Dunkerque Handball Grand Littoral

For the French football club, see US Dunkerque.

US Dunkerque
Full name	Dunkerque Handball Grand Littoral
Short name	USDK
Founded	September 3, 1958;66 years ago (1958-09-03)
Arena	Stade des Flandres
Capacity	2,400
Head coach	Patrick Cazal
League	LNH Division 1
2024–25	LNH Division 1, 11th of 16
Club colours
Home Away
Website Official site

Dunkerque Handball Grand Littoral is a handball club from Dunkerque, France. Currently, US Dunkerque HB competes in the French First League of Handball since 1991.

History

The club was founded on 3 September 1958 under the name „Amicale Laïque de l'Esplanade“. ^[1]

Dunkerque

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Location of Dunkerque Handball Grand Littoral

Crest, colours, supporters

Naming history

Name	Period
Union sportive de Dunkerque	1958–2003
Dunkerque Handball Grand Littoral	2003–present

Kits

HOME
2012-13	2013-14	2014–15	Craft 2020–21	Craft 2021–22	2023–24

AWAY
2013-14	2014–15	Craft 2020–21	Craft 2021–22	2023–24

Sports Hall information

Home hall: Stade des Flandres

• Name: – Stade des Flandres
• City: – Dunkerque
• Capacity: – 2400
• Address: – Av. de Rosendaël Jacques Collache, 59240 Dunkerque, France

Honors

• EHF Cup:

Runner Up : 2012

• EHF Challenge Cup:

Runner Up : 2004

• France Handball League: 1

Champion : 2014.

• Coupe de France: 1

Winner : 2011

Runner Up : 1991, 2000

• Coupe de la Ligue: 1

Winner : 2013

Runner Up : 2002

Team

Current squad

Squad for the 2024–25 season.

Goalkeepers 01 Alejandro Romero 16 Mehdi Harbaoui Wingers LW 10 Dylan Tossin 55 Steve-Marie Joseph RW 05 Florian Billant 64 Thibaud Arteaga Line players 03 Benjamin Afgour 48 Bence Szűcs

Back players LB 11 Cornelius Kragh 14 Quentin Dupuy 30 Gautier Crepel CB 08 O'Brian Nyateu 28 Jean-Loup Faustin RB 17 Gabin Martinez 59 Tom Pelayo

Transfers

Transfers for the 2024–25 season

Joining Bence Szűcs (LP) from Balatonfüredi KSE [2] Mehdi Harbaoui (GK) from CD Bidasoa

Leaving Shuichi Yoshida (LP) to HBC Nantes [3] Valentin Kieffer (GK) to Chambéry Savoie Mont-Blanc HB

Former club members

Notable former players

• Théo Avelange-Demouge (2021–2023)
• Benjamin Afgour (2008–2017, 2020–)
• William Annotel (2011–2018)
• Samir Bellahcene (2018–2023)
• Florian Billant (2014–)
• Sébastien Bosquet (1999–2003, 2005–2013)
• Baptiste Butto (2009–2021)
• Philippe Debureau (1981–1984, 1986–1993)
• Frédéric Dole (1998–1999)
• Vincent Gérard (2010–2015)
• Mickaël Grocaut (2002–2018)
• Guillaume Joli (2012–2014, 2016–2019)
• Valentin Kieffer (2021–2024)
• Bastien Lamon (2001–2017)
• Tom Pelayo (2014–)
• Erwan Siakam-Kadji (2007–2014)
• Pierre Soudry (2006–2019)
• Arnaud Siffert (2006–2011)
• Yérime Sylla (1994–2001)
• Mohamed Mokrani (2008–2015)
• Abdelkader Rahim (2017–2022)
• Haniel Langaro (2017–2020)
• Alexandro Pozzer (2017–2018)
• Marko Mamić (2015–2017)
• Kornél Nagy (2011–2024)
• Péter Tatai (2008–2010)
• Ragnar Þór Óskarsson (2000–2004, 2008–2011)
• Žarko Pejović (2014–2017)
• Espen Lie Hansen (2012–2014)
• Dawid Nilsson (2010–2012)
• Wilson Davyes (2017–2019)
• Sorin Toacsen (2004–2006)
• Oleg Grams (2017–2021)
• Jan Jurečič (2019–2021)
• Diego Piñeiro (2018–2021)
• Dragan Mladenović (1992–2004)
• Predrag Vejin (2015–2016)
• Jaleleddine Touati (2006–2015)

Former coaches

Seasons	Coach	Country
1999–2003	Bernard Pot
2003–2006	Denis Tristant
2006–2011	Yérime Sylla
2011–2022	Patrick Cazal
2022–	Franck Maurice

References

1. "USDK Dunkerque Handball Grand Littoral". histoire.maillots.free.fr/ (in French). Retrieved 13 February 2023.
2. "TRANSFERT: Bence SZUCS signe à l'USDK, Shuichi YOSHIDA ne sera plus Dunkerquois la saison prochaine". 11 March 2024.
3. "TRANSFERT: Bence SZUCS signe à l'USDK, Shuichi YOSHIDA ne sera plus Dunkerquois la saison prochaine". 11 March 2024.

External links

• Official website
• Dunkerque Handball Grand Littoral on Facebook