2021–22 USL Dunkerque season
| 2021–22 season | ||||
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| 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)  | |||
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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
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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Out on loan
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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Transfers
Pre-season and friendlies
Win Draw Loss
| 26 June 2021 Friendly |  Dunkerque  | 1–1 |   | Dunkirk, France | 
| 18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Stade Marcel-Tribut | 
| 2 July 2021 Friendly |  Valenciennes  | 0–0 |   | Cambrai, France | 
| 17:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Stade de la Liberté | 
| 2 September 2021 Friendly |  Lens  | 3–4 |   | Avion, France | 
| --:-- CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: La Gaillette Attendance: 0  | 
Competitions
Overall record
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 21.05 | 
| Coupe de France | 13 November 2021 | Seventh round | Seventh round | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 0.00 | |
| Total | 39 | 8 | 7 | 24 | 28 | 54 | −26 | 20.51 | ||||
Source: Soccerway
Ligue 2
League table
| Pos | Team | 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 | 
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
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 | |||||||||||||||||
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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 | 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
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  Ouadah A. Gomis Dudouit  | 
Report | Haddad  Bahassa  | 
Stadium: Stade Marcel-Tribut Referee: Olivier Thual  | 
| 31 July 2021 2 | Paris FC | 2–1 | Dunkerque | Paris | 
| 19:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Guilavogui  Gakpa  | 
Report | Tchokounté  Huysman  | 
Stadium: Stade Sébastien Charléty Referee: Guillaume Paradis  | 
| 7 August 2021 3 | Dunkerque | 1–2 | Quevilly-Rouen | Dunkerque | 
| 19:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Pierre  Dudouit  | 
Report | Cassubie  Mendes  | 
Stadium: Stade Marcel-Tribut Referee: Benjamin Lepaysant  | 
| 14 August 2021 4 | Sochaux | 1–0 | Dunkerque | Montbéliard | 
| 19:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Kalulu  Vannoye Henry  | 
Report | Brahimi  Maraval Dudouit  | 
Stadium: Stade Auguste Bonal Referee: Bartolomeu Varela  | 
| 21 August 2021 5 | Dunkerque | 0–2 | Nîmes | Dunkerque | 
| 19:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Ouadah  | 
Report | Cubas  Burner Benrahou Eliasson  | 
Stadium: Stade Marcel-Tribut Referee: Alexandre Perreau Niel  | 
| 28 August 2021 6 | Rodez | 2–2 | Dunkerque | Rodez | 
| 19:00 CET (UTC+1) | Célestine  Dépres Buadés  | 
Report | Tchokounté  Bruneel Rocheteau Maraval  | 
Stadium: Stade Paul-Lignon Referee: Pierre Legat  | 
| 11 September 2021 7 | Dunkerque | 0–0 | Nancy | Dunkerque | 
| 19:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Vannoye  Ba Kerrouche  | 
Report | Dewaele  Haag Bondo  | 
Stadium: Stade Marcel-Tribut Referee: Benjamin Lepaysant  | 
| 18 September 2021 8 | Dijon | 2–0 | Dunkerque | Dijon | 
| 19:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Traoré  Rocchia Le Bihan Coulibaly  | 
Report | Ba  Brahimi A. Gomis  | 
Stadium: Stade Gaston Gérard Referee: Aurelien Petit  | 
| 21 September 2021 9 | Dunkerque | 0–2 | Toulouse | Dunkerque | 
| 20:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Ba  Bruneel  | 
Report | Desler  Nicolaisen Sylla Evitt-Healey  | 
Stadium: Stade Marcel-Tribut Referee: Abdelatif Kherradji  | 
| 24 September 2021 10 | Pau | 1–2 | Dunkerque | Pau | 
| 19:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Batisse  Koffi Essende Dianessy  | 
Report | Ba  Vachoux Tchokounté Rocheteau Kerrouche Vannoye  | 
Stadium: Nouste Camp Referee: Mathieu Vernice  | 
| 2 October 2021 11 | Dunkerque | 2–0 | Bastia | Dunkerque | 
| 19:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Tchokounté  | 
Report | Quemper  | 
Stadium: Stade Marcel-Tribut Referee: Remi Landry  | 
| 16 October 2021 12 | Valenciennes | 1–3 | Dunkerque | Valenciennes | 
| 20:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Ntim  Yatabaré Hamache Kaba  | 
Report | Rocheteau  Dudouit Azankpo Kikonda Kerrouche Pierre  | 
Stadium: Stade du Hainaut Referee: Benjamin Lepaysant  | 
| 23 October 2021 13 | Dunkerque | 1–1 | Caen | Dunkerque | 
| 19:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Tchokounté  | 
Report | Chahiri  | 
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  Brahimi Thiam  | 
Report | Boutaïb  P. Bâ  | 
Stadium: Stade Marcel-Tribut Referee: Pierre Legat  | 
| 6 November 2021 15 | Grenoble | 1–0 | Dunkerque | Grenoble | 
