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Macedonian First League (basketball)
The Macedonian First League (Macedonian: Македонска прва лига, Makedonska prva liga) is the top-tier basketball competition in the Republic of North Macedonia organized by the Basketball Federation of North Macedonia. Macedonian Republic League was transformed in to top division level Macedonian Basketball First League. After the transformation teams from the higher level federal Leagues (MZT and Rabotnički) joined the Macedonian First League.
| Founded | 1992 |
|---|---|
| Country | North Macedonia |
| Confederation | FIBA Europe |
| Number of teams | 12 |
| Level on pyramid | 1 |
| Domestic cup(s) | Macedonian Cup |
| Current champions | MZT Skopje (9th title) |
| Most championships | Rabotnički (15 titles) |
| CEO | Pero Antić |
| TV partners | MRT |
| Website | mkf.mk |
Teams
MZT Skopje
Rabotnicki
Feniks 2010
TFT Mozzart
Cair 2030
Rabotnicki
Feniks 2010
TFT Mozzart
Cair 2030
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Location of teams in the 2021–22 Macedonian First LeagueStrumica and Cair 2030 were promoted. Angeli and MZT Skopje 2 were relegated.
| Team | Home City | Arena | Colour | Coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akademija FMP | Skopje | Nezavisna Makedonija | ||
| Strumica | Strumica | Sport Hall Mladost | ||
| EuroNickel 2005 | Kavadarci | Jasmin | ||
| Gostivar 2015 | Gostivar | Mladost Gostivar | ||
| Kožuv | Gevgelija | 26-ti April | ||
| Kumanovo 2009 | Kumanovo | Sports Hall Kumanovo | ||
| MZT Skopje Aerodrom | Skopje | Jane Sandanski Arena | ||
| Cair 2030 | Skopje | Sport Hall Shaban Trstena | ||
| Pelister | Bitola | Sports Hall Mladost | ||
| Rabotnički | Skopje | Gradski Park | ||
| TFT Mozzart | Skopje | Forza Sport Center | ||
| Feniks 2010 | Skopje | Jane Sandanski Arena |
| Teams that play in the 2022–23 ABA League First Division | |
| Teams that play in the 2022–23 Second Adriatic League |
Champions
Performance by club
| Club | Winner | Year | Runner up | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rabotnički | 15 | 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2018 | 5 | 2000, 2007, 2011, 2014, 2019 |
| MZT Skopje Aerodrom | 9 | 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2022 | 7 | 1993, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2004, 2018 |
| Feni Industries | 3 | 2008, 2010, 2011 | 2 | 2009, 2012 |
| Strumica 2005 | 1 | 2007 | 2 | 2003, 2008 |
| Nikol Fert Gostivar | 1 | 2000 | / | / |
| Kumanovo | / | / | 3 | 2002, 2015, 2016 |
| Vardar | / | / | 2 | 2005, 2006 |
| Kočani Delikates | / | / | 2 | 1994, 1995 |
| Pelister | / | / | 1 | 2022 |
| Karpoš Sokoli | / | / | 1 | 2017 |
| Kožuv | / | / | 1 | 2013 |
| Vardar Osiguruvanje | / | / | 1 | 2010 |
| Žito Vardar | / | / | 1 | 1997 |
Players with three or more titles
Note: This table is incomplete
| Titles | Player | Seasons |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Marjan Gjurov | 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2011 |
| Ognen Stojanovski | 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 | |
| 9 | Goran Veselinovski | 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2009 |
| Goran Samardziev | 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2011 | |
| Gjorgji Cekovski | 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2018 | |
| 8 | Toni Simic | 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2009 |
| 7 | Jordanco Davitkov | 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000 |
| Srdjan Stanković | 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2005 | |
| Gjorgi Kočov | 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2012 | |
| Damjan Stojanovski | 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2021, 2022 | |
| 6 | Dejan Jovanovski | 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2006 |
| 5 | Gjorgje Vojnovic | 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998 |
| Emil Rajkovic | 1996, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2002 | |
| Kiril Pavlovski | 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006 | |
| Aleksandar Dimitrovski | 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009 | |
| Bojan Trajkovski | 2004, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010 | |
| Dime Tasovski | 2004, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2011 | |
| Todor Gecevski | 2000, 2004, 2012, 2013, 2014 | |
| Ljubomir Mladenovski | 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019 | |
| 4 | Dusan Bocevski | 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997 |
| Pero Blazevski | 1993, 1994, 1995, 1998 | |
| Bojan Krstevski | 2009, 2018, 2021, 2022 | |
| Gorjan Markovski | 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 | |
| Kiril Nikolovski | 2013, 2014, 2015, 2018 | |
| 3 | Riste Stefanov | 2003, 2004, 2005 |
| Dejan Vegov | 2003, 2005, 2006 | |
| Slobodan Mihajlovski | 2008, 2010, 2011 | |
| Toni Grncarov | 2007, 2009, 2012 | |
| Eftim Bogoev | 2007, 2010, 2013 | |
| Adem Mekic | 2015, 2016, 2017 | |
| Darko Sokolov | 2010, 2011, 2019 | |
| Marko Simonovski | 2015, 2017, 2019 |
References
- ^ "Macedonia - List of First League Champions". basketball.org.mk. Retrieved 24 April 2012.
External links
- Macedonian Basketball Federation (in Macedonian)
- Macedonian Superleague at Eurobasket (in English)
- Macedonian Premier League, Macedonian Basketball Federation website (in Macedonian)