The 2020–21 Macedonian First League was the 29th season of the
Macedonian First Football League
The Macedonian First Football League ( mk, Прва македонска фудбалска лига, ''Prva Мakedonska Fudbalska Liga''), also called Macedonian First League, 1. MFL, and Prva Liga, is the highest professional football competitio ...
, the highest
football
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league of
North Macedonia
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. It began on 8 August 2020 and ended on 16 May 2021.
Vardar
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are the defending champions, having won their eleventh title in
2019–20 after was season abandoned due to the
COVID-19 pandemic
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. They was the third defending champions to be relegated as defending champions.
Promotion and relegation
Participating teams
Personnel and kits
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA
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eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
League table
Results
Every team will play three times against each other team for a total of 33 matches. The first 22 matchdays will consist of a regular double round-robin schedule. The league standings at this point will then be used to determine the games for the last 11 matchdays.
Matches 1–22
Matches 23–33
Positions by round
The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches. In order to preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches are not included to the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards.
Relegation play-offs
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Season statistics
Top scorers
See also
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2020–21 Macedonian Football Cup
The 2020–21 Macedonian Football Cup was the 29th season of North Macedonia's football knockout competition. This edition did not have a defending champions due to the interruption of the previous edition due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Competitio ...
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2020–21 Macedonian Second Football League
The 2020–21 Macedonian Second Football League is the 29th season of the Macedonian Second Football League, the second division in the Macedonian football league system. The season began on 22 August 2020 and concluded on 15 May 2021.
East Part ...
References
External links
Football Federation of MacedoniaMacedonianFootball.com
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North Macedonia
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1
2020-21
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