2024–25 Macedonian First Football League Explained

Competition:Macedonian First League
Season:2024–25
Continentalcup1:Champions League
Continentalcup2:Conference League
League Topscorer:Djordje Ivković (9 goals)
Dates:11 August 2024 –
May 2025
Prevseason:2023–24
Nextseason:2025–26
Updated: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

At the end of the 2023–24 seasonPromoted from 2023–24 Second League
  • Besa (DD) (winners, promoted for the first time in their history)[3] [4]
  • Pelister (runners-up, promoted after a 2-season absence)

Relegated to 2024–25 Second League

  • Makedonija G.P. (11th, relegated after a 6 seasons spell in top flight)
  • Bregalnica (12th, relegated after a 3 seasons spell in top flight)

Participating teams

BesaAP BreraIskraRabotnichkiSileks
Gostivar City StadiumMladost Stadium
UEFA
Gradski Stadion TetovoNational Toshe Proeski Arena
UEFA
Gradski stadion Kratovo
Capacity: 2,500Capacity: 9,200Capacity: 15,000Capacity: 36,460Capacity: 6,000
Pelister<--CLUBS-->Struga
Petar Miloshevski StadiumCity Beach Stadium
Capacity: 10,000Capacity: 3,000
Voska SportTikveshVardarSkupiGostivar
SRC Biljanini IzvoriKavadarci City StadiumCity Park Stadium
UEFA
Meadow StadiumGostivar City Stadium
Capacity: 4,500Capacity: 9,500Capacity: 36,500Capacity: 6,000Capacity: 2,500

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.

TeamManagerCaptainKit manufacturerShirt sponsor
AP Brera Gorazd Mihailov Martin GjorgievskiSportika SAMozzart
Besa Srgjan Zaharievski Xhemail EsatiJakoGlobal Immobilien
Gostivar Márcio Nobre Alper PotukNike
Pelister Vlatko Kostov Blagoja LjamchevskiJoma
Rabotnichki Goran Stanikj Egzon BelicaJoma
Iskra Jeton Beqiri Besart IbraimiMacronEcolog
Shkupi Alparslan Erdem Artan IljaziReactionAlagoz Holding
Sileks Aleksandar Vasoski Ivan ŠubertMacronSileks
Struga Qatip Osmani Bunjamin ShabaniMacronTrim & Lum
Tikvesh Gjorgji Mojsov Aleksandar VarelovskiJomaKlimi.mk, Sinalco
Vardar Goce Sedloski Darko MicevskiJoma
Voska Sport Seit Kreka Xhemil JahijiJomaNefi Ik

League table

Results

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

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Đorđe IvkovićAP Brera9
Lanre KehindeStruga
3 Besart IbraimiShkëndija8
4 Marko GjorgjievskiSileks7
5 Fiton AdemiShkëndija6
Darko DodevSileks
Abdulhadi JahjaVoska Sport
Ali ReghbaRabotnichki
Marko SimonovskiGostivar
10 Atdhe MazariRabotnichki5

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1.MFL 2023/24 Final Standings. MacedonianFootball.com. 24 May 2024.
  2. Web site: First League – Macedonia – 2023/2024. Soccerway.com. 24 May 2024.
  3. Web site: 2.MFL 2023/24 Final Standings. MacedonianFootball.com. 24 May 2024.
  4. Web site: Second League – Macedonia – 2023/2024. Soccerway.com. 24 May 2024.