Stade Malien
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Stade Malien is a Mali
an 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.
in the city centre, but is based in the eastern industrial outskirts of the city in the Sotuba neighborhood. In 2006, it build a large training facility there, where a full stadium is being constructed. This is also the base for Stade Malien's youth and development clubs. The U-17 in particular has been successful internationally, having competed in the Under 17 Club Championships in Spain in 2007.
, featuring three crocodiles. The team plays in white (from which it earns the nickname "les Blancs") and blue.
, and the white uniforms from the White Fathers
, which Stade retain. JA du Soudan was one of the most successful clubs of the pre-independence period, winning the AOF Cup in 1953 and 1956 and reaching the finals in 1951 and 1959 (the last played). They reached the "coupe du Soudan" finals 6 times, winning four years (1950, 51, 52, 55) and losing 2 (1947, 48). Among their biggest rivals was "Africa Sport" of Bamako, who became Djoliba AC in 1960. JA's most famous players were Mamadou "Coulou" Coulibaly, Seydou Ndaw, Seydou Thiam, Cheick Oumar Diallo, Bacoroba "Baco" Touré, and Oumar Sy.
Espérance de Bamako was founded in 1958 as a student youth club, overseen by Fernand Diarra and captained by the young Bakary Samaké.
At independence, the two Bamako clubs fused, to become Stade Malian de Bamako in 1960. In the first Coupe du Mali
, Stade and Djoliba reached the two match final in 1961. Tied 3-3 after the first match, Stade carried the cup 2-1 in the second.
Stade reached the first final of the African Cup of Champions Clubs in 1964/5
. On 30 February 1965, Stade lost 2-1 to Oryx Douala
played at Kumassi Ghana
, but is remembered for the great play of star defender Souleymane "Solo" Coulibaly. Other famous early players for the Blancs were Yacouba Samabaly, Bakary Samaké, Sama Bass and Coach Oumar Sy. The great Salif Keita
briefly appeared for the club.
During the 1968-1991 military dictatorship
of Moussa Traoré
, many fans of Stade Malien felt that the government unfairly favored Djoliba AC. Heroes of this era include Mamadou Kéita "Capi", Issa Yatassaye, Osumane Farota
, Drissa Coulibaly, Abdoulaye Kaloga
, Moussa "Gigla" Traoré.
. He coached Stade for two seasons in the early 2000s, was lured back for a season to Asante Kotoko
, and then returned for two more seasons to Bamako, fired by the Ghana side despite having brought them their first championship in ten years. During the 2000-2001 season, Razak led Stade to not only a cup and league double, but guided the club to their first season ever unbeaten in every league and cup match.
Recent players of note have included Modibo Maïga
(2000–2004), Mohamed Kabore
(2002) Boucader Diallo
, Mohamed Djila
, Bassala Toure, Djélimory Kané, Rafan Sidibé
, Mohammed Muyei
, and coach Karim Abdul Razak
. Recent players capped to the Mali national football team
include Lassine Diarra, Dramane Traoré
(1999–2001), Adama Diakite, Souleymane Dembele
(2003–2004) Harouna Diarra
, Boucader Diallo
, and Soumbeyla Diakité (2003–2005).
, which competed in lower division football. In September 2008, Jeanne D'Arc became champions of the Groupe B league soccer tournament, one of two regional tournaments which promotes teams to the Malien Première Division
, and will complete against their former counterparts during the 2008/09 season.
, Stade and rivals Djoliba sat atop the standings the entire season, with Djoliba leading in the run up to the final games. Their July 7 derby match was postponed to August, and although they beat their rivals, Stade finished the season 9 points behind champions Djoliba. The only other meeting between the two rivals in the season was in the Semi-Finals of the Malien Cup
, where Stade faced the humiliation of a 5-0 drubbing by Djoliba. Stade were eliminated from the CAF Champions League 2008
by Clube Desportivo Primeiro de Agosto
of Angola
in the early stages. In the league, their biggest win was a 5-0 defeat of USFAS Bamako
on 14 July at home, with scorers Lassana Diallo, Karim Sogoba, Lassine Diarra, and Bakary Coulibaly scoring two. In June, eight points behind the leaders, Stade replaced manager Cheick Diallo with Cheick Oumar Koné from Malian Army club Scorpions de Bamako. Despite winning eight of their nine last matches (they lost 1-0 away to JS Centre Salif Kéita on 14 August), Djoliba handily took the cup and league double. While other reasons were given, the removal of the Club Director Mahamadou Samaké at the beginning of September, after eight years at the helm, was reported in the press as a result of this disappointing season. His resignation was subsequently withdrawn.
