NB: the first football teams formed in Mali (called Soudan at the time) were two military
sides, one from the "Garnison de Kati", one from the Base Aérienne de Djicoroni, soon
after World War I.
1925 Société Sportive de Kayes
1929 Société Sportive Soudanaise
1930 Amicale du Soudan (Bamako) [aka Amicale Sportive de Bamako; merged 1944 with Art et Travail]
1935 Nov Garnison de Kati [other source: 1936]
1938 Jeanne d'Arc de Bamako [merged 1960 with Espérance to Stade Malien]
1939 Union Sportive de Kayes
1944 Foyer du Soudan (Bamako) [merger of Art et Travail and Amicale du Soudan; split into 2 divisions
(Foyer I = Maridie and Foyer II = Belieu); merged 1960 with Africa Sport
to Djoliba AC]
1946 Mamahira AC (Kati) [founded as JS Kati; foundation also reported 1945]
194? L'Espérance Richelieu
Racing Club (Bamako) [merged 1960 with Avenir to Réal]
950(?) Bayard (Bamako) [merged 1957 with Jeunesse Ardent to Africa Sport de Bamako]
1950/51 Espoir de Kayes [renamed Avenir de Kayes in early sixties]
Gallieni (Bamako) [renamed Avenir 1954/55; merged 1960 with Racing to Réal]
1951 Aigle Noir (Bamako)
Union Sportive des Indigènes (Bamako)
1952 ASPTT (Bamamko) [merged with Enseignement, TP, Energie and Seneafrica to AS Fonctionnaires]
Espérance de Medina-Coura (Bamako) [merged 1960 with Jeanne d'Arc to Stade Malien]
1953 Jeunesse Sportive de la Couronne d'Or (Bamako)
1957 Africa Sport de Bamako [merger of Bayard and Jeunesse Ardente de Bamako-Coura]
1960 Aug 20 Djoliba AC de Bamako [merger of Foyer du Soudan and Africa Sport]
Sep 19 AS Réal de Bamako [merger of Avenir and Racing]
Stade Malien de Bamako [merger of Jeanne d'Arc and Espérance]
US du Cercle de Kita [merger of Jeunesse Sportive de Travaux Publiques,
Arbala Club de Sébékoro, US de Toukoto and US de Kita]
1960(?) AS Fonctionnaires (Bamako) [merger of Enseignement, ASPTT, TP, Energie and Seneafrica]
other clubs founded in Bamako until 1960:
Roi des Sports
Vipère
Réveil
Pluie
Aigle Azur
Renaissance
Etoile Filante
Onze Diables
Mistral
Gesco
Jeunesse Sportive de Médine
1961 Kayesienne [merger of Union Sportive de Kayes and Foyer (Kayes)]
Atar Club (Kidal)
1962 Sep 29 Cercle Olympique de Bamako [apparently as successor of Aigle Noir]
1963 Onze Créateurs de Niaréla (Bamako)
1965 US Forces Armées Securité de Bamako
1975 Avenir FC (Tombouctou)
1977 AS Korofina (Bamako)
1978 AS Banimonotié (Bougouni) [merger of Aiglons and Espoirs]
1979 AS Nianan de Koulikoro [merger of Meguétan, Société Sportive and Soundiata FC]
AS Biton de Ségou
AS Tata National de Sikasso
Sigui de Kayes [merger of various clubs including Kayesienne]
Bronconi AC (Niono) [merger of AS Niono and Kala CS]
Al Farouk (Tombouctou)
1989 May 23 AS Bakaridjan (Barouéli)
Aug 8 Black Stars FC de Badalabougou (Bamako)
1991 AS Mandé de Bamako
1993 Aug 24 JS Centre Setif Keita de Bamako
1998 AS Olympique de Messira (Bamako)
1999 Association Sportive de Bamako
2005 AS Sabana (Mopti)
2007 Jeanne d'Arc FC de Bamako [not identical with club founded in 1938]
Tombouctou FC
2009 Binga FC (Bamako)
US Bougouni [merger of AS Tadona, AS Balanzan and AS Banimonotié]
2010 Lafia Club (Bamako)
2011 Sep 7 Office du Niger Sports (Ségou)
2020 AS Calcass (Bagadadji)
Sources included: [Kei 02], [Kal 19], http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cat%C3%A9gorie:Club_de_football_par_pays
Prepared and maintained by Hans Schöggl for the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
Author: Hans Schöggl
Last updated: 4 Sep 2023
(C) Copyright Hans Schöggl and RSSSF 2007/23
You are free to copy this document in whole or part provided that proper
acknowledgement is given to the author. All rights reserved.