2015–16 in Republic of Macedonia football

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Football in Republic of Macedonia
Season2015–16
Men's football
First LeagueTBD
Second LeagueTBD
Third LeagueTBD
Macedonian CupTBD
Super CupVardar
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The following article presents a summary of the 2015–16 football season in the Republic of Macedonia, which is the 24th season of competitive football in the country.

League competitions[]

First League[]

Main article: 2015–16 Macedonian First Football League

First phase[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Vardar 27 20 5 2 59 15 +44 65 Qualification for the championship round
2 Shkëndija 27 19 6 2 62 21 +41 63
3 Sileks 27 11 7 9 32 32 0 40
4 Shkupi 27 9 11 7 28 25 +3 38
5 Rabotnichki 27 8 12 7 32 26 +6 36
6 Bregalnica Shtip 27 9 6 12 38 43 −5 33
7 Horizont Turnovo 27 8 9 10 32 42 −10 33 Qualification for the relegation round
8 Renova 27 8 7 12 33 37 −4 31
9 Metalurg 27 4 4 19 20 48 −28 16
10 Mladost Carev Dvor 27 5 1 21 18 65 −47 16
Source: MacedonianFootball.com, Soccerway
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 teams for championship or relegation round).[1]

Championship group[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Vardar (C) 32 25 5 2 67 17 +50 80 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
2 Shkëndija 32 23 6 3 74 24 +50 75 Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round[a]
3 Sileks 32 12 8 12 35 40 −5 44
4 Rabotnichki 32 10 13 9 36 30 +6 43
5 Bregalnica Shtip 32 10 8 14 42 49 −7 38
6 Shkupi 32 9 11 12 29 34 −5 38
Source: MacedonianFootball.com, Soccerway
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 or teams for UEFA competitions).[2]
(C) Champion
Notes:
  1. ^ Shkëndija qualified for the Europa League first qualifying round by winning the 2015–16 Macedonian Football Cup.

Relegation group[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Relegation
7 Renova 33 13 8 12 49 42 +7 47
8 Horizont Turnovo (R) 33 12 10 11 45 43 +2 46 Qualification for the relegation play-offs
9 Metalurg (R) 33 5 4 24 27 66 −39 19 Relegation to the Macedonian Second League
10 Mladost Carev Dvor (R) 33 6 1 26 22 81 −59 19
Source: MacedonianFootball.com, Soccerway
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 teams for relegation).[3]
(R) Relegated

Second League[]

Main article: 2015–16 Macedonian Second Football League
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Pobeda (C, P) 27 13 8 6 40 23 +17 47 Promotion to Macedonian First League
2 Makedonija GP (P) 27 13 7 7 35 33 +2 46
3 Pelister (P) 27 9 12 6 33 32 +1 39 Qualification to Promotion play-off
4 Teteks 27 10 9 8 27 25 +2 39
5 Vëllazërimi 27 10 8 9 30 30 0 38
6 Skopje 27 9 9 9 27 23 +4 36
7 Euromilk Gorno Lisiche 27 9 9 9 26 29 −3 36
8 Ljubanci (O) 27 9 7 11 32 31 +1 34 Qualification to Relegation play-off
9 Gostivar (R) 27 9 6 12 29 34 −5 33 Relegation to Macedonian Third League
10 Kozhuf Miravci (R) 27 4 5 18 17 36 −19 17
Source: MacedonianFootball.com, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head away goals scored
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Macedonian Cup[]

Main article: 2015–16 Macedonian Football Cup

Quarter-finals[]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Shkëndija 5–1 Vardar 3–0 2–1
Rabotnički 5–1 Sileks 3–0 2–1
Mladost Carev Dvor 2–5 Bregalnica Štip 1–1 1–4
Makedonija Gjorče Petrov (II) 3–4 Horizont Turnovo 2–4 1–0

Source:[4]

Semi-finals[]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Horizont Turnovo – Shkëndija 0–2 –
Bregalnica Štip – Rabotnički 1–1 –

Source:[5]

Final[]

v
Philip II Arena, Skopje

Macedonian Super Cup[]

Main article: 2015 Macedonian Football Super Cup
Vardar1–1 (a.e.t.)Rabotnički
Ivanovski 11' Report Ilijoski 47'
Penalties
Hambardzumyan soccer ball with check mark
Stojkov soccer ball with check mark
Ivanovski soccer ball with red X
Gligorov soccer ball with check mark
Felipe soccer ball with check mark		 4–3 Cikarski soccer ball with check mark
Vujčić soccer ball with check mark
Ilievski soccer ball with check mark
Altiparmakovski soccer ball with red X
Ristevski soccer ball with red X
Philip II Arena, Skopje
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Aleksandar Stavrev (Skopje)

Macedonian clubs in Europe[]

