2015–16 in Republic of Macedonia football

The following article presents a summary of the 2015–16 football season in the Republic of Macedonia, which is the 24th season of competitive football in the country.

Football in Republic of Macedonia
Season2015–16
Men's football
First LeagueTBD
Second LeagueTBD
Third LeagueTBD
Macedonian CupTBD
Super CupVardar
2014–15 0000

League competitions

First League

First phase

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Vardar 27 20 5 2 59 15 +44 65 Qualification for the championship round
2 Shkëndija 27 19 6 2 62 21 +41 63
3 Sileks 27 11 7 9 32 32 0 40
4 Shkupi 27 9 11 7 28 25 +3 38
5 Rabotnichki 27 8 12 7 32 26 +6 36
6 Bregalnica Shtip 27 9 6 12 38 43 5 33
7 Horizont Turnovo 27 8 9 10 32 42 10 33 Qualification for the relegation round
8 Renova 27 8 7 12 33 37 4 31
9 Metalurg 27 4 4 19 20 48 28 16
10 Mladost Carev Dvor 27 5 1 21 18 65 47 16
Source: MacedonianFootball.com, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 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 teams for championship or relegation round).[1]

Championship group

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Vardar (C) 32 25 5 2 67 17 +50 80 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
2 Shkëndija 32 23 6 3 74 24 +50 75 Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round[lower-alpha 1]
3 Sileks 32 12 8 12 35 40 5 44
4 Rabotnichki 32 10 13 9 36 30 +6 43
5 Bregalnica Shtip 32 10 8 14 42 49 7 38
6 Shkupi 32 9 11 12 29 34 5 38
Source: MacedonianFootball.com, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 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 or teams for UEFA competitions).[2]
(C) Champion.
Notes:

Relegation group

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Relegation
7 Renova 33 13 8 12 49 42 +7 47
8 Horizont Turnovo (R) 33 12 10 11 45 43 +2 46 Qualification for the relegation play-offs
9 Metalurg (R) 33 5 4 24 27 66 39 19 Relegation to the Macedonian Second League
10 Mladost Carev Dvor (R) 33 6 1 26 22 81 59 19
Source: MacedonianFootball.com, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 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 teams for relegation).[3]
(R) Relegated.

Second League

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Pobeda (C, P) 27 13 8 6 40 23 +17 47 Promotion to Macedonian First League
2 Makedonija GP (P) 27 13 7 7 35 33 +2 46
3 Pelister (P) 27 9 12 6 33 32 +1 39 Qualification to Promotion play-off
4 Teteks 27 10 9 8 27 25 +2 39
5 Vëllazërimi 27 10 8 9 30 30 0 38
6 Skopje 27 9 9 9 27 23 +4 36
7 Euromilk Gorno Lisiche 27 9 9 9 26 29 3 36
8 Ljubanci (O) 27 9 7 11 32 31 +1 34 Qualification to Relegation play-off
9 Gostivar (R) 27 9 6 12 29 34 5 33 Relegation to Macedonian Third League
10 Kozhuf Miravci (R) 27 4 5 18 17 36 19 17
Source: MacedonianFootball.com, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head away goals scored
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated.

Macedonian Cup

Quarter-finals

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Shkëndija 5–1 Vardar 3–0 2–1
Rabotnički 5–1 Sileks 3–0 2–1
Mladost Carev Dvor 2–5 Bregalnica Štip 1–1 1–4
Makedonija Gjorče Petrov (II) 3–4 Horizont Turnovo 2–4 1–0

Source:[4]

Semi-finals

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Horizont Turnovo Shkëndija 0–2
Bregalnica Štip Rabotnički 1–1

Source:[5]

Final

v

Macedonian Super Cup

Macedonian clubs in Europe

Vardar

2015–16 UEFA Champions League
14 July 2015 Second qualifying round APOEL 0–0 Vardar GSP Stadium, Nicosia
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Attendance: 14,531
Referee: Aliyar Aghayev (Azerbaijan)
21 July 2015 Second qualifying round Vardar 1–1
(1–1a agg.)
APOELPhilip II Arena, Skopje
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Ljamchevski  90+4' Report De Vincenti  60' Attendance: 22,540
Referee: Davide Massa (Italy)

Rabotnički

2015–16 UEFA Europa League
2 July 2015 First qualifying round Flora Tallinn 1–0 Rabotnički A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn
19:00 EEST (UTC+3) Gussev  59' Report Attendance: 1,236
Referee: Mohammed Al-Hakim (Sweden)
16 July 2015 Second qualifying round Jelgava 1–0 Rabotnički Olympic Sports Center of Zemgale, Jelgava
18:30 EEST (UTC+3) Kļuškins  87' Report Attendance: 1,510
Referee: Tore Hansen (Norway)
23 July 2015 Second qualifying round Rabotnički 2–0
(2–1 agg.)
Jelgava Philip II Arena, Skopje
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Ilijoski  6'
Sahiti  17'
Report Attendance: 2,300
Referee: István Kovács (Romania)

