2017–18 Macedonian First Football League


The 2017–18 Macedonian First League was the 26th season of the Macedonian First Football League, the highest football league of Macedonia. The fixtures were announced on 25 July 2017. It began on 12 August 2017 and ended on 20 May 2018. Each team will play the other sides four times on home-away basis, for a total of 36 matches. Vardar are the defending champions, having won their tenth title in 2016–17.

Promotion and relegation

Participating teams

ClubCityStadiumCapacity
Akademija PandevStrumicaStadion Mladost
Stadion Kukush		9,200
1,500
PelisterBitolaStadion Tumbe Kafe8,000
PobedaPrilepStadion Goce Delchev15,000
RabotnichkiSkopjePhilip II Arena36,460
RenovaDjepchishteCity Stadium Tetovo15,000
ShkëndijaTetovoCity Stadium Tetovo15,000
ShkupiSkopjeChair Stadium6,000
SileksKratovoStadion Sileks1,800
SkopjeSkopjeStadion Zhelezarnica3,000
VardarSkopjePhilip II Arena36,460

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.
TeamManagerCaptainKit manufacturerShirt sponsor
Akademija Pandev Givova
Pelister GivovaZK Pelagonija
Pobeda JakoKrali Marko & Vitaminka
Rabotnichki Joma
Renova & JakoRenova
Shkëndija MacronEcolog
Shkupi NikeV:KO
Sileks Legea
Skopje Givova
Vardar HummelBetCity

League table

Results

Each team played home-and-away against every other team in the league twice, for a total of 36 matches each.

Matches 1–18

Matches 19–36

Relegation play-offs

Semi-final

Final

Season statistics

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Ferhan HasaniShkëndija22
1 Besart IbraimiShkëndija22
3 Zoran BaldovalievAkademija Pandev14
4 Blazhe IlijoskiPelister & Shkupi13
4 Alen JasharoskiShkupi13
6 Chinedu Charles GeoffreyRabotnichki11
6 Stênio JúniorShkëndija11
6 Kire MarkoskiRabotnichki11
9 Tigran BarseghyanVardar9
9 Marjan RadeskiShkëndija9