2008–09 Macedonian First Football League
Season | 2008–09 |
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Dates |
3 August 2008 – 31 May 2009 |
Champions |
Makedonija GP 1st domestic title |
Relegated | Napredok |
Champions League | Makedonija GP |
Europa League |
Milano Renova Rabotnichki |
Matches played | 165 |
Goals scored | 380 (2.3 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Ivica Gligorovski (14) |
Biggest home win |
Sileks 7–1 Napredok (16 November 2008) |
Biggest away win |
Sileks 0–3 Metalurg (18 April 2009) |
Highest scoring |
Sileks 7–1 Napredok (16 November 2008) |
← 2007–08 2009–10 → |
The 2008–09 Macedonian First League was the 17th season of the Macedonian First Football League, the highest football league of Macedonia. It began on 3 August 2008 and ended on 31 May 2009. FK Rabotnichki were the defending champions, having won their third title the previous year. FK Bashkimi withdrew from the championship due to financial reasons.[1]
Promotion and relegation
Promoted from 2007–08 Second League
Relegated to 2008–09 Second League
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Promoted from 2008–09 Second League
Relegated to 2009–10 Second League
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1 Bashkimi was withdraw from the First League due to financial reasons.
Participating teams
Club | City | Stadium | Capacity |
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Makedonija GP | Skopje | Stadion Gjorche Petrov | 3,000 |
Metalurg | Skopje | Stadion Zhelezarnica | 4,000 |
Milano | Kumanovo | Milano Arena | 3,500 |
Napredok | Kichevo | Gradski stadion Kichevo | 5,000 |
Pelister | Bitola | Stadion Tumbe Kafe | 8,000 |
Pobeda | Prilep | Stadion Goce Delchev | 15,000 |
Rabotnichki | Skopje | Gradski stadion Skopje Philip II Arena |
18,104 |
Renova | Djepchishte | Gradski stadion Tetovo | 15,000 |
Sileks | Kratovo | Stadion Sileks | 5,000 |
Horizont Turnovo | Turnovo | Stadion Kukush | 1,500 |
Vardar | Skopje | Gradski stadion Skopje Philip II Arena |
18,104 |
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Makedonija GP (C) | 30 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 46 | 15 | +31 | 61 | Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round |
2 | Milano | 30 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 48 | 35 | +13 | 55 | Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round |
3 | Renova | 30 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 41 | 26 | +15 | 54 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
4 | Rabotnichki | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 40 | 25 | +15 | 47 | Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round[lower-alpha 1] |
5 | Vardar | 30 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 35 | 23 | +12 | 45 | |
6 | Horizont Turnovo | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 25 | 39 | −14 | 37 | |
7 | Sileks | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 38 | 41 | −3 | 36 | |
8 | Pobeda | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 31 | 47 | −16 | 32 | |
9 | Metalurg (O) | 30 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 25 | 35 | −10 | 29 | Qualification for the relegation play-offs |
10 | Pelister (O) | 30 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 25 | 42 | −17 | 28 | |
11 | Napredok (R) | 30 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 52 | −26 | 21 | Relegation to the Macedonian Second Football League |
– | Bashkimi[lower-alpha 2] (R) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
- ↑ Rabotnichki qualified for the Europa League second qualifying round by winning the 2008–09 Macedonian Football Cup.
- ↑ Bashkimi withdrew their participation prior to the start of the season due to financial problems.
Results
The schedule consists of three rounds. During the first two rounds, each team played each other once home and away for a total of 20 matches. The pairings of the third round were then set according to the standings after the first two rounds, giving every team a third game against each opponent for a total of 30 games per team.
Matches 1–22
Home \ Away[1] | MGP | MET | MIL | NAP | PEL | POB | RAB | REN | SIL | TUR | VAR |
Makedonija | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | |
Metalurg | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | |
Milano | 1–0 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 3–1 | 5–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–3 | |
Napredok | 1–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | |
Pelister | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | |
Pobeda | 1–2 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | |
Rabotnichki | 3–3 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | |
Renova | 0–32 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | |
Sileks | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 7–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 0–0 | |
Horizont Turnovo | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | |
Vardar | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 4–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 |
Source: MacedonianFootball.com
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
2The match of Round 8 was awarded to Makedonija Gjorče Petrov after it was interrupted in 45th minute due to Renova's fans attacking Makedonija's midfielder Georges Ambourouet.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Matches 23–33
Home \ Away[1] | MGP | MET | MIL | NAP | PEL | POB | RAB | REN | SIL | TUR | VAR |
Makedonija | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | |||||
Metalurg | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | |||||||
Milano | 2–0 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | |||||
Napredok | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | |||||||
Pelister | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | ||||||
Pobeda | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | ||||||
Rabotnichki | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | |||||
Renova | 4–0 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | ||||||
Sileks | 0–3 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 2–3 | |||||||
Horizont Turnovo | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | ||||||
Vardar | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 |
Source: MacedonianFootball.com
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Relegation playoff
Metalurg | 5 – 1 | Bregalnica Shtip |
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Đurić Ilijoski Mihajlović Velkoski |
Novakov |
Pelister | 3 – 0 | Shkëndija 79 |
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Glavevski Dimitrovski |
Top goalscorers
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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1 | Milano | 14 | |
2 | Renova | 13 | |
3 | Sileks | 12 | |
4 | Makedonija GP | 11 | |
Napredok | |||
6 | Vardar | 10 | |
7 | Pelister | 9 | |
8 | Milano | 8 | |
Sileks | |||
Rabotnichki | |||
Makedonija GP |
Source: Macedonian Football (in English)
See also
References
- ↑ "FK Bashkimi quits from Macedonian football". macedonianfootball.com. 1 August 2008.
External links
- Macedonia - List of final tables (RSSSF)
- Football Federation of Macedonia (in Macedonian) (in English)
- MacedonianFootball.com