Stade's highpoint came at the end of the season, winning the "Coupe du Maire du District": the Bamako District Mayor's Cup. But while Stade made it to the final, it's victory over arch rival Djoliba came from legal, rather than on the field factors. In the 44th minute of the match, Djoliba supporters rioted, attacking officials, other fans, and journalists. The match was called off, and several days later, awarded to Stade. Djoliba were fined 500,000 FCFA, all payments for previous matches were withdrawn, and they were excluded form the 2009 competition. Stade received the trophy and a 750,000 F Cfa award from the Mayor of Bamako Adama Sangaré on 23 September.
Earlier in the season, the club brought in two Burkinabé
players, Goalkeeper Rachid Abdoulaye Compaoré (to supplement national squad
keeper Soumaila Diakité
who was suspended from CAF play) and Striker Moctar Ouédraogo (who has become a starter). They said goodbye to Defender Amadou "Docteur" Diallo and longtime Central Defender and Captain Boucader Diallo
.
, beginning 12 December 2008. By the end of January 2009, with six matches played, Stade had slumped to one of their worst starts, winning only one match, and drawing only one. That draw came on the home leg of their derby match with Djoliba, holding them 1-1 with a 60 minute equaliser from Stade's Adama Touré. They stood at 11th of 14 clubs in the standings. Following a particularly poor result, a group of Stade fans attacked the home of a mach official, and incurred a one million FCFA fine from FEMIFOOT. Standing just nine points off relegation on 10 February, the board sacked three players and manager Cheick Oumar Koné, replacing him with goalkeeping coach and former Malian international Yatouma Diop on an interim basis. On 12 February, the club's board announced Djibril Dramé, formerly of the Malian national team would become manager of the club.
From 2000 Stade Malien's President has been Bamako businessman Mahamadou Samaké (known as "SAM"). In September 2006 Samaké was elected to his third consecutive three year mandate as president. In August 2008, he announced he was stepping down nominally to accept a promotion in his business work, it is rumored his resignation had more to do with more than a season of disappointing on field results. Within two weeks, Samaké's resignation was rescinded: Samaké announced he would finish his third three year term as President of the club, scheduled to end in September 2009. Samaké is also Mali director for Randgold mining in Mali, and a former professor of Business law at the University of Bamako
. Samaké succeeded Mamadou Samabaly in 2000. In 2008, the Executive Vice President of the club was Youssouf Coulibaly. In 2007, the board named three men Honorary Presidents for Life: Dioncounda Samabaly, Mody Sylla, and Amadou Beydi Wane.
during the 2007-2008 seasons, with football kits manufactured by Adidas
. At the beginning of the 2007 season, Siemens signed a 50,000 Euro
sponsorship deal with the club, and provided an estimated 20,000 Euros in additional services. In August 2008, Stade Malian signed a deal with SOTELMA
, the Malian State Telecommunications company, for two seasons at 20 million FCFA a season.
teams. Stade Malien men play in Division 1 in the 2008 season. Historically, they have been Mali League Champion in 2003 and 2004 and were Mali Cup Finalist in 2003.
Mali
Mali , officially the Republic of Mali , is a landlocked country in Western Africa. Mali borders Algeria on the north, Niger on the east, Burkina Faso and the Côte d'Ivoire on the south, Guinea on the south-west, and Senegal and Mauritania on the west. Its size is just over 1,240,000 km² with...
an football and sports club based in Bamako
Bamako
Bamako is the capital of Mali and its largest city with a population of 1.8 million . Currently, it is estimated to be the fastest growing city in Africa and sixth fastest in the world...
. 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
Stade Malien de Bamako was founded in 1960 as a result of a fusion between Jeanne d'Arc and Espérance de Bamako. Second only to Djoliba Athletic Club of Bamako in success, Stade Malian are their primary rivals. Stade plays its matches in the Stade 26 marsStade 26 mars
Stade 26 mars is located in the southern neighborhoods of Bamako, Mali. It serves as a home ground for domestic football club Stade Malien and is the national stadium. It has a capacity of 50,000 as an all-seater stadium...
in the city centre, but is based in the eastern industrial outskirts of the city in the Sotuba neighborhood. In 2006, it build a large training facility there, where a full stadium is being constructed. This is also the base for Stade Malien's youth and development clubs. The U-17 in particular has been successful internationally, having competed in the Under 17 Club Championships in Spain in 2007.
