| Competition: | Macedonian First League |
| Season: | 2022–23 |
| Winners: | Struga 1st domestic title |
| Relegated: | Skopje Pobeda |
| Continentalcup1: | Champions League |
| Continentalcup1 Qualifiers: | Struga |
| Continentalcup2: | Europa Conference League |
| Continentalcup2 Qualifiers: | Shkëndija Shkupi Makedonija G.P. |
| League Topscorer: | Besart Ibraimi (19 goals) |
| Dates: | 6 August 2022 – 14 May 2023 |
| Biggest Home Win: | Makedonija G.P. 7–0 Pobeda (7 May 2023) |
| Biggest Away Win: | Pobeda 0–6 Shkupi (27 November 2022) |
| Highest Scoring: | Rabotnichki 5–4 Bregalnica (7 May 2023) |
| Matches: | 165 |
| Total Goals: | 415 |
| Longest Wins: | 8 games Struga |
| Longest Unbeaten: | 12 games Shkupi |
| Longest Winless: | 8 games Akademija Pandev Skopje |
| Longest Losses: | 4 games Akademija Pandev Pobeda Skopje |
| Prevseason: | 2021–22 |
| Nextseason: | 2023–24 |
| Updated: | 16 December 2022 |
The 2022–23 Macedonian First League was the 31st season of the Macedonian First Football League, the highest football league of North Macedonia. It began on 6 August 2022 and ended on 14 May 2023.[1] Shkupi were the defending champions, having won their first title in 2021–22.[2] [3]
Relegated to 2022–23 Second League |
Relegated to 2023–24 Second League |
1Renova withdrew from the First League due to financial reasons.[10]
| Akademija Pandev | Makedonija G.P. | Pobeda | Rabotnički | Shkëndija | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blagoj Istatov Stadium UEFA | City Stadium Štip | Ǵorče Petrov Stadium | Goce Delčev Stadium | Toše Proeski Arena UEFA | Tetovo Stadium |
| Capacity: 9,200 | Capacity: 4,000 | Capacity: 3,000 | Capacity: 15,000 | Capacity: 36,460 | Capacity: 15,000 |
| Shkupi | Sileks | Skopje | Struga | Tikvesh | |
| Cair Stadium | City Stadium Kratovo | Železarnica Stadium | Gradska Plaža Stadium | City Stadium Kavadarci | |
| Capacity: 6,000 | Capacity: 6,000 | Capacity: 3,000 | Capacity: 2,500 | Capacity: 7,500 | |
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akademija Pandev |  Toni Atanasov (interim) | Bojan Dimoski | Sportika SA | Mozzart | |
| Bregalnica | Goran Zdravkov | | Hummel | Superior | |
| Makedonija G.P. | Goran Simov | | Givova | betinasia, Tesla | |
| Pobeda | Blagojche Damevski | Darko Tofiloski | Givona | Gigant, Cevitana, Mermeren Kombinat | |
| Rabotnički | Milan Ilievski | | Joma | ||
| Shkëndija | | Ferhan Hasani | Macron | Ecolog | |
| Shkupi |  Cihat Arslan | Kristijan Naumovski | Reaction | Alagoz Holding | |
| Sileks | Gorazd Mihajlov | | Jako | Sileks | |
| Skopje | Mirsad Jonuz | Filip Duranski | Adidas | ||
| Struga |  Shpëtim Duro | | Macron | Trim & Lum | |
| Tikvesh | Gjorgji Mojsov | | Joma | Klimi.mk, Sinalco |
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in the table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rabotnički | Stojan Ignatov | End of caretaker role | 8 June 2022 | Pre-season | | 8 June 2022 |
| Skopje | | Transfer | 8 June 2022 | 1 July 2022 | ||
| Shkupi | | Resigned | 31 August 2022 | 5th | | 9 September 2022 |
