2007–08 Macedonian First Football League Explained

Competition:Macedonian First League
Season:2007–08
Winners:Rabotnichki
3rd domestic title
Relegated:Shkëndija
Cementarnica 55
Continentalcup1:Champions League
Continentalcup1 Qualifiers:Rabotnichki
Continentalcup2:UEFA Cup
Continentalcup2 Qualifiers:Milano
Pelister
Continentalcup3:Intertoto Cup
Continentalcup3 Qualifiers:Renova
League Topscorer:Ivica Gligorovski
(15 goals)
Dates:5 August 2007 –
31 May 2008
Biggest Home Win:Milano 9–1 Vardar
Biggest Away Win:Shkëndija 1–5 Pobeda
Highest Scoring:Milano 9–1 Vardar
Matches:198
Total Goals:489
Prevseason:2006–07
Nextseason:2008–09

The 2007–08 Macedonian First League was the 16th season of the Macedonian First Football League, the highest football league of Macedonia. The first matches of the season were played on 5 August 2007. Pobeda were the defending champions, having won their second title. The 2007-08 champions were Rabotnichki who won their third title.

Promotion and relegation

At the start of the 2007–08 seasonPromoted from 2006–07 Second League

Relegated to 2007–08 Second League

At the end of the 2007–08 seasonPromoted from 2007–08 Second League

Relegated to 2008–09 Second League

1 Bashkimi was withdraw from the First League due to financial reasons.

Participating teams

ClubCityStadiumCapacity
BashkimiKumanovoMilano Arena3,500
Cementarnica 55SkopjeStadion Cementarnica2,000
Makedonija G.P.SkopjeStadion Gjorche Petrov3,000
MilanoKumanovoMilano Arena3,500
NapredokKichevoGradski stadion Kichevo5,000
PelisterBitolaStadion Tumbe Kafe8,000
PobedaPrilepStadion Goce Delchev15,000
Rabotnichki KometalSkopjeGradski stadion Skopje18,104
RenovaDjepchishteGradski stadion Tetovo15,000
ShkëndijaTetovoGradski stadion Tetovo15,000
SileksKratovoStadion Sileks5,000
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 Ivica GligorovskiMilano15
2 Saša StojanovićMilano14
3 Besart IbraimiNapredok12
Boško StupićSileks
5 Argjend BeqiriRenova & Shkëndija11
6 Jovan KostovskiVardar10
7 Borche ManevskiPobeda & Milano9
Ivan TrichkovskiRabotnichki
Predrag ŽivadinovićBashkimi

Source: Macedonian Football

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