2024–25 Macedonian First Football League
| Season | 2024–25 |
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| Dates | 11 August 2024 – May 2025 |
| Top goalscorer | Besart Ibraimi (10 goals) |
← 2023–24 2025–26 →
All statistics correct as of 24 May 2024. | |
The 2024–25 Macedonian First League is the 33rd season of the Macedonian First Football League, the highest football league of North Macedonia. It began on 11 August 2024 and is scheduled to end in May 2025.
Struga were the defending champions, having won their second title in 2023–24.[1][2]
Promotion and relegation
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Promoted from 2023–24 Second League
Relegated to 2024–25 Second League
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Participating teams
[edit]| Besa | AP Brera | Shkëndija | Rabotnichki | Sileks |
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| Gostivar City Stadium | Mladost Stadium UEFA 
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Gradski Stadion Tetovo | National Toshe Proeski Arena UEFA
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Gradski stadion Kratovo |
| Capacity: 2,500 | Capacity: 9,200 | Capacity: 15,000 | Capacity: 36,460 | Capacity: 6,000 |
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| Petar Miloshevski Stadium | City Beach Stadium | |||
| Capacity: 10,000 | Capacity: 3,000 | |||
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| Voska Sport | Tikvesh | Vardar | Shkupi | Gostivar |
| SRC Biljanini Izvori | Kavadarci City Stadium | City Park Stadium UEFA
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Meadow Stadium | Gostivar City Stadium |
| Capacity: 4,500 | Capacity: 9,500 | Capacity: 36,500 | Capacity: 6,000 | Capacity: 2,500 |
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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 sponsor |
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| AP Brera |  Toni Atanasov
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Martin Gjorgievski
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Sportika SA | Mozzart |
| Besa | Gorazd Mihajlov
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Xhemail Esati
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Jako | Global Immobilien |
| Gostivar |  Márcio Nobre
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 Alper Potuk
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Nike | |
| Pelister | Srgjan Zaharievski
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Blagoja Ljamchevski
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Joma | |
| Rabotnichki | Goran Stanikj
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Egzon Belica
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Joma | |
| Shkëndija | Jeton Beqiri
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Besart Ibraimi
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Macron | Ecolog |
| Shkupi | Alparslan Erdem
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Artan Iljazi
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Reaction | Alagoz Holding |
| Sileks | Aleksandar Vasoski
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 Ivan Šubert
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Macron | Sileks |
| Struga | Qatip Osmani
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Bunjamin Shabani
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Macron | Trim & Lum |
| Tikvesh | Gjorgji Mojsov
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Aleksandar Varelovski
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Joma | Klimi.mk, Sinalco |
| Vardar | Goce Sedloski
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Darko Micevski
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Joma | |
| Voska Sport | Saffet İşler
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Xhemil Jahiji
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Joma | Nefi Ik |
League table
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 1 | Shkëndija | 20 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 36 | 15 | +21 | 43 | Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round |
| 2 | Rabotnički | 20 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 27 | 10 | +17 | 40 | Qualification for the Conference League first qualifying round[a] |
| 3 | Gostivar | 20 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 27 | 9 | +18 | 39 | |
| 4 | Sileks | 20 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 30 | 13 | +17 | 38 | |
| 5 | Struga | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 24 | −1 | 32 | |
| 6 | Shkupi | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 30 | 26 | +4 | 28 | |
| 7 | Pelister | 20 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 19 | −8 | 23 | |
| 8 | AP Brera | 20 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 22 | 33 | −11 | 20 | |
| 9 | Vardar | 20 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 31 | −15 | 16 | |
| 10 | Tikvesh | 20 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 20 | −11 | 15 | Qualification for the Macedonian First Football League play-off |
| 11 | Voska Sport | 20 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 35 | −17 | 15 | Relegation to the Macedonian Second League |
| 12 | Besa | 20 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 28 | −14 | 14 |
Updated to match(es) played on 23 February 2025. 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).
Notes:
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).
Notes:
- ^ The 2024–25 Macedonian Football Cup winners also qualify for the Conference League first qualifying round (or the fourth-placed team of the Macedonian First Football League if the Macedonian Cup winners finish in the top three).
Results
[edit]Each team plays every other team three times for a total of 33 matches. For matches 1–22, each team plays every other team twice (home and away). For matches 23–33, each team plays every other team for the third time (either at home or away, depending on league standings).
Season statistics
[edit]Top scorers
[edit]- As of 23 February 2025.
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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| 1 | Besart Ibraimi
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Shkëndija | 10 |
| 2 | Đorđe Ivković
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AP Brera | 9 |
 Lanre Kehinde
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Struga | ||
| 4 |  Atdhe Mazari
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Rabotnichki | 8 |
| 5 | Marko Gjorgjievski
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Sileks | 7 |
 Ali Reghba
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Rabotnichki | ||
| 7 | Fiton Ademi
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Shkëndija | 6 |
 Adi Alić
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Sileks | ||
| Darko Dodev
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Sileks | ||
| Abdulhadi Jahja
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Voska Sport | ||
| Florent Ramadani
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Shkëndija | ||
| Marko Simonovski
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Gostivar |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "1.MFL 2023/24 Final Standings". MacedonianFootball.com. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
- ^ a b "First League – Macedonia – 2023/2024". Soccerway.com. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
- ^ a b "2.MFL 2023/24 Final Standings". MacedonianFootball.com. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
- ^ a b "Second League – Macedonia – 2023/2024". Soccerway.com. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
External links
[edit]- Football Federation of Macedonia (in Macedonian)
- MacedonianFootball.com (in Macedonian and English)