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 nineteen league championships.
The champions of the league are eligible to play in the qualifying rounds of the Basketball Africa League (BAL).
The following were the eight teams for the 2019 season:
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.