The 2022–23 Macedonian First League was the 31st season of the Macedonian First Football League, the highest football league of North Macedonia. It began on 6 August 2022 and ended on 14 May 2023. Shkupi were the defending champions, having won their first title in 2021–22.
Promotion and relegation At the end of the 2021–22 season Promoted from 2021–22 Second League Pobeda (First placed; East) Sileks (First placed; West) Relegated to 2022–23 Second League Borec (11th) Pelister (12th) Renova (5th)1 At the end of the 2022–23 season Promoted from 2022–23 Second League Voska Sport (winners) Gostivar (runners-up) Vardar (Third placed; won play-off) Relegated to 2023–24 Second League Skopje (10th; lost play-off) Pobeda (11th) 1Renova withdrew from the First League due to financial reasons.
Participating teams
Akademija Pandev Bregalnica Makedonija G.P. Pobeda Rabotnički Shkëndija Blagoj Istatov StadiumUEFA City Stadium Štip Ǵorče Petrov Stadium Goce Delčev Stadium Toše Proeski Arena UEFA Tetovo Stadium Capacity: 9,200 Capacity: 4,000 Capacity: 3,000 Capacity: 15,000 Capacity: 36,460 Capacity: 15,000 Shkupi Sileks Skopje Struga Tikvesh Cair Stadium City Stadium Kratovo Železarnica Stadium Gradska Plaža Stadium City Stadium Kavadarci Capacity: 6,000 Capacity: 6,000 Capacity: 3,000 Capacity: 2,500 Capacity: 7,500
Personnel and kits
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsorAkademija Pandev Toni Atanasov (interim) Bojan Dimoski Sportika SA MozzartBregalnica Goran Zdravkov Hummel SuperiorMakedonija G.P. Goran Simov Givova betinasia, Tesla Pobeda Blagojche Damevski Darko Tofiloski Givona Gigant, Cevitana, Mermeren KombinatRabotnički Milan Ilievski JomaShkëndija Ferhan Hasani Macron EcologShkupi Cihat Arslan Kristijan Naumovski Reaction Alagoz HoldingSileks Gorazd Mihajlov Jako SileksSkopje Mirsad Jonuz Filip Duranski AdidasStruga Shpëtim Duro Macron Trim & LumTikvesh Gjorgji Mojsov Joma Klimi.mk, Sinalco
Managerial changes TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in the tableIncoming managerDate of appointmentRabotnički Stojan IgnatovEnd of caretaker role8 June 2022 Pre-season 8 June 2022Skopje Transfer8 June 2022 Slavcho Georgievski 1 July 2022Shkupi Resigned 31 August 20225th 9 September 2022Akademija Pandev Gjorche StojchevSacked4 September 20225th Aleksandar Vasoski7 September 2022Shkëndija 5 September 20223rd 16 September 2022Tikvesh Resigned6 September 20228th Gjorgji Mojsov8 September 2022Rabotnički 12 September 202210th Milan Ilievski24 September 2022Bregalnica Sacked7 December 20226th Goran Zdravkov21 December 2022Pobeda Resigned4 January 20239th Blagojche Damevski5 January 2023Struga Srgjan ZaharievskiSacked27 February 20231st Shpëtim Duro1 March 2023Skopje Slavcho Georgievski 5 March 202310th Mirsad Jonuz6 March 2023Makedonija G.P. 10 March 20237th Goran Simov14 March 2023Shkupi 21 March 20232nd Cihat Arslan22 March 2023Akademija Pandev Aleksandar Vasoski7 May 20239th Toni Atanasov (interim)7 May 2023 1.Gökhan Bozkaya was originally appointed as Goce Sedloski's replacement, however he was replaced by his predecessor after losses to Bregalnica and Tikvesh.
League table
Results Every team will play three times against each other team for a total of 30 matches. The first 22 match days 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 match days.
Positions by round The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches. In order to preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches are not included to the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards.
Relegation play-offs
Season statistics
Top scorers
RankPlayerClubGoals1 Besart IbraimiStruga192 Bunjamin ShabaniStruga123 Renaldo CephasShkupi114 Freddy ÁlvarezShkupi10 Ljupcho DorievShkendija Sunday AdetunjiShkupi7 Anes RuševićRabotnichki9 Ivan IvanovskiTikvesh9 Krste VelkoskiRabotnički8 Eraldo ÇinariShkendija
Assist Providers
RankPlayerClubAssists1 Freddy ÁlvarezShkupi202 Darko DodevBregalnica103 Adenis ShalaShkendija94 Marjan RistovskiSileks8 Atdhe MazariPobedaRabotnichki
Clean Sheets
RankPlayerClubClean Sheets1 Nemanja ŠćekićBregalnica132 Vedran KjosevskiStruga12 Kristijan NaumovskiShkupi4 Igor AleksovskiRabotnichki105 Hristijan StevkovskiMakedonija G.P.96 Daniel BozhinovskiSileks87 Andreja EfremovSkopje7 Martin DavkovTikvesh
Discipline
RankPlayerClubRed CardsYellow Cards1 Arsim LamalariSileks262 Ali AdemShkupi5 Daniel MojsovBregalnica4 Besmir BojkuStruga014 Goran SiljanovskiBregalnica6 Darko IlieskiStrugaShkupi18 Metodi MaksimovRabotnichkiShkëndija Dino NajdoskiSkopje9 Sunday AdetunjiShkupi7 Klisman CakeShkëndija Amos DadetPobeda012 Ognen ĐurkovićPobeda17 Zija MerxhaniStruga
See also 2022–23 Macedonian Football Cup 2022–23 Macedonian Second Football League
References
External links Football Federation of Macedonia MacedonianFootball.com