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Djoliba AC

Association football club in Mali

Summary

Association football club in Mali

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fullnameDjoliba Athletic Club
founded1960
groundStade 26 Mars, Bamako
capacity50,000
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chairmanOumarou Diabaté
managerSékou Seck
leagueMalien Première Division
season2024–25
position2nd
current2024–25 Malian Première Division
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Djoliba Athletic Club is a Malian football club and one of the two biggest teams in Mali alongside Stade Malien. The team is based in the capital city of Bamako. It has its headquarters and three training stadia at Complex Sportif Hérémakono, in the Heremakono Quartier. The President of Djoliba AC, re-elected in 2009 to a four-year term, is Karounga Keita a Vice President of the Malian Football Federation, former trainer at the club, who was a player at the founding of the club in 1960. Djoliba or Joliba is the name of the Niger River in the Bamana language. Not only a football club, Djoliba AC is an Omnisports club which fields teams in many sports, and is operated as a membership organisation with an elected board.

History

The club was created in 1960 by a fusion of "Africa Sport" Bamako and "Foyer du Soudan", two successful teams during French Colonial rule.

The team was helped a lot during the 1970s by officer Tiécoro Bagayoko, a prominent member of the ruling military dictatorship of president Moussa Traoré. Many critics of Djoliba AC, especially coming from the rival Stade Malien, claim that the strength of the club was built during that period.

However, Bagayoko was gone in 1978 after his arrest, yet Djoliba kept winning titles and cups. Today, it is reputed to be the biggest and the most organized soccer club in Mali.

Malien Première Division 2007/08

2008 was a year of great success for Djoliba, having finished the year before in second place to their cross-town rivals, Djoliba handily took the cup and league double in 2008. Reigning champions from the 2007 Malien Première Division, Stade and Djoliba sat atop the standings the entire season, with Djoliba leading by a small but consistent margin in the run up to the final games. Their 7 July derby match was postponed to August, and although they lost this match their rivals, Stade faltered where Djoliba were consistent, finishing the season 9 points ahead of Stade. The only Cup 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.

Bamako District Mayor's Cup

Djoliba's one failure came at the end of the season, losing the "Coupe du Maire du District": the Bamako District Mayor's Cup to arch rivals Stade Malien. But while Stade made it to the final, its victory over 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 F cfa, 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.

2008/09 Season

Djoliba competed in 2008–09 Malian Première Division, beginning in December 2008. They began the season successfully, taking the Super Coupe National du Mali on 6 December against Club Olympique de Bamako 5–2. The Super Coupe launches the regular schedule by pitting the previous years' League and Cup winners. As Djoliba won both, they faced last years' Coupe du Mali runner up, COB.

Djoliba AC today

In 2010, Djoliba celebrated its 50th anniversary of the merger and foundation of the club.

Their last championship win was in 2012 and their last super cup win was in 2013.

Djoliba appeared at group stage in the 2012 CAF Confederation Cup, they challenged with AC Léopards of the Republic of the Congo, Morocco's WAC Casablanca and brought Mali's largest rivalry to the cup competition, Stade Malien, Djoliba defeat that club in two matches. Djoliba advanced to the semis and defeated a Sudanese club and challenged with AC Léopard's in the finals and lost to that club, there, they made the greatest position in the continental competitions for Djoliba.

In the 2017 season, Djoliba was 8th place and had two wins and a draw and had seven points before the abandonment as FEMAFOOT was dissolved by the government mainly by an undetermined reason on 9 March, over a week later, FIFA suspended the Malian Football Federation on 17 March which meant all Malian clubs competing at the continental level were banned until 7 May. The reason was that money that the Ministry of Sport gave to the clubs. The least problem of the

Djoliba appeared in the 2017 CAF Confederation Cup and faced Egypt's al-Masry. Djoliba defeated that club 2–0, as a result of the March 2017 dissolution by the government, al-Masry was awarded against Djoliba 0–3 in the away match somewhere on 18 March. The season was halted and in early May, the Federation was restored, their next challenge would be with Kita, that 6th round match is on hold. Their first challenge since the restoration was on 8 May, a 7th round match where the club defeated Black Stars 0–5 in Badalabougou.

Stadium

Djoliba plays at Stade 26 Mars. The club trains at Complex Sportif Hérémakono, in the Heremakono Quartier.

