2017–18 Macedonian Football Cup

2017–18 Macedonian Football Cup
Country  Macedonia
Dates 16 August 2017 –
23 May 2018
Teams 31
Defending champions Pelister
Champions Shkëndija (1st title)
Runners-up Pelister
Matches played 23
Goals scored 89 (3.87 per match)
Top goal scorer(s) Besart Ibraimi
(8 goals)

The 2017–18 Macedonian Football Cup was the 26th season of Macedonia's football knockout competition. Pelister are the defending champions, having won their second title in the previous year.

Competition calendar

RoundLegsDates playedFixturesClubsNew entries this round
First round (round of 32)Single16 August 2017[1]1531 → 15none
Second round (round of 16)Double13 September and
18 October 2017[2]		1615 → 81
Quarter-finalsDouble8 and 29 November 201788 → 4none
Semi-finalsDouble14 March and 11 April 201844 → 2none
FinalSingle23 May 2018[3]12 → 1none

First round

The matches were played on 16 and 30 August 2017.[1][4] Rabotnichki got a bye to the next round.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
16 August 2017
SSK Nova (3) 0–6 Akademija Pandev (1)
Borec (2) 4–0 Vëllazërimi 77 (2)
Kozhuf (2) 1–1 (6–5 p) Novaci (2)
Vardar Negotino (3) 3–5 Gorno Lisiche (2)
Belasica (2) 1–3 Pelister (1)
Plachkovica (2) 0–4 Pobeda (1)
Osogovo (2) 1–2 Bregalnica Shtip (2)
Mogila (3) 0–6 Sileks (1)
Struga (2) 1–0 Makedonija GP (2)
Ohrid (3) w/o Skopje (1)
Zajazi (2) 2–4 Shkupi (1)
Teteks (2) 2–1 Horizont Turnovo (2)
Tikvesh (2) 0–1 Renova (1)
30 August 2017
Gostivar (2) 0–2 Shkëndija (1)
31 August 2017
Lokomotiva (2) 1–4 Vardar (1)

Second round

The first legs were played on 13 September and the second legs were played on 18 October 2017.[2]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Bregalnica Shtip (2) 3–8 Pobeda (1) 2–3 1–5
Skopje (1) 6–0 Gorno Lisiche (2) 3–0 3–0
Kozhuf (2) 4–5 Teteks (2) 2–2 2–3
Pelister (1) 7–3 Borec (2) 4–2 3–1
Rabotnichki (1) 2–2 (2–3 p) Shkëndija (1) 1–1 1–1
Renova (1) 5–4 Struga (2) 3–2 2–2
Sileks (1) 1–5 Akademija Pandev (1) 1–0 0–5
Vardar (1) 3–1 Shkupi (1) 1–1 2–0

Quarter-finals

The first legs were played on 8 November and the second legs were played on 29 November 2017.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Teteks (2) 1–6 Akademija Pandev (1) 0–2 1–4
Renova (1) 4–1 Skopje (1) 2–0 2–1
Pelister (1) 7–4 Pobeda (1) 5–2 2–2
Vardar (1) 1–5 Shkëndija (1) 1–1 0–4

Semi-finals

The first legs were played on 14 March 2018 and the second legs were played on 11 April 2018.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Shkëndija 3–1 Renova 1–1 2–0
Pelister 3–3 (3–2 p) Akademija Pandev 2–1 1–2
Shkëndija 1–1 Renova
 Report
  • Stojanovski  12'
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Josip Barton (Tetovo)
Renova 0–2 Shkëndija
Report
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Aleksandar Stavrev (Skopje)

Shkëndija won 3–1 on aggregate.

Pelister 2–1 Akademija Pandev
 Report
  • Atanasov  31'
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Dimitar Mechkarovski (Skopje)
Akademija Pandev 2–1 Pelister
  • Atanasov  73'
  • Krstovski  89'
 Report
  • Markovski  62'
Penalties
Baldovaliev
Atanasov
Cheshmedjiev
Dimov
Krstovski
Doriev
Atanasovski 		2–3 Manevski
Trifunovski
Markovski
Todorovski
Konjarski
Dragarski
Markoski
Attendance: 500
Referee: Dimitar Mechkarovski (Skopje)

3–3 on aggregate. Pelister won 3–2 in penalty shootout.

Final

Pelister 0–3 Shkëndija
Report
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Marjan Markoski (Ohrid)

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Ждрепка за Куп: Пелистер против Беласица, Вардар со Локомотива". Ekipa.mk. 7 August 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
  2. 1 2 "Вардар против Шкупи, Работнички со Шкендија". Sportmedia.mk. 1 September 2017. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
  3. ↑ "ФИНАЛЕТО НА 23 МАЈ ВО СТРУМИЦА!?" (in Macedonian). Makedonski Sport. 14 April 2018. Archived from the original on 14 April 2018. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  4. ↑ "Куп на Македонија: Пелистер пак тргнува од Струмица, Гостивар е ривалот на Шкендија". Gol.mk. 7 August 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
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