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Belgian football club Football club
Union Namur
Full nameUnion Namur
Nickname(s)Les Merles (The Blackbirds)
Founded1905; 119 years ago (1905)
GroundStade communal de Namur
Capacity3,500
ChairmanBernard Annet
ManagerDavid Vandenbroeck
LeagueBelgian National Division 1
2023–2415th of 18
Websiteunionnamur.be
Home colours Away colours

Union Namur, formerly known as Union Royale Namur, is a Belgian football club based in Namur, capital of Namur Province. The team currently play in the National Division 1, the third tier of Belgian football. They are often nicknamed Les Merles due to their colours black with a touch of yellow.

History

Until 2018, the team was known as UR Namur, however as the team faced relegation from the 2017–18 Belgian Third Amateur Division into the Belgian provincial leagues, the team instead merged with newly promoted Fosses to form Union Royale Namur Fosses-La-Ville and retain its place in the Belgian Third Amateur Division.

In 2021–22, the club renamed to Union Namur promotes to the Second Amateur Division (4th tier of Belgian football).

In 2022–23, Union Namur secure promotion to Belgian National Division 1 from 2023–24 season, after finishing runner-up due to RFC Warnant finishing as Champions of Belgian Division 2 ACFF cause fail obtain a licence to Belgian third tier.

Stadium

Union Namur play in Stade Communal de Namur (En: City of Namur Stadium) with a capacity 3,500 seats (700 seats).

Current squad

As of 6 February 2024

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 Belgium BEL Damien Herman
4 DF Belgium BEL Loïc Vander Cammen
5 DF Belgium BEL Lucas Baudot
7 MF Democratic Republic of the Congo COD Miguel Quintais
8 MF Belgium BEL Matis Laloux
10 FW Belgium BEL Bryan Api-Kindanda
11 FW Belgium BEL Kim Detienne
13 DF Belgium BEL Adel Sbaa
15 MF Belgium BEL Danny Fofana
18 DF France FRA Lorenzo Prso
20 DF Belgium BEL Soulimen Ghaddari
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 MF Japan JPN Sho Tashima
23 MF Belgium BEL Axel Dheur
24 GK France FRA Jordan Tonnet
27 MF Belgium BEL Loïc Besson
29 FW Guinea GUI Yady Bangoura
30 DF Belgium BEL Mamoudou Diallo
33 DF France FRA Yasin Mohamed
54 MF Cameroon CMR George Alalabang
77 DF France FRA Zacharie Iscaye
90 MF Belgium BEL El Mehdi Khaida
97 MF Belgium BEL Florian Gendebien
99 FW Cameroon CMR Felix Chenkam

Retired numbers

3 – Belgium Michel Soulier, defender (1967–77)

Staff

Head Coach

Assistant Coach

  • Belgium Pierre Salmé

Goalkeeper Coach

  • Belgium Baudouin Leclercq

Honours

References

External links


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