2011–12 Macedonian First Football League

{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2020}}

{{Infobox football league season

| competition = Macedonian First League

| season = 2011–12

| winners = Vardar
6th Macedonian title
7th domestic title

| relegated = Ohrid
11 Oktomvri

| continentalcup1 = Champions League

| continentalcup1 qualifiers = Vardar

| continentalcup2 = Europa League

| continentalcup2 qualifiers = Renova
Metalurg
Shkëndija

| league topscorer = Filip Ivanovski
(24 goals)

| dates = 31 July 2011 –
23 May 2012

| biggest home win = Metalurg 6–0 Ohrid

| biggest away win = Ohrid 1–7 Renova

| highest scoring = Turnovo 5–4 Rabotnichki

| matches = 198

| total goals = 501

| prevseason = 2010–11

| nextseason = 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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; At the start of the 2011–12 season

Promoted from 2010–11 Second League

Relegated to 2011–12 Second League

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; At the end of the 2011–12 season

Promoted from 2011–12 Second League

Relegated to 2012–13 Second League

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.{{cite web|url=http://macedoniaonline.eu/content/view/18448/2/|title=Official, FK Vardar Stays in First Division|work=MINA|access-date=2011-06-23|archive-date=20 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180620153248/http://macedoniaonline.eu/content/view/18448/2/|url-status=dead}}

Participating teams

{{Location map+|Republic of Macedonia|float=right|width=400|caption=Location of teams in 2011–12 Macedonian First League|places=

{{Location map~|Republic of Macedonia|lat=41.333333 |long=21.583333 |label=11 Oktomvri }}

{{Location map~|Republic of Macedonia|lat=41.733333 |long=22.183333 |label=Bregalnica |position=right}}

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

{{Location map~|Republic of Macedonia|lat=41.105104 |long=20.812333 |label=Ohrid }}

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

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

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

{{Location map~|Republic of Macedonia|lat=42 |long=20.966666 |label=Shkëndija
Teteks |position=bottom}}

{{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=Metalurg
Rabotnichki
Vardar |position=left |outside = 1 }}

}}

class="wikitable sortable"
Club

! Manager

! City

! Stadium

! Capacity

11 Oktomvri

| {{flagicon|MKD}} {{sortname|Toni|Naumovski|nolink=1}}

| Prilep

| Stadion Goce Delchev

| 15,000

Bregalnica

| {{flagicon|MKD}} {{sortname|Trajche|Senev|nolink=1}}

| Shtip

| Gradski stadion Shtip

| 4,000

Metalurg Skopje

| {{flagicon|MKD}} Georgi Hristov

| Skopje

| Stadion Zhelezarnica

| 4,000

Napredok

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

| Kichevo

| Gradski stadion Kichevo

| 5,000

Ohrid

| {{flagicon|MKD}} {{sortname|Gorazd|Mihajlov}}

| Ohrid

| SRC Biljanini Izvori

| 3,000

Rabotnichki

| {{flagicon|SLO}} {{sortname|Robert|Pevnik}}

| Skopje

| Philip II Arena

| 36,400

Renova

| {{flagicon|MKD}} {{sortname|Vlatko|Kostov}}

| Djepchishte

| Gradski stadion Tetovo

| 15,000

Shkëndija

| {{flagicon|MKD}} {{sortname|Qatip|Osmani}}

| Tetovo

| Gradski stadion Tetovo

| 15,000

Sileks

| {{flagicon|MKD}} {{sortname|Ane|Andovski|nolink=1}}

| Kratovo

| Stadion Sileks

| 5,000

Teteks

| {{flagicon|MKD}} {{sortname|Dragi|Setinov}}

| Tetovo

| Gradski stadion Tetovo

| 15,000

Horizont Turnovo

| {{flagicon|MKD}} {{sortname|Ljupcho|Dimitkovski|nolink=1}}

| Turnovo

| Stadion Kukush

| 1,500

Vardar

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

| Skopje

| Philip II Arena

| 36,400

League table

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

|source=[http://macedonianfootball.com/final-standings-first-league-201112/ MacedonianFootball.com], [https://int.soccerway.com/national/macedonia-fyr/first-league/2011-2012/regular-season/ Soccerway]

|team1=VAR |team2=MET |team3=SKE |team4=REN |team5=BRE |team6=SIL |team7=NAP |team8=RAB |team9=TUR |team10=TET |team11=OHR |team12=11O

