| Season | 2020–21 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 8 August 2020 – 16 May 2021 |
| Champions | Shkëndija 4th domestic title |
| Relegated | Sileks Vardar Belasica |
| Champions League | Shkëndija |
| Europa Conference League | Shkupi Struga Sileks |
| Matches | 198 |
| Goals | 485 (2.45 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Besart Ibraimi (24 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Sileks 6–0Vardar (11 April 2021) |
| Biggest away win | Belasica 0–6Sileks (9 August 2020) |
| Highest scoring | Rabotnichki 3–5Shkëndija (28 April 2021) |
| Longest winning run | 8 games Shkëndija |
| Longest unbeaten run | 17 games Shkëndija |
| Longest winless run | 10 games Belasica Pelister Vardar |
| Longest losing run | 7 games Belasica |
2021–22 → All statistics correct as of 16 May 2021. | |
The2020–21 Macedonian First League was the 29th season of theMacedonian First Football League, the highestfootball league ofNorth Macedonia. It began on 8 August 2020 and ended on 16 May 2021.Vardar were the defending champions, having won their eleventh title in2019–20 after was season abandoned due to theCOVID-19 pandemic. They were the third defending champions to be relegated as defending champions.
Promoted from2019–20 Second League Relegated to2020–21 Second League
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Promoted from2020–21 Second League
Relegated to2021–22 Second League |
| Akademija Pandev Belasica | Borec | Makedonija G.P. | Pelister | Rabotnički Vardar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blagoj Istatov Stadium UEFA | Zoran Paunov Stadium | Gjorče Petrov Stadium | Tumbe Kafe Stadium | Toše Proeski Arena UEFA |
| Capacity: 9,200 | Capacity: 2,000 | Capacity: 3,000 | Capacity: 9,100 | Capacity: 36,460 |
| Renova Shkëndija | Shkupi | Sileks | Struga | |
| Tetovo Stadium | Park Stadium | City Stadium Kratovo | Gradska Plaža Stadium | |
| Capacity: 15,000 | Capacity: 6,000 | Capacity: 4,800 | Capacity: 2,500 | |
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 | Strumka, JOXX, Elenica | |||
| Belasica | Pinda Shop | |||
| Borec | Brako | |||
| Makedonija G.P. | betinasia, Tesla | |||
| Pelister | SN Broker | |||
| Rabotnički | Seavus | |||
| Renova | Renova | |||
| Shkëndija | Ecolog | |||
| Shkupi | - | |||
| Sileks | - | |||
| Struga | Trim & Lum | |||
| Vardar | Komiti Skopje |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shkëndija(C) | 33 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 69 | 26 | +43 | 75 | Qualification for theChampions League first qualifying round |
| 2 | Shkupi | 33 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 41 | 24 | +17 | 59 | Qualification for theEuropa Conference League first qualifying round |
| 3 | Struga | 33 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 39 | 24 | +15 | 57 | |
| 4 | Makedonija G.P. | 33 | 16 | 7 | 10 | 53 | 43 | +10 | 55 | |
| 5 | Rabotnički | 33 | 11 | 15 | 7 | 45 | 39 | +6 | 48 | |
| 6 | Pelister | 33 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 34 | 38 | −4 | 45 | |
| 7 | Akademija Pandev | 33 | 12 | 5 | 16 | 32 | 36 | −4 | 41 | |
| 8 | Borec | 33 | 11 | 7 | 15 | 32 | 36 | −4 | 40 | |
| 9 | Sileks(R) | 33 | 10 | 6 | 17 | 49 | 45 | +4 | 36 | Qualification for theEuropa Conference League first qualifying round andrelegation play-off[a] |
| 10 | Renova(O) | 33 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 36 | 46 | −10 | 36 | Qualification for therelegation play-off |
| 11 | Vardar(R) | 33 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 32 | 60 | −28 | 31 | Relegation to theMacedonian Second League |
| 12 | Belasica(R) | 33 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 23 | 68 | −45 | 17 |
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.
| Home \ Away | AKP | BEL | BOR | MGP | PEL | RAB | REN | SKË | SKU | SIL | STR | VAR | AKP | BEL | BOR | MGP | PEL | RAB | REN | SKË | SKU | SIL | STR | VAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akademija Pandev | — | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | — | — | 3–1 | — | — | — | 1–1 | — | 0–1 | — | 1–0 | 3–0 |
| Belasica | 0–0 | — | 2–2 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 0–6 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–2 | — | — | 0–2 | — | 1–1 | — | 0–3 | — | 1–3 | — | — |
| Borec | 2–0 | 2–1 | — | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | — | 1–0 | — | — | 0–0 | — | 2–0 | — | 0–1 | — | 0–1 | 2–0 |
| Makedonija G.P. | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | — | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | — | 2–1 | — | 3–0 | — | — | 3–4 | — | 0–3 | 2–3 | — |
| Pelister | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | — | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | — | — | — | — | 1–0 | — | — | 3–2 | — | 2–0 |
| Rabotnički | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | — | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | — | 2–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | — | — | 3–5 | — | 3–1 | — | — |
| Renova | 2–0 | 2–4 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0–1 | — | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | — | 3–1 | — | 1–2 | — | 1–1 | — | 0–3 | — | 2–1 | — | — |
| Shkëndija | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | — | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | — | 3–1 | — | 1–0 | — | — | — | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | — |
| Shkupi | 0–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 4–3 | 2–2 | — | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | — | 0–1 | — | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | — | — | — | — | 2–0 |
| Sileks | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 4–3 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | — | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | — | 1–1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1–3 | — | 0–1 | 6–0 |
| Struga | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | — | 2–2 | — | 3–1 | — | — | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | — | 0–0 | — | — | 1–0 |
| Vardar | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 1–5 | 1–0 | 0–4 | 1–1 | — | — | 1–0 | — | 0–2 | — | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–6 | — | — | — | — |
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 |
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| Shkëndija | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Shkupi | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Struga | 8 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| Makedonija G.P. | 2 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| Rabotnički | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Pelister | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Akademija Pandev | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 |
| Borec | 3 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
| Sileks | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
| Renova | 7 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
| Vardar | 10 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| Belasica | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| Leader and qualification for theChampions League first qualifying round | |
| Qualification for theEuropa Conference League first qualifying round | |
| Qualification for theRelegation play-off | |
| Relegation to theMacedonian Second League |
| Renova | 2–2 | Ohrid |
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| Report |
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| Penalties | ||
| 3–2 |
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| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shkëndija | 24 | |
| 2 | Shkupi | 16 | |
| 3 | Sileks | 13 | |
| 4 | Rabotnichki | 12 | |
| 5 | Sileks | 9 | |
| 6 | Makedonija G.P. | 8 | |
| Makedonija G.P. | |||
| Vardar &Shkupi | |||
| Sileks | |||
| Renova | |||
| Belasica | |||
| Belasica &Vardar | |||
| Renova | |||
| Renova | |||
| Rabotnichki |