Shield and colors
The emblem of the club is based on the city seal of BamakoBamako
Bamako is the capital of Mali and its largest city with a population of 1.8 million . Currently, it is estimated to be the fastest growing city in Africa and sixth fastest in the world...
, featuring three crocodiles. The team plays in white (from which it earns the nickname "les Blancs") and blue.
History
Stade Malien has inherited much of the history of Jeanne d'Arc du Soudan, founded in 1938 by two French-Africans and the missionary Révérend Père Bouvier. The name was borrowed from Jeanne d'Arc DakarASC Jeanne d'Arc
ASC Jeanne d'Arc is a Senegalese football club based in Dakar. It was founded in 1921. They play at the Stade Léopold Sédar Senghor.-Achievements:*Senegal Premier League: 10...
, and the white uniforms from the White Fathers
White Fathers
The missionary society known as "White Fathers" , after their dress, is a Roman Catholic Society of Apostolic Life founded in 1868 by the first Archbishop of Algiers, later Cardinal Lavigerie, as the Missionaries of Our Lady of Africa of Algeria, and is also now known as the Society of the...
, which Stade retain. JA du Soudan was one of the most successful clubs of the pre-independence period, winning the AOF Cup in 1953 and 1956 and reaching the finals in 1951 and 1959 (the last played). They reached the "coupe du Soudan" finals 6 times, winning four years (1950, 51, 52, 55) and losing 2 (1947, 48). Among their biggest rivals was "Africa Sport" of Bamako, who became Djoliba AC in 1960. JA's most famous players were Mamadou "Coulou" Coulibaly, Seydou Ndaw, Seydou Thiam, Cheick Oumar Diallo, Bacoroba "Baco" Touré, and Oumar Sy.
Espérance de Bamako was founded in 1958 as a student youth club, overseen by Fernand Diarra and captained by the young Bakary Samaké.
At independence, the two Bamako clubs fused, to become Stade Malian de Bamako in 1960. In the first Coupe du Mali
Malien Cup
The Malien Cup is the top knockout tournament of the Malien football.-Winners:*1961 : Stade Malien 3-3 2-1 Djoliba AC *1962 : AS Real 7-1 Sonni AC *1963 : Stade Malien 6-3 Avenir...
, Stade and Djoliba reached the two match final in 1961. Tied 3-3 after the first match, Stade carried the cup 2-1 in the second.
Stade reached the first final of the African Cup of Champions Clubs in 1964/5
African Cup of Champions Clubs 1964
The African Cup of Champions Clubs 1964 was the first edition of the annual international club football competition held in the CAF region , the African Cup of Champions Clubs. It determined that year's club champion of association football in Africa....
. On 30 February 1965, Stade lost 2-1 to Oryx Douala
Oryx Douala
Oryx Douala is a football club from Douala, Cameroon, that achieved most of its success in the 1960s.It won the inaugural African Cup of Champions Clubs in 1964 beating Stade Malien on a score of 2-1 in the final, and so becoming the first club outfit from Cameroon to win the title. The have also...
played at Kumassi Ghana
Ghana
Ghana , officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country located in West Africa. It is bordered by Côte d'Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, Togo to the east, and the Gulf of Guinea to the south...
, but is remembered for the great play of star defender Souleymane "Solo" Coulibaly. Other famous early players for the Blancs were Yacouba Samabaly, Bakary Samaké, Sama Bass and Coach Oumar Sy. The great Salif Keita
Salif Keita (footballer)
Salif Keïta Traoré , known as Keita, is a retired Malian footballer who played as a striker.-Club career:In his country, Keita played for AS Real Bamako and Stade Malien...
briefly appeared for the club.
During the 1968-1991 military dictatorship
Military dictatorship
A military dictatorship is a form of government where in the political power resides with the military. It is similar but not identical to a stratocracy, a state ruled directly by the military....
of Moussa Traoré
Moussa Traoré
General Moussa Traoré is a Malian soldier and politician. As a Lieutenant, he led the military ouster of President Modibo Keïta in 1968. Thereafter he served as Head of State from 1968-1979, and President of Mali from 1979 to 1991, when he was overthrown by popular protests and military coup...
