2010–11 Macedonian First Football League

The 2010–11 Macedonian First League was the 19th season of the Macedonian First Football League, the highest football league of Macedonia. It began on 31 July 2010 and ended on 28 May 2011.[citation needed] Renova were the defending champions having won their first Macedonian championship last season.

Macedonian First League
Season2010–11
Dates31 July 2010 –
28 May 2011
ChampionsShkëndija
1st domestic title
RelegatedSkopje
Pelister
Champions LeagueShkëndija
Europa LeagueMetalurg
Renova
Rabotnichki
Matches played180
Goals scored425 (2.36 per match)
Top goalscorerHristijan Kirovski
(16 goals)
Biggest home winRenova 5–0 Napredok
Metalurg 5–0 Pelister
Biggest away winPelister 0–5 Renova
Napredok 0–5 Rabotnichki
Highest scoringPelister 5–4 Skopje

The competition was won by Shkëndija, who earned their first overall Macedonian title. FK Skopje and Pelister were relegated to the Second League. Vardar were spared from relegation because of fusion with Miravci.[1]

Promotion and relegation

At the start of the 2010–11 season

Promoted from 2009–10 Second League

Relegated to 2010–11 Second League

At the end of the 2010–11 season

Promoted from 2010–11 Second League

Relegated to 2011–12 Second League

1 Makedonija G.P. and Sloga Jugomagnat were expelled from the First League due to boycotting two matches in the season. However, Napredok was directly promoted.
2 Pobeda was expelled from the First League due to the eight-year suspension from FIFA for their involvement in match-fixing scandal.
3 Vardar was initially relegated, but was stayed after was merged with Miravci, which won play-off match against Skopje. Later, the two sides were separated and Miravci were refused a First League licence.[1]

Participating teams

Location of teams in 2010–11 Macedonian First League
ClubManagerCityStadiumCapacity
Bregalnica Ilija MitrovShtipGradski stadion Shtip4,000
Metalurg Zhikica TasevskiSkopjeStadion Zhelezarnica4,000
Napredok Dragan BocheskiKichevoGradski stadion Kichevo5,000
Pelister Nexhat HuseinBitolaStadion Tumbe Kafe8,000
Rabotnichki Vlatko KostovSkopjePhilip II Arena25,000
Renova Bylbyl SokoliDjepchishteGradski stadion Tetovo15,000
Sileks Ane AndovskiKratovoStadion Sileks5,000
Skopje Ljupcho MarkovskiSkopjeStadion Avtokomanda4,000
Shkëndija Qatip OsmaniTetovoGradski stadion Tetovo15,000
Teteks Toni JakimovskiTetovoGradski stadion Tetovo15,000
Horizont Turnovo Shefki ArifovskiTurnovoStadion Kukush1,500
Vardar Zoran StratevSkopjePhilip II Arena25,000

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1Shkëndija (C)3321936523+4272Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
2Metalurg33171064824+2461Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round[a]
3Renova3317975431+2360Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round
4Rabotnichki33151085331+2255
5Sileks33138123938+147
6Horizont Turnovo33136143535045
7Teteks33128133836+244
8Bregalnica Shtip33125163349−1641
9Skopje (R)33910143639−337Qualification for the relegation play-offs
10Napredok (O)33107163048−1837
11Vardar[b]3395192444−2029Spared from relegation[c]
12Pelister (R)3353252582−5718Relegation to the Macedonian Second League
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).
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:

Results

The schedule consisted of three rounds. During the first two rounds, each team played each other once home and away for a total of 22 matches. The pairings of the third round were then set according to the standings after the first two rounds, giving every team a third game against each opponent for a total of 33 games per team.

Home \ AwayBREMETNAPPELRABRENSILSKOSKETETTURVARBREMETNAPPELRABRENSILSKOSKETETTURVAR
Bregalnica Shtip1–24–22–00–23–12–21–02–11–01–00–04–01–40–00–21–0
Metalurg1–01–24–00–12–03–01–21–11–03–01–03–05–00–02–11–11–1
Napredok1–00–13–12–01–01–02–01–11–00–12–10–01–22–00–51–31–1
Pelister2–00–01–10–30–11–35–40–11–12–01–20–52–31–31–41–0
Rabotnichki3–12–20–03–01–10–01–11–11–22–12–07–01–11–21–12–13–1
Renova2–01–05–02–01–13–11–11–02–10–04–04–12–22–11–14–21–0
Sileks3–10–11–12–12–02–00–01–10–00–21–03–0[a]2–12–12–00–1
Skopje0–30–01–02–00–10–12–13–31–03–01–04–12–01–12–21–2
Shkëndija2–03–03–04–13–04–13–01–00–03–03–12–24–12–11–03–12–0
Teteks2–00–02–13–00–11–11–12–11–01–03–20–26–10–22–12–1
Horizont Turnovo2–01–31–03–00–22–04–01–00–11–03–0[b]0–01–12–00–20–21–1
Vardar1–21–22–11–01–00–22–11–00–22–01–11–10–11–01–30–0
Source: MacedonianFootball.com
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:

Relegation playoff

Napredok2–0Tikvesh
  • Simjanovski 12'
  • Najdoski 87'
Report
Attendance: 400
Referee: Ljubomir Krstevski (Bitola)

Skopje1–4Miravci
  • Angelovski 85'
Report
  • Shterjov 28'
  • Popov 48'
  • Buchkov 58' (pen.)
  • Tashkov 73'
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Goran Spirkoski (Prilep)

Top goalscorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Hristijan KirovskiSkopje20
2 Borche ManevskiRabotnichki19
3 Ferhan HasaniShkëndija13
4 Ersen SaliShkëndija12
Aleksandar TemelkovSileks12
6 Boban JanchevskiRenova11
Izair EminiShkëndija11
8 Cvetan ChurlinovTurnovo9
Ilber AliRenova9
Mile KrstevMetalurg9
Gjorgi ZarevskiSileks9
Vulnet EminiRenova9

Source: Soccerway

See also

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