Malian Première Division

Ligue 1 Orange Mali
Founded	1966
Country	Mali
Confederation	CAF
Number of teams	18
Level on pyramid	1
Domestic cup(s)	Malian Cup ; Super Coupe National du Mali
International cup(s)	Champions League ; Confederation Cup
Current champions	Djoliba AC ; (2021–22)
Most championships	Stade Malien & Djoliba AC (23)
	Current: 2021–22 Malian Première Division

Malian Première Division 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

1966: Djoliba AC
1967: Djoliba AC
1968: Djoliba AC
1969: AS Real Bamako
1970: Stade Malien
1971: Djoliba AC
1972: Stade Malien
1973: Djoliba AC
1974: Djoliba AC
1975: Djoliba AC
1976: Djoliba AC
1977: no championship
1978: no championship
1979: Djoliba AC
1980: AS Real Bamako
1980–81: AS Real Bamako
1982: Djoliba AC
1983: AS Real Bamako
1983–84: Stade Malien
1985: Djoliba AC
1986: AS Real Bamako
1987: Stade Malien
1988: Djoliba AC
1988–89: Stade Malien
1990: Djoliba AC
1991: AS Real Bamako
1991–92: Djoliba AC
1992–93: Stade Malien
1993–94: Stade Malien
1994–95: Stade Malien
1995–96: Djoliba AC
1996–97: Djoliba AC
1997–98: Djoliba AC
1998–99: Djoliba AC
1999–00: Stade Malien
2000–01: Stade Malien
2002: Stade Malien
2002–03: Stade Malien
2004: Djoliba AC
2005: Stade Malien
2005–06: Stade Malien
2007: Stade Malien
2007–08: Djoliba AC
2008–09: Djoliba AC
2009–10: Stade Malien
2010–11: Stade Malien
2011–12: Djoliba AC
2012–13: Stade Malien
2013–14: Stade Malien
2014–15: Stade Malien
2016: Stade Malien
2017: not awarded (season abandoned)
2018: not played^[1]
2019–20: Stade Malien
2020–21: Stade Malien
2021–22: Djoliba AC

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	6	1969, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1986, 1991

References

^ "[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.

External links

[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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