, many fans of Stade Malien felt that the government unfairly favored Djoliba AC. Heroes of this era include Mamadou Kéita "Capi", Issa Yatassaye, Osumane Farota
Osumane Farota
Ousmane Farota is a Malian international football goalkeeper. He played primarily for Stade Malien.Farota was a stalwart of the national side in the late 1980s and early 1990s and played in the African Nations Cup in 1994. His performances earned him considerable praise and he was voted the...
, Drissa Coulibaly, Abdoulaye Kaloga
Abdoulaye Kaloga
Abdoulaye Kaloga is a retired Malian professional footballer.-Career:Kaloga was a left-footed central midfielder. He spent most of his playing career with Stade Malien, and finished his career with S.C...
, Moussa "Gigla" Traoré.
1990s - 2000s
Stade's fortunes have been mixed since then, but are always near the top of the Malian league. The highpoints of the 1990s were their 1992 winning of the "Eyadéma Cup" in the UFOA Championship and their 1993-1995 three-in-a-row league championships. The club enjoyed a spell of dominance under two periods under the management of Ghanaian football legend Karim Abdul RazakKarim Abdul Razak
Karim Abdul Razak Tanko is a Ghanaian football coach and former midfielder. He played for several clubs in the 1970s and 1980s, notably the local club Asante Kotoko and the New York Cosmos in the defunct North American Soccer League ....
. He coached Stade for two seasons in the early 2000s, was lured back for a season to Asante Kotoko
Asante Kotoko
Asante Kotoko Football Club, also known as Asante Kotoko, is one of the biggest and most successful football clubs in Ghana as well as being one of the more successful teams in Africa, having won twenty national league titles. They have also twice been champions of Africa. The club's home ground is...
, and then returned for two more seasons to Bamako, fired by the Ghana side despite having brought them their first championship in ten years. During the 2000-2001 season, Razak led Stade to not only a cup and league double, but guided the club to their first season ever unbeaten in every league and cup match.
Recent players of note have included Modibo Maïga
Modibo Maïga
Modibo Maiga is a Malian footballer. He currently plays for Sochaux. He is a forward who can play as a winger.-Tunisian:...
(2000–2004), Mohamed Kabore
Mohamed Kaboré
Mohamed Kaboré is a Burkinabé football goalkeeper. He currently plays for Etoile Filante Ouagadougou.- International :...
(2002) Boucader Diallo
Boucader Diallo
Boucader Diallo is a Malian football player.-Career:Diallo began his career with Stade Malien. In December 2008, he signed a 4 year transfer contract with Sudanese side Al-Merreikh.-International career:...
, Mohamed Djila
Mohamed Djila
Mohamed Djila is a former Malian international footballer of the 1980s and 1990s.Djila spent much of his career with Stade Malien.-References:...
, Bassala Toure, Djélimory Kané, Rafan Sidibé
Rafan Sidibé
Rafan Sidibé is a Malian football player who plays for Olympic Safi in the Moroccan Botola.-Club career:Sidibé played for MSP Batna and MC Alger in the Algerian league, as well as Stade Malien in his native Mali....
, Mohammed Muyei
Mohammed Muyei
Mohammed Muyei is a Nigerien footballer. He currently plays for New Edubiase United.- Career :Muyei played from 2001 to 2003 for Sekondi Hasaacas F.C., in the past he played also for Kelantan FA and later for Stade Malien .- International career :He is also a member of Niger national football...
, and coach Karim Abdul Razak
Karim Abdul Razak
Karim Abdul Razak Tanko is a Ghanaian football coach and former midfielder. He played for several clubs in the 1970s and 1980s, notably the local club Asante Kotoko and the New York Cosmos in the defunct North American Soccer League ....
. Recent players capped to the Mali national football team
Mali national football team
The Mali national football team, nicknamed Les Aigles , is the national team of Mali and is controlled by the Fédération Malienne de Football. They have never qualified for the World Cup finals.-History:...
include Lassine Diarra, Dramane Traoré
Dramane Traoré
Dramane Traoré is a Malian footballer player who plays as a striker for Ukrainian club FC Metalurh Donetsk.- International :...
(1999–2001), Adama Diakite, Souleymane Dembele
Souleymane Dembélé
Souleymane Dembélé is a Malian football player, currently playing for FUS de Rabat in Morocco.- International :He was part of the Mali U-23 team who finish third in group stage of 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship, and was part of the Malian 2004 Olympic football team, who exited in the quarter...
