# AS Real Bamako

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.

## Achievements

* Malian Première Division: 7
       1969, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1986, 1991, 2023
* Malian Cup: 10
       1962, 1964, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1980, 1989, 1991, 2010

## Performance in CAF competitions

* African Cup of Champions Clubs/CAF Champions League: 10 appearances
       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
* CAF Confederation Cup: 3 appearances
       2011 – Preliminary Round
       2012 – Second Round
       2014 – Group Stage (Top 8)
* CAF Cup Winners' Cup: 2 appearances
       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 |
| 1966 | African Cup of Champions Clubs | | Quarterfinals | Conakry I | 2–1 | 2–3 | 5–3 |
| 1966 | African Cup of Champions Clubs | | Semifinals | Oryx Douala | 3–2 | 2–4 | 7–4 |
| 1966 | African Cup of Champions Clubs | | 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 |
| 1970 | African Cup of Champions Clubs | Malian champions | 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 |
| 1982 | African Cup of Champions Clubs | Malian champions | Second Round | USM Nziami | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 |
| 1982 | African Cup of Champions Clubs | Malian champions | 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) |
| 1992 | African Cup of Champions Clubs | Malian champions | 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 |
| 2012 | CAF Confederation Cup | Malian Première Division third place | 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) |
| 2014 | CAF Champions League | Malian Première Division runners-up | First Round | Enyimba International F.C. | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–2(a) |
| 2014 | CAF Champions League | Malian Première Division runners-up | Second Round | Espérance de Tunis | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–4 |
| 2014 | CAF Confederation Cup | Malian Première Division runners-up | Group Stage | AC Léopards | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3rd |
| 2014 | CAF Confederation Cup | Malian Première Division runners-up | Group Stage | Coton Sport | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3rd |
| 2014 | CAF Confederation Cup | Malian Première Division runners-up | Group Stage | ASEC Mimosas | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3rd |
| 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) |
| 2022–23 | CAF Confederation Cup | Malian Cup runners-up | Second Round | Hearts of Oak | 3–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 |
| 2022–23 | CAF Confederation Cup | Malian Cup runners-up | Play-Off Round | Royal Leopards | 3–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 |
| 2022–23 | CAF Confederation Cup | Malian Cup runners-up | Group Stage | Young Africans | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3rd |
| 2022–23 | CAF Confederation Cup | Malian Cup runners-up | Group Stage | Union Sportive Monastirienne | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3rd |
| 2022–23 | CAF Confederation Cup | Malian Cup runners-up | Group Stage | TP Mazembe | 2–1 | 3–1 | 3rd |
| 2023–24 | CAF Champions League | Malian Première Division champions | First Round | Coton Sport | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 |
| 2023–24 | CAF Champions League | Malian Première Division champions | 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

| Salif Keïta Diadie Samassékou Yves Bissouma Mohamed Camara Kévin Zohi Cheick Doucouré Moussa Doumbia | Mahamadou Sidibé Kalilou Traoré Boubacar Diarra Ibourahima Sidibé Boubacar Koné Kalifa Coulibaly Marc Mboua |