The 2020–21 Macedonian First League was the 29th season of the Macedonian First Football League, the highest football league of North Macedonia. It began on 8 August 2020 and ended on 16 May 2021. Vardar were the defending champions, having won their eleventh title in 2019–20 after was season abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic. They were the third defending champions to be relegated as defending champions.
Promotion and relegation At the end of the 2019–20 season Promoted from 2019–20 Second League Belasica (First placed; East) Pelister (First placed; West) Relegated to 2020–21 Second League None relegated At the end of the 2020–21 season Promoted from 2020–21 Second League Bregalnica Shtip (First placed; East) Skopje (First placed; West) Tikvesh (Second placed; East; won play-off) Relegated to 2021–22 Second League Sileks (9th; lost play-off) Vardar (11th) Belasica (12th)
Participating teams
Akademija Pandev Belasica Borec Makedonija G.P. Pelister RabotničkiVardar Blagoj Istatov StadiumUEFA Zoran Paunov Stadium Gjorče Petrov Stadium Tumbe Kafe Stadium Toše Proeski Arena UEFA Capacity: 9,200 Capacity: 2,000 Capacity: 3,000 Capacity: 9,100 Capacity: 36,460 RenovaShkëndija Shkupi Sileks Struga Tetovo Stadium Park Stadium City Stadium Kratovo Gradska Plaža Stadium Capacity: 15,000 Capacity: 6,000 Capacity: 4,800 Capacity: 2,500
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 sponsorAkademija Pandev Sportika SA Strumka, JOXX, ElenicaBelasica Sportika SA Pinda ShopBorec Legea BrakoMakedonija G.P. Givova betinasia, Tesla Pelister Legea SN BrokerRabotnički Joma SeavusRenova Jako RenovaShkëndija Macron EcologShkupi Sunrise -Sileks Sunrise -Struga Adidas Trim & LumVardar Hummel Komiti Skopje
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.
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
Season statistics
Top scorers
RankPlayerClubGoals1 Besart IbraimiShkëndija242 Dembo DarboeShkupi163 Pepi GorgievSileks134 Fahrudin GjurgjevikjRabotnichki125 Denis RistovSileks96 Basit Abdul KhalidMakedonija G.P.8 Bobi BozhinovskiMakedonija G.P. Matej CvetanoskiVardar & Shkupi Ivan IvanovskiSileks Alen JasharoskiRenova Antonio KalanoskiBelasica Martin MirčevskiBelasica & Vardar Remzifaik SelmaniRenova Shefit ShefitiRenova Luka StankovskiRabotnichki
See also 2020–21 Macedonian Football Cup 2020–21 Macedonian Second Football League
References
External links Football Federation of Macedonia MacedonianFootball.com