| Season | 2001–02 |
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| Dates | 12 August 2001 – 29 May 2002 |
| Champions | Vardar 4th Macedonian title 5th domestic title |
| Relegated | Makedonija G.P. Osogovo |
| Champions League | Vardar |
| UEFA Cup | Belasica Pobeda |
| Intertoto Cup | Cementarnica |
| Matches | 192 |
| Goals | 561 (2.92 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Miroslav Gjokić (22 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Sileks 7–1Napredok (19 August 2001) Sloga J. 7–1Kumanovo (7 November 2001) Cementarnica 6–0Kumanovo (2 December 2001) |
| Biggest away win | Sileks 0–7Rabotnichki (3 March 2002) |
| Highest scoring | Pobeda 7–3Cementarnica (29 May 2002) |
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The2001–02 Macedonian First League was the 10th season of theMacedonian First Football League, the highestfootball league ofMacedonia. The first matches of the season were played on 12 August 2001 and the last on 29 May 2002.Sloga Jugomagnat were the defending champions, having won their third title in a row. The 2001–02 champions wereVardar who had won their fourth title, first since 1995. That was the first season in which the league consisted of 12 teams and only season (until the2014–15 season) which contained the league play-off/play-out system.
Promoted from2000–01 Second League Relegated to2001–02 Second League
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Promoted from2001–02 Second League
Relegated to2002–03 Second League
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The first 22 Rounds comprise the first phase of the season, also called theRegular season. In the first phase, every team plays against every other team twice on a home-away basis. The table standings at the end of theRegular season determine the group in which each team is going to play in the Play-offs.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pobeda | 22 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 41 | 23 | +18 | 44 | Qualification for thechampionship round |
| 2 | Belasica | 22 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 36 | 19 | +17 | 44 | |
| 3 | Vardar | 22 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 29 | 18 | +11 | 41 | |
| 4 | Rabotnichki | 22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 40 | 25 | +15 | 39 | |
| 5 | Cementarnica 55 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 32 | 19 | +13 | 35 | |
| 6 | Sloga Jugomagnat | 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 32 | 22 | +10 | 35 | |
| 7 | Sileks | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 44 | 35 | +9 | 33 | Qualification for therelegation round |
| 8 | Kumanovo | 22 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 27 | 42 | −15 | 32 | |
| 9 | Napredok | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 17 | 33 | −16 | 24 | |
| 10 | Pelister | 22 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 24 | 40 | −16 | 19 | |
| 11 | Osogovo | 22 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 18 | 40 | −22 | 16 | |
| 12 | Makedonija GP | 22 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 38 | −24 | 15 |
| Home \ Away | BEL | CEM | KUM | MGP | NAP | OSO | PEL | POB | RAB | SIL | SLO | VAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belasica | — | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 |
| Cementarnica 55 | 2–2 | — | 6–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 |
| Kumanovo | 3–1 | 2–1 | — | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–4 | 0–0 | 2–1 |
| Makedonija | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | — | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–4 | 0–0 | 1–0 |
| Napredok | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | — | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 |
| Osogovo | 1–2 | 0–0 | 3–4 | 2–0 | 3–0 | — | 3–1 | 3–4 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 |
| Pelister | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | — | 3–3 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 |
| Pobeda | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 5–0 | — | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 |
| Rabotnichki | 2–3 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | — | 2–1 | 4–2 | 2–3 |
| Sileks | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 7–1 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 0–7 | — | 6–2 | 2–1 |
| Sloga Jugomagnat | 0–0 | 0–2 | 7–1 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | — | 0–0 |
| Vardar | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | — |
The second phase are the so-called Play-off Rounds which is divided in two groups: Championship and Relegation. The top 6 ranked teams on the table after the Regular Season qualify for the Championship group, while the bottom 6 advance to the Relegation group. The teams will keep only the head-to-head records with the teams which he entered.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vardar(C) | 20 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 28 | 16 | +12 | 37 | Qualification for theChampions League first qualifying round |
| 2 | Belasica | 20 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 29 | 22 | +7 | 36 | Qualification for theUEFA Cup qualifying round |
| 3 | Cementarnica 55 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 33 | 34 | −1 | 27 | Qualification for theIntertoto Cup first round |
| 4 | Pobeda | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 25 | Qualification for theUEFA Cup qualifying round[a] |
| 5 | Sloga Jugomagnat | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 25 | −7 | 23 | |
| 6 | Rabotnichki | 20 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 30 | 41 | −11 | 21 |
| Home \ Away | BEL | CEM | POB | RAB | SLO | VAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belasica | — | 5–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 |
| Cementarnica 55 | 3–1 | — | 1–1 | 5–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 |
| Pobeda | 3–2 | 7–3 | — | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 |
| Rabotnichki | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | — | 3–1 | 2–2 |
| Sloga Jugomagnat | 0–2 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | — | 0–2 |
| Vardar | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | — |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Sileks | 20 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 48 | 35 | +13 | 35 | |
| 8 | Napredok | 20 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 34 | 33 | +1 | 35 | |
| 9 | Kumanovo | 20 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 35 | 36 | −1 | 32 | |
| 10 | Pelister | 20 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 37 | 35 | +2 | 27 | |
| 11 | Makedonija G.P.(R) | 20 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 29 | 28 | +1 | 24 | Relegation to theMacedonian Second League |
| 12 | Osogovo(R) | 20 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 22 | 38 | −16 | 19 |
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pobeda | 22 | |
| 2 | Pelister | 19 | |
| 3 | Sloga Jugomagnat | 15 |