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The 2015–16 Macedonian First League was the 24th season of the
Macedonian First Football League The Macedonian First Football League (), also called Macedonian First League, 1. MFL, and Prva Liga, is the highest professional football competition in Macedonia. It is a professional league competition for football clubs located at the top of ...
, the highest
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league of
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. It began on 9 August 2015 and ended on 19 May 2016. It was the last season as the format changed from the 2016–17 season which will each team be played the other sides four times on home-away basis, for a total of 36 matches each instead of play-off and play-out after 27th round. The league was contested by 10 teams.
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are the defending champions, having won their eight title in 2014–15.


Promotion and relegation

1 Mladost Carev Dvor was declined their participation from the Second League due to financial problems.


Participating teams


Personnel and kits

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under
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eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


Regular season

The first 27 Rounds comprise the first phase of the season, also called the ''Regular season''. In the first phase, every team plays against each other team twice on a home-away basis till all the teams have played two matches against each other. 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


Results


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 4 advance to the Relegation group.


Championship round

In the Championship round, each team plays against every other one only once, making 5 games in total. Records from the first phase are carried over. Teams play each other once with each team playing five games in this round.


Table


Results


Relegation round

In the Relegation round, each team plays twice against every opponent on a home-away basis. Records from the first phase are carried over. Teams play each other twice with each team playing six games in this round.


Table


Results


Relegation play-offs


First leg


Second leg

''Pelister won 3–1 on aggregate.''


Season statistics


Top scorers

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See also

*
2015–16 Macedonian Football Cup The 2015–16 Macedonian Football Cup was the 24th season of Macedonia's football knockout competition. Rabotnichki are the defending champions, having won their fourth title in the previous year. Competition calendar First round The Matches ...
* 2015–16 Macedonian Second Football League * 2015–16 Macedonian Third Football League


References


External links


Football Federation of Macedonia

MacedonianFootball.com
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