2020–21 USL Dunkerque season
| 2020–21 season | |||
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| Chairman | Jean-Pierre Scouarnec | ||
| Manager | Fabien Mercadal | ||
| Stadium | Stade Marcel-Tribut | ||
| Ligue 2 | 16th | ||
| Coupe de France | Eighth round | ||
| Top goalscorer | League:  Malik Tchokounté (9) All: Malik Tchokounté (10)  | ||
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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.
Players
First-team squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Pre-season and friendlies
Win Draw Loss
| 18 July 2020 Friendly |  Reims  | 2–2 |   | Le Touquet, France | 
| 17:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Stade Ferdi Petit | 
| 24 July 2020 Friendly |  Dunkerque  | 1–1 |   | Loon-Plage, France | 
| --:-- CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Stade Marcel Rosseel - Terrain 1 | 
| 31 July 2020 Friendly |  Dunkerque  | 2–2 |   | Dinard, France | 
| 16:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Stade d'athlétisme Cosec | 
| 4 August 2020 Friendly |  Saint-Omer  | 0–3 |   | Saint-Omer, France | 
| 18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Stade Gaston Bonnet | 
| 15 August 2020 Friendly |  Dunkerque  | 3–1 |   | Dunkirk, France | 
| 19:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Stade Marcel-Tribut | 
| 4 September 2020 Friendly |  Cercle Brugge  | 1–1 |   | Bruges, Belgium | 
| 13:00 CEST (UTC+2) | 
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Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium Attendance: 0  | 
| 13 November 2020 Friendly |  Oostende  | 2–1 |   | Ostend, Belgium | 
| 11:00 CET (UTC+1) | Stadium: Diaz Arena | 
Competitions
Overview
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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| 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 | 26.32 | 
| Coupe de France | 19 January 2021 | Eighth round | Eighth round | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +0 | 0.00 | |
| Total | 39 | 10 | 12 | 17 | 35 | 48 | −13 | 25.64 | ||||
Source: Soccerway
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 winners
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 winners
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | 
| 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
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) | 
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Report | Stadium: Stadium de Toulouse Referee: Aurélien Petit  | 
| 29 August 2020 2 | Dunkerque | 1–1 | Clermont | Dunkirk | 
| 19:00 CEST (UTC+2) | 
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Report | 
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Stadium: Stade Marcel-Tribut Referee: Mathieu Vernice  | 
| 19 September 2020 4 | Dunkerque | 1–0 | Valenciennes | Dunkirk | 
| 19:00 CEST (UTC+2) | 
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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 | 
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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  Romil  | 
Report | Rebocho  Niakaté  | 
Stadium: Stade Marcel-Tribut Referee: Abdelatif Kherradji  | 
| 17 October 2020 7 | Nancy | 2–1 | Dunkerque | Tomblaine | 
| 19:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Haag  Bassi Cissokho  | 
Report | Pierre  Diarra  | 
Stadium: Stade Marcel Picot Referee: Sylvain Palhies  | 
| 24 October 2020 8 | Dunkerque | 0–1 | Le Havre | Dunkirk | 
| 19:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Goteni  Kebbal  | 
Report | Bazile  Basque Lekhal  | 
Stadium: Stade Marcel-Tribut Referee: Romain Lissorgue  | 