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

|update=complete

|win_11O=3 |draw_11O=7 |loss_11O=23|gf_11O=26|ga_11O=58

|win_BRE=13|draw_BRE=6 |loss_BRE=14|gf_BRE=51|ga_BRE=47

|win_MET=19|draw_MET=10|loss_MET=4 |gf_MET=53|ga_MET=16

|win_NAP=12|draw_NAP=6 |loss_NAP=15|gf_NAP=37|ga_NAP=51

|win_OHR=6 |draw_OHR=8 |loss_OHR=19|gf_OHR=26|ga_OHR=62

|win_RAB=11|draw_RAB=8 |loss_RAB=14|gf_RAB=50|ga_RAB=45

|win_REN=13|draw_REN=13|loss_REN=7 |gf_REN=56|ga_REN=38

|win_SKE=20|draw_SKE=6 |loss_SKE=7 |gf_SKE=53|ga_SKE=28

|win_SIL=13|draw_SIL=3 |loss_SIL=17|gf_SIL=42|ga_SIL=51

|win_TET=8 |draw_TET=11|loss_TET=14|gf_TET=23|ga_TET=48

|win_TUR=10|draw_TUR=8 |loss_TUR=15|gf_TUR=34|ga_TUR=42

|win_VAR=22|draw_VAR=10|loss_VAR=1 |gf_VAR=50|ga_VAR=15

|name_11O=11 Oktomvri

|name_BRE=Bregalnica Shtip

|name_MET=Metalurg

|name_NAP=Napredok

|name_OHR=Ohrid

|name_RAB=Rabotnichki

|name_REN=Renova

|name_SKE=Shkëndija

|name_SIL=Sileks

|name_TET=Teteks

|name_TUR=Horizont Turnovo

|name_VAR=Vardar

|status_VAR=C

|status_TUR=O

|status_TET=O

|status_OHR=R

|status_11O=R

|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).{{cite web |url=http://www.scoresway.com/?sport=soccer&page=season&id=7303&view=rules |title=First League 2012/2013 - Season rules |publisher=Scoresway |access-date=12 June 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180226043121/http://www.scoresway.com/?sport=soccer |archive-date=26 February 2018 |url-status=dead }}

|res_col_header=QR

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

|col_EL1Q=blue1 |text_EL1Q=Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round

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

|col_REL=red1 |text_REL=Relegation to the Macedonian Second League

|note_res_EL1Q=Renova qualified for the Europa League first qualifying round by winning the 2011–12 Macedonian Football Cup.

}}

Results

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.

{{#invoke:sports results|main

| source = [http://macedonianfootball.com/first-league-results-season-201112/ MacedonianFootball.com]

| update = complete

| matches_style = FBR

| legs = 2

| team1= OKT | team2= BRE | team3= MET | team4= NAP | team5= OHR | team6= RAB | team7= REN | team8= SKE | team9= SIL | team10= TET | team11= TUR | team12= VAR

