# 2007–08 Macedonian First Football League

The 2007–08 Macedonian First League was the 16th season of the Macedonian First Football League, the highest football league of Macedonia. The first matches of the season were played on 5 August 2007. Pobeda were the defending champions, having won their second title. The 2007-08 champions were Rabotnichki who won their third title.

## Promotion and relegation

| At the start of the 2007–08 season Promoted from 2006–07 Second League Milano (winners) Cementarnica 55 (runners-up) Relegated to 2007–08 Second League Bregalnica Kraun (11th) Vëllazërimi (12th) | At the end of the 2007–08 season Promoted from 2007–08 Second League Horizont Turnovo (winners) Metalurg Skopje (runners-up) Relegated to 2008–09 Second League Shkëndija (11th) Cementarnica 55 (12th) Bashkimi (10th)$^1$ |
1 Bashkimi was withdraw from the First League due to financial reasons.

## Participating teams

| Club | City | Stadium | Capacity |
| Bashkimi | Kumanovo | Milano Arena | 3,500 |
| Cementarnica 55 | Skopje | Stadion Cementarnica | 2,000 |
| Makedonija G.P. | Skopje | Stadion Gjorche Petrov | 3,000 |
| Milano | Kumanovo | Milano Arena | 3,500 |
| Napredok | Kichevo | Gradski stadion Kichevo | 5,000 |
| Pelister | Bitola | Stadion Tumbe Kafe | 8,000 |
| Pobeda | Prilep | Stadion Goce Delchev | 15,000 |
| Rabotnichki Kometal | Skopje | Gradski stadion Skopje | 18,104 |
| Renova | Djepchishte | Gradski stadion Tetovo | 15,000 |
| Shkëndija | Tetovo | Gradski stadion Tetovo | 15,000 |
| Sileks | Kratovo | Stadion Sileks | 5,000 |
| Vardar | Skopje | Gradski stadion Skopje | 18,104 |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Rabotnichki Kometal (C) | 33 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 51 | 11 | +40 | 79 | Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round |
| 2 | Milano | 33 | 21 | 3 | 9 | 74 | 36 | +38 | 66 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first qualifying round |
| 3 | Pelister | 33 | 17 | 7 | 9 | 42 | 27 | +15 | 58 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first qualifying round |
| 4 | Vardar | 33 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 45 | 40 | +5 | 47 | Ineligible for 2008–09 European competitions |
| 5 | Renova | 33 | 13 | 8 | 12 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 47 | Qualification for the Intertoto Cup first round |
| 6 | Pobeda | 33 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 48 | 48 | 0 | 45 | |
| 7 | Makedonija G.P. | 33 | 13 | 5 | 15 | 34 | 42 | −8 | 44 | |
| 8 | Napredok | 33 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 38 | 49 | −11 | 42 | |
| 9 | Sileks (O) | 33 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 33 | 36 | −3 | 41 | Qualification for the relegation play-offs |
| 10 | Bashkimi (O) | 33 | 8 | 6 | 19 | 40 | 63 | −23 | 30 | Qualification for the relegation play-offs |
| 11 | Shkëndija (R) | 33 | 7 | 5 | 21 | 26 | 57 | −31 | 26 | Relegation to the Macedonian Second League |
| 12 | Cementarnica 55 (R) | 33 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 24 | 46 | −22 | 24 | Relegation to the Macedonian Second League |
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: Vardar 7 pts, Renova 1 pts.
* ↑ Vardar failed to get the UEFA license for the competition due to financial problems.

## 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.
| Home \ Away | BAS | CEM | MGP | MIL | NAP | PEL | POB | RAB | REN | SKE | SIL | VAR | BAS | CEM | MGP | MIL | NAP | PEL | POB | RAB | REN | SKE | SIL | VAR |
| Bashkimi | — | 0–2 | 5–4 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 3–4 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | — | 1–1 | — | — | — | — | 2–0 | 1–0 | — | — | 2–0 | 2–0 |
| Cementarnica 55 | 3–0 | — | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | — | — | — | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | — | — | 0–3 | 1–1 | — | — |
| Makedonija | 3–0 | 1–0 | — | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | — | — | 1–0 | — | — | — | — | 1–0 | 0–0 | — |
| Milano | 4–2 | 5–1 | 5–0 | — | 3–1 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | — | 2–0 | — | 3–0 | — | 2–1 | — | — | 4–0 | — | 9–1 |
| Napredok | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | — | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | — | — | — | — | — | 4–3 | 0–0 | — | 4–3 | — | 5–3 |
| Pelister | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | — | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | — | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | — | 4–0 | — | — | 1–0 | — | — |
| Pobeda | 2–1 | 4–3 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | — | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | — | 1–1 | 2–0 | — | — | — | — | 2–0 | 0–1 | — | 1–1 | 0–2 |
| Rabotnichki | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 4–2 | — | 3–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | — | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | — | 0–0 | — | — | 2–0 | — | 1–0 | — |
| Renova | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | — | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | — | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | — | — | — | 2–0 | — | — |
| Shkëndija | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | — | 0–1 | 0–1 | 4–3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1–5 | 0–3 | — | — | 1–2 | 1–0 |
| Sileks | 4–3 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | — | 1–1 | — | 2–0 | — | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | — | — | 3–0 | — | — | — |
| Vardar | 6–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | — | — | 1–1 | 0–1 | — | — | 1–3 | — | 1–2 | 3–1 | — | 2–1 | — |
* ↑ Match awarded
* ↑ Match awarded

## Top goalscorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Ivica Gligorovski | Milano | 15 |
| 2 | Saša Stojanović | Milano | 14 |
| 3 | Besart Ibraimi | Napredok | 12 |
| 3 | Boško Stupić | Sileks | 12 |
| 5 | Argjend Beqiri | Renova & Shkëndija | 11 |
| 6 | Jovan Kostovski | Vardar | 10 |
| 7 | Borche Manevski | Pobeda & Milano | 9 |
| 7 | Ivan Trichkovski | Rabotnichki | 9 |
| 7 | Predrag Živadinović | Bashkimi | 9 |
Source: Macedonian Football (in English)