2017–18 Macedonian First Football League
Season | 2017–18 |
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Dates | 12 August 2017 – 20 May 2018 |
Champions | Shkëndija 2nd domestic title |
Relegated | Skopje Pelister |
Champions League | Shkëndija |
Europa League | Vardar Rabotnichki Shkupi |
Matches played | 180 |
Goals scored | 461 (2.56 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Ferhan Hasani Besart Ibraimi (22 goals) |
Biggest home win | Shkendija 5–0 Sileks (20 September 2017) Shkendija 5–0 Renova (7 April 2018) |
Biggest away win | Pelister 0–6 Shkëndija (15 April 2018) |
Highest scoring | Rabotnichki 2–6 Shkëndija (17 September 2017) |
Longest winning run | 6 games Shkëndija |
Longest unbeaten run | 16 games Shkëndija |
Longest winless run | 14 games Akademija Pandev |
Longest losing run | 4 games Akademija Pandev Renova Sileks |
← 2016–17 2018–19 →
All statistics correct as of 20 May 2018. |
The 2017–18 Macedonian First League was the 26th season of the Macedonian First Football League, the highest football league of Macedonia. The fixtures were announced on 25 July 2017.[1] It began on 12 August 2017 and ended on 20 May 2018. Each team will play the other sides four times on home-away basis, for a total of 36 matches. Vardar are the defending champions, having won their tenth title in 2016–17.
Promotion and relegation
Promoted from 2016–17 Second League
Relegated to 2017–18 Second League
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Promoted from 2017–18 Second League
Relegated to 2018–19 Second League |
Participating teams
Club | City | Stadium | Capacity |
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Akademija Pandev | Strumica | Stadion Mladost Stadion Kukush |
9,200 1,500 |
Pelister | Bitola | Stadion Tumbe Kafe | 8,000 |
Pobeda | Prilep | Stadion Goce Delchev | 15,000 |
Rabotnichki | Skopje | Philip II Arena | 36,460 |
Renova | Djepchishte | City Stadium Tetovo | 15,000 |
Shkëndija | Tetovo | City Stadium Tetovo | 15,000 |
Shkupi | Skopje | Chair Stadium | 6,000 |
Sileks | Kratovo | Stadion Sileks | 1,800 |
Skopje | Skopje | Stadion Zhelezarnica | 3,000 |
Vardar | Skopje | Philip II Arena | 36,460 |
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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Akademija Pandev | Risto Panov | Sashko Pandev | Givova | |
Pelister | Nexhat Husein | Goce Todorovski | Givova | ZK Pelagonija |
Pobeda | Toni Meglenski | Darko Tofiloski | Jako | Krali Marko & Vitaminka |
Rabotnichki | Gjore Jovanovski | Dushko Trajchevski | Joma | |
Renova | Agron Memedi & Kushtrim Abdulahu | Fisnik Nuhi | Jako | Renova |
Shkëndija | Qatip Osmani | Ferhan Hasani | Macron | Ecolog |
Shkupi | Zekirija Ramadani | Suat Zendeli | Nike | V:KO |
Sileks | Zhikica Tasevski | Gligor Gligorov | Legea | |
Skopje | Ljupcho Markovski | Filip Petkovski | Givova | |
Vardar | Boban Babunski | Boban Grncharov | Hummel | BetCity |
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Shkëndija (C) | 36 | 29 | 4 | 3 | 101 | 27 | +74 | 91 | Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round |
2 | Vardar | 36 | 16 | 8 | 12 | 53 | 41 | +12 | 56 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
3 | Rabotnichki | 36 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 50 | 43 | +7 | 52 | |
4 | Shkupi | 36 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 51 | 46 | +5 | 51 | |
5 | Sileks | 36 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 30 | 37 | −7 | 50 | |
6 | Akademija Pandev | 36 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 43 | 47 | −4 | 42 | |
7 | Renova | 36 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 36 | 53 | −17 | 41 | |
8 | Pobeda (O) | 36 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 36 | 56 | −20 | 38 | Qualification for the relegation play-off final |
9 | Skopje (R) | 36 | 7 | 14 | 15 | 24 | 43 | −19 | 35 | Relegation to the Macedonian Second League |
10 | Pelister (R) | 36 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 37 | 68 | −31 | 34 |
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).[citation needed]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Results
Each team played home-and-away against every other team in the league twice, for a total of 36 matches each.
Matches 1–18 |
Matches 19–36
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Relegation play-offs
Semi-final
Gostivar | 0–0 | Borec |
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Report | ||
Penalties | ||
Ademi Bexheti Esati Grozdanoski Osmani |
4–5 | Kocev Risteski Acevski Kudijan Gjorgjev |
Final
Season statistics
Top scorers
- As of 20 May 2018
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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1 | Ferhan Hasani | Shkëndija | 22 |
Besart Ibraimi | Shkëndija | ||
3 | Zoran Baldovaliev | Akademija Pandev | 14 |
4 | Blazhe Ilijoski | Pelister & Shkupi | 13 |
Alen Jasharoski | Shkupi | ||
6 | Chinedu Charles Geoffrey | Rabotnichki | 11 |
Stênio Júnior | Shkëndija | ||
Kire Markoski | Rabotnichki | ||
9 | Tigran Barseghyan | Vardar | 9 |
Marjan Radeski | Shkëndija |
See also
- 2017–18 Macedonian Football Cup
- 2017–18 Macedonian Second Football League
- 2017–18 Macedonian Third Football League
References
- ^ "РАСПОРЕД на натпревари од Прва македонска фудбалска лига, сезона 2017-2018" (PDF). FFM.mk. 25 July 2017. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
External links
- Football Federation of Macedonia (in Macedonian)
- MacedonianFootball.com (in Macedonian and English)