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This article is about the association football competition. For the basketball competition, see Macedonian Prva Liga (basketball).
Прва македонска Фудбалска Лига
First Macedonian Football LeagueCountries Republic of Macedonia
Confederation UEFA Founded 1992 Divisions 1 Number of teams 12 Levels on pyramid 1 Relegation to 2. MFL Domestic cup(s) Macedonian Cup International cup(s) UEFA Champions League
UEFA Europa LeagueCurrent champions Shkëndija
(2010-11)Most championships FK Vardar (5) Website http://www.ffm.com.mk 2011–12
The First Macedonian Football League (Macedonian: Прва македонска Фудбалска Лига, Prva Мakedonska Fudbalska Liga; also called 1. MFL and Prva Liga) is the highest professional football competition in the Republic of Macedonia.
The league consists of 12 teams. The teams play against each other 3 times. The winner of the league enters into the Qualifying Rounds of the Champions League, while the second and third placed teams are entered into the Qualifying Rounds of the Europa League along with the winner of the Macedonian Cup. At the end of the season, the bottom 2 teams are relegated to the Macedonian Second League while the 9th and 10th placed teams enter a play-off with the 3rd and 4th placed teams of the Macedonian Second League.
Contents
UEFA Rankings
UEFA Country Ranking for league participation in 2008-09 European football season (Previous year rank in italics) [1]
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Azeri League
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Slovenian League
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Macedonian League
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Icelandic League
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Kazakh League
Teams
First League members for 2011–12
Club Finishing position
in season 2010-11First season in
top division11 Oktomvri 1st in Vtora Liga 2011-12 Bregalnica Štip 8th 1992-93 Metalurg 2nd 1992-93 Napredok 10th 1999-00 Ohrid 2004 2nd in Vtora Liga 2011-12 Rabotnički 4th 1998-99 Renova 3rd 2005-06 Sileks 5th 1992-93 Škendija 1st 1996-97 Teteks 7th 1992-93 Turnovo 6th 2008-09 Vardar 11th 1992-93 First League clubs
Prior to 1992, Macedonian clubs competed in the Republic League. Since 1992-93 Macedonian clubs compete in their own national league. A total of 34 have entered the First League so far. Below is a list of First League clubs who have competed in the competition since 1992.
Seasons in First League
- 19 seasons: Sileks, Vardar
- 18 seasons: Pobeda
- 16 seasons: Pelister
- 15 seasons: Cementarnica 55
- 14 seasons: Makedonija GP, Sloga Jugomagnat
- 13 seasons: Rabotnički
- 12 seasons: Belasica
- 11 seasons: Tikveš
- 9 seasons: Napredok, Sasa
- 8 seasons: Borec, Osogovo
- 7 seasons: Balkan, Bregalnica Štip, Škendija 79
- 6 seasons: Renova
- 5 seasons: Baškimi, Rudar
- 4 seasons: Metalurg
- 3 seasons: Kumanovo, Ljuboten, Milano, Skopje, Teteks, Turnovo
- 2 seasons: Bregalnica Delčevo, Madžari Solidarnost, Ohrid, Vlazrimi
- 1 season: Karaorman, Kožuv, Vardarski
The bolded teams compete in the First League during the 2010-11 season. Vardar and Sileks are the only teams to have played First League football in every season.
WW2 Regional League
- 1941:Makedonija Skopje
- 1942:Makedonija Skopje
- 1943:Makedonija Skopje
- 1944:Makedonija Skopje
Club Titles Years Won Makedonija Skopje 4 ALL Republic League
- 1945: Makedonija
- 1946: Pobeda Skopje
- 1947: Vardar Skopje
- 1948: Dinamo Skopje
- 1949: Vardar Skopje
- 1950: Vardar Skopje
- 1951: Vardar Skopje
- 1952: Pobeda Prilep
- 1953: Rabotnički Skopje
- 1954: Rabotnički Skopje
- 1955: Rabotnički Skopje
- 1956: Vardar Skopje
- 1957: Rabotnički Skopje
- 1958: Rabotnički Skopje
