| Season | 1997–98 |
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| Dates | 10 August 1997 – 31 May 1998[1] |
| Champions | Sileks 3rd domestic title |
| Relegated | Belasica Bregalnica |
| Champions League | Sileks |
| Cup Winners' Cup | Vardar |
| UEFA Cup | Sloga Jugomagnat |
| Intertoto Cup | Makedonija |
| Matches | 169 |
| Goals | 382 (2.26 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Toni Atanasov (12 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Makedonija 7–1Bregalnica (24 August 1997) |
| Biggest away win | Belasica 0–4Sileks (4 October 1997) |
| Highest scoring | Makedonija 7–1Bregalnica (24 August 1997) |
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The1997–98 Macedonian First League was the 6th season of theMacedonian First Football League, the highestfootball league ofMacedonia. The first matches of the season were played on 10 August 1997 and the last on 31 May 1998.[1]Sileks defended their championship title, having won their third title in a row.
Promoted from1996–97 Second League Relegated to1997–98 Second League
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Promoted from1997–98 Second League
Relegated to1998–99 Second League
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1 Bregalnica Shtip was removed from the league after the round 19, due to the absence in a match against Sloga Jugomagnat. Their matches from round 14 were annulled.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sileks(C) | 25 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 40 | 21 | +19 | 48 | Qualification for theChampions League first qualifying round |
| 2 | Sloga Jugomagnat | 25 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 25 | 16 | +9 | 43 | Qualification for theUEFA Cup first qualifying round |
| 3 | Makedonija | 25 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 34 | 21 | +13 | 42 | Qualification for theIntertoto Cup first round |
| 4 | Vardar | 25 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 34 | 25 | +9 | 41 | Qualification for theCup Winners' Cup qualifying round |
| 5 | Pobeda | 25 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 29 | 21 | +8 | 39 | |
| 6 | Pelister | 25 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 31 | 24 | +7 | 37 | |
| 7 | Borec | 25 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 28 | 30 | −2 | 33 | |
| 8 | Balkan | 25 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 21 | −1 | 31 | |
| 9 | Cementarnica 55 | 25 | 9 | 3 | 13 | 28 | 32 | −4 | 30 | |
| 10 | Skopje | 25 | 9 | 3 | 13 | 31 | 45 | −14 | 30 | |
| 11 | Tikvesh | 25 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 23 | 27 | −4 | 29 | |
| 12 | Sasa | 25 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 21 | 32 | −11 | 29 | |
| 13 | Belasica(R) | 25 | 8 | 4 | 13 | 25 | 35 | −10 | 28 | Relegation to theMacedonian Second League |
| 14 | Bregalnica Shtip[a](R) | 13 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 13 | 32 | −19 | 12 |
| Home \ Away | BAL | BEL | BOR | BRE | CEM | MGP | PEL | POB | SAS | SIL | SKO | SLO | TIK | VAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balkan | — | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 |
| Belasica | 0–0 | — | 1–1 | — | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–4 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 |
| Borec | 2–0 | 2–1 | — | 3–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 |
| Bregalnica Shtip | — | 3–1 | — | — | 1–2 | 1–0[a] | 0–2 | 1–0 | — | 0–3[a] | 0–3 | — | 2–1 | — |
| Cementarnica 55 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 3–0[a] | — | 2–2 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 3–0 |
| Makedonija | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 7–1 | 1–0 | — | 0–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 |
| Pelister | 1–1 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 4–0[a] | 0–3 | 0–1 | — | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 |
| Pobeda | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | — | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | — | 0–0 | 1–2 | 5–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 |
| Sasa | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–0[a] | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | — | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 |
| Sileks | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | — | 2–3 | 3–0 | 4–2 | 2–0 |
| Skopje | 1–0 | 3–2 | 3–2 | — | 3–0 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 0–2 | — | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 |
| Sloga Jugomagnat | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | — | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Tikvesh | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | — | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | — | 3–2 |
| Vardar | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | — |
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belasica | 12 | |
| 2 | Makedonija | 11 | |
| 3 | Pobeda | 10 | |
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