History

They will play in the Malien Première Division 2008/09

Malien Première Division 2008/09

The 2008–09 Malian Première Division was the 44th season of the Highest-Level of Professional Soccer in Mali.-Overview:Though the competition's structure has varied over time, the size of the league remained the same from the previous season. The championship was once again contested by fourteen...

, the top division in Malian football. They are owned by former supporters of the Bamako club Stade Malien

Stade Malien

Stade Malien is a Malian football and sports club based in Bamako. One of the two dominant clubs of Malian football, their eastern Bamako training grounds host other sports as well, including a successful basketball club.-Football club:...

.

Creation

At the end of the 2006/07 season, a group of Stade supporters broke away to form their own football club, taking the "Jeanne D'Arc" name with them. The name is a reference to one of two defunct clubs which combined to form Stade Malien, Jeanne d'Arc du Soudan (founded 1938) in 1960. In late 2007 this group formed Jeanne D'Arc FC Bamako, which competed in lower division football during the 2007/08 season.

Promotion

In September 2008, Jeanne D'Arc became champions of the Malian Groupe B league soccer tournament, one of two regional tournaments which promotes teams to the Malien Première Division

Malien Première Division

Malian Première Division is the top division of football in Mali. Having been created in 1966, it is governed by the Fédération Malienne de Football. The league has been professional since 2004....

, and will complete against their former counterparts during the 2008/09 season.