Mali - List of Champions

Prior to independence, Mali was part of French West Africa, and also known as Soudan. Jeanne d'Arc (Bamako) (which later merged into Stade Malien) were champions of Soudan on 6 occasions, in 1950, 1951, 1952, 1955, 1956 and 1959). (For 1949/50, also Foyer du Soudan, created in 1944 as Amicale Sportive, are reported to have won the championship.) Djoliba were formed as a 1961 merger of Foyer du Soudan and Africa Sports de Bamako. AS Réal de Bamako were formed Sep 19, 1960 as merger of Racing and Avenir.

1966 - Djoliba AC (Bamako)
1967 - Djoliba AC (Bamako)
1968 - Djoliba AC (Bamako)
1969 - AS Réal (Bamako)
1970 - Stade Malien (Bamako)
1971 - Djoliba AC (Bamako)
1972 - Stade Malien (Bamako)
1973 - Djoliba AC (Bamako)
1974 - Djoliba AC (Bamako)
1975 - Djoliba AC (Bamako)
1976 - Djoliba AC (Bamako)
1977 -   not disputed
1978 -   not disputed
1979 - Djoliba AC (Bamako)
1980 - AS Réal (Bamako) [?]
1981 - AS Réal (Bamako)
1982 - Djoliba AC (Bamako)
1983 - AS Réal (Bamako)
1984 - Stade Malien (Bamako)
1985 - Djoliba AC (Bamako)
1986 - AS Réal (Bamako)
1987 - Stade Malien (Bamako)
1988 - Djoliba AC (Bamako)
1989 - Stade Malien (Bamako)
1990 - Djoliba AC (Bamako)
1991 -   annulled (not awarded) 
1992 - Djoliba AC (Bamako)
1993 - Stade Malien (Bamako)
1994 -   annulled (not disputed)
1995 - Stade Malien (Bamako)
1996 - Djoliba AC (Bamako)
1997 - Djoliba AC (Bamako)
1998 - Djoliba AC (Bamako)
1999 - Djoliba AC (Bamako)
2000 - Stade Malien (Bamako) 
2001 - Stade Malien (Bamako) 
2002 - Stade Malien (Bamako)  
2003 - Stade Malien (Bamako)  
2004 - Djoliba AC (Bamako)
2005 - Stade Malien (Bamako)  
2006 - Stade Malien (Bamako)  
2007 - Stade Malien (Bamako)  
2008 - Djoliba AC (Bamako)
2009 - Djoliba AC (Bamako)
2010 - 

NB: [Tra 02] additionally lists Djoliba AC as champions 1960 and
    AS Réal as champions 1964, with no league contested 1961-63 and 1965;
    AS Réal's 1980 title is unconfirmed

Number of Championships (40)

21 (12) Djoliba AC

14 (12) Stade Malien

 5 ( 3) AS Réal


NB: totals between brackets are since 1981 (27 in all), when the
    (league?) championship is said to have started

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Thanks to Barry Baker

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Authors: Julio Bovi Diogo (juliodiogo@atribuna.com.br) and Eric Boesenberg (boesy@sprynet.com)
Last updated: 29 Oct 2009

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