The 2020–21 Macedonian First League was the 29th season of the Macedonian First Football League, the highest football league of North Macedonia. It began on 8 August 2020 and ended on 16 May 2021. Vardar are the defending champions, having won their eleventh title in 2019–20 after was season abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic. They was the third defending champions to be relegated as defending champions.
Source: MacedonianFootball.com Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored (only if two teams); 7) Head-to-head goals scored; 8) Draw; 9) Play-off. (Note: Criteria 2, 3 and 8 is only used if not deciding Champion, teams for UEFA competitions or relegation).[4] (C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (R) Relegated Notes:
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.
Source: MacedonianFootball.com Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
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.
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External links
Football Federation of Macedonia (in Macedonian)
MacedonianFootball.com (in Macedonian and English)
May 06, 2023
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The 2020 21 Macedonian First League was the 29th season of the Macedonian First Football League the highest football league of North Macedonia It began on 8 August 2020 and ended on 16 May 2021 Vardar are the defending champions having won their eleventh title in 2019 20 after was season abandoned due to the COVID 19 pandemic They was the third defending champions to be relegated as defending champions Macedonian First Football LeagueSeason2020 21Dates8 August 2020 16 May 2021ChampionsShkendija4th domestic titleRelegatedSileksVardarBelasicaChampions LeagueShkendijaEuropa Conference LeagueShkupiStrugaSileksMatches played198Goals scored485 2 45 per match Top goalscorerBesart Ibraimi 24 goals Biggest home winSileks 6 0 Vardar 11 April 2021 Biggest away winBelasica 0 6 Sileks 9 August 2020 Highest scoringRabotnichki 3 5 Shkendija 28 April 2021 Longest winning run8 gamesShkendijaLongest unbeaten run17 gamesShkendijaLongest winless run10 gamesBelasicaPelisterVardarLongest losing run7 gamesBelasica 2019 202021 22 All statistics correct as of 16 May 2021 Contents 1 Promotion and relegation 2 Participating teams 2 1 Personnel and kits 3 League table 4 Results 4 1 Matches 1 22 4 2 Matches 23 33 4 3 Positions by round 5 Relegation play offs 6 Season statistics 6 1 Top scorers 7 See also 8 References 9 External linksPromotion and relegation EditAt the end of the 2019 20 seasonPromoted from 2019 20 Second League Belasica First placed East 1 Pelister First placed West 1 Relegated to 2020 21 Second League None relegated At the end of the 2020 21 seasonPromoted from 2020 21 Second League Bregalnica Shtip First placed East 2 Skopje First placed West 3 Tikvesh Second placed East won play off Relegated to 2021 22 Second League Sileks 9th lost play off Vardar 11th Belasica 12th Participating teams Edit Skopje A PandevBelasica Borec Pelister Shkendija Renova Sileks Struga Skopje clubs MakedonijaRabotnickiShkupiVardarclass notpageimage Location of teams in 2020 21 Macedonian First League Akademija Pandev Belasica Borec Makedonija GP Pelister RabotnickiVardarBlagoj Istatov StadiumUEFA Zoran Paunov Stadium Gjorce Petrov Stadium Tumbe Kafe Stadium Tose Proeski Arena UEFA Capacity 9 200 Capacity 2 000 Capacity 3 000 Capacity 9 100 Capacity 36 460 RenovaShkendija Shkupi Sileks StrugaTetovo Stadium Park Stadium City Stadium Kratovo Gradska Plaza StadiumCapacity 15 000 Capacity 6 000 Capacity 4 800 Capacity 2 500 Personnel and kits Edit 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 sponsorAkademija Pandev Aleksandar Vasoski Sashko Pandev Sportika SA Strumka JOXX ElenicaBelasica Gjore Jovanovski Aleksandar Milushev Sportika SA Pinda ShopBorec Borche Hristov Trajche Trajkov Legea BrakoMakedonija GP Zhikica Tasevski Bobi Bozhinovski Givova betinasia TeslaPelister Dimitar Kapinkovski Hristijan Dragarski Legea SN BrokerRabotnicki Aleksandar Vlaho Goran Siljanovski Joma SeavusRenova Qatip Osmani Argjent Gafuri Jako RenovaShkendija Ernest Gjoka Egzon Bejtulai Macron EcologShkupi Goce Sedloski Besar Iseni Sunrise Sileks Goran Simov Angelche Timovski Sunrise Struga Srgjan Zaharievski Flamur Tairi Adidas Trim amp LumVardar Nikola Ilievski Dejan Blazhevski Hummel Komiti SkopjeLeague table EditPos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation1 Shkendija C 33 22 9 2 69 26 43 75 Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round2 Shkupi 33 16 11 6 41 24 17 59 Qualification for the Europa Conference League first qualifying round3 Struga 33 15 12 6 39 24 15 574 Makedonija GP 33 16 7 10 53 43 10 555 Rabotnicki 33 11 15 7 45 39 6 486 Pelister 33 12 9 12 34 38 4 457 Akademija Pandev 33 12 5 16 32 36 4 418 Borec 33 11 7 15 32 36 4 409 Sileks R 33 10 6 17 49 45 4 36 Europa Conference League qualifying and relegation play off a 10 Renova O 33 8 12 13 36 46 10 36 Qualification for the relegation play off11 Vardar R 33 7 10 16 32 60 