| 19:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Bambock  Belmonte Nestor Kokhreidze  | 
Report | Kikonda  | 
Stadium: Stade des Alpes Referee: Frank Schneider  | 
| 20 November 2021 16 | Dunkerque | 0–1 | Ajaccio | Dunkerque | 
| 19:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Kikonda  Bruneel  | 
Report | Cimignani  Avinel Courtet  | 
Stadium: Stade Marcel-Tribut Referee: Arnaud Baert  | 
| 3 December 2021 17 | Amiens | 3–0 | Dunkerque | Amiens | 
| 21:00 CET (UTC+1) | Badji  Pavlović Akolo Fofana (b. 1998)  | 
Report | Pierre  Thiam  | 
Stadium: Stade de la Licorne Referee: Benjamin Lepaysant  | 
| 11 December 2021 18 | Dunkerque | 0–2 | Auxerre | Dunkirk | 
| 19:00 CET (UTC+1) | Dudouit  | 
Report | Autret  Sakhi  | 
Stadium: Stade Marcel-Tribut Referee: Guillaume Paradis  | 
| 21 December 2021 19 | Guingamp | 2–1 | Dunkerque | Guingamp | 
| 19:00 CET (UTC+1) | Merghem  Pierrot Ba  | 
Report | Kikonda  Tchokounté Thiam  | 
Stadium: Stade de Roudourou Referee: Olivier Thual  | 
| 22 January 2022 22 | Dunkerque | 0–0 | Sochaux | Dunkirk | 
| 19:00 CET (UTC+1) | Yohou  A. Gomis Dudouit Pierre Majouga  | 
Report | Weissbeck  | 
Stadium: Stade Marcel-Tribut Referee: Arnaud Baert  | 
| 28 January 2022 20 | Dunkerque | 1–1 | Paris FC | Dunkirk | 
| 19:00 CET (UTC+1) | Yohou  Kikonda Tchokounté  | 
Report | Siby  Iglesias Bamba Bernauer  | 
Stadium: Stade Marcel-Tribut Referee: Nicolas Rainville  | 
| 1 February 2022 21 | Niort | 2–0 | Dunkerque | Niort | 
| 20:45 CET (UTC+1) | Boutobba  Merdji  | 
Report | A. Gomis  | 
Stadium: Stade René Gaillard Referee: Jérôme Miguelgorry  | 
| 5 February 2022 23 | Nîmes | 0–1 | Dunkerque | Nîmes | 
| 19:00 CET (UTC+1) | Delpech  Koné Ómarsson Sarr Ponceau  | 
Report | Huysman  Tchokounté Trichard Rocheteau I. Gomis  | 
Stadium: Stade des Costières Referee: Benjamin Lepaysant  | 
| 12 February 2022 24 | Dunkerque | 2–0 | Rodez | Dunkirk | 
| 19:00 CET (UTC+1) | Rocheteau  Trichard Dudouit  | 
Report | Kerouedan  Buadés  | 
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  M. Thiam  | 
Report | D. Thiam  Huysman  | 
Stadium: Stade Marcel Picot Referee: Aurelien Petit  | 
| 26 February 2022 26 | Dunkerque | 2–1 | Dijon | Dunkirk | 
| 19:00 CET (UTC+1) | Niané  Kikonda I. Gomis  | 
Report | Philippoteaux  Dobre Le Bihan  | 
Stadium: Stade Marcel-Tribut Referee: Abdelatif Kherradji  | 
| 7 March 2022 27 | Toulouse | 2–0 | Dunkerque | Toulouse | 
| 20:45 CET (UTC+1) | Van den Boomen  Ratão  | 
Report | Thiam  Niané Huysman  | 
Stadium: Stadium de Toulouse Referee: Arnaud Baert  | 
| 12 March 2022 28 | Dunkerque | 1–0 | Pau | Dunkirk | 
| 19:00 CET (UTC+1) | Tchokounté  | 
Report | Koffi  Lobry Daubin Naidji Batisse  | 
Stadium: Stade Marcel-Tribut Referee: Bartolomeu Varela  | 
| 15 March 2022 29 | Bastia | 1–0 | Dunkerque | Furiani | 
| 20:00 CET (UTC+1) | Guidi  Talal Palun Roncaglia Santelli  | 
Report | Ba  | 
Stadium: Stade Armand Cesari Referee: Alexandre Perreau Niel  | 
| 19 March 2022 30 | Dunkerque | 1–2 | Valenciennes | Dunkirk | 
| 19:00 CET (UTC+1) | Niané  | 
Report | Linguet  Boutoutaou  | 
Stadium: Stade Marcel-Tribut Referee: Frank Schneider  | 
| 2 April 2022 31 | Caen | 2–1 | Dunkerque | Caen | 
| 19:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Court  Traoré Mendy  | 
Report | Brahimi  Dudouit Tchokounté  | 
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  Sangante Lekhal  | 
Report | Ouadah  Huysman Majouga  | 
Stadium: Stade Océane Referee: Bartolomeu Varela  | 
| 16 April 2022 33 | Dunkerque | 0–3 | Grenoble | Dunkirk | 
| 19:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Nestor  Sanyang Belmonte  | 
Stadium: Stade Marcel-Tribut Referee: Mathieu Vernice  | 
| 19 April 2022 34 | Ajaccio | 2–1 | Dunkerque | Ajaccio | 
| 20:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Courtet  Marchetti  | 
Report | Majouga  Pierre Brahimi  | 
Stadium: Stade François Coty Referee: Nicolas Rainville  | 
| 22 April 2022 35 | Dunkerque | 0–0 | Amiens | Dunkirk | 
| 21:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Majouga  | 
Report | Stadium: Stade Marcel-Tribut Referee: Olivier Thual  | 
| 30 April 2022 36 | Auxerre | 1–0 | Dunkerque | Auxerre | 
| 15:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Pellenard  Perrin  | 
Report | Pierre  Trichard  | 
Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps Referee: Benjamin Lepaysant  | 
| 7 May 2022 37 | Dunkerque | 1–3 | Guingamp | Dunkirk | 
| 19:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Ba  Niané Brahimi  | 
Report | Livolant  M'Changama Pierrot Quemper  | 
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  Sabaly Jozefzoon Dekoke  | 
Report | Brahimi  Pierre  | 
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) | 
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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.