2011–12 Macedonian First Football League
Season | 2011–12 |
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Dates | 31 July 2011 – 23 May 2012 |
Champions | Vardar 6th Macedonian title 7th domestic title |
Relegated | Ohrid 11 Oktomvri |
Champions League | Vardar |
Europa League | Renova Metalurg Shkëndija |
Matches played | 198 |
Goals scored | 501 (2.53 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Filip Ivanovski (24 goals) |
Biggest home win | Metalurg 6–0 Ohrid |
Biggest away win | Ohrid 1–7 Renova |
Highest scoring | Turnovo 5–4 Rabotnichki |
← 2010–11 2012–13 → |
The 2011–12 Macedonian First League was the 20th season of the Macedonian First Football League, the highest football league of Macedonia. It began on 31 July 2011 and ended on 23 May 2012.
The league title was won by FK Vardar, winning its 6th official Macedonian First League title, and first since the 2002–03 season. The team went through the season without a single defeat until Round 32, on 20 May 2012, out of 33 games played. The defeat ended their chance of being undefeated, however, concluded with only 1 loss on a very dominating season.
Promotion and relegation
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Promoted from 2010–11 Second League
Relegated to 2011–12 Second League |
Promoted from 2011–12 Second League Relegated to 2012–13 Second League
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1 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
[edit]Club | Manager | City | Stadium | Capacity |
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11 Oktomvri | Toni Naumovski | Prilep | Stadion Goce Delchev | 15,000 |
Bregalnica | Trajche Senev | Shtip | Gradski stadion Shtip | 4,000 |
Metalurg Skopje | Georgi Hristov | Skopje | Stadion Zhelezarnica | 4,000 |
Napredok | Dragan Bocheski | Kichevo | Gradski stadion Kichevo | 5,000 |
Ohrid | Gorazd Mihajlov | Ohrid | SRC Biljanini Izvori | 3,000 |
Rabotnichki | Robert Pevnik | Skopje | Philip II Arena | 36,400 |
Renova | Vlatko Kostov | Djepchishte | Gradski stadion Tetovo | 15,000 |
Shkëndija | Qatip Osmani | Tetovo | Gradski stadion Tetovo | 15,000 |
Sileks | Ane Andovski | Kratovo | Stadion Sileks | 5,000 |
Teteks | Dragi Setinov | Tetovo | Gradski stadion Tetovo | 15,000 |
Horizont Turnovo | Ljupcho Dimitkovski | Turnovo | Stadion Kukush | 1,500 |
Vardar | Ilcho Gjorgioski | Skopje | Philip II Arena | 36,400 |
League table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Vardar (C) | 33 | 22 | 10 | 1 | 50 | 15 | +35 | 76 | Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round |
2 | Metalurg | 33 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 53 | 16 | +37 | 67 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round[a] |
3 | Shkëndija | 33 | 20 | 6 | 7 | 53 | 28 | +25 | 66 | |
4 | Renova | 33 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 56 | 38 | +18 | 52 | |
5 | Bregalnica Shtip | 33 | 13 | 6 | 14 | 51 | 47 | +4 | 45 | |
6 | Sileks | 33 | 13 | 3 | 17 | 42 | 51 | −9 | 42 | |
7 | Napredok | 33 | 12 | 6 | 15 | 37 | 51 | −14 | 42 | |
8 | Rabotnichki | 33 | 11 | 8 | 14 | 49 | 45 | +4 | 41 | |
9 | Horizont Turnovo (O) | 33 | 10 | 8 | 15 | 34 | 42 | −8 | 38 | Qualification for the relegation play-offs |
10 | Teteks (O) | 33 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 23 | 48 | −25 | 35 | |
11 | Ohrid (R) | 33 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 26 | 62 | −36 | 26 | Relegation to the Macedonian Second League |
12 | 11 Oktomvri (R) | 33 | 3 | 7 | 23 | 26 | 58 | −32 | 16 |
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).[2]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ Renova qualified for the Europa League first qualifying round by winning the 2011–12 Macedonian Football Cup.
Results
[edit]Every team will play three times against each other team for a total of 33 matches. The first 22 matchdays will consist of a regular double round-robin schedule. The league standings at this point will then be used to determine the games for the last 11 matchdays.
Relegation playoff
[edit]Teteks | 0–0 | Skopje |
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Report | ||
Penalties | ||
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5–4 |
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Horizont Turnovo | 1–0 | Gorno Lisiche |
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Report |
Season statistics
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Top scorers[edit]Updated 21 May 2012
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See also
[edit]- 2011–12 Macedonian Football Cup
- 2011–12 Macedonian Second Football League
- 2011–12 Macedonian Third Football League
References
[edit]- ^ "Official, FK Vardar Stays in First Division". MINA. Archived from the original on 20 June 2018. Retrieved 23 June 2011.
- ^ "First League 2012/2013 - Season rules". Scoresway. Archived from the original on 26 February 2018. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
- ^ "Macedonian First League Top Scorers". UEFA. UEFA. Archived from the original on 5 July 2012. Retrieved 13 December 2011.
External links
[edit]- Football Federation of Macedonia (in Macedonian)
- MacedonianFootball.com (in Macedonian and English)