Season 2015–16 Location Macedonia (FYROM) Matches played 162 | Dates 9 Aug 2015 – 19 May 2016 Goals scored 426 | |
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Champions Vardar9th Macedonian title10th domestic title Europa League ShkëndijaRabotničkiSileks Similar 2015–16 Maltese Premier L, 2015–16 Slovenian PrvaLiga, 2015 Úrvalsdeild | ||
The 2015–16 Macedonian First League was the 24th season of the Macedonian First Football League, the highest football league of Macedonia. It began on 9 August 2015 and ended in 19 May 2016. It was the last season as the format changed from the 2016–17 season which will each team be played the other sides four times on home-away basis, for a total of 36 matches each instead of play-off and play-out after 27th round.
Contents
- Promotion and relegation
- Personnel and kits
- Regular season
- Second phase
- Championship round
- Results
- Relegation round
- Second Leg
- Top scorers
- References
The league was contested by 10 teams. Vardar are the defending champions, having won their eight title in 2014–15.
Promotion and relegation
1 Mladost Carev Dvor was declined their participation from the Second League due to financial problems.
Personnel and kits
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Regular season
The first 27 Rounds comprise the first phase of the season, also called the Regular season. In the first phase, every team plays against each other team twice on a home-away basis till all the teams have played two matches against each other. The table standings at the end of the Regular season determine the group in which each team is going to play in the Play-offs.
Second phase
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 4 advance to the Relegation group.
Championship round
In the Championship round, each team plays against every other one only once, making 5 games in total. Records from the first phase are carried over. Teams play each other once with each team playing five games in this round.
Results
Source: MacedonianFootball.com
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Relegation round
In the Relegation round, each team plays twice against every opponent on a home-away basis. Records from the first phase are carried over. Teams play each other twice with each team playing six games in this round.
Results
Source: MacedonianFootball.com
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Second Leg
Pelister won 3–1 on aggregate.
Top scorers
As of 19 May 2016Source: MacedonianFootball