2023–24 Macedonian First Football League
Season | 2023–24 |
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Dates | 6 August 2023 – 19 May 2024 |
Champions | Struga 2nd domestic title |
Relegated | Bregalnica Makedonija G.P. |
Champions League | Struga |
Matches played | 138 |
Goals scored | 294 (2.13 per match) |
← 2022–23 2024–25 → All statistics correct as of 10 March 2024. |
The 2023–24 Macedonian First League is the 32nd season of the Macedonian First Football League, the highest football league of Macedonia. It began on 6 August 2023 and is scheduled to end on 19 May 2024. Struga are the defending champions, having won their first title in 2022–23.[1][2]
The winners qualify for the Champions League first qualifying round. The second-placed team and 2023–24 Macedonian Football Cup winners qualify for the Conference League first qualifying round. The tenth-placed team qualify for the Macedonian First Football League play-off. The bottom two teams (Bregalnica and Makedonija G.P.) were relegated to the 2024–25 Macedonian Second Football League.
Promotion and relegation
Promoted from 2022–23 Second League
Relegated to 2023–24 Second League |
Promoted from 2023–24 Second League
Relegated to 2024–25 Second League
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Participating teams
Bregalnica | AP Brera | Shkendija | Rabotnichki | Sileks |
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Gradski stadion Štip | Blagoj Istatov Stadium UEFA | Gradski Stadion Tetovo | National Toše Proeski Arena UEFA | City Stadium Kratovo |
Capacity: 4,000 | Capacity: 9,200 | Capacity: 15,000 | Capacity: 36,460 | Capacity: 6,000 |
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Makedonija G.P. | Skopje Skopje clubs: class=notpageimage| Location of teams in 2023–24 Macedonian First League | Struga | ||
Gjorče Petrov Stadium | City Beach Stadium | |||
Capacity: 3,000 | Capacity: 3,000 | |||
Voska Sport | Tikvesh | Vardar | Shkupi | Gostivar |
SRC Biljanini Izvori | Kavadarci City Stadium | City Park Stadium UEFA | Meadow Stadium | Gostivar City Stadium |
Capacity: 4,500 | Capacity: 9,500 | Capacity: 36,500 | Capacity: 6,000 | Capacity: 2,500 |
Personnel and kits
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
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AP Brera | Giovanni Valenti | Marko Alchevski | Sportika SA | Mozzart |
Bregalnica | Goran Zdravkov | Halid Lwaliwa | Hummel | Superior |
Gostivar | Murat Daban | Xhelil Abdulla | Nike | |
Makedonija G.P. | Goran Simov | Filip Mishevski | Joma | Zlatna Kopacka, Tesla |
Rabotnički | Milan Ilievski | Egzon Belica | Joma | |
Shkendija | Jeton Beqiri | Ennur Totre | Macron | Ecolog |
Shkupi | Mladen Žižović | Artan Iljazi | Reaction | Alagoz Holding |
Sileks | Aleksandar Vasoski | Daniel Bozhinovski | Jako | Sileks |
Struga | Shpetim Duro | Bunjamin Shabani | Macron | Trim & Lum |
Tikvesh | Gjorgji Mojsov | Aleksandar Varelovski | Joma | Klimi.mk, Sinalco |
Vardar | Gorazd Mihajlov | Darko Micevski | Joma | |
Voska Sport | Miljan Radović | Hadis Velii | Joma | Nefi Ik |
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Struga (C) | 32 | 20 | 4 | 8 | 55 | 31 | +24 | 64 | Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round |
2 | Shkëndija | 32 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 53 | 27 | +26 | 61 | Qualification for the Conference League first qualifying round[a] |
3 | Shkupi | 32 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 40 | 22 | +18 | 59 | |
4 | Tikvesh | 32 | 12 | 7 | 13 | 39 | 38 | +1 | 43 | |
5 | Rabotnički | 32 | 12 | 6 | 14 | 29 | 32 | −3 | 42 | |
6 | Sileks | 32 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 35 | 39 | −4 | 42 | |
7 | Voska Sport | 32 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 36 | 40 | −4 | 41 | |
8 | Gostivar | 32 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 31 | 37 | −6 | 41 | |
9 | AP Brera | 32 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 29 | 30 | −1 | 39 | |
10 | Vardar (Q) | 32 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 26 | 41 | −15 | 36 | Qualification for the Macedonian First Football League play-off |
11 | Makedonija G.P. (R) | 32 | 8 | 5 | 19 | 26 | 39 | −13 | 29 | Relegation to the Macedonian Second Football League |
12 | Bregalnica (R) | 32 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 49 | −23 | 27 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored (only if two teams); 7) Head-to-head goals scored; 8) Draw; 9) Play-off. (Note: Criteria 2, 3 and 8 is only used if not deciding Champion, teams for UEFA competitions or relegation).
