2017–18 Macedonian First League


The 2017–18 Macedonian First League was the 26th season of the Macedonian First League, with 12 teams participating in it. The season started in November 2017 and ended May 2018. Rabotnički achieved their fifteenth title after defeating MZT Skopje in the finals, that won the six previous championships.

Competition format

The twelve teams that compose the league played a double-legged round robin tournament, where the six first qualified teams joined the Super League and the other six fought for avoiding the relegation.
The top four teams of the Super League qualified for the playoffs for the title.

Teams

replaced Vardar, who was relegated from the previous season. As a result of an expansion of the league to 12 teams, Blokotehna and Skhupi were also promoted.
TeamHome CityArenaCoach
AV OhridOhridBiljanini Izvori Petar Čočoroski
BlokotehnaGevgelijaSportska Sala Blokotehna Marjan Ilievski
Feni IndustriesKavadarciJasmin Ljupčo Malinkov
GostivarGostivarMladost Gostivar Marjan Srbinovski
Karpoš SokoliSkopjeBoris Trajkovski Sports Center Borče Daskalovski
KožuvGevgelija26-ti April Pavle Nikolov
Kumanovo 2009KumanovoSports Hall Kumanovo Aleksandar Petrović
MZT Skopje AerodromSkopjeJane Sandanski Arena Aleksandar Todorov
PelisterBitolaSports Hall Mladost Zoran Petkovski
RabotničkiSkopjeGradski Park Marin Dokuzovski
ShkupiSkopjeŠaban Trstena Enver Miftari
StrumicaStrumicaPark Vlasis Vlaikidis

Teams that play in the 2017–18 First Adriatic League
Teams that play in the 2017–18 Second Adriatic League
Teams that play in the 2017–18 BIBL

Regular season

Standings

Second stage

Super League

Relegation group

Playoffs

Playoffs will be played with a best-of-five games format, where the seeded team played games 1, 2 and 5 at home.