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.[citation needed]

Real Bamako
Full nameAssociation Sportive du Real Bamako
Nickname(s)The Scorpions
Le Réal[1]
Founded22 September 1960; 64 years ago (1960-09-22)
GroundStade Modibo Keïta
Bamako, Mali
Capacity35,000
LeagueMalian Première Division
2023–243rd of 16

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

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

Performance in CAF competitions

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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

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References

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  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.
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