# 2015–16 in Republic of Macedonia football

The following article presents a summary of the 2015–16 football season in the Republic of Macedonia, which was the 24th season of competitive football in the country.

## League competitions
### First League
#### First phase

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Vardar | 27 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 59 | 15 | +44 | 65 | Qualification for the championship round |
| 2 | Shkëndija | 27 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 62 | 21 | +41 | 63 | Qualification for the championship round |
| 3 | Sileks | 27 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 40 | Qualification for the championship round |
| 4 | Shkupi | 27 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 28 | 25 | +3 | 38 | Qualification for the championship round |
| 5 | Rabotnichki | 27 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 32 | 26 | +6 | 36 | Qualification for the championship round |
| 6 | Bregalnica Shtip | 27 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 38 | 43 | −5 | 33 | Qualification for the championship round |
| 7 | Horizont Turnovo | 27 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 32 | 42 | −10 | 33 | Qualification for the relegation round |
| 8 | Renova | 27 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 33 | 37 | −4 | 31 | Qualification for the relegation round |
| 9 | Metalurg | 27 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 20 | 48 | −28 | 16 | Qualification for the relegation round |
| 10 | Mladost Carev Dvor | 27 | 5 | 1 | 21 | 18 | 65 | −47 | 16 | Qualification for the relegation round |

#### Championship group

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Vardar (C) | 32 | 25 | 5 | 2 | 67 | 17 | +50 | 80 | Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round |
| 2 | Shkëndija | 32 | 23 | 6 | 3 | 74 | 24 | +50 | 75 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
| 3 | Sileks | 32 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 35 | 40 | −5 | 44 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
| 4 | Rabotnichki | 32 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 36 | 30 | +6 | 43 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
| 5 | Bregalnica Shtip | 32 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 42 | 49 | −7 | 38 | |
| 6 | Shkupi | 32 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 29 | 34 | −5 | 38 | |
* ↑ Shkëndija qualified for the Europa League first qualifying round by winning the 2015–16 Macedonian Football Cup.

#### Relegation group

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Relegation |
| 7 | Renova | 33 | 13 | 8 | 12 | 49 | 42 | +7 | 47 | |
| 8 | Horizont Turnovo (R) | 33 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 45 | 43 | +2 | 46 | Qualification for the relegation play-offs |
| 9 | Metalurg (R) | 33 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 27 | 66 | −39 | 19 | Relegation to the Macedonian Second League |
| 10 | Mladost Carev Dvor (R) | 33 | 6 | 1 | 26 | 22 | 81 | −59 | 19 | Relegation to the Macedonian Second League |

### Second League

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Pobeda (C, P) | 27 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 40 | 23 | +17 | 47 | Promotion to Macedonian First League |
| 2 | Makedonija G.P. (P) | 27 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 35 | 33 | +2 | 46 | Promotion to Macedonian First League |
| 3 | Pelister (P) | 27 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 33 | 32 | +1 | 39 | Qualification to Promotion play-off |
| 4 | Teteks | 27 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 27 | 25 | +2 | 39 | |
| 5 | Vëllazërimi | 27 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 38 | |
| 6 | Skopje | 27 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 27 | 23 | +4 | 36 | |
| 7 | Euromilk Gorno Lisiche | 27 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 26 | 29 | −3 | 36 | |
| 8 | Ljubanci (O) | 27 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 32 | 31 | +1 | 34 | Qualification to Relegation play-off |
| 9 | Gostivar (R) | 27 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 29 | 34 | −5 | 33 | Relegation to Macedonian Third League |
| 10 | Kozhuf Miravci (R) | 27 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 17 | 36 | −19 | 17 | Relegation to Macedonian Third League |

## Macedonian Cup
### Quarter-finals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Shkëndija (1) | 5–1 | Vardar (1) | 3–0 | 2–1 |
| Rabotnichki (1) | 5–1 | Sileks (1) | 3–0 | 2–1 |
| Mladost Carev Dvor (1) | 2–5 | Bregalnica Shtip (1) | 1–1 | 1–4 |
| Makedonija GP (2) | 3–4 | Horizont Turnovo (1) | 2–4 | 1–0 |
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### Semi-finals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Horizont Turnovo | 1–4 | Shkëndija | 0–2 | 1–2 |
| Bregalnica Shtip | 1–4 | Rabotnichki | 1–1 | 0–3 |
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