Macedonian First Football League

FIFA Region

UEFA

Season

2023-2024

Location

North Macedonia

Abbreviation

MKD1

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Summary

The Macedonian First Football League (MKD1), or Prva Makedonska Fudbalska Liga (1.MFL), is the top professional league in North Macedonia's football system. At the end of the 2023-2024 season, the MKD1 teams listed below qualify for the following non-league play:

2024-2025 UEFA Champions League - 1st Qualifying Round:
- 1st place 2023-2024 MKD1 team
2024-2025 UEFA Europa Conference League - 1st Qualifying Round:
- 2nd place 2023-2024 MKD1 team

The winner of the 2023-2024 Kup na Makedonija (Macedonian Football Cup), typically a MKD1 team, also receives a berth in the 1st Qualifying Round of the 2024-2025 UEFA Europa Conference League.

Leagues Pyramid - North Macedonia

Abbrev	League	# of Teams
MKD1	Prva Makedonska Fudbalska Liga (1.MFL)	12
MKD2	Мakedonska Fudbalska Liga (2. MFL)	16
MKD3	Makedonska Treta Liga (3. MFL)	-

Competition Structure

Season			# of Teams
6 Aug 2023 - 19 May 2024			12: MKD1 (9 minimum), MKD2 (3 maximum)

Season Format

The MKD1 season each MKD1 team plays Home-Away matches with the other 11 MKD1 teams, then one more match against the other 11 teams for a total of 33 league matches per team. Table ranking ties are broken by (1) goal difference, (2) goals scored, (3) head-to-head points, (4) head-to-head goal difference, (5) head-to-head goals away goals scored (if only two teams), (6) head-to-head goals scored, (7) a draw, then (8) a playoff (only used for deciding teams for UEFA competitions or relegation.

Playoffs

Not applicable.

Relegation

At the end of the 2023-2024 MKD1 season, the 11th and 12th place teams will be relegated to the MKD2, and the 10th place team enters into a one matchPromotion/Relegation Playoff with a MKD2 team.

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Relegation Playoff

Date

Home

Status

Road

Venue

Sun - 26 May 2024

	FK Vardar (MKD1)		20		FK Detonit Plachkovica (MKD2)	Stadion Blagoj Istatov
	FK Vardar remains in MKD1

		League							Home						Road
POS		MP	W - D - L	PTS	CPTS	GF	GA	GD	MP	W - D - L	PTS	GF	GA	GD	MP	W - D - L	PTS	GF	GA	GD
1	FK Shkëndija	33	18 -10-5	64	-	55	27	28	17	11 -5-1	38	34	12	22	16	7 -5-4	26	21	15	6
2	FC Struga	33	20 -4-9	64	-	56	33	23	17	12 -2-3	38	34	17	17	16	8 -2-6	26	22	16	6
3	KF Shkupi 1927	33	17 -11-5	62	-	42	23	19	17	13 -3-1	42	30	9	21	16	4 -8-4	20	12	14	-2
4	GFK Tikveš	33	12 -8-13	44	-	41	40	1	17	10 -5-2	35	26	16	10	16	2 -3-11	9	15	24	-9
5	FK Sileks Kratovo	33	10 -13-10	43	-	36	40	-4	17	8 -7-2	31	21	13	8	16	2 -6-8	12	15	27	-12
6	FC AP Brera	33	11 -9-13	42	-	34	33	1	16	9 -5-2	32	23	10	13	17	2 -4-11	10	11	23	-12
7	FK Voska Sport Ohrid	33	10 -12-11	42	-	37	41	-4	16	6 -6-4	24	22	18	4	17	4 -6-7	18	15	23	-8
8	FK Rabotnički	33	12 -6-15	42	-	29	34	-5	16	9 -3-4	30	19	10	9	17	3 -3-11	12	10	24	-14
9	KF Gostivari	33	9 -15-9	42	-	32	38	-6	17	7 -7-3	28	19	16	3	16	2 -8-6	14	13	22	-9
10	FK Vardar	33	10 -7-16	37	-	28	43	-15	16	7 -3-6	24	17	17	0	17	3 -4-10	13	11	26	-15
11	Makedonija GjP	33	8 -5-20	29	-	29	44	-15	16	6 -3-7	21	12	14	-2	17	2 -2-13	8	17	30	-13
12	FK Bregalnica Štip	33	6 -10-17	28	-	27	50	-23	16	6 -6-4	24	18	19	-1	17	0 -4-13	4	9	31	-22
2024-2025 UEFACL 2024-2025 UEFAECL Relegation Playoffs Relegation to MKD2