Macedonian First League Makedonska Prva Liga
Country	Republic of Macedonia
Confederation	UEFA
Founded	1992
Divisions	1
Number of teams	12
Relegation to	2. Liga
Level on pyramid	Level 1
Domestic cup(s)	Macedonian Cup
UEFA cup(s)	UEFA Champions League UEFA Cup UEFA Intertoto Cup
Current champions	Rabotnički (2007-08)
2008-09

The Macedonian First League (Macedonian: Македонска Прва Лига - Makedonska Prva Liga, or just Prva Liga) is the highest professional football competition in the Republic of Macedonia. The Republic of Macedonia (Република Most European countries have two principal Association football competitions a more prestigious league which is typically a double Round-robin tournament restricted The Union of European Football Associations (Union des associations européennes de football is the administrative and controlling body for European football. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) In many Sports leagues around the world (with North American and Australian professional leagues being the most notable exceptions promotion and relegation The Macedonian Second League (Македонска Втора Лига - Makedonska Vtora Liga is the second highest professional football competition in the Republic A league system is a hierarchy of leagues in a sport that usually teams can be promoted or relegated between depending on finishing positions or playoffs The Macedonian Cup ( Куп на Македонија, Kup na Makedonija is the top knockout tournament of the Macedonian football. See also List of European Cup and UEFA Champions League winners The UEFA Champions League, which evolved from the European Champion Clubs' Cup is a seasonal club The UEFA Cup is a football competition for European club teams organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA. The UEFA Intertoto Cup, also abbreviated as UI Cup and originally called the International Football Cup, was a summer football competition for FK Rabotnički (ФК Работнички is a Macedonian football club that plays at the Skopje City Stadium in Skopje, Republic Macedonian () is the official Language of the Republic of Macedonia and is a part of the Eastern group of South Slavic languages. Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered The Republic of Macedonia (Република

The competition is currently contested by 12 clubs, playing each other 3 times over 33 rounds. The winner of the league enters into the qualifying rounds of the Champions League, while the second and third placed teams are entered into the qualifying rounds of the UEFA Cup along with the winner of the Macedonian Cup. See also List of European Cup and UEFA Champions League winners The UEFA Champions League, which evolved from the European Champion Clubs' Cup is a seasonal club The UEFA Cup is a football competition for European club teams organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA. The Macedonian Cup ( Куп на Македонија, Kup na Makedonija is the top knockout tournament of the Macedonian football. At the end of the season, the bottom 2 teams are relegated to the Macedonian Second League while the 10th and 9th placed teams play a play-off with the 3rd and 4th placed teams of the Macedonian Second League. The Macedonian Second League (Македонска Втора Лига - Makedonska Vtora Liga is the second highest professional football competition in the Republic The Macedonian Second League (Македонска Втора Лига - Makedonska Vtora Liga is the second highest professional football competition in the Republic

UEFA Rankings

UEFA Country Ranking for league participation in 2007-08 European football season (Previous year rank in italics) ^[1]

• 36 (34) Georgian League
• 37 (38) Lichtensteiner League
• 38 (36) Macedonian League
• 39 (37) Icelandic League
• 40 (39) Belorussian League

Teams

First League members for 2008–09

The following twelve clubs will be competing in First League during the 2008/09 season. See also UEFA European Football Championship, UEFA Champions League, UEFA Cup In European football, the UEFA coefficients Format Below is a complete record of how many teams have played in each season throughout the league's history Premier League 2008/09 The Liechtenstein Football Cup has been organised annually by the Liechtenstein Football Association (LFV since 1946. The Úrvalsdeild Karla is the premier division football league in Iceland. The Belarusian Premier League or the Vysshaya Liga (top league is the top division of professional football in Belarus.