(2003–2004) Harouna Diarra
Harouna Diarra
Harouna Diarra is a retired Malian footballer.-Career:Diarra played for OFI Crete in the Greek Alpha Ethniki from 1997 to 1999. He later played for Naousa F.C., Panelefsiniakos F.C. and Kalamata F.C. in the Greek Beta Ethniki....
, Boucader Diallo
Boucader Diallo
Boucader Diallo is a Malian football player.-Career:Diallo began his career with Stade Malien. In December 2008, he signed a 4 year transfer contract with Sudanese side Al-Merreikh.-International career:...
, and Soumbeyla Diakité (2003–2005).
Jeanne D'Arc FC
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. They formed Jeanne D'Arc FC BamakoJeanne D'Arc FC Bamako
-History:They will play in the Malien Première Division 2008/09, the top division in Malian football. They are owned by former supporters of the Bamako club Stade Malien.-Creation:...
, which competed in lower division football. In September 2008, Jeanne D'Arc became champions of the 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.
Malien Première Division 2007/08
Reigning champions from the 2007 Malien Première DivisionMalien 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....
, Stade and rivals Djoliba sat atop the standings the entire season, with Djoliba leading in the run up to the final games. Their July 7 derby match was postponed to August, and although they beat their rivals, Stade finished the season 9 points behind champions Djoliba. The only other meeting between the two rivals in the season was in the Semi-Finals of the Malien Cup
Malien Cup
The Malien Cup is the top knockout tournament of the Malien football.-Winners:*1961 : Stade Malien 3-3 2-1 Djoliba AC *1962 : AS Real 7-1 Sonni AC *1963 : Stade Malien 6-3 Avenir...
, where Stade faced the humiliation of a 5-0 drubbing by Djoliba. Stade were eliminated from the CAF Champions League 2008
CAF Champions League 2008
The CAF Champions League 2008 was the 12th running of the CAF Champions League competition. Al-Ahly of Egypt achieved an unprecented 6th Champions League cup by winning 4-2 on aggregate against Cotonsport Garoua of Cameroon .-Preliminary round:...
by Clube Desportivo Primeiro de Agosto
Clube Desportivo Primeiro de Agosto
Clube Desportivo Primeiro de Agosto , is a sports club from Luanda, Angola.-History:...
of Angola
Angola
Angola, officially the Republic of Angola , is a country in south-central Africa bordered by Namibia on the south, the Democratic Republic of the Congo on the north, and Zambia on the east; its west coast is on the Atlantic Ocean with Luanda as its capital city...
in the early stages. In the league, their biggest win was a 5-0 defeat of USFAS Bamako
USFAS Bamako
USFAS Bamako is a Malian football club based in Bamako. They play in the top division in Malian football and are owend by the Malian Army. Their home stadium is Stade Municipal de USFAS.-Performance in CAF competitions:...
on 14 July at home, with scorers Lassana Diallo, Karim Sogoba, Lassine Diarra, and Bakary Coulibaly scoring two. In June, eight points behind the leaders, Stade replaced manager Cheick Diallo with Cheick Oumar Koné from Malian Army club Scorpions de Bamako. Despite winning eight of their nine last matches (they lost 1-0 away to JS Centre Salif Kéita on 14 August), Djoliba handily took the cup and league double. While other reasons were given, the removal of the Club Director Mahamadou Samaké at the beginning of September, after eight years at the helm, was reported in the press as a result of this disappointing season. His resignation was subsequently withdrawn.
Bamako District Mayor's Cup
Stade's highpoint came at the end of the season, winning the "Coupe du Maire du District": the Bamako District Mayor's Cup. But while Stade made it to the final, it's victory over arch rival Djoliba came from legal, rather than on the field factors. In the 44th minute of the match, Djoliba supporters rioted, attacking officials, other fans, and journalists. The match was called off, and several days later, awarded to Stade. Djoliba were fined 500,000 FCFA, all payments for previous matches were withdrawn, and they were excluded form the 2009 competition. Stade received the trophy and a 750,000 F Cfa award from the Mayor of Bamako Adama Sangaré on 23 September.
