Union Namur, formerly known as Union Royale Namur, is a Belgian

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club based in

Namur Namur (; ; ) is a city and municipality in Wallonia, Belgium. It is the capital both of the province of Namur and of Wallonia, hosting the Parliament of Wallonia, the Government of Wallonia and its administration. Namur stands at the confl ...

, capital of

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. 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

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into the

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, the team instead merged with newly promoted

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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

Retired numbers

3 –

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, defender (1967–77)

Staff

''Head Coach'' *

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''Assistant Coach'' * Pierre Salmé ''Goalkeeper Coach'' * Baudouin Leclercq

Honours

* Belgian Division 2 ** ''Runners-up (1)'':

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References

External links

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UR Namur 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 Merl ...

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