2008–09 Macedonian First Football League

{{Infobox football league season

| competition = Macedonian First League

| season = 2008–09

| winners = Makedonija G.P.
1st domestic title

| relegated = Napredok

| continentalcup1 = Champions League

| continentalcup1 qualifiers = Makedonija G.P.

| continentalcup2 = Europa League

| continentalcup2 qualifiers = Milano
Renova
Rabotnichki

| league topscorer = Ivica Gligorovski
(14 goals)

| dates = 3 August 2008 –
31 May 2009

| biggest home win = Sileks 7–1 Napredok
(16 November 2008)

| biggest away win = Sileks 0–3 Metalurg
(18 April 2009)

| highest scoring = Sileks 7–1 Napredok
(16 November 2008)

| matches = 165

| total goals = 380

| prevseason = 2007–08

| nextseason = 2009–10

}}

The 2008–09 Macedonian First League was the 17th season of the Macedonian First Football League, the highest football league of Macedonia. It began on 3 August 2008 and ended on 31 May 2009. Rabotnichki were the defending champions, having won their third title the previous year. Bashkimi withdrew from the championship due to financial reasons.{{cite news|url=http://www.macedonianfootball.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=629:fk-bashkimi-quits-from-macedonian-football&catid=1:domestic&Itemid=63|publisher=macedonianfootball.com|title=FK Bashkimi quits from Macedonian football|date=1 August 2008}}

Promotion and relegation

style="border:0;width:69%;"
style="vertical-align:top;"

|

; At the start of the 2008–09 season

Promoted from 2007–08 Second League

Relegated to 2008–09 Second League

|

; At the end of the 2008–09 season

Promoted from 2008–09 Second League

Relegated to 2009–10 Second League

1 Bashkimi was withdraw from the First League due to financial reasons.

Participating teams

{{Location map+|Republic of Macedonia|float=right|width=400|caption=Location of teams in 2008–09 Macedonian First League|places=

{{Location map~|Republic of Macedonia|lat=42 |long=21.433333 |label=Skopje |position=bottom}}

{{Location map~|Republic of Macedonia|lat=42.130533 |long=21.721219 |label=Milano }}

{{Location map~|Republic of Macedonia|lat=41.517778 |long=20.965556 |label=Napredok }}

{{Location map~|Republic of Macedonia|lat=41.031944 |long=21.334722 |label=Pelister }}

{{Location map~|Republic of Macedonia|lat=41.35 |long=21.55 |label=Pobeda }}

{{Location map~|Republic of Macedonia|lat=42.032777 |long=21 |label=Renova |position=bottom}}

{{Location map~|Republic of Macedonia|lat=42.066667 |long=22.183333 |label=Sileks }}

{{Location map~|Republic of Macedonia|lat=41.438055 |long=22.773333 |label=Turnovo |position=left}}

{{Location map~ |Republic of Macedonia|mark=TransparentPlaceholder.png|lat=42.44 |long=23.2 |label=Skopje clubs:|position=left |outside = 1 }}

{{Location map~ |Republic of Macedonia|mark=TransparentPlaceholder.png|lat=42.36 |long=23.2 |label=Makedonija
Metalurg
Rabotnichki
Vardar |position=left |outside = 1 }}

}}

class="wikitable sortable"
Club

! Manager

! City

! Stadium

! Capacity

Makedonija G.P.

| {{flagicon|MKD}} {{sortname|Ilcho|Gjorgioski|Ilčo Gjorgioski}}

| Skopje

| Stadion Gjorche Petrov

| 3,000

Metalurg

| {{flagicon|MKD}} {{sortname|Gjore|Jovanovski}}

| Skopje

| Stadion Zhelezarnica

| 4,000

Milano

| {{flagicon|Kosovo}} {{sortname|Bylbyl|Sokoli|nolink=1}}

| Kumanovo

| Milano Arena

| 3,500

Napredok

| {{flagicon|MKD}} {{sortname|Dragan|Bocheski|Dragan Bočeski}}

| Kichevo

| Gradski stadion Kichevo

| 5,000

Pelister

| {{flagicon|MKD}} {{sortname|Alekso|Mackov|nolink=1}}

| Bitola

| Stadion Tumbe Kafe

| 8,000

Pobeda

| {{flagicon|SRB}} {{sortname|Nebojša|Petrović}}

| Prilep

| Stadion Goce Delchev

| 15,000

Rabotnichki

| {{flagicon|MKD}} {{sortname|Boban|Babunski}}

| Skopje

| Philip II Arena{{efn|name=philip|The stadium was called Gradski stadion Skopje until January 2009.}}