Shkëndija

2015–16 UEFA Europa League
2 July 2015 First qualifying round Shkëndija 1–1 Aberdeen Philip II Arena, Skopje[note 2]
21:05 CEST (UTC+2) Kirovski  84' Report McGinn  79' Attendance: 7,040
Referee: Tolga Ozkalfa (Turkey)

Renova

2015–16 UEFA Europa League
30 June 2015 First qualifying round Renova 0–1 Dacia Chișinău Philip II Arena, Skopje[note 3]
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Roșca  12' Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Eiko Saar (Estonia)
9 July 2015 First qualifying round Dacia Chișinău 4–1
(5–1 agg.)
Renova CSR Orhei, Orhei[note 4]
17:00 CEST (UTC+2) Cociuc  9'
Jardan  55'
Pavlov  60'
Lozoviy  88'
Report Emini  32' Attendance: 800
Referee: Denis Scherbakov (Belarus)

Macedonian women's clubs in Europe

ŽFK Dragon 2014

11 August 2015 Qualifying round NSA Sofia 6–0 ŽFK Dragon 2014 Seaview, Belfast
14:00 WEST (UTC+1) Zhekova  15', 37'
Asenova  17'
Koshuleva  27'
Gospodinova  34'
Penkova  70'
Report Attendance: 22
Referee: Tânia Fernandes Morais (Luxembourg)
13 August 2015 Qualifying round PAOK 10–0 ŽFK Dragon 2014 Seaview, Belfast
14:00 WEST (UTC+1) Dimitriou  37'
Panteliadou  39', 42', 49'
Dimitrijević  45+1', 62'
Kakambouki  51', 66'
Naceva  60' (o.g.)
Chatzigiannidou  74' (pen.)
Report Attendance: 36
Referee: Kseniya Goryacheva (Russia)
16 August 2015 Qualifying round ŽFK Dragon 2014 0–2 Glentoran Belfast United Seaview, Belfast
16:00 WEST (UTC+1) Report Rogan  31'
Wade  36'
Attendance: 172
Referee: Kseniya Goryacheva (Russia)

National teams

Macedonia national team

8 September 2015 UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying North Macedonia  0–1  Spain Philip II Arena, Skopje
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) Report Pachovski  8' (o.g.) Attendance: 31,657
Referee: Paolo Tagliavento (Italy)
12 November 2015 Friendly North Macedonia  4–1  Montenegro Philip II Arena, Skopje
18:00 CET (UTC+1) Shikov  35'
Trajkovski  38' (pen.), 40', 64'
Report Jovetić  88' Attendance: 400
Referee: Ivaylo Stoyanov (Bulgaria)
17 November 2015 Friendly North Macedonia  0–1  Lebanon Philip II Arena, Skopje
13:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Oumari  47' Attendance: 400
Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia)
12 December 2015 Friendly
(Unofficial)
North Macedonia  2–1 First League
foreign players
Petar Miloshevski Stadium, Skopje
13:00 CET (UTC+1) Radeski  26'
Altiparmakovski  89'
Report Herrera  88'
14 December 2015 Friendly
(Unofficial)
Macedonia A 0–0 Macedonia U-21 Gradski stadion, Veles
13:00 CET (UTC+1) Report

Macedonia U-21 national team

5 September 2015 UEFA Euro U-21 Champ. qual. North Macedonia  1–0  Ukraine Petar Miloshevski Stadium, Skopje
16:00 CEST (UTC+2) Radeski  90+3' Report Attendance: 500[7]
Referee: Daniel Stefański (Poland)
7 September 2015 Friendly North Macedonia  3–1  Australia Petar Miloshevski Stadium, Skopje
16:30 CEST (UTC+2) Imeri  5'
Angelov  42'
Petkovski  63'
Report Taggart  16' Attendance: 400
Referee: Tihomir Pejin (Croatia)
13 October 2015 UEFA Euro U-21 Champ. qual. Northern Ireland  1–2  North Macedonia Mourneview Park, Lurgan
17:00 WEST (UTC+1) Doherty  43' Report Babunski  46'
Markoski  85'
Attendance: 100[8]
Referee: Sandor Szabo (Hungary)
15 November 2015 UEFA Euro U-21 Champ. qual. North Macedonia  2–2  France Petar Miloshevski Stadium, Skopje
13:00 CET (UTC+1) Angelov  19'
Radeski  40'
Report Haller  65'
Nkoudou  72'
Attendance: 1,500[9]
Referee: Vitali Meshkov (Russia)
12 December 2015 Friendly
(Unofficial)
North Macedonia  2–0 Horizont Turnovo Gradski stadion, Veles
Imeri  62' (pen.)
Kochoski  74'
Report
14 December 2015 Friendly
(Unofficial)
Macedonia A 0–0 Macedonia U-21 Gradski stadion, Veles
13:00 CET (UTC+1) Report
24 March 2016 UEFA Euro U-21 Champ. qual. North Macedonia  v  Iceland Petar Miloshevski Stadium, Skopje
14:00 CET (UTC+1) Report

