Ligue 1 (Mali)

The Ligue 1 (for sponsorship reasons known as Ligue 1 Orange) is the premier basketball competition for clubs in Mali. The league consist out of ten teams. The most decorated team in the league is Stade Malien, who have won a record 18 league championships.

The champions of the league are eligible to play in the qualifying rounds of the Basketball Africa League (BAL).

Current teams
The following were the eight teams for the 2019 season:
 * AS Police
 * USFAS Bamako
 * Attar Club
 * AS Real Bamako
 * Stade Malien
 * AS Sigui
 * Djoliba AC
 * AS Mandé
 * CBD
 * KBC

In the Basketball Africa League
In the 2021 season, AS Police made its debut in the Basketball Africa League (BAL) as Malian representative. Two years later, Stade Malien became the second team from the country to qualify.