# 2011–12 Macedonian First Football League

The 2011–12 Macedonian First League was the 20th season of the Macedonian First Football League, the highest football league of Macedonia. It began on 31 July 2011 and ended on 23 May 2012.
The league title was won by FK Vardar, winning its 6th official Macedonian First League title, and first since the 2002–03 season. The team went through the season without a single defeat until Round 32, on 20 May 2012, out of 33 games played. The defeat ended their chance of being undefeated, however, concluded with only 1 loss on a very dominating season.

## Promotion and relegation

| At the start of the 2011–12 season Promoted from 2010–11 Second League 11 Oktomvri (winners) Ohrid (runners-up) Miravci (Fourth placed; won play-off match)$^1$ Relegated to 2011–12 Second League Skopje (9th; lost play-off match) Vardar (11th)$^1$ Pelister (12th) | At the end of the 2011–12 season Promoted from 2011–12 Second League Pelister (winners) Drita (runners-up) Relegated to 2012–13 Second League Ohrid (11th) 11 Oktomvri (12th) |
1 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 |
| 11 Oktomvri | Toni Naumovski | Prilep | Stadion Goce Delchev | 15,000 |
| Bregalnica | Trajche Senev | Shtip | Gradski stadion Shtip | 4,000 |
| Metalurg Skopje | Georgi Hristov | Skopje | Stadion Zhelezarnica | 4,000 |
| Napredok | Dragan Bocheski | Kichevo | Gradski stadion Kichevo | 5,000 |
| Ohrid | Gorazd Mihajlov | Ohrid | SRC Biljanini Izvori | 3,000 |
| Rabotnichki | Robert Pevnik | Skopje | Philip II Arena | 36,400 |
| Renova | Vlatko Kostov | Djepchishte | Gradski stadion Tetovo | 15,000 |
| Shkëndija | Qatip Osmani | Tetovo | Gradski stadion Tetovo | 15,000 |
| Sileks | Ane Andovski | Kratovo | Stadion Sileks | 5,000 |
| Teteks | Dragi Setinov | Tetovo | Gradski stadion Tetovo | 15,000 |
| Horizont Turnovo | Ljupcho Dimitkovski | Turnovo | Stadion Kukush | 1,500 |
| Vardar | Ilcho Gjorgioski | Skopje | Philip II Arena | 36,400 |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Vardar (C) | 33 | 22 | 10 | 1 | 50 | 15 | +35 | 76 | Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round |
| 2 | Metalurg | 33 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 53 | 16 | +37 | 67 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
| 3 | Shkëndija | 33 | 20 | 6 | 7 | 53 | 28 | +25 | 66 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
| 4 | Renova | 33 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 56 | 38 | +18 | 52 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
| 5 | Bregalnica Shtip | 33 | 13 | 6 | 14 | 51 | 47 | +4 | 45 | |
| 6 | Sileks | 33 | 13 | 3 | 17 | 42 | 51 | −9 | 42 | |
| 7 | Napredok | 33 | 12 | 6 | 15 | 37 | 51 | −14 | 42 | |
| 8 | Rabotnichki | 33 | 11 | 8 | 14 | 50 | 45 | +5 | 41 | |
| 9 | Horizont Turnovo (O) | 33 | 10 | 8 | 15 | 34 | 42 | −8 | 38 | Qualification for the relegation play-offs |
| 10 | Teteks (O) | 33 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 23 | 48 | −25 | 35 | Qualification for the relegation play-offs |
| 11 | Ohrid (R) | 33 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 26 | 62 | −36 | 26 | Relegation to the Macedonian Second League |
| 12 | 11 Oktomvri (R) | 33 | 3 | 7 | 23 | 26 | 58 | −32 | 16 | Relegation to the Macedonian Second League |
* ↑ Renova qualified for the Europa League first qualifying round by winning the 2011–12 Macedonian Football Cup.

## 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 | OKT | BRE | MET | NAP | OHR | RAB | REN | SKE | SIL | TET | TUR | VAR | OKT | BRE | MET | NAP | OHR | RAB | REN | SKE | SIL | TET | TUR | VAR |
| 11 Oktomvri | — | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 2–3 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | — | — | — | — | 3–1 | — | — | 1–1 | 1–3 | — | 1–2 | 0–1 |
| Bregalnica Shtip | 2–0 | — | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 4–1 | — | — | 3–2 | 2–0 | — | — | — | — | 1–2 | 2–1 | — |
| Metalurg | 0–0 | 1–0 | — | 2–0 | 6–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | — | 1–1 | — | — | — | 1–0 | 1–0 | 5–0 | — | — |
| Napredok | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–4 | — | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | — | 0–0 |
| Ohrid | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | — | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | — | — | 1–4 | 1–2 | — | 0–2 | 1–7 | — | — | — | 1–1 | — |
| Rabotnichki | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 1–2 | — | 5–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 4–1 | — | — | 3–1 | — | — | 0–0 | — | — |
| Renova | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | — | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 5–0 | — | — | — | — | 1–0 | 0–0 | — | — |
| Shkëndija | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | — | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | — | 3–2 | — | — | 1–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | — | — | — | 2–1 | 1–0 |
| Sileks | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–4 | — | 4–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | — | 2–1 | — | — | 5–2 | 1–0 | — | 1–4 | — | — | 0–1 | 1–2 |
| Teteks | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–5 | 2–0 | 1–1 | — | 0–3 | 0–0 | 2–0 | — | — | — | 0–0 | — | — | 0–2 | 2–1 | — | — | 0–0 |
| Horizont Turnovo | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | — | 1–2 | — | — | 1–1 | 2–1 | — | 5–4 | 0–1 | — | — | 2–1 | — | — |
| Vardar | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | — | — | 2–1 | 2–1 | — | 4–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | — | — | — | 0–0 | — |

## Season statistics

Top scorers
Updated 21 May 2012
Rank
Player
Club
Goals
1
Filip Ivanovski
Vardar
24
2
Borche Manevski
Rabotnichki
17
3
Boban Janchevski
Renova
13
Blagoja Geshoski
11 Oktomvri
Angel Nacev
Sileks
Muharem Bajrami
Renova
7
Genc Iseni
Bregalnica
12
8
Cvetan Churlinov
Metalurg
11
9
Hristijan Dimoski
Metalurg
9
Ersen Sali
Shkëndija
Krste Velkoski
Rabotnichki :