonnet 83' (pen.) Report Cissé  28'
Vialla  45+1'
Tchokounté 46'
Huysman  80'		 Stadium: Stade Océane
Referee: Remi Landry
27 February 2021 (2021-02-27) 27 Dunkerque 1–1 Chambly Dunkirk
19:00 CET (UTC+1) Diarra 52' Report Callegari  30'
Dequaire 62'
Correa  81'		 Stadium: Stade Marcel-Tribut
Referee: Pierre Gaillouste
2 March 2021 (2021-03-02) 28 Paris FC 1–0 Dunkerque Paris
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Belaud  20'
Boli  45+2'
Laura  66'
Abdi 90+2'		 Report Sy  28'
Kebbal  50'		 Stadium: Stade Sébastien Charléty
Referee: Karim Abed
13 March 2021 (2021-03-13) 29 Dunkerque 2–0 Niort Dunkirk
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Kerrouche  24'
Tchokounté 58'
Ketkeophomphone  61'
Pierre 85'		 Report Doukansy  43'
Vallier  73'
Conté  78'		 Stadium: Stade Marcel-Tribut
Referee: Olivier Thual
20 March 2021 30 Pau 3–1 Dunkerque Pau
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Lobry 49' (pen.)
Ketkeophomphone 76' (o.g.)
Batisse 83'		 Report Kerrouche  31'
Ketkeophomphone 90'		 Stadium: Stade du Hameau
Referee: Bartolomeu Varela Teles
10 April 2021 (2021-04-10) 32 Châteauroux 1–2 Dunkerque Châteauroux
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Sanganté  20'
Grange 24'		 Report Huysman 7'
Tchokounté 50'
Diarra  69'		 Stadium: Stade Gaston Petit
Referee: Benjamin Lepaysant
17 April 2021 (2021-04-17) 33 Dunkerque 1–1 Grenoble Dunkirk
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Cissé  30'
Huysman 33'
Boudaud  65'		 Report Anani 26'
Diallo  34'  55'
Mombris  56'		 Stadium: Stade Marcel-Tribut
Referee: Syvain Palhies
20 April 2021 (2021-04-20) 34 Caen 1–1 Dunkerque Caen
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Deminguet 20',  66'
Court  46'
Yago  60'
Riou  88'		 Report Bosca  63'
Dudouit 88' (pen.)		 Stadium: Stade Michel d'Ornano
Referee: Olivier Thual
24 April 2021 (2021-04-24) 35 Auxerre 2–1 Dunkerque Auxerre
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Touré  45+1'  84'
Le Bihan 33', 55'		 Report Tchokounté 2'
A. Gomis  53'
Boudaud  62'
Ba  89'		 Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps
Referee: Guillaume Paradis
28 April 2021 (2021-04-28) 31 Dunkerque 1–1 Amiens Dunkirk
19:00 CET (UTC+1) Dudouit  30'
Kebbal 47'		 Report Papeau 23' Stadium: Stade Marcel-Tribut
Referee: Mathieu Vernice
Note: Re-schedule of match postponed from 3 April due to covid positives among the Amiens roster.[5]
1 May 2021 (2021-05-01) 36 Dunkerque 1–0 Sochaux Dunkirk
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Dudouit  10'
Bosca 84'		 Report Bedia 18'
Weissbeck  37'
Ndour  68'
Thioune  90+2'		 Stadium: Stade Marcel-Tribut
Referee: Alexandre Perreau Niel
8 May 2021 (2021-05-08) 37 Troyes 2–0 Dunkerque Troyes
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Saint-Louis  24', 70'
Tardieu 45'
Gory 59'
Suk  79'		 Report Diarra  90' Stadium: Stade de l'Aube
Referee: Nicolas Rainville
15 May 2021 38 Dunkerque 3–3 Toulouse Dunkirk
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Dudouit 33' (pen.)
Boudaud 49'
Tchokounté 73'
Maraval  78'		 Report Healey 27', 79' (pen.), 87'
Sanna  32'
Mvoué  68'		 Stadium: Stade Marcel-Tribut
Referee: Johan Hamel

Coupe de France
Main article: 2020–21 Coupe de France
19 January 2021 Eighth round Dunkerque 1–1
(2–4 p)		 Amiens Dunkirk
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Marcel Tribut
Referee: Sylvain Palhies
Penalties

References
  1. "Équipe USL Dunkerque saison 2020/2021 évoluant en Ligue 2" (in French). usldunkerque.com. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  2. "US du Littoral de Dunkerque - Squad". soccerway. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  3. "Ligue 2 BKT : le calendrier de la saison 2020/2021". LFP (in French). 9 July 2020.
  4. "Ligue 2 : Ajaccio - Dunkerque reporté pour cause de Covid-19". leparisien.fr (in French).
  5. "Dunkerque-Amiens, Clermont-Amiens et Amiens-Rodez reportés". ligue2.fr. 30 March 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
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