The 2014–15 Macedonian First League was the 23rd season of the Macedonian First Football League, the highest football league of Macedonia. It began on 2 August 2014 and ended on 27 May 2015.
That season was featured 10 teams instead of 12 because the Football Federation of Macedonia voted to decrease the size of the league in May 2013.
Promotion and relegation At the start of the 2014–15 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) At the end of the 2014–15 season Promoted from 2014–15 Second League Shkupi (winners) Mladost Carev Dvor (runners-up) Relegated to 2015–16 Second League Pelister (9th) Teteks (10th)
Participating teams
Club City Stadium Capacity Bregalnica Shtip Gradski stadion Shtip 4,000 Metalurg Skopje Training Centre Petar Miloshevski 1,000 Pelister Bitola Stadion Tumbe Kafe 8,000 Rabotnichki Skopje Philip II Arena 33,460 Renova Djepchishte City Stadium Tetovo 15,000 Shkëndija Tetovo City Stadium Tetovo 15,000 Sileks Kratovo Stadion Sileks 1,800 Teteks Tetovo City Stadium 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 Sportika QuehenbergerMetalurg Legea MakstilPelister Jako Rabotnichki Zeus Renova Jako RenovaShkëndija Nike EcologSileks Legea Teteks Adidas Turnovo (interim) Jako VitaminkaVardar Hummel Makedonski Telekom
Regular season The first 27 Rounds comprise the first phase of the season, also called the Regular season. In the first phase, every team plays against every other team twice on a home-away basis till all the teams have played two matches against each other. The table standings at the end of the Regular season determine the group in which each team is going to play in the Play-offs.
League table
Results
Second phase The second phase are the so-called Play-off Rounds which is divided in two groups: Championship and Relegation. The top 6 ranked teams on the table after the Regular Season qualify for the Championship group, while the bottom 4 advance to the Relegation group.
Championship round In the Championship group, each team plays against every other one only once, making 5 games in total. Records from the first phase are carried over. Teams play each other once with each team playing five games in this round.
Table
Results
Relegation round In the Relegation group, each team plays twice against every opponent on a home-away basis. Records from the first phase are carried over. Teams play each other twice with each team playing six games in this round.
Table
Results
Relegation playoff First leg
Second leg
Horizont Turnovo won 3–1 on aggregate
Season statistics
Top scorers
RankPlayerClubGoals1 Izair EminiRenova202 Bojan VručinaShkendija183 Marjan AltiparmakovskiRabotnichki154 Hristijan KirovskiShkendija145 Filip IvanovskiVardar116 Marjan RadeskiMetalurg107 Aco StojkovRabotnichki98 Dejan BlazhevskiVardar8 Blazhe IlijoskiRabotnichki Boško StupićPelister & Bregalnica
See also 2014–15 Macedonian Football Cup 2014–15 Macedonian Second Football League 2014–15 Macedonian Third Football League
References
External links Football Federation of Macedonia MacedonianFootball.com