2009–10 Macedonian First Football League Explained

Competition:Macedonian First League
Season:2009–10
Winners:Renova
1st domestic title
Relegated:Makedonija G.P.
Milano
Pobeda
Sloga Jugomagnat
Continentalcup1:Champions League
Continentalcup1 Qualifiers:Renova
Continentalcup2:Europa League
Continentalcup2 Qualifiers:Rabotnichki
Metalurg
Teteks
League Topscorer:Bobi Bozhinovski
(15 goals)
Dates:1 August 2009 –
19 May 2010
Biggest Home Win:Makedonija 8–0 Milano
(26 September 2009)
Biggest Away Win:Sileks 0–5 Renova
(18 October 2009)
Highest Scoring:Makedonija 8–0 Milano
(26 September 2009)
Matches:117
Total Goals:310
Prevseason:2008–09
Nextseason:2010–11

The 2009–10 Macedonian First League was the 18th season of the Macedonian First Football League, the highest football league of Macedonia. It began on 1 August 2009 and ended on 19 May 2010. Makedonija G.P. were the defending champions having won their first Macedonian championship last season.

Promotion and relegation

At the start of the 2009–10 seasonPromoted from 2008–09 Second League

Relegated to 2009–10 Second League

At the end of the 2009–10 seasonPromoted from 2009–10 Second League

Relegated to 2010–11 Second League

1 Makedonija G.P. and Sloga Jugomagnat were expelled from the First League due to boycotting two matches in the season. However, Napredok was directly promoted.
2 Pobeda was expelled from the First League due to the eight-year suspension from FIFA for their involvement in match-fixing scandal.

Participating teams

ClubManagerCityStadiumCapacity
Makedonija G.P. SkopjeStadion Gjorche Petrov3,000
Metalurg Skopje SkopjeStadion Zhelezarnica4,000
MilanoKumanovoMilano Arena3,500
Pelister BitolaStadion Tumbe Kafe8,000
Pobeda PrilepStadion Goce Delchev15,000
Rabotnichki SkopjePhilip II Arena25,000
Renova DjepchishteGradski stadion Tetovo15,000
Sileks KratovoStadion Sileks5,000
Sloga Jugomagnat SkopjeChair Stadium4,500
Teteks TetovoGradski stadion Tetovo15,000
Horizont Turnovo TurnovoStadion Kukush1,500
Vardar SkopjePhilip II Arena25,000

League table

Results

The schedule consists of three rounds. During the first two rounds, each team plays each other once home and away for a total of 22 matches. This season, due to the suspension of two teams, each team will play a total of 20 games. The pairings of the third round will then be set according to the standings after the first two rounds, giving every team a third game against each opponent for a total of 29 games per team.

Matches 1–22

Top goalscorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Bobi BozhinovskiRabotnichki15
2 Besart IbraimiRenova12
Dushan SavikjRabotnichki
4 Dragan DimitrovskiPelister & Pobeda11
Boban JanchevskiRenova
6 Ilija NestorovskiPobeda10
7 Blazhe IlijoskiMetalurg9
8 Ilber AliRenova7
Marjan AltiparmakovskiPelister
Dragan GeorgievTurnovo
Ivica GligorovskiMakedonija & Teteks
Mile KrstevMetalurg
Aleksandar StojanovskiTeteks & Milano
Boško StupićVardar
WandeirRabotnichki

Source: Soccerway

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Прва лига: Не се одиграа 4 средби . . 22 November 2009 . 15 November 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110716055516/http://www.ffm.com.mk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=500%3A-----4-&catid=34%3A2009-03-18-22-05-08&lang=mk . 16 July 2011 . mk . dead .
  2. Web site: Неодиграните средби регистрирани со службен резултат . . 23 November 2009 . 15 November 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110722214911/http://ffm.com.mk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=501%3A2009-11-23-12-51-20&catid=47%3A2009-03-19-21-17-16&Itemid=216&lang=mk . 22 July 2011 . mk . dead .
  3. Web site: Службени бодови за ФК Милано . . 26 November 2009 . 15 November 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110716055531/http://www.ffm.com.mk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=510%3A2009-11-26-12-20-46&catid=47%3A2009-03-19-21-17-16&Itemid=216&lang=mk . 16 July 2011 . mk . dead .
  4. Web site: Makedonija and Sloga suspended from the First league . MacedonianFootball.com . 30 November 2009 . 16 June 2018.
  5. Web site: ФК МАКЕДОНИЈА ЃП И ФК СЛОГА Ј. ИСКЛУЧЕНИ ОД ПРВАТА МФЛ . . 30 November 2009 . 16 June 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110716055540/http://www.ffm.com.mk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=515%3A2009-11-30-12-22-23&catid=47%3A2009-03-19-21-17-16&Itemid=216&lang=mk . 16 July 2011 . mk . dead .
  6. Web site: Macedonian First League - Round 18 . MacedonianFootball.com . 13 December 2009 . 15 November 2015.
  7. Web site: Службени бодови за ФК Металург . . 14 December 2009 . 15 November 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110722215406/http://www.ffm.com.mk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=531%3A2009-12-14-12-29-21&catid=47%3A2009-03-19-21-17-16&Itemid=216&lang=mk . 22 July 2011 . mk . dead .