2018–19 Macedonian First Football League Explained

Competition:Macedonian First League
Season:2018–19
Winners:Shkëndija
3rd domestic title
Relegated:Belasica
Pobeda
Continentalcup1:Champions League
Continentalcup1 Qualifiers:Shkëndija
Continentalcup2:Europa League
Continentalcup2 Qualifiers:Akademija Pandev
Makedonija G.P.
Shkupi
League Topscorer:Vlatko Stojanovski
(18 goals)
Dates:11 August 2018 –
26 May 2019
Biggest Home Win:Renova 9–1 Pobeda
(4 May 2019)
Biggest Away Win:Belasica 1–4 Makedonija G.P.
(10 November 2018)
Renova 0–3 Shkëndija
(2 December 2018)
Highest Scoring:Renova 9–1 Pobeda
(4 May 2019)
Matches:180
Total Goals:440
Longest Wins:7 games
Shkëndija
Longest Unbeaten:13 games
Vardar
Longest Winless:15 games
Pobeda
Longest Losses:7 games
Pobeda
Prevseason:2017–18
Nextseason:2019–20
Updated:26 May 2019

The 2018–19 Macedonian First League was the 27th season of the Macedonian First Football League, the highest football league of North Macedonia (before 12 February Macedonia). It began on 11 August 2018 and ended on 26 May 2019. Each team played the other sides four times on home-away basis, for a total of 36 matches. Shkëndija were the defending champions, having won their second title in 2017–18.

Promotion and relegation

At the end of the 2017–18 seasonPromoted from 2017–18 Second League

Relegated to 2018–19 Second League

At the end of the 2018–19 seasonPromoted from 2018–19 Second League

Relegated to 2019–20 Second League

Participating teams

Akademija PandevBelasicaMakedonija G.P.Pobeda
Kukuš StadiumBlagoj Istatov StadiumGjorče Petrov StadiumVarious
Capacity: 1,500Capacity: 9,200Capacity: 3,000
Rabotnički
Vardar
Renova
Shkëndija
ShkupiSileks
Toše Proeski Arena
UEFA
Ecolog ArenaChair StadiumCity Stadium Kratovo
Capacity: 36,460Capacity: 15,000Capacity: 6,000Capacity: 4,800

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
Akademija Pandev Givova
Belasica NikeCosmopolit
Makedonija G.P. KappaEvropa
Pobeda JakoKrali Marko & Vitaminka
Rabotnički JomaSeavus
Renova JakoRenova
Shkëndija MacronEcolog
Shkupi KappaATS Group
Sileks Legea
Vardar HummelBetCity

League table

Results

Each team played home-and-away against every other team in the league twice, for a total of 36 matches each.

Positions by round

The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches. In order to preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches are not included to the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards.

Season statistics

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Vlatko StojanovskiRenova18
2 Ljupcho DorievAkademija Pandev16
3 Izair EminiShkëndija11
Besart IbraimiShkëndija
Hristijan KirovskiMakedonija G.P.
Petar PetkovskiRabotnički
Emran RamadaniRenova
8 Pepi GorgievBelasica9
Dejan TanturovskiMakedonija G.P.
10 Bobi BozhinovskiMakedonija G.P.8
Boban GeorgievSileks
Omar ImeriShkëndija
Darko MicevskiVardar

See also

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