2015–16 Macedonian First League

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

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
2016–17 →

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
Location of teams in the 2015–16 Macedonian First League
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
Teams that play in the 2015–16 ABA League
Teams that play in the 2015–16 BIBL

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

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

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. Ty HarrisKK Best21.1
2. Marko LukovićKK MZT Aerodrom20.3
3. Bojan TrajkovskiKK Kumanovo18.3

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

Assists
Rank Name Team APG
1. Aleksandar KostoskiKK Kumanovo6.3
2. Dimitar MirakovskiKK Rabotnički6.2
3. Karlo VragovićKK Feni Industries5.8

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

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

MVP List

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