| Season | 2008–09 |
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| Dates | 3 August 2008 – 31 May 2009 |
| Champions | Makedonija G.P. 1st domestic title |
| Relegated | Napredok |
| Champions League | Makedonija G.P. |
| Europa League | Milano Renova Rabotnichki |
| Matches | 165 |
| Goals | 380 (2.3 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Ivica Gligorovski (14 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Sileks 7–1Napredok (16 November 2008) |
| Biggest away win | Sileks 0–3Metalurg (18 April 2009) |
| Highest scoring | Sileks 7–1Napredok (16 November 2008) |
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The2008–09 Macedonian First League was the 17th season of theMacedonian First Football League, the highestfootball league ofMacedonia. It began on 3 August 2008 and ended on 31 May 2009.Rabotnichki were the defending champions, having won their third titlethe previous year.Bashkimi withdrew from the championship due to financial reasons.[1]
Promoted from2007–08 Second League
Relegated to2008–09 Second League
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Promoted from2008–09 Second League
Relegated to2009–10 Second League
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1 Bashkimi was withdraw from the First League due to financial reasons.
| Club | Manager | City | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Makedonija G.P. | Skopje | Stadion Gjorche Petrov | 3,000 | |
| Metalurg | Skopje | Stadion Zhelezarnica | 4,000 | |
| Milano | Kumanovo | Milano Arena | 3,500 | |
| Napredok | Kichevo | Gradski stadion Kichevo | 5,000 | |
| Pelister | Bitola | Stadion Tumbe Kafe | 8,000 | |
| Pobeda | Prilep | Stadion Goce Delchev | 15,000 | |
| Rabotnichki | Skopje | Philip II Arena[a] | 18,104 | |
| Renova | Djepchishte | Gradski stadion Tetovo | 15,000 | |
| Sileks | Kratovo | Stadion Sileks | 5,000 | |
| Horizont Turnovo | Turnovo | Stadion Kukush | 1,500 | |
| Vardar | Skopje | Philip II Arena[a] | 18,104 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Makedonija G.P.(C) | 30 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 46 | 15 | +31 | 61 | Qualification for theChampions League second qualifying round |
| 2 | Milano | 30 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 48 | 35 | +13 | 55 | Qualification for theEuropa League second qualifying round |
| 3 | Renova | 30 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 41 | 26 | +15 | 54 | Qualification for theEuropa League first qualifying round |
| 4 | Rabotnichki | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 40 | 25 | +15 | 47 | Qualification for theEuropa League second qualifying round[a] |
| 5 | Vardar | 30 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 35 | 23 | +12 | 45 | |
| 6 | Horizont Turnovo | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 25 | 39 | −14 | 37 | |
| 7 | Sileks | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 38 | 41 | −3 | 36 | |
| 8 | Pobeda | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 31 | 47 | −16 | 32 | |
| 9 | Metalurg(O) | 30 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 25 | 35 | −10 | 29 | Qualification for therelegation playoff |
| 10 | Pelister(O) | 30 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 25 | 42 | −17 | 28 | |
| 11 | Napredok(R) | 30 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 52 | −26 | 21 | Relegation to theMacedonian Second League |
| – | Bashkimi[b](D, R) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Banned from theMacedonian Second League |
The schedule consists of three rounds. During the first two rounds, each team played each other once home and away for a total of 20 matches. The pairings of the third round were then set according to the standings after the first two rounds, giving every team a third game against each opponent for a total of 30 games per team.
| Home \ Away | MGP | MET | MIL | NAP | PEL | POB | RAB | REN | SIL | TUR | VAR | MGP | MET | MIL | NAP | PEL | POB | RAB | REN | SIL | TUR | VAR |
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| Makedonija | — | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | — | — | — | — | 0–0 | 3–0 | — | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 |
| Metalurg | 0–1 | — | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | 0–1 | 1–0 | — | — | 0–1 | — | — | — | — |
| Milano | 1–0 | 2–1 | — | 5–0 | 3–0 | 5–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | — | — | — | 4–1 | 3–1 | — | — | 3–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 |
| Napredok | 1–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | — | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | 1–1 | — | — | 1–1 | 0–1 | — | — | — | — |
| Pelister | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | — | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | — | 2–2 | — | 3–1 | — | — | — | 1–0 | — | 2–2 | 0–0 |
| Pobeda | 1–2 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | — | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | — | 1–1 | — | — | 2–1 | — | — | 2–2 | — | 2–0 | 1–1 |
| Rabotnichki | 3–3 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | — | 1–3 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | — | 2–0 | — | 2–0 | 2–0 | — | — | 1–2 | 3–1 | — |
| Renova | 0–3[a] | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | — | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | — | 4–0 | 4–1 | 3–0 | — | — | 1–0 | — | 2–2 | — | — |
| Sileks | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 7–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | — | 4–0 | 0–0 | — | 0–3 | — | 4–2 | 1–0 | 2–3 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Horizont Turnovo | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | — | 1–0 | — | 1–1 | — | 2–0 | — | — | 1–1 | 1–0 | — | 1–1 | |
| Vardar | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 4–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | — | — | 1–0 | — | 2–0 | — | — | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | — | — |
| Metalurg | 5–1 | Bregalnica Shtip |
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| Pelister | 3–0 | Shkëndija 79 |
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| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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| 1 | Milano | 14 | |
| 2 | Renova | 13 | |
| 3 | Sileks | 12 | |
| 4 | Makedonija G.P. | 11 | |
| Napredok | |||
| 6 | Vardar | 10 | |
| 7 | Pelister | 9 | |
| 8 | Milano | 8 | |
| Sileks | |||
| Rabotnichki | |||
| Makedonija G.P. |
Source:Macedonian Football(in English)