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2023–24 Macedonian First Football League

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]

Macedonian First League
Season2023–24
Dates6 August 2023 –
19 May 2024
RelegatedBregalnica
Makedonija G.P.
Matches played138
Goals scored294 (2.13 per match)
2024–25 →
All statistics correct as of 10 March 2024.

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 edit

At the end of the 2022–23 season

Promoted from 2022–23 Second League

  • Voska Sport (winners, promoted for the first time in their history)[3][4]
  • Gostivar (runners-up, promoted after a 10 season absence)[3][4]
  • Vardar (Third placed; won play-off, promoted after a 2 season absence)

Relegated to 2023–24 Second League

  • Skopje (10th; lost play-off, relegated after a 2 seasons spell in top flight)
  • Pobeda (11th, relegated after a single season spell in top flight)[1][2]
At the end of the 2023–24 season

Promoted from 2023–24 Second League

Relegated to 2024–25 Second League

  • Bregalnica (11th/12th, relegated after a 3 seasons spell in top flight)
  • Makedonija G.P. (11th/12th, relegated after a 6 seasons spell in top flight)

Participating teams edit

Bregalnica AP Brera Shkendija Rabotnichki Sileks
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
   |      
Makedonija G.P.
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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 edit

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
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 edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Shkëndija 31 17 10 4 53 25 +28 61 Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2 Struga 31 19 4 8 53 31 +22 61 Qualification for the Conference League first qualifying round[a]
3 Shkupi 31 16 10 5 40 22 +18 58
4 Tikvesh 31 12 6 13 39 38 +1 42
5 Rabotnički 31 12 5 14 29 32 −3 41
6 Sileks 31 10 11 10 34 38 −4 41
7 Voska Sport 31 10 10 11 36 40 −4 40
8 Gostivar 31 9 13 9 31 37 −6 40
9 AP Brera 31 10 8 13 29 30 −1 38
10 Vardar 31 10 5 16 25 40 −15 35 Qualification for the Macedonian First Football League play-off
11 Bregalnica (R) 31 6 9 16 25 47 −22 27 Relegation to the Macedonian Second Football League
12 Makedonija G.P. (R) 31 7 5 19 24 38 −14 26
Updated to match(es) played on 4 May 2024. Source: MacedonianFootball.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).
(R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ The 2023–24 Macedonian Football Cup winners (Tikvesh or Voska Sport) also qualify for the Conference League first qualifying round.


Results edit

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
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 — 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 — — — — 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 — — 0–0
Shkupi 1–0 1–0 3–1 1–0 3–0 1–0 — 1–1 2–0 0–0 2–0 3–0 — — 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 — — — —
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 — —
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 — — — —
Updated to match(es) played on 4 May 2024. Source: MacedonianFootball.com
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 edit

The tenth-placed club 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 edit

Top scorers edit

As of 1 May 2024.
Rank Player Club Goals
1   Aleksa Marušić Voska Sport 16
2   Besart Ibraimi Struga 14
  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 edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b "1.MFL 2022/23 Final Standings". MacedonianFootball.com. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
  2. ^ a b "First League - North Macedonia - 2022/2023". Soccerway.com. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
  3. ^ a b "2.MFL 2022/23 Final Standings". MacedonianFootball.com. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Second League - North Macedonia - 2022/2023". Soccerway.com. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
  5. ^ a b "2.MFL 2023/24 Final Standings". MacedonianFootball.com. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
  6. ^ a b "Second League - North Macedonia - 2023/2024". Soccerway.com. Retrieved 6 May 2024.

External links edit

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