Al Farouk de Tombouctou
{{Short description|Malian football club}}
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Al Farouk de Tombouctou is a football and basketball club based in the Malian city of Timbuktu.
Football
Al Farouk were promoted for the first time to the Malian Premiere Division in September 2008, after winning the Division 2, group A tournament, based in their home city of Timbuktu. They had never previously played in the nation's top division, although they competed in the promotion championship in the 2003–2006 seasons.[http://www.essor.gov.ml/cgi-bin/view_article.pl?id=13310 Tournoi de montée en DI : deux favoris et des outsiders aux dents longues]{{Dead link|date=October 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, l'Essor n°15784 du – 2006-09-08
[http://www.essor.gov.ml/cgi-bin/view_article.pl?id=13349 Montée en D1 : Al Farouk, jamais deux sans trois]{{Dead link|date=October 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}. l'Essor n°15788 du – 2006-09-14.
=Achievements=
- Malien second division: Group A champions (2008)[http://www.renouveau-malifoot.com/Actualite/306.html Championnat D2 : La Jeanne D’Arc et al. Farouk en L1] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120229082036/http://www.renouveau-malifoot.com/Actualite/306.html |date=2012-02-29 }}, renouveau-malifoot.com. 23 September 2008.
Basketball
Al Farouk has also fielded successful men's and women's basketball teams, with their men's team being invited to the Top Eight Malian championship in 2008.[http://www.essor.gov.ml/cgi-bin/view_article.pl?id=19807 Basket-ball, coupe du Mali : Al Farouk s'invite en quarts]{{Dead link|date=October 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}. l'Essor n°16267 du – 2008-08-22
[http://www.essor.gov.ml/cgi-bin/view_article.pl?id=19844 Basket-ball, Top 8 : ORANGE-MALI HABILLE LES EQUIPES]{{Dead link|date=October 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}. l'Essor n°16272 du – 2008-08-28
[http://www.fiba-afrique.org/lect_actu.php?titre=actu&id=3562 Mali – La seconde phase du Championnat national, le Top 8 a débuté le Vendredi dernier]{{Dead link|date=October 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, 2008.
References
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- https://web.archive.org/web/20141221083223/http://www.footmali.com/ (Le football au Mali)
- Playoff results: [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesm/mali03.html 2003]/[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesm/mali04.html 2004]/[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesm/mali05.html 2005]/[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesm/mali06.html 2006] From Rec sport soccer.
- Cup result: [https://archive.today/20130201132446/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesm/malicup08.html 2008] From Rec sport soccer.
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Category:Football clubs in Mali
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