Main articles: 2015–16 UEFA Champions League and 2015–16 UEFA Europa League

Vardar[]

2015–16 UEFA Champions League
14 July 2015 Second qualifying round APOEL Cyprus 0–0 North Macedonia Vardar GSP Stadium, Nicosia
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Attendance: 14,531
Referee: Aliyar Aghayev (Azerbaijan)
21 July 2015 Second qualifying round Vardar North Macedonia 1–1
(1–1a agg.)		Cyprus APOELPhilip II Arena, Skopje
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Ljamchevski 90+4' Report De Vincenti 60' Attendance: 22,540
Referee: Davide Massa (Italy)

Rabotnički[]

2015–16 UEFA Europa League
2 July 2015 First qualifying round Flora Tallinn Estonia 1–0 North Macedonia Rabotnički A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn
19:00 EEST (UTC+3) Gussev 59' Report Attendance: 1,236
Referee: Mohammed Al-Hakim (Sweden)
9 July 2015 First qualifying round Rabotnički North Macedonia 2–0
(2–1 agg.)		 Estonia Flora Tallinn Philip II Arena, Skopje
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Anene 48'
Altiparmakovski 54'		 Report Attendance: 1,690
Referee: Markus Hameter (Austria)
16 July 2015 Second qualifying round Jelgava Latvia 1–0 North Macedonia Rabotnički Olympic Sports Center of Zemgale, Jelgava
18:30 EEST (UTC+3) Kļuškins 87' Report Attendance: 1,510
Referee: Tore Hansen (Norway)
23 July 2015 Second qualifying round Rabotnički North Macedonia 2–0
(2–1 agg.)		 Latvia Jelgava Philip II Arena, Skopje
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Ilijoski 6'
Sahiti 17'		 Report Attendance: 2,300
Referee: István Kovács (Romania)
30 July 2015 Third qualifying round Rabotnički North Macedonia 1–0 Turkey Trabzonspor Philip II Arena, Skopje
21:00 EEST (UTC+3) Ilijoski 23' Report Attendance: 6,200
Referee: Paweł Gil (Poland)
6 August 2015 Third qualifying round Trabzonspor Turkey 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(1–2 agg.)		 North Macedonia Rabotnički Hüseyin Avni Aker Stadium, Trabzon
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Yokuşlu 55' Report Markoski 112' Attendance: 13,704
Referee: Steven McLean (Scotland)
20 August 2015 Play-off round Rabotnički North Macedonia 1–1 Russia Rubin Kazan Philip II Arena, Skopje
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Ristevski 85' Report Karadeniz 68' Attendance: 10,000
Referee: István Vad (Hungary)
27 August 2015 Play-off round Rubin Kazan Russia 1–0
(2–1 agg.)		 North Macedonia Rabotnički Central Stadium, Kazan[note 1]
19:00 FET (UTC+3) Carlos Eduardo 35' Report Attendance: 4,231
Referee: Hüseyin Göçek (Turkey)

Shkëndija[]

2015–16 UEFA Europa League
2 July 2015 First qualifying round Shkëndija North Macedonia 1–1 Scotland Aberdeen Philip II Arena, Skopje[note 2]
21:05 CEST (UTC+2) Kirovski 84' Report McGinn 79' Attendance: 7,040
Referee: Tolga Ozkalfa (Turkey)
9 July 2015 First qualifying round Aberdeen Scotland 0–0
(1a–1 agg.)		 North Macedonia Shkëndija Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) Report Attendance: 14,112
Referee: Nikolaj Hänni (Switzerland)

Renova[]

2015–16 UEFA Europa League
30 June 2015 First qualifying round Renova North Macedonia 0–1 Moldova Dacia Chișinău Philip II Arena, Skopje[note 3]
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Roșca 12' Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Eiko Saar (Estonia)
9 July 2015 First qualifying round Dacia Chișinău Moldova 4–1
(5–1 agg.)		 North Macedonia Renova CSR Orhei, Orhei[note 4]
17:00 CEST (UTC+2) Cociuc 9'
Jardan 55'
Pavlov 60'
Lozoviy 88'		 Report Emini 32' Attendance: 800
Referee: Denis Scherbakov (Belarus)

Macedonian women's clubs in Europe[]

ŽFK Dragon 2014[]

