Ligue 1 (Mali)

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Ligue 1
Ligue 1 Mali logo.png
Organising bodyMali Basketball Federation
Country Mali
Number of teams8
Level on pyramid1
Domestic cup(s) Malian Cup
International cup(s) Basketball Africa League (BAL)
Current champions Stade Malien (18th title)
(2022–23)
Most championships Stade Malien
(18 titles)

The Ligue 1 (for sponsorship reasons known as Ligue 1 Orange ) is the premier basketball competition for clubs in Mali. The league consist out of ten teams. The most decorated team in the league is Stade Malien, who have won a record 18 league championships.

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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

SeasonChampionsRunners-upScoreRef.
1992 Stade Malien (1) [2]
1993
1994 Stade Malien (2) [2]
1995 Stade Malien (3)
1996
1997 Stade Malien (4) [2]
1998 Stade Malien (5)
1999 Stade Malien (6)
2000 Stade Malien (7)
2001 Stade Malien (8)
2002 Stade Malien (9)
2003 Stade Malien (10)
2004 Stade Malien (11)
2005 Stade Malien (12)
2006 Stade Malien (13)
2007
2008
2009Real Bamako AS Police [3]
2010Real Bamako Stade Malien
79–62
 [4]
2011 Stade Malien (14)
2012 Stade Malien (15)
2013 Real Bamako USFAS
3–1
 [5]
2014 Stade Malien (16) AS Police
3–1
 [6]
2014–15 Real Bamako Centre Bintou Dembélé
3–2
 [7]
2015–16 AS Police (1) Centre Bintou Dembélé [8]
2016–17
2017–18 USFAS (1) Stade Malien
3–0
 [9]
2018–19 AS Police (2) USFAS
2019–20 AS Police (3) Attar Club
3–1
2020–21 AS Police (4) Attar Club
2–0
2021–22 Stade Malien (17) AS Mandé
3–0
 [12]
2022–23 Stade Malien (18) USFAS
3–0
 [13]

Super Cup

SeasonChampionsRunners-upFinals scoreRef.
2011–12 Stade Malien AS Police 57–47 [14]
2015–16 Real Bamako AS Police 64–54 [15]
2016–17 AS Police Stade Malien 71–65 [16]
2017–18 USFAS Bamako AS Police 52–48 [17]
2018–19 USFAS Bamako Real Bamako 74–64 [18]
2019–20 AS Police Attar Club 60–57 [19]
2020–21not held
2021–22 AS Police AS Mandé 75–72 [20]
2022–23 Stade Malien AS Mandé 80–36 [21]

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 Road to BAL and in the BAL
SeasonRepresentative team Road to BAL QualifiedMain competitionRecord
2021 AS Police Third placeYes check.svgGroup phase
0–3
2022 AS Police Fourth placeDark Red x.svgDNQ
2023 Stade Malien Third placeYes check.svgBronze medal icon.svg Bronze

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