Earlier in the season, the club brought in two Burkinabé
Burkinabe
Burkinabé may refer to:* Something of, from, or related to Burkina Faso, a nation in West Africa* A person from Burkina Faso, or of Burkinabé descent. For information about the Burkinabé people, see:** Demographics of Burkina Faso** Culture of Burkina Faso...
players, Goalkeeper Rachid Abdoulaye Compaoré (to supplement national squad
Mali national football team
The Mali national football team, nicknamed Les Aigles , is the national team of Mali and is controlled by the Fédération Malienne de Football. They have never qualified for the World Cup finals.-History:...
keeper Soumaila Diakité
Soumaila Diakite
Soumbeïla Diakité is a Malian football player who, is playing for Stade Malien.- International :He was part of the Mali U-20 team who finish third in group stage of 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship...
who was suspended from CAF play) and Striker Moctar Ouédraogo (who has become a starter). They said goodbye to Defender Amadou "Docteur" Diallo and longtime Central Defender and Captain Boucader Diallo
Boucader Diallo
Boucader Diallo is a Malian football player.-Career:Diallo began his career with Stade Malien. In December 2008, he signed a 4 year transfer contract with Sudanese side Al-Merreikh.-International career:...
.
2008/09 Season
Stade Malien competed in Malien Première Division 2008/09Malien 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...
, beginning 12 December 2008. By the end of January 2009, with six matches played, Stade had slumped to one of their worst starts, winning only one match, and drawing only one. That draw came on the home leg of their derby match with Djoliba, holding them 1-1 with a 60 minute equaliser from Stade's Adama Touré. They stood at 11th of 14 clubs in the standings. Following a particularly poor result, a group of Stade fans attacked the home of a mach official, and incurred a one million FCFA fine from FEMIFOOT. Standing just nine points off relegation on 10 February, the board sacked three players and manager Cheick Oumar Koné, replacing him with goalkeeping coach and former Malian international Yatouma Diop on an interim basis. On 12 February, the club's board announced Djibril Dramé, formerly of the Malian national team would become manager of the club.
The 2009 African Confederation Cup Winner
Stade Malien won the Confederation Cup for the year 2009 in a hard fought battle against the Algerian giant Entente Sétif. Stade had initially suffred a 2-0 defeat to ES Sétif in the first leg of the cup's final, with its key players blaming the defeat on an unfriendly whether in Sétif. However, in the second leg,which was played on Dec. 05/09 before 20-50.000 spectators at Modibo Keita Stadium in the Malian capital,the Bamako-based team stunningly overcame the Algerian side 3-2 on penalties after the regular 90 min. ended in favor of "Les Blancs" 2-0, which had tied the games of the two legs overall. This conclusive victory of Stade Malien was first of its kind in the history of Malian football as the country had never before won a real continental cup. Stade Malien and AS Real de Bamako as well as the country's national team, les Aigles du Mali, had been high value continental runner-ups in the years of 1964, 1966, and 1972. But it is Stade Malien that finally received a continental trophy for the satisfaction of the Malian football fans.Directorship
The club is a membership organisation, supported by subscription, with elected leadership. The organisation is advised by a General Assembly (L’assemblée générale du Stade malien) and run by an Executive Committee ("Le comité exécutif du Stade malien de Bamako") chosen by the Assembly. As the Assembly meets every few years, the business and supporters committees (comité de gestion and comité des supporters) elect directors (the supporters "central bureau" elect a president - Mamadou Diané in 2005) who, in the Assembly, choose an Executive Board. The President of the Executive Board runs the club. The system is not without controversy, primarily over funds and choice of players. A previous manager claims he was removed when he did not make squad choices dictated by the Executive Board.From 2000 Stade Malien's President has been Bamako businessman Mahamadou Samaké (known as "SAM"). In September 2006 Samaké was elected to his third consecutive three year mandate as president. In August 2008, he announced he was stepping down nominally to accept a promotion in his business work, it is rumored his resignation had more to do with more than a season of disappointing on field results. Within two weeks, Samaké's resignation was rescinded: Samaké announced he would finish his third three year term as President of the club, scheduled to end in September 2009. Samaké is also Mali director for Randgold mining in Mali, and a former professor of Business law at the University of Bamako
University of Bamako
The University of Bamako is a public university in Bamako, the capital of Mali. It is also known as the University of Mali.Opened in 1996, in has brought together nine campuses across the city. The institiution created by Law 93-060 of September 1993, but only launched in November 1996. It was...
. Samaké succeeded Mamadou Samabaly in 2000. In 2008, the Executive Vice President of the club was Youssouf Coulibaly. In 2007, the board named three men Honorary Presidents for Life: Dioncounda Samabaly, Mody Sylla, and Amadou Beydi Wane.
