The 2016–17 Macedonian First League was the 25th season of the Macedonian First Football League, the highest football league of Macedonia. The fixtures were announced on 25 July 2016. It began on 7 August 2016 and ended on 31 May 2017 with a winter break which began on 4 December 2016 and ended on 19 February 2017. From that season the format was changed which will each team be played the other sides four times on home-away basis, for a total of 36 matches each instead of play-off and play-out after 27th round.
The league will be contested by 10 teams. Vardar are the defending champions, having won their ninth title in 2015–16.
Promotion and relegation At the start of the 2016–17 season Promoted from 2015–16 Second League Pobeda (winners) Makedonija G.P. (runners-up) Pelister (Third placed; won play-off) Relegated to 2016–17 Second League Horizont Turnovo (8th; lost play-off) Metalurg Skopje (9th) Mladost Carev Dvor (10th)1 At the end of the 2016–17 season Promoted from 2016–17 Second League Akademija Pandev (winners) Skopje (runners-up) Relegated to 2017–18 Second League Bregalnica Shtip (9th) Makedonija G.P. (10th) 1 Mladost Carev Dvor was declined their participation from the Second League due to financial problems.
Participating teams
Club City Stadium Capacity Bregalnica Shtip Gradski stadion Shtip 4,000 Makedonija G.P. Skopje Stadion Gjorche Petrov 3,000 Pelister Bitola Stadion Tumbe Kafe 8,000 Pobeda Prilep Stadion Goce Delchev 15,000 Rabotnički Skopje Philip II Arena 33,460 Renova Djepchishte City Stadium Tetovo 15,000 Shkëndija Tetovo City Stadium Tetovo 15,000 Shkupi Skopje Chair Stadium 6,000 Sileks Kratovo Stadion Sileks 1,800 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 sponsor(s)Bregalnica Sportika Gogov Hotel Makedonija G.P. Adidas Livinn Pobeda Jako Krali Marko/Vitaminka Pelister Givova ZK PelagonijaRabotnički Zeus Renova Jako RenovaShkëndija (interim) Macron EcologShkupi Nike S&PSileks Legea Vardar Hummel Zdravje
League table
Results Each team plays home-and-away against every other team in the league twice, for a total of 36 matches each.
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 First leg
Second leg
Shkupi won 7–2 on aggregate.
Season statistics
Top scorers
RankPlayerClubGoals1 Besart IbraimiShkëndija202 Igor NedeljkovićSileks133 Ferhan HasaniShkëndija12 Alen JasharoskiMakedonija G.P.5 Dejan BlazhevskiVardar11 Lucas CardosoPelister Stojancho VelinovBregalnica & Renova Goran ZdravkovBregalnica9 Jonathan BoaretoVardar1010 Damir KojaševićVardar9 Juan FelipeVardar
Attendances
See also 2016–17 Macedonian Football Cup 2016–17 Macedonian Second Football League 2016–17 Macedonian Third Football League
References
External links Football Federation of Macedonia MacedonianFootball.com