Main article: 2015–16 UEFA Women's Champions League
11 August 2015 Qualifying round NSA Sofia Bulgaria 6–0 North Macedonia ŽFK Dragon 2014 Seaview, Belfast
14:00 WEST (UTC+1) Zhekova 15', 37'
Asenova 17'
Koshuleva 27'
Gospodinova 34'
Penkova 70'		 Report Attendance: 22
Referee: Tânia Fernandes Morais (Luxembourg)
13 August 2015 Qualifying round PAOK Greece 10–0 North Macedonia ŽFK Dragon 2014 Seaview, Belfast
14:00 WEST (UTC+1) Dimitriou 37'
Panteliadou 39', 42', 49'
Dimitrijević 45+1', 62'
Kakambouki 51', 66'
Naceva 60' (o.g.)
Chatzigiannidou 74' (pen.)		 Report Attendance: 36
Referee: Kseniya Goryacheva (Russia)
16 August 2015 Qualifying round ŽFK Dragon 2014 North Macedonia 0–2 Northern Ireland Glentoran Belfast United Seaview, Belfast
16:00 WEST (UTC+1) Report 31'
Wade 36'		 Attendance: 172
Referee: Kseniya Goryacheva (Russia)

National teams[]

Macedonia national team[]

Main article: Macedonia national football team
5 September 2015 UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying Luxembourg  1–0  North Macedonia Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Thill 90+2' Report Attendance: 1,657
Referee: Simon Lee Evans (Wales)
8 September 2015 UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying North Macedonia  0–1  Spain Philip II Arena, Skopje
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) Report Pachovski 8' (o.g.) Attendance: 31,657
Referee: Paolo Tagliavento (Italy)
9 October 2015 UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying North Macedonia  0–2  Ukraine Philip II Arena, Skopje
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) Report Seleznyov 59' (pen.)
Kravets 87'		 Attendance: 1,250
Referee: Ovidiu Hațegan (Romania)
12 October 2015 UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying Belarus  0–0  North Macedonia Borisov Arena, Barysaw
21:45 FET (UTC+3) Report Attendance: 1,545
Referee: Christian Dingert (Germany)
12 November 2015 Friendly North Macedonia  4–1  Montenegro Philip II Arena, Skopje
18:00 CET (UTC+1) Shikov 35'
Trajkovski 38' (pen.), 40', 64'		 Report Jovetić 88' Attendance: 400
Referee: Ivaylo Stoyanov (Bulgaria)
17 November 2015 Friendly North Macedonia  0–1  Lebanon Philip II Arena, Skopje
13:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Oumari 47' Attendance: 400
Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia)
12 December 2015 Friendly
(Unofficial)		 North Macedonia  2–1 First League
foreign players 		Petar Miloshevski Stadium, Skopje
13:00 CET (UTC+1) Radeski 26'
Altiparmakovski 89'		 Report Herrera 88'
14 December 2015 Friendly
(Unofficial)		 Macedonia A North Macedonia 0–0 North Macedonia Macedonia U-21 Gradski stadion, Veles
13:00 CET (UTC+1) Report
23 March 2016 Friendly Slovenia  v  North Macedonia Bonifika Stadium, Koper
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
29 March 2016[6] Friendly North Macedonia  v  Bulgaria Philip II Arena, Skopje
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
2 June 2016 Friendly North Macedonia  v  Iran Philip II Arena, Skopje

Macedonia U-21 national team[]

Main article: Macedonia national under-21 football team
5 September 2015 UEFA Euro U-21 Champ. qual. North Macedonia  1–0  Ukraine Petar Miloshevski Stadium, Skopje
16:00 CEST (UTC+2) Radeski 90+3' Report Attendance: 500[7]
Referee: Daniel Stefański (Poland)
7 September 2015 Friendly North Macedonia  3–1  Australia Petar Miloshevski Stadium, Skopje
16:30 CEST (UTC+2) Imeri 5'
Angelov 42'
Petkovski 63'		 Report Taggart 16' Attendance: 400
Referee: Tihomir Pejin (Croatia)
13 October 2015 UEFA Euro U-21 Champ. qual. Northern Ireland  1–2  North Macedonia Mourneview Park, Lurgan
17:00 WEST (UTC+1) Doherty 43' Report Babunski 46'
Markoski 85'		 Attendance: 100[8]
Referee: Sandor Szabo (Hungary)
15 November 2015 UEFA Euro U-21 Champ. qual. North Macedonia  2–2  France Petar Miloshevski Stadium, Skopje
13:00 CET (UTC+1) Angelov 19'
Radeski 40'		 Report Haller 65'
Nkoudou 72'		 Attendance: 1,500[9]
Referee: Vitali Meshkov (Russia)
12 December 2015 Friendly
(Unofficial)		 North Macedonia  2–0 Horizont Turnovo Gradski stadion, Veles
Imeri 62' (pen.)
Kochoski 74'		 Report
14 December 2015 Friendly
(Unofficial)		 Macedonia A North Macedonia 0–0 North Macedonia Macedonia U-21 Gradski stadion, Veles
13:00 CET (UTC+1) Report
24 March 2016 UEFA Euro U-21 Champ. qual. North Macedonia  v  Iceland Petar Miloshevski Stadium, Skopje
14:00 CET (UTC+1) Report
28 March 2016 UEFA Euro U-21 Champ. qual. France  v  North Macedonia MMArena, Le Mans
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report
27 May 2016 UEFA Euro U-21
Champ. qual.		 Ukraine  v  North Macedonia TBD
Report