| name_OKT = 11 Oktomvri

| name_BRE = Bregalnica Shtip

| name_MET = Metalurg

| name_NAP = Napredok

| name_OHR = Ohrid

| name_RAB = Rabotnichki

| name_REN = Renova

| name_SKE = Shkëndija

| name_SIL = Sileks

| name_TET = Teteks

| name_TUR = Horizont Turnovo

| name_VAR = Vardar

| match1_OKT_BRE = 0–1

| match1_OKT_MET = 0–1

| match1_OKT_NAP = 2–2

| match1_OKT_OHR = 0–3

| match1_OKT_RAB = 2–3

| match1_OKT_REN = 0–3

| match1_OKT_SKE = 2–2

| match1_OKT_SIL = 1–2

| match1_OKT_TET = 4–0

| match1_OKT_TUR = 2–0

| match1_OKT_VAR = 0–1

| match1_BRE_OKT = 2–0

| match1_BRE_MET = 1–1

| match1_BRE_NAP = 0–1

| match1_BRE_OHR = 3–1

| match1_BRE_RAB = 3–2

| match1_BRE_REN = 3–2

| match1_BRE_SKE = 2–3

| match1_BRE_SIL = 3–1

| match1_BRE_TET = 2–0

| match1_BRE_TUR = 0–1

| match1_BRE_VAR = 2–3

| match1_MET_OKT = 0–0

| match1_MET_BRE = 1–0

| match1_MET_NAP = 2–0

| match1_MET_OHR = 6–0

| match1_MET_RAB = 0–0

| match1_MET_REN = 2–1

| match1_MET_SKE = 0–0

| match1_MET_SIL = 3–0

| match1_MET_TET = 2–0

| match1_MET_TUR = 1–0

| match1_MET_VAR = 1–1

| match1_NAP_OKT = 1–0

| match1_NAP_BRE = 0–1

| match1_NAP_MET = 0–4

| match1_NAP_OHR = 3–0

| match1_NAP_RAB = 1–1

| match1_NAP_REN = 1–1

| match1_NAP_SKE = 0–0

| match1_NAP_SIL = 1–0

| match1_NAP_TET = 4–0

| match1_NAP_TUR = 1–0

| match1_NAP_VAR = 0–1

| match1_OHR_OKT = 1–1

| match1_OHR_BRE = 0–0

| match1_OHR_MET = 0–0

| match1_OHR_NAP = 3–1

| match1_OHR_RAB = 0–1

| match1_OHR_REN = 2–2

| match1_OHR_SKE = 1–2

| match1_OHR_SIL = 2–0

| match1_OHR_TET = 1–0

| match1_OHR_TUR = 0–0

| match1_OHR_VAR = 0–2

| match1_RAB_OKT = 3–0

| match1_RAB_BRE = 2–1

| match1_RAB_MET = 0–1

| match1_RAB_NAP = 4–0

| match1_RAB_OHR = 1–2

| match1_RAB_REN = 5–1

| match1_RAB_SKE = 3–1

| match1_RAB_SIL = 2–0

| match1_RAB_TET = 1–1

| match1_RAB_TUR = 1–1

| match1_RAB_VAR = 1–2

| match1_REN_OKT = 1–1

| match1_REN_BRE = 0–0

| match1_REN_MET = 1–1

| match1_REN_NAP = 4–0

| match1_REN_OHR = 2–0

| match1_REN_RAB = 3–1

| match1_REN_SKE = 0–2

| match1_REN_SIL = 2–0

| match1_REN_TET = 2–2

| match1_REN_TUR = 0–0

| match1_REN_VAR = 0–0

| match1_SKE_OKT = 3–0

| match1_SKE_BRE = 1–0

| match1_SKE_MET = 2–0

| match1_SKE_NAP = 3–0

| match1_SKE_OHR = 2–0

| match1_SKE_RAB = 2–0

| match1_SKE_REN = 2–2

| match1_SKE_SIL = 2–1

| match1_SKE_TET = 0–0

| match1_SKE_TUR = 2–0

| match1_SKE_VAR = 0–1

| match1_SIL_OKT = 2–0

| match1_SIL_BRE = 2–1

| match1_SIL_MET = 1–1

| match1_SIL_NAP = 2–1

| match1_SIL_OHR = 1–0

| match1_SIL_RAB = 2–1

| match1_SIL_REN = 2–1

| match1_SIL_SKE = 1–4

| match1_SIL_TET = 4–0

| match1_SIL_TUR = 3–2

| match1_SIL_VAR = 1–1

| match1_TET_OKT = 1–0

| match1_TET_BRE = 3–1

| match1_TET_MET = 0–2

| match1_TET_NAP = 1–0

| match1_TET_OHR = 1–1

| match1_TET_RAB = 1–1

| match1_TET_REN = 1–5

| match1_TET_SKE = 2–0

| match1_TET_SIL = 1–1

| match1_TET_TUR = 0–3

| match1_TET_VAR = 0–0

| match1_TUR_OKT = 1–0

| match1_TUR_BRE = 2–2

| match1_TUR_MET = 1–2

| match1_TUR_NAP = 0–2

| match1_TUR_OHR = 1–2

| match1_TUR_RAB = 1–0

| match1_TUR_REN = 0–1

| match1_TUR_SKE = 2–1

| match1_TUR_SIL = 2–1

