2019–20 Macedonian First Football League

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Macedonian First League
Season2019–20
Dates11 August 2019 –
11 March 2020
ChampionsVardar
11th Macedonian title
RelegatedNo relegation
Champions LeagueSileks
Europa LeagueShkëndija
Renova
Shkupi
Matches played115
Goals scored252 (2.19 per match)
Top goalscorerDaniel Avramovski
(10 goals)
Biggest home winShkëndija 6–1 Renova
(24 November 2019)
Biggest away winAkademija Pandev 0–3 Vardar
(1 December 2019)
Highest scoringSileks 3–4 Makedonija G.P.
(31 August 2019)
Shkëndija 6–1 Renova
(24 November 2019)
Renova 4–3 Rabotnički
(8 December 2019)
Longest winning run6 games
Vardar
Longest unbeaten run12 games
Vardar
Sileks
Longest winless run12 games
Akademija Pandev
Longest losing run5 games
Akademija Pandev
All statistics correct as of 11 March 2020.

The 2019–20 Macedonian First League was the 28th season of the Macedonian First Football League, the highest football league of North Macedonia. It began on 11 August 2019 and was scheduled to be end in July 2020. Each team will play the other sides four times on home-away basis, for a total of 36 matches. Shkëndija are the defending champions, having won their third title in 2018–19.

On 4 June 2020, the Football Federation of North Macedonia announced that the competition was abandoned due to the increasing number of COVID-19 cases in North Macedonia.[1] Vardar was awarded the title, but no teams were relegated. The teams playing in Europe will be decided once the teams which successfully obtain a UEFA licence are known.[2]

Promotion and relegation

At the end of the 2018–19 season

Promoted from 2018–19 Second League

Relegated to 2019–20 Second League

At the end of the 2019–20 season

Promoted from 2019–20 Second League

Relegated to 2020–21 Second League

  • None relegated

Participating teams

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Location of teams in 2019–20 Macedonian First League
Akademija Pandev Borec Makedonija G.P. Rabotnički
Vardar
Blagoj Istatov Stadium Zoran Paunov Stadium Gjorče Petrov Stadium Toše Proeski Arena
UEFA
Capacity: 9,200 Capacity: 2,000 Capacity: 3,000 Capacity: 36,460
Renova
Shkëndija 		Shkupi Sileks Struga
Ecolog Arena Chair Stadium City Stadium Kratovo Gradska Plaža Stadium
Capacity: 15,000 Capacity: 6,000 Capacity: 4,800 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
Akademija Pandev North Macedonia Jugoslav Trenchovski North Macedonia Sashko Pandev Givova
Borec North Macedonia Gorazd Mihajlov North Macedonia Trajche Stojkovski Legea
Makedonija G.P. North Macedonia Aleksandar Tanevski North Macedonia Bobi Bozhinovski Kappa Evropa
Rabotnički Serbia Ratko Dostanić North Macedonia Goran Siljanovski Joma Seavus
Renova North Macedonia Bujar Islami North Macedonia Argjent Gafuri Jako Renova
Shkëndija Albania Ernest Gjoka North Macedonia Besart Ibraimi Macron Ecolog
Shkupi North Macedonia Qatip Osmani North Macedonia Muharem Bajrami Kappa ATS Group
Sileks North Macedonia Momchilo Mitevski North Macedonia Angelche Timovski Legea
Struga North Macedonia Jeton Beqiri North Macedonia Flamur Tairi Adidas Trim & Lum
Vardar North Macedonia Aleksandar Vasoski North Macedonia Filip Gachevski Hummel BetCity

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Vardar (C) 23 13 7 3 33 14 +19 46 Excluded from European competitions[a]
2 Sileks 23 10 6 7 24 21 +3 36 Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
3 Shkëndija 23 10 5 8 38 20 +18 35 Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round
4 Renova 23 9 4 10 25 33 −8 31
5 Shkupi 23 7 8 8 28 28 0 29
6 Makedonija G.P. 23 7 8 8 24 28 −4 29
7 Akademija Pandev 23 7 7 9 20 20 0 28
8 Rabotnički 23 8 4 11 21 29 −8 28
9 Borec 23 7 6 10 20 31 −11 27
10 Struga 23 6 7 10 19 28 −9 25
Source: MacedonianFootball.com, Soccerway
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).[6]
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ Vardar failed to get the UEFA license for the competition due to financial problems.[4][5]

