Djoliba AC

Djoliba Athletic Club

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Full name	Djoliba Athletic Club
Founded	1960
Ground	Complex Sportif Hérémakono Bamako, Mali
Capacity	5,000
League	Malien Premiere Division
Home colours Away colours

Djoliba Athletic Club (Djoliba AC) is a Malian football club and one of the two biggest teams in Mali alongside the Stade Malien. The team is based in the capital city of Bamako. It has a headquarters and three training stadia inside a complex named Complex Sportif Hérémakono. The acting president of Djoliba AC is Karounga Keita. Djoliba is literally the name of the Niger River in the native language of Bambara.

History

The club was created in 1960 and used to be called the "Foyer du Soudan" during the French Colonization.

The team was helped a lot during the 1970s by Captain Tiekoro Bagayoko who, at the time, was of the military dictatorship regime of Moussa Traoré. Many opponents of Djoliba AC, especially those from the rival Stade Malien, claim that the strength of the club was built during that period.

In 1978, Tiekoro Bagayoko was gone, yet Djoliba kept obtaining titles and cups. Today, it is reputed to be the most organized club in Mali.

Achievements

• Malien Premiere Division 19

1966, 1967, 1968, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1979, 1982, 1985, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2004

• Malien Cup: 17

1965, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1993, 1996, 1998, 2003, 2004, 2007

• Mali SuperCup: 1

1999

Performance in CAF competitions

• CAF Champions League: 5 appearances

1997 - First Round

1998 - First Round

1999 - Second Round

2000 - Second Round

2005 - Preliminary Round

• African Cup of Champions Clubs: 11 appearances

1967: Semi-Final

1972: Quarter-Final

1974: Quarter-Final

1975: Second Round

1976: Second Round

1977: Quarter-Final

1980: Second Round

1983: First Round

1989: Second Round

1991: Second Round

1993: First Round

• CAF Confederation Cup: 2 appearances

2004 - Preliminary Round

2008 - in progress

• CAF Cup: 4 appearances

1992 - First Round

1995 - Quarter-Final

2002 - Quarter-Final

2003 - First Round

• CAF Cup Winners' Cup: 5 appearances

1981 - Semi-Final

1982 - Semi-Final

1984 - First Round

1985 - First Round

1994 - First Round

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	MLI	Cheikh Oumar Bathily
2	DF	MLI	Amadou Sidibe
5	DF	MLI	Abdou Traore
9	FW	MLI	Janvier Abouta
10	MF	MLI	Souleymane Dembele
11	FW	MLI	Mallal N'diaye
?	MF	BEN	Nouihoum Kobenan

References

• Photos from Stade Malien v Djoliba AC, 12 December 2007.
• Mali 2007/08 Championnat National Première Division
• Mali 2006/07 Championnat National Première DivisionRec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation, retrieved 2008-03-04. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation, retrieved 2008-03-04.
• Mali - List of Champions Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation, retrieved 2008-03-04.
• Mali - List of Cup Winners Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation, retrieved 2008-03-04.
• Djoliba AC : C'est OK pour Darou. l'Essor n°15903 du - 2007-02-28