| 18,104

Renova

| {{flagicon|MKD}} {{sortname|Nexhat|Shabani|Nedžat Šabani}}

| Djepchishte

| Gradski stadion Tetovo

| 15,000

Sileks

| {{flagicon|MKD}} {{sortname|Marjan|Sekulovski}}

| Kratovo

| Stadion Sileks

| 5,000

Horizont Turnovo

| {{flagicon|MKD}} {{sortname|Dragan|Hristovski|nolink=1}}

| Turnovo

| Stadion Kukush

| 1,500

Vardar

| {{flagicon|MKD}} {{sortname|Zhikica|Tasevski|nolink=1}}

| Skopje

| Philip II Arena{{efn|name=philip}}

| 18,104

{{notelist}}

League table

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL

|source=[http://macedonianfootball.com/first-league-final-standings-200809/ MacedonianFootball.com], [http://www.rsssf.org/tablesf/fyrom09.html RSSSF.org]

|team1=MGP |team2=MIL |team3=REN |team4=RAB |team5=VAR |team6=TUR |team7=SIL |team8=POB |team9=MET |team10=PEL |team11=NAP |team12=BAS

|result1=CL2Q |result2=EL2Q |result3=EL1Q |result4=EL2CQ |result9=RPO |result10=RPO |result11=REL2 |result12=REL

|update=complete

|win_BAS=0 |draw_BAS=0 |loss_BAS=0 |gf_BAS=0 |ga_BAS=0

|win_MGP=17|draw_MGP=10|loss_MGP=3 |gf_MGP=46|ga_MGP=15

|win_MET=6 |draw_MET=11|loss_MET=13|gf_MET=25|ga_MET=35

|win_MIL=17|draw_MIL=4 |loss_MIL=9 |gf_MIL=48|ga_MIL=35

|win_NAP=4 |draw_NAP=9 |loss_NAP=17|gf_NAP=26|ga_NAP=52

|win_PEL=7 |draw_PEL=7 |loss_PEL=16|gf_PEL=25|ga_PEL=42

|win_POB=8 |draw_POB=8 |loss_POB=14|gf_POB=31|ga_POB=47

|win_RAB=13|draw_RAB=8 |loss_RAB=9 |gf_RAB=40|ga_RAB=25

|win_REN=14|draw_REN=12|loss_REN=4 |gf_REN=41|ga_REN=26

|win_SIL=9 |draw_SIL=9 |loss_SIL=12|gf_SIL=38|ga_SIL=41

|win_TUR=9 |draw_TUR=10|loss_TUR=11|gf_TUR=25|ga_TUR=39

|win_VAR=11|draw_VAR=12|loss_VAR=7 |gf_VAR=35|ga_VAR=23

|name_BAS=Bashkimi

|name_MGP=Makedonija G.P.

|name_MET=Metalurg

|name_MIL=Milano

|name_NAP=Napredok

|name_PEL=Pelister

|name_POB=Pobeda

|name_RAB=Rabotnichki

|name_REN=Renova

|name_SIL=Sileks

|name_TUR=Horizont Turnovo

|name_VAR=Vardar

|status_MGP=C

|status_MET=O

|status_PEL=O

|status_NAP=R

|status_BAS=DR

|pos_BAS=–

|show_limit=5

|class_rules = 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).

|res_col_header=QR

|col_CL2Q=green1 |text_CL2Q=Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round

|col_EL1Q=blue2 |text_EL1Q=Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round

|col_EL2Q=blue1 |text_EL2Q=Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round

|col_EL2CQ=blue1 |text_EL2CQ=Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round

|col_RPO=red2 |text_RPO=Qualification for the relegation play-offs

|col_REL2=red1 |text_REL2=Relegation to the Macedonian Second League

|col_REL=red1 |text_REL=Banned from the Macedonian Second League

|note_res_EL2CQ=Rabotnichki qualified for the Europa League second qualifying round by winning the 2008–09 Macedonian Football Cup.

|note_BAS=Bashkimi withdrew their participation prior to the start of the season due to financial problems.

