Competition: | Macedonian First League |
Season: | 2017–18 |
Winners: | Shkëndija 2nd domestic title |
Relegated: | Skopje Pelister |
Continentalcup1: | Champions League |
Continentalcup1 Qualifiers: | Shkëndija |
Continentalcup2: | Europa League |
Continentalcup2 Qualifiers: | Vardar Rabotnički Shkupi |
League Topscorer: | Ferhan Hasani Besart Ibraimi (22 goals) |
Dates: | 12 August 2017 – 20 May 2018 |
Biggest Home Win: | Shkendija 5–0 Sileks (20 September 2017) Shkendija 5–0 Renova (7 April 2018) |
Biggest Away Win: | Pelister 0–6 Shkëndija (15 April 2018) |
Highest Scoring: | Rabotnički 2–6 Shkëndija (17 September 2017) |
Matches: | 180 |
Total Goals: | 461 |
Longest Wins: | 6 games Shkëndija |
Longest Unbeaten: | 16 games Shkëndija |
Longest Winless: | 14 games Akademija Pandev |
Longest Losses: | 4 games Akademija Pandev Renova Sileks |
Prevseason: | 2016–17 |
Nextseason: | 2018–19 |
Updated: | 20 May 2018 |
The 2017–18 Macedonian First League was the 26th season of the Macedonian First Football League, the highest football league of Macedonia. The fixtures were announced on 25 July 2017.[1] It began on 12 August 2017 and ended on 20 May 2018. Each team will play the other sides four times on home-away basis, for a total of 36 matches. Vardar are the defending champions, having won their tenth title in 2016–17.
Relegated to 2017–18 Second League
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Relegated to 2018–19 Second League |
Club | City | Stadium | Capacity | |
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Akademija Pandev | Strumica | Stadion Mladost Stadion Kukush | 9,200 1,500 | |
Pelister | Bitola | Stadion Tumbe Kafe | 8,000 | |
Pobeda | Prilep | Stadion Goce Delchev | 15,000 | |
Rabotnički | Skopje | Philip II Arena | 36,460 | |
Renova | Djepchishte | City Stadium Tetovo | 15,000 | |
Shkëndija | Tetovo | City Stadium Tetovo | 15,000 | |
Shkupi | Skopje | Chair Stadium | 6,000 | |
Sileks | Kratovo | Stadion Sileks | 1,800 | |
Skopje | Skopje | Stadion Zhelezarnica | 3,000 | |
Vardar | Skopje | Philip II Arena | 36,460 |
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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Akademija Pandev | Givova | |||
Pelister | Givova | ZK Pelagonija | ||
Pobeda | Jako | Krali Marko & Vitaminka | ||
Rabotnički | Joma | |||
Renova | & | Jako | Renova | |
Shkëndija | Macron | Ecolog | ||
Shkupi | Nike | V:KO | ||
Sileks | Legea | |||
Skopje | Givova | |||
Vardar | Hummel | BetCity | ||
Each team played home-and-away against every other team in the league twice, for a total of 36 matches each.
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.
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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1 | Ferhan Hasani | Shkëndija | 22 |
Besart Ibraimi | Shkëndija | ||
3 | Zoran Baldovaliev | Akademija Pandev | 14 |
4 | Blazhe Ilijoski | Pelister & Shkupi | 13 |
Alen Jasharoski | Shkupi | ||
6 | Chinedu Charles Geoffrey | Rabotnički | 11 |
Stênio Júnior | Shkëndija | ||
Kire Markoski | Rabotnički | ||
9 | Tigran Barseghyan | Vardar | 9 |
Marjan Radeski | Shkëndija |