Stade Malien is a Malian basketball team based in Bamako. It is part of the multi-sports club, which also has a football team and rugby team. Founded in 1960, Stade plays in the Ligue 1, the highest level of basketball in Mali. They play in the Basketball Africa League (BAL) in the 2023 season.
| Stade Malien | |
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| Nickname | Blancs de Bamako (Whites of Bamako) |
| League | Ligue 1 BAL |
| Established | 28 August 1960 |
| History | Stade Malien (1960–present) |
| Location | Bamako, Mali |
| President | Mahamadou Samaké |
| Head coach | Kaba Kanté |
| Championships | 18 Ligue 1 22 Malian Cups |
The club is one of the most decorated teams in Mali, having won the Ligue 1 a record 18 times and the Malian Cup a record 24 times.[1]
Stade Malien were the third placed team in the 2023 season of the Basketball Africa League. They were also runners-up in the FIBA Africa Club Champions Cup twice, in 1972 and 1989.
History edit
The parent club of the basketball team was founded in 1960.
It took thirty-two years before Stade Malien won its first title, which was in 1992.
They also reached the FIBA Africa Club Champions Cup finals twice, in 1972 and 1989. Both finals were lost, to Red Star Ndongo and ASEC Mimosas respectively.
After last appearing in international competitions in 2007, Stade Malien played in the 2023 season of the Basketball Africa League (BAL), after finishing third in the West Division of the Road to BAL.[2] Stade Malien finished as winners of the 2023 Sahara Conference, after finishing with a 3–2 record. They were led by local young players, 22-year old Souleymane Berthé who averaged 20.4 points, and 21-year old Aliou Diarra who lead the conference in rebounding with 13.4 per game.[3]
In the 2023 BAL Playoffs, Stade Malien continued its rise by defeating the Cape Town Tigers in the quarter-finals and thus becoming the first Malian team to reach the BAL semi-finals. In the semi-finals, the Malians narrowly lost to Al Ahly, before taking the third place game over Petro de Luanda. Aliou Diarra was named the BAL Defensive Player of the Year, and was given a spot in the All-BAL First Team.
Honours edit
National edit
- Champions (18): 1992, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003,[4] 2004, 2005, 2006, 2011,[4] 2012, 2014,[5] 2022,[6] 2023
Malian Cup (record)[1][7]
- Winners (25): 1961, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1989, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2013, 2014,[8] 2022,[9] 2023
Malian Super Cup
International edit
Basketball Africa League (BAL)
- Third place (1): 2023
- Runners-up (2): 1972, 1989
- Third place (1): 1981
- Fourth place (1): 1996
- Third place (1): 2023
Players edit
2023 roster edit
The following was the Stade Malien roster in the 2023 BAL season:
- As of 22 May 2023.[12]
Note: Flags indicate national team, as has been defined under FIBA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIBA nationality.
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Head coach: 
Kaba Kanté
Notable players edit
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.
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To appear in this section a player must have either:
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In the Basketball Africa League edit
| Season | Road to BAL | Main competition | ||||||
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| W | L | Result | Qualified | W | L | Result | ||
| 2023 | 6 | 2 |  Bronze
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5 | 3 | Bronze
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| Total | 6 | 2 | 1/1 | 5 | 3 | |||
Women's team edit
Stade Malien also has a women's team that plays in the highest division of Mali. The team has won the Malian championship three times (in 2001, 2011 and 2013) and the Malian Women's Cup eleven times (1981, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2001, 2016, 2022).[13]
References edit
- ^ a b c "Basketball Homme - Stade Malien de Bamako" (in French). 8 December 2022. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
- ^ "Stade Malien pick last ticket from West Division for BAL 2023". FIBA.basketball. 19 November 2022. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
- ^ Sikubwabo, Damas (22 March 2023). "Stade Malien are Sahara Conference champions, Monastir eliminated". The New Times. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
- ^ a b "Stade Malien". Eurobasket LLC. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- ^ Mody, Cisse (23 July 2014). "Mali • Le Stade Malien sacré champion national de basket masculin • Malijet". Malijet. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
- ^ Demba, Varore (9 September 2022). "AS Police et Stade malien sacrés champions du Mali". Sport News Africa (in French). Retrieved 15 September 2022.
- ^ "Palmarès". Basket Mali (in French). Retrieved 9 April 2023.
- ^ "Finales 2014 de la coupe du Mali de basket-ball : Le Stade Malien et l'AS Commune III sur le podium". maliweb.net (in French). 27 August 2014. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
- ^ "Stade Malien clinch Cup title in Bamako". Afrobasket.com. 6 November 2022. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
- ^ "Super Coupe du Mali: Le Stade Malien fait coup double - NEWS BASKET BEAFRIKA". NEWS BASKET BEAFRIKA 🏀 (in French). Retrieved 29 June 2022.
- ^ Demba, Varore (19 February 2023). "Mali : Le Stade Malien réalise le doublé en Super Coupe". Sport News Africa (in French). Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ "Stade Malien (MALI)". The BAL. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
- ^ "Basketball Dame - Stade Malien de Bamako" (in French). 8 December 2022. Retrieved 30 March 2023.