2010–11 Macedonian First Football League Explained

Competition:Macedonian First League
Season:2010–11
Winners:Shkëndija
1st domestic title
Relegated:Skopje
Pelister
Continentalcup1:Champions League
Continentalcup1 Qualifiers:Shkëndija
Continentalcup2:Europa League
Continentalcup2 Qualifiers:Metalurg
Renova
Rabotnichki
League Topscorer:Hristijan Kirovski
(16 goals)
Dates:31 July 2010 –
28 May 2011
Biggest Home Win:Renova 5–0 Napredok
Metalurg 5–0 Pelister
Biggest Away Win:Pelister 0–5 Renova
Napredok 0–5 Rabotnichki
Highest Scoring:Pelister 5–4 Skopje
Matches:180
Total Goals:425
Prevseason:2009–10
Nextseason:2011–12

The 2010–11 Macedonian First League was the 19th season of the Macedonian First Football League, the highest football league of Macedonia. It began on 31 July 2010 and ended on 28 May 2011. Renova were the defending champions having won their first Macedonian championship last season.

The competition was won by Shkëndija, who earned their first overall Macedonian title. FK Skopje and Pelister were relegated to the Second League. Vardar were spared from relegation because of fusion with Miravci.[1]

Promotion and relegation

At the start of the 2010–11 seasonPromoted from 2009–10 Second League

Relegated to 2010–11 Second League

At the end of the 2010–11 seasonPromoted from 2010–11 Second League

Relegated to 2011–12 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.
3 Vardar was initially relegated, but was stayed after was merged with Miravci, which won play-off match against Skopje. Later, the two sides were separated and Miravci were refused a First League licence.

Participating teams

ClubManagerCityStadiumCapacity
Bregalnica ShtipGradski stadion Shtip4,000
Metalurg SkopjeStadion Zhelezarnica4,000
Napredok KichevoGradski stadion Kichevo5,000
Pelister BitolaStadion Tumbe Kafe8,000
Rabotnichki SkopjePhilip II Arena25,000
RenovaDjepchishteGradski stadion Tetovo15,000
Sileks KratovoStadion Sileks5,000
Skopje SkopjeStadion Avtokomanda4,000
Shkëndija TetovoGradski stadion Tetovo15,000
Teteks TetovoGradski stadion Tetovo15,000
Horizont Turnovo TurnovoStadion Kukush1,500
Vardar SkopjePhilip II Arena25,000

League table

Results

The schedule consisted of three rounds. During the first two rounds, each team played each other once home and away for a total of 22 matches. The pairings of the third round were then set according to the standings after the first two rounds, giving every team a third game against each opponent for a total of 33 games per team.

Relegation playoff

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Top goalscorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Hristijan KirovskiSkopje20
2 Borche ManevskiRabotnichki19
3 Ferhan HasaniShkëndija13
4 Ersen SaliShkëndija12
Aleksandar TemelkovSileks12
6 Boban JanchevskiRenova11
Izair EminiShkëndija11
8 Cvetan ChurlinovTurnovo9
Ilber AliRenova9
Mile KrstevMetalurg9
Gjorgi ZarevskiSileks9
Vulnet EminiRenova9

Source: Soccerway

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Official, FK Vardar Stays in First Division. MINA. 2011-06-23. 20 June 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180620153248/http://macedoniaonline.eu/content/view/18448/2/. dead.