# 2023–24 Macedonian First Football League

The 2023–24 Macedonian First League was the 32nd season of the Macedonian First Football League, the highest football league of North Macedonia. It began on 6 August 2023 and ended on 18 May 2024. Struga were the defending champions, having won their first title in 2022–23.
The winners (Struga, their second consecutive title win) qualified for the Champions League first qualifying round. The second-placed team (Shkendija) and 2023–24 Macedonian Football Cup winners (Tikvesh) qualified for the Conference League first qualifying round. The tenth-placed team (Vardar) qualified for the Macedonian First Football League play-off. The bottom two teams (Bregalnica and Makedonija G.P.) were relegated to the 2024–25 Macedonian Second Football League.

## Promotion and relegation

| At the end of the 2022–23 season Promoted from 2022–23 Second League Voska Sport (winners, promoted for the first time in their history) Gostivar (runners-up, promoted after a 10 season absence) Vardar (Third placed; won play-off, promoted after a 2 season absence) Relegated to 2023–24 Second League Skopje (10th; lost play-off, relegated after a 2 seasons spell in top flight) Pobeda (11th, relegated after a single season spell in top flight) | At the end of the 2023–24 season Promoted from 2023–24 Second League Besa (DD) (winners, promoted for the first time in their history) Pelister (runners-up, promoted after a 2 season absence) Relegated to 2024–25 Second League Makedonija G.P. (11th, relegated after a 6 seasons spell in top flight) Bregalnica (12th, relegated after a 3 seasons spell in top flight) |

## Participating teams

| Bregalnica | AP Brera | Shkendija | Rabotnichki | Sileks |
| Gradski stadion Štip | Blagoj Istatov Stadium UEFA | Gradski Stadion Tetovo | National Toše Proeski Arena UEFA | City Stadium Kratovo |
| Capacity: 4,000 | Capacity: 9,200 | Capacity: 15,000 | Capacity: 36,460 | Capacity: 6,000 |
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| Makedonija G.P. | SkopjeBregalnicaAP BreraGostivarShkëndijaSileksStrugaTikveshVoska SportSkopje clubs:Makedonija Rabotnički Shkupi Vardarclass=notpageimage| Location of teams in 2023–24 Macedonian First League | SkopjeBregalnicaAP BreraGostivarShkëndijaSileksStrugaTikveshVoska SportSkopje clubs:Makedonija Rabotnički Shkupi Vardarclass=notpageimage| Location of teams in 2023–24 Macedonian First League | SkopjeBregalnicaAP BreraGostivarShkëndijaSileksStrugaTikveshVoska SportSkopje clubs:Makedonija Rabotnički Shkupi Vardarclass=notpageimage| Location of teams in 2023–24 Macedonian First League | Struga |
| Gjorče Petrov Stadium | SkopjeBregalnicaAP BreraGostivarShkëndijaSileksStrugaTikveshVoska SportSkopje clubs:Makedonija Rabotnički Shkupi Vardarclass=notpageimage| Location of teams in 2023–24 Macedonian First League | SkopjeBregalnicaAP BreraGostivarShkëndijaSileksStrugaTikveshVoska SportSkopje clubs:Makedonija Rabotnički Shkupi Vardarclass=notpageimage| Location of teams in 2023–24 Macedonian First League | SkopjeBregalnicaAP BreraGostivarShkëndijaSileksStrugaTikveshVoska SportSkopje clubs:Makedonija Rabotnički Shkupi Vardarclass=notpageimage| Location of teams in 2023–24 Macedonian First League | City Beach Stadium |
| Capacity: 3,000 | SkopjeBregalnicaAP BreraGostivarShkëndijaSileksStrugaTikveshVoska SportSkopje clubs:Makedonija Rabotnički Shkupi Vardarclass=notpageimage| Location of teams in 2023–24 Macedonian First League | SkopjeBregalnicaAP BreraGostivarShkëndijaSileksStrugaTikveshVoska SportSkopje clubs:Makedonija Rabotnički Shkupi Vardarclass=notpageimage| Location of teams in 2023–24 Macedonian First League | SkopjeBregalnicaAP BreraGostivarShkëndijaSileksStrugaTikveshVoska SportSkopje clubs:Makedonija Rabotnički Shkupi Vardarclass=notpageimage| Location of teams in 2023–24 Macedonian First League | Capacity: 3,000 |
| Voska Sport | Tikvesh | Vardar | Shkupi | Gostivar |
| SRC Biljanini Izvori | Kavadarci City Stadium | Boris Trajkovski Stadium | Meadow Stadium | Gostivar City Stadium |
| Capacity: 4,500 | Capacity: 9,500 | Capacity: 3,500 | Capacity: 6,000 | Capacity: 2,500 |

