2023–24 Macedonian First Football League

The 2023–24 Macedonian First League will be the 32nd season of the Macedonian First Football League, the highest football league of North Macedonia. It will begin in August 2023 and is scheduled to end in May 2024. Struga are the defending champions, having won their first title in 2022–23.[1][2]

Macedonian First League
Season2023–24
DatesAugust 2023 –
May 2024
2024–25 →
All statistics correct as of 15 May 2023.

Promotion and relegation
At the end of the 2022–23 season

Promoted from 2022–23 Second League

Relegated to 2023–24 Second League

Participating teams
Location of teams in 2023–24 Macedonian First League
Akademija Pandev Bregalnica
Gostivar Makedonija G.P. Rabotnički Shkëndija
Blagoj Istatov Stadium
UEFA 		City Stadium Štip City Stadium Gostivar Ǵorče Petrov Stadium Toše Proeski Arena
UEFA 		Tetovo Stadium
Capacity: 9,200 Capacity: 4,000 Capacity: 3,000 Capacity: 3,000 Capacity: 36,460 Capacity: 15,000
Shkupi Sileks Struga Tikvesh Voska Sport
Cair Stadium City Stadium Kratovo Gradska Plaža Stadium City Stadium Kavadarci SRC Biljanini Izvori
Capacity: 6,000 Capacity: 6,000 Capacity: 2,500 Capacity: 7,500 Capacity: 3,980

Personnel and kits

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Akademija Pandev North Macedonia Aleksandar Vasoski North Macedonia Bojan Dimoski Sportika SA Mozzart
Bregalnica North Macedonia Goran Zdravkov North Macedonia Daniel Mojsov Hummel Superior
Gostivar North Macedonia Murat Daban Nike
Makedonija G.P. North Macedonia Goran Simov North Macedonia Filip Mishevski Givova betinasia, Tesla
Rabotnički North Macedonia Milan Ilievski North Macedonia Krste Velkoski Joma
Shkëndija Vacant North Macedonia Ferhan Hasani Macron Ecolog
Shkupi Turkey Cihat Arslan North Macedonia Kristijan Naumovski Reaction Alagoz Holding
Sileks North Macedonia Gorazd Mihajlov North Macedonia Daniel Bozhinovski Jako Sileks
Struga Albania Shpëtim Duro North Macedonia Bunjamin Shabani Macron Trim & Lum
Tikvesh North Macedonia Gjorgji Mojsov North Macedonia Aleksandar Varelovski Joma Klimi.mk, Sinalco
Voska Sport North Macedonia Berat Imeri Joma Nefi Ik

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Akademija Pandev 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2 Bregalnica 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for the Europa Conference League first qualifying round
3 Gostivar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Makedonija G.P. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Rabotnički 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Shkëndija 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Shkupi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Sileks 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Struga 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for the Relegation play-off
10 Tikvesh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Voska Sport 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to the Macedonian Second League
12 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played in August 2023. Source: TBD
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).

Results

Every team will play three times against each other team for a total of 33 matches. The first 22 matchdays will consist of a regular double round-robin schedule. The league standings at this point will then be used to determine the games for the last 11 matchdays.

Positions by round

The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches. In order to preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches are not included to the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards.

Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233
Akademija Pandev
Bregalnica
Gostivar
Makedonija G.P.
Rabotnički
Shkëndija
Shkupi
Sileks
Struga
Tikvesh
Voska Sport
TBD
Leader and qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
Qualification for the Europa Conference League first qualifying round
Qualification for the Relegation play-off
Relegation to the Macedonian Second League
First match(es) will be played on August 2023. Source: MacedonianFootball.com

See also
  • 2023–24 Macedonian Football Cup
  • 2023–24 Macedonian Second Football League

References
  1. "1.MFL 2022/23 Final Standings". MacedonianFootball.com. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
  2. "First League - North Macedonia - 2022/2023". Soccerway.com. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
  3. "2.MFL 2022/23 Final Standings". MacedonianFootball.com. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
  4. "Second League - North Macedonia - 2022/2023". Soccerway.com. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.