Malian Première Division

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Ligue 1 Orange Mali
Founded1966
CountryMali
ConfederationCAF
Number of teams18
Level on pyramid1
Domestic cup(s)Malian Cup
Super Coupe National du Mali
International cup(s)Champions League
Confederation Cup
Current championsReal Bamako
(2022–23)
Most championshipsStade Malien & Djoliba AC (23)
Current: 2023–24 Malian Première Division

Malian Première Division (French: Première division malienne) is the top division of football in Mali. Having been created in 1966, it is governed by the Malian Football Federation. The league has been professional since 2004. The official name is Ligue 1 Orange Mali for sponsorship reasons.

The season usually runs from December to late August. The league currently consists of twenty clubs split into two pools and features a round-robin home-and-away schedule within each pool. The top two in each pool qualify for the Championship Play-Off (Carré d'As), which involves a round-robin between the four teams. The winners of the play-off are crowned champions and qualify for the CAF Champions League.

In the 2017 season, the competition started in early January, but in the 6th round, the government dissolved the football association on 9 March and the remaining matches of the round were abandoned. The league did not take place in 2018 but resumed for the 2019-20 season.

Teams (2021–22)[edit]

Team Location Stadium Capacity
Afrique Élite Bamako Stade Modibo Kéïta 35,000
AS Bakaridjan Ségou Stade Amari Daou 30,000
AS Black Stars Bamako Stade Modibo Kéïta 35,000
AS Douanes Sikasso Stade Babemba Traoré de Sikasso 30,000
AS Korofina Bamako Stade Modibo Kéïta 35,000
AS Olympique de Messira Bamako Stade du 26 Mars 50,000
AS Police Bamako Stade du 26 Mars 50,000
AS Real Bamako Bamako Stade Modibo Kéïta 35,000
CO Bamako Bamako Stade Modibo Kéïta 35,000
CS Duguwolofila Koulikoro Stade Mamadou Diarra H. de Koulikoro 8,000
Djoliba AC Bamako Stade du 26 Mars 50,000
LC Bamako Bamako Stade Modibo Kéïta 35,000
Stade Malien Bamako Stade du 26 Mars 50,000
AS Onze Créateurs de Niaréla Bamako Stade du 26 Mars 50,000
US Bougouba Bougouba Stade du 26 Mars 50,000
USC Kita Kita Stade du 26 Mars 50,000
USFAS Bamako Bamako Stade Municipal de USFAS 5,000
Yeelen Olympique Bamako Stade du 26 Mars 50,000

Previous winners[edit]

Years Champions
1966 Djoliba A.C. (1)
1967 Djoliba A.C. (2)
1968 Djoliba A.C. (3)
1969 A.S. Real Bamako (1)
1970 Stade Malien (1)
1971 Djoliba A.C. (4)
1972 Stade Malien (2)
1973 Djoliba A.C. (5)
1974 Djoliba A.C. (6)
1975 Djoliba A.C. (7)
1976 Djoliba A.C. (8)
1979 Djoliba A.C. (9)
1980 A.S. Real Bamako (2)
1981 A.S. Real Bamako (3)
1982 Djoliba A.C. (10)
1983 A.S. Real Bamako (4)
1984 Stade Malien (3)
1985 Djoliba A.C. (11)
1986 A.S. Real Bamako (5)
1987 Stade Malien (4)
1988 Djoliba A.C. (12)
1989 Stade Malien (5)
1990 Djoliba A.C. (13)
1991 AS Real Bamako (6)
1992 Djoliba A.C. (14)
1993 Stade Malien (6)
1994 Stade Malien (7)
1995 Stade Malien (8)
1996 Djoliba A.C. (15)
1997 Djoliba A.C. (16)
1998 Djoliba A.C. (17)
1999 Djoliba A.C.(18)
2000 Stade Malien (9)
2001 Stade Malien (10)
2002 Stade Malien (11)
2003 Stade Malien (12)
2004 Djoliba A.C. (19)
2005 Stade Malien (13)
2006 Stade Malien (14)
2007 Stade Malien (15)
2008 Djoliba A.C. (20)
2009 Djoliba A.C. (21)
2010 Stade Malien (16)
2011 Stade Malien (17)
2012 Djoliba A.C. (22)
2013 Stade Malien (18)
2014 Stade Malien (19)
2015 Stade Malien (20)
2016 Stade Malien (21)
2017 Championship canceled
2018 Not held[1]
2019 Not held[2]
2020 Stade Malien (22)
2021 Stade Malien (23)
2022 Djoliba A.C. (23)
2023 AS Real Bamako (7)
2024

Performance by club[edit]

Club Titles Years
Stade Malien 23 1970, 1972, 1984, 1987, 1989, 1993, 1994, 1995, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2020, 2021
Djoliba AC 23 1966, 1967, 1968, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1979, 1982, 1985, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2022
AS Real Bamako 7 1969, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1986, 1991, 2023

Top goalscorers[edit]

Season Player Club Goals
1998-99 Mali Soumaila Toure USFAS Bamako 12
2000-01 Mali Mamadou Kanté Stade Malien 23
2002 Mali Soungalo Diakite Stade Malien 25
2002-03 Mali Ousmane Coulibaly AS Nianan 13
2004 Mali Mintou Doucouré JS Centre Salif Keita 14
2005 Ivory Coast Jacques Koffi N'Guessan AS Real Bamako 18
2007 Mali Bakary Coulibaly Stade Malien 16
2008-09 Mali Ousmane Ben Goïta USFAS Bamako 13
Mali Mamadou Coulibaly Stade Malien
2021-22 Mali Moussa Koné Bougouba 20

References[edit]

  1. ^ Saison 2017-2018, pas de championnat mais la coupe du Mali pour sauver la saison.
  2. ^ Mali : Le championnat reprend vendredi, deux ans après - Football 365.

External links[edit]

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