1996–97 Macedonian First Football League

Macedonian First League
Season 1996–97
Champions Sileks
2nd domestic title
Relegated Shkëndija
Rudar
Champions League Sileks
Cup Winners' Cup Sloga Jugomagnat
UEFA Cup Pobeda
Matches played 182
Goals scored 522 (2.87 per match)
Top goalscorer Vancho Micevski
Miroslav Gjokić (16)
Biggest home win Sileks 17–1 Rudar
Biggest away win Rudar 1–7 Tikveš
Highest scoring Sileks 17–1 Rudar

The 1996–97 Macedonian First League was the 5th season of the Macedonian First Football League, the highest football league of Macedonia. FK Sileks defended their championship title, having won their second title in a row.

Promotion and relegation

At the start of the 1996–97 season

Promoted from 1995–96 Second League

Relegated to 1996–97 Second League
At the end of the 1996–97 season

Promoted from 1996–97 Second League

Relegated to 1997–98 Second League

Participating teams

Skopje
Skopje clubs:
Location of teams in 1996–97 Macedonian First League
Club City Stadium
FK Balkan BISI Skopje Stadion Čair
FK Belasica Strumica Stadion Mladost
FK Bregalnica Štip Gradski stadion Štip
FK Cementarnica 55 Skopje Stadion Cementarnica
FK Makedonija Skopje Stadion Gjorče Petrov
FK Pelister Bitola Stadion Tumbe Kafe
FK Pobeda Prilep Stadion Goce Delčev
FK Rudar Probištip Gradski stadion Probištip
FK Sasa Makedonska Kamenica Gradski stadion Makedonska Kamenica
FK Shkëndija Tetovo Gradski stadion Tetovo
FK Sileks Kratovo Gradski stadion Kratovo
FK Sloga Jugomagnat Skopje Stadion Čair
FK Tikveš Kavadarci Gradski stadion Kavadarci
FK Vardar Skopje Gradski stadion Skopje

League table

Pos Team P W D L F A GD Pts Notes
1 Sileks 26 19 5 2 83 23 +60 62 Champions League
1st Qualifying Round
2 Pobeda 26 17 3 6 55 26 +29 54 UEFA Cup
1st Qualifying Round
3 Sloga Jugomagnat 26 13 7 6 42 25 +17 46 Cup Winners' Cup
Qualifying Round
4 Vardar 26 11 10 5 32 15 +17 40*
5 Sasa 26 10 7 9 36 31 +5 37
6 Bregalnica 26 10 5 11 30 33 -3 35
7 Makedonija 26 10 4 12 38 30 +8 34
8 Balkan 26 8 9 9 31 26 +5 33
9 Pelister 26 9 6 11 36 35 +1 33
10 Belasica 26 9 6 11 32 41 -9 33
11 Tikveš 26 8 8 10 33 39 -6 32
12 Cementarnica 26 8 5 13 32 39 -7 29
13 Shkëndija 26 8 5 13 27 48 -21 29 Relegated to
Second League
14 Rudar 26 1 2 23 15 111 -96 5

P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
* Vardar 3 points deducted and fined 48 000 DEM for fielding a suspended player in the round 1 game against Sloga Jugomagnat

Results

Clubs BAL BEL BRE CEM MAK PEL POB RUD SAS SHK SIL SLO TIK VAR
Balkan 4:13:02:02:12:21:22:10:00:04:11:02:40:0
Belasica 2:1 1:13:11:01:11:24:01:03:00:01:11:11:0
Bregalnica 2:12:1 2:02:11:00:18:00:03:01:10:21:01:1
Cementarnica 1:11:02:0 1:11:21:33:21:03:12:40:03:10:1
Makedonija 1:10:12:03:1 3:03:17:02:02:01:22:23:00:0
Pelister 0:34:12:00:22:0 0:14:13:10:00:01:13:01:0
Pobeda 1:05:12:13:11:21:0 1:05:19:22:36:03:11:2
Rudar 0:00:43:0*0:31:22:70:1 1:51:10:40:31:70:1
Sasa 2:04:02:02:01:03:22:26:0 2:00:00:21:00:0
Shkëndija 2:11:01:22:11:02:10:13:02:0 1:42:02:21:1
Sileks 2:07:23:02:14:15:02:017:16:26:2 2:00:01:0
Sloga Jugomagnat 0:02:11:22:21:02:11:07:12:02:02:1 6:13:0*
Tikveš 0:00:03:11:02:12:01:14:01:11:01:30:0 0:2
Vardar 1:03:00:01:13:00:00:07:01:13:10:3*1:04:0

*Match awarded

Top goalscorers

Player Club Goals
Republic of Macedonia Vancho Micevski
Sileks
16
Republic of Macedonia Miroslav Gjokić
Sileks

External links

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