| match1_TUR_TET = 0–2

| match1_TUR_VAR = 1–2

| match1_VAR_OKT = 2–0

| match1_VAR_BRE = 3–0

| match1_VAR_MET = 1–0

| match1_VAR_NAP = 5–1

| match1_VAR_OHR = 2–0

| match1_VAR_RAB = 1–0

| match1_VAR_REN = 0–0

| match1_VAR_SKE = 2–0

| match1_VAR_SIL = 2–1

| match1_VAR_TET = 1–0

| match1_VAR_TUR = 3–0

| match2_OKT_BRE = null

| match2_OKT_MET = null

| match2_OKT_NAP = null

| match2_OKT_OHR = 3–1

| match2_OKT_RAB = null

| match2_OKT_REN = null

| match2_OKT_SKE = 1–1

| match2_OKT_SIL = 1–3

| match2_OKT_TET = null

| match2_OKT_TUR = 1–2

| match2_OKT_VAR = 0–1

| match2_BRE_OKT = 4–1

| match2_BRE_MET = null

| match2_BRE_NAP = 3–2

| match2_BRE_OHR = 2–0

| match2_BRE_RAB = null

| match2_BRE_REN = null

| match2_BRE_SKE = null

| match2_BRE_SIL = null

| match2_BRE_TET = 1–2

| match2_BRE_TUR = 2–1

| match2_BRE_VAR = null

| match2_MET_OKT = 3–0

| match2_MET_BRE = 2–1

| match2_MET_NAP = 1–1

| match2_MET_OHR = null

| match2_MET_RAB = null

| match2_MET_REN = null

| match2_MET_SKE = 1–0

| match2_MET_SIL = 1–0

| match2_MET_TET = 5–0

| match2_MET_TUR = null

| match2_MET_VAR = null

| match2_NAP_OKT = 2–0

| match2_NAP_BRE = null

| match2_NAP_MET = null

| match2_NAP_OHR = null

| match2_NAP_RAB = null

| match2_NAP_REN = null

| match2_NAP_SKE = 3–0

| match2_NAP_SIL = 3–0

| match2_NAP_TET = 2–1

| match2_NAP_TUR = null

| match2_NAP_VAR = 0–0

| match2_OHR_OKT = null

| match2_OHR_BRE = null

| match2_OHR_MET = 1–4

| match2_OHR_NAP = 1–2

| match2_OHR_RAB = 0–2

| match2_OHR_REN = 1–7

| match2_OHR_SKE = null

| match2_OHR_SIL = null

| match2_OHR_TET = null

| match2_OHR_TUR = 1–1

| match2_OHR_VAR = null

| match2_RAB_OKT = 1–1

| match2_RAB_BRE = 1–3

| match2_RAB_MET = 0–3

| match2_RAB_NAP = 4–1

| match2_RAB_OHR = null

| match2_RAB_REN = 3–1

| match2_RAB_SKE = null

| match2_RAB_SIL = null

| match2_RAB_TET = 0–0

| match2_RAB_TUR = null

| match2_RAB_VAR = null

| match2_REN_OKT = 3–2

| match2_REN_BRE = 2–2

| match2_REN_MET = 1–0

| match2_REN_NAP = 5–0

| match2_REN_OHR = null

| match2_REN_RAB = null

| match2_REN_SKE = null

| match2_REN_SIL = 1–0

| match2_REN_TET = 0–0

| match2_REN_TUR = null

| match2_REN_VAR = null

| match2_SKE_OKT = null

| match2_SKE_BRE = 3–2

| match2_SKE_MET = null

| match2_SKE_NAP = null

| match2_SKE_OHR = 1–0

| match2_SKE_RAB = 1–0

| match2_SKE_REN = 4–0

| match2_SKE_SIL = null

| match2_SKE_TET = null

| match2_SKE_TUR = 2–1

| match2_SKE_VAR = 1–0

| match2_SIL_OKT = null

| match2_SIL_BRE = 2–1

| match2_SIL_MET = null

| match2_SIL_NAP = null

| match2_SIL_OHR = 5–2

| match2_SIL_RAB = 1–0

| match2_SIL_REN = null

| match2_SIL_SKE = 1–4

| match2_SIL_TET = null

| match2_SIL_TUR = 0–1

| match2_SIL_VAR = 1–2

| match2_TET_OKT = 2–0

| match2_TET_BRE = null

| match2_TET_MET = null

| match2_TET_NAP = null

| match2_TET_OHR = 0–0

| match2_TET_RAB = null

| match2_TET_REN = null

| match2_TET_SKE = 0–2

| match2_TET_SIL = 2–1

| match2_TET_TUR = null

| match2_TET_VAR = 0–0

| match2_TUR_OKT = null

| match2_TUR_BRE = null

| match2_TUR_MET = 1–1

| match2_TUR_NAP = 2–1

| match2_TUR_OHR = null

| match2_TUR_RAB = 5–4

