2021–22 USL Dunkerque season

USL Dunkerque
2021–22 season
Chairman	Jean-Pierre Scouarnec
Manager	Romain Revelli
Stadium	Stade Marcel-Tribut
Ligue 2	19th (relegated)
Coupe de France	Seventh round
Top goalscorer	League: ; Malik Tchokounté (9); All: ; Malik Tchokounté (9)
	← 2020–21 2022–23 →

The 2021–22 season was the 113th season in the existence of USL Dunkerque and the club's second consecutive season in the second division of French football. In addition to the domestic league, Dunkerque participated in this season's edition of the Coupe de France.

Players

First-team squad

As of 31 January 2022^[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
4	DF	FRA	Thomas Vannoye
6	DF	FRA	Jérémy Huysman
8	MF	FRA	Redouane Kerrouche
9	FW	FRA	Kévin Rocheteau
10	MF	FRA	Dimitri Boudaud
11	MF	FRA	Iron Gomis (on loan from Amiens)
12	FW	FRA	Mohamed Ouadah
15	DF	FRA	Alioune Ba
16	GK	FRA	Dorian Salhi
17	MF	FRA	Bilal Brahimi
18	FW	FRA	Malik Tchokounté
19	MF	HAI	Leverton Pierre


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
20	MF	FRA	Mario-Jason Kikonda
21	MF	FRA	Nicolas Bruneel
22	DF	FRA	Driss Trichard
23	DF	FRA	David Kabamba
24	FW	FRA	Marco Majouga
25	DF	CIV	Samuel Yohou
26	FW	MLI	Adama Niane (on loan from Sochaux)
27	DF	FRA	Adon Gomis
28	DF	FRA	Demba Thiam
29	FW	FRA	Adam Abeddou
30	GK	FRA	Axel Maraval (captain)
34	FW	FRA	Manuel Semedo
34	FW	FRA	Amine Salama
37	DF	FRA	Théo Loridan

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
—	FW	BEN	Désiré Segbé Azankpo (at Dinamo București)

Transfers

Pre-season and friendlies

Win Draw Loss

26 June 2021 Friendly	Dunkerque	1–1	Cercle Brugge	Dunkirk, France
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stade Marcel-Tribut

2 July 2021 Friendly	Valenciennes	0–0	Dunkerque	Cambrai, France
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stade de la Liberté

2 September 2021 Friendly	Lens	3–4	Dunkerque	Avion, France
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: La Gaillette Attendance: 0

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	24 July 2021	14 May 2022	Matchday 1	19th	38	8	7	23	28	53	−25	021.05
Coupe de France	13 November 2021		Seventh round	Seventh round	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1	000.00
Total					39	8	7	24	28	54	−26	020.51

Source: Soccerway

Ligue 2

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or Relegation
16	Valenciennes	38	10	14	14	34	47	−13	44
17	Rodez	38	10	13	15	32	42	−10	43
18	Quevilly-Rouen (O)	38	10	10	18	33	50	−17	40	Qualification for the relegation play-offs
19	Dunkerque (R)	38	8	7	23	28	53	−25	31	Relegation to Championnat National
20	Nancy (R)	38	6	9	23	32	69	−37	27	Relegation to Championnat National

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; (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	8	7	23	28	53	−25	31	5	6	8	14	21	−7	3	1	15	14	32	−18

Source: Ligue 2

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	D	L	L	L	L	D	D	L	L	W	W	W	D	W	L	L	L	L	L	D	L	D	W	W	L	W	L	W	L	L	L	L	L	L	D	L	L	L
Position	11	15	16	17	18	19	19	19	19	19	19	17	17	13	15	18	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	18	19	17	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19

Source: Ligue 2
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 25 June 2021.^[3]^[4]

24 July 2021 1	Dunkerque	1–1	Quevilly-Rouen	Dunkerque
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Sy 5' Ouadah 19' A. Gomis 31' Dudouit 61'	Report	Haddad 7' (pen.) Bahassa 78'	Stadium: Stade Marcel-Tribut Referee: Olivier Thual