Achievements
- CAF Confederation CupCAF Confederation CupThe CAF Confederation Cup is an international club association football competition run by the Confederation of African Football.-Qualification:...
: 1
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- 2009
- Malien Première DivisionMalien Première DivisionMalian 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....
: 17
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- 1970, 1972, 1984, 1987, 1989, 1993, 1994, 1995, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2011
- Malien CupMalien CupThe Malien Cup is the top knockout tournament of the Malien football.-Winners:*1961 : Stade Malien 3-3 2-1 Djoliba AC *1962 : AS Real 7-1 Sonni AC *1963 : Stade Malien 6-3 Avenir...
: 16
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- 1961, 1963, 1970, 1972, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2006
- Super Coupe National du MaliSuper Coupe National du MaliThe Super Coupe National is a match competition in Mali football, played between the Malien Première Division champions and the Malien Cup winners.-Finals:*1993 : Djoliba AC bt Stade Malien *1994 : Djoliba AC...
: 8
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- 1998, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010
- West African Club Championship (UFOA Cup): 1
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- 1992
- French West African CupFrench West African CupThe French West African Cup or Coupe d'Afrique Occidentale Française was a football tournament between clubs of the former French Western African territories....
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- 1953, 1956 (as Jeanne d'Arc)
Performance in CAF competitions
- CAF Champions LeagueCAF Champions LeagueThe CAF Champions League is an annual international club football competition run by the Confederation of African Football . The top club sides from Africa's football leagues are invited to participate in this competition, which is the premier club football competition on the continent and the...
: 8 appearances
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- 2004 - First Round
- 2006CAF Champions League 2006The CAF Champions League 2006 started on 17 February 2006 with a preliminary round. The second leg of the final was played in Tunisia on the 11th of November. Al-Ahly won the tournament for the second time in a row with a late winner by Mohamed Aboutreika....
- First Round - 2007CAF Champions League 2007The CAF Champions League 2007 was the 11th occurrence of the CAF Champions League, the most prestigious club football competition in Africa. Étoile du Sahel of Tunisia became champions for the first time, beating Al-Ahly of Egypt 3–1 in a two-legged final.-Preliminary round:The 1st legs were...
- First Round
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- 2008CAF Champions League 2008The CAF Champions League 2008 was the 12th running of the CAF Champions League competition. Al-Ahly of Egypt achieved an unprecented 6th Champions League cup by winning 4-2 on aggregate against Cotonsport Garoua of Cameroon .-Preliminary round:...
- Preliminary Round - 20112011 CAF Champions LeagueThe 2011 CAF Champions League was the 47th edition of Africa's premier club football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football , and the 15th edition under the current CAF Champions League format...
- First Round
- 2008
- African Cup of Champions Clubs: 8 appearances
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- 1964African Cup of Champions Clubs 1964The African Cup of Champions Clubs 1964 was the first edition of the annual international club football competition held in the CAF region , the African Cup of Champions Clubs. It determined that year's club champion of association football in Africa....
- Finalist - 1971African Cup of Champions Clubs 1971The African Cup of Champions Clubs 1971 was the 7th edition of the annual international club football competition held in the CAF region , the African Cup of Champions Clubs...
- Second Round - 1973African Cup of Champions Clubs 1973The African Cup of Champions Clubs 1973 was the 9th edition of the annual international club football competition held in the CAF region , the African Cup of Champions Clubs...
- Quarter-Finals
- 1964
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- 1985African Cup of Champions Clubs 1985The African Cup of Champions Clubs 1985 was the 21st edition of the annual international club football competition held in the CAF region , the African Cup of Champions Clubs. It determined that year's club champion of association football in Africa....
- Second Round - 1988African Cup of Champions Clubs 1988The African Cup of Champions Clubs 1988 was the 23rd edition of the annual international club football competition held in the CAF region , the African Cup of Champions Clubs...
- First Round - 1990African Cup of Champions Clubs 1990The African Cup of Champions Clubs 1990 was the 25th edition of the annual international club football competition held in the CAF region , the African Cup of Champions Clubs...
- First Round
- 1985
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- 1994African Cup of Champions Clubs 1994The African Cup of Champions Clubs 1994 was the 29th edition of the annual international club football competition held in the CAF region , the African Cup of Champions Clubs...
