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) TeamLocationStadiumCapacityAfrique ÉliteBamakoStade Modibo Kéïta35,000AS BakaridjanSégouStade Amari Daou30,000AS Black StarsBamakoStade Modibo Kéïta35,000AS DouanesSikassoStade Babemba Traoré de Sikasso30,000AS KorofinaBamakoStade Modibo Kéïta35,000AS Olympique de MessiraBamakoStade du 26 Mars50,000AS PoliceBamakoStade du 26 Mars50,000AS Real BamakoBamakoStade Modibo Kéïta35,000CO BamakoBamakoStade Modibo Kéïta35,000CS DuguwolofilaKoulikoroStade Mamadou Diarra H. de Koulikoro8,000Djoliba ACBamakoStade du 26 Mars50,000LC BamakoBamakoStade Modibo Kéïta35,000Stade MalienBamakoStade du 26 Mars50,000AS Onze Créateurs de NiarélaBamakoStade du 26 Mars50,000US BougoubaBougoubaStade du 26 Mars50,000USC KitaKitaStade du 26 Mars50,000USFAS BamakoBamakoStade Municipal de USFAS5,000Yeelen OlympiqueBamakoStade du 26 Mars50,000
Previous winners Years Champions1966Djoliba (1)1967Djoliba (2)1968Djoliba (3)1969Real Bamako (1)1970Stade Malien (1)1971Djoliba (4)1972Stade Malien (2)1973Djoliba (5)1974Djoliba (6)1975Djoliba (7)1976Djoliba (8)1977–1978Not held1979Djoliba (9)1980Real Bamako (2)1980–81Real Bamako (3)1981–82Djoliba (10)1982–83Real Bamako (4)1983–84Stade Malien (3)1984–85Djoliba (11)1985–86Real Bamako (5)1986–87Stade Malien (4)1987–88Djoliba (12)1988–89Stade Malien (5)1989–90Djoliba (13)1990–91Real Bamako (6)1991–92Djoliba (14)1992–93Stade Malien (6)1993–94Stade Malien (7)1994–95Stade Malien (8)1995–96Djoliba (15)1996–97Djoliba (16)1997–98Djoliba (17)1998–99Djoliba(18)1999–2000Stade Malien (9)2000–01Stade Malien (10)2001–02Stade Malien (11)2002–03Stade Malien (12)2003–04Djoliba (19)2004–05Stade Malien (13)2005–06Stade Malien (14)2006–07Stade Malien (15)2007–08Djoliba (20)2008–09Djoliba (21)2009–10Stade Malien (16)2010–11Stade Malien (17)2011–12Djoliba (22)2012–13Stade Malien (18)2013–14Stade Malien (19)2014–15Stade Malien (20)2016Stade Malien (21)2017Abandoned 2017–18Not held Saison 2017-2018, pas de championnat mais la coupe du Mali pour sauver la saison.2018–19Not held Mali : Le championnat reprend vendredi, deux ans après - Football 365.2019–20Stade Malien (22)2020–21Stade Malien (23)2021–22Djoliba (23)2022–23Real Bamako (7)2023–24Djoliba (24)2024–25Stade Malien (24)2025–26Djoliba (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 CL: CAF Champions League CC: CAF Confederation Cup ≥: Associations points might increase on basis of its clubs performance in 2024–25 CAF club competitions
Rank Association 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 Total 2025 2024 Mvt CL CC CL CC CL CC CL CC CL CC11 —837482.57710422 —469582245534 +182544341.59343 -1657165235556 +130.50234602465 -14351426130.578 +110502031.52287 -1400312402099 —30303020301011 +100010330121110 -100.50500.503001212 —02000202011315 +20000010210.51414 —00000013001513 -220102000.5001619 +30010001000.51721 +412000000011817 -100000020001918 -100010100.5002016 -40300.51000002122 +100000100002222 —000010000023- new0000000000.52420 -401.500.50000002524 -10000.50000002524 -1 0000.50000002726 -100.500000000
Top goalscorers Season Player Club Goals1998–99 Soumaila ToureUSFAS Bamako122000–01 Mamadou KantéStade Malien232002 Soungalo DiakiteStade Malien252002–03 Ousmane CoulibalyNianan132004 Mintou DoucouréCentre Salif Keita142005 Jacques Koffi N'GuessanReal Bamako182007 Bakary CoulibalyStade Malien162008–09 Ousmane Ben GoïtaUSFAS Bamako13 Mamadou CoulibalyStade Malien2021–22 Moussa KonéBougouba202023–24 Lamine Diakite Onze Createurs 152025–26 Ibrahim DoumbiaASKO 16
Notes
References
External links Malian Football Federation. TheFarFoot Website. Fifa.com: Updated results and table from Mali Premiere League. RSSSF competition history