First League clubs

Prior to 1992, Macedonian clubs competed in Yugoslavian league. FK Bashkimi (ФК Башкими is a football club which plays in the town of Kumanovo, Republic of Macedonia. FK Makedonija Gjorče Petrov (Gj P (ФК Македонија Ѓорче Петров are a football club based in the municipality of Gjorče Petrov The Macedonian Second League (Македонска Втора Лига - Makedonska Vtora Liga is the second highest professional football competition in the Republic FK Milano (ФК Милано is a Macedonian football club from Kumanovo, Republic of Macedonia. FK Napredok (ФК Напредок is a football club based in Kičevo, Republic of Macedonia. FK Pelister (ФК Пелистер is a football club based in the city of Bitola, Republic of Macedonia, that currently plays in the Macedonian FK Pobeda (ФК Победа is a football team in the Republic of Macedonia from the city of Prilep, that currently plays in the Macedonian FK Rabotnički (ФК Работнички is a Macedonian football club that plays at the Skopje City Stadium in Skopje, Republic FK Renova (ФК Ренова is a football club based in Džepčište, Republic of Macedonia. The Macedonian Second League (Македонска Втора Лига - Makedonska Vtora Liga is the second highest professional football competition in the Republic FK Vardar (ФК Вардар is a football team from Skopje, Republic of Macedonia, that currently plays in the Macedonian First League Since the season 1992/93 Macedonian club compete in their own national league. A total of 34 have entered the First League so far. Below is a list of First League clubs who have competed in the competition since 1992;

Seasons in First League

The bolded teams will compete in First League next season. FK Vardar (ФК Вардар is a football team from Skopje, Republic of Macedonia, that currently plays in the Macedonian First League FK Pobeda (ФК Победа is a football team in the Republic of Macedonia from the city of Prilep, that currently plays in the Macedonian FK Pelister (ФК Пелистер is a football club based in the city of Bitola, Republic of Macedonia, that currently plays in the Macedonian FK Sloga Jugomagnat (ФК Слога Југомагнат is a football club playing in Skopje, Republic of Macedonia. FK Makedonija Gjorče Petrov (Gj P (ФК Македонија Ѓорче Петров are a football club based in the municipality of Gjorče Petrov FK Belasica (ФК Беласица is football club in the Republic of Macedonia currently playing in the country's Second League after failing to avoid relegation FK Rabotnički (ФК Работнички is a Macedonian football club that plays at the Skopje City Stadium in Skopje, Republic FK Sasa (ФК Саса is a football club from Makedonska Kamenica, Republic of Macedonia. FK Napredok (ФК Напредок is a football club based in Kičevo, Republic of Macedonia. FK Shkendija 79 (ФК Шкендија 79 is a football club based in Tetovo, Republic of Macedonia. FK Bashkimi (ФК Башкими is a football club which plays in the town of Kumanovo, Republic of Macedonia. FK Renova (ФК Ренова is a football club based in Džepčište, Republic of Macedonia. FK Vlazrimi (ФК Влазрими is a football club based in Kicevo, Republic of Macedonia. FK Ohrid 2004 (ФК Охрид 2004 is a football club from the city of Ohrid in the Republic of Macedonia. FK Milano (ФК Милано is a Macedonian football club from Kumanovo, Republic of Macedonia. FK Teteks (ФК Тетекс is a football team from Tetovo since 1953 y Republic of Macedonia, that currently plays in the Macedonian Second Vardar, Pobeda and Sileks are now the only teams to have played First League football in every season. FK Vardar (ФК Вардар is a football team from Skopje, Republic of Macedonia, that currently plays in the Macedonian First League FK Pobeda (ФК Победа is a football team in the Republic of Macedonia from the city of Prilep, that currently plays in the Macedonian

History

Winners by Season

Record League Champions

Top Scorers

Season	Player	Goals	Club
1992-93	Saša Ćirić	36	Vardar
1993-94	Zoran Boškovski	21	Sileks
1994-95	Saša Ćirić	35	Vardar
1995-96	Zoran Boškovski	20	Sileks
1996-97	Vančo Micevski Miroslav Gokić	16	Sileks Sileks
1997-98	Vančo Atanasov	12	Belasica
1998-99	Oliveira	22	Pobeda
1999-00	Argent Beciri	19	Sloga Jugomagnat
2000-01	Argent Beciri	27	Sloga Jugomagnat
2001-02	Miroslav Gokić	22	Pobeda
2002-03	Ljubiša Savić	25	Bregalnica Delčevo / Sloga Jugomagnat
2003-04	Dragan Dimitrovski	25	Pobeda
2004-05	Aleksandar Stojanovski	26	Belasica
2005-06	Stevica Ristić	27	Sileks
2006-07	Boban Jancevski	26	Bashkimi / Renova
2007-08	Ivica Gligorovski	15	Milano

References

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External links

• Football Federation of Macedonia Official Site (Macedonian) (English)
• First League Current Stats (Macedonian) (English)
• MacedonianFootball.com (English)
• Blog for Macedonian Football (Macedonian)