31 July 2021 2	Paris FC	2–1	Dunkerque	Paris
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Guilavogui 11' Gakpa 61'	Report	Tchokounté 35' Huysman 65'	Stadium: Stade Sébastien Charléty Referee: Guillaume Paradis

7 August 2021 3	Dunkerque	1–2	Quevilly-Rouen	Dunkerque
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Pierre 16' Dudouit 37'	Report	Cassubie 19' Mendes 90+4'	Stadium: Stade Marcel-Tribut Referee: Benjamin Lepaysant

14 August 2021 4	Sochaux	1–0	Dunkerque	Montbéliard
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Kalulu 37' Vannoye 43' (o.g.) Henry 90+7'	Report	Brahimi 20' Maraval 37' Dudouit 47'	Stadium: Stade Auguste Bonal Referee: Bartolomeu Varela

21 August 2021 5	Dunkerque	0–2	Nîmes	Dunkerque
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Ouadah 47'	Report	Cubas 37' Burner 55' Benrahou 70' Eliasson 90+4'	Stadium: Stade Marcel-Tribut Referee: Alexandre Perreau Niel

28 August 2021 (2021-08-28) 6	Rodez	2–2	Dunkerque	Rodez
19:00 CET (UTC+1)	Célestine 19' Dépres 58', 90+2' Buadés 80'	Report	Tchokounté 19' Bruneel 23', 52' Rocheteau 66' Maraval 90+2'	Stadium: Stade Paul-Lignon Referee: Pierre Legat

11 September 2021 7	Dunkerque	0–0	Nancy	Dunkerque
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Vannoye 45+3' Ba 61' Kerrouche 84'	Report	Dewaele 18' Haag 34' Bondo 86'	Stadium: Stade Marcel-Tribut Referee: Benjamin Lepaysant

18 September 2021 8	Dijon	2–0	Dunkerque	Dijon
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Traoré 38' Rocchia 44' Le Bihan 55' Coulibaly 86'	Report	Ba 45' Brahimi 69' A. Gomis 84'	Stadium: Stade Gaston Gérard Referee: Aurelien Petit

21 September 2021 9	Dunkerque	0–2	Toulouse	Dunkerque
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Ba 27' Bruneel 54'	Report	Desler 30' Nicolaisen 40' Sylla 61' Evitt-Healey 67'	Stadium: Stade Marcel-Tribut Referee: Abdelatif Kherradji

24 September 2021 10	Pau	1–2	Dunkerque	Pau
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Batisse 45+3' 72' Koffi 53' Essende 67' Dianessy 90+9'	Report	Ba 29' 31' Vachoux 33' Tchokounté 40' Rocheteau 48' Kerrouche 68' Vannoye 90+9'	Stadium: Nouste Camp Referee: Mathieu Vernice

2 October 2021 11	Dunkerque	2–0	Bastia	Dunkerque
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Tchokounté 33', 58', 86'	Report	Quemper 21'	Stadium: Stade Marcel-Tribut Referee: Remi Landry

16 October 2021 12	Valenciennes	1–3	Dunkerque	Valenciennes
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Ntim 2' Yatabaré 27' Hamache 54' Kaba 74'	Report	Rocheteau 3' (pen.), 47' Dudouit 7' Azankpo 41' Kikonda 45+1' Kerrouche 74' Pierre 78'	Stadium: Stade du Hainaut Referee: Benjamin Lepaysant

23 October 2021 13	Dunkerque	1–1	Caen	Dunkerque
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Tchokounté 85'	Report	Chahiri 62'	Stadium: Stade Marcel-Tribut Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Aurélien Petit

30 October 2021 14	Dunkerque	1–0	Le Havre	Dunkerque
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	A. Ba 40' Brahimi 54' Thiam 60'	Report	Boutaïb 40' P. Bâ 57'	Stadium: Stade Marcel-Tribut Referee: Pierre Legat