Results

Home \ Away AKA BOR MGP RAB REN SKE SKU SIL STR VAR AKA BOR MGP RAB REN SKE SKU SIL STR VAR
Akademija Pandev — 2–0 3–0 1–1 2–0 1–0 0–0 2–0 1–1 0–3 — 0–0 — — 0–1 1–2 — — — —
Borec 1–0 — 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–0 2–1 0–0 3–2 0–0 — — — — — 4–2 — — — 0–1
Makedonija G.P. 0–0 3–1 — 2–0 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–1 1–1 1–1 1–0 0–2 — — — — — — — —
Rabotnički 1–2 2–1 1–0 — 1–0 1–2 2–0 1–1 1–2 0–2 1–0 — — — — — 2–1 — — —
Renova 1–1 2–1 1–1 4–3 — 0–2 2–2 1–0 2–1 0–1 — — — — — — — 0–1 2–0 2–0
Shkëndija 1–0 4–0 1–1 3–0 6–1 — 4–0 3–0 2–0 0–0 — — 4–1 — — — — — — —
Shkupi 3–1 2–0 2–3 2–0 2–1 2–0 — 1–0 0–0 1–2 — 2–0 — 0–1 2–3 — — 1–1 — —
Sileks 3–1 3–0 3–4 1–0 3–0 1–0 1–0 — 1–0 2–2 — — 1–0 — — 0–0 — — — —
Struga 0–0 1–1 0–2 2–1 1–0 2–1 1–1 2–1 — 2–1 — — — 0–1 — — 1–2 0–0 — —
Vardar 1–0 2–0 0–2 2–0 2–0 2–2 1–1 3–0 3–0 — — — 3–1 0–0 — — — — 1–0 —
Source: MacedonianFootball.com
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Positions by round

The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches. In order to preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches are not included to the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards.

Team ╲ Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223
Vardar109653211112111111111111
Sileks87889897868654444433332
Shkëndija7109107646675533332222223
Renova51245754557888989998864
Shkupi26564465443345657766655
Makedonija G.P.12422333334466565554446
Akademija Pandev43111122221222223345577
Rabotnički6479109897101010101010101010109998
Borec9810781010101099999898881010109
Struga353365789867777766777810
Leader and qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round
Qualification for the Relegation play-off final
Relegation to the Macedonian Second League
Source: macedonianfootball.com

Season statistics

Top scorers

As of 8 March 2020
Rank Player Club Goals
1 North Macedonia Daniel Avramovski Vardar 10
2 North Macedonia Armend Alimi Shkëndija 9
Croatia Nikola Prelčec Borec
4 Bosnia and Herzegovina Marin Jurina Shkupi 8
5 Brazil Paulo Carvalho Makedonija G.P. 7
North Macedonia Remzifaik Selmani Renova
Brazil Serginho Shkupi
8 North Macedonia Bobi Bozhinovski Makedonija G.P. 6
North Macedonia Besart Ibraimi Shkëndija
10 6 players 5

See also

References

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  2. ^ "Кој ќе игра во Европа? Се чека Комисијата за лиценцирање, одлуката следната недела…". ekipa.mk. 4 June 2020.
  3. ^ a b "ДОБРЕДОЈДЕ ЗА ПЕЛИСТЕР И БЕЛАСИЦА – ПРВА ЛИГА СО 12 ЕКИПИ!". Sportmedia.mk. 29 May 2020. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
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  5. ^ "ФФМ одлучи: Силекс во ЛШ, Шкендија, Ренова и Шкупи во Лига Европа" (in Macedonian). Ekipa.mk. 26 June 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  6. ^ "First League 2019/2020". Soccerway. Global Sports Media. Retrieved 5 August 2019.

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