Djoliba Athletic Club

Football club infobox
clubname = Djoliba Athletic Club


fullname = Djoliba Athletic Club
nickname =
founded = 1960
ground = Complex Sportif Hérémakono
Bamako, Mali
capacity = 5,000
chairman =
manager =
league = Malien Premiere Division
season = 2007/08
position =

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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. Djoliba is an Omnisports club which fields teams in many sports, and is operated as a membership organisation with an elected board. [ [http://www.essor.gov.ml/cgi-bin/view_article.pl?id=14671 Assemblée générale du Djoliba : un nouveau bail pour KAROUNGA KEÏTA] . l'Essor n15891 - 2007-02-12 ]

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 club president Tiécoro Bagayoko who, at the time, was close to the military dictatorship 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 20 :: 1966, 1967, 1968, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1979, 1982, 1985, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2004, 2008

* Malien Cup: 18:: 1965, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1993, 1996, 1998, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008

* Super Coupe National du Mali: 4 :: 1993, 1994, 1997, 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

quad

Former Players

* Amadou Sidibé

References

* [http://tomaxos.canalblog.com/archives/2007/12/13/7224163.html Photos from Stade Malien v Djoliba AC] , 12 December 2007.
* [http://www.rsssf.com/tablesm/mali08.html Mali 2007/08 Championnat National Première Division]
* [http://www.rsssf.com/tablesm/mali07.html Mali 2006/07 Championnat National Première Division] Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation, retrieved 2008-03-04. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation, retrieved 2008-03-04.
* [http://www.rsssf.com/tablesm/malichamp.html Mali - List of Champions] Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation, retrieved 2008-03-04.
* [http://www.rsssf.com/tablesm/malicuphist.html Mali - List of Cup Winners] Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation, retrieved 2008-03-04.
* [http://www.essor.gov.ml/cgi-bin/view_article.pl?id=14822 Djoliba AC : C'est OK pour Darou] . l'Essor n°15903 du - 2007-02-28