# 2020–21 Macedonian First League

The 2020–21 Macedonian First League is the 29th season of the Macedonian First League, with 12 teams participating in it. The season began in October 2020.

## Competition format

Twelve teams that compose the league will play a double-legged round robin tournament. The top six teams supposed to compete in the Superleague. The teams that finish from 7th to 12th position on the table, supposed to play in the "Play-out" league and the last four teams at the end of season would be relegated.
However, the competition format was changed in midseason. Instead of playing the Superleague, the first eight teams at the end of regular season will compete in the Playoff tournament and the last four teams will compete in Playoff tournament where two defeated teams will be relegated.

## Teams

TFT Skopje and Crn Drim were promoted, while no team was relegated.
| Team | Home City | Arena |
| Akademija FMP | Skopje | Nezavisna Makedonija |
| Crn Drim | Struga | |
| EuroNickel 2005 | Kavadarci | Jasmin |
| Gostivar 2015 | Gostivar | Mladost Gostivar |
| Kožuv | Gevgelija | 26-ti April |
| Kumanovo 2009 | Kumanovo | Sports Hall Kumanovo |
| MZT Skopje Aerodrom | Skopje | Jane Sandanski Arena |
| MZT Skopje Uni Banka | Skopje | Jane Sandanski Arena |
| Pelister | Bitola | Sports Hall Mladost |
| Rabotnički | Skopje | Gradski Park |
| TFT | Skopje | Forza Sport Center |
| Vardar | Skopje | Kale |
* Teams that play in the 2020–21 Second Adriatic League
* Teams that play in the 2020–21 Balkan League

## Regular season
### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Pelister | 22 | 17 | 5 | 2199 | 1780 | +419 | 39 | Qualification to the playoff |
| 2 | Rabotnički | 22 | 15 | 7 | 1791 | 1760 | +31 | 37 | Qualification to the playoff |
| 3 | EuroNickel 2005 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 1966 | 1868 | +98 | 37 | Qualification to the playoff |
| 4 | MZT Skopje Aerodrom | 22 | 14 | 8 | 1901 | 1693 | +208 | 36 | Qualification to the playoff |
| 5 | Kumanovo 2009 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 1863 | 1804 | +59 | 35 | Qualification to the playoff |
| 6 | Gostivar | 22 | 13 | 9 | 1903 | 1856 | +47 | 35 | Qualification to the playoff |
| 7 | TFT Skopje | 22 | 12 | 10 | 1846 | 1827 | +19 | 34 | Qualification to the playoff |
| 8 | Akademija FMP | 22 | 11 | 11 | 1720 | 1765 | −45 | 33 | Qualification to the playoff |
| 9 | Kožuv | 22 | 10 | 12 | 1774 | 1787 | −13 | 32 | Qualification to the playout |
| 10 | MZT Skopje Uni Banka | 22 | 6 | 16 | 1660 | 1836 | −176 | 28 | Qualification to the playout |
| 11 | Vardar | 22 | 4 | 18 | 1710 | 2021 | −311 | 26 | Qualification to the playout |
| 12 | Crn Drim | 22 | 2 | 20 | 1636 | 1972 | −336 | 24 | Qualification to the playout |

## Playoff

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Pelister | 2 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Akademija FMP | 0 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Akademija FMP | 0 | 1 | Pelister | 0 | | | |
| | | | 4 | MZT Skopje Aerodrom | 2 | | | |
| 4 | MZT Skopje Aerodrom | 2 | 4 | MZT Skopje Aerodrom | 2 | | | |
| 5 | Kumanovo 2009 | 1 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Kumanovo 2009 | 1 | | | | 4 | MZT Skopje Aerodrom | 3 |
| | | | | | | 3 | EuroNickel 2005 | 0 |
| 2 | Rabotnički | 2 | | | | | | | 3 | EuroNickel 2005 | 0 |
| 7 | TFT Skopje | 0 | | | | | | |
| 7 | TFT Skopje | 0 | 2 | Rabotnički | 0 | | | |
| | | | 3 | EuroNickel 2005 | 2 | | | |
| 3 | EuroNickel 2005 | 2 | 3 | EuroNickel 2005 | 2 | | | |
| 6 | Gostivar | 0 | | | | | | |

## Playout

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Kozuv | 2-1 | Crn Drim | | |
| MZT Skopje Uni Banka | 2-0 | Vardar | | |