28 31 Relegation to the Macedonian Second League12 Belasica R 33 4 5 24 23 68 45 17Source MacedonianFootball comRules for classification 1 Points 2 Goal difference 3 Goals scored 4 Head to head points 5 Head to head goal difference 6 Head to head away goals scored only if two teams 7 Head to head goals scored 8 Draw 9 Play off Note Criteria 2 3 and 8 is only used if not deciding Champion teams for UEFA competitions or relegation 4 C Champion O Play off winner R RelegatedNotes Sileks qualified for the Europa Conference League first qualifying round by winning the 2020 21 Macedonian Football Cup Results EditEvery 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 Edit Home Away AKP BEL BOR MGP PEL RAB REN SKE SKU SIL STR VARAkademija Pandev 1 2 2 1 2 1 3 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1Belasica 0 0 2 2 1 3 0 2 2 2 1 1 0 3 0 2 0 6 1 2 0 3Borec 2 0 2 1 2 1 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 2 0 2 1 0 2Makedonija GP 3 1 2 1 0 0 2 1 2 1 2 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 1Pelister 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 3 1 3 1 2 1 1 1 1Rabotnicki 0 0 2 0 2 1 1 3 1 0 3 1 0 0 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1Renova 2 0 2 4 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0Shkendija 2 1 2 0 1 1 5 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 0 2 1Shkupi 0 0 3 1 3 0 3 1 1 0 0 2 4 3 2 2 1 0 1 2 1 1Sileks 1 2 0 1 1 2 0 3 2 2 4 3 3 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 0Struga 1 1 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 2 1 1 0 1 1 2 0 2 0 2 2Vardar 2 0 3 1 0 1 2 2 2 2 0 0 3 3 1 5 1 0 0 4 1 1 Source MacedonianFootball comLegend Blue home team win Yellow draw Red away team win Matches 23 33 Edit Home Away AKP BEL BOR MGP PEL RAB REN SKE SKU SIL STR VARAkademija Pandev 3 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 3 0Belasica 0 2 0 2 1 1 0 3 1 3 Borec 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 2 0Makedonija GP 1 2 2 1 3 0 3 4 0 3 2 3 Pelister 3 1 2 0 1 0 3 2 2 0Rabotnicki 0 2 2 1 2 2 3 1 3 5 3 1 Renova 3 1 1 2 1 1 0 3 2 1 Shkendija 1 0 3 1 1 0 1 1 2 1 0 2 Shkupi 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 2 0Sileks 3 2 1 1 1 3 0 1 6 0Struga 3 1 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0Vardar 1 0 0 2 1 3 1 1 1 6 Source MacedonianFootball comLegend Blue home team win Yellow draw Red away team win Positions by round Edit 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 Team Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233Shkendija532311111111111111111111111111111Shkupi623232222223322222222222222222222Struga8107968555554466544444444444444433Makedonija GP279475333332233333333333333333344Rabotnicki986746779988888787555555555555555Pelister44589799889991010111010998777776666666Akademija Pandev111111111111101011111110111111101111111111111088887791087Borec358653444445644656776666667887778Sileks111124666667755468889991011991088899Renova794510101111101010111099999101010101111910109101091010Vardar106101089887776577875667889101111111111111111Belasica121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212Leader and qualification for the Champions League first qualifying roundQualification for the Europa Conference League first qualifying roundQualification for the Relegation play offRelegation to the Macedonian Second LeagueSource macedonianfootball comRelegation play offs Edit25 May 202116 00 CESTRenova2 2OhridShefiti 19 89 Report Trpeski 5 Mitev 50 PenaltiesMishkovski Ramadani Stojchevski Shefiti 3 2 Mazari Gjorgjieski Trpeski Naumovski VeljanoskiPetar Miloshevski Training Centre SkopjeAttendance 0Referee Marjan Eckoski Ohrid 25 May 202116 00 CESTTikvesh1 0SileksSpahiu 54 ReportToshe Proeski Arena SkopjeAttendance 0Referee Aleksandar Grujoski Kichevo Season statistics EditTop scorers Edit As of 16 May 2021Rank Player Club Goals1 Besart Ibraimi Shkendija 242 Dembo Darboe Shkupi 163 Pepi Gorgiev Sileks 134 Fahrudin Gjurgjevikj Rabotnichki 125 Denis Ristov Sileks 96 Basit Abdul Khalid Makedonija GjP 8 Bobi Bozhinovski Makedonija GjP Matej Cvetanoski Vardar amp Shkupi Ivan Ivanovski Sileks Alen Jasharoski Renova Antonio Kalanoski Belasica Martin Mirchevski Belasica amp Vardar Remzifaik Selmani Renova Shefit Shefiti Renova Luka Stankovski RabotnichkiSee also Edit2020 21 Macedonian Football Cup 2020 21 Macedonian Second Football LeagueReferences Edit a b DOBREDOЈDE ZA PELISTER I BELASICA PRVA LIGA SO 12 EKIPI Sportmedia mk 29 May 2020 Retrieved 10 June 2020 VMFL Istok Bregalnica stigna do celta titula i plasman vo PMFL VIDEO Gol mk 1 May 2021 Retrieved 9 May 2021 VMFL Zapad Skopјe se vraќa vo elitata Gostivar vo 94 minuta јa osvoi Veleshta Gol mk 1 May 2021 Retrieved 9 May 2021 First League 2019 2020 Soccerway Global Sports Media Retrieved 5 August 2019 External links EditFootball Federation of Macedonia in Macedonian MacedonianFootball com in Macedonian and English Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2020 21 Macedonian First Football League amp oldid 1146874267, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
