| Full name | Union Sportive du Cercle de Kita | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Founded | 1960 | ||
| Ground | Stade du 26 Mars | ||
| Capacity | 50,000 | ||
| League | Malian Première Division | ||
 15th place Ligue 1 Orange Mali | |||
Union Sportive du Cercle de Kita, more known as USC Kita, is a Malian football club based in the town of Kita and play games in their stadium in Bamako.
USC Kita was founded on August 28, 1960. The club was formed from the merging of Jeanne D'Arc of Soudan and Espérance de Médina-coura. [1]
| Seasons | Level | League | Championship seat | References | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011–2012 | 2. | Second division | ?. | [2] | |
| 2012–2013 | 2. | Second division | ?. | [3] | |
| 2013–2014 | 2. | Second division | ?. | [4] | |
| 2014–2015 | 2. | Second division | ?. | [5] |  Promoted to Malian Première Division |
| 2016-2017 | 1. | Malian Première Division | 6. (Group B) | [6] | |
| 2017-2018 | 1. | Malian Première Division | X. | [7] | Championship was suspended |
| 2018-2019 | 1. | Malian Première Division | X. | [8] | Championship did not take place |
| 2019–2020 | 1. | Malian Première Division | 5. (Group B) | [9] | |
| 2020-2021 | 1. | Malian Première Division | 5. (Group A) | [10] | |
| 2021-2022 | 1. | Malian Première Division | 3. | [11] | |
| 2022–2023 | 1. | Malian Première Division | 12. | [12] | |
| 2023–2024 | 1. | Malian Première Division | 15. | [13] |
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