2004–05 Macedonian First Football League Explained

Competition:Macedonian First League
Season:2004–05
Winners:Rabotnichki
1st domestic title
Relegated:Madjari Solidarnost
Sloga Jugomagnat
Napredok
Continentalcup1:Champions League
Continentalcup1 Qualifiers:Rabotnichki
Continentalcup2:UEFA Cup
Continentalcup2 Qualifiers:Vardar
Bashkimi
Continentalcup3:Intertoto Cup
Continentalcup3 Qualifiers:Pobeda
Sileks
League Topscorer:
Stevica Ristić
(26 goals)
Dates:8 August 2004 –
29 May 2005
Biggest Home Win:Sileks 8–0 Napredok
Biggest Away Win:Sloga J. 1–7 Shkëndija
Highest Scoring:Sileks 8–0 Napredok
Sloga 1–7 Shkëndija
Belasica 5–3 Sloga
Cementarnica 5–3 Pobeda
Matches:198
Total Goals:612
Prevseason:2003–04
Nextseason:2005–06

The 2004–05 Macedonian First League was the 13th season of the Macedonian First Football League, the highest football league of Macedonia. The first matches of the season were played on 8 August 2004 and the last on 29 May 2005. Pobeda were the defending champions, having won their second title. The 2004-05 champions were Rabotnichki who had won their first title.

Promotion and relegation

At the start of the 2004–05 seasonPromoted from 2003–04 Second League

Relegated to 2004–05 Second League

At the end of the 2004–05 seasonPromoted from 2004–05 Second League

Relegated to 2005–06 Second League

Participating teams

ClubCityStadiumCapacity
BashkimiKumanovoGradski stadion Kumanovo7,000
BelasicaStrumicaStadion Mladost6,370
Bregalnica KraunShtipGradski stadion Shtip4,000
Cementarnica 55SkopjeStadion Cementarnica2,000
Madjari SolidarnostSkopjeStadion Boris Trajkovski3,000
NapredokKichevoGradski stadion Kichevo5,000
PobedaPrilepStadion Goce Delchev15,000
Rabotnichki KometalSkopjeGradski stadion Skopje18,104
Shkëndija 79TetovoGradski stadion Tetovo15,000
SileksKratovoStadion Sileks5,000
Sloga JugomagnatSkopjeChair Stadium6,000
VardarSkopjeGradski stadion Skopje18,104

League table

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.

Relegation playoff

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Top goalscorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Aleksandar StojanovskiBelasica26
Stevica RistićSileks
3 WandeirVardar19
4 Blazhe IlijoskiRabotnichki17
Riste NaumovVardar
6 Zoran MiserdovskiBashkimi14
7 Ismail IsmailiShkëndija12
Aleksandar ToleskiCementarnica
Nikolche ZdravevskiPobeda

Source: rsssf.org

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