The 2009–10 Macedonian First League was the 18th season of the Macedonian First Football League, the highest football league of Macedonia. It began on 1 August 2009 and ended on 19 May 2010. Makedonija G.P. were the defending champions having won their first Macedonian championship last season.
Promotion and relegation At the start of the 2009–10 season Promoted from 2008–09 Second League Teteks (winners) Sloga Jugomagnat (runners-up) Relegated to 2009–10 Second League Napredok (11th) At the end of the 2009–10 season Promoted from 2009–10 Second League Shkëndija (winners) Skopje (runners-up) Napredok (Third placed)1 Bregalnica Shtip (Fourth placed; won play-off match) Relegated to 2010–11 Second League Milano (11th; lost play-off match) Makedonija G.P. (9th)1 Sloga Jugomagnat (10th)1 Pobeda (12th)2 1 Makedonija G.P. and Sloga Jugomagnat were expelled from the First League due to boycotting two matches in the season. However, Napredok was directly promoted.2 Pobeda was expelled from the First League due to the eight-year suspension from FIFA for their involvement in match-fixing scandal.
Participating teams
Club Manager City Stadium Capacity Makedonija G.P. Skopje Stadion Gjorche Petrov 3,000 Metalurg Skopje Skopje Stadion Zhelezarnica 4,000 Milano Kumanovo Milano Arena 3,500 Pelister Bitola Stadion Tumbe Kafe 8,000 Pobeda Prilep Stadion Goce Delchev 15,000 Rabotnichki Skopje Philip II Arena 25,000 Renova Djepchishte Gradski stadion Tetovo 15,000 Sileks Kratovo Stadion Sileks 5,000 Sloga Jugomagnat Skopje Chair Stadium 4,500 Teteks Tetovo Gradski stadion Tetovo 15,000 Horizont Turnovo Turnovo Stadion Kukush 1,500 Vardar Skopje Philip II Arena 25,000
League table
Results The schedule consists of three rounds. During the first two rounds, each team plays each other once home and away for a total of 22 matches. This season, due to the suspension of two teams, each team will play a total of 20 games. The pairings of the third round will then be set according to the standings after the first two rounds, giving every team a third game against each opponent for a total of 29 games per team.
Matches 1–22
1 Matches awarded because Makedonija, Turnovo, Sloga Jugomagnat and Pelister were boycotting the championship; Turnovo and Pelister later changed their positions. 2 Matches expunged after the suspension and expulsion of Makedonija, Sloga Jugomagnat and Pobeda. 3 The match was awarded to Metalurg after Vardar boycotted the match due to FFM's involvement in cancellation of Vardar's contract with Stefan Ristovski with illegal documents.
Relegation playoff
Top goalscorers RankPlayerClubGoals1 Bobi BozhinovskiRabotnichki152 Besart IbraimiRenova12 Dushan SavikjRabotnichki4 Dragan DimitrovskiPelister & Pobeda11 Boban JanchevskiRenova6 Ilija NestorovskiPobeda107 Blazhe IlijoskiMetalurg98 Ilber AliRenova7 Marjan AltiparmakovskiPelister Dragan GeorgievTurnovo Ivica GligorovskiMakedonija & Teteks Mile KrstevMetalurg Aleksandar StojanovskiTeteks & Milano Boško StupićVardar WandeirRabotnichki
Source: Soccerway
See also 2009–10 Macedonian Football Cup 2009–10 Macedonian Second Football League
External links Macedonia - List of final tables (RSSSF) Football Federation of Macedonia MacedonianFootball.com
References