Africa Cup of Nations
- participations
- 14
- times runner-up
- 1
- wins, draws, losses
- 21-25-18
Lost finals: 1972
2025Quarter-finals4 draws, 1 loss
2023Quarter-finals2 wins, 2 draws, 1 loss
Round of 16
winMali 2-1 Burkina Faso
Quarter-finals
lossMali 1-2 Ivory Coast (a.e.t.)
2021Round of 162 wins, 2 draws
Round of 16
lossMali 0-0 Equatorial Guinea (a.e.t., 5-6 p)
2019Round of 162 wins, 1 draw, 1 loss
Round of 16
lossMali 0-1 Ivory Coast
2017First round2 draws, 1 loss
2015First round3 draws
2013Third place2 wins, 2 draws, 2 losses
Quarter-finals
winSouth Africa 1-1 Mali (a.e.t., 1-3 p)
Semi-finals
lossMali 1-4 Nigeria
Third place match
winMali 3-1 Ghana
2012Third place3 wins, 1 draw, 2 losses
Quarter-finals
winGabon 1-1 Mali (a.e.t., 4-5 p)
Semi-finals
lossMali 0-1 Ivory Coast
Third place match
winGhana 0-2 Mali
2010First round1 win, 1 draw, 1 loss
2008First round1 win, 1 draw, 1 loss
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2004Fourth place3 wins, 1 draw, 2 losses
2002Fourth place2 wins, 2 draws, 2 losses
Quarter-finals
winSouth Africa 0-2 Mali
Semi-finals
lossMali 0-3 Cameroon
Third place match
lossNigeria 1-0 Mali
1994Fourth place2 wins, 3 losses
Quarter-finals
winEgypt 0-1 Mali
Semi-finals
lossZambia 4-0 Mali
Third place match
lossIvory Coast 3-1 Mali
1972Runners-up1 win, 3 draws, 1 loss
Semi-finals
winZaire 3-4 Mali
Final
lossRepublic of the Congo 3-2 Mali