| Akademija Pandev | Gjorche Stojchev | Sacked | 4 September 2022 | 5th | Aleksandar Vasoski | 7 September 2022 |
| Shkëndija | | 5 September 2022 | 3rd | | 16 September 2022 | |
| Tikvesh | | Resigned | 6 September 2022 | 8th | Gjorgji Mojsov | 8 September 2022 |
| Rabotnički | | 12 September 2022 | 10th | Milan Ilievski | 24 September 2022 | |
| Bregalnica | | Sacked | 7 December 2022 | 6th | Goran Zdravkov | 21 December 2022 |
| Pobeda | | Resigned | 4 January 2023 | 9th | Blagojche Damevski | 5 January 2023 |
| Struga | Srgjan Zaharievski | Sacked | 27 February 2023 | 1st | Shpëtim Duro | 1 March 2023 |
| Skopje | 5 March 2023 | 10th | Mirsad Jonuz | 6 March 2023 | ||
| Makedonija G.P. | | 10 March 2023 | 7th | Goran Simov | 14 March 2023 | |
| Shkupi | | 21 March 2023 | 2nd | Cihat Arslan | 22 March 2023 | |
| Akademija Pandev | Aleksandar Vasoski | 7 May 2023 | 9th | Toni Atanasov (interim) | 7 May 2023 |
1.Gökhan Bozkaya was originally appointed as Goce Sedloski's replacement, however he was replaced by his predecessor after losses to Bregalnica and Tikvesh.
Every team will play three times against each other team for a total of 30 matches. The first 22 match days will consist of a regular double round-robin schedule. The league standings at this point will then be used to determine the games for the last 11 match days.
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.
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Besart Ibraimi | Struga | 19 |
| 2 | Bunjamin Shabani | Struga | 12 |
| 3 |  Renaldo Cephas | Shkupi | 11 |
| 4 | Freddy Álvarez | Shkupi | 10 |
| Ljupcho Doriev | Shkendija | ||
 Sunday Adetunji | Shkupi | ||
| 7 |  Anes Rušević | Rabotnichki | 9 |
| Ivan Ivanovski | Tikvesh | ||
| 9 | Krste Velkoski | Rabotnički | 8 |
| Eraldo Çinari | Shkendija | ||
| Rank | Player | Club | Assists |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Freddy Álvarez | Shkupi | 20 |
| 2 | Darko Dodev | Bregalnica | 10 |
| 3 | Adenis Shala | Shkendija | 9 |
| 4 | Marjan Ristovski | Sileks | 8 |
| Atdhe Mazari | Pobeda Rabotnichki | ||
| Rank | Player | Club | Clean Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Nemanja Šćekić | Bregalnica | 13 |
| 2 |  Vedran Kjosevski | Struga | 12 |
| Kristijan Naumovski | Shkupi | ||
| 4 | Igor Aleksovski | Rabotnichki | 10 |
| 5 | Hristijan Stevkovski | Makedonija G.P. | 9 |
| 6 | Daniel Bozhinovski | Sileks | 8 |
| 7 | Andreja Efremov | Skopje | 7 |
| Martin Davkov | Tikvesh | ||
| Rank | Player | Club | Red Cards | Yellow Cards |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsim Lamalari | Sileks | 2 | 6 |
| 2 | Ali Adem | Shkupi | 5 | |
| Daniel Mojsov | Bregalnica | |||
| 4 | Besmir Bojku | Struga | 0 | 14 |
| Goran Siljanovski | Bregalnica | |||
| 6 | Darko Ilieski | Struga Shkupi | 1 | 8 |
| Metodi Maksimov | Rabotnichki Shkëndija | |||
| Dino Najdoski | Skopje | |||
| 9 | Sunday Adetunji | Shkupi | 7 | |
| Klisman Cake | Shkëndija | |||
| Amos Dadet | Pobeda | 0 | 12 | |
| Ognen Đurković | Pobeda | 1 | 7 | |
| Zija Merxhani | Struga | |||