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Football league season
Malian Première Division
Season2023–24
Dates1 November 2023 – May 2024
ChampionsDjoliba
← 2022–23 2024–25 → All statistics correct as of 30 November 2023.

The 2023–24 Malian Première Division is the 57th season of the highest level of professional football in Mali. The season began in November 2023 and it finished in May 2024.

The winners qualified for the 2024–25 CAF Champions League. The 2023–24 Malian Cup winners qualified for the 2024–25 CAF Confederation Cup. The bottom four teams were relegated to the 2024–25 Malian Division 1.

Overview

The league consisted of sixteen teams; the top fourteen teams from the previous season, and two teams promoted from Malian Division 1 (US Bougouba and ATS Koro, replacing Lafia Club de Bamako and Yeelen Olympique). AS Real Bamako entered the season as defending champions.

Unlike previous years, there was no reduction in the number of teams in the league, meaning the league remained at 16 teams for this season. However, the Malian Football Federation (Fémafoot) announced that ahead of planned professionalisation in the 2024–25 season, the league will be reduced to 14 teams, meaning the bottom four teams are relegated at the end of the season, with only two being promoted from Division 1.

Due to the refurbishments of the major stadiums in Bamako, namely Stade 26 Mars, Stade Modibo Kéïta and Stade Mamadou Konaté, the league's start was postponed twice from the initial start date of 7 October. The league eventually started on 1 November, with most games taking place at the sports facilities of Bamako-based clubs, rather than the bigger stadiums.

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Djoliba AC (C) 30 22 3 5 48 18 +30 69 Qualification for 2024–25 CAF Champions League
2 Stade Malien 30 16 10 4 42 17 +25 58 Qualification for the 2023–24 CAF Confederation Cup
3 AS Real Bamako 30 14 9 7 38 26 +12 51
4 AS Bakaridjan 30 12 11 7 42 27 +15 47
5 US Bougouba 30 14 5 11 36 26 +10 47
6 Afrique Football Élite 30 11 9 10 29 27 +2 42
7 AS Korofina 30 10 11 9 23 24 −1 41
8 Binga FC 30 10 10 10 25 27 −2 40
9 USFAS Bamako 30 10 9 11 29 30 −1 39
10 Onze Créateurs de Niaréla 30 10 8 12 34 36 −2 38
11 US Bougouni 30 8 14 8 28 29 −1 38
12 AS Police de Bamako 30 9 8 13 26 34 −8 35
13 ATS Koro (R) 30 7 9 14 26 39 −13 30 Relegation to Malian Division 1
14 CO Bamako (R) 30 8 5 17 27 47 −20 29
15 USC Kita (R) 30 4 12 14 20 39 −19 24
16 Black Stars (R) 30 4 9 17 26 53 −27 21
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. Stade Malien qualified for the CAF Confederation Cup as the 2022-23 Malian Cup winner

Attendances

# Football club Average attendance
1 Stade Malien 2,711
2 Djoliba AC 2,573
3 Onze Créateurs de Niaréla 501
4 USFAS Bamako 423
5 AFE 420
6 Binga FC 416
7 AS Black Stars 380
8 AS Police de Bamako 327
9 AS Korofina 284
10 AS Real Bamako 273
11 AS Bakaridjan 227
12 USC Kita 176
13 ATS Koro 160
14 US Bougouba 124
15 US Bougouni 118
16 COB 108

References

  1. ""Mali 2022/23"". RSSSF. 29 November 2023.
  2. ""SAISON 2023-2024 : LES INNOVATIONS ANNONCÉES PAR LA FÉMAFOOT"". BAMADA.net. 8 October 2023. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
  3. ""Mali 2023/24"". RSSSF. 30 November 2023.
  4. ""CHAMPIONNAT NATIONAL DE FOOTBALL : C'EST PARTI !"". BAMADA.net. 8 November 2023. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
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