### Personnel and kits

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
| AP Brera | Giovanni Valenti | Marko Alchevski | Sportika SA | Mozzart |
| Bregalnica | Goran Zdravkov | Halid Lwaliwa | Hummel | Superior |
| Gostivar | Murat Daban | Xhelil Abdulla | Nike | |
| Makedonija G.P. | Goran Simov | Filip Mishevski | Joma | Zlatna Kopacka, Tesla |
| Rabotnički | Milan Ilievski | Egzon Belica | Joma | |
| Shkendija | Jeton Beqiri | Ennur Totre | Macron | Ecolog |
| Shkupi | Mladen Žižović | Artan Iljazi | Reaction | Alagoz Holding |
| Sileks | Aleksandar Vasoski | Daniel Bozhinovski | Jako | Sileks |
| Struga | Shpetim Duro | Bunjamin Shabani | Macron | Trim & Lum |
| Tikvesh | Gjorgji Mojsov | Aleksandar Varelovski | Joma | Klimi.mk, Sinalco |
| Vardar | Gorazd Mihajlov | Darko Micevski | Joma | |
| Voska Sport | Miljan Radović | Hadis Velii | Joma | Nefi Ik |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Struga (C) | 33 | 20 | 4 | 9 | 56 | 33 | +23 | 64 | Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round |
| 2 | Shkëndija | 33 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 55 | 27 | +28 | 64 | Qualification for the Conference League first qualifying round |
| 3 | Shkupi | 33 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 42 | 23 | +19 | 62 | |
| 4 | Tikvesh | 33 | 12 | 8 | 13 | 41 | 40 | +1 | 44 | Qualification for the Conference League first qualifying round |
| 5 | Sileks | 33 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 36 | 40 | −4 | 43 | |
| 6 | Gostivar | 33 | 9 | 15 | 9 | 32 | 38 | −6 | 42 | |
| 7 | AP Brera | 33 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 34 | 33 | +1 | 42 | |
| 8 | Rabotnički | 33 | 12 | 6 | 15 | 29 | 34 | −5 | 42 | |
| 9 | Voska Sport | 33 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 37 | 41 | −4 | 42 | |
| 10 | Vardar (O) | 33 | 10 | 7 | 16 | 28 | 43 | −15 | 37 | Qualification for the Macedonian First Football League play-off |
| 11 | Makedonija G.P. (R) | 33 | 8 | 5 | 20 | 29 | 44 | −15 | 29 | Relegation to the Macedonian Second Football League |
| 12 | Bregalnica (R) | 33 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 50 | −23 | 28 | Relegation to the Macedonian Second Football League |
* 1 2 Head-to-head points: Struga 6, Shkëndija 3.
* ↑ Tikvesh qualified for the Conference League first qualifying round by winning the 2023–24 Macedonian Football Cup.
* 1 2 3 4 Head-to-head points: Gostivar 15, AP Brera 12, Rabotnički 10, Voska Sport 8.

## Results

For matches 1–22, each team plays every other team twice (home and away). For matches 23–33, each team plays every other team for the third time (either at home or away). The league standings after matches 22 are used to determine the games for the last 11 matchdays.
| Home \ Away | APB | BRE | GOS | MGP | RAB | SKE | SKU | SIL | STR | TIK | VAR | VOS | APB | BRE | GOS | MGP | RAB | SKE | SKU | SIL | STR | TIK | VAR | VOS |
| AP Brera | — | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | — | 1–1 | — | 5–3 | 2–1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2–0 | 1–0 |
| Bregalnica | 1–0 | — | 2–1 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | — | — | 0–0 | — | 0–1 | — | 1–0 | 1–1 | — | — | 0–3 | — |
| Gostivar | 2–0 | 1–0 | — | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | — | 1–4 | 0–0 | — | 2–0 | — | — | 2–1 | 0–0 | — |
| Makedonija G.P. | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | — | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | — | 2–1 | — | — | — | 1–1 | — | — | 0–1 | 1–0 | — | 0–2 |
| Rabotnički | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | — | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | — | — | — | 1–1 | — | 0–2 | — | — | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | — |
| Shkëndija | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | — | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 4–1 | — | — | — | — | 6–1 | 0–2 | — | — | 0–0 |
| Shkupi | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | — | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | — | — | 3–1 | 3–2 | 0–2 | — | — | — | 3–2 | 3–0 | — |
| Sileks | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | — | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 4–2 | 2–1 | — | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | — | 0–0 | — | — | — | 1–1 | — |
| Struga | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | — | 3–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | — | — | — | 1–2 | 2–3 | — | — | — | 3–1 |
| Tikvesh | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–3 | — | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | — | — | — | 2–1 | — | 1–1 | 3–2 | — | — | 0–0 |
| Vardar | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–0 | — | 1–2 | — | — | — | 1–0 | — | 1–1 | — | — | 1–0 | 2–2 | — | 0–1 |
| Voska Sport | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 3–2 | — | — | 4–0 | 1–1 | — | 1–1 | — | 0–0 | 2–1 | — | — | — | — |

## Macedonian First Football League play-off

The tenth-placed club (Vardar) faced the third-placed club from the 2023–24 Macedonian Second Football League (Detonit Plachkovica) for the final place in the following season's Macedonian First Football League.

## Season statistics
### Top scorers

    As of 20 May 2024.
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Aleksa Marušić | Voska Sport | 17 |
| 2 | Besart Ibraimi | Struga | 15 |
| 2 | Marjan Radeski | Struga | 15 |
| 4 | Almir Aganspahić | Shkëndija | 12 |
| 4 | Lanre Kehinde | Gostivar | 12 |
| 6 | Ediz Spahiu | Tikvesh & Gostivar | 10 |
| 7 | Marko Gjorgjievski | Sileks | 9 |
| 7 | Antonio Kalanoski | Sileks | 9 |
| 9 | Alen Jasharoski | Voska Sport | 8 |
| 9 | Adenis Shala | Shkëndija | 8 |