2015–16 Macedonian First League

Macedonian First League
Competition details
Season 2015–16
Teams 8
Dates October 10, 2015 – April 23, 2016
(Regular season)
May–June 2016
(Playoffs)
TV Macedonian Radio Television
Final positions
Champions MZT Skopje (5th title)
Runners-up Kumanovo 2009
← 2014–15

The 2015–16 Macedonian First League was the 24th season of the Macedonian First League, with 8 teams participating in it.

Regular season started on October 10, 2015, and finished on April 23, 2016 followed by the playoffs, with the six best placed teams joining it.

Teams

TeamCityVenueCapacity
BestGevgelija26th April Hall1,500
Feni IndustriesKavadarciJasmin Sports Hall2,500
Karpoš SokoliSkopjeBoris Trajkovski Sports Center8,000
KožuvGevgelija26th April Hall1,500
Kumanovo 2009KumanovoSports Hall Kumanovo7,000
MZT SkopjeSkopjeJane Sandanski Arena7,500
RabotničkiSkopjeGradski Park2,000
StrumicaStrumicaSports Hall Park2,300

Personnel and sponsorship

Team Head coach Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
MZT Skopje Republic of Macedonia Aleksandar Jončevski Republic of Macedonia Damjan Stojanovski Li-Ning Acibaden / Bauer
Rabotnički Republic of Macedonia Marin Dokuzovski Republic of Macedonia Dimitar Mirakovski Adidas -
Karpoš Sokoli Serbia Siniša Matić Republic of Macedonia Angel Tasevski Erreà -
Feni Industries Republic of Macedonia Ljupčo Malinkov Republic of Macedonia Goran Samardziev Spalding FENI Industries
Kumanovo Republic of Macedonia Marjan Srbinovski Republic of Macedonia Aleksandar Kostoski Dacapo Hromak / DeLuxe
Strumica Republic of Macedonia Zlatko Zetov Republic of Macedonia Eftim Bogoev Li-Ning Maks
Kožuv Republic of Macedonia Marjan Ilievski Republic of Macedonia Vladimir Brckov Spalding -
Best Republic of Macedonia Vladimir Mirkovski Republic of Macedonia Nikola Gajdadjiev Legea Vantoni

Coaching changes

Week Club Outgoing coach Date of change Incoming coach
1st KK Best Republic of Macedonia Nikola Nikolovski 13 October 2015 Republic of Macedonia Micko Aleksovski
7th KK Kožuv Republic of Macedonia Boban Mitev 11 November 2015 Greece Stratos Kukulekidis
9th KK Kumanovo Serbia Ljubisav Luković 27 November 2015 Republic of Macedonia Straso Todorovic
11th KK MZT Skopje Slovenia Aleš Pipan 7 December 2015[1] Republic of Macedonia Aleksandar Jončevski
17th KK Best Republic of Macedonia Micko Aleksovski 13 January 2016 Republic of Macedonia Vladimir Mirkovski
20th KK Kožuv Greece Stratos Kukulekidis 4 February 2016 Republic of Macedonia Marjan Ilievski
24th KK Kumanovo Republic of Macedonia Straso Todorovic 25 February 2016 Republic of Macedonia Marjan Srbinovski

Regular season

Standings

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 MZT Skopje 28 24 4 2326 1888 +438 52 Qualification to semifinals
2 Karpoš Sokoli 28 21 7 2441 2035 +406 49
3 Kumanovo 28 20 8 2388 2152 +236 48 Qualification to quarterfinals
4 Feni Industries 28 18 10 2278 2088 +190 46
5 Kožuv 28 13 15 2034 2064 −30 41
6 Rabotnički 28 11 17 2115 2165 −50 39
7 Strumica 28 5 23 1879 2367 −488 33
8 Best 28 0 28 1865 2537 −672 28 Relegated

Playoffs

In quarterfinals, if one of the teams won the two regular season games against its rival, a first win is awarded in the best-of-five series.