Macedonia U-19 national team[]

Main article: Macedonia national under-19 football team
11 August 2015 Friendly Slovenia  4–0  North Macedonia Sports Park, Slovenska Bistrica
17:00 CEST (UTC+2) Repas 7'
Alomerović 22' (o.g.)
Ivkič 49'
Šušnjara 78'		 Report Referee: Alen Hliš (Slovenia)
13 August 2015 Friendly Slovenia  0–2  North Macedonia Sports Park, Slovenska Bistrica
17:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Kochoski 40'
Hristov 89'		 Referee: Borut Janžekovič (Slovenia)
15 September 2015 Friendly North Macedonia  2–5  Bosnia and Herzegovina Gjorče Petrov Stadium, Skopje
16:00 CEST (UTC+2) Petkovski 43', 58' Report Kremenović 35', 61', 82'
Osmanković 44'
Matić 90'		 Referee: Kostadin Vlaho (Macedonia)
17 September 2015 Friendly North Macedonia  4–1  Bosnia and Herzegovina Gjorče Petrov Stadium, Skopje
11:00 CEST (UTC+2) Kochoski 21'
Zdravkovski 47'
Abaz 48'
Petkovski 55' (pen.)		 Report Herić 32' (pen.) Referee: Faton Mustafi (Macedonia)
8 October 2015 UEFA Euro. U-19 Champ. qual. England  2–0  North Macedonia Petar Miloshevski Stadium, Skopje
15:00 CEST (UTC+2) Armstrong 67'
Maitland-Niles 90+4'		 Report Referee: Mete Kalkavan (Turkey)
10 October 2015 UEFA Euro. U-19 Champ. qual. Italy  3–2  North Macedonia Petar Miloshevski Stadium, Skopje
15:00 CEST (UTC+2) Vido 11', 69', 71' (pen.) Report Alomerović 16'
Jevtoski 34' (pen.)		 Referee: Nicolas Laforge (Belgium)
13 October 2015 UEFA Euro. U-19 Champ. qual. North Macedonia  1–2  Finland Petar Miloshevski Stadium, Skopje
15:00 CEST (UTC+2) Petkovski 84' (pen.) Report Peiponen 56'
Jakonen 69'		 Referee: Nicolas Laforge (Belgium)

Macedonia women's national team[]

Main article: Macedonia women's national football team
22 October 2015 UEFA Women's
Euro qual.		 North Macedonia  0–4  Iceland Petar Miloshevski Stadium, Skopje
13:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report M. Viðarsdóttir 9', 29'
Viggósdóttir 12'
Þorsteinsdóttir 17'		 Attendance: 200[10]
Referee: Lois Otte (Belgium)
27 October 2015 UEFA Women's
Euro qual.		 North Macedonia  1–4  Scotland Petar Miloshevski Stadium, Skopje
13:30 CET (UTC+1) Rochi 44' Report Little 22'
Corsie 27', 28'
Weir 31'		 Attendance: 100[11]
Referee: Anastasia Pustovoitova (Russia)
26 November 2015 UEFA Women's Euro qual. North Macedonia  0–2  Belarus Petar Miloshevski Stadium, Skopje
13:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Slesarchik 67'
Avkhimovich 90+3'		 Attendance: 193[12]
Referee: Paula Brady (Republic of Ireland)
29 November 2015 UEFA Women's Euro qual. Scotland  10–0  North Macedonia St Mirren Park, Paisley
15:05 WET (UTC±0) J. Ross 3', 59', 61', 87'
Love 8', 40', 53'
Beattie 24'
Lauder 27'
Evans 35'		 Report Attendance: 1,304[13]
Referee: Vesna Budimir (Croatia)
12 April 2016 UEFA Women's
Euro qual.		 Slovenia  v  North Macedonia Lendava Sports Park, Lendava
3 June 2016 UEFA Women's
Euro qual.		 North Macedonia  v  Slovenia Petar Miloshevski Stadium, Skopje
7 June 2016 UEFA Women's
Euro qual.		 Iceland  v  North Macedonia TBD

Notes[]

  1. ^ Rubin Kazan played their home match at Central Stadium, Kazan, instead of their regular stadium Kazan Arena, Kazan, as Rubin Kazan's stadium was hosting the 2015 World Aquatics Championships.
  2. ^ Shkëndija played their home match at Philip II Arena, Skopje, instead of their regular stadium Gradski stadion, Tetovo.
  3. ^ Renova played their home match at Philip II Arena, Skopje, instead of their regular stadium Gradski stadion, Tetovo.
  4. ^ Dacia Chișinău played their home match at CSR Orhei, Orhei, instead of their regular stadium Stadionul Moldova, Speia.

References[]

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