Malian Women's Championship

Women's Ligue 1

Founded	2016 (2016)
Country	Mali
Confederation	CAF
Number of clubs	12
Relegation to	W-Ligue 2
Domestic cup(s)	Malian Women's Cup
International cup(s)	CAF W-Champions League
Current champions	AS Mandé (2nd title) (2021-22)
Most championships	AS Mandé (2 titles)
Current: 2023-22 W-Championship

The Malian Women's Championship also called Women's Ligue 1 (French: Championnat du Mali féminin) is the top flight of women's association football in Mali. The competition is run by the Malian Football Federation.

History

Women's football was born in Mali on 1994 by the creation of the Bamako League. This league was held every year until 2014. It was dominated essentially by Super Lionnes d'Hamdallaye and AS Mandé who both won many titles.

On 2016, the Malian Football Federation created the first national women's championship.

Champions

The list of champions and runners-up:

Year	Champions	Runners-up
2016–17	AS Mandé	AS Real Bamako
2017–18	not held
2018–19
2019–20	abandoned because of COVID-19 pandemic in Mali
2021	AS Mandé	Super Lionnes
2022	AS Mandé	Super Lionnes
2023	AS Mandé	Super Lionnes

Most successful clubs

Rank	Club	Champions	Runners-up	Winning Seasons	Runners-up Seasons
1	AS Mandé	3	0	2017, 2021,2022
2	AS Real Bamako	0	1		2017
	Super Lionnes	0	2		2021,2022

See also

• Malian Women's Cup

External links

• Women's Football - MaliFootball.com