2020–21 Malian Première Division

Following the expansion from 18 teams in 2017 to 23 in 2019-20, the league was reduced to 20 teams for the 2020–21 season. This involved 6 teams being relegated from the Première Division (AS Performance, AS Sabana, AS Avenir, AS Bamako, JS Centre Salif Keita, and Mamahira AC) and only 3 teams being promoted from the second tier (CAS Sévaré, AS Douanes and AS Korofina). Like the previous season, the league was divided into two round-robin pools. The top two teams in each pool qualify for the Championship Play-Off (Carré d'As in French), a further round-robin to determine the league champion, while the bottom two in each pool get relegated.{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesm/mali2021.html |title="Mali 2021" |work=RSSSF |date=1 March 2021}} {{cite news|url=https://www.maliweb.net/sports/championnat-national-cest-parti-pour-ledition-2020-2021-2917546.html |title="Championnat national : C'est parti pour l'édition 2020-2021" |work=Le Temoin |date=22 February 2021 |access-date=6 March 2021 |language=fr-FR}}

{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL

|res_col_header=QR

|team1=STM|name_STM=Stade Malien|win_STM=9|draw_STM=8|loss_STM=1|gf_STM=28|ga_STM=12|status_STM=Q

|team2=ASR|name_ASR=AS Real Bamako|win_ASR=9|draw_ASR=5|loss_ASR=4|gf_ASR=27|ga_ASR=12|status_ASR=Q

|team8=ASP|name_ASP=AS Police de Bamako|win_ASP=4|draw_ASP=8|loss_ASP=6|gf_ASP=19|ga_ASP=23

|team3=DUG|name_DUG=CS Duguwolofila |win_DUG=6|draw_DUG=8|loss_DUG=4|gf_DUG=21|ga_DUG=17

|team4=LCB|name_LCB=Lafia Club de Bamako|win_LCB=6|draw_LCB=7|loss_LCB=5|gf_LCB=29|ga_LCB=21

|team9=USB|name_USB=US Bougouni|win_USB=5|draw_USB=4|loss_USB=9|gf_USB=14|ga_USB=27|status_USB=R

|team5=USC|name_USC=USC Kita|win_USC=6|draw_USC=7|loss_USC=5|gf_USC=16|ga_USC=15

|team7=ASO|name_ASO=AS Olympique de Messira|win_ASO=6|draw_ASO=5|loss_ASO=7|gf_ASO=19|ga_ASO=23

|team10=CAS|name_CAS=CAS de Sévaré|win_CAS=0|draw_CAS=8|loss_CAS=10|gf_CAS=14|ga_CAS=34|status_CAS=R

|team6=ASD|name_ASD=AS Douanes de Sikasso|win_ASD=6|draw_ASD=6|loss_ASD=6|gf_ASD=16|ga_ASD=19

|col_Q=green1|text_Q=Advance to Championship Play-off

|result1=Q|result2=Q

|col_R=red1|text_R=Relegation

|result9=R|result10=R

|update=18 July 2021

|class_rules= 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points 3) Goal Difference

|source= [https://uk.soccerway.com/national/mali/premiere-division/20202021/regular-season/group-a/g16490/ Soccerway]

|hth_LCB=Head-to-head record: LC Bamako 4-2 USC Kita, USC Kita 1-0 LC Bamako;

|hth_USC=LCB

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|res_col_header=QR

|team4=YEE|name_YEE=Yeelen Olympique|win_YEE=9|draw_YEE=4|loss_YEE=5|gf_YEE=25|ga_YEE=17

|team2=ONC|name_ONC=Onze Créateurs de Niaréla|win_ONC=10|draw_ONC=3|loss_ONC=5|gf_ONC=32|ga_ONC=13|status_ONC=Q

|team7=COB|name_COB=Cercle Olympique de Bamako|win_COB=6|draw_COB=4|loss_COB=8|gf_COB=19|ga_COB=21

|team6=BSB|name_BSB=AS Black Stars de Badalabougou|win_BSB=5|draw_BSB=7|loss_BSB=6|gf_BSB=20|ga_BSB=21

|team8=USF|name_USF=USFAS Bamako|win_USF=4|draw_USF=5|loss_USF=9|gf_USF=12|ga_USF=24

|team1=DJO|name_DJO=Djoliba AC |win_DJO=10|draw_DJO=7|loss_DJO=1|gf_DJO=29|ga_DJO=7|status_DJO=Q

|team5=BAK|name_BAK=AS Bakaridjan|win_BAK=7|draw_BAK=5|loss_BAK=6|gf_BAK=14|ga_BAK=14

|team9=NIA|name_NIA=AS Nianan|win_NIA=2|draw_NIA=7|loss_NIA=9|gf_NIA=11|ga_NIA=28|status_NIA=R

|team10=SON|name_SON=Sonni AC |win_SON=2|draw_SON=5|loss_SON=11|gf_SON=11|ga_SON=37|status_SON=R

|team3=KOR|name_KOR=AS Korofina|win_KOR=9|draw_KOR=5|loss_KOR=4|gf_KOR=18|ga_KOR=9

|col_Q=green1|text_Q=Advance to Championship Play-off

|result1=Q|result2=Q

|col_R=red1|text_R=Relegation

|result9=R|result10=R

|update=18 July 2021

|source=[https://uk.soccerway.com/national/mali/premiere-division/20202021/regular-season/group-b/g16491/ Soccerway]

|class_rules= 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points 3) Goal Difference

|hth_BSB=Head-to-head record: Black Stars 2-1 CO Bamako, CO Bamako 1-1 Black Stars;

|hth_COB=BSB

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{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL

|res_col_header=Q

|team1=STM|name_STM=Stade Malien|win_STM=3|draw_STM=3|loss_STM=0|gf_STM=8|ga_STM=2|status_STM=C

|team2=ONC|name_ONC=Onze Créateurs de Niaréla|win_ONC=2|draw_ONC=2|loss_ONC=2|gf_ONC=7|ga_ONC=7

|team3=DJO|name_DJO=Djoliba AC|win_DJO=1|draw_DJO=3|loss_DJO=2|gf_DJO=3|ga_DJO=4

|team4=ASR|name_ASR=AS Real Bamako|win_ASR=1|draw_ASR=2|loss_ASR=3|gf_ASR=2|ga_ASR=7

|col_CCL=green1|text_CCL= Qualification for 2021–22 CAF Champions League

|result1=CCL

|update= 18 July 2021

|source= [https://uk.soccerway.com/national/mali/premiere-division/20202021/championship-round/r60289/ Soccerway]

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