Season | 2016–17 |
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Matches played | 115 |
Goals scored | 275 (2.39 per match) |
Top goalscorer |
Besart Ibraimi 13 goals |
Biggest home win |
Vardar 5–1 Bregalnica (27 August 2016) Shkendija 4–0 Pobeda (12 March 2017) |
Biggest away win |
Makedonija Gj. P. 0–5 Vardar (18 March 2017) |
Highest scoring |
Shkendija 5–2 Bregalnica (16 November 2016) |
Longest winning run | 5 games Vardar |
Longest unbeaten run | 14 games Vardar |
Longest winless run | 16 games Bregalnica |
Longest losing run | 4 games Bregalnica Pobeda |
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The 2016–17 Macedonian First League is the 25th season of the Macedonian First Football League, the highest football league of Macedonia. The fixtures were announced on 25 July 2016. It began on 7 August 2016 and will end on 28 May 2017 with a winter break which will begin on 4 December 2016 and will end on 19 February 2017. From that season the format was changed 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 will be contested by 10 teams. Vardar are the defending champions, having won their ninth title in 2015–16.
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.