2020–21 USL Dunkerque season

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)

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

As of 5 September 2020.[1][2]

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

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

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss

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

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 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

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAH
ResultWDLWLWLLWLWDLWLLLLDLWLDDLDDLWLDWDDLWLD
Position641061071013101299119111212141415141414151616161616171717171817161716
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 Yellow card 5'
Romil 63'		 Report Rebocho Yellow card 2'
Niakaté Yellow card 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 Yellow card 20', 31'
Bassi 43'
Cissokho Yellow card 90'		 Report Pierre Yellow card 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 Yellow card 40'
Kebbal Yellow card 70'		 Report Bazile 26'
Basque Yellow card 70'
Lekhal Yellow card 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 Yellow card 21'
Beaulieu Yellow card 43'
Soubervie Yellow card 59'
Derrien Yellow card 67'		 Report Goteni Yellow card 16'
Dudouit Yellow card 26', 58' (pen.)
Sy Yellow card 42'
Kerrouche Yellow card 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 Yellow card 19' Report Caddy 6'
Abdi Yellow card 44' Yellow-red card 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', Yellow card 88'
Boutobba Yellow card 72'		 Report Diarra 1'
Kebbal 14'
Kerrouche Yellow card 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', Yellow card 90+4'
Scaramozzino Yellow card 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 Yellow card 70'
Blin Yellow card 73'		 Report Dudouit Yellow card 23'
Kebbal Yellow card 34'
Kouagba Yellow card 67'
Sy Yellow card 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 Yellow card 45+2'
Maraval Yellow card 72'		 Report Cordoval Yellow card 19'
Mulumba Yellow card 69'
M'Boné Yellow card 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 Yellow card 87'
Anani 90+1' Yellow card 90+3'		 Report Pierre Yellow card 64'
Kerrouche Yellow card 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 Yellow card 46'
Kerrouche Yellow card 71'
Bosca 89'
Huysman Yellow card 90+4'		 Report Court 17'
Beka Beka Yellow card 36'
Gioacchini 45'
Yago Yellow card 57'
Nsona 74'
Jeannot soccer ball with red X 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 Yellow card 17'
Dudouit Yellow card 34'		 Report Dugimont 58'
Hein Yellow card 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 Yellow card 25'
Lopy Yellow card 58'
Weissbeck 63'		 Report Thiam Yellow card 41'
Kerrouche Yellow card 45+3'
Dudouit Yellow card 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 Yellow card 46'
Tchokounté Yellow card 56'
A. Gomis Yellow card 74'
Huysman Yellow card 89'		 Report Raveloson Yellow card 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 Yellow card 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 Yellow card 81'
Kerrouche Yellow card 82'		 Report Coutadeur Yellow card 3'
Bayala 46'
Leroy Red card 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 Yellow card 39'
Kankava Yellow card 89'		 Report Bâ Yellow card 53'
Kerrouche Yellow card 69'
Ketkeophomphone Yellow card 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 Yellow card 28'
Dembélé Yellow card 38'
Mpasi-Nzau Yellow card 45'
David Yellow card 77'
Poujol Yellow card 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 Yellow card 29'
M'Changama Yellow card 54'		 Report Bâ Yellow card 39'
Thiam Yellow card 68'
Dudouit Red card 75'
Kebbal Yellow card 85'
Maraval Yellow card 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 Yellow card 68'		 Report Latouchent Yellow card 31'
Biron 54', 75'
Seka Yellow card 82'
Wooh Yellow card 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 Yellow card 28'
Vialla Yellow card 45+1'
Tchokounté 46'
Huysman Yellow card 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 Yellow card 30'
Dequaire 62'
Correa Yellow card 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 Yellow card 20'
Boli Yellow card 45+2'
Laura Yellow card 66'
Abdi 90+2'		 Report Sy Yellow card 28'
Kebbal Yellow card 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 Yellow card 24'
Tchokounté 58'
Ketkeophomphone Yellow card 61'
Pierre 85'		 Report Doukansy Yellow card 43'
Vallier Yellow card 73'
Conté Red card 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 Yellow card 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 Yellow card 20'
Grange 24'		 Report Huysman 7'
Tchokounté 50'
Diarra Yellow card 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 Yellow card 30'
Huysman 33'
Boudaud Yellow card 65'		 Report Anani 26'
Diallo Yellow card 34' Yellow-red card 55'
Mombris Red card 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', Yellow card 66'
Court Yellow card 46'
Yago Yellow card 60'
Riou Red card 88'		 Report Bosca Yellow card 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 Yellow card 45+1' Yellow-red card 84'
Le Bihan 33', 55'		 Report Tchokounté 2'
A. Gomis Yellow card 53'
Boudaud Yellow card 62'
Ba Yellow card 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 Yellow card 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 Yellow card 10'
Bosca 84'		 Report Bedia soccer ball with red X 18'
Weissbeck Yellow card 37'
Ndour Red card 68'
Thioune Yellow card 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 Yellow card 24', 70'
Tardieu soccer ball with red X 45'
Gory 59'
Suk Yellow card 79'		 Report Diarra Yellow card 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 Yellow card 78'		 Report Healey 27', 79' (pen.), 87'
Sanna Yellow card 32'
Mvoué Red card 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. Archived from the original on 24 October 2020. 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). 12 September 2020.
  5. ^ "Dunkerque-Amiens, Clermont-Amiens et Amiens-Rodez reportés". ligue2.fr. 30 March 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2021.