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ The 2023–24 Macedonian Football Cup winners (Tikvesh or Voska Sport) also qualify for the Conference League first qualifying round.
Results
For matches 1–22, each team plays every other team twice (home and away). For matches 23–33, each team plays every other team for the third time (either at home or away). The league standings after matches 22 are used to determine the games for the last 11 matchdays.
Home \ Away | APB | BRE | GOS | MGP | RAB | SKE | SKU | SIL | STR | TIK | VAR | VOS | APB | BRE | GOS | MGP | RAB | SKE | SKU | SIL | STR | TIK | VAR | VOS |
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AP Brera | — | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | — | 1–1 | — | 2–1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2–0 | 1–0 | |
Bregalnica | 1–0 | — | 2–1 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | — | — | 0–0 | — | 0–1 | — | 1–0 | — | — | 0–3 | — | |
Gostivar | 2–0 | 1–0 | — | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | — | 1–4 | 0–0 | — | 2–0 | — | — | 2–1 | 0–0 | — |
Makedonija G.P. | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | — | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | — | 2–1 | — | — | — | 1–1 | — | — | 0–1 | 1–0 | — | 0–2 |
Rabotnički | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | — | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | — | — | — | 1–1 | — | — | — | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | — | |
Shkëndija | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | — | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 4–1 | — | — | — | — | 6–1 | 0–2 | — | — | 0–0 |
Shkupi | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | — | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | — | — | 3–1 | 3–2 | 0–2 | — | — | — | 3–2 | 3–0 | — |
Sileks | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | — | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 4–2 | 2–1 | — | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | — | 0–0 | — | — | — | 1–1 | — |
Struga | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | — | 3–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | — | — | — | 2–3 | — | — | — | 3–1 | |
Tikvesh | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–3 | — | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | — | — | — | 2–1 | — | 1–1 | 3–2 | — | — | 0–0 |
Vardar | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–0 | — | 1–2 | — | — | — | 1–0 | — | 1–1 | — | — | 1–0 | — | 0–1 | |
Voska Sport | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 3–2 | — | — | 4–0 | — | 1–1 | — | 0–0 | 2–1 | — | — | — | — |
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.
Macedonian First Football League play-off
The tenth-placed club (Vardar) will face the third-placed club from the 2023–24 Macedonian Second Football League (Detonit Plachkovica) for the final place in the following season's Macedonian First Football League.
Season statistics
Top scorers
- As of 12 May 2024.
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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1 | Aleksa Marušić | Voska Sport | 16 |
2 | Besart Ibraimi | Struga | 15 |
Marjan Radeski | |||
4 | Lanre Kehinde | Gostivar | 12 |
5 | Almir Aganspahić | Shkëndija | 11 |
6 | Ediz Spahiu | Tikvesh & Gostivar | 10 |
7 | Marko Gjorgjievski | Sileks | 9 |
Antonio Kalanoski | |||
9 | Alen Jasharoski | Voska Sport | 8 |
Adenis Shala | Shkëndija |
See also
References
- ^ a b "1.MFL 2022/23 Final Standings". MacedonianFootball.com. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
- ^ a b "First League - North Macedonia - 2022/2023". Soccerway.com. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
- ^ a b "2.MFL 2022/23 Final Standings". MacedonianFootball.com. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
- ^ a b "Second League - North Macedonia - 2022/2023". Soccerway.com. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
- ^ a b "2.MFL 2023/24 Final Standings". MacedonianFootball.com. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
- ^ a b "Second League - North Macedonia - 2023/2024". Soccerway.com. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
External links
- Football Federation of Macedonia (in Macedonian)
- MacedonianFootball.com (in Macedonian and English)
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