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.

Ligue 1 Orange Mali

Founded	1966
Country	Mali
Confederation	CAF
Number of teams	14
Level on pyramid	1
Domestic cup(s)	Malian Cup Super Coupe National du Mali
International cup(s)	Champions League Confederation Cup
Current champions	Stade Malien (2016)
Most championships	Djoliba AC (22)
Website	www.footmali.com
Current: 2019 Malian Première Division

The season usually runs from December to late August. The league currently consists of fourteen clubs and features a round-robin home-and-away schedule. The Malian champions qualify for the CAF Champions League.

In the 2017 current 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.

Malian Premiere Division Clubs - 2016

Poule A AS Avenir (Tombouctou) AS Nianan (Koulikoro) AS Olympique de Messira (Bamako) AS Sabana (Mopti) Club Olympique de Bamako (Bamako) CS Duguwolofila (Koulikoro) Lafia Club de Bamako (Bamako) Onze Créateurs de Niaréla (Bamako) Stade Malien (Bamako) US Bougouni (Bougouni)

Poule B AS Bakaridjan (Ségou) AS Bamako (Bamako) AS Police (Bamako) AS Real Bamako (Bamako) Débo Club (Mopti) Djoliba AC (Bamako) JS Centre Salif Keita (Bamako) Mamahira AC (Koulikoro) USC Kita USFAS Bamako (Bamako)

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

Performance by club

	Club	City	Titles	Years
1	Djoliba AC	Bamako	22	1966, 1967, 1968, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1979, 1982, 1985, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2012
2	Stade Malien	Bamako	22	1970, 1972, 1984, 1987, 1989, 1993, 1994, 1995, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2020
3	AS Real Bamako	Bamako	6	1969, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1986, 1991

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.

External links

• Football Malian Premiere Division.
• TheFarFoot Website.
• Fifa.com: Updated results and table from Mali Premiere League.
• RSSSF competition history