- 1959: Pobeda Prilep
- 1960: Pelister Bitola
- 1961: Pelister Bitola
- 1962: Pobeda Prilep
- 1963: Pobeda Prilep
- 1964: Bregalnica Štip
- 1965: Teteks Tetovo
- 1966: Rabotnički Skopje
- 1967: Bregalnica Štip
- 1968: Rabotnički Skopje
- 1969: Teteks Tetovo
- 1970: Skopje
- 1971: Kumanovo
- 1972: Tikveš Kavadarci
- 1973: Rabotnički Skopje
- 1974: Teteks Tetovo
- 1975: Pelister Bitola
- 1976: Bregalnica Štip
- 1977: Rabotnički Skopje
- 1978: Tikveš Kavadarci
- 1979: Pobeda Prilep
- 1980: Rabotnički Skopje
- 1981: Pobeda Prilep
- 1982: Pelister Bitola
- 1983: Belasica Strumica
- 1984: Bregalnica Štip
- 1985: Teteks Tetovo
- 1986: Pobeda Prilep
- 1987: Metalurg Skopje
- 1988: Belasica Strumica
- 1989: Borec Veles
- 1990: Balkan Skopje
- 1991: Makedonija Gj.P. Skopje
- 1992: Sasa Makedonska Kamenica
Club Titles Years Won Rabotnički Skopje 10 1953,1954,1955,1957,1958,1966,1968,1973,1977,1980 Pobeda Prilep 7 1952,1959,1962,1963,1979,1981,1986 Vardar Skopje 5 1947,1949,1950,1951,1956 Teteks Tetovo 4 1965,1969,1974,1985 Bregalnica Štip 4 1964,1967,1976,1984 Pelister Bitola 4 1960,1961,1975,1982 Belasica Strumica 2 1983,1988 Tikveš Kavadarci 2 1972,1978 Sasa Makedonska Kamenica 1 1992 Makedonija Gj.P. Skopje 1 1991 Balkan Skopje 1 1990 Borec Veles 1 1989 Metalurg Skopje 1 1987 Kumanovo 1 1971 Skopje 1 1970 Dinamo Skopje 1 1948 Pobeda Skopje 1 1946 Makedonija 1 1945 First Macedonian Football League
Winners by season
Season Winner Runner Up Third Place 1992-93 Vardar Sileks Balkan 1993-94 Vardar Sileks Balkan 1994-95 Vardar Sileks Sloga Jugomagnat 1995-96 Sileks Sloga Jugomagnat Vardar 1996-97 Sileks Pobeda Sloga Jugomagnat 1997-98 Sileks Sloga Jugomagnat Makedonija GP 1998-99 Sloga Jugomagnat Sileks Pobeda 1999-00 Sloga Jugomagnat Pobeda Rabotnički Kometal 2000-01 Sloga Jugomagnat Vardar Pobeda 2001-02 Vardar Belasica Cementarnica 55 2002-03 Vardar Belasica Pobeda 2003-04 Pobeda Sileks Vardar 2004-05 Rabotnički Kometal Vardar Pobeda 2005-06 Rabotnički Kometal Makedonija GP Vardar 2006-07 Pobeda Rabotnički Kometal Makedonija GP 2007-08 Rabotnički Kometal Milano Pelister 2008-09 Makedonija Gj. P. Milano Renova 2009-10 Renova Rabotnički Metalurg 2010-11 Škendija Metalurg Renova Record First League Champions
Club Titles Years Won Vardar Skopje 5 1993, 1994, 1995, 2002, 2003 Rabotnički Skopje 3 2005, 2006, 2008 Sileks Kratovo 3 1996, 1997, 1998 Sloga Jugomagnat Skopje 3 1999, 2000, 2001 Pobeda Prilep 2 2004, 2007 Makedonija Gj. P. Skopje 1 2009 Renova Džepčište 1 2010 Škendija 1 2011 Top scorers by season
Season Player Goals Club 1992-93 Saša Ćirić
36 Vardar 1993-94 Zoran Boškovski
21 Sileks 1994-95 Saša Ćirić
35 Vardar 1995-96 Zoran Boškovski
20 Sileks 1996-97 Vančo Micevski
Miroslav Đokić
16 Sileks
Sileks1997-98 Vančo Atanasov
12 Belasica 1998-99 Rogério Oliveira
22 Pobeda 1999-00 Argjend Bekjiri
19 Sloga Jugomagnat 2000-01 Argjend Bekjiri
27 Sloga Jugomagnat 2001-02 Miroslav Đokić
22 Pobeda 2002-03 Ljubiša Savić
25 Bregalnica Delčevo /
Sloga Jugomagnat2003-04 Dragan Dimitrovski
25 Pobeda 2004-05 Aleksandar Stojanovski
Stevica Ristić
26 Belasica
Sileks2005-06 Stevica Ristić
27 Sileks 2006-07 Boban Jančevski
26 Bashkimi / Renova 2007-08 Ivica Gligorovski
15 Milano 2008-09 Ivica Gligorovski
14 Milano 2009-10 Bobi Božinovski
15 Rabotnički 2010-11 Hristijan Kirovski
20 Skopje See Also
Macedonian Football Champions
References
- ^ "UEFA Country Ranking 2011". Bert Kassies. http://www.xs4all.nl/~kassiesa/bert/uefa/data/method4/crank2011.html. Retrieved August 9, 2010.
External links
- Football Federation of Macedonia Official Site (Macedonian) (English)
- First League Current Stats (Macedonian) (English)
- MacedonianFootball.com (English)
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