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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)

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

Performance by club

Club City Titles Years
1 Stade Malien Bamako 23 1970, 1972, 1984, 1987, 1989, 1993, 1994, 1995, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2020, 2021
2 Djoliba AC Bamako 23 1966, 1967, 1968, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1979, 1982, 1985, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2021–22
3 AS Real Bamako Bamako 7 1969, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1986, 1991, 2023

Top goalscorers

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

  1. ^ "[Saison 2017-2018]-Pas de Championnat mais la Coupe du Mali pour sauver la saison". Footmali (in French). 2 June 2018. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
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