Macedonia U-19 national team

11 August 2015 Friendly Slovenia  4–0  North Macedonia Sports Park, Slovenska Bistrica
17:00 CEST (UTC+2) Repas  7'
Alomerović  22' (o.g.)
Ivkič  49'
Šušnjara  78'
Report Referee: Alen Hliš (Slovenia)
13 August 2015 Friendly Slovenia  0–2  North Macedonia Sports Park, Slovenska Bistrica
17:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Kochoski  40'
Hristov  89'
Referee: Borut Janžekovič (Slovenia)
15 September 2015 Friendly North Macedonia  2–5  Bosnia and Herzegovina Gjorče Petrov Stadium, Skopje
16:00 CEST (UTC+2) Petkovski  43', 58' Report Kremenović  35', 61', 82'
Osmanković  44'
Matić  90'
Referee: Kostadin Vlaho (Macedonia)
17 September 2015 Friendly North Macedonia  4–1  Bosnia and Herzegovina Gjorče Petrov Stadium, Skopje
11:00 CEST (UTC+2) Kochoski  21'
Zdravkovski  47'
Abaz  48'
Petkovski  55' (pen.)
Report Herić  32' (pen.) Referee: Faton Mustafi (Macedonia)
8 October 2015 UEFA Euro. U-19 Champ. qual. England  2–0  North Macedonia Petar Miloshevski Stadium, Skopje
15:00 CEST (UTC+2) Armstrong  67'
Maitland-Niles  90+4'
Report Referee: Mete Kalkavan (Turkey)
10 October 2015 UEFA Euro. U-19 Champ. qual. Italy  3–2  North Macedonia Petar Miloshevski Stadium, Skopje
15:00 CEST (UTC+2) Vido  11', 69', 71' (pen.) Report Alomerović  16'
Jevtoski  34' (pen.)
Referee: Nicolas Laforge (Belgium)
13 October 2015 UEFA Euro. U-19 Champ. qual. North Macedonia  1–2  Finland Petar Miloshevski Stadium, Skopje
15:00 CEST (UTC+2) Petkovski  84' (pen.) Report Peiponen  56'
Jakonen  69'
Referee: Nicolas Laforge (Belgium)

Macedonia women's national team

22 October 2015 UEFA Women's
Euro qual.
North Macedonia  0–4  Iceland Petar Miloshevski Stadium, Skopje
13:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report M. Viðarsdóttir  9', 29'
Viggósdóttir  12'
Þorsteinsdóttir  17'
Attendance: 200[10]
Referee: Lois Otte (Belgium)
27 October 2015 UEFA Women's
Euro qual.
North Macedonia  1–4  Scotland Petar Miloshevski Stadium, Skopje
13:30 CET (UTC+1) Rochi  44' Report Little  22'
Corsie  27', 28'
Weir  31'
Attendance: 100[11]
Referee: Anastasia Pustovoitova (Russia)
26 November 2015 UEFA Women's Euro qual. North Macedonia  0–2  Belarus Petar Miloshevski Stadium, Skopje
13:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Slesarchik  67'
Avkhimovich  90+3'
Attendance: 193[12]
Referee: Paula Brady (Republic of Ireland)
29 November 2015 UEFA Women's Euro qual. Scotland  10–0  North Macedonia St Mirren Park, Paisley
15:05 WET (UTC±0) J. Ross  3', 59', 61', 87'
Love  8', 40', 53'
Beattie  24'
Lauder  27'
Evans  35'
Report Attendance: 1,304[13]
Referee: Vesna Budimir (Croatia)
3 June 2016 UEFA Women's
Euro qual.
North Macedonia  v  Slovenia Petar Miloshevski Stadium, Skopje

Notes

  1. Rubin Kazan played their home match at Central Stadium, Kazan, instead of their regular stadium Kazan Arena, Kazan, as Rubin Kazan's stadium was hosting the 2015 World Aquatics Championships.
  2. Shkëndija played their home match at Philip II Arena, Skopje, instead of their regular stadium Gradski stadion, Tetovo.
  3. Renova played their home match at Philip II Arena, Skopje, instead of their regular stadium Gradski stadion, Tetovo.
  4. Dacia Chișinău played their home match at CSR Orhei, Orhei, instead of their regular stadium Stadionul Moldova, Speia.

References

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  9. "Испуштен триумф над големата Франција: "Петлињата" ни се извадија со играч помалку (ФОТО)". Ekipa.mk. 15 November 2015. Archived from the original on 19 December 2015. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
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