The 2012–13 Macedonian First League was the 21st season of the Macedonian First Football League, the highest football league of Macedonia. Vardar were the defending champions after winning their sixth Macedonian championship at the end of the 2011–12 season. Twelve teams contested the league, comprising ten sides from the 2011–12 season and two promoted from the 2011–12 2. MFL.
Promotion and relegation At the start of the 2012–13 season Promoted from 2011–12 Second League Pelister (winners) Drita (runners-up) Relegated to 2012–13 Second League Ohrid (11th) 11 Oktomvri (12th) At the end of the 2012–13 season Promoted from 2012–13 Second League Makedonija G.P. (winners) Gostivar (runners-up) Gorno Lisiche (Fourth placed; won play-off match) Relegated to 2013–14 Second League Drita (9th; lost play-off match) Teteks (11th) Sileks (12th)
Participating teams
Club Manager City Stadium Capacity Bregalnica Shtip Gradski stadion Shtip 4,000 Drita Bogovinje Stadion Bogovinje 500 Metalurg Skopje Skopje Stadion Zhelezarnica 3,000 Napredok Kichevo Gradski stadion Kichevo 5,000 Pelister (interim) Bitola Stadion Tumbe Kafe 8,000 Rabotnichki Skopje Philip II Arena 33,460 Renova Djepchishte Gradski stadion Tetovo 15,000 Shkëndija Tetovo Gradski stadion Tetovo 15,000 Sileks Kratovo Stadion Sileks 1,800 Teteks Tetovo Gradski stadion Tetovo 15,000 Horizont Turnovo Turnovo Stadion Kukush 1,500 Vardar Skopje Philip II Arena 33,460
League table
Results Every team played three times against each other team for a total of 33 matches. The first 22 matchdays consisted of a regular double round-robin schedule. The league standings at this point were then used to determine the games for the last 11 matchdays.
Relegation play-offs
Season statistics
Top scorers
RankPlayerClubGoals1 Jovan KostovskiVardar222 Muzafer EjupiShkëndija203 Dejan BlazhevskiTurnovo184 Zoran BaldovalievTurnovo165 Nikola GeorgievSileks13 Mile KrstevMetalurg Krste VelkoskiRabotnichki8 Izair EminiShkëndija and Renova10 Marko SimonovskiNapredok and Metalurg10 Ardijan NuhijiDrita9 Players whose names are written with Italic letters played only during the first half of the season.
See also 2012–13 Macedonian Football Cup 2012–13 Macedonian Second Football League 2012–13 Macedonian Third Football League
References
External links Football Federation of Macedonia MacedonianFootball.com