| match2_TUR_REN = 0–1

| match2_TUR_SKE = null

| match2_TUR_SIL = null

| match2_TUR_TET = 2–1

| match2_TUR_VAR = null

| match2_VAR_OKT = null

| match2_VAR_BRE = 2–1

| match2_VAR_MET = 2–1

| match2_VAR_NAP = null

| match2_VAR_OHR = 4–0

| match2_VAR_RAB = 2–2

| match2_VAR_REN = 1–1

| match2_VAR_SKE = null

| match2_VAR_SIL = null

| match2_VAR_TET = null

| match2_VAR_TUR = 0–0

}}

Relegation playoff

{{football box

|date = 2 June 2012

|time = 16:30 CEST

|team1 = Teteks

|score = 0–0

|report = https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2012/06/02/macedonia-fyr/play-offs-12/teteks/fk-skopje/1285579/

|team2 = Skopje

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|penalties1 =

  • Georgievski {{pengoal}}
  • Ristovski {{pengoal}}
  • Mitrevski {{pengoal}}
  • Aliu {{pengoal}}
  • Velinov {{pengoal}}

|penaltyscore = 5–4

|penalties2 =

  • {{pengoal}} Popovski
  • {{penmiss}} Jasharoski
  • {{pengoal}} Argirovski
  • {{pengoal}} Dimitrovski
  • {{pengoal}} Galachev

|stadium = Stadion Tumbe Kafe

|location = Bitola

|attendance = 700

|referee = Marjan Markoski (Ohrid)

}}

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{{football box

|date = 3 June 2012

|time = 16:30 CEST

|team1 = Horizont Turnovo

|score = 1–0

|report = https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2012/06/03/macedonia-fyr/play-offs-12/fk-turnovo/fk-gorno-lisice/1285580/

|team2 = Gorno Lisiche

|goals1 =

  • Milushev {{goal|31}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Stadion Goce Delchev

|location = Prilep

|attendance = 2,000

|referee = Marjan Eckoski (Ohrid)

}}

Season statistics

{{col-begin}}

{{col-2}}

=Top scorers=

Updated 21 May 2012

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

!Player

!Club

!Goals{{cite news|title=Macedonian First League Top Scorers |url=https://www.uefa.com/nationalassociations/mkd/domestic/league/1044/ |work=UEFA |publisher=UEFA |access-date=13 December 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120705231550/http://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/association%3Dmkd/domesticleague/topscorers/index.html |archive-date=5 July 2012 |url-status=live }}

1

|align="left"|{{flagicon|MKD}} Filip Ivanovski

|align="left"|Vardar

|24

2

|align="left"|{{flagicon|MKD}} Borche Manevski

|align="left"|Rabotnichki

|17

rowspan="4"|3

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

|align="left"|Renova

|rowspan="4"|13

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

|align="left"|11 Oktomvri

align="left"|{{flagicon|MKD}} Angel Nacev

|align="left"|Sileks

align="left"|{{flagicon|MKD}} Muharem Bajrami

|align="left"|Renova

7

|align="left"|{{flagicon|Kosovo}} Genc Iseni

|align="left"|Bregalnica

|12

8

|align="left"|{{flagicon|MKD}} Cvetan Churlinov

|align="left"|Metalurg

|11

rowspan="3"|9

|align="left"|{{flagicon|MKD}} Hristijan Dimoski

|align="left"|Metalurg

|rowspan="3"|9

align="left"|{{flagicon|MKD}} Ersen Sali

|align="left"|Shkëndija

align="left"|{{flagicon|MKD}} Krste Velkoski

|align="left"|Rabotnichki

{{col-end}}

See also

References

{{Reflist}}