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2016–17 Macedonian Second Football League

The 2016–17 Macedonian Second Football League was the 25th season of the Macedonian Second Football League, the second division in the Macedonian football league system. It began on 13 August 2016 and ended on 27 May 2017. It was the last season with the current format, as of 2017–18 season the league will be divided into two groups, East and West, for the first time since the 1999–2000 season, with 10 teams in each group instead of the single league structure.[1]

Macedonian Second League
Season2016–17
ChampionsAkademija Pandev
PromotedAkademija Pandev
Skopje
RelegatedMetalurg
Vardar Negotino
Matches played135
Goals scored335 (2.48 per match)
Top goalscorerZoran Baldovaliev
(20 goals)
Biggest home winAkademija Pandev 7–0 Tikvesh
Biggest away winNovaci 0–4 Horizont Turnovo
Highest scoringAkademija Pandev 7–0 Tikvesh
Novaci 2–5 Akademija Pandev
Longest winning run10 games
Akademija Pandev
Longest unbeaten run10 games
Akademija Pandev
Longest winless run13 games
Metalurg
Longest losing run5 games
Metalurg

Participating teams edit

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Location of teams in 2016–17 Macedonian Second League
Club City Stadium Capacity
Akademija Pandev Strumica Stadion Mladost 6,500
Euromilk Gorno Lisiche Skopje Stadion Cementarnica 2,000
Metalurg Skopje Stadion Zhelezarnica 3,000
Novaci 1 Novaci Stadion Novaci 500
Skopje Skopje Stadion Avtokomanda 4,000
Teteks Tetovo AMS Sportski Centar Tetovo 2,000
Tikvesh 1 Kavadarci Gradski Stadion Kavadarci 7,500
Horizont Turnovo Turnovo Stadion Kukush 1,500
Velazerimi 77 Kichevo Velazerimi Arena 3,000
Vardar Negotino Negotino Gradski stadion Negotino 1,500

1 Tikveš, the third placed team in the Third League South, and Novaci, the winner of the Third League South-West, will take the place of Ljubanci and Mladost Carev Dvor, which were declined their participation in the Second League due to financial problems.[2]

League table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Akademija Pandev (C, P) 27 21 3 3 69 24 +45 66 Promotion to Macedonian First League
2 Skopje (P) 27 16 6 5 43 26 +17 54
3 Novaci 27 13 6 8 39 28 +11 45 Qualification to Promotion play-off
4 Horizont Turnovo 27 9 9 9 37 29 +8 36
5 Euromilk Gorno Lisiche 27 10 5 12 30 29 +1 35
6 Vëllazërimi 77 27 8 8 11 33 36 −3 32
7 Teteks 27 7 7 13 16 29 −13 28
8 Tikvesh 27 9 1 17 25 53 −28 28
9 Metalurg (R) 27 7 5 15 29 48 −19 26 Relegation to Macedonian Third League
10 Vardar Negotino (R) 27 5 10 12 17 31 −14 25
Source: MacedonianFootball.com, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head away goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Results edit

Promotion play-off edit

First leg edit

Shkupi4–1Novaci
  • Adem   12'
  • Grozdanoski   16' (o.g.)
  • Mbella   31'
  • Arif   74'
 Report
  • Naumoski   70'
Attendance: 200

Second leg edit

Novaci1–3Shkupi
  • Naumoski   63'
 Report
  • Ismaili   28'
  • Adem   50'
  • Mamuti   78'
Attendance: 20
Referee: Stojanche Stojanov (Štip)

Shkupi won 7–2 on aggregate.

Top scorers edit

As of 20 May 2017
Rank Player Club Goals
1   Zoran Baldovaliev Ak. Pandev 20
2   Dario Desnic Skopje 12
3   Ljupcho Doriev Ak. Pandev 11
  Andrian Chavoli Euromilk GL
5   Jani Atanasov Ak. Pandev 9
  Sasko Pandev Ak. Pandev
  Aleksandar Nedanoski Novaci
  Blagoja Naumoski Novaci
9   Naumce Bakraceski Tikves 7
  Mario Krstovski Horizont Turnovo

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Од сезоната 2017/18, Прва лига со четирикружен систем, Втора лига поделена на Исток и Запад". Ekipa.mk. 5 March 2016. Archived from the original on 1 May 2017. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
  2. ^ "Draw for new season to take place on Monday". MacedonianFootball.com. 24 July 2016. Retrieved 24 July 2016.

External links edit

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