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 MZT Aerodrom 95 91 100
4 Feni Industries W 100 79 82 4 Feni Industries 64 87 77
5 Kožuv 96 91 69 1 MZT Aerodrom 84 82 91 90
3 Kumanovo 87 75 73 88
2 Karpoš Sokoli 97 63 74 57 73
3 Kumanovo W 82 77 100 3 Kumanovo 91 66 65 73 84
6 Rabotnički 85 60 94

Individual statistics

Points

Rank Name Team PPG
1.United States Ty HarrisKK Best21.1
2.Serbia Marko LukovićKK MZT Aerodrom20.3
3.Republic of Macedonia Bojan TrajkovskiKK Kumanovo18.3

Rebounds

Rank Name Team RPG
1.Serbia Uroš LukovićKK MZT Aerodrom11.1
2.Republic of Macedonia Gjorgji ČekovskiKK Rabotnički9.8
3.Serbia Marko MarkovićKK Best9.0

Assists

Rank Name Team APG
1.Republic of Macedonia Aleksandar KostoskiKK Kumanovo6.3
2.Republic of Macedonia Dimitar MirakovskiKK Rabotnički6.2
3.Croatia Karlo VragovićKK Feni Industries5.8

Steals

Rank Name Team SPG
1.United States C.J. CarterKK MZT Aerodrom2.3
2.Serbia Marko BoltićKK Karpoš Sokoli2.1
3.United States Brandon PennKK Kožuv2.1

Blocks

Rank Name Team APG
1.Serbia Uroš LukovićKK Kumanovo3.1
2.Serbia Nenad MišanovićKK Kumanovo1.5
3.Montenegro Žarko RakočevićKK Kumanovo1.3

MVP List

MVP of the Round

Round Player Team Efficiency
1Israel Anton KazarnovskiKK Karpoš Sokoli50
2Serbia Uroš LukovićKK Kumanovo40
3Serbia Uroš LukovićKK Kumanovo41
4Serbia Uroš LukovićKK Kumanovo37
5Serbia Đorđe DrenovacKK MZT Aerodrom36
6Serbia Uroš LukovićKK Kumanovo37
7Serbia Đorđe DrenovacKK MZT Aerodrom42
8Republic of Macedonia Gjorgji ČekovskiKK Rabotnički35
9Serbia Đorđe DrenovacKK MZT Aerodrom34
10Serbia Đorđe DrenovacKK MZT Aerodrom31
11Republic of Macedonia Bojan TrajkovskiKK Kumanovo49
12Serbia Nenad MišanovićKK Kumanovo38
13Croatia Karlo VragovićKK Feni Industries37
14Croatia Karlo VragovićKK Feni Industries36
15Croatia Karlo VragovićKK Feni Industries41
16Republic of Macedonia Gjorgji ČekovskiKK Rabotnički28
17Croatia Karlo VragovićKK Feni Industries35
18Serbia Dragan TubakKK Feni Industries26
19Croatia Karlo VragovićKK Feni Industries28
20Republic of Macedonia Kiril NikolovskiKK Feni Industries36
21Croatia Karlo VragovićKK Feni Industries45
22Republic of Macedonia Bojan TrajkovskiKK Kumanovo33
23Republic of Macedonia Dimitar MirakovskiKK Rabotnički36
24Republic of Macedonia Kiril NikolovskiKK Feni Industries27
25Republic of Macedonia Gjorgji ČekovskiKK Rabotnički48
26Republic of Macedonia Gjorgji ČekovskiKK Rabotnički39
27Republic of Macedonia Dimitar MirakovskiKK Rabotnički38
28Croatia Karlo VragovićKK Feni Industries52

Macedonian clubs in European competitions

TeamCompetitionProgressResult
KK MZT Aerodrom2015–16 ABA LeagueABA League8th place
KK Kumanovo2015–16 FIBA Europe CupRegular Season Group J4th place
KK Kožuv2015–16 BIBL seasonBalkan LeagueSemifinal

References

  1. ↑ "MZT Aerodrom parted ways with Pipan". 7 December 2015.
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