Union Namur

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'''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 == thumb|Historical chart of Union Namur league performance 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== {{Updated|5 February, 2026}} {{fs start}} {{fs player | no= 2 | nat= BEL | pos=DF | name= Jordan Kerstenne }} {{fs player | no= 4 | nat= BEL | pos=DF | name= Jérémie Mugabo }} {{fs player | no= 6 | nat= BEL | pos=MF | name= Amaury Patris }} {{fs player | no= 7 | nat= BEL | pos=FW | name= Paolino Bertaccini }} {{fs player | no= 8 | nat= COL | pos=MF | name= Carlos Uhía }} {{fs player | no= 10 | nat= BEL | pos=FW | name= Dieudonné Lwangi }} {{fs player | no= 11 | nat= GUI | pos=FW | name= Oumar Traoré }} {{fs player | no= 12 | nat= BEL | pos=DF | name= Abdoul Botaka }} {{fs player | no= 13 | nat= BEL | pos=DF | name= Adel Sbaa }} {{fs player | no= 14 | nat= BEL | pos=FW | name= Eli Honnof }} {{fs player | no= 17 | nat= COD | pos=FW | name= José Musset Quintais }} {{fs player | no= 18 | nat= FRA | pos=DF | name= David Perreira-Bofomua }} {{fs player | no= 19 | nat= BEL | pos=MF | name= David Nobrega }} {{Fs mid}} {{fs player | no= 21 | nat= BEL | pos=FW | name= Jules Foll }} {{fs player | no= 23 | nat= CGO | pos=MF | name= Yannick Loemba }} {{fs player | no= 25 | nat= FRA | pos=FW | name= Mamoudou Koumé }} {{fs player | no= 27 | nat= BEL | pos=GK | name= Clément Libertiaux }} {{fs player | no= 29 | nat= BEL | pos=FW | name= Yanis Lahrach }} {{fs player | no= 33 | nat= BEL | pos=MF | name= Lukas Bokota }} {{fs player | no= 34 | nat= BEL | pos=FW | name= Walid Aabdi }} {{fs player | no= 36 | nat= BEL | pos=DF | name= Luca Chavet }} {{fs player | no= 45 | nat= FRA | pos=DF | name= Yanis Afkir }} {{fs player | no= 54 | nat= BEL | pos=DF | name= Tom Adant }} {{fs player | no= 77 | nat= BEL | pos=FW | name= Noé Pierot }} {{fs player | no= 94 | nat= BEL | pos=MF | name= Marlon Vandekerkhove }} {{fs player | no= 99 | nat= CMR | pos=GK | name= Herwell Tsague }} {{fs end}}

===Retired numbers=== <big>'''3'''</big> – {{flagicon|Belgium}} Michel Soulier, defender (1967–77)

==Staff== ''Head Coach'' *

''Assistant Coach'' *{{flagicon|BEL}} Yannick Woos

''Goalkeeper Coach'' *{{flagicon|FRA}} Jordan Tonnet

==Honours== * '''Belgian Division 4''' ** ''Runners-up (1)'': 2022–23

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== * {{in lang|fr}} {{Official website}} * {{in lang|fr}} [http://www.urn.be UR Namur Fans]

{{DEFAULTSORT:Namur}} Category:Football clubs in Belgium Category:Association football clubs established in 1905 Category:1905 establishments in Belgium UR Namur