# 2001–02 Macedonian First Football League

The 2001–02 Macedonian First League was the 10th season of the Macedonian First Football League, the highest football league of Macedonia. The first matches of the season were played on 12 August 2001 and the last on 29 May 2002. Sloga Jugomagnat were the defending champions, having won their third title in a row. The 2001–02 champions were Vardar who had won their fourth title, first since 1995. That was the first season in which the league consisted of 12 teams and only season (until the 2014–15 season) which contained the league play-off/play-out system.

## Promotion and relegation

| At the start of the 2001–02 season Promoted from 2000–01 Second League Kumanovo (winners) Napredok (runners-up) Relegated to 2001–02 Second League Sasa (11th) Shkëndija HB (12th) Borec MHK (13th) Tikvesh (14th) | At the end of the 2001–02 season Promoted from 2001–02 Second League Tikvesh (winners) Bregalnica Delchevo (runners-up) Relegated to 2002–03 Second League Makedonija G.P. (11th) Osogovo (12th) |

## Participating teams

| Club | City | Stadium |
| Belasica Geras Cunev | Strumica | Stadion Mladost |
| Cementarnica 55 | Skopje | Stadion Cementarnica |
| Kumanovo | Kumanovo | Gradski stadion Kumanovo |
| Makedonija G.P. | Skopje | Stadion Gjorche Petrov |
| Napredok | Kichevo | Gradski stadion Kichevo |
| Osogovo | Kochani | Stadion Nikola Mantov |
| Pelister | Bitola | Stadion Tumbe Kafe |
| Pobeda | Prilep | Stadion Goce Delchev |
| Rabotnichki Kometal | Skopje | Gradski stadion Skopje |
| Sileks | Kratovo | Stadion Sileks |
| Sloga Jugomagnat | Skopje | Chair Stadium |
| Vardar | Skopje | Gradski stadion Skopje |

## Regular season

The first 22 Rounds comprise the first phase of the season, also called the Regular season. In the first phase, every team plays against every other team twice on a home-away basis. The table standings at the end of the Regular season determine the group in which each team is going to play in the Play-offs.

### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Pobeda | 22 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 41 | 23 | +18 | 44 | Qualification for the championship round |
| 2 | Belasica | 22 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 36 | 19 | +17 | 44 | Qualification for the championship round |
| 3 | Vardar | 22 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 29 | 18 | +11 | 41 | Qualification for the championship round |
| 4 | Rabotnichki | 22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 40 | 25 | +15 | 39 | Qualification for the championship round |
| 5 | Cementarnica 55 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 32 | 19 | +13 | 35 | Qualification for the championship round |
| 6 | Sloga Jugomagnat | 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 32 | 22 | +10 | 35 | Qualification for the championship round |
| 7 | Sileks | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 44 | 35 | +9 | 33 | Qualification for the relegation round |
| 8 | Kumanovo | 22 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 27 | 42 | −15 | 32 | Qualification for the relegation round |
| 9 | Napredok | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 17 | 33 | −16 | 24 | Qualification for the relegation round |
| 10 | Pelister | 22 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 24 | 40 | −16 | 19 | Qualification for the relegation round |
| 11 | Osogovo | 22 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 18 | 40 | −22 | 16 | Qualification for the relegation round |
| 12 | Makedonija GP | 22 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 38 | −24 | 15 | Qualification for the relegation round |

### Results

| Home \ Away | BEL | CEM | KUM | MGP | NAP | OSO | PEL | POB | RAB | SIL | SLO | VAR |
| Belasica | — | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 |
| Cementarnica 55 | 2–2 | — | 6–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 |
| Kumanovo | 3–1 | 2–1 | — | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–4 | 0–0 | 2–1 |
| Makedonija | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | — | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–4 | 0–0 | 1–0 |
| Napredok | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | — | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 |
| Osogovo | 1–2 | 0–0 | 3–4 | 2–0 | 3–0 | — | 3–1 | 3–4 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 |
| Pelister | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | — | 3–3 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 |
| Pobeda | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 5–0 | — | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 |
| Rabotnichki | 2–3 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | — | 2–1 | 4–2 | 2–3 |
| Sileks | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 7–1 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 0–7 | — | 6–2 | 2–1 |
| Sloga Jugomagnat | 0–0 | 0–2 | 7–1 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | — | 0–0 |
| Vardar | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | — |

## Second phase

The second phase are the so-called Play-off Rounds which is divided in two groups: Championship and Relegation. The top 6 ranked teams on the table after the Regular Season qualify for the Championship group, while the bottom 6 advance to the Relegation group. The teams will keep only the head-to-head records with the teams which he entered.

### Championship group
#### Table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Vardar (C) | 20 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 28 | 16 | +12 | 37 | Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round |
| 2 | Belasica | 20 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 29 | 22 | +7 | 36 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup qualifying round |
| 3 | Cementarnica 55 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 33 | 34 | −1 | 27 | Qualification for the Intertoto Cup first round |
| 4 | Pobeda | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 25 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup qualifying round |
| 5 | Sloga Jugomagnat | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 25 | −7 | 23 | |
| 6 | Rabotnichki | 20 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 30 | 41 | −11 | 21 | |
* ↑ Pobeda qualified for the UEFA Cup qualifying round by winning the 2001–02 Macedonian Football Cup.

#### Results

| Home \ Away | BEL | CEM | POB | RAB | SLO | VAR |
| Belasica | — | 5–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 |
| Cementarnica 55 | 3–1 | — | 1–1 | 5–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 |
| Pobeda | 3–2 | 7–3 | — | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 |
| Rabotnichki | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | — | 3–1 | 2–2 |
| Sloga Jugomagnat | 0–2 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | — | 0–2 |
| Vardar | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | — |

### Relegation group
#### Table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Relegation |
| 7 | Sileks | 20 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 48 | 35 | +13 | 35 | |
| 8 | Napredok | 20 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 34 | 33 | +1 | 35 | |
| 9 | Kumanovo | 20 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 35 | 36 | −1 | 32 | |
| 10 | Pelister | 20 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 37 | 35 | +2 | 27 | |
| 11 | Makedonija G.P. (R) | 20 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 29 | 28 | +1 | 24 | Relegation to the Macedonian Second League |
| 12 | Osogovo (R) | 20 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 22 | 38 | −16 | 19 | Relegation to the Macedonian Second League |

#### Results

| Home \ Away | KUM | MGP | NAP | OSO | PEL | SIL |
| Kumanovo | — | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 5–3 | 3–1 |
| Makedonija | 4–1 | — | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 4–1 |
| Napredok | 3–0 | 2–1 | — | 4–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 |
| Osogovo | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | — | 1–1 | 3–2 |
| Pelister | 3–2 | 3–3 | 5–3 | 5–0 | — | 3–1 |
| Sileks | 4–2 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 1–0 | — |

## Top goalscorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Miroslav Gjokić | Pobeda | 22 |
| 2 | Vancho Micevski | Pelister | 19 |
| 3 | Argjend Beqiri | Sloga Jugomagnat | 15 |