# 2010–11 Macedonian First Football League

The 2010–11 Macedonian First League was the 19th season of the Macedonian First Football League, the highest football league of Macedonia. It began on 31 July 2010 and ended on 28 May 2011. Renova were the defending champions having won their first Macedonian championship last season.
The competition was won by Shkëndija, who earned their first overall Macedonian title. FK Skopje and Pelister were relegated to the Second League. Vardar were spared from relegation because of fusion with Miravci.

## Promotion and relegation

| At the start of the 2010–11 season Promoted from 2009–10 Second League Shkëndija (winners) Skopje (runners-up) Napredok (Third placed)$^1$ Bregalnica Shtip (Fourth placed; won play-off match) Relegated to 2010–11 Second League Milano (9th; lost play-off match) Makedonija G.P. (10th)$^1$ Sloga Jugomagnat (11th)$^1$ Pobeda (12th)$^2$ | At the end of the 2010–11 season Promoted from 2010–11 Second League 11 Oktomvri (winners) Ohrid (runners-up) Miravci (Fourth placed; won play-off match)$^3$ Relegated to 2011–12 Second League Skopje (9th; lost play-off match) Vardar (11th)$^3$ Pelister (12th) |
1 Makedonija G.P. and Sloga Jugomagnat were expelled from the First League due to boycotting two matches in the season. However, Napredok was directly promoted. 2 Pobeda was expelled from the First League due to the eight-year suspension from FIFA for their involvement in match-fixing scandal. 3 Vardar was initially relegated, but was stayed after was merged with Miravci, which won play-off match against Skopje. Later, the two sides were separated and Miravci were refused a First League licence.

## Participating teams

| Club | Manager | City | Stadium | Capacity |
| Bregalnica | Ilija Mitrov | Shtip | Gradski stadion Shtip | 4,000 |
| Metalurg | Zhikica Tasevski | Skopje | Stadion Zhelezarnica | 4,000 |
| Napredok | Dragan Bocheski | Kichevo | Gradski stadion Kichevo | 5,000 |
| Pelister | Nexhat Husein | Bitola | Stadion Tumbe Kafe | 8,000 |
| Rabotnichki | Vlatko Kostov | Skopje | Philip II Arena | 25,000 |
| Renova | Bylbyl Sokoli | Djepchishte | Gradski stadion Tetovo | 15,000 |
| Sileks | Ane Andovski | Kratovo | Stadion Sileks | 5,000 |
| Skopje | Ljupcho Markovski | Skopje | Stadion Avtokomanda | 4,000 |
| Shkëndija | Qatip Osmani | Tetovo | Gradski stadion Tetovo | 15,000 |
| Teteks | Toni Jakimovski | Tetovo | Gradski stadion Tetovo | 15,000 |
| Horizont Turnovo | Shefki Arifovski | Turnovo | Stadion Kukush | 1,500 |
| Vardar | Zoran Stratev | Skopje | Philip II Arena | 25,000 |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Shkëndija (C) | 33 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 65 | 23 | +42 | 72 | Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round |
| 2 | Metalurg | 33 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 48 | 24 | +24 | 61 | Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round |
| 3 | Renova | 33 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 54 | 31 | +23 | 60 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
| 4 | Rabotnichki | 33 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 53 | 31 | +22 | 55 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
| 5 | Sileks | 33 | 13 | 8 | 12 | 39 | 38 | +1 | 47 | |
| 6 | Horizont Turnovo | 33 | 13 | 6 | 14 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 45 | |
| 7 | Teteks | 33 | 12 | 8 | 13 | 38 | 36 | +2 | 44 | |
| 8 | Bregalnica Shtip | 33 | 12 | 5 | 16 | 33 | 49 | −16 | 41 | |
| 9 | Skopje (R) | 33 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 36 | 39 | −3 | 37 | Qualification for the relegation play-offs |
| 10 | Napredok (O) | 33 | 10 | 7 | 16 | 30 | 48 | −18 | 37 | Qualification for the relegation play-offs |
| 11 | Vardar | 33 | 9 | 5 | 19 | 24 | 44 | −20 | 29 | Spared from relegation |
| 12 | Pelister (R) | 33 | 5 | 3 | 25 | 25 | 82 | −57 | 18 | Relegation to the Macedonian Second League |
* ↑ Metalurg qualified for the Europa League second qualifying round by winning the 2010–11 Macedonian Football Cup.
* ↑ Vardar were deducted three points for not showing up at the match against Turnovo in 4th round.
* ↑ Vardar were spared from relegation because of fusion with Miravci.

## Results

The schedule consisted of three rounds. During the first two rounds, each team played each other once home and away for a total of 22 matches. The pairings of the third round were then set according to the standings after the first two rounds, giving every team a third game against each opponent for a total of 33 games per team.
| Home \ Away | BRE | MET | NAP | PEL | RAB | REN | SIL | SKO | SKE | TET | TUR | VAR | BRE | MET | NAP | PEL | RAB | REN | SIL | SKO | SKE | TET | TUR | VAR |
| Bregalnica Shtip | — | 1–2 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | — | — | — | 4–0 | — | 1–4 | — | 0–0 | 0–2 | — | 1–0 | — |
| Metalurg | 1–0 | — | 1–2 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | — | — | 5–0 | — | 0–0 | 2–1 | — | — | 1–1 | 1–1 | — |
| Napredok | 1–0 | 0–1 | — | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | — | 2–0 | 0–5 | — | — | 1–3 | — | 1–1 | — | — |
| Pelister | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | — | 0–3 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 5–4 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0–5 | 2–3 | — | 1–3 | — | 1–4 | 1–0 |
| Rabotnichki | 3–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 3–0 | — | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 7–0 | 1–1 | — | 1–2 | — | — | — | 1–1 | — | 2–1 | 3–1 | — |
| Renova | 2–0 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | — | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 4–0 | — | — | 4–1 | — | 2–2 | — | 2–1 | — | 1–1 | 4–2 | — | 1–0 |
| Sileks | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | — | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | — | 2–0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0–1 |
| Skopje | 0–3 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | — | 3–3 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | — | — | — | 4–1 | — | 2–0 | 1–1 | — | 2–2 | — | 1–2 | — |
| Shkëndija | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | — | 0–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | — | 2–2 | 4–1 | — | 2–1 | — | 1–0 | — | — | 3–1 | — | 2–0 |
| Teteks | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | — | 1–0 | 3–2 | 0–2 | — | — | 6–1 | — | — | 0–2 | 2–1 | — | — | — | 2–1 |
| Horizont Turnovo | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | — | 3–0 | — | — | 0–0 | — | — | 1–1 | 2–0 | — | 0–2 | 0–2 | — | 1–1 |
| Vardar | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | — | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | — | 1–3 | — | — | 0–0 | — | — | — | — |
* ↑ Match awarded.
* ↑ Match awarded because Vardar did not show up.

## Top goalscorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Hristijan Kirovski | Skopje | 20 |
| 2 | Borche Manevski | Rabotnichki | 19 |
| 3 | Ferhan Hasani | Shkëndija | 13 |
| 4 | Ersen Sali | Shkëndija | 12 |
| 4 | Aleksandar Temelkov | Sileks | 12 |
| 6 | Boban Janchevski | Renova | 11 |
| 6 | Izair Emini | Shkëndija | 11 |
| 8 | Cvetan Churlinov | Turnovo | 9 |
| 8 | Ilber Ali | Renova | 9 |
| 8 | Mile Krstev | Metalurg | 9 |
| 8 | Gjorgi Zarevski | Sileks | 9 |
| 8 | Vulnet Emini | Renova | 9 |
Source: Soccerway