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2023–24 Macedonian First Football League
The 2023–24 Macedonian First League is the 32nd season of the Macedonian First Football League, the highest Association football, football league of North Macedonia, Macedonia. It began on 6 August 2023 and is scheduled to end on 19 May 2024. FC Struga, Struga are the defending champions, having won their first title in 2022–23 Macedonian First Football League, 2022–23. The winners qualify for the 2024–25 UEFA Champions League#First qualifying round, Champions League first qualifying round. The second-placed team and 2023–24 Macedonian Football Cup winners qualify for the 2024–25 UEFA Conference League#First qualifying round, Conference League first qualifying round. The tenth-placed team qualify for the #Macedonian First Football League play-off, Macedonian First Football League play-off against the third-placed team from the 2023–24 Macedonian Second Football League. The bottom two teams are relegated to the 2024–25 Macedonian Second Football League. Promotion ...
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2024–25 UEFA Champions League
The UEFA Champions League (abbreviated as UCL, or sometimes, UEFA CL) is an annual club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) and contested by top-division European clubs, deciding the competition winners through a round robin group stage to qualify for a double-legged knockout format, and a single leg final. It is one of the most prestigious football tournaments in the world and the most prestigious club competition in European football, played by the national league champions (and, for some nations, one or more runners-up) of their national associations. Introduced in 1955 as the (French for European Champion Clubs' Cup), and commonly known as the European Cup, it was initially a straight knockout tournament open only to the champions of Europe's domestic leagues, with its winner reckoned as the European club champion. The competition took on its current name in 1992, adding a round-robin group stage in 1991 and allowing multi ...
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KF Besa Dobërdoll
KF Besa Dobërdoll is a football club based in the village of Dobri Dol, Gostivar, North Macedonia. They are currently competing in the Macedonian Second League The Macedonian Second Football League ( mk, Втора македонска Фудбалска Лига, ''Vtora Makedonska Fudbalska Liga''; also called Macedonian Second League, 2. MFL and Vtora Liga) is the second-highest professional football .... Players Current squad References External linksClub info at MacedonianFootball Besa Doberdoll Association football clubs established in 1976 1976 establishments in the Socialist Republic of Macedonia Besa Doberdoll {{NorthMacedonia-footyclub-stub ...
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Toše Proeski Arena
Toše Proeski National Arena ( mk, Национална арена "Тоше Проески") is a sports stadium in Skopje, North Macedonia. It is currently used mostly for football matches, but sometimes also for music concerts or athletics. It is the home stadium of ФК ВАРДАР(FC VARDAR) from Skopje, which compete in the Macedonian First League, as well as the home ground of the North Macedonia national football team on almost all occasions (the other venues rarely chosen being the Goce Delčev Stadium in Prilep, or SRC Biljanini Izvori in Ohrid). The stadium was previously known as the City Park Stadium ( mk, Cтадион Градски парк; Stadion Gradski Park ) until 2009 and Philip II National Arena ( mk, Национална арена "Филип Втори") until 2019. By an executive decision of the government of North Macedonia adopted on 9 April 2019, the National Arena was to be renamed "National Arena Todor Proeski" in honour of the Macedonian pop ...
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Ecolog Arena
Ecolog Arena is a multi-purpose stadium in Tetovo, North Macedonia used primary for football matches. The stadium's capacity is 15,000 seats. History The stadium opened in 1981 and was called Tetovo City Stadium (Stadion Gradski Tetovo) until 2016. The Football Federation of Macedonia and the Tetovo Municipality agreed in March 2015 to renovate the stadium as a part of the UEFA "Hat-trick 4" initiative. The renovation began in April 2015 and was completed in April 2016. Floodlights to play matches at night were erected later the same year. In July 2016, Ecolog International, the owners of KF Shkëndija, took Tetovo City Stadium under concession from the Tetovo municipal council and committed to invest 7.7 million euros to renovate the stadium to be able to host international matches. The ground was renamed Ecolog Arena under the concession agreement. On 12 April 2024, Tetovo Municipality started the demolition of the stadium for the construction of the new stadium.The new st ...
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UEFA Elite Stadium
UEFA stadium categories are categories for football stadiums laid out in UEFA's Stadium Infrastructure Regulations. Using these regulations, stadiums are rated as category one, two, three, or four (renamed from elite) in ascending ranking order. These categories replaced the previous method of ranking stadiums on one to five star scale in 2006. A stadium must be rated as category four in order to host games in the playoffs of the qualifying stage for the UEFA Champions League, or any game in the main competition. Category four is also required to host any game in the main competition of the UEFA Europa League, UEFA Europa Conference League, UEFA Nations League or the UEFA European Championship final tournament. UEFA does not publish lists of stadiums fulfilling the criteria for any of the categories defined in the UEFA Stadium Infrastructure Regulations. General If a retractable roof is present, its use will be directed by consultation between the UEFA delegate and the main assi ...