}}

Results

The schedule consists of three rounds. During the first two rounds, each team played each other once home and away for a total of 20 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 30 games per team.

{{#invoke:sports results|main

| source = [http://macedonianfootball.com/first-league-season-200809/ MacedonianFootball.com]

| update = complete

| matches_style = FBR

| legs = 2

| team1= MGP | team2= MET | team3= MIL | team4= NAP | team5= PEL | team6= POB | team7= RAB | team8= REN | team9= SIL | team10= TUR | team11= VAR

| name_MGP = Makedonija

| name_MET = Metalurg

| name_MIL = Milano

| name_NAP = Napredok

| name_PEL = Pelister

| name_POB = Pobeda

| name_RAB = Rabotnichki

| name_REN = Renova

| name_SIL = Sileks

| name_TUR = Horizont Turnovo

| name_VAR = Vardar

| match1_MGP_MET = 2–0

| match1_MGP_MIL = 0–0

| match1_MGP_NAP = 1–0

| match1_MGP_PEL = 2–0

| match1_MGP_POB = 5–0

| match1_MGP_RAB = 2–0

| match1_MGP_REN = 1–1

| match1_MGP_SIL = 4–1

| match1_MGP_TUR = 4–0

| match1_MGP_VAR = 1–0

| match1_MET_MGP = 0–1

| match1_MET_MIL = 0–1

| match1_MET_NAP = 0–0

| match1_MET_PEL = 1–0

| match1_MET_POB = 2–1

| match1_MET_RAB = 0–1

| match1_MET_REN = 1–1

| match1_MET_SIL = 2–0

| match1_MET_TUR = 1–1

| match1_MET_VAR = 1–1

| match1_MIL_MGP = 1–0

| match1_MIL_MET = 2–1

| match1_MIL_NAP = 5–0

| match1_MIL_PEL = 3–0

| match1_MIL_POB = 5–2

| match1_MIL_RAB = 1–0

| match1_MIL_REN = 3–1

| match1_MIL_SIL = 1–0

| match1_MIL_TUR = 3–0

| match1_MIL_VAR = 1–3

| match1_NAP_MGP = 1–0

| match1_NAP_MET = 1–2

| match1_NAP_MIL = 3–1

| match1_NAP_PEL = 3–1

| match1_NAP_POB = 2–0

| match1_NAP_RAB = 1–1

| match1_NAP_REN = 1–2

| match1_NAP_SIL = 1–1

| match1_NAP_TUR = 0–0

| match1_NAP_VAR = 1–1

| match1_PEL_MGP = 0–2

| match1_PEL_MET = 2–0

| match1_PEL_MIL = 2–0

| match1_PEL_NAP = 1–0

| match1_PEL_POB = 0–1

| match1_PEL_RAB = 1–1

| match1_PEL_REN = 0–1

| match1_PEL_SIL = 3–1

| match1_PEL_TUR = 3–1

| match1_PEL_VAR = 0–0

| match1_POB_MGP = 1–2

| match1_POB_MET = 3–1

| match1_POB_MIL = 0–0

| match1_POB_NAP = 1–0

| match1_POB_PEL = 2–0

| match1_POB_RAB = 0–0

| match1_POB_REN = 0–1

| match1_POB_SIL = 1–2

| match1_POB_TUR = 2–1

| match1_POB_VAR = 0–0

| match1_RAB_MGP = 3–3

| match1_RAB_MET = 1–0

| match1_RAB_MIL = 4–0

| match1_RAB_NAP = 1–1

| match1_RAB_PEL = 3–0

| match1_RAB_POB = 2–2

| match1_RAB_REN = 1–3

| match1_RAB_SIL = 3–0

| match1_RAB_TUR = 4–1

| match1_RAB_VAR = 2–0

| match1_REN_MGP = 0–3

| match1_REN_MGP_note=The match of Round 8 was awarded to Makedonija Gjorče Petrov after it was interrupted in 45th minute due to Renova's fans attacking Makedonija's midfielder Georges Ambourouet.

