| Season | 2021–22 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 10 August 2021 – 15 May 2022 |
| Champions | Shkupi 1st domestic title |
| Relegated | Borec Pelister |
| Champions League | Shkupi |
| Europa Conference League | Akademija Pandev Shkëndija Makedonija G.P. |
| Matches | 198 |
| Goals | 469 (2.37 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Sunday Adetunji (20 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Shkupi 5–0Pelister (21 November 2021) Akademija Pandev 5–0Skopje (20 February 2022) Akademija Pandev 5–0Borec (9 March 2022) Tikvesh 5–0Borec (23 April 2022) |
| Biggest away win | Pelister 0–3Bregalnica (24 October 2021) Borec 1–4Renova (21 November 2021) |
| Highest scoring | Renova 5–2Bregalnica (26 September 2021) |
| Longest winning run | 6 games Makedonija G.P. Shkupi |
| Longest unbeaten run | 16 games Shkupi |
| Longest winless run | 23 games Pelister |
| Longest losing run | 5 games Borec Pelister |
2022–23 → All statistics correct as of 21 May 2022. | |
The2021–22 Macedonian First League was the 30th season of theMacedonian First Football League, the highestfootball league ofNorth Macedonia. It began on 8 August 2021 and ended on 15 May 2022.Shkëndija are the defending champions, having won their fourth title in2020–21.
Promoted from2020–21 Second League
Relegated to2021–22 Second League |
Promoted from2021–22 Second League Relegated to2022–23 Second League |
1 Renova withdrew from the First League due to financial reasons.[7]
| Akademija Pandev | Borec | Bregalnica | Makedonija G.P. | Pelister | Rabotnički |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blagoj Istatov Stadium UEFA | Zoran Paunov Stadium | City Stadium Štip | Gjorče Petrov Stadium | Petar Miloševski Stadium | Toše Proeski Arena UEFA |
| Capacity: 9,200 | Capacity: 2,000 | Capacity: 4,000 | Capacity: 3,000 | Capacity: 9,100 | Capacity: 36,460 |
| Renova Shkëndija | Shkupi | Skopje | Struga | Tikvesh | |
| Tetovo Stadium | Čair Stadium Skopje | Železarnica Stadium | Gradska Plaža Stadium | City Stadium Kavadarci | |
| Capacity: 15,000 | Capacity: 6,000 | Capacity: 3,000 | Capacity: 2,500 | Capacity: 7,500 | |
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 | Vacant | Sportika SA | Strumka, JOXX, Elenica | |
| Borec | Legea | Brako | ||
| Bregalnica | Puma | Gogov Hotel | ||
| Makedonija G.P. | Givova | betinasia, Tesla | ||
| Pelister | Legea | SN Broker | ||
| Rabotnički | Joma | Seavus | ||
| Renova | Jako | Renova | ||
| Shkëndija | Macron | Ecolog | ||
| Shkupi | Sunrise | – | ||
| Skopje | Givova | bet2day | ||
| Struga | Macron | Trim & Lum | ||
| Tikvesh | Joma | Klimi.mk,Sinalco |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shkupi(C) | 33 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 66 | 21 | +45 | 76 | Qualification toChampions League first qualifying round |
| 2 | Akademija Pandev | 33 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 55 | 32 | +23 | 64 | Qualification toEuropa Conference League first qualifying round |
| 3 | Shkëndija | 33 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 49 | 25 | +24 | 61 | |
| 4 | Makedonija G.P. | 33 | 17 | 6 | 10 | 46 | 44 | +2 | 57 | Qualification toEuropa Conference League second qualifying round[a] |
| 5 | Renova | 33 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 42 | 29 | +13 | 48 | |
| 6 | Struga | 33 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 47 | |
| 7 | Bregalnica | 33 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 45 | 47 | −2 | 45 | |
| 8 | Rabotnički | 33 | 13 | 4 | 16 | 29 | 35 | −6 | 43 | |
| 9 | Skopje(O) | 33 | 9 | 8 | 16 | 27 | 45 | −18 | 35 | Qualification toRelegation play-off |
| 10 | Tikvesh(O) | 33 | 9 | 7 | 17 | 36 | 38 | −2 | 34 | |
| 11 | Borec(R) | 33 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 25 | 66 | −41 | 21 | Relegation toMacedonian Second League |
| 12 | Pelister(R) | 33 | 2 | 8 | 23 | 16 | 54 | −38 | 14 |
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 | AKA | BOR | BRE | MGP | PEL | RAB | REN | SKE | SKU | SKO | STR | TIK | AKA | BOR | BRE | MGP | PEL | RAB | REN | SKE | SKU | SKO | STR | TIK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akademija Pandev | — | 5–0 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | — | — | 2–1 | — | 2–0 | 2–1 | — | 4–2 | — | 1–2 | 1–0 | — |
| Borec | 1–2 | — | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | — | — | 0–1 | — | — | 1–5 | — | — | 1–0 | 2–0 | — |
| Bregalnica | 3–2 | 2–1 | — | 4–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–3 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | — | 3–0 | — | — | — | 0–3 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 4–1 | — | — | 1–0 |
| Makedonija G.P. | 4–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | — | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | — | 1–1 | — | 2–0 | 1–0 | — | — | — | 1–1 | 1–3 | — |
| Pelister | 0–0 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 0–2 | — | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | — | 2–1 | 1–0 | — | — | — | — | 0–2 | 0–1 | — | — | 1–1 |
| Rabotnički | 0–3 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | — | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | — | 2–1 | — | — | 2–1 | — | — | — | — | 0–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 |
| Renova | 1–2 | 2–0 | 5–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | — | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | — | — | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | — | — | — | 2–0 | 1–1 | — |
| Shkëndija | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | — | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | — | 0–0 | — | 3–1 | — | 1–0 | 1–1 | — | 0–0 | — | — | 2–1 |
| Shkupi | 2–1 | 3–0 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | — | 4–1 | 4–0 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 3–1 | — | 1–1 | — | 2–0 | 2–0 | — | — | — | — | 1–0 |
| Skopje | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–3 | — | 1–0 | 2–1 | — | — | 4–1 | — | 4–2 | — | — | 0–2 | 0–0 | — | — | 1–2 |
| Struga | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 1–0 | — | 0–0 | — | — | 1–0 | — | 4–0 | — | — | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | — | — |
| Tikvesh | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | — | 1–2 | 5–0 | — | 2–1 | — | — | 0–1 | — | — | — | 2–0 | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shkupi | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 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 |
| Akademija Pandev | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Shkëndija | 8 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Makedonija G.P. | 1 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Renova | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
| Struga | 6 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
| Bregalnica | 7 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Rabotnički | 2 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Skopje | 5 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Tikvesh | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Borec | 11 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| Pelister | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 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 |
| Tikvesh | 4–1 | Voska Sport |
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