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Stadion Blagoj Istatov
Blagoj Istatov Stadium is a football stadium in Strumica, North Macedonia. With the last reconstruction in 2017 the stadium has a capacity of 9,200 seats, and it is a third-class field in accordance with UEFA standards. It meets the conditions for a high-ranking competition and is the second such stadium in the country, after the Toše Proeski Arena in Skopje. It is the home ground of FK Belasica, Akademija Pandev and FK Tiverija. History The stadium was built in 1950 with the original capacity of 6,000. In 2005, Joseph S. Blatter unveiled a plaque to commemorate the occasion at the Mladost Stadium in Strumica. The Strumica GOAL Project was approved to finance the improvement of the technical centre and stadium. Today the facility boasts several modern training pitches, modern floodlighting, modern dressing rooms and modern conference room underground on Mladost Stadium newly build Stand . FIFA and UEFA gave Mladost Stadium the green light for international games back in 2004. ...
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Gradski Stadion Štip
City Stadium Štip () is a multi-purpose stadium in Štip, North Macedonia. It is mostly used for football matches and is currently the home stadium of FK Bregalnica Štip FK Bregalnica Štip ( mk, ФК Брегалница Штип) is a football club based in Štip, North Macedonia. They are currently competing in the Macedonian First League. History FK Bregalnica was formed in 1921 and currently plays in the Ma .... The stadium holds 4,000 people. It will hold maybe over 10,000 people by 2016 On 2 May 2012, for the first time in Macedonian football history, the Gradski stadium in Štip was host of the domestic cup final. In preparation for the event, the board of Bregalnica was fixed up the stadium by painting the fence, renovating the press box, locker rooms and bathrooms. References External linksGradski Stadion Štip
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FK Sileks
FK Sileks ( mk, ФК Силекс) is a football club based in Kratovo, North Macedonia who play in the Macedonian First League. History The club was founded in 1965. Sileks biggest accomplishment in 90s came in the Yugoslav Cup where they reached the quarter-final. It was a remarkable achievement considering they defeated both Sarajevo teams, FK Željezničar and FK Sarajevo in back to back rounds. Since the formation of the First Macedonian Football League, they played at top level from the start until their relegation in 2013. Their biggest success happened during the 90s, when they won three league titles (including a record five time runners-up) and two national cups. *After 24 years finally Silkes managed to win the Macedonian cup. Beating Akademia Pandev on PK 3-2 after scoreless draw 0-0 in 120 mins extra time. Home ground Stadium Sileks (Macedonian: Градски стадион Силекс-Кратово) is a multi-purpose stadium in Kratovo, North Macedonia. It i ...
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FK Rabotnički
FK Rabotnichki ( mk, ФК Работнички) or more commonly Rabotnički (old transliteration) and Rabotnicki is a football club that plays at the Toshe Proeski Arena in Skopje, North Macedonia. They currently compete in the Macedonian First League. History FK Rabotnichki was founded in 1937 as SK Radnički Skoplje. It is widely regarded as the ‘railway football club’. It started competing in the 1938–39 Second League of the Skoplje Football Subassociation which finished 4th out of 5 teams. However the next season Radnički won the league with no defeats among 6 teams and with a goal difference of 45–6, thus earning promotion to the First League of the Skoplje Football Subassociation. However the 1940–41 season of the First League of the Skoplje Football Subassociation was interrupted by the start of the Second World War. By the time Rabotnički had one win, two draws and one defeat. After the end of the war, for a long time, Rabotnichki competed in the Federa ...
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KF Shkëndija
Klubi i Futbollit Shkëndija () commonly known as Shkëndija, is a football club based in Tetovo, North Macedonia. Their home stadium is Ecolog Arena and they currently play in the Macedonian First League. In the 2010–11 season of the Macedonian First Football League, the club won its first major championship. History SFRY Period KF Shkëndija was formed on 27 August 1979 by ethnic Albanians from Tetovo. The purpose of forming the club was so that the Albanians throughout Yugoslavia could unite in supporting a club for Albanians. FK Shkëndija was frowned upon by Yugoslav officials as it was thought the club would awaken nationalist feelings among the Albanians of Yugoslavia. Starting at the lowest division in Yugoslavia, the Municipal League, KF Shkëndija played their first match against FK Kosmos, winning 4–0. Shkëndija won the division in the 1979–1980 season, resulting in Shkëndija being promoted into the Third division. After claiming the third division title in ...
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FC AP Brera Strumica
FK Akademija Pandev Brera Strumica ( mk, ФК Академија Пандев Брера Струмица), commonly known as AP Brera Strumica, is a Macedonian football club based in Strumica, which competes in the Macedonian First League. History The club was founded in 2010 as Akademija Pandev by the Macedonian football player Goran Pandev, after whom the academy was named. As of 2014, AP Brera has a senior team competing in the Macedonian senior leagues and in 2017, the senior team was promoted to the Macedonian First League for the first time in its history. In February 2018, the team moved to play their home games at Stadion Kukuš due to a disagreement over rent with FK Belasica. In the 2018–19 season they won the Macedonian Football Cup winning beating Makedonija G.P on penalties after a 2–2 draw. Akademija won 4–2 on Penalties 6–4 in aggregate. In August 2022, Goran Pandev and Italian based side Brera Calcio entered into a sponsorship agreement which would see ...
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