AS Real Bamako

Real Bamako
Full nameAssociation Sportive du Real Bamako
Nickname(s)The Scorpions
Le Réal[1]
Founded22 September 1960 (1960-09-22)
GroundStade Modibo Keïta
Bamako, Mali
Capacity35,000
LeagueMalian Première Division
2023–243rd of 16

Association Sportive du Real Bamako, commonly referred to as Real Bamako is a Malian professional football club based in Bamako. They compete in the Malian Première Division, top division of Malian football. Their home stadium is Stade Modibo Keïta.

Among Real Bamako's most successful players was Salif "Domingo" Keïta (1963–67), who went on to win three Championships and the Ballon d'Or Africain (1970) at Saint-Étienne in France.[2]

Achievements

1969, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1986, 1991, 2023
1962, 1964, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1980, 1989, 1991, 2010

Performance in CAF competitions

1966 – Finalist
1970 – Second Round
1981 – First Round
1982 – Quarter-finals
1984 – First Round
1987 – First Round
1992 – First Round
2014 – Second Round
2017 – Preliminary Round
2018 – Preliminary Round
2011 – Preliminary Round
2012 – Second Round
2014 – Group Stage (Top 8)
1990 – First Round
1997 – First Round


Real Bamako in CAF competitions
Season Competition Qualification method Round Opposition Home Away Aggregate
1966 African Cup of Champions Clubs First Round Invincible Eleven 6–0 2–3 9–2
Quarterfinals Conakry I 2–1 2–3 5–3
Semifinals Oryx Douala 3–2 2–4 7–4
Final Stade d'Abidjan 3–1 4–1 4–5
1970 African Cup of Champions Clubs Malian champions First Round AS Fonctionnaires 3–0 2–2 5–2
Second Round Stade d'Abidjan 2–3 6–2 4–9
1981 African Cup of Champions Clubs Malian champions First Round USM Nziami 1–0 1–0 1–1 (2–4 p)
1982 African Cup of Champions Clubs Malian champions First Round Étoile du Congo 1–0 1–1 2–1
Second Round USM Nziami 2–0 1–0 2–1
Quarter Finals FC Lupopo 3–2 2–0 3–4
1984 African Cup of Champions Clubs Malian champions First Round Dragons de l'Ouémé 2–2 2–0 2–4
1987 African Cup of Champions Clubs Malian champions First Round Leventis United F.C. 0–0 4–0 0–4
1990 African Cup Winners' Cup Malian Cup winners First Round Hearts of Oak 1–2 2–0 1–4
1992 African Cup of Champions Clubs Malian champions Preliminary Round ASC Police 1–1 1–1 2–2 (5-4p)
First Round Wydad AC 2–1 2–0 2–3
1997 African Cup Winners' Cup Malian Cup winners First Round FAR Rabat 1–0 4–1 2–4
2011 CAF Confederation Cup Malian Cup winners Preliminary Round FC Tevragh-Zeina 0–1 0–0 0–1
2012 CAF Confederation Cup Malian Première Division third place First Round Gamtel 3–1 1–0 3–2
Second Round Wydad AC 1–0 3–0 1–3
2014 CAF Champions League Malian Première Division runners-up Preliminary Round FAR Rabat 1–1 2–2 3–3(a)
First Round Enyimba International F.C. 0–1 1–2 2–2(a)
Second Round Espérance de Tunis 1–1 3–0 1–4
CAF Confederation Cup Group Stage AC Léopards 1–2 1–2 3rd
Coton Sport 1–1 2–1
ASEC Mimosas 1–1 0–0
2017 CAF Champions League Malian Première Division runners-up Preliminary Round Rivers United 0–0 4–0 0–4
2018 CAF Champions League Malian Première Division runners-up Preliminary Round MFM F.C. 1–1 1–0 1–2
2022–23 CAF Confederation Cup Malian Cup runners-up First Round AS Douanes de Ouagadougou 0–0 0–0 0–0 (3–1p)
Second Round Hearts of Oak 3–0 1–0 3–1
Play-Off Round Royal Leopards 3–1 1–1 4–2
Group Stage Young Africans 1–1 2–0 3rd
Union Sportive Monastirienne 1–1 2–1
TP Mazembe 2–1 3–1
2023–24 CAF Champions League Malian Première Division champions First Round Coton Sport 0–0 2–0 2–0
Second Round FC Nouadhibou 0–3 1–1 1–4


Competition Matches W D L GF GA
African Cup of Champions Clubs / CAF Champions League 42 15 13 14 58 64
CAF Confederation Cup 24 6 9 9 23 26
CAF Cup Winners' Cup 4 1 0 3 3 8
Total 70 22 22 26 84 98

Notable former players

References

  1. ^ "#612 – AS Real Bamako : le Réal" (in French). Footnickname. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
  2. ^ Salif Keita, l'Aigle du Mali Archived 2012-02-19 at the Wayback Machine.