| match1_REN_MET = 1–1

| match1_REN_MIL = 1–0

| match1_REN_NAP = 1–0

| match1_REN_PEL = 3–1

| match1_REN_POB = 2–1

| match1_REN_RAB = 1–0

| match1_REN_SIL = 0–0

| match1_REN_TUR = 1–0

| match1_REN_VAR = 1–1

| match1_SIL_MGP = 1–1

| match1_SIL_MET = 2–2

| match1_SIL_MIL = 0–0

| match1_SIL_NAP = 7–1

| match1_SIL_PEL = 1–0

| match1_SIL_POB = 2–1

| match1_SIL_RAB = 0–0

| match1_SIL_REN = 1–1

| match1_SIL_TUR = 4–0

| match1_SIL_VAR = 0–0

| match1_TUR_MGP = 1–1

| match1_TUR_MET = 1–0

| match1_TUR_MIL = 2–0

| match1_TUR_NAP = 3–2

| match1_TUR_PEL = 0–0

| match1_TUR_POB = 1–0

| match1_TUR_RAB = 0–0

| match1_TUR_REN = 0–0

| match1_TUR_SIL = 1–0

| match1_TUR_VAR = 1–0

| match1_VAR_MGP = 0–1

| match1_VAR_MET = 1–1

| match1_VAR_MIL = 2–4

| match1_VAR_NAP = 4–2

| match1_VAR_PEL = 3–0

| match1_VAR_POB = 3–0

| match1_VAR_RAB = 2–1

| match1_VAR_REN = 3–1

| match1_VAR_SIL = 2–0

| match1_VAR_TUR = 2–0

| match2_MGP_MET = null

| match2_MGP_MIL = null

| match2_MGP_NAP = null

| match2_MGP_PEL = 0–0

| match2_MGP_POB = 3–0

| match2_MGP_RAB = null

| match2_MGP_REN = 1–1

| match2_MGP_SIL = 2–0

| match2_MGP_TUR = 1–0

| match2_MGP_VAR = 0–0

| match2_MET_MGP = 1–1

| match2_MET_MIL = 0–1

| match2_MET_NAP = 1–0

| match2_MET_PEL = null

| match2_MET_POB = null

| match2_MET_RAB = 0–1

| match2_MET_REN = null

| match2_MET_SIL = null

| match2_MET_TUR = null

| match2_MET_VAR = null

| match2_MIL_MGP = 2–0

| match2_MIL_MET = null

| match2_MIL_NAP = null

| match2_MIL_PEL = 4–1

| match2_MIL_POB = 3–1

| match2_MIL_RAB = null

| match2_MIL_REN = null

| match2_MIL_SIL = 3–2

| match2_MIL_TUR = 1–2

| match2_MIL_VAR = 1–0

| match2_NAP_MGP = 1–1

| match2_NAP_MET = null

| match2_NAP_MIL = 1–1

| match2_NAP_PEL = null

| match2_NAP_POB = 1–1

| match2_NAP_RAB = 0–1

| match2_NAP_REN = null

| match2_NAP_SIL = null

| match2_NAP_TUR = null

| match2_NAP_VAR = null

| match2_PEL_MGP = null

| match2_PEL_MET = 2–2

| match2_PEL_MIL = null

| match2_PEL_NAP = 3–1

| match2_PEL_POB = null

| match2_PEL_RAB = null

| match2_PEL_REN = 1–0

| match2_PEL_SIL = null

| match2_PEL_TUR = 2–2

| match2_PEL_VAR = 0–0

| match2_POB_MGP = null

| match2_POB_MET = 1–1

| match2_POB_MIL = null

| match2_POB_NAP = null

| match2_POB_PEL = 2–1

| match2_POB_RAB = null

| match2_POB_REN = 2–2

| match2_POB_SIL = null

| match2_POB_TUR = 2–0

| match2_POB_VAR = 1–1

| match2_RAB_MGP = 0–1

| match2_RAB_MET = null

| match2_RAB_MIL = 2–0

| match2_RAB_NAP = null

| match2_RAB_PEL = 2–0

| match2_RAB_POB = 2–0

| match2_RAB_REN = null

| match2_RAB_SIL = 1–2

| match2_RAB_TUR = 3–1

| match2_RAB_VAR = null

| match2_REN_MGP = null

| match2_REN_MET = 4–0

| match2_REN_MIL = 4–1

| match2_REN_NAP = 3–0

