2020–21 Malian Première Division

The 2020-21 Malian Première Division is the 54th season of the highest level of professional football in Mali. The championship was contested by 20 teams, starting in February 2021 and finishing in July 2021. Stade Malien were the holders going into the season following their 22nd title in the 2019-20 season, and successfully defended their title by winning the Carré d'As.

Malian Première Division
Season2020-21
Dates20 February – 19 July 2021
ChampionsStade Malien
Matches played192
Goals scored414 (2.16 per match)
Highest scoringLC Bamako 6-1 US Bougouni
(27th March 2021)
← 2019-20
2021-22 →
All statistics correct as of 18 July 2021.

Overview

Following the expansion from 18 teams in 2017 to 23 in 2019-20, the league was reduced to 20 teams for the 2020–21 season. This involved 6 teams being relegated from the Première Division (AS Performance, AS Sabana, AS Avenir, AS Bamako, JS Centre Salif Keita, and Mamahira AC) and only 3 teams being promoted from the second tier (CAS Sévaré, AS Douanes and AS Korofina). Like the previous season, the league was divided into two round-robin pools. The top two teams in each pool qualify for the Championship Play-Off (Carré d'As in French), a further round-robin to determine the league champion, while the bottom two in each pool get relegated.[1] [2]

Main Stage

Pool A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Stade Malien (Q) 18 9 8 1 28 12 +16 35 Advance to Championship Play-off
2 AS Real Bamako (Q) 18 9 5 4 27 12 +15 32
3 CS Duguwolofila 18 6 8 4 21 17 +4 26
4 Lafia Club de Bamako 18 6 7 5 29 21 +8 25[lower-alpha 1]
5 USC Kita 18 6 7 5 16 15 +1 25[lower-alpha 1]
6 AS Douanes de Sikasso 18 6 6 6 16 19 −3 24
7 AS Olympique de Messira 18 6 5 7 19 23 −4 23
8 AS Police de Bamako 18 4 8 6 19 23 −4 20
9 US Bougouni (R) 18 5 4 9 14 27 −13 19 Relegation
10 CAS de Sévaré (R) 18 0 8 10 14 34 −20 8
Updated to match(es) played on 18 July 2021. Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points 3) Goal Difference
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. Head-to-head record: LC Bamako 4-2 USC Kita, USC Kita 1-0 LC Bamako;

Pool B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Djoliba AC (Q) 18 10 7 1 29 7 +22 37 Advance to Championship Play-off
2 Onze Créateurs de Niaréla (Q) 18 10 3 5 32 13 +19 33
3 AS Korofina 18 9 5 4 18 9 +9 32
4 Yeelen Olympique 18 9 4 5 25 17 +8 31
5 AS Bakaridjan 18 7 5 6 14 14 0 26
6 AS Black Stars de Badalabougou 18 5 7 6 20 21 −1 22[lower-alpha 1]
7 Cercle Olympique de Bamako 18 6 4 8 19 21 −2 22[lower-alpha 1]
8 USFAS Bamako 18 4 5 9 12 24 −12 17
9 AS Nianan (R) 18 2 7 9 11 28 −17 13 Relegation
10 Sonni AC (R) 18 2 5 11 11 37 −26 11
Updated to match(es) played on 18 July 2021. Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points 3) Goal Difference
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. Head-to-head record: Black Stars 2-1 CO Bamako, CO Bamako 1-1 Black Stars;

Play-Offs

Championship play-off
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Stade Malien (C) 6 3 3 0 8 2 +6 12 Qualification for 2021–22 CAF Champions League
2 Onze Créateurs de Niaréla 6 2 2 2 7 7 0 8
3 Djoliba AC 6 1 3 2 3 4 −1 6
4 AS Real Bamako 6 1 2 3 2 7 −5 5
Updated to match(es) played on 18 July 2021. Source: Soccerway
(C) Champions

Stadiums:

Team Location Stadium Capacity
Stade Malien Bamako Stade du 26 Mars 50,000
AS Onze Créateurs de Niaréla Bamako Stade du 26 Mars 50,000
Djoliba AC Bamako Stade du 26 Mars 50,000
AS Real Bamako Bamako Stade Modibo Kéïta 35,000

References
  1. ""Mali 2021"". RSSSF. 1 March 2021.
  2. ""Championnat national : C'est parti pour l'édition 2020-2021"". Le Temoin (in French). 22 February 2021. Retrieved 6 March 2021.


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