Ligue 1 (Mali)

The Ligue 1 (for sponsorship reasons Ligue 1 Orange) is the premier basketball competition for clubs in Mali. The league consist out of ten teams. The current defending champions are Stade Malien, who won the 2022 title.

Ligue 1
Organising bodyMali Basketball Federation
CountryMali
Number of teams8
Level on pyramid1
Domestic cup(s)Malian Cup
International cup(s)Basketball Africa League (BAL)
Current championsStade Malien (16th title)
(2021–22)

The champions of the league are eligible to play in the qualifying rounds of the Basketball Africa League (BAL).

Current teams

The following were the eight teams for the 2019 season:[1]

Champions
Season Champions Runners-up Finals score Ref.
2003 Stade Malien [2]
2004 Stade Malien [2]
2014 Stade Malien AS Police 3–1 [3]
2014–15 Real Bamako Centre Bintou Dembélé 3–2 [4]
2015–16 AS Police Centre Bintou Dembélé [5]
2017–18USFAS BamakoStade Malien
2018–19AS PoliceUSFAS Bamako
2019–20AS PoliceAttar Club
3–1
[6]
2020–21AS PoliceAttar Club
2–0
[7]
2021–22 Stade Malien AS Mandé
3–0
 [8]

Malian Cup
Season Champions Runners-up Finals score Ref.
2014 Stade Malien Centre Bintou Dembélé 62–52 [9]
2018Real BamakoAS Police
57–55
[10]
2019Attar ClubAS Police
79–78
[11]
2020AS PoliceAttar Club
78–75
[12]
2021AS PoliceAS Mandé
67–54
[13]
2022 Stade Malien AS Mandé 81–46 [14]

Super Cup
Season Champions Runners-up Finals score Ref.
2011–12Stade MalienAS Police57–47[15]
2015–16 Real Bamako AS Police 64–54 [16]
2016–17 AS Police Stade Malien 71–65 [17]
2017–18 USFAS Bamako AS Police 52–48 [18]
2018–19 USFAS Bamako Real Bamako 74–64 [19]
2019–20 AS Police Attar Club 60–57 [20]
2020–21 not held
2021–22 AS Police AS Mandé 75–72 [21]
2022–23 Stade Malien AS Mandé 80–36 [22]

In the Basketball Africa League

In the 2021 season, AS Police made its debut in the Basketball Africa League (BAL) as Malian representative. Two years later, Stade Malien became the second team from the country to qualify.

Ligue 1 teams in the BAL
Season Representative team Road to BAL Qualified Main competition Record
2021AS PoliceThird place Yes Group phase
0–3
2022 AS Police Fourth place No DNQ
2023 Stade Malien Third place Yes TBD

References
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