Rivalries

Its rivalry is with Stade Malien forming the nation's largest rivalry known as the Grand Derby. Real Bamako is Djoliba's other rivalry being called the Bamako Derby and the nation's second largest.

Honours

League

  • Malien Première Division
    • Champions (24): 1966, 1967, 1968, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1979, 1982, 1985, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2022, 2023–24.

Cup

  • Malien Cup
    • Winners (20): 1965, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1993, 1996, 1998, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2022.
  • Super Coupe National du Mali
    • Winners (7): 1993, 1994, 1997, 1999, 2008, 2012, 2013.

League and cup history

Performance in CAF competitions

CompetitionMatchesWDLGFGATotal168634456
African Cup of Champions Clubs / CAF Champions League76302026
CAF Confederation Cup54201519
CAF Cup Winners' Cup22986
CAF Cup166171716
SeasonCompetitionQualification methodRoundOppositionHomeAwayAggregate
1967African Cup of Champions ClubsMalian championsSecond RoundLiberia Invincible Elevenw/o1
QuarterfinalsGuinea Hafia FC2–10–02–1
SemifinalsGhana Hearts of Oak1–12–12–1
1972African Cup of Champions ClubsMalian championsFirst RoundUpper Volta ASFA Ouagadougou1–01–34–1
Second RoundSenegal ASFA Dakar2–02–02–2 2
QuarterfinalsGuinea Hafia FC2–13–02–4
1974African Cup of Champions ClubsMalian championsSecond RoundNigeria Bendel Insurance2–01–02–1
QuarterfinalsCGO CARA Brazzaville0–03–02–1
1975African Cup of Champions ClubsMalian championsSecond RoundSierra Leone Mighty Blackpool2–00–13–0
QuarterfinalsTogo Lomé1–13–23–4
1976African Cup of Champions ClubsMalian championsFirst RoundGambia Real de Banjul2–00–24–0
Second RoundGuinea Hafia FC2–12–02–3
1977African Cup of Champions ClubsMalian championsFirst RoundGuinea-Bissau UDIB5–00–16–0
Second RoundIvory Coast SC Gagnoa1–11–34–2
Quarter-FinalsTogo Lomé2–01–02–13
1980African Cup of Champions ClubsMalian championsFirst RoundNiger AS Niamey2–00–13–0
Second RoundGhana Hearts of Oak1–11–01–2
1981CAF Cup Winners' CupMalian Cup winnersFirst RoundCIV RC Daloa1–02–12–2 (a)
Second RoundTogo AC Semassi3–00–14–0
QuarterfinalsKenya Gor Mahia FC2–01–02–1
SemifinalsNigeria Stationery Stores0–01–00–1
1982CAF Cup Winners' CupMalian Cup winnersFirst RoundBenin Requins de l'Atlantique FC1–00–01–0
Second RoundCameroon Union Douala3–00–14–0
QuarterfinalsZaire AS Vita Club1–00–01–0
SemifinalsZambia Power Dynamos FC0–02–11–2
1983African Cup of Champions ClubsMalian championsFirst RoundGuinea Hafia FC0–01–00–1
1984CAF Cup Winners' CupMalian Cup winnersFirst RoundGhana Great Olympics0–40–00–4
1985CAF Cup Winners' CupMalian Cup winnersFirst RoundAlgeria MP Oran0–02–00–2
1989African Cup of Champions ClubsMalian championsFirst RoundGuinea Horoya AC1–00–01–0
Second RoundSierra Leone Mighty Blackpool0–01–21–2
1991African Cup of Champions ClubsMalian championsPreliminary RoundSenegal ASC Port Autonome1–00–01–0
First RoundTunisia Club Africain0–02–00–2
1992CAF CupFirst RoundBurkina Faso USC Bobo Dioulasso2–11–02–2 (a)
1993African Cup of Champions ClubsMalian championsPreliminary RoundMauritania ASC Sonader Ksar1–01–12–1
First RoundIvory Coast ASEC Mimosas1–12–01–3
1994CAF Cup Winners' CupMalian Cup winnersFirst RoundAlgeria NA Hussein Dey0–02–00–2
1995CAF CupFirst RoundZaire SM Sanga Balende2–01–02–1
Second RoundNigeria Shooting Stars2–01–02–1
