2014–15 Macedonian First Football League Explained

Competition:Macedonian First League
Season:2014–15
Winners:Vardar
8th Macedonian title
9th domestic title
Relegated:Pelister
Teteks
Continentalcup1:Champions League
Continentalcup1 Qualifiers:Vardar
Continentalcup2:Europa League
Continentalcup2 Qualifiers:Rabotnichki
Shkëndija
Renova
League Topscorer:Izair Emini
(20 goals)
Dates:2 August 2014 –
27 May 2015
Biggest Home Win:Shkëndija 5–0 Teteks
Vardar 5–0 Teteks
Shkëndija 5–0 Pelister
Biggest Away Win:Teteks 0–4 Renova
Teteks 1–5 Rabotnichki
Highest Scoring:Shkëndija 5–2 Turnovo
Matches:162
Total Goals:379
Longest Wins:8 games
Rabotnichki
Longest Unbeaten:15 games
Vardar
Rabotnichki
Longest Winless:17 games
Pelister
Longest Losses:11 games
Teteks
Prevseason:2013–14
Nextseason:2015–16

The 2014–15 Macedonian First League was the 23rd season of the Macedonian First Football League, the highest football league of Macedonia. It began on 2 August 2014 and ended on 27 May 2015.

That season was featured 10 teams instead of 12 because the Football Federation of Macedonia voted to decrease the size of the league in May 2013.[1]

Promotion and relegation

At the start of the 2014–15 seasonPromoted from 2013–14 Second League

Relegated to 2014–15 Second League

At the end of the 2014–15 seasonPromoted from 2014–15 Second League

Relegated to 2015–16 Second League

Participating teams

ClubCityStadiumCapacity
BregalnicaShtipGradski stadion Shtip4,000
MetalurgSkopjeTraining Centre Petar Miloshevski1,000
PelisterBitolaStadion Tumbe Kafe8,000
RabotnichkiSkopjePhilip II Arena33,460
RenovaDjepchishteCity Stadium Tetovo15,000
ShkëndijaTetovoCity Stadium Tetovo15,000
SileksKratovoStadion Sileks1,800
TeteksTetovoCity Stadium Tetovo15,000
Horizont TurnovoTurnovoStadion Kukush1,500
VardarSkopjePhilip II Arena33,460

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.

TeamManagerCaptainKit manufacturerShirt sponsor
Bregalnica SportikaQuehenberger
Metalurg LegeaMakstil
Pelister Jako
Rabotnichki Zeus
Renova JakoRenova
Shkëndija NikeEcolog
Sileks Legea
Teteks
Turnovo (interim) JakoVitaminka
Vardar HummelMakedonski Telekom

Regular season

The first 27 Rounds comprise the first phase of the season, also called the Regular season. In the first phase, every team plays against every other team twice on a home-away basis till all the teams have played two matches against each other. The table standings at the end of the Regular season determine the group in which each team is going to play in the Play-offs.

League table

Results

Second phase

The second phase are the so-called Play-off Rounds which is divided in two groups: Championship and Relegation. The top 6 ranked teams on the table after the Regular Season qualify for the Championship group, while the bottom 4 advance to the Relegation group.

Championship round

In the Championship group, each team plays against every other one only once, making 5 games in total. Records from the first phase are carried over. Teams play each other once with each team playing five games in this round.[2]

Table

Results

Relegation round

In the Relegation group, each team plays twice against every opponent on a home-away basis. Records from the first phase are carried over. Teams play each other twice with each team playing six games in this round.[2]

Table

Results

Relegation playoff

Second leg

Horizont Turnovo won 3–1 on aggregate

Season statistics

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Izair EminiRenova20
2 Bojan VručinaShkendija18
3 Marjan AltiparmakovskiRabotnichki15
4 Hristijan KirovskiShkendija14
5 Filip IvanovskiVardar11
6 Marjan RadeskiMetalurg10
7 Aco StojkovRabotnichki9
8 Dejan BlazhevskiVardar8
Blazhe IlijoskiRabotnichki
Boško StupićPelister & Bregalnica

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Илчо Ѓорѓиоски во јуни добива четиригодишен мандат во Фудбалската федерација на Македонија . https://web.archive.org/web/20141127102418/http://ekipa.mk/ilcho-g-orgioski-vo-juni-dobiva-chetirigodishen-mandat-vo-fudbalskata-federatsija-na-makedonija/ . dead . 27 November 2014 . Ekipa.mk . 29 May 2013 . 13 April 2014 .
  2. Web site: First League: Season Rules . scoresway.com . 15 April 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180321130357/http://www.scoresway.com/?sport=soccer&page=competition&id=65&view=rules . 21 March 2018 . dead .