1997–98 Macedonian First Football League
Appearance
Season | 1997–98 |
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Dates | 10 August 1997 – 31 May 1998[1] |
Champions | Sileks 3rd domestic title |
Relegated | Belasica Bregalnica |
Champions League | Sileks |
Cup Winners' Cup | Vardar |
UEFA Cup | Sloga Jugomagnat |
Intertoto Cup | Makedonija |
Matches played | 169 |
Goals scored | 382 (2.26 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Vancho Atanasov (12 goals) |
Biggest home win | Makedonija 7–1 Bregalnica |
Biggest away win | Belasica 0–4 Sileks |
Highest scoring | Makedonija 7–1 Bregalnica |
← 1996–97 1998–99 → |
The 1997–98 Macedonian First League was the 6th season of the Macedonian First Football League, the highest football league of Macedonia. The first matches of the season were played on 10 August 1997 and the last on 31 May 1998.[1] Sileks defended their championship title, having won their third title in a row.
Promotion and relegation
Promoted from 1996–97 Second League Relegated to 1997–98 Second League
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Promoted from 1997–98 Second League
Relegated to 1998–99 Second League
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1 Bregalnica Shtip was removed from the league after the round 19, due to the absence in a match against Sloga Jugomagnat. Their matches from round 14 were annulled.
Participating teams
Club | City | Stadium |
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Balkan BISI | Skopje | Chair Stadium |
Belasica | Strumica | Stadion Mladost |
Borec MHK | Veles | Gradski stadion Veles |
Bregalnica | Shtip | Gradski stadion Shtip |
Cementarnica 55 | Skopje | Stadion Cementarnica |
Makedonija | Skopje | Stadion Gjorche Petrov |
Pelister | Bitola | Stadion Tumbe Kafe |
Pobeda | Prilep | Stadion Goce Delchev |
Sasa | Makedonska Kamenica | Gradski stadion Makedonska Kamenica |
Sileks | Kratovo | Stadion Sileks |
Skopje | Skopje | Stadion Zhelezarnica |
Sloga Jugomagnat | Skopje | Chair Stadium |
Tikvesh | Kavadarci | Gradski stadion Kavadarci |
Vardar | Skopje | Gradski stadion Skopje |
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Sileks (C) | 25 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 40 | 21 | +19 | 48 | Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round |
2 | Sloga Jugomagnat | 25 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 25 | 16 | +9 | 43 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first qualifying round |
3 | Makedonija | 25 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 34 | 21 | +13 | 42 | Qualification for the Intertoto Cup first round |
4 | Vardar | 25 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 34 | 25 | +9 | 41 | Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup qualifying round |
5 | Pobeda | 25 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 29 | 21 | +8 | 39 | |
6 | Pelister | 25 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 31 | 24 | +7 | 37 | |
7 | Borec | 25 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 28 | 30 | −2 | 33 | |
8 | Balkan | 25 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 21 | −1 | 31 | |
9 | Cementarnica 55 | 25 | 9 | 3 | 13 | 28 | 32 | −4 | 30 | |
10 | Skopje | 25 | 9 | 3 | 13 | 31 | 45 | −14 | 30 | |
11 | Tikvesh | 25 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 23 | 27 | −4 | 29 | |
12 | Sasa | 25 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 21 | 32 | −11 | 29 | |
13 | Belasica (R) | 25 | 8 | 4 | 13 | 25 | 35 | −10 | 28 | Relegation to the Macedonian Second League |
14 | Bregalnica Shtip[a] (R) | 13 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 13 | 32 | −19 | 12 |
Source: MacedonianFootball.com, RSSSF.com
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; (R) Relegated
Notes:
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; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ Bregalnica Shtip were withdraw from First League after 18th round due to unknown reasons. Their matches from 14th round onwards were annulled.
Results
Top goalscorers
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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1 | Vancho Atanasov | Belasica | 12 |
2 | Vlado Trifunov | Makedonija | 11 |
3 | Ilcho Borov | Pobeda | 10 |
Fernando Jefferson | Pelister |
Source: Top15goalscorers.blogspot.com
See also
References
- ^ a b "First League 1997/1998". Soccerway. Retrieved 24 December 2017.