The 2013–14 Macedonian First League was the 22nd season of the Macedonian First Football League, the highest football league of Macedonia. Vardar are the defending champions after winning their seventh Macedonian championship at the end of the 2012–13 season. It began on 4 August 2013 and ended on 18 May 2014. This was the final season with 12 teams, because the Football Federation of Macedonia approved reducing the league to 10 teams. Therefore, 4 teams was directly relegated.
Promotion and relegation At the start of the 2013–14 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) At the end of the 2013–14 season Promoted from 2013–14 Second League Sileks (winners) Teteks (runners-up) Relegated to 2014–15 Second League Gorno Lisiche (9th) Makedonija G.P. (10th) Napredok (11th) Gostivar (12th)
Participating teams
Club City Stadium Capacity Bregalnica Shtip Gradski stadion Shtip 4,000 Euromilk Gorno Lisiche Skopje Stadion Gorno Lisiche 1,500 Gostivar Gostivar Gradski stadion Gostivar 1,000 Makedonija G.P. Skopje Stadion Gjorche Petrov 3,000 Metalurg Skopje Stadion Zhelezarnica 3,000 Napredok Kičevo Gradski stadion Kichevo 5,000 Pelister 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 Horizont Turnovo Turnovo Stadion Kukush 1,500 Vardar Skopje Philip II Arena 33,460
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 sponsorBregalnica Gorno Lisiče EuromilkGostivar Nike Makedonija G.P. Nike Metalurg Legea MakstilNapredok LegeaPelister Jako PelisterkaRabotnichki Joma Renova Jako RenovaShkëndija Nike EcologTurnovo Jako VitaminkaVardar Li-Ning
League table
Results Every team will play three times against each other team for a total of 33 matches. The first 22 matchdays 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 matchdays.
Season statistics
Top scorers
RankPlayerClubGoals1 Dejan BlazhevskiTurnovo192 Borche ManevskiRabotnichki173 Muzafer EjupiTurnovo154 Stênio JúniorPelister & Shkëndija13 Krste VelkoskiRabotnichki6 Ermedin AdemMakedonija G.P.117 Vladimir MojsovskiNapredok10 Aco StojkovVardar Dimitar VodenicharovPelister Bojan VručinaShkëndija Players whose names are written in italic letters played only in the first part of the League
See also 2013–14 Macedonian Football Cup 2013–14 Macedonian Second Football League 2013–14 Macedonian Third Football League
References
External links Football Federation of Macedonia MacedonianFootball.com