Malian Première Division

Ligue 1 Orange Mali
Founded1966; 60 years ago (1966)
CountryMali
ConfederationCAF
Number of clubs18
Level on pyramid1
Domestic cup(s)Malian Cup
Super Coupe National du Mali
International cup(s)Champions League
Confederation Cup
Current championsDjoliba
(2025–26)
Most championshipsDjoliba (25)
Current: 2025–26 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

Years Champions
1966 Djoliba (1)
1967 Djoliba (2)
1968 Djoliba (3)
1969 Real Bamako (1)
1970 Stade Malien (1)
1971 Djoliba (4)
1972 Stade Malien (2)
1973 Djoliba (5)
1974 Djoliba (6)
1975 Djoliba (7)
1976 Djoliba (8)
1977–1978 Not held
1979 Djoliba (9)
1980 Real Bamako (2)
1980–81 Real Bamako (3)
1981–82 Djoliba (10)
1982–83 Real Bamako (4)
1983–84 Stade Malien (3)
1984–85 Djoliba (11)
1985–86 Real Bamako (5)
1986–87 Stade Malien (4)
1987–88 Djoliba (12)
1988–89 Stade Malien (5)
1989–90 Djoliba (13)
1990–91 Real Bamako (6)
1991–92 Djoliba (14)
1992–93 Stade Malien (6)
1993–94 Stade Malien (7)
1994–95 Stade Malien (8)
1995–96 Djoliba (15)
1996–97 Djoliba (16)
1997–98 Djoliba (17)
1998–99 Djoliba(18)
1999–2000 Stade Malien (9)
2000–01 Stade Malien (10)
2001–02 Stade Malien (11)
2002–03 Stade Malien (12)
2003–04 Djoliba (19)
2004–05 Stade Malien (13)
2005–06 Stade Malien (14)
2006–07 Stade Malien (15)
2007–08 Djoliba (20)
2008–09 Djoliba (21)
2009–10 Stade Malien (16)
2010–11 Stade Malien (17)
2011–12 Djoliba (22)
2012–13 Stade Malien (18)
2013–14 Stade Malien (19)
2014–15 Stade Malien (20)
2016 Stade Malien (21)
2017 Abandoned
2017–18 Not held
2018–19 Not held
2019–20 Stade Malien (22)
2020–21 Stade Malien (23)
2021–22 Djoliba (23)
2022–23 Real Bamako (7)
2023–24 Djoliba (24)
2024–25 Stade Malien (24)
2025–26 Djoliba (25)

Performance by club

Club Titles Years
Djoliba AC 25 1966, 1967, 1968, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1979, 1981–82, 1984–85, 1987–88, 1989–90, 1991–92, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 2003–04, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2011–12, 2021–22, 2023–24, 2025–26
Stade Malien 24 1970, 1972, 1983–84, 1986–87, 1988–89, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2016, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2024–25
AS Real Bamako 7 1969, 1980, 1980–81, 1982–83, 1985–86, 1990–91, 2022–23

Qualification for CAF competitions

Association ranking for the 2025–26 CAF club season

The association ranking for the 2025–26 CAF Champions League and the 2025–26 CAF Confederation Cup will be based on results from each CAF club competition from 2020–21 to the 2024–25 season.

Legend
RankAssociation2020–21
(× 1)		2021–22
(× 2)		2022–23
(× 3)		2023–24
(× 4)		2024–25
(× 5)		Total
20252024MvtCLCCCLCCCLCCCLCCCLCC
11- — Egypt 837482.577104 190.5
22- — Morocco 4695822455 142
34+1 +1 South Africa 82544341.593 131
43-1 -1 Algeria 6571652355 130
56+1 +1 Tanzania 30.502346024 82.5
65-1 -1 Tunisia 4351426130.5 82.5
78+1 +1 Angola 10502031.522 55
87-1 -1 DR Congo 4003124020 45
99- — Sudan 3030302030 41
1011+1 +1 Ivory Coast 0001033012 38
1110-1 -1 Libya 00.50500.50300 24
1212- — Nigeria 0200020201 21
1315+2 +2 Mali 0000010210.5 18.5
1414- — Ghana 0000001300 16
1513-2 -2 Guinea 20102000.500 12
1619+3 +3 Botswana 0010001000.5 8.5
1721+4 +4 Senegal 1200000001 8
1817-1 -1 Mauritania 0000002000 8
1918-1 -1 Congo 00010100.500 7
2016-4 -4 Cameroon 0300.5100000 7
2122+1 +1 Togo 0000010000 3
2222- — Uganda 0000100000 3
23-+1 new Mozambique 0000000000.5 2.5
2420-4 -4 Zambia 01.500.5000000 2.5
2524-1 -1 Eswatini 0000.5000000 1
2524-1 -1 Niger 0000.5000000 1
2726-1 -1 Burkina Faso 00.500000000 0.5

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 Nianan 13
2004 Mali Mintou Doucouré Centre Salif Keita 14
2005 Ivory Coast Jacques Koffi N'Guessan 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
2023–24 Mali Lamine Diakite Onze Createurs 15
2025–26 Mali Ibrahim Doumbia ASKO 16

Notes

  1. ↑ Stade Malien was top of the table.

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