6 November 2021 15	Grenoble	1–0	Dunkerque	Grenoble
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Bambock 43' Belmonte 49' Nestor 90+3' Kokhreidze 90+5'	Report	Kikonda 2' 44'	Stadium: Stade des Alpes Referee: Frank Schneider

20 November 2021 16	Dunkerque	0–1	Ajaccio	Dunkerque
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Kikonda 54' Bruneel 90+2'	Report	Cimignani 68' Avinel 70' Courtet 73'	Stadium: Stade Marcel-Tribut Referee: Arnaud Baert

3 December 2021 17	Amiens	3–0	Dunkerque	Amiens
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Badji 26', 90+2' Pavlović 46' Akolo 80' Fofana (b. 1998) 83'	Report	Pierre 63' Thiam 84'	Stadium: Stade de la Licorne Referee: Benjamin Lepaysant

11 December 2021 18	Dunkerque	0–2	Auxerre	Dunkirk
19:00 CET (UTC+1)	Dudouit 42'	Report	Autret 54' Sakhi 84'	Stadium: Stade Marcel-Tribut Referee: Guillaume Paradis

21 December 2021 19	Guingamp	2–1	Dunkerque	Guingamp
19:00 CET (UTC+1)	Merghem 42' Pierrot 49', 55' Ba 61'	Report	Kikonda 45' Tchokounté 52' Thiam 70'	Stadium: Stade de Roudourou Referee: Olivier Thual

22 January 2022 22	Dunkerque	0–0	Sochaux	Dunkirk
19:00 CET (UTC+1)	Yohou 37' A. Gomis 53' Dudouit 73' Pierre 77' Majouga 78'	Report	Weissbeck 18'	Stadium: Stade Marcel-Tribut Referee: Arnaud Baert

28 January 2022 20	Dunkerque	1–1	Paris FC	Dunkirk
19:00 CET (UTC+1)	Yohou 29' Kikonda 42' Tchokounté 68' (pen.)	Report	Siby 45' Iglesias 49' Bamba 56' Bernauer 67'	Stadium: Stade Marcel-Tribut Referee: Nicolas Rainville

1 February 2022 21	Niort	2–0	Dunkerque	Niort
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Boutobba 56' Merdji 71'	Report	A. Gomis 35'	Stadium: Stade René Gaillard Referee: Jérôme Miguelgorry

5 February 2022 23	Nîmes	0–1	Dunkerque	Nîmes
19:00 CET (UTC+1)	Delpech 28' Koné 48' Ómarsson 67' Sarr 81' Ponceau 90+1'	Report	Huysman 19' Tchokounté 53' Trichard 61' Rocheteau 73' I. Gomis 81'	Stadium: Stade des Costières Referee: Benjamin Lepaysant

12 February 2022 24	Dunkerque	2–0	Rodez	Dunkirk
19:00 CET (UTC+1)	Rocheteau 21' Trichard 28' Dudouit 42'	Report	Kerouedan 27' Buadés 43'	Stadium: Stade Marcel-Tribut Referee: Hakim Ben El Hadj Salem

19 February 2022 25	Nancy	2–0	Dunkerque	Tomblaine
19:00 CET (UTC+1)	Basila 16' M. Thiam 45+1', 62'	Report	D. Thiam 51' Huysman 65'	Stadium: Stade Marcel Picot Referee: Aurelien Petit

26 February 2022 26	Dunkerque	2–1	Dijon	Dunkirk
19:00 CET (UTC+1)	Niané 31' Kikonda 53' I. Gomis 64'	Report	Philippoteaux 19' Dobre 51' Le Bihan 80'	Stadium: Stade Marcel-Tribut Referee: Abdelatif Kherradji

7 March 2022 27	Toulouse	2–0	Dunkerque	Toulouse
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Van den Boomen 34' Ratão 73'	Report	Thiam 64' Niané 65' Huysman 81'	Stadium: Stadium de Toulouse Referee: Arnaud Baert