QuarterfinalsRepublic of the Congo Inter Brazzaville0–21–21–3
1997CAF Champions LeagueMalian championsFirst RoundTunisia Club Africain1–13–23–4
1998CAF Champions LeagueMalian championsFirst RoundGhana Hearts of Oak0–01–00–1
2000CAF Champions LeagueMalian championsFirst RoundCameroon Cotonsport Garoua2–03–13–3 (a)
Second RoundMorocco Raja Casablanca2–12–12–1 (2–4 p)
2002CAF CupFirst RoundNigeria NPA FC3–02–14–2
Second RoundTogo Maranatha FC1–02–12–2 (a)
QuarterfinalsAlgeria JS Kabylie0–02–11–2
2003CAF CupFirst RoundGabon FC 105 Libreville3–13–03–4
2005CAF Champions LeagueMalian championsFirst RoundSenegal Douanes (Dakar)1–11–01–2
2008CAF Confederation CupMalian Cup winnersFirst RoundGuinea Satellite FC2–01–02–1
Second RoundGabon AS Mangasport3–11–25–2
Third RoundTunisia Club Africain0–00–00–0 (3–5 p)
2010CAF Champions LeagueMalian championsPreliminary RoundLibya Al-Ahly Benghazi1–00–01–0
First RoundSenegal ASC Linguère1–01–01–1 (4–3 p)
Second RoundCOD TP Mazembe0–13–00–4
CAF Confederation CupMalian Cup winnersSecond RoundAlgeria CR Belouizdad0–01–11–1 (a)
Group Stage4Sudan Al-Hilal Club2–02–13rd
Niger AS FAN1–00–0
Libya Al-Ittihad Tripoli0–12–0
2011CAF Champions LeagueMalian championsFirst RoundSierra Leone East End Lions2–00–24–0
Second RoundSenegal ASC Diaraf1–13–01–4
2012CAF Champions LeaguePremiere Division runner-upFirst RoundUganda URA SC2–00–24–0
Second RoundNigeria Sunshine Stars1–11–01–2
CAF Confederation CupMalian Cup winnersRound of 16Tunisia Club Africain2–02–02–2 (4–3 p)
Group Stage4Republic of the Congo AC Léopards1–13–01st
Mali Stade Malien2–12–0
Morocco WAC Casablanca2–11–2
SemifinalsSudan Al-Hilal Club2–02–02–2 (7–6 p)
FinalsRepublic of the Congo AC Léopards2–22–13–4
2013CAF Champions LeaguePremier Division runner-upFirst RoundEthiopia Saint George SA1–12–12–3
2015CAF Confederation CupMalian Cup winnersFirst RoundEgypt Petrojet2–21–24–3
Second RoundGhana Hearts of Oak1–20–12–2 (a)
2017CAF Confederation CupMalian Cup winnersPreliminary RoundEgypt al-Masry2–03–042–3
2018CAF Confederation CupMalian Cup winnersPreliminary RoundLiberia ELWA Unitedw/o5
First RoundRwanda APR F.C.1–02–12–2(a)
Play-off RoundNigeria MFM F.C.0–00–11–0
Group StageNigeria Enyimba F.C.0–12–04th
CGO CARA Brazzaville2–01–0
CIV Williamsville AC1–10–0
2018–19CAF Confederation CupMalian Cup runners-upPreliminary RoundSenegal Génération Foot0–10–00–1
2019–20CAF Confederation CupMalian Cup runners-upFirst RoundTogo Maranatha FC1–11–23–2
Play-off RoundChad Elect-Sport FC4–01–05–0
Group StageGuinea Horoya0–01–03rd
Libya Al-Nasr0–11–1
South Africa Bidvest Wits1–00–2
2022–23CAF Champions LeagueMalian championsFirst RoundEQG Deportivo Mongomo5–02–05–2
Second RoundALG CR Belouizdad2–12–02–3

:1Invincible Eleven withdrew :2 The match was finished 2-0 in favour of Djoliba, ASFA refused to play the penalty shootout due to arbitration, they were to be banned from CAF competitions for three years, no ban was put as ASFA Dakar participated the following season after winning their second championship title :3Djoliba was disqualified for not paying their debts to the CAF :4FIFA suspended the Malian Football Federation on 17 March 2017 which meant all Malian clubs such as Djoliba were banned from participating in African football competitions, in early May, the suspension has been lifted. :5Djoliba won on walkover after ELWA United withdrew.

