The 1996–97 season was the 49th season in Vardar’s history and their fifth in the Macedonian First League. Their 3rd-place finish in the 1995–96 season meant it was their 5th successive season playing in the First League.
Competitions
Overall CompetitionStarted roundFinal resultFirst matchLast match1996–97 Macedonian First League–4th16 August 1996 1 June 19971996–97 Macedonian CupFirst roundGroup stage 11 August 1996 19 March 19971996–97 UEFA CupPreliminary roundQualifying round17 July 1996 20 August 1996
First League
Classification
Results by round
Matches RoundDateVenueOpponentScoreVardar Scorers1 16 AugASloga Jugomagnat 0 – 3(1 – 0)12 25 AugHTikvesh 4 – 03 1 SepASileks 0 – 14 8 SepHPelister 0 – 05 15 SepARudar Probishtip 5 – 06 22 SepHMakedonija 3 – 07 29 SepACementarnica 55 1 – 08 13 OctHBalkan 1 – 09 20 OctAPobeda 2 – 110 27 OctASasa 0 – 011 3 NovHBelasica 3 – 012 17 NovABregalnica Shtip 1 – 113 24 NovHShkëndija 3 – 114 2 MarHSloga Jugomagnat 1 – 015 9 MarATikvesh 2 – 0 Shainovski, Todorovski16 16 MarHSileks 0 – 3217 23 MarAPelister 0 – 118 6 AprHRRudar Probishtip 7 – 019 13 AprAMakedonija 0 – 020 20 AprHRCementarnica 55 1 – 121 27 AprABalkan 0 – 022 4 MayHRPobeda 0 – 023 11 MayHRSasa 0 – 024 18 MayARBelasica 1 – 325 25 MayHRBregalnica Shtip 0 – 026 1 JunARShkëndija 1 – 1 1 Match awarded to Sloga Jugomagnat because Vardar was fielded the suspended player. 2 Match abandoned after 86 minutes due to the crowd trouble. Sileks were awarded a 0–3 win, and Vardar was punished with the playing host games at the neutral venue in the rest of season. Sources: RSSSF.no, Google Groups
Macedonian Football Cup
Group stage table
Matches RoundDateVenueOpponentScoreVardar ScorersR1 11 AugA Vardar Prdejci 2 – 0GS 4 SepH Bregalnica Shtip 1 – 1GS 16 OctATikvesh 2 – 2GS 6 NovAMakedonija 0 – 0GS 1 DecABregalnica Shtip 1 – 3GS 23 FebH Tikvesh 2 – 0GS 19 MarHR Makedonija 0 – 0 Source: Google Groups
UEFA Cup
RoundDateVenueOpponentScoreVardar ScorersPR 17 JulA Gorica 1 – 0TrajchevPR 24 JulHGorica 2 – 1Trajchev, JakimovskiQR6 AugA Halmstad 0 – 0QR 20 AugHHalmstad 0 – 1
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