| 31 October 2020 9 | Chambly | 0–1 | Dunkerque | Beauvais | 
| 20:00 CET (UTC+1) | Stojanovski  Beaulieu Soubervie Derrien  | 
Report | Goteni  Dudouit Sy Kerrouche  | 
Stadium: Stade Pierre Brisson Referee: Bartolomeu Varela  | 
| 7 November 2020 10 | Dunkerque | 0–1 | Paris FC | Dunkirk | 
| 19:00 CET (UTC+1) | Pierre  | 
Report | Caddy  Abdi  | 
Stadium: Stade Marcel-Tribut Referee: Pierre Gaillouste  | 
| 21 November 2020 11 | Niort | 1–2 | Dunkerque | Niort | 
| 19:00 CET (UTC+1) | Bâ  Boutobba  | 
Report | Diarra  Kebbal Kerrouche  | 
Stadium: Stade René Gaillard Referee: Bastien Dechepy  | 
| 28 November 2020 12 | Dunkerque | 2–2 | Pau | Dunkirk | 
| 19:00 CET (UTC+1) | Tchokounté  Diarra  | 
Report | Armand  Scaramozzino Bayard  | 
Stadium: Stade Marcel-Tribut Referee: Alexandre Perreau Niel  | 
| 1 December 2020 13 | Amiens SC | 1–0 | Dunkerque | Amiens | 
| 19:00 CET (UTC+1) | Odey  Gomis Blin  | 
Report | Dudouit  Kebbal Kouagba Sy  | 
Stadium: Stade de la Licorne Referee: Arnaud Baert  | 
| 5 December 2020 14 | Dunkerque | 2–0 | Châteauroux | Dunkirk | 
| 19:00 CET (UTC+1) | Diarra  Tchokounté Maraval  | 
Report | Cordoval  Mulumba M'Boné  | 
Stadium: Stade Marcel-Tribut Referee: Nicolas Rainville  | 
| 12 December 2020 15 | Grenoble | 4–0 | Dunkerque | Grenoble | 
| 19:00 CET (UTC+1) | Semedo  Djitté Nestor Tapoko Anani  | 
Report | Pierre  Kerrouche  | 
Stadium: Stade des Alpes Referee: Alessandro Dudic  | 
| 18 December 2020 16 | Dunkerque | 2–3 | Caen | Dunkirk | 
| 20:00 (CET) (UTC+1) | Kebbal  Dudouit Kerrouche Bosca Huysman  | 
Report | Court  Beka Beka Gioacchini Yago Nsona Jeannot  | 
Stadium: Stade Marcel-Tribut Referee: Romain Lissorgue  | 
| 22 December 2020 17 | Dunkerque | 0–1 | Auxerre | Dunkirk | 
| 20:00 CET (UTC+1) | Huysman  Dudouit  | 
Report | Dugimont  Hein  | 
Stadium: Stade Marcel-Tribut Referee: Yohann Larhant  | 
| 5 January 2021 18 | Sochaux | 1–0 | Dunkerque | Montbéliard | 
| 20:00 CET (UTC+1) | Lasme  Lopy Weissbeck  | 
Report | Thiam  Kerrouche Dudouit  | 
Stadium: Stade Auguste Bonal Referee: Mathieu Vernice  | 
| 8 January 2021 19 | Dunkerque | 0–0 | Troyes | Dunkirk | 
| 20:00 CET (UTC+1) | Kerrouche  Tchokounté A. Gomis Huysman  | 
Report | Raveloson  | 
Stadium: Stade Marcel-Tribut Referee: Alexandre Perreau Niel  | 
| 16 January 2021 20 | Clermont | 5–0 | Dunkerque | Clermont-Ferrand | 
| 19:00 CET (UTC+1) | Dossou  Allevinah Bayo Hountondji  | 
Report | Stadium: Stade Gabriel Montpied Referee: Benjamin Lepaysant  | 
| 23 January 2021 21 | Dunkerque | 3–1 | Ajaccio | Dunkirk | 
| 19:00 CET (UTC+1) | Tchokounté  Romil Maraval Kerrouche  | 
Report | Coutadeur  Bayala Leroy  | 
Stadium: Stade Marcel-Tribut Referee: Guillaume Paradis  | 
| 30 January 2021 22 | Valenciennes | 1–0 | Dunkerque | Valenciennes | 
| 19:00 CET (UTC+1) | Cabral  Cuffaut Kankava  | 
Report | Bâ  Kerrouche Ketkeophomphone  | 
Stadium: Stade du Hainaut Referee: Mathieu Vernice  | 
| 2 February 2021 23 | Dunkerque | 0–0 | Rodez | Dunkirk | 
| 20:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Roche  Dembélé Mpasi-Nzau David Poujol  | 
Stadium: Stade Marcel-Tribut Referee: Romain Delpech  | 
| 5 February 2021 24 | Guingamp | 0–0 | Dunkerque | Guingamp | 
| 20:00 CET (UTC+1) | Palun  M'Changama  | 
Report | Bâ  Thiam Dudouit Kebbal Maraval  | 
Stadium: Stade de Roudourou Referee: Alexandre Perreau Niel  | 
| 13 February 2021 25 | Dunkerque | 1–2 | Nancy | Dunkirk | 
| 19:00 CET (UTC+1) | Tchokounté  Diarra  | 
Report | Latouchent  Biron Seka Wooh  | 
Stadium: Stade Marcel-Tribut Referee: Arnaud Baert  | 
| 20 February 2021 26 | Le Havre | 1–1 | Dunkerque | Le Havre | 
| 19:00 CET (UTC+1) | Bonnet  | 
