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2015–16 Macedonian First Football League

Macedonian First League
Season 2015–16
Champions Vardar
9th Macedonian title
10th domestic title
Relegated Metalurg
Mladost
Horizont Turnovo
Champions League Vardar
Europa League Shkëndija
Rabotnički
Sileks
Matches played 162
Goals scored 426 (2.63 per match)
Top goalscorer Besart Ibraimi (26 goals)
Biggest home win Vardar 6–0 Mladost
Biggest away win Mladost 0–5 Bregalnica
Highest scoring Renova 5–2 Horizont Turnovo
Longest winning run 9 games
Shkendija
Longest unbeaten run 15 games
Rabotnichki
Longest winless run 11 games
Mladost
Longest losing run 10 games
Mladost
All statistics correct as of 19 May 2016.

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.

The league was contested by 10 teams. Vardar are the defending champions, having won their eight title in 2014–15.

Promoted from 2014–15 Second League

Relegated to 2015–16 Second League

Promoted from 2015–16 Second League

Relegated to 2016–17 Second League

1 Mladost Carev Dvor was declined their participation from the Second League due to financial problems.

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

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.

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.

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.


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