2013–14 Macedonian First Football League
| Season | 2013–14 |
|---|---|
| Champions |
Rabotnički 4th domestic title |
| Relegated |
Gorno Lisiče Makedonija GjP Napredok Gostivar |
| Champions League | Rabotnički |
| Europa League |
Turnovo Metalurg Shkëndija |
| Matches played | 198 |
| Goals scored | 518 (2.62 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Dejan Blazhevski (19) |
| Biggest home win | Vardar 6–0 Napredok |
| Biggest away win | |
| Highest scoring |
Rabotnički 5–3 Turnovo Renova 2–6 Rabotnički |
| Longest winning run |
7 games Shkëndija |
| Longest unbeaten run |
13 games Vardar |
| Longest winless run |
21 games Napredok |
| Longest losing run |
9 games Napredok Gostivar |
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← 2012–13 2014–15 → | |
The 2013–14 Macedonian First League was the 22nd season of the Macedonian First Football League, the highest football league of Macedonia. Vardar are the defending champions after winning their seventh Macedonian championship at the end of the 2012–13 season. It began on 4 August 2013 and ended on 18 May 2014. This was the final season with 12 teams, because the Football Federation of Macedonia approved reducing the league to 10 teams. Therefore, 4 teams was directly relegated.[1]
Promotion and relegation
Promoted from 2012–13 Second League
Relegated to 2013–14 Second League |
Promoted from 2013–14 Second League Relegated to 2014–15 Second League
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Participating teams
| Club | City | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bregalnica Štip | Štip | Gradski stadion Štip | 4,000 |
| Euromilk Gorno Lisiče | Skopje | Stadion Gorno Lisiče1 | 1,500 |
| Gostivar | Gostivar | Gradski stadion Gostivar | 1,000 |
| Makedonija GjP | Skopje | Stadion Gjorče Petrov | 3,000 |
| Metalurg Skopje | Skopje | Stadion Železarnica | 3,000 |
| Napredok | Kičevo | Gradski stadion Kičevo | 5,000 |
| Pelister | Bitola | Stadion Tumbe Kafe | 8,000 |
| Rabotnički | Skopje | Philip II Arena | 33,460 |
| Renova | Džepčište | Gradski stadion Tetovo | 15,000 |
| Shkëndija | Tetovo | Gradski stadion Tetovo | 15,000 |
| Horizont Turnovo | Turnovo | Stadion Kukuš | 1,500 |
| Vardar | Skopje | Philip II Arena | 33,460 |
1 Gorno Lisiče was played their home games on Boris Trajkovski Stadium because their Stadion Gorno Lisiče doesn't fulfill criteria for First League.
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.
| Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bregalnica |  Güneş, AliAli Güneş |
 Zdravkov, GoranGoran Zdravkov |
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| Gorno Lisiče | Milošević, LjubodragLjubodrag Milošević |
Pandovski, AleksandarAleksandar Pandovski |
Euromilk | |
| Gostivar | Mitev, MiteMite Mitev |
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Nike | |
| Makedonija GjP | Sekulovski, MarjanMarjan Sekulovski |
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Nike | |
| Metalurg | Zaharievski, SrgjanSrgjan Zaharievski |
Krstev, MileMile Krstev |
Legea | Makstil |
| Napredok | Mateski, DraganDragan Mateski |
Legea | ||
| Pelister | Bočeski, DraganDragan Bočeski |
Pašovski, GoranGoran Pašovski |
Jako | Pelisterka |
| Rabotnički | Angelovski, IgorIgor Angelovski |
Todorovski, BlažeBlaže Todorovski |
Joma | |
| Renova | Osmani, QatipQatip Osmani |
Emini, IzairIzair Emini |
Jako | Renova |
| Shkëndija |  Duro, ShpëtimShpëtim Duro |
Položani, ArtimArtim Položani |
Nike | Ecolog |
| Turnovo | Sedloski, GoceGoce Sedloski |
Dimovski, StojanStojan Dimovski |
Jako | Vitaminka |
| Vardar |  Andreyev, SergeySergey Andreyev |
 Bojović, RadenkoRadenko Bojović |
Li-Ning | |
League table
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rabotnički (C) | 33 | 18 | 8 | 7 | 66 | 35 | +31 | 62 | 2014–15 UEFA Champions League Second qualifying round |
| 2 | Horizont Turnovo | 33 | 18 | 6 | 9 | 61 | 33 | +28 | 60 | 2014–15 UEFA Europa League First qualifying round 1 |
| 3 | Metalurg | 33 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 48 | 29 | +19 | 59 | |
| 4 | Shkëndija | 33 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 53 | 32 | +21 | 57 | |
| 5 | Vardar | 33 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 55 | 32 | +23 | 56 | |