Report | Cissé  Vialla Tchokounté Huysman  | 
Stadium: Stade Océane Referee: Remi Landry  | 
| 27 February 2021 27 | Dunkerque | 1–1 | Chambly | Dunkirk | 
| 19:00 CET (UTC+1) | Diarra  | 
Report | Callegari  Dequaire Correa  | 
Stadium: Stade Marcel-Tribut Referee: Pierre Gaillouste  | 
| 2 March 2021 28 | Paris FC | 1–0 | Dunkerque | Paris | 
| 20:00 CET (UTC+1) | Belaud  Boli Laura Abdi  | 
Report | Sy  Kebbal  | 
Stadium: Stade Sébastien Charléty Referee: Karim Abed  | 
| 13 March 2021 29 | Dunkerque | 2–0 | Niort | Dunkirk | 
| 20:00 CET (UTC+1) | Kerrouche  Tchokounté Ketkeophomphone Pierre  | 
Report | Doukansy  Vallier Conté  | 
Stadium: Stade Marcel-Tribut Referee: Olivier Thual  | 
| 20 March 2021 30 | Pau | 3–1 | Dunkerque | Pau | 
| 20:00 CET (UTC+1) | Lobry  Ketkeophomphone Batisse  | 
Report | Kerrouche  Ketkeophomphone  | 
Stadium: Stade du Hameau Referee: Bartolomeu Varela Teles  | 
| 10 April 2021 32 | Châteauroux | 1–2 | Dunkerque | Châteauroux | 
| 20:00 CET (UTC+1) | Sanganté  Grange  | 
Report | Huysman  Tchokounté Diarra  | 
Stadium: Stade Gaston Petit Referee: Benjamin Lepaysant  | 
| 17 April 2021 33 | Dunkerque | 1–1 | Grenoble | Dunkirk | 
| 20:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Cissé  Huysman Boudaud  | 
Report | Anani  Diallo Mombris  | 
Stadium: Stade Marcel-Tribut Referee: Syvain Palhies  | 
| 20 April 2021 34 | Caen | 1–1 | Dunkerque | Caen | 
| 20:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Deminguet  Court Yago Riou  | 
Report | Bosca  Dudouit  | 
Stadium: Stade Michel d'Ornano Referee: Olivier Thual  | 
| 24 April 2021 35 | Auxerre | 2–1 | Dunkerque | Auxerre | 
| 20:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Touré  Le Bihan  | 
Report | Tchokounté  A. Gomis Boudaud Ba  | 
Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps Referee: Guillaume Paradis  | 
| 28 April 2021 31 | Dunkerque | 1–1 | Amiens | Dunkirk | 
| 19:00 CET (UTC+1) | Dudouit  Kebbal  | 
Report | Papeau  | 
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 36 | Dunkerque | 1–0 | Sochaux | Dunkirk | 
| 20:00 CET (UTC+1) | Dudouit  Bosca  | 
Report | Bedia  Weissbeck Ndour Thioune  | 
Stadium: Stade Marcel-Tribut Referee: Alexandre Perreau Niel  | 
| 8 May 2021 37 | Troyes | 2–0 | Dunkerque | Troyes | 
| 20:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Saint-Louis  Tardieu Gory Suk  | 
Report | Diarra  | 
Stadium: Stade de l'Aube Referee: Nicolas Rainville  | 
| 15 May 2021 38 | Dunkerque | 3–3 | Toulouse | Dunkirk | 
| 20:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Dudouit  Boudaud Tchokounté Maraval  | 
Report | Healey  Sanna Mvoué  | 
Stadium: Stade Marcel-Tribut Referee: Johan Hamel  | 
Coupe de France
| 19 January 2021 Eighth round | Dunkerque | 1–1 (2–4 p)  | Amiens | Dunkirk | 
| 18:00 CET (UTC+1) | 
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Report | 
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Stadium: Stade Marcel Tribut Referee: Sylvain Palhies  | 
| Penalties | ||||
References
- ^ "Équipe USL Dunkerque saison 2020/2021 évoluant en Ligue 2" (in French). usldunkerque.com. Archived from the original on 24 October 2020. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
 - ^ "US du Littoral de Dunkerque - Squad". soccerway. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
 - ^ "Ligue 2 BKT : le calendrier de la saison 2020/2021". LFP (in French). 9 July 2020.
 - ^ "Ligue 2 : Ajaccio - Dunkerque reporté pour cause de Covid-19". leparisien.fr (in French). 12 September 2020.
 - ^ "Dunkerque-Amiens, Clermont-Amiens et Amiens-Rodez reportés". ligue2.fr. 30 March 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2021.