WAFU Club Championship

SeasonCompetitionQualification methodRoundOppositionHomeAwayAggregate
1987WAFU Club ChampionshipPreliminary RoundSLE Sierra Fisheries1–01–12–1
QuarterfinalsCIV Stella Club d'Adjamé0–21–11–3
1990WAFU Club ChampionshipPreliminary RoundSenegal ETICS Thiès0–33–26–3
QuarterfinalsGhana Okwahu UnitedN/AN/AQual.
SemifinalsSLE Sierra Fisheries1–01–12–1
FinalsCIV ASEC Abidjan0–11–12–1

National level

SeasonTierPos.Pl.WDLGSGAGDPCupNotes
2007–08112620334413+3164Winner
2008–09112616734315+2855Winner
2009–1012261781349+2559
2010–11122614753719+1849
2011–121126-------
2012–131330151054719+2855Finalist

Statistics

  • Best position: Semifinals (continental)
  • Best position at cup competitions: Finalist (continental)

Squad

as of 8 April 2014

;Head coach:

  • MAR Abderrazak Chlih

Notable players

  • Burkina Faso Vincent Traoré
  • Côte d'Ivoire Koffi Pascal N'Guessan
  • Côte d'Ivoire Bourahama Sidibé
  • France Issa Nabioul N’Diaye
  • France Guillaume Traoré
  • Guinea Ibrahima Bangoura Olyssé (eight caps for the Guinea national football team)
  • Guinea Almamy Camara
  • Mali Sedonoude Janvier Abouta
  • Mali Salif Coulibaly
  • Mali Moussa Nesta Diallo
  • Mali Kalilou Doumbia
  • Mali Mohamed Oumar Konaté (Ivorian born former Malian U-20 national football team player)
  • Mali Boubacar Koné
  • Mali Sékou Rafan Sidibé
  • Mali Idrissa Traoré
  • Mali Issa Traoré
  • Niger Mahamane Cissé (three caps for the Niger national football team and former Malian U-20 national team member)
  • Senegal Ousmane Cissé
  • Senegal Yahaya Coulibaly
  • Senegal Bourahama Sidibé
  • Togo Ouro-Nimini Tchagnirou

Basketball team

Djoliba AC also fields both a men's and women's basketball team that play in the Ligue 1, the top national divisions. The men's team has won two Malian Cups (in 1965 and 1966).

References

Other references

References

  1. [http://www.afriquejet.com/news/africa-news/karounga-keita-re-elected-president-of-djoliba-fc-of-bamako-2009040124746.html Karounga Keita re-elected president of Djoliba FC of Bamako] {{webarchive. link. (2 April 2009 . PANA Press, 31 March 2009)
  2. link. (29 April 2009 . l'Essor n15891 – 2007-02-12)
  3. [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesm/mali08.html rsssf.org Mali 2008 (Last updated: 4 September 2008)] {{Webarchive. link. (10 August 2022
    [http://www.maliweb.net/category.php?NID=34198 Djoliba-Stade (5–0) : La grande humiliation !] {{Webarchive). link. (25 April 2009 , Le Républicain, 04/08/2008.)
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  5. [http://www.jeuneafrique.com/Article/DEPAPA82445/--Football-Super-Coupe-Djoliba-Le-Djoliba-s?adjuge-la-Super-Coupedu-Mali-de-football.html Le Djoliba s’adjuge la Super Coupe du Mali de football] {{Webarchive. link. (25 April 2009 . APA News, 7 December 2008.)
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  8. "Bamako derby pick of CAF Confederation Cup draw". FourFourTwo.
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  13. "Mission accomplie pour le Djoliba".
  14. "Mali/Cup : Mamahira eliminate Balanza AC de Ségou".
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  16. "Pour renforcer son effectif : le Djoliba AC recrute deux franco-maliens".
  17. "Nabioul Issa N’Diaye".
  18. "Malian Djoliba AC players Ibrahima Bango".
  19. "16ème de finale de la Coupe du Mali de football : Mamahira passe, fin de course pour Bourou Massa".
  20. "CM U21-Mali : Les 21 Aiglons retenus".
  21. "Football : Mahamane Cissé, nouvelle recrue de l’AC Léopards de Dolisie".
  22. "Palmarès".
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