2011–12 Macedonian First Football League
| Season | 2011–12 |
|---|---|
| Champions |
Vardar 6th Macedonian title 7th domestic title |
| Relegated |
Ohrid 11 Oktomvri |
| Champions League | Vardar |
| Europa League |
Renova Metalurg Shkëndija |
| Matches played | 198 |
| Goals scored | 501 (2.53 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Filip Ivanovski (24 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Metalurg 6–0 Ohrid |
| Biggest away win | Ohrid 1–7 Renova |
| Highest scoring | Turnovo 5–4 Rabotnički |
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← 2010–11 2012–13 → | |
The 2011–12 Macedonian First League was the 20th season of the Macedonian First Football League, the highest football league of Macedonia. It began on 31 July 2011 and ended on 23 May 2012.
The league title was won by FK Vardar, winning its 6th official Macedonian First League title, and first since the 2002–03 season. The team went through the season without a single defeat until Round 32, on 20 May 2012, out of 33 games played. The defeat ended their chance of being undefeated, however, concluded with only 1 loss on a very dominating season.
Promotion and relegation
Promoted from 2010–11 Second League
Relegated to 2011–12 Second League |
Promoted from 2011–12 Second League Relegated to 2012–13 Second League
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1 Vardar was initially relegated, but was stayed after was merged with Miravci, which won play-off match against Skopje. Later, the two sides were separated and Miravci were refused a First League licence.[1]
Participating teams
| Club | Manager | City | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Oktomvri |  Naumovski, ToniToni Naumovski |
Prilep | Stadion Goce Delčev | 15,000 |
| Bregalnica Štip | Senev, TrajčeTrajče Senev |
Štip | Gradski stadion Štip | 4,000 |
| Metalurg Skopje | Hristov, GjorgjiGjorgji Hristov |
Skopje | Stadion Železarnica | 4,000 |
| Napredok | Bočeski, DraganDragan Bočeski |
Kičevo | Gradski stadion Kičevo | 5,000 |
| Ohrid | Mihajlov, GorazdGorazd Mihajlov |
Ohrid | SRC Biljanini Izvori | 3,000 |
| Rabotnički |  Pevnik, RobertRobert Pevnik |
Skopje | Philip II Arena | 36,400 |
| Renova | Kostov, VlatkoVlatko Kostov |
Džepčište | Gradski stadion Tetovo | 12,000 |
| Shkëndija | Osmani, QatipQatip Osmani |
Tetovo | Gradski stadion Tetovo | 12,000 |
| Sileks | Andovski, AneAne Andovski |
Kratovo | Gradski stadion Kratovo | 5,000 |
| Teteks | Setinov, DragiDragi Setinov |
Tetovo | Gradski stadion Tetovo | 12,000 |
| Horizont Turnovo | Dimitkovski, LjupčoLjupčo Dimitkovski |
Turnovo | Stadion Kukuš | 1,500 |
| Vardar | Gjorgioski, IlčoIlčo Gjorgioski |
Skopje | Philip II Arena | 36,400 |
League table
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vardar (C) | 33 | 22 | 10 | 1 | 50 | 15 | +35 | 76 | 2012–13 UEFA Champions League Second qualifying round |
| 2 | Metalurg | 33 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 53 | 16 | +37 | 67 | 2012–13 UEFA Europa League First qualifying round 1 |
| 3 | Shkëndija | 33 | 20 | 6 | 7 | 53 | 28 | +25 | 66 | |
| 4 | Renova | 33 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 56 | 38 | +18 | 52 | |
| 5 | Bregalnica Štip | 33 | 13 | 6 | 14 | 51 | 46 | +5 | 45 | |
| 6 | Sileks | 33 | 13 | 3 | 17 | 42 | 51 | −9 | 42 | |
| 7 | Napredok | 33 | 12 | 6 | 15 | 37 | 51 | −14 | 42 | |
| 8 | Rabotnički | 33 | 11 | 8 | 14 | 49 | 45 | +4 | 41 | |
| 9 | Horizont Turnovo (O) | 33 | 10 | 8 | 15 | 34 | 42 | −8 | 38 | Qualification for relegation playoffs |
| 10 | Teteks (O) | 33 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 23 | 48 | −25 | 35 | |
| 11 | Ohrid (R) | 33 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 26 | 62 | −36 | 26 | Relegation to 2012–13 Macedonian Second League |
| 12 | 11 Oktomvri (R) | 33 | 3 | 7 | 23 | 26 | 58 | −32 | 16 |
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification:
1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
1Renova won the 2011–12 Macedonian Football Cup competition and thus qualified for the first qualifying round of the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Results
Every team will play three times against each other team for a total of 33 matches. The first 22 matchdays 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 matchdays.
Matches 1–22
| Home ╲ Away | OKT | BRE | MET | NAP | OHR | RAB | REN | ŠKE | SIL | TET | TUR | VAR |
| 11 Oktomvri | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 2–3 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | |
| Bregalnica Štip | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–3 | |
| Metalurg | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 6–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | |
| Napredok | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–4 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | |
| Ohrid | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | |
| Rabotnički | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 5–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | |
| Renova | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | |
| Shkëndija | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | |
| Sileks | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 4–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | |
| Teteks | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–5 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–0 | |
| Horizont Turnovo | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | |
| Vardar | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 |
Updated to games played on 22 March 2012.
Source:
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Matches 23–33
| Home ╲ Away | OKT | BRE | MET | NAP | OHR | RAB | REN | ŠKE | SIL | TET | TUR | VAR |
| 11 Oktomvri | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–1 | |||||||
| Bregalnica Štip | 4–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | |||||||
| Metalurg | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 5–0 | ||||||
| Napredok | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | |||||||
| Ohrid | 1–4 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–7 | 1–1 | |||||||
| Rabotnički | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | ||||||
| Renova | 3–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | ||||||
| Shkëndija | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | ||||||
| Sileks | 2–1 | 5–2 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 1–2 | ||||||
| Teteks | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | |||||||
| Horizont Turnovo | 1–1 | 2–1 | 5–4 | 0–1 | 2–1 | |||||||
| Vardar | 2–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 |
Updated to games played on pre-season.
Source:
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Relegation playoff
| Teteks | 0 – 0 | Skopje |
|---|---|---|
| Report | ||
| Penalties | ||
Georgievski  Ristovski Mitrevski Aliu Velinov |
5–4 | Popovski Jašarovski  Argirovski Dimitrovski Galačev |
Season statistics
Top scorersAs of 21 May 2012
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See also
References
- ↑ "Official, FK Vardar Stays in First Division". MINA. Retrieved 2011-06-23.
- ↑ "Macedonian First League Top Scorers". UEFA. UEFA. Archived from the original on 5 July 2012. Retrieved 13 December 2011.
External links
- Football Federation of Macedonia (Macedonian)
- MacedonianFootball.com (Macedonian) (English)