| Season | 2018–19 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 11 August 2018 – 26 May 2019 |
| Champions | Shkëndija 3rd domestic title |
| Relegated | Belasica Pobeda |
| Champions League | Shkëndija |
| Europa League | Akademija Pandev Makedonija G.P. Shkupi |
| Matches | 180 |
| Goals | 440 (2.44 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Vlatko Stojanovski (18 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Renova 9–1Pobeda (4 May 2019) |
| Biggest away win | Belasica 1–4Makedonija G.P. (10 November 2018) Renova 0–3Shkëndija (2 December 2018) |
| Highest scoring | Renova 9–1Pobeda (4 May 2019) |
| Longest winning run | 7 games Shkëndija |
| Longest unbeaten run | 13 games Vardar |
| Longest winless run | 15 games Pobeda |
| Longest losing run | 7 games Pobeda |
2019–20 → All statistics correct as of 26 May 2019. | |
The2018–19 Macedonian First League was the 27th season of theMacedonian First Football League, the highestfootball league ofNorth Macedonia (before 12 February Macedonia). It began on 11 August 2018 and ended on 26 May 2019. Each team played the other sides four times on home-away basis, for a total of 36 matches.Shkëndija were the defending champions, having won their second title in2017–18.
Promoted from2017–18 Second League
Relegated to2018–19 Second League |
Promoted from2018–19 Second League Relegated to2019–20 Second League |
| Akademija Pandev | Belasica | Makedonija G.P. | Pobeda |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kukuš Stadium | Blagoj Istatov Stadium | Gjorče Petrov Stadium | Stadion Goce Delchev |
| Capacity: 1,500 | Capacity: 9,200 | Capacity: 3,000 | |
| Rabotnički Vardar | Renova Shkëndija | Shkupi | Sileks |
| Toše Proeski Arena[a] UEFA | Ecolog Arena | Chair Stadium | City Stadium Kratovo |
| Capacity: 36,460 | Capacity: 15,000 | Capacity: 6,000 | Capacity: 4,800 |
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined underFIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akademija Pandev | Givova | |||
| Belasica | Nike | Cosmopolit | ||
| Makedonija G.P. | Kappa | Evropa | ||
| Pobeda | Jako | Krali Marko &Vitaminka | ||
| Rabotnički | Joma | Seavus | ||
| Renova | Jako | Renova | ||
| Shkëndija | Macron | Ecolog | ||
| Shkupi | Kappa | ATS Group | ||
| Sileks | Legea | |||
| Vardar | Hummel | BetCity |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shkëndija(C) | 36 | 24 | 7 | 5 | 80 | 29 | +51 | 79 | Qualification for theChampions League first qualifying round |
| 2 | Vardar | 36 | 17 | 13 | 6 | 45 | 23 | +22 | 64 | Excluded from European competitions[a] |
| 3 | Akademija Pandev | 36 | 17 | 7 | 12 | 45 | 35 | +10 | 58 | Qualification for theEuropa League first qualifying round |
| 4 | Shkupi | 36 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 40 | 42 | −2 | 48 | |
| 5 | Makedonija G.P. | 36 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 45 | 50 | −5 | 47 | |
| 6 | Renova | 36 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 53 | 49 | +4 | 47 | |
| 7 | Rabotnički | 36 | 13 | 7 | 16 | 43 | 49 | −6 | 46 | |
| 8 | Sileks(O) | 36 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 27 | 39 | −12 | 44 | Qualification for therelegation play-off final |
| 9 | Belasica(R) | 36 | 9 | 11 | 16 | 37 | 49 | −12 | 38 | Relegation to theMacedonian Second League |
| 10 | Pobeda(R) | 36 | 6 | 5 | 25 | 26 | 76 | −50 | 23 |
Each team played home-and-away against every other team in the league twice, for a total of 36 matches each.
| Home \ Away | AKP | BEL | MGP | POB | RAB | REN | SKË | SKU | SIL | VAR | AKP | BEL | MGP | POB | RAB | REN | SKË | SKU | SIL | VAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akademija Pandev | — | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | — | 0–2 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 |
| Belasica | 0–2 | — | 1–4 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | — | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 |
| Makedonija G.P. | 1–0 | 0–0 | — | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | — | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 |
| Pobeda | 2–4 | 1–0 | 0–2 | — | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–3 | — | 0–1 | 2–3 | 1–4 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0–0 |
| Rabotnički | 1–0 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 3–1 | — | 3–4 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | — | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 |
| Renova | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | — | 0–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 9–1 | 1–2 | — | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 |
| Shkëndija | 0–1 | 4–1 | 5–1 | 0–2 | 6–2 | 2–2 | — | 3–0 | 5–0 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 4–2 | 5–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | — | 5–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 |
| Shkupi | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | — | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | — | 2–1 | 2–2 |
| Sileks | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | — | 0–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 2–2 | — | 1–0 |
| Vardar | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | — | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 6–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | — |
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.
| Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shkëndija | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Vardar | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Akademija Pandev | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Shkupi | 6 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
| Makedonija G.P. | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 |
| Renova | 1 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| Rabotnički | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 7 |
| Sileks | 7 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Belasica | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Pobeda | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Leader and qualification for theChampions League first qualifying round | |
| Qualification for theEuropa League first qualifying round | |
| Qualification for theRelegation play-off final | |
| Relegation to theMacedonian Second League |
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Renova | 18 | |
| 2 | Akademija Pandev | 16 | |
| 3 | Shkëndija | 11 | |
| Shkëndija | |||
| Makedonija G.P. | |||
| Rabotnički | |||
| Renova | |||
| 8 | Belasica | 9 | |
| Makedonija G.P. | |||
| 10 | Makedonija G.P. | 8 | |
| Sileks | |||
| Shkëndija | |||
| Vardar |