- Second Round - 1995African Cup of Champions Clubs 1995The African Cup of Champions Clubs 1995 was the 30th edition of the annual international club football competition held in the CAF region , the African Cup of Champions Clubs...
- Second Round
- 1994
- CAF Confederation CupCAF Confederation CupThe CAF Confederation Cup is an international club association football competition run by the Confederation of African Football.-Qualification:...
: 2 appearances
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- 2009CAF Confederation Cup 2009The 2009 CAF Confederation Cup was the 6th edition of the CAF Confederation Cup competition organized by the Confederation of African Football . The competition will kick-off with the preliminary round stage on the 1st week of March 2009 and concludes with the 2nd leg of the final match on the 1st...
- Winner - 2010 - First Round of 16
- 2009
- CAF CupCAF CupThe CAF Cup was an annual competition organised by the CAF for domestic leagues runner-ups of member associations who haven't qualified to one of the two pre-existing CAF international club competitions the African Cup of Champions Clubs or the African Cup Winners' Cup.-Format:Only runner-ups of...
: 1 appearance
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- 1997 - First Round
- CAF Cup Winners' Cup: 8 appearances
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- 1983 - Second Round
- 1987 - First Round
- 1989 - Second Round
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- 1991 - First Round
- 1993 - Preliminary Round
- 1998 - First Round
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- 1999 - First Round
- 2000 - Second Round
- CAF Super CupCAF Super CupThe CAF Super Cup is an annual African association football competition contested between the winners of the CAF Champions League and the CAF Confederation Cup. The competition was first held in 1993 and is organised by the Confederation of African Football...
: 1 appearance
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- 2009 - Finalist
Sponsors
Stade Malien the logo of sponsors SiemensSiemens
Siemens may refer toSiemens, a German family name carried by generations of telecommunications industrialists, including:* Werner von Siemens , inventor, founder of Siemens AG...
during the 2007-2008 seasons, with football kits manufactured by Adidas
Adidas
Adidas AG is a German sports apparel manufacturer and parent company of the Adidas Group, which consists of the Reebok sportswear company, TaylorMade-Adidas golf company , and Rockport...
. At the beginning of the 2007 season, Siemens signed a 50,000 Euro
Euro
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sponsorship deal with the club, and provided an estimated 20,000 Euros in additional services. In August 2008, Stade Malian signed a deal with SOTELMA
Sotelma
Sotelma is a private telecommunications company in Mali. The company is based in Bamako. Sotelma provides local telephony, international telephony, internet service and mobile telephone service, etc. Its mobile service subsidiary is Malitel...
, the Malian State Telecommunications company, for two seasons at 20 million FCFA a season.
Current squad
`Reserve Squad
StaffManagers
- Oumar Sy (1960's)
- Modibo Diawara (1990's) Karim Abdul RazakKarim Abdul RazakKarim Abdul Razak Tanko is a Ghanaian football coach and former midfielder. He played for several clubs in the 1970s and 1980s, notably the local club Asante Kotoko and the New York Cosmos in the defunct North American Soccer League ....
(late 2000-Nov 02) Mohammed Ahmed PoloMohammed Ahmed PoloAlhaji Mohammed Ahmed and popularly known as the "Dribbling Magician", is a former Ghanaian international football player and arguably the most technically gifted player ever to emerge from Ghana. He was in the Ghana squad that won the 1978 African Cup of Nations held in Ghana...
(Nov 2002-May 03) - Cheikh Fantamady Diallo (2003), (Interim)
- Christian Zermatten (2003-04) Karim Abdul RazakKarim Abdul RazakKarim Abdul Razak Tanko is a Ghanaian football coach and former midfielder. He played for several clubs in the 1970s and 1980s, notably the local club Asante Kotoko and the New York Cosmos in the defunct North American Soccer League ....
(Feb 2004-06) - Mohamed Magassouba (2007), (14 matches)
- Cheikh Fantamady Diallo (2007-May 08)
- Cheick Oumar Koné (June 2008-Feb 09)
- Yatouma Diop (9 Feb 2009-12 Feb 09) (Interim)
- Djibril Dramé (12 Feb 2009-)
Basketball club
As with many West African clubs, Stade Malien fields teams in a number of sports, most notably their successful Mens and Women's BasketballBasketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
teams. Stade Malien men play in Division 1 in the 2008 season. Historically, they have been Mali League Champion in 2003 and 2004 and were Mali Cup Finalist in 2003.