2019–20 Macedonian Football Cup Explained

Macedonian Football Cup
Year:	2019–20
Country:	North Macedonia
Dates:	19 August 2019 – 4 March 2020
Num Teams:	30
Defending Champions:	Akademija Pandev
Champions:	Abandoned, no champion
Matches:	38
Goals:	130
Top Goal Scorer:	Martin Stojanov (8 goals)
Prevseason:	2018–19
Nextseason:	2020–21

The 2019–20 Macedonian Football Cup was the 28th season of North Macedonia's football knockout competition. Akademija Pandev were the defending champions, having won their first title in the previous year.

On 4 June 2020, the Football Federation of Macedonia announced that the competition was abandoned due to the increasing number of COVID-19 cases in North Macedonia.^[1]

Competition calendar

Round	Date(s)	Fixtures	Clubs	New entries
First Round	19, 20, 21, 28 August 2019	15	30 → 15	30
Second Round	25 September & 30 October 2019	14	14 → 7	none
Quarter-finals	4 December 2019 & 4 March 2020	8	8 → 4	1
Semi-finals	March & April 2020	4	4 → 2	none
Final	May 2020	1	2 → 1	none

First round

The draw was held on 9 August 2019. The finalists from the previous season (Akademija Pandev and Makedonija G.P.) received byes.^{[2] [3]}

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Second round

The draw was held on 30 August 2019.^{[4] [5]} The first legs were played on 25 September and the second legs were played on 30 October 2019.

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Quarter-finals

The draw was held on 1 November 2019.^[6] first legs were played on 4 December 2019 and the second legs were played on 4 March 2020.

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Season statistics

Top scorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Martin Stojanov	Bregalnica	8
2	Toni Michkovski	Bregalnica	4
	Ivan Nastevski	Bregalnica
4	Besart Ibraimi	Shkëndija	3
	Marin Jurina	Shkupi
	Mario Krstovski	Akademija Pandev and Rabotnichki
	Serginho	Shkupi
	Stojancho Velinov	Bregalnica

See also

• 2019–20 Macedonian First Football League
• 2019–20 Macedonian Second Football League

External links

• Football Federation of Macedonia
• MacedonianFootball.com

Notes and References

1. Web site: Вонредна седница на Управен одбор на Фудбалска федерација на Македонија: Прекин на натпреварувачката сезона 2019/2020. Фудбалска Федерација на Македонија. 4 June 2020.
2. News: Куп на Македонија: Шкендија со Гостивар, Вардар ќе тргне против Саса . 10 August 2019 . Gol.mk . 10 August 2019. mk. Macedonian Cup: Shkëndija with Gostivar, Vardar will start against Sasa.
3. News: ЖДРЕПКА КУП: "Пандевци" и "лавовите" слободни на стартот, Вардар кај Саса, Работнички во Кичево… . 10 August 2019 . Sportmedia.mk . 9 August 2019. mk. CUP DRAW: "Pandev's boys" and "Lions" free at the start, Vardar at Sasa, Rabotnichki in Kichevo….
4. News: Куп осминафинале: Супер-дерби меѓу Вардар и Шкендија, Работнички патува за Битола . 16 September 2019 . Gol.mk . 30 August 2019. mk. Cup eighth final: Super Derby between Vardar and Shkëndija, Rabotnichki travels to Bitola.
5. News: Шкендија против Вардар во осминафиналето од Купот на Македонија . 16 September 2019 . Ekipa.mk . 30 August 2019. mk. Shkëndija vs. Vardar in the eighth final of the Macedonian Cup.
6. News: Работнички ќе ја предизвика Шкендија, "пандевци" против Шкупи во четвртфиналето од Купот . 2 November 2019 . Gol.mk . 1 November 2019. mk. Rabotnichki to challenge Shkëndija, Pandev's boys against Shkupi in quarter-finals.