| match2_REN_PEL = null

| match2_REN_POB = null

| match2_REN_RAB = 1–0

| match2_REN_SIL = 2–2

| match2_REN_TUR = null

| match2_REN_VAR = null

| match2_SIL_MGP = null

| match2_SIL_MET = 0–3

| match2_SIL_MIL = null

| match2_SIL_NAP = 4–2

| match2_SIL_PEL = 1–0

| match2_SIL_POB = 2–3

| match2_SIL_RAB = null

| match2_SIL_REN = null

| match2_SIL_TUR = null

| match2_SIL_VAR = null

| match2_TUR_MGP = null

| match2_TUR_MET = 1–1

| match2_TUR_MIL = null

| match2_TUR_NAP = 2–0

| match2_TUR_PEN = null

| match2_TUR_POB = null

| match2_TUR_RAB = null

| match2_TUR_REN = 1–1

| match2_TUR_SIL = 1–0

| match2_TUR_VAR = 1–1

| match2_VAR_MGP = null

| match2_VAR_MET = 1–0

| match2_VAR_MIL = null

| match2_VAR_NAP = 2–0

| match2_VAR_PEL = null

| match2_VAR_POB = null

| match2_VAR_RAB = 2–0

| match2_VAR_REN = 0–0

| match2_VAR_SIL = 0–2

| match2_VAR_TUR = null

}}

Relegation playoff

{{football box

|date = 13 June 2009

|time = 16:30 CEST

|team1 = Metalurg

|score = 5–1

|report =

|team2 = Bregalnica Shtip

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

  • Novakov {{goal|55}}

|stadium = Stadion Goce Delchev

|location = Prilep

|attendance =

|referee = Goran Spirkoski (Prilep)

}}

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{{footballbox

|date = 13 June 2009

|time = 16:30 CEST

|team1 = Pelister

|score = 3–0

|report =

|team2 = Shkëndija 79

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Stadion Mladost

|location = Strumica

|attendance =

|referee = Vladimir Kiprijanovski (Skopje)

}}

Top goalscorers

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
Rank

!Player

!Club

!Goals

1

|align="left"|{{flagicon|Macedonia}} Ivica Gligorovski

|align="left"|Milano

|14

2

|align="left"|{{flagicon|Macedonia}} Besart Ibraimi

|align="left"|Renova

|13

3

|align="left"|{{flagicon|Bosnia}} Boško Stupić

|align="left"|Sileks

|12

rowspan="2"|4

|align="left"|{{flagicon|Brazil}} César de Brito

|align="left"|Makedonija G.P.

|rowspan="2"|11

align="left"|{{flagicon|Macedonia}} Blagoj Levkov

|align="left"|Napredok

6

|align="left"|{{flagicon|Macedonia}} Boban Janchevski

|align="left"|Vardar

|10

7

|align="left"|{{flagicon|Macedonia}} Dragan Dimitrovski

|align="left"|Pelister

9
rowspan="4"|8

|align="left"|{{flagicon|Macedonia}} Blagoja Geshoski

|align="left"|Milano

|rowspan="4"|8

align="left"|{{flagicon|Macedonia}} Gligor Gligorov

|align="left"|Sileks

align="left"|{{flagicon|Macedonia}} Hristijan Kirovski

|align="left"|Rabotnichki

align="left"|{{flagicon|Brazil}} Washington

|align="left"|Makedonija G.P.

Source: [http://www.macedonianfootball.com/ Macedonian Football] {{in lang|en}}

See also

References

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