| 6 | Pelister | 33 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 52 | |
| 7 | Bregalnica Štip | 33 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 44 | |
| 8 | Renova | 33 | 10 | 14 | 9 | 42 | 46 | −4 | 44 | |
| 9 | Euromilk Gorno Lisiče (R) | 33 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 34 | 37 | −3 | 39 | Relegation to 2014–15 Macedonian Second League |
| 10 | Makedonija (R) | 33 | 9 | 5 | 19 | 40 | 56 | −16 | 32 | |
| 11 | Napredok (R) | 33 | 3 | 9 | 21 | 27 | 75 | −48 | 18 | |
| 12 | Gostivar (R) | 33 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 19 | 70 | −51 | 15 |
Source: Standings
Rules for classification:
1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
1Metalurg qualified through the 2013–14 Macedonian Football Cup for the first qualifying round of the 2014–15 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 | BRE | EGL | GOS | MGP | MET | NAP | PEL | RAB | REN | ŠKE | TUR | VAR |
| Bregalnica Štip | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | |
| Euromilk Gorno Lisiče | 0–3 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | |
| Gostivar | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | |
| Makedonija | 3–0 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | |
| Metalurg | 1–2 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–4 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | |
| Napredok | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | |
| Pelister | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 0–4 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | |
| Rabotnički | 3–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–3 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 5–0 | 5–3 | 2–1 | |
| Renova | 3–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 4–2 | 0–0 | |
| Shkëndija | 2–0 | 0–3 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 3–1 | |
| Horizont Turnovo | 3–1 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 5–1 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | |
| Vardar | 1–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 |
Source: MacedonianFootball.com
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 | BRE | EGL | GOS | MGP | MET | NAP | PEL | RAB | REN | ŠKE | TUR | VAR |
| Bregalnica Štip | 3–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | |||||||
| Euromilk Gorno Lisiče | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 0–2 | |||||||
| Gostivar | 1–5 | 2–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–2 | |||||||
| Makedonija | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 2–2 | |||||||
| Metalurg | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | |||||
| Napredok | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–0 | |||||||
| Pelister | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | ||||||
| Rabotnički | 4–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | ||||||
| Renova | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 2–6 | ||||||
| Shkëndija | 0–2 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 5–0 | |||||||
| Horizont Turnovo | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | ||||||
| Vardar | 1–0 | 6–0 | 0–0 | 5–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 |
Source: MacedonianFootball.com
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Top scorers
- As of 18 May 2014
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dejan Blazhevski |
Turnovo | 19 |
| 2 | Borche Manevski |
Rabotnichki | 17 |
| 3 | Muzafer Ejupi |
Turnovo | 15 |
| 4 |  Stênio Júnior |
Pelister & Shkendija | 13 |
| Krste Velkoski |
Rabotnichki | ||
| 6 | Ermedin Adem |
Makedonija Gj. P. | 11 |
| 7 | Vladimir Mojsovski |
Napredok | 10 |
| Aco Stojkov |
Vardar | ||
 Dimitar Vodenicharov |
Pelister | ||
 Bojan Vručina |
Shkendija | ||
- Players whose names are written in italic letters played only in the first part of the League
See also
- 2013–14 Macedonian Football Cup
- 2013–14 Macedonian Second Football League
- 2013–14 Macedonian Third Football League
References
- ↑ "Илчо Ѓорѓиоски во јуни добива четиригодишен мандат во Фудбалската федерација на Македонија". Ekipa.mk. 29 May 2013. Retrieved 2 June 2013.
External links
- Football Federation of Macedonia (Macedonian)
- MacedonianFootball.com (Macedonian) (English)