| Founded | 1960 |
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| Region |  Mali |
| Number of teams | c. 50 |
| Current champions | Stade Malien (22nd time) (2023) |
| Most successful club(s) | Stade Malien (22) |
 2024 Malian Cup | |
The Malian Cup, known as the Coupe du Mali Orange for sponsorship reasons, is the top knockout tournament of the Malien football. [1]
The competition is the only one where some of the clubs who won titles are based outside Bamako, the Malian capital.
| Season | Winner | Score | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Stade Malien (Bamako) | 3-3 2-1 | Djoliba AC (Bamako) |
| 1962 | AS Real (Bamako) | 7-1 | Sonni AC (Gao) |
| 1963 | Stade Malien (Bamako) | 6-3 | Avenir (Ségou) |
| 1964 | AS Real (Bamako) | 4-3 | Djoliba AC (Bamako) |
| 1965 | Djoliba AC (Bamako) | 5-1 | Kayésienne |
| 1966 | AS Real (Bamako) | 0-0 2-0 | Avenir (Ségou) |
| 1967 | AS Real (Bamako) | 4-1 | US Sevaré |
| 1968 | AS Real (Bamako) | 1-0 | Stade Malien (Bamako) |
| 1969 | AS Real (Bamako) | 8-2 | Africa Sports (Gao) |
| 1970 | Stade Malien (Bamako) | 10-0 | Kayésienne |
| 1971 | Djoliba AC (Bamako) | 4-0 | Jeunesse Sportive (Ségou) |
| 1972 | Stade Malien (Bamako) | 5-1 | Avenir (Ségou) |
| 1973 | Djoliba AC (Bamako) | 1-1 1-0 | AS Real (Bamako) |
| 1974 | Djoliba AC (Bamako) | 2-0 | Cercle Olympique (Bamako) |
| 1975 | Djoliba AC (Bamako) | 1-1 1-0 | Stade Malien (Bamako) |
| 1976 | Djoliba AC (Bamako) | 0-0 3-0 | Avenir (Ségou) |
| 1977 | Djoliba AC (Bamako) | 6-1 | Tibo Club (Mopti) |
| 1978 | Djoliba AC (Bamako) | 1-1 2-1 | AS Real (Bamako) |
| 1979 | Djoliba AC (Bamako) | 3-1 | Stade Malien (Bamako) |
| 1980 | AS Real (Bamako) | 1-0 | Djoliba AC (Bamako) |
| 1981 | Djoliba AC (Bamako) | 1-0 | AS Real (Bamako) |
| 1982 | Stade Malien (Bamako) | 4-2 | AS Biton (Ségou) |
| 1983 | Djoliba AC (Bamako) | 1-0 | Stade Malien (Bamako) |
| 1984 | Stade Malien (Bamako) | 3-1 | Djoliba AC (Bamako) |
| 1985 | Stade Malien (Bamako) | 4-2 | Djoliba AC (Bamako) |
| 1986 | Stade Malien (Bamako) | 1-1 2-1 | Djoliba AC (Bamako) |
| 1987 | AS Sigui (Kayès) | 2-1 | AS Real (Bamako) |
| 1988 | Stade Malien (Bamako) | 3-1 | Djoliba AC (Bamako) |
| 1989 | AS Real (Bamako) | 2-0 | Djoliba AC (Bamako) |
| 1990 | Stade Malien (Bamako) | 1-0 | Djoliba AC (Bamako) |
| 1991 | AS Real (Bamako) | 2-1 | AS Mandé (Bamako) |
| 1992 | Stade Malien (Bamako) | 1-1 1-0 | AS Real (Bamako) |
| 1993 | Djoliba AC (Bamako) | 4-0 | USFAS Bamako |
| 1994 | Stade Malien (Bamako) | 2-0 (aet) | AS Nianan (Koulikoro) |
| 1995 | Stade Malien (Bamako) | 1-0 | USFAS Bamako |
| 1996 | Djoliba AC (Bamako) | 2-1 | AS Real (Bamako) |
| 1997 | Stade Malien (Bamako) | 2-1 | AS Real (Bamako) |
| 1998 | Djoliba AC (Bamako) | 1-0 (aet) | Stade Malien (Bamako) |
| 1999 | Stade Malien (Bamako) | 1-0 | AS Nianan (Koulikoro) |
| 2000 | Cercle Olympique (Bamako) | 1-0 | Stade Malien (Bamako) |
| 2001 | Stade Malien (Bamako) | 5-0 | Mamahira AC (Kati) |
| 2002 | Cercle Olympique (Bamako) | 2-1 | Stade Malien (Bamako) |
| 2003 | Djoliba AC (Bamako) | 2-1 (aet) | AS Tata National (Sikasso) |
| 2004 | Djoliba AC (Bamako) | 2-0 | AS Nianan (Koulikoro) |
| 2005 | AS Bamako | 1-1 (5-4 aet) | Djoliba AC (Bamako) |
| 2006 | Stade Malien (Bamako) | 2-1 | AS Bamako |
| 2007 | Djoliba AC (Bamako) | 2-0 | AS Bakaridjan de Barouéli |
| 2008 | Djoliba AC (Bamako) | 2-0 | Cercle Olympique (Bamako) |
| 2009 | Djoliba AC (Bamako) | 1-0 | Stade Malien |
| 2010 | AS Real (Bamako) | 2-1 | Centre Salif Keita |
| 2011 | Cercle Olympique (Bamako) | 2-1 (aet) | Stade Malien (Bamako) |
| 2012 | US Bougouni (Bougouni) | 2-1 | Onze Créateurs de Niaréla (Bamako) |
| 2013 | Stade Malien (Bamako) | 1-0 | Djoliba AC (Bamako) |
| 2014 | Onze Créateurs de Niaréla (Bamako) | 1-0 | Djoliba AC (Bamako) |
| 2015 | Stade Malien (Bamako) | 2-1 | Onze Créateurs de Niaréla |
| 2016 | AS Onze Créateurs (Bamako) | 0-0 (7-6 p) | USFAS Bamako (Bamako) |
| 2017 | not finished; final between Stade Malien and Djoliba AC not played (may be played in 2018) [2] | ||
| 2018 | Stade Malien (Bamako) | 2-1 | Djoliba AC (Bamako) |
| 2019 | Not held | ||
| 2020 | Abandoned | ||
| 2021 | Stade Malien (Bamako) | 3-2 | Binga FC (Bamako) |
| 2022 | Djoliba AC (Bamako) | 2-0 | AS Real (Bamako) |
| 2023 | Stade Malien (Bamako) | 1-0 | Onze Créateurs de Niaréla |
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