# 2005–06 Macedonian First Football League

The 2005–06 Macedonian First League was the 14th season of the Macedonian First Football League, the highest football league of Macedonia. The first matches of the season were played on 5 August 2005 and the last on 21 May 2006. Rabotnichki defended their championship title, having won their second title in a row.

## Promotion and relegation

| At the start of the 2005–06 season Promoted from 2004–05 Second League Vëllazërimi (winners) Renova (runners-up) Makedonija G.P. (Third placed; won play-off match) Relegated to 2005–06 Second League Madjari Solidarnost (10th; lost play-off match) Sloga Jugomagnat (11th) Napredok (12th) | At the end of the 2005–06 season Promoted from 2005–06 Second League Pelister (winners) Napredok (runners-up) Relegated to 2006–07 Second League Cementarnica 55 (11th) Belasica (12th) |

## Participating teams

| Club | City | Stadium | Capacity |
| Bashkimi | Kumanovo | Gradski stadion Kumanovo | 7,000 |
| Belasica | Strumica | Stadion Mladost | 6,370 |
| Bregalnica Kraun | Shtip | Gradski stadion Shtip | 4,000 |
| Cementarnica 55 | Skopje | Stadion Cementarnica | 2,000 |
| Makedonija G.P. | Skopje | Stadion Gjorche Petrov | 3,000 |
| Pobeda | Prilep | Stadion Goce Delchev | 15,000 |
| Rabotnichki Kometal | Skopje | Gradski stadion Skopje | 18,104 |
| Renova | Djepchishte | Gradski stadion Tetovo | 15,000 |
| Shkëndija 79 | Tetovo | Gradski stadion Tetovo | 15,000 |
| Sileks | Kratovo | Stadion Sileks | 5,000 |
| Vardar | Skopje | Gradski stadion Skopje | 18,104 |
| Vëllazërimi | Kichevo | Gradski stadion Kichevo | 5,000 |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Rabotnichki Kometal (C) | 33 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 64 | 26 | +38 | 72 | Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round |
| 2 | Makedonija G.P. | 33 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 55 | 23 | +32 | 69 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first qualifying round |
| 3 | Vardar | 33 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 42 | 19 | +23 | 64 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first qualifying round |
| 4 | Pobeda | 33 | 16 | 6 | 11 | 58 | 46 | +12 | 54 | Qualification for the Intertoto Cup first round |
| 5 | Shkëndija | 33 | 15 | 4 | 14 | 48 | 47 | +1 | 49 | |
| 6 | Bashkimi | 33 | 13 | 6 | 14 | 50 | 49 | +1 | 45 | |
| 7 | Renova | 33 | 13 | 5 | 15 | 45 | 49 | −4 | 44 | |
| 8 | Vëllazërimi | 33 | 13 | 4 | 16 | 44 | 57 | −13 | 43 | |
| 9 | Sileks (O) | 33 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 54 | 58 | −4 | 41 | Qualification for the relegation play-offs |
| 10 | Bregalnica Kraun (O) | 33 | 10 | 6 | 17 | 44 | 55 | −11 | 36 | Qualification for the relegation play-offs |
| 11 | Cementarnica 55 (R) | 33 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 38 | 51 | −13 | 32 | Relegation to the Macedonian Second League |
| 12 | Belasica (R) | 33 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 22 | 84 | −62 | 8 | Relegation to the Macedonian Second League |

## 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 | BEL | BRE | CEM | MGP | POB | RAB | REN | SKE | SIL | VAR | VLZ | BAS | BEL | BRE | CEM | MGP | POB | RAB | REN | SKE | SIL | VAR | VLZ |
| Bashkimi | — | 2–1 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | — | 6–0 | 2–3 | 2–0 | — | 2–0 | — | — | — | — | 1–1 | 2–1 |
| Belasica | 0–2 | — | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–5 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | — | — | — | — | 1–4 | — | 0–3 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 4–6 | — | — |
| Bregalnica Kraun | 0–1 | 3–1 | — | 2–1 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–1 | — | 6–1 | — | 0–0 | 1–2 | — | 0–0 | — | 0–0 | — | — | — |
| Cementarnica 55 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | — | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | — | 1–1 | — | — | 0–2 | — | 0–0 | — | 3–1 | 3–2 | — | — |
| Makedonija | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | — | 1–0 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | — | — | — | — | 3–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | — | 1–1 | — | 6–2 |
| Pobeda | 3–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | — | 3–3 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | — | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | — | — | — | — | 3–0 | — | 2–0 | 1–2 |
| Rabotnichki | 2–0 | 3–0 | 7–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | — | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | — | — | — | — | 2–1 | — | 3–1 | — | 1–0 | 1–3 | 4–0 |
| Renova | 1–0 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | — | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 4–3 | 4–3 | — | 2–1 | 2–1 | — | 3–0 | — | — | — | — | 1–0 | — |
| Shkëndija | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–4 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 4–5 | 2–1 | 2–1 | — | 4–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | — | — | — | 0–1 | — | 2–1 | 1–2 | — | 2–2 | — | 5–1 |
| Sileks | 4–1 | 1–0 | 4–3 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | — | 3–3 | — | — | 4–2 | — | 2–0 | — | — | 0–0 | — |
| Vardar | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | — | 2–0 | — | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | — | — | — | 2–2 | — | — | 3–0 |
| Vëllazërimi | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 2–4 | 0–1 | 4–3 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | — | — | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | — | — | — | 2–1 | — | 3–2 | — | — |

## Top goalscorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Stevica Ristić | Sileks | 27 |
| 2 | Filip Ivanovski | Makedonija G.P. | 22 |
| 3 | Riste Naumov | Vardar | 15 |
| 4 | Aleksandar Toleski | Cementarnica | 14 |