2015–16 Macedonian First League Explained

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Nextseason:2016–17
Season:2015–16
Macedonian First League
T Bg:white
T Color:black
Champions:MZT Skopje (5th title)
Runners Up:Kumanovo 2009
Teams:8
Duration:
(Regular season)

(Playoffs)
Top Seed:MZT Skopje
Tv:Macedonian Radio Television

The 2015–16 Macedonian First League was the 24th season of the Macedonian First League, with 8 teams participating in it.

Regular season started on October 10, 2015, and finished on April 23, 2016, followed by the playoffs, with the six best placed teams joining it.

Teams

Team City Venue Capacity
1,500
2,500
8,000
1,500
7,000
7,500
2,000
2,300
Teams that play in the 2015–16 ABA League
Teams that play in the 2015–16 BIBL

Personnel and sponsorship

TeamHead coachCaptainKit manufacturerShirt sponsor
MZT Skopje Aleksandar Jončevski Damjan StojanovskiLi-NingAcibaden / Bauer
Rabotnički Marin Dokuzovski Dimitar MirakovskiAdidas-
Karpoš Sokoli Siniša Matić Angel TasevskiErreà-
Feni Industries Ljupčo Malinkov Goran SamardzievSpaldingFENI Industries
Kumanovo Marjan Srbinovski Aleksandar KostoskiDacapoHromak / DeLuxe
Strumica Zlatko Zetov Eftim BogoevLi-NingMaks
Kožuv Marjan Ilievski Vladimir BrckovSpalding-
Best Vladimir Mirkovski Nikola GajdadjievLegeaVantoni

Coaching changes

WeekClubOutgoing coachDate of changeIncoming coach
1stKK Best Nikola Nikolovski13 October 2015 Micko Aleksovski
7thKK Kožuv Boban Mitev11 November 2015 Stratos Kukulekidis
9thKK Kumanovo Ljubisav Luković27 November 2015 Straso Todorovic
11thKK MZT Skopje Aleš Pipan7 December 2015[1] Aleksandar Jončevski
17thKK Best Micko Aleksovski13 January 2016 Vladimir Mirkovski
20thKK Kožuv Stratos Kukulekidis4 February 2016 Marjan Ilievski
24thKK Kumanovo Straso Todorovic25 February 2016 Marjan Srbinovski

Regular season

Standings

Playoffs

In quarterfinals, if one of the teams won the two regular season games against its rival, a first win is awarded in the best-of-five series.

Individual statistics

Points

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Rankwidth=200Namewidth=200Teamwidth=40PPG
1. Ty HarrisKK Best21.1
2. Marko LukovićKK MZT Aerodrom20.3
3. Bojan TrajkovskiKK Kumanovo18.3

Rebounds

Rankwidth=200Namewidth=200Teamwidth=40RPG
1. Uroš LukovićKK MZT Aerodrom11.1
2. Gjorgji ČekovskiKK Rabotnički9.8
3. Marko MarkovićKK Best9.0

Assists

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1. Aleksandar Kostoski KK Kumanovo6.3
2. Dimitar MirakovskiKK Rabotnički6.2
3. Karlo VragovićKK Feni Industries5.8

Steals

Rankwidth=200Namewidth=200Teamwidth=40SPG
1. C.J. Carter KK MZT Aerodrom2.3
2. Marko BoltićKK Karpoš Sokoli2.1
3. Brandon PennKK Kožuv2.1

Blocks

Rankwidth=200Namewidth=200Teamwidth=40APG
1. Uroš Luković KK Kumanovo3.1
2. Nenad MišanovićKK Kumanovo1.5
3. Žarko RakočevićKK Kumanovo1.3

MVP List

MVP of the Round

RoundPlayerTeamEfficiency
1 Anton KazarnovskiKK Karpoš Sokoli50
2 Uroš LukovićKK Kumanovo40
3 Uroš LukovićKK Kumanovo41
4 Uroš LukovićKK Kumanovo37
5 Đorđe DrenovacKK MZT Aerodrom36
6 Uroš LukovićKK Kumanovo37
7 Đorđe DrenovacKK MZT Aerodrom42
8 Gjorgji ČekovskiKK Rabotnički35
9 Đorđe DrenovacKK MZT Aerodrom34
10 Đorđe DrenovacKK MZT Aerodrom31
11 Bojan Trajkovski49
12KK Kumanovo38
1337
1436
1541
16 Gjorgji ČekovskiKK Rabotnički28
1735
1826
1928
2036
2145
22 Bojan TrajkovskiKK Kumanovo33
23 Dimitar MirakovskiKK Rabotnički36
2427
25 Gjorgji ČekovskiKK Rabotnički48
26 Gjorgji ČekovskiKK Rabotnički39
27 Dimitar MirakovskiKK Rabotnički38
2852

Macedonian clubs in European competitions

Team Competition Progress Result
8th place
4th place
Semifinal

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: MZT Aerodrom parted ways with Pipan. 7 December 2015. 7 March 2016. 22 December 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151222125728/http://aba-liga.com/news/tabid/86/id/35708/mzt-skopje-aerodrom-parted-ways-with-pipan.aspx. dead.