12 March 2022 28	Dunkerque	1–0	Pau	Dunkirk
19:00 CET (UTC+1)	Tchokounté 31'	Report	Koffi 45+1' Lobry 55' Daubin 64' Naidji 90' Batisse 90+4'	Stadium: Stade Marcel-Tribut Referee: Bartolomeu Varela

15 March 2022 29	Bastia	1–0	Dunkerque	Furiani
20:00 CET (UTC+1)	Guidi 14' Talal 21' Palun 58' Roncaglia 90+2' Santelli 90+3'	Report	Ba 2'	Stadium: Stade Armand Cesari Referee: Alexandre Perreau Niel

19 March 2022 30	Dunkerque	1–2	Valenciennes	Dunkirk
19:00 CET (UTC+1)	Niané 81'	Report	Linguet 9' Boutoutaou 84'	Stadium: Stade Marcel-Tribut Referee: Frank Schneider

2 April 2022 31	Caen	2–1	Dunkerque	Caen
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Court 36', 43' Traoré 39' Mendy 50'	Report	Brahimi 29' Dudouit 51' Tchokounté 71'	Stadium: Stade Michel d'Ornano Referee: Willy Delajod

9 April 2022 32	Le Havre	2–1	Dunkerque	Le Havre
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Abdelli 19', 68', 89' Sangante 41' Lekhal 50'	Report	Ouadah 50' Huysman 63' Majouga 71'	Stadium: Stade Océane Referee: Bartolomeu Varela

16 April 2022 33	Dunkerque	0–3	Grenoble	Dunkirk
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Nestor 43' Sanyang 45+1', 64' Belmonte 82'	Stadium: Stade Marcel-Tribut Referee: Mathieu Vernice

19 April 2022 34	Ajaccio	2–1	Dunkerque	Ajaccio
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Courtet 3' Marchetti 17'	Report	Majouga 64' Pierre 77' Brahimi 90'	Stadium: Stade François Coty Referee: Nicolas Rainville

22 April 2022 35	Dunkerque	0–0	Amiens	Dunkirk
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Majouga 57'	Report		Stadium: Stade Marcel-Tribut Referee: Olivier Thual

30 April 2022 36	Auxerre	1–0	Dunkerque	Auxerre
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Pellenard 68' Perrin 75', 88'	Report	Pierre 34' Trichard 41'	Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps Referee: Benjamin Lepaysant

7 May 2022 37	Dunkerque	1–3	Guingamp	Dunkirk
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Ba 45' Niané 78' Brahimi 80'	Report	Livolant 20' M'Changama 27' Pierrot 37' Quemper 55'	Stadium: Stade Marcel-Tribut Referee: Abdelatif Kherradji

14 May 2022 38	Quevilly-Rouen	3–1	Dunkerque	Le Petit-Quevilly
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Nazon 28' Sabaly 70' Jozefzoon 75' Dekoke 90'	Report	Brahimi 15' Pierre 81'	Stadium: Stade Robert Diochon Referee: Olivier Thual

Coupe de France

13 November 2021 Seventh round	ESA Linas-Montlhéry	1–0	Dunkerque	Montlhéry
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Bouvil 90'	Report		Stadium: Stade Paul Desgouillons Referee: Anthony Ustaritz

References

^ "Ligue 2 - USL Dunkerque" (in French). usldunkerque.com. Archived from the original on 21 May 2022. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
^ "US du Littoral de Dunkerque - Squad". soccerway. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
^ "2021-22 Ligue 1 Uber Eats calendar unveiled on 25 June". ligue1.com. 23 June 2021.
^ "Ligue 1 Uber Eats and Ligue 2 BKT: 2021-22 calendars!". ligue1.com. 25 June 2021.

[1] "Ligue 2 - USL Dunkerque" (in French). usldunkerque.com. Archived from the original on 21 May 2022. Retrieved 21 July 2021.

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

[3] "2021-22 Ligue 1 Uber Eats calendar unveiled on 25 June". ligue1.com. 23 June 2021.

[4] "Ligue 1 Uber Eats and Ligue 2 BKT: 2021-22 calendars!". ligue1.com. 25 June 2021.

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