1996–97 FK Vardar season

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Vardar
1996–97 season
ChairmanBorche Damev[1]
ManagerSlobodan Gorachinov
Dragi Kanatlarovski
StadiumGradski stadion Skopje
Stadion Nikola Mantov, Kochani
First League4th
Macedonian CupGroup stage
UEFA CupQualifying round
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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[]

Competition Started round Final result First match Last match
1996–97 Macedonian First League – 4th 16 August 1996 1 June 1997
1996–97 Macedonian Cup First round Group stage 11 August 1996 19 March 1997
1996–97 UEFA Cup Preliminary round Qualifying round 17 July 1996 20 August 1996

First League[]

Main article: 1996–97 Macedonian First Football League

Classification[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
2 Pobeda 26 17 3 6 55 26 +29 54 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first qualifying round
3 Sloga Jugomagnat 26 13 7 6 42 25 +17 46 Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup qualifying round[a]
4 Vardar[b] 26 11 10 5 32 15 +17 40
5 Sasa 26 10 7 9 36 31 +5 37
6 Bregalnica Shtip 26 10 5 11 30 33 −3 35
Source: MacedonianFootball.com, RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored (only if two teams); 7) Head-to-head goals scored; 8) Draw; 9) Play-off. (Note: Criteria 2, 3 and 8 is only used if not deciding Champion, teams for UEFA competitions or relegation).
Notes:
  1. ^ Since Sileks, winners of 1996–97 Macedonian Football Cup, was qualified for the 1997–98 UEFA Champions League, losing cup finalists Sloga Jugomagnat earned a spot in the qualifying round of the 1997–98 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup.
  2. ^ Vardar were deducted 3 points and fined 48,000 German marks for fielding a suspended player in the match against Sloga Jugomagnat in the 1st round.

Results by round[]

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ResultLWLDWWWWWDWDWWWLLWDDDDDLDD
Source: Competitive Matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches[]

Round Date Venue Opponent Score Vardar Scorers
1 16 Aug A Sloga Jugomagnat 0 – 3
(1 – 0)1
2 25 Aug H Tikvesh 4 – 0
3 1 Sep A Sileks 0 – 1
4 8 Sep H Pelister 0 – 0
5 15 Sep A Rudar Probishtip 5 – 0
6 22 Sep H Makedonija 3 – 0
7 29 Sep A Cementarnica 55 1 – 0
8 13 Oct H Balkan 1 – 0
9 20 Oct A Pobeda 2 – 1
10 27 Oct A Sasa 0 – 0
11 3 Nov H Belasica 3 – 0
12 17 Nov A Bregalnica Shtip 1 – 1
13 24 Nov H Shkëndija 3 – 1
14 2 Mar H Sloga Jugomagnat 1 – 0
15 9 Mar A Tikvesh 2 – 0 Shainovski, Todorovski[2]
16 16 Mar H Sileks 0 – 32
17 23 Mar A Pelister 0 – 1
18 6 Apr HR Rudar Probishtip 7 – 0
19 13 Apr A Makedonija 0 – 0
20 20 Apr HR Cementarnica 55 1 – 1
21 27 Apr A Balkan 0 – 0
22 4 May HR Pobeda 0 – 0
23 11 May HR Sasa 0 – 0
24 18 May AR Belasica 1 – 3
25 25 May HR Bregalnica Shtip 0 – 0
26 1 Jun AR Shkëndija 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, [1][permanent dead link]

Macedonian Football Cup[]

Main article: 1996–97 Macedonian Football Cup

Group stage table[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Makedonija GP 6 4 2 0 7 2 +5 14 Semi-finals
2 Vardar 6 1 4 1 6 6 0 7
3 Bregalnica Shtip 6 1 2 3 7 9 −2 5
4 Tikvesh 6 1 2 3 7 10 −3 5
Source: rsssf.com

Matches[]

Round Date Venue Opponent Score Vardar Scorers
R1 11 Aug A Vardar Prdejci 2 – 0
GS 4 Sep H Bregalnica Shtip 1 – 1
GS 16 Oct A Tikvesh 2 – 2
GS 6 Nov A Makedonija 0 – 0
GS 1 Dec A Bregalnica Shtip 1 – 3
GS 23 Feb H Tikvesh 2 – 0
GS 19 Mar HR Makedonija 0 – 0

Source: [2][permanent dead link]

UEFA Cup[]

Main article: 1996–97 UEFA Cup
Round Date Venue Opponent Score Vardar Scorers
PR 17 Jul A Slovenia Gorica Slovenia 1 – 0[3] Trajchev
PR 24 Jul H Gorica Slovenia 2 – 1[4] Trajchev, Jakimovski
QR 6 Aug A Sweden Halmstad Sweden 0 – 0[5]
QR 20 Aug H Halmstad Sweden 0 – 1[6]

References[]

  1. ^ "Клуб-Председатели". fkvardar.mk. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
  2. ^ "Dnevnik 10/03/1997".
  3. ^ "ND HIT Gorica - Vardar 0:1 (Europa League Qual. 1996/1997, 1. Round)". Worldfootball.net. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
  4. ^ "Vardar - ND HIT Gorica 2:1 (Europa League Qual. 1996/1997, 1. Round)". Worldfootball.net. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
  5. ^ "Halmstads BK - Vardar 0:0 (Europa League Qual. 1996/1997, 2. Round)". Worldfootball.net. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
  6. ^ "Vardar - Halmstads BK 0:1 (Europa League Qual. 1996/1997, 2. Round)". Worldfootball.net. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
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