Binga FC is a

Mali Mali (; ), officially the Republic of Mali,, , ff, 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞥆𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤭 𞤃𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭, Renndaandi Maali, italics=no, ar, جمهورية مالي, Jumhūriyyāt Mālī is a landlocked country in West Africa. Mali ...

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club based in

Bamako Bamako ( bm, ߓߡߊ߬ߞߐ߬ ''Bàmakɔ̌'', ff, 𞤄𞤢𞤥𞤢𞤳𞤮 ''Bamako'') is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Mali, with a 2009 population of 1,810,366 and an estimated 2022 population of 2.81 million. It is located on t ...

. They play in the

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as of the 2022-23 season, having been promoted from the second level at the end of the previous season.

History

Binga FC reached the final of the 2021

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, losing 3-2 to

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; in fact, Binga had been leading 2-0 as late as the 86th minute before Stade Malien scored the first of their three goals (all by

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). However, they qualified for the

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won the league, thus qualifying for the

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. In their first season in African competition, they defeated MC Breweries of Liberia in the first round, and ASFA Yennenga Burkina Faso of Burkina Faso in the second round. The club could not afford to fly, so travelled over 1300km by minibus to both countries. They were drawn against Zambian club Zanaco in the 3rd round, with the fixture in doubt due to the logistical challenges resulting from Binga's lack of funds. With the 1st leg in Zambia scheduled for 28 November, and the 2nd leg in Mali on 5 December, travelling by road would entail a round trip of 15,000km and would prove a challenging obstacle. They would eventually lose to Zanaco 2-3 on aggregate (0-3 away, 2-0 at home). In the 2021-22 season, Binga FC finished at the top of the Bamako regional championship (one of the many second-level feeder leagues to the

), qualifying for the promotion play-offs, before winning their group without dropping any points, thus being promoted to the Première Division alongside

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for the 2022-23 season.

